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- INDEPENDENCE (Les Échos) — After the two-euro phone plan, Xavier Niel is offering the Le Monde Group for one symbolic euro. The businessman has transferred nearly all of his stakes to a charitable foundation: the Press Independence Fund. A system similar to what Mediapart and Libération adopted a few years ago, aimed at "safeguarding" their independence.
- ECONOMY (HuffPost) — Têtu magazine will be able to continue its journey despite its owner, I/O Media, being placed in judicial receivership last year. The media outlet's operations will now be managed by the Le Refuge foundation and the SOS Group. I/O Media is also divesting itself of Ideat and The Good Life which are joining Prisma Media.
- CAMPAIGN (Mediapart) — « No one understands any of this » said Nicolas Sarkozy about suspicions concerning Libyan financing of his campaign. A statement that didn't fall on deaf ears. Worse, it reached Mediapart, which is launching a campaign to finance a documentary about the affair. For every contribution, you might win a bus tour discovering emblematic corruption sites in Paris or even a Mediapart toilet brush.
- DATA (The Guardian) — Trouble with cookies? The Guardian wants to help you better manage your data consumption by clearly highlighting a "Reject all" option. A move aimed at enabling its readers to better "control how their data is used" but one that comes at a cost to the British media outlet. It notes that funding its work relies largely on advertising and, consequently, on cookies.
- PROTECTION (Ouest-France) — As the Olympics approach, four researchers present the findings of a study on working conditions for sports journalists, specifically on the cyberstalking they experience. In addition to affecting a large part of the profession, journalists are reportedly not sufficiently informed about their recourse options and tend to normalize a phenomenon that they consider to be "part of the job".
- AI (Arrêt sur images) — AI in the West at Est Républicain? Since last November, the newspaper has been experimenting with using ChatGPT for various editorial tasks. While management claims the tool delivers real time savings, unions are far from convinced and are worried about its impact on jobs.
- ECONOMY (Le Monde) — If Factuel struggles to convince that its editorial line is apolitical, it struggles in reality to convince at all. Launched with great fanfare a year ago — with the participation of CNews star Christine Kelly — the "investigation" media is short on subscribers. Management is now counting on a new buyer arriving.
- LOCAL NEWS (Poynter) — In Maryland, a research team spent a year studying the state of local news and the extent of news deserts. Conclusion: the results are more reassuring than expected and even show strong health.
- INITIATIVE (Publix) — A 6000m² building in the heart of Berlin has just opened its doors to its new residents, including Reporters Without Borders and Investigate Europe. The project, named Publix, aims to "ensure a diverse and independent media landscape" and strengthen collaboration by offering offices and studios. A project presented in Perugia during the International Journalism Festival.
- GAMES (New York Times) — If you're a crossword enthusiast, you may have noticed a new trend in your puzzles. With growing interest from younger generations in these games, more contemporary references are now appearing in your white squares. This interest is largely explained by young people's enthusiasm for New York Times games like Wordle and Connections.
