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TOP NEWS THIS WEEK On Wednesday, the Canadian government announced a deal with Google that will see the tech company pay roughly $100 million to […]

OFF THE TOP You might have heard: Meta ban has been rough, but Google ban would be worse, say small news outlets, analysts (CBC) But […]

OFF THE TOP You might have heard: On the front lines of the local news crisis, a lot of pain but some reason for hope […]

OFF THE TOP You might have heard: How a small-town feud in Kansas sent a shock through American journalism (The Washington Post)  But did you […]

Editor’s note: API is closed on Thursday and Friday. At the end of the newsletter, we’ve included some long reads for you to enjoy over […]

OFF THE TOP You might have heard: The Medill Local News Initiative released its State of Local News 2023 (Medill Local News Initiative) But did […]

TOP NEWS THIS WEEK Last week, hundreds of journalists signed a letter protesting the news media’s coverage of the Israel-Gaza war, as well as condemning […]

OFF THE TOP You might have heard: Brand safety controls are demonetizing publishers’ Israel-Hamas coverage (AdWeek)  But did you know: Black-owned publishers say they still […]

OFF THE TOP You might have heard: News organizations are increasing diversity efforts (Poynter) But did you know: A newspaper giant tried to diversify its […]

TOP NEWS THIS WEEK On Tuesday, the News/Media Alliance released a report that found that AI chatbots disproportionately rely on news content for training. The […]