Steve Huffman wants companies to stop overlooking recent graduates — and start hiring them for their fluency with artificial intelligence. The Reddit chief executive argues that a cohort raised alongside large language models offers a competitive advantage, at a time when companies are reworking products and workflows around AI. His view reflects a wider shift in Silicon Valley, where leaders are weighing short-term automation gains against the long-term need to develop talent. “The kids coming out of college right now learned how to program with AI,” Huffman said on the Sourcery with Molly O’Shea podcast. “They’re really good at it,…
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Deutsche Presse-Agentur has launched a programme to connect traditional newsrooms with digital-first creators, aiming to test new formats and reinforce fact-based reporting on social platforms. The initiative — Creator x News, supported by Google — was announced at a Berlin conference and will bring media organisations and journalistic creators into…
Axios is accelerating its use of artificial intelligence as it seeks to expand its reach and output, with executives making clear the technology will also reshape staffing and workflows across the company. In a memo to staff, chief executive Jim VandeHei described AI as central to a “moonshot” ambition to…
The Greek Antenna Group has acquired Gedi Gruppo Editoriale, the Turin-based publisher of La Repubblica, in a deal that reshapes Italy’s media landscape and ends the Agnelli-Elkann family’s involvement in the sector. The sale — confirmed to staff on Monday by Gedi chairman Paolo Ceretti — follows months of negotiation…
This first appeared in our weekly newsletter Editor’s picks. Sign up here I have long believed that op-ed columnists should be given five years in the job and then be sent out to pasture or other assignments. My experience is that after that long in the job – and to…
Axios has cut 11 newsroom roles as it pivots away from general assignment reporting towards specialist journalists with deep subject expertise. The move underscores a broader shift in digital media, where publishers are betting that authority and niche knowledge , rather than scale , will drive audience growth and revenue,…
News Corp said Dow Jones, the parent of the Wall Street Journal, could generate $1bn in annual earnings within five years, as the company shifts further towards digital subscriptions and professional data products. The target, presented at an investor briefing on March 16, implies growth of about 70 per cent…
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The Washington Post lost more than $100 million last, following a $77 million deficit the previous year, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal. The losses help explain the paper’s decision to cut about 30% of its workforce and underscore the scale of the reset under way at one…
Danish digital publisher Zetland is expanding across Europe, betting that a tight focus on depth and community can succeed beyond its home market. It is one of the clearest examples of a membership-funded newsroom built around a distinct editorial voice. With 40,000 paying members in Denmark, it is now exporting…
Politico will launch in Australia later this year, extending its model of high-speed reporting and subscription newsletters into a new market. The move will test whether Politico’s premium, insider-focused model can travel beyond Washington, Brussels and London into a smaller, concentrated media ecosystem long dominated by two local giants. The…
For the first time since its founding in 1872, The Boston Globe suspended daily print production because of a winter storm, ending a 153-year run of publishing through pandemics, power outages and previous record blizzards. The decision underscores both the scale of the storm and the changing economics of print.…
Kevin Delaney, editor in chief of The San Francisco Standard, has appointed Fleet Street veteran John Mulholland as managing editor, according to a staff memo published by Talking Biz News. Mulholland will oversee day-to-day news operations, working with section editors on breaking coverage and long-form journalism. He will report to…
Podcasting has moved from niche pastime to core media channel, reshaping how audiences consume stories and how companies reach customers. The debate now centres on scale. Forecasts vary widely, reflecting both strong momentum and the difficulty of modelling a fast-evolving market. A Vocal.Media analysis projects global revenues rising from $27.88bn…
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