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August 16, 2023 Legal Orders Raise Concerns of Press and Personal Freedoms   Data collection of individuals and media organizations are drawing increased attention. More governments across the globe are ordering tech giants to preserve user data for legal and investigative purposes. A law enforcement raid of a newspaper office in Kansas is raising concernsContinue reading “Sequence Summaries: Legal Latitude, Employee Info, and PR Productivity”

August 9, 2023 Reliability and Accuracy of AI Questioned as New Tech Takes Over   Speculation and uncertainty around AI is raising anxiety in communications circles. Google and OpenAI are courting media organizations with offers to leverage the emerging technology, while digital news platforms have already begun using generative AI to create content. G/O MediaContinue reading “Sequence Summaries: AI Anxiety, Policy Protocols, and Shedding Subscribers”

August 2, 2023 Remote Work Impacts Real Estate Planning and Career Paths Recent data provide insights into how employees and employers are adjusting to new ways of working. More managers are reevaluating real estate and office use. A survey of business leaders showed 33% of those assessing the workplace are planning to reallocate existing space.Continue reading “Sequence Summaries: Office Insights, Saturated Social, and Preserving Press”

July 26, 2023 Twitter Becomes ‘X’ as Text-Based Social Media Expands     Big shifts in social media are making waves as new brands and platforms emerge. Twitter, newly rebranded as ‘X’, has recaptured the media spotlight from rival Meta. Elon Musk hopes to transform Twitter into an ‘everything app’ where users communicate, shop, andContinue reading “Sequence Summaries: Social Shifts, Literacy Lessons, and Tracking Trends”

July 19, 2023 Social Media Shifts as Newspaper Ownership Shuffles   More movement in traditional and digital media continues shaking up a changing landscape. Since Elon Musk took over Twitter last October, the social media company has lost nearly half its advertising revenue. New competitor Threads is quickly catching up, already attracting one-fifth the weeklyContinue reading “Sequence Summaries: Media Movement, Evolving Employment, and AI Assistance”

July 12, 2023 Meta’s Threads Sees Major Success in First Week   Meta is taking the social media world by storm with its latest product, Threads. More than 100 million users have signed up for the new app, surpassing even ChatGPT’s rapid clip of monthly users. Threads’ growth has been driven by Meta-owned Instagram, whichContinue reading “Sequence Summaries: Threads Success, Institution Erosion, and Content Conundrum”

July 5, 2023 Economy Stays Stable as Communications Industries Continue Contracting  Markets are sending mixed messages as consumers and investors plan for the months ahead. Consumer confidence hit an 18-month high in June, driven by better-than-expected hiring. Although interest rates continue rising and record layoffs have decimated tech and media industries, the overall economy hasContinue reading “Sequence Summaries: Mixed Markets, Tech Trends, and Misinformation Magnitude”

June 28, 2023 Companies and Regulators at Odds Over Tech Changes Rapid changes in technology have raised tensions among companies and regulators. The FCC is preparing an investigation into caps on broadband data usage, but political deadlock may prevent it from proceeding. The FTC has sued Amazon, accusing the company of deceptive methods enrolling customersContinue reading “Sequence Summaries: Tech Tensions, Worker Wellness, and Consumer Conditions”

June 21, 2023 More News Consumers Rely on Social Media, Remain Skeptical of Media Brands With more data-driven insights available than ever before, new consumption revelations are starting to surface. An extensive global study of digital news found that more people around the world are eschewing traditional media subscriptions in favor of finding news onContinue reading “Sequence Summaries: Information Insight, AI Action, and Rethinking Work”

June 14, 2023 Chaotic Cable News Moves Reverberate through Networks Top cable news outlets continue facing fallout from recent shifts in programming and management. Tucker Carlson received a cease-and-desist letter from his previous employer, Fox News. Following his firing, Carlson took to Twitter to launch a new program, which Fox lawyers have claimed violated hisContinue reading “Sequence Summaries: Cable Chaos, Newsroom Reductions, and Platform Potential”