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The the findings in our latest research don’t just hint at a subtle shift in audience behavior. They chart a generational rewrite of what video means and what audiences expect it to do. For the youngest Gen Zers, video isn’t something they just watch. It’s something they do.

Media must catch up to Gen Z’s video playbook

At some point in 2020, accelerated by the pandemic and the kids using endless hours of TikTok scrolling as a coping mechanism, short-form video surged

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Pew finds that the share of news influencers with a Bluesky account roughly doubled in the four months after Election Day 2024, from 21% beforehand to 43% by March 2025. Most of these influencers – including left-leaning ones – are also on X and post here frequently

Bluesky has caught on with many news influencers, but X remains popular

The share of news influencers in our sample with a Bluesky account roughly doubled in the four months after Election Day 2024, from 21% beforehand to 43% by March.

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Jason Kint@kint.bsky.social · last yr.

The President asked for input on the formulation of its AI Action Plan. You guessed it: We have thoughts

In terms of public policy debates, Artificial Intelligence continues to be the belle of the ball with nearly every major government courting the industry

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The Founding Fathers expressly gave authority to Congress to protect the rights of original content creators because they recognized the value of original works to the betterment of the United States. They were right, then and now. /10

Jason Kint @kint.bsky.social · last yr.

The American values of IP protection have been a cornerstone in the country’s innovative spirit and competitive edge over foreign adversaries. DCN focused on strong copyright protections in our comments filed over the weekend for the AI Action Plan. Will share some thoughts here. /1

Introducing our first round of speakers for the 2025 DCN Next Summit! These digital strategists, tech innovators& business leaders from a variety of companies will convene at our Summit to share their unique insights about where our industry is heading events.digitalcontentnext.org/2025-next-su...

The New York Times @nytimes.com · last yr.

Trump orders key government agency to cancel all "media contracts" | However, Government agencies that subscribe do so through standard public procurement processes—just like any other tool they buy to work smarter and be more efficient. www.axios.com/2025/02/06/t...

Scoop: Trump orders key government agency to cancel all media contracts

Trump is targeting the federal government's media subscriptions.

axios.com

President Trump amplified unfounded claims on Thursday that the government had paid Politico and other news media outlets for positive coverage of Democrats. The conspiracy theories appear to have been generated by records showing that agencies paid for subscriptions.

Trump Amplifies Conspiracy Over U.S. Payments to Politico

President Trump spread unfounded claims that the government had paid Politico and other news media outlets for positive coverage of Democrats. Records show agencies paid for subscriptions.

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Politico @politico.com · last yr.

A note to our readers, from Politico CEO Goli Sheikholeslami and Editor-in-Chief John Harris:

Jason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 2y ago

TikTok Inc. v. Garland (24-656) (Per Curiam) "The challenged provisions of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, 138 Stat. 955, do not violate petitioners’ First Amendment rights." Statement below. ht @dcnorg.bsky.social

Digital Content Next’s (DCN) new study Decoding Video Content Engagement explores how Gen Z and Gen Y interact with video content across social media platforms and YouTube digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2025/01...

Decoding the video habits of Gen Z and Gen Y

Younger audiences, especially Gen Z, are shifting much of their video consumption to platforms like YouTube and TikTok. These platforms evolved from

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More and more media brands and journalists are joining Bluesky every day and DCN is here to support their work.

We'll be adding more of these starter packs from our members to this thread (as people continue to pour onto Bluesky in droves). But just to be sure you've seen these collections of journalists, I want to share these again. bsky.app/profile/dcno...

Conde Nast is the brand behind some of the most iconic media brands out there. Known for its exceptional storytelling, insightful commentary, and in-depth analysis of culture, politics, and the arts, here's a starter for The New Yorker bsky.app/starter-pack...

For those wanting to know more about issues such as education, health care, immigration, and the environment their impact on Texans, here's a starter pack of the Texas Tribune team bsky.app/starter-pack... (and keep an eye out for more from the members of DCN)

Well, we've only been here 5 days but wow, a lot has happened! The Bluesky community is booming and we are so happy to see that journalists -- and the powerful news and and entertainment information they deliver -- are being welcomed here with open arms.

Hi everyone! DCN is now on bluesky and happy to be here. We’re just getting going but first want to post some starter packs we’ve discovered to get you to the amazing journalists and creators at DCN’s members. First up, spotlight on the BBC: go.bsky.app/8gWbLmD