Google is changing up search. What does that mean for news publishers?

[Nieman Lab: The Daily Digest] Thursday, May 11, 2023 [Google is changing up search. What does that mean for news publishers?]( A shift to AI-generated search results will decrease the traffic that Google sends to publishers’ sites, as more people get what they need straight from the Google search page instead. By Laura Hazard Owen. What We’re Reading Nieman Foundation [The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard announces its 86th class of fellows →]( “The Nieman class of 2024, which arrives on campus this fall, includes investigative reporters, podcasters, documentary filmmakers, an open-source researcher, writers, video and photojournalists, a film critic, a television news producer, a media analyst and senior editors and newsroom leaders who direct innovative journalism ventures in the U.S. and abroad.” MuckRock / Kiera Murray [Help build a public archive of COVID-19 related materials →]( “Have you been reporting on COVID, or do you have COVID-related documents on DocumentCloud? MuckRock invites you to contribute your documents to a public digital archive to help journalists, researchers and historians tell the stories of the pandemic.” Washington Post / Elahe Izadi [Women make up the majority of The Washington Post’s masthead for the first time →]( The Post announced Thursday that Matea Gold will become a managing editor of The Washington Post. Twitter / Brian Stelter [CNN’s Chris Licht on Trump town hall: “America was served very well by what we did last night” →]( “[Kaitlan] Collins pressed him again and again and made news. Made a LOT of news,” Licht told staffers. And “that is our job.” Axios / Mike Allen and Sara Fischer [The trust-nothing election →]( “As a trust gap widens, Americans will turn to unconventional sources to navigate an increasingly complicated world. Across both major political parties, more Americans are turning to their employers and business leaders for trusted information.” The Wall Street Journal / Sarah Krouse and Miles Kruppa [YouTube looks to use NFL Sunday Ticket to lure big brands away from television →]( “People who watch NFL games on traditional TV are 55 years old on average, according to Blake Stuchin, the NFL’s vice president of digital media business development. On YouTube’s NFL-operated channels, meanwhile, viewers’ average age is 37, he said.” Financial Times / Daniel Thomas, Anna Nicolaou and Laura Pitel [AI has potential to be “destructive” to journalism, media tycoon Barry Diller warns →]( “You can’t have fair use when there is an unfair machine that knows no bounds.” Press Gazette / Bron Maher [“The Know” newsletter on fighting news avoidance and abandoning its app →]( “Even when you think about incredible, big companies like the BBC and The Guardian, those apps are rarely in the top ten apps people use … if the BBC and The Guardian aren’t breaking that upper echelon, I don’t know if I’m going to be able to do that either.” BleepingComputer / Sergiu Gatlan [YouTube is running “a small experiment globally” that blocks videos for viewers using ad blockers →]( “Upon receiving this notification, users will have two options: either disable their ad blocker to allow YouTube ads or consider subscribing to YouTube Premium to get rid of all advertisements. As explained in the pop-up, ‘you can go ad-free with YouTube Premium, and creators can still get paid from your subscription.'” POLITICO / MATHIEU POLLET [EU news website Euractiv has been acquired by the media group Mediahuis →]( “Mediahuis owns newspapers and media brands in Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Luxembourg and Germany. This includes major national papers De Standaard (Belgium), the Irish Independent and NRC Handelsblad (Netherlands).The acquisition is a bid to become ‘one of Europe’s media champions.'” [Nieman Lab]( / [Fuego]( [Twitter]( / [Facebook]( [View email in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( You are receiving this daily newsletter because you signed up for for it at www.niemanlab.org. Nieman Journalism Lab Harvard University 1 Francis Ave.Cambridge, MA 02138 [Add us to your address book](