The Media Leader looks back on 20 years of Facebook, from its acquisition of Instagram to Mark Zuckerberg’s latest appearance in the US Senate.
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On Wednesday, US senators excoriated the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X, Snap and Discord for alleged harms their platforms have brought to children.
While magazine publisher Future has committed to not using AI to write content, it has been busy on plans to use the technology as a “co-pilot” for editors.
“Context” is about to become fashionable in publishing again, according to Newsworks insight director Heather Dansie.
Editor-in-chief Omar Oakes and reporter Ella Sagar were on the scene at The Year Ahead event to ask delegates: if you could wave a magic wand, what would you do to improve the media industry in the year ahead?
Megan Davies also reflected on highlights from the event’s main panel, which heard rallying cries for the return of creativity in media.
In its capital markets day statement, WPP unveiled a four-pronged strategy to deliver growth and improve margins, in part through capturing “opportunities in AI”, but said it would be hit by £125m in restructuring costs in 2024.
“You can’t continue to focus just on performance marketing without looking after your brand,” says Bloomberg Media’s Europe MD, Duncan Chater.
Analysis: The company is rehiring content moderators ahead of a likely grilling in front of US Congress, but talent may come at a shortage.
Lauren Ogúndèkó is on a mission to “debunk” myths about AI in media this year.