AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPublishing & Media Deals: Informa will buy Clarion Events from Blackstone for $2.96B while starting a separation process for its Taylor & Francis academic publishing unit, signaling a sharper focus on B2B live events. AI, Copyright & Books: A U.S. appeals court upheld a ruling that using copyrighted material to train an AI legal research tool was not fair use, raising pressure on AI training practices that touch publishing content. Tech Jobs & Publishing Adjacent Markets: U.S. information-technology employment fell to the lowest level since 2015 as AI-driven restructuring and layoffs continue. Fall Reading Picks: A roundup spotlights spooky-season titles, including Aiden Thomas’s “Cemetery Boys” and Raina Telgemeier’s “Ghosts,” leaning into supernatural stories with emotional cores. Digital Archives for Readers: The Wartime Archive opened with hundreds of thousands of photos, maps, and military documents available to download, license, or print. Local News & Democracy: Canada’s National Newspaper Week coverage warns that algorithms can’t replace human reporting, pointing to AI-generated “news” that mimics real journalists. Record Retail Culture: Record Store Day Black Friday 2026 unveiled an expanded lineup of exclusive releases for independent shops, keeping physical media momentum going.
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