NYT publisher warns AI companies are ‘stealing’ journalism’s future
The NYT publisher accused major tech companies of building AI products on "brazen theft" of journalism.
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Can’t ignore the data: Google’s AI Overviews have gutted news site traffic
A new analysis of 10 major tech and media outlets finds that Google search traffic has collapsed since AI Overviews rolled out, with some publishers losing more than 90 percent of their clicks.
Stop chasing SEO. Start shaping what AI believes
Patterns are the new keywords. Both journalists and PR can earn trust via focused coverage—with receipts.
AI isn’t taking your clicks. It’s taking your credibility
Blocking crawlers won’t stop your reporting from being remixed. It just hands the narrative to whoever shows up in the answer.