The state economic development authority today approved a partnership with a $1+ billion studio complex including 22 sound stages set to rise in the Bergen Point neighborhood of Bayonne, New Jersey at the site of a former Texaco oil refinery. - Deadline
We found, for example, saying “Scientists believe methane emissions soared to a record in 2021” led readers to view methane levels as more a matter of opinion compared to saying “Scientists know…” - PNAS
We found AdVon had been running a similar operation at the magazine Sports Illustrated, publishing product reviews using bylines of fake writers with fictional biographies and AI-generated profile pictures. - Futurism
"The Writers Guild of Canada and the Canadian Media Producers Association, representing local indie film and television producers, have agreed terms for a new labor contract. … (The terms) will cover rates and workplace conditions for Canadian writers, story editors, and story consultants." - The Hollywood Reporter
ByteDance has said it can’t and won’t sell its U.S. operations by the deadline, leaving litigation as its best hope to maintain its U.S. market. The lawsuit accuses the government of trampling on TikTok’s First Amendment rights—as well as the free-speech rights of millions of Americans. - The Wall Street Journal
"We feel that our reporting is good enough to exist globally and we feel that it's important to add a different perspective than the dominant American perspective on global news, because the global language is English. And as we all know, two people reporting on the same story don't write the same story." - The Media Mix
Cited for his "richly evocative and genre-spanning film criticism that reflects on the contemporary moviegoing experience," Chang worked at the L.A. Times for nearly eight years; this past January he moved to The New Yorker. - Los Angeles Times
“It’s just not hitting like it used to.” I still find some joy on the app. The delight is just less abundant than it was. Something has changed on TikTok. It’s become less serendipitous than before, though I don’t know when. - The Guardian
It’s not because David Zaslav is a grasping media tycoon who made a zillion dollars while trying to tell writers and actors to accept coal for payment and like it. No, it’s actually a sports issue. - The Businesshttps://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-business/pam-grier-comcast/warner-discovery-nba-tv-paramount-merger
But that history has ended. Godwin, in her goodbye note to her staff: “I understood and appreciated the profound significance of being the first Black woman to lead a national broadcast news network when I accepted the role as president of ABC News a little over three years ago.” - Los Angeles Times
How else could the union hold the producers to account? The streamers, but … er … “The Nielsen deal suggests that the union wants to be sure there is another party involved for ‘forecasting and enforcement.’” - The Hollywood Reporter
Schoenbrun, who directed I Saw the TV Glow, says, "I worked really hard to make this film weird, like a provocation. … I’m structuring my life in a way where I can keep my values and my gaze outside of a system.” - Variety
The thing is, "Since reports surfaced in January that Ellison’s Skydance was exploring an all-cash deal to acquire National Amusements Inc. — the company that holds 77% of Paramount Global’s voting stock — things have gotten messy." - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
Syrian director Soudade Kaadan: "I wanted to show a film where you can see our tragedy with dignity, when you can sympathise with us and not see us only as victims. I opted for dark humour because I believe we laugh with people who we feel equal with.” - The Guardian (UK)
“Our editorial model is to publish not nearly as many stories as many of our peers but to every now and then, as best as we can, publish stories that lots and lots of people talk about." - Press-Gazette
