Sam Altman Backs a Micropayment Model to Compensate Publishers ; Media Outlets That Remain Inactive on AI Risk Disappearing
Also : Radio Companies Test AI Systems in the Lab; The Economist Prepares for a Two-Track Internet
🟩 Artificial Intelligence, Platforms and Technology
🟩 AI and Media Transformation
Sam Altman Backs a Micropayment Model to Compensate Publishers in the Age of AI Agents
Source: Nieman Lab
URL: https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/sam-altman-backs-micropayment-model-for-ai-agents-to-compensate-publishers/
Amazon Wants to Bring Alexa+ to Podcasts Through AI
Source: Variety
URL: https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/amazon-alexa-plus-ai-podcasts-1236752477/
New arXiv Rules Ban AI-Generated Papers
Source: 404 Media
URL: https://www.404media.co/new-arxiv-rules-ai-generated-papers-ban/
Radio Companies Test AI Systems in the Lab
Source: The Verge
URL: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/931479/andon-labs-ai-radio-companies
Jury Sides with OpenAI and Sam Altman in Case Brought by Elon Musk
Source: Wall Street Journal
URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/jury-sides-with-openai-sam-altman-in-case-brought-by-elon-musk-933240ff?st=L1uPit&reflink=article_copyURL_share
Media Outlets That Remain Inactive on AI Risk Disappearing, Warns Louis Dreyfus of Le Monde
Source: Le Vif
URL: https://www.levif.be/media/presse-et-medias/louis-dreyfus-president-du-monde-les-medias-qui-restent-inactifs-face-a-lia-risquent-de-disparaitre/
16% of French People Used Generative AI to Help Determine Their Vote in Municipal Elections
Google’s AI Invents Criminal Accusations Against a Man from Utah
Source: Dans les algorithmes
URL: https://da.van.ac/lia-de-google-invente-des-accusations-criminelles-contre-un-homme-de-lutah/
Does AI Threaten the Humanities?
Source: New York Times
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/opinion/ai-liberal-arts.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Pope Leo’s Encyclical on Artificial Intelligence
Source: Vatican News
URL: https://www.vaticannews.va/fr/pape/news/2026-05/encyclique-pape-leon-intelligence-artificielle.html
How to Attribute Responsibility in AI-Generated Content
Source: Nicholas Diakopoulos
URL:
The Economist Prepares for a Two-Track Internet: Humans and AI Agents
Source: Digiday
URL: https://digiday.com/media/the-economist-prepares-for-a-two-track-internet-one-for-humans-and-one-for-ai-agents/
Publicis Buys LiveRamp to Strengthen Its Agentic AI Capabilities
Source: Marketing Dive
URL: https://www.marketingdive.com/news/publicis-buys-liveramp-for-22b-to-improve-ai-agent-sophistication/820455/
🟦 Media, Journalism and Culture
🟦 Quebec and Canadian Media
OPINION - Why Vitrerie Joyal Is Not on Radio-Canada
Source: Journal de Montréal
URL: https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/05/18/pourquoi-vitrerie-joyal-nest-pas-a-radio-canada
Postmedia Withdraws from the Flyer Distribution Business in Canada
Source: MSN
URL: https://www.msn.com/fr-ca/actualites/other/postmedia-se-retire-du-secteur-de-la-distribution-de-d%C3%A9pliants-publicitaires/ar-AA231W2W?
Pierre Bruneau’s Greatest Legacy
Source: Le Devoir
URL: https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/medias/980942/plus-grand-legs-pierre-bruneau
Crave TV Becomes a New Destination for News Enthusiasts
Source: L’actualité
URL: https://lactualite.com/temps-libre/culture/tele-crave-nouvelle-destination-des-mordus-dinformation/
Quebec and France Team Up for Digital Sovereignty
Source: Radio-Canada
URL: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2254788/quebec-france-teams-souverainete-numerique?partageApp=appInfoiOS&accesVia=partage
MY ANALYSIS - The Media Blind Spot of the Week: Train Travel in Europe with a Single Ticket
Source: Radio-Canada
URL: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/premiere-heure/segments/rattrapage/2377495/angle-mort-mediatique-avec-patrick-white-voyages-en-train-en-europe
OPINION - Anxious America, but Its Magazine Has Endured for 175 Years
Source: Le Soleil
URL: https://www.lesoleil.com/chroniques/valerie-gaudreau/2026/05/18/lamerique-linquiete-mais-son-magazine-resiste-depuis-175-ans-FLNEPITWVBEQFPZF7IADD5GRGE/
When Sinatra Music Costs Less Than Les B.B.
Source: La Presse
URL: https://lp.ca/fJmdMB?sharing=true
Carleton-sur-Mer Journalism Festival in Quebec: Reflecting on Social Media
Source: Radio-Canada
URL: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2254832/festival-journalisme-carleton-reseaux-sociaux?
Independent French-Language Podcasting Among Comedians
Source: Acfas
URL: https://www.acfas.ca/evenements/congres/93/contribution/baladodiffusion-podcasting-independante-francais-humoristes
Céline Galipeau, Recipient of a 2025 Prix du Québec
Source: Prix du Québec
URL: https://prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/recipiendaires/celine-galipeau-2025/
The Impact of Google News Initiative in Canada
Source: Google News Initiative URL : https://newsinitiative.withgoogle.com/fr-ca/impact/
🟪 International Media and the News Industry
🟪 Press, Business Models and Research
A New Database for Local News Research
Source: Nieman Lab
URL: https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/heres-a-new-database-for-local-news-research-from-syracuse-university-and-rebuild-local-news/
The Rise and Fall of an AI-Powered Local News Outlet in South Florida
Source: Florida Trident
URL: https://floridatrib.org/2026/05/14/the-rise-and-fall-of-an-ai-driven-local-news-outlet-in-south-florida/
CBS, Bari Weiss and Tensions Around 60 Minutes
Source: The Guardian
URL: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/may/16/cbs-bari-weiss-60-minutes
A New Arts Magazine Focused on the Creative Process
Source: Semafor
URL: https://www.semafor.com/article/05/17/2026/new-arts-magazine-totei-to-focus-on-the-creative-process
New York Magazine Under Review
Source: NPR
URL: https://www.npr.org/2026/05/17/nx-s1-5824503/new-york-magazine-review-ross-barkan
FiveThirtyEight Removed from ABC’s Website
Source: New York Times
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/business/media/fivethirtyeight-abc-removed.html
The New York Times Sues the Pentagon Over Mandatory Journalist Escorts
Source: La Presse
URL: https://www.lapresse.ca/international/etats-unis/2026-05-18/obligation-pour-les-journalistes-d-etre-escortes/le-new-york-times-poursuit-le-pentagone.php
Four Crypto Journalists Reveal the Industrialization of Disinformation
Source: Dans les algorithmes
URL: https://da.van.ac/quatre-journalistes-crypto-revelent-lindustrialisation-de-la-desinformation/
The Weekly Media News Digest
Source: Weekly Digest
URL: https://weekly-digest.ghost.io/weekly-digest-issue-174-17-may-2026/
Journalism Job Cuts in 2026
Source: Press Gazette
URL: https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalism-job-cuts-in-2026-updates/
The Next Generation of News
Source: Next Gen News
URL: https://www.next-gen-news.com/
Inside Le Monde’s Newsroom: Behind the Scenes of a Digital Revolution
Source: Radio France
URL: https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/la-fabrique-de-l-information/dans-la-redac-du-monde-les-coulisses-d-une-revolution-numerique-7059211
Hungary’s Post-Orbán Information Revolution
Source: Reuters Institute
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hungarys-post-orban-news-revolution-reutersinstitute-alnie?
How Exiled Media Keep Independent Reporting Alive
Source: The Fix
URL: https://thefix.media/2026/05/15/how-exiled-media-are-keeping-independent-reporting-alive/
New York Nonprofit News Outlets Make Their Case in Albany
Source: Columbia Journalism Review
URL: https://www.cjr.org/analysis/fair-is-fair-new-york-nonprofit-news-outlets-lobbying-albany-hochul.php
The Restraint and Powerlessness of the White House Correspondents’ Association
Source: Columbia Journalism Review
URL: https://www.cjr.org/feature/restraint-fecklessness-white-house-correspondents-association-whca-diplomacy-ties-donald-trump.php
A Podcast on Reasons for Hope in Journalism’s Business Model
Source: Poynter
URL: https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/poynter-report-podcast-david-bauder-journalism-business-hope/
A Study on Storytelling, Reader Engagement and AI in Journalism
Source: Poynter
URL: https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2026/study-storytelling-reader-engagement-journalism-ai/
Why USA Today Created a Newspaper for America’s 250th Anniversary
Source: Editor & Publisher
URL: https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/why-usa-today-created-a-newspaper-march-for-americas-250th,261672
Indicator’s Guide to Using Chrome Skills for OSINT Investigations
Source: Indicator
URL: https://indicator.media/p/the-indicator-guide-to-using-skills-in-chrome-for-osint
How Much Can You Really Make from Independent Journalism?
Source: LinkedIn
URL: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jim-waterson-587056190_how-much-do-you-actually-make-from-doing-activity-7461757699781976064-zr05?
Without Freelancers, Media Outlets Collapse
Source: Lisbeth Media
URL: https://lisbethmedia.com/sans-les-pigistes-les-medias-secroulent-plongee-dans-lenvers-precaire-du-journalisme/
Just Asking Questions: A Critical Look at Restructured News
Source: Restructured News
URL:
Journalism Has Never Been a More Dangerous Profession
Source: The Guardian
URL: https://www.theguardian.com/membership/2026/may/17/journalism-has-never-been-a-more-dangerous-pursuit
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