Sara Guaglione

A third of the nine publishers that have released workforce demographic reports in the past year haven’t moved the needle on the overall diversity of their companies, according to the annual reports that are tracked by Digiday.

After selling First We Feast following the sale of Complex earlier this year, BuzzFeed has come close to breaking even on its 2021 acquisition of Complex Networks.

AI search engine Perplexity introduced a new revenue share model back in July , amid the wave of deals between AI tech companies and publishers this year.

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This year was the year many publishers took formalized stances on AI companies, many of which resulted in deals between the two.

When Donald Trump becomes president later this month, some news publishers will have updated tactics and strategies in place to cover a second Trump administration, ranging from a focus on softer news stories to more social media monitoring and engagement.

This week’s Media Briefing hones in on the business areas that publishing execs say they will prioritize this year – and what they are leaving behind in 2024.

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This Media Briefing covers the latest in media trends for Digiday+ members and is distributed over email every Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. More from the series →