It is all happening at IAMCR/JMAD Political Economy of Journalism conference at AUT. Professor Victor Pickard delivering a keynote. #iamcr24 #iamcr #jmad #AUT #journalism

In her latest blog, MyllyMe discusses GroupM is now WPP Media estimates that global ad revenue will grow almost by 8% this year & total ad revenue will reach almost US$1 trillion by the end of the year ow.ly/qS1j50SrnRp

.MyllyMe: The good news is advertising in digital news is expected to grow, however even advertisers are nervous about the impact of so-called “bad news” or “negative news.” ow.ly/HwBg50SrnSR

Adding to the studies by Reuters Institute and others, evidence is growing to show how AI search tools harm diversity and visibility of news - my new study, presented at the IAMCR conference in Christchurch IAMCR @mediamorphis Victor Pickard Katja Lehtisaari theconversation.com/ai-search-tool…

The government has revived the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, but the way AI may be skewing news results and visibility is off the table for now. MyllyMe's (AUT University) new research suggests it should be a priority. theconversation.com/ai-search-tool…

What do the AI search engines provide as news? Random sites & press releases. What happens when you stop AI scraping your data? More here theconversation.com/ai-search-tool…

Reader attention is scattered and increasingly impacted by new technologies and algorithmic changes. MyllyMe ow.ly/2v6y50T2IrW

Media companies are grappling with countless challenges and distractions, making it harder than ever to capture reader attention. MyllyMe ow.ly/PaSZ50T2Is1

ONLINE FIRST & OPEN ACCESS! lea hellmueller, Dr. Lindita Camaj, Sebastián Vallejo Vera and Peggy Lindner reveal differing journalistic cultures in U.S. debate coverage between English-language media's interpretative reporting and Spanish-language media's reporting. ➡️tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Thank you Alfred Hermida and Mary Lynn Young @djedtiorialteam for including my article to this special issue dealing with complexities of digital journalism's business. Looking forward to read all the other articles in the issue.

Is Google search biased? How does it affect practical newswork. Find out in our new journal article "Googling it: While news search results can affect newsrooms’ perception of social issues, journalists mainly rely on it for complementary information" intellectdiscover.com/content/journa…

New Zealand’s news market is rapidly shrinking if measured by the number of players, MyllyMe writes. ow.ly/vOMY50TQpby

Over the past year, several prominent news Web sites in New Zealand have shuttered or refocused their efforts in new areas. MyllyMe ow.ly/ElPL50TQpbF

It is time. I have had a Bluesky account quite a while, now moving there. Find me on -Gergo kovacs-.bluesky.social and LinkedIn.

OUTSTANDING ARTICLE AWARD: Announcing the 8 contenders for our 2024 Outstanding Article of the Year Award! Congrats to all the authors for your excellent work (David Cheruiyot, Maxwell Foxman, Claudia Mellado, Lynge Asbjørn Møller, Jane Yeahin Pyo 표예인, @nadjaschaetz, Felix M. Simon, & Yuner Zhu)!

"While AI technologies retool newsrooms, they don’t replace human journalists or the need for them," MyllyMe writes in her latest blog. ow.ly/OBpQ50V5RzF

Previously plummeting levels of trust in the news seem to be stabilising. But this year’s Trust in News report also shows more people are avoiding the media in general. MyllyMe AUT University theconversation.com/trump-fatigue-…

"When the news is increasingly consumed on social media and video-sharing platforms, it will be challenging for news publishers to capture younger audiences and monetise their content," MyllyMe writes. ow.ly/QYsU50VFXme

Search features and audience behaviors have evolved significantly, and media companies have had to adapt rapidly. MyllyMe ow.ly/XscX50WWxGW