The Week That Was: IT and Media News Week 20
Elon Musk tweeted that his deal to buy Twitter “cannot move forward” unless Twitter proves its claims that less than
Twitter to add warnings on misleading tweets about the war
Twitter has announced rules on how to treat tweets about crisis like the war in Ukraine. Tweets that are estimated
Google reports more women hired for leadership roles
We achieved our best year yet for hiring women globally, as well as Black+ and Latinx+ employees in the U.S,
Lack of career opportunities for mid-career women, another study shows
Women account for 19% of C-level positions this year, up from 15% in 2021 but women’s participation in VP levels
Web traffic and video top priorities for publishers
Addressing post-pandemic declining web traffic is a focus for a majority of publishers this year with 73% saying this is
IT and Media news update May 19
Ups and downs for news sites Six of the ten biggest English language news sites in the world by number
Why people don’t pay for news and how to make them change their mind
Why are so few willing to pay for quality news? Not surprisingly, price is mentioned as the main reason. A
IT and Media news update May 18
Spike in advertising fraud The number of advertising fraud schemes spiked by over 70% year-over-year from 2020 to 2021. This
Metaverse not a priority for CEOs
Artificial intelligence is the most impactful technology for CEOs but a majority don’t see the metaverse as a priority. 63%
UNESCO brief: The information gap feeds conspiracies
Around the world, the gap between well-served, wealthy audiences and underserved, low-income communities is widening. Without easy-to-access quality journalism, the