:A jury in U.S. federal court in Delaware on Friday said it was deadlocked on one of the questions that it has been asked to resolve in Arm Holdings' lawsuit against Qualcomm, but is still deliberating the two other questions before it. Arm's lawsuit against Qualcomm asks for the destruction of chip designs it acquired from Nuvia for $1.4 billion in 2021. Nuvia's technology has become the basis of Qualcomm's push into the personal computer market. At stake in the case, in which Arm is suing its biggest customer, is the fate of Qualcomm's expansion into new markets using Nuvia's technology and whether Arm can continue to be viewed as a neutral player throughout the chip industry. Nuvia and Qualcomm both had license agreements with Arm, and Qualcomm sought to transfer Nuvia's designs to itself after buying the startup company. Arm objected that Nuvia needed its permission to do so and terminated Nuvia's license, ticking off the legal battle. The case requires a unanimous verdict from the eight-person jury on three questions. The first of those questions was whether Nuvia breached its agreement with Arm, and the jury said Friday it was deadlocked. The jury said it is still debating the two other questions, which are whether Qualcomm breached Nuvia's Arm license agreement and whether Qualcomm's central processor designs are properly licensed under its own agreement with Arm.

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Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100 ATLANTA (AP) — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old and had spent more than a year in hospice care. The Georgia peanut farmer served one turbulent term in the White House before building a reputation as a global humanitarian and champion of democracy. He defeated President Gerald Ford in 1976 promising to restore trust in government but lost to Ronald Reagan four years later amid soaring inflation, gas station lines and the Iran hostage crisis. He and his wife Rosalynn then formed The Carter Center, and he earned a Nobel Peace Prize while making himself the most internationally engaged of former presidents. The Carter Center said he died peacefully Sunday afternoon in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. Jimmy Carter: Many evolutions for a centenarian ‘citizen of the world’ PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The 39th and longest-lived U.S. president, James Earl Carter Jr., died Sunday at the age of 100. His life ended where it began, in Plains, Georgia. He left and returned to the tiny town many times as he climbed to the nation’s highest office and lost it after four tumultuous years. Carter spent the next 40 years setting new standards for what a former president can do. Carter wrote nearly a decade ago that he found all the phases of his life challenging but also successful and enjoyable. The Democrat's principled but pragmatic approach defied American political labels, especially the idea that one-term presidents are failures. The Latest: Former President Jimmy Carter is dead at age 100 Former President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100. The 39th president of the United States was a Georgia peanut farmer who sought to restore trust in government when he assumed the presidency in 1977 and then built a reputation for tireless work as a humanitarian. He earned a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. He died Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care, at his home in Plains, Georgia. Carter was sworn in as president on Jan. 20, 1977, after defeating President Gerald R. Ford in the 1976 general election. He left office on Jan. 20, 1981, following his 1980 general election loss to Ronald Reagan. Jimmy Carter: A brief bio Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at his home in Plains, Georgia. His death comes more than a year after the former president entered hospice care. He was 100 years old. Jetliner skids off runway and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy. Officials said all but two of the 181 people on board were killed Sunday in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters. The 737-800 operated by Jeju Air plane arrived from Bangkok and crashed while attempting to land in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul. Footage of the crash aired by South Korean television channels showed the plane skidding across the airstrip at high speed, evidently with its landing gear still closed. Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 2 and injure 6 as severe weather system moves east HOUSTON (AP) — A strong storm system is threatening to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi. Strong storms moving eastward Sunday are expected to continue producing gusty, damaging winds, hail and tornadoes through Sunday. That is according to National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Pereira. So far, the line of severe weather has led to about 40 tornado reports from southeastern Texas to Alabama, Pereira said, but those reports remain unconfirmed until surveys of damage are completed. Israeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli hospital says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery. Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center said his prostate was removed late Sunday and that he was recovering. Netanyahu’s office had said Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a close ally, would serve as acting prime minister during the procedure. Doctors ordered the operation after detecting an infection last week. Netanyahu is expected to remain hospitalized for several days. With so much at stake, Netanyahu’s health in wartime is a concern for both Israelis and the wider world. Syria's de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold elections BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s de facto leader has said it could take up to four years to hold elections in Syria, and that he plans on dissolving his Islamist group that led the country’s insurgency at an anticipated national dialogue summit for the country. Ahmad al-Sharaa, who leads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group leading the new authority in Syria, made the remarks in an interview Sunday. That's according to the Saudi television network Al-Arabiyya. It comes almost a month after a lightning insurgency led by HTS overthrew President Bashar Assad’s decades-long rule, ending the country’s uprising-turned civil war that started back in 2011. A fourth infant dies of the winter cold in Gaza as families share blankets in seaside tents DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A fourth infant has died of hypothermia in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by nearly 15 months of war are huddled in tents along the rainy, windswept coast as winter arrives. The baby's father says the 20-day-old child was found with his head as “cold as ice” Sunday morning in their tent. The baby’s twin brother was moved to the intensive care unit of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Their father says the twins were born one month premature and spent just a day in hospital, which like other Gaza health centers has been overwhelmed and only partially functions. Musk causes uproar for backing Germany's far-right party ahead of key elections BERLIN (AP) — Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest. Germany is to vote in an early election on Feb. 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party governing coalition collapsed last month in a dispute over how to revitalize the country’s stagnant economy. Musk’s guest opinion piece for Welt am Sonntag, published in German over the weekend, was the second time this month he supported the Alternative for Germany, or AfD.

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In what was billed as a “major media announcement,” comedian Rob Schneider announced that he will be creating a morning talk show that will challenge “The View.” “No Apologies Media, my new company, we’re going to do an all-ladies talk show that won’t be like ‘The View,’’” Schneider, speaking during a “Fox News @ Night” interview, said in a video . Asked whether the show would be the opposite of “The View,” Schneider said, “It could be,” adding, “It will be the opposite, because this will be entertaining. It’ll be funny,” he said. “It’ll have funny women on it that are going to tell jokes and have funny stories, and health and wellness,” he said. said he will seek to attract people who now watch “The View.” It’s HAPPENING..... We ARE MAKING A MORNING TALK SHOW THAT WILL BE A SHOW FOR ALL AMERICANS!!! Coming SOON!! — Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) “We’re going to compete with them, yeah. I don’t know if it’s the same time slot. We’re not going to announce who’s doing the show yet, but that’s what’s happening now. And it’s official. So now we’re moving ahead,” he said. He said that the show will debut before President-elect takes office on Jan. 20. The hosts will be “household names, and you’re going to love it,” he said. “It’s going to be a funny show, not going to be, like, drowning people in politics. It’s not going to be shaming people and making people wince,” he said. Later in the interview, Schneider said “ ” was just “sniping and trying to make people feel terrible.” “People are sick of it; people don’t want to have the politics,” he said. “We’re going to have an entertaining show with people from all over America. We’re not trying to just bring people who are angry and bitter and reinforcing their political echo chamber,” he said. Schneider said that in the current environment “we have an opportunity in America to move away from the politics. We have an opportunity to make America healthy again. Schneider’s company has issued an open call for names for the project. We want YOUR suggestions for the TITLE of our New Women’s Talk Show! Whattya got?! — Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) Schneider’s book “You Can Do It!” calls for Americans to speak up and defend their First Amendment rights, according to . “Now’s the time to stand up. Now’s the time for courage. I mean, this government and our freedoms require something — eternal vigilance. Or we’ll lose it,” Schneider said. We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. .OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder won their 11th straight game, beating the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 130-106 on Sunday night in a matchup of Western Conference leaders that turned lopsided before halftime. Rookie Ajay Mitchell scored 17 points, Aaron Wiggins contributed 16 and Jalen Williams added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder (26-5), who opened a five-game lead over second-place Memphis. Gilgeous-Alexander made 14 of 19 shots to go along with seven assists, six rebounds and a team-high four blocks. He sat most of the fourth quarter. Oklahoma City blocked nine shots, including three by center Isaiah Hartenstein. The Thunder led 76-50 at halftime behind 23 points from Gilgeous-Alexander and 12 each from Mitchell and Kenrich Williams, who combined to go 5 for 7 on 3-point shots. Oklahoma City outscored the Grizzlies 42-19 in the second quarter to take control. Desmond Bane had 22 points and nine rebounds for Memphis (22-11), which played without star Ja Morant (shoulder) and Zach Edey, the team’s No. 9 overall draft pick, who was in concussion protocol. Jay Huff added 17 points but Jaren Jackson Jr., the team's leading scorer at 21.9 points per game, managed 13 points on 3-of-17 shooting. Grizzlies: Memphis jumped out to a 9-0 lead but struggled to score after that, making 37 of 97 shots from the field (38.1%) and 14 of 51 from 3-point range (27.5%). Thunder: Oklahoma City lost the rebound battle 51-46, but outscored the Grizzlies 56-36 in the paint. Memphis pulled within 42-36 on a jumper by Jackson, but Oklahoma City went on a 32-9 run to extend the lead to 74-45 and put the game out of reach before halftime. Oklahoma City converted 21 Memphis turnovers into 33 points. Grizzlies: Visit Phoenix on Tuesday night. Thunder: Host Minnesota on Tuesday night. AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba

Securitization of China in US Governors’ Rhetoric Since 2022To lure Juan Soto, Mets created a video of his statue outside Citi Field next to Tom Seaver's NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets wanted Juan Soto to know his future with them could be set in stone. When the free agent outfielder traveled to owner Steve Cohen’s house in Beverly Hills, California, for a presentation last month, the team showed a video that included an image of a future Soto statue outside Citi Field, next to the one erected of franchise great Tom Seaver. Soto put on a New York Mets jersey and cap for the first time Thursday after his record $765 million, 15-year contract was finalized and talked about what made the difference in his decision. Bill Belichick 'always wanted' to give college coaching a try. Now he will at North Carolina New North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick said he had long been interested in coaching in the college ranks. But it had never worked out until now, as he takes over the Tar Heels program. Belichick led the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl titles during a 24-year run there that ended last year. Belichick's five-year deal pays him $10 million in base and supplemental salary per year. It is guaranteed only for the first three years, including for buyout purposes. There is also up to $3.5 million in annual bonuses. Wander Franco's sex abuse trial has been postponed 5 months PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — The trial against Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor, and human trafficking, has been postponed until June 2, 2025. Dominican judge Yacaira Veras postponed the hearing Thursday at the request of prosecutors because of the absence of several key witnesses in the case. Franco’s lawyers asked the court to reconsider the postponement, arguing Franco must report to spring training in mid-February. The judge replied that Franco is obligated to continue with the trial schedule and his conditional release from detainment. LeBron James ruled out of Lakers' game at Minnesota on Friday with foot soreness LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James has been ruled out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game at Minnesota on Friday night due to soreness in his left foot. James will miss his second straight game when the Lakers return from a four-day break to face the Timberwolves. The top scorer in NBA history was away from the team this week with an excused absence attributed to “personal reasons,” coach JJ Redick said Wednesday. It’s unclear whether James will even make the quick round trip to Minnesota before the Lakers’ next game at home against Memphis on Sunday. 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Boise State tailback Ashton Jeanty finished second with 16 votes, and Arizona State running back Cameron Skattebo received one vote. A throwback player who rarely left the field, Hunter had 92 catches for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns as a receiver. He had four interceptions and 11 passes defensed as a shutdown corner. Hunter helped the the 20th-ranked Buffaloes to a 9-3 record and an appearance in the Alamo Bowl against BYU. 2034 World Cup visitors will live in 'a bubble' and not see real life, Saudi rights activist says LONDON (AP) — A Saudi human rights activist says soccer fans visiting Saudi Arabia for the 2034 World Cup will live in a “bubble” that doesn't reflect real life there. Lina al-Hathloul is a London-based activist whose sister was jailed in Saudi Arabia then banned from travel after campaigning to end a ban on women driving. 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Indian teen Gukesh Dommaraju becomes the youngest chess world champion after beating Chinese rival NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest chess world champion after beating the defending champion Ding Liren of China. Dommaraju, 18, secured 7.5 points against 6.5 of his Chinese rival in Thursday's game which was played in Singapore. He has surpassed the achievement of Russia’s Garry Kasparov who won the title at the age of 22. Dommaraju is now also the second Indian to win the title after five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand. The Indian teen prodigy has long been considered a rising star in the chess world after he became a chess grandmaster at 12. He had entered the match as the youngest-ever challenger to the world crown after winning the Candidates tournament earlier this year. Hojlund scores twice for Man United to beat Viktoria Plzen 2-1 in Europa League, Tottenham held 1-1 Rasmus Hojlund scored twice after coming off the bench and Manchester United rallied to beat Viktoria Plzen 2-1 in the Europa League. The Denmark striker netted in the 88th minute after collecting Bruno Fernandes’ pass off a free kick to seal the victory. Hojlund came on in the 56th and scored an equalizer six minutes later. Totenham was held 1-1 at Rangers and Lazio tops the standings after a 3-1 win at Ajax. In the Conference League a youthful Chelsea lineup made the most of a long trip to Kazakhstan by beating Astana 3-1 to stay perfect in the third-tier competition.

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NEW YORK — No ex-president had a more prolific and diverse publishing career than Jimmy Carter . His more than two dozen books included nonfiction, poetry, fiction, religious meditations and a children’s story. His memoir “An Hour Before Daylight” was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2002, while his 2006 best-seller “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid” stirred a fierce debate by likening Israel’s policies in the West Bank to the brutal South African system of racial segregation. And just before his 100th birthday, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation honored him with a lifetime achievement award for how he wielded "the power of the written word to foster peace, social justice, and global understanding.” In one recent work, “A Full Life,” Carter observed that he “enjoyed writing” and that his books “provided a much-needed source of income.” But some projects were easier than others. “Everything to Gain,” a 1987 collaboration with his wife, Rosalynn, turned into the “worst threat we ever experienced in our marriage,” an intractable standoff for the facilitator of the Camp David accords and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. According to Carter, Rosalynn was a meticulous author who considered “the resulting sentences as though they have come down from Mount Sinai, carved into stone.” Their memories differed on various events and they fell into “constant arguments.” They were ready to abandon the book and return the advance, until their editor persuaded them to simply divide any disputed passages between them. “In the book, each of these paragraphs is identified by a ‘J’ or an ‘R,’ and our marriage survived,” he wrote. Here is a partial list of books by Carter: “Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President” “The Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle East” (With Rosalynn Carter) “Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life” “An Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections” “Turning Point: A Candidate, a State, and a Nation Come of Age” “Always a Reckoning, and Other Poems” (With daughter Amy Carter) “The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer” “Living Faith” “The Virtues of Aging” “An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood” “Christmas in Plains: Memories” “The Hornet’s Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War” “Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis” “Faith & Freedom: The Christian Challenge for the World” “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid” “A Remarkable Mother” “Beyond the White House” “We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work” “White House Diary” “NIV Lessons from Life Bible: Personal Reflections with Jimmy Carter” “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power” “A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety”

The property booking company said it had introduced measures which use machine learning to identify and block potentially higher-risk bookings of entire homes from being made. The technology looks at signals such as the length of the trip, type of listing, distance from a guest’s location and when the reservation is being made to help determine whether it could be a higher risk. If flagged as high risk, guests are either blocked from booking, or redirected to alternative accommodations on the platform. The company started using the restrictions in 2020, and says that since then it has seen a significant drop in the rate of parties reported to the firm. Airbnb said that last year alone nearly 74,000 people were blocked from making a booking, including around 7,800 in the UK. This included around 2,900 bookings in London and 470 in Manchester. Amanda Cupples, Airbnb general manager for the UK and northern Europe, said: “While issues are rare, we want to do our part to help reduce the risk of unauthorised and disruptive parties. “Airbnb is committed to supporting hosts and the communities they live in, and we hope these defences allow guests, hosts and neighbours to celebrate the holiday with added reassurance.” The firm said the measures would be in effect in the run-up to and over New Year in countries and regions around the world, with restrictions in place on one to three-night reservations. In addition, guests who make reservations will be required to confirm that they understand unauthorised and disruptive parties are not allowed on Airbnb, and face suspension from the platform if this policy is found to have been breached. Get all the latest news from around the country Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the countryJordan Baker, Louise Milligan, Bridie Jabour, Lisa Davies and Justin Stevens (Image: Private Media) This is the second instalment of a Crikey series, Movers and Shakers . After a year of volatility, job cuts, uncertainty and brilliance, Crikey chased down Australia’s biggest media figures — from journalists to editors to defamation lawyers to academics — to pick their brains about our industry. What they shared has formed the backbone of a multi-part Crikey series, Movers and Shakers , holding a mirror up to the industry and asking it to reflect on itself. We emailed roughly 200 people the same eight questions and about one in four got back to us. It was an imperfect list — if we missed you, let us know for next year — but we contacted people from the following outlets: Nine’s major metropolitan mastheads as well as people in its broadcast divisions, The Australian Financial Review , Network Ten, Seven, SBS, the ABC, 2GB, Sky News Australia, Guardian Australia , the News Corp newspapers, The Conversation , Daily Mail Australia , Australian Associated Press, Apple News, Mamamia , Pedestrian and Schwartz Media. Australia’s media movers and shakers on the biggest threats to journalism Read More We also included journalism academics, media lawyers and industry body executives, as well as people from smaller outlets like The Nightly , Quillette , Unmade , Capital Brief , the Koori Mail , About Time , The Daily Aus, Women’s Agenda , IndigenousX, Mumbrella , 6 News Australia and of course Crikey . More than 50 people generously offered us their insightful, searing and sometimes cheeky thoughts on the state of the industry. In this instalment, here’s what they had to say on who survives the purge in Australian journalism and what outlets need to do to tough it out. Who survives in Australian media? Dave Earley, audience editor at Guardian Australia : The ABC and SBS? Johan Lidberg, head of journalism at Monash University: ABC and SBS will survive. Australia has a particular responsibility being one of only 12-15 (depending on how you define proper financing of independent journalism) in the world with strong public service journalism. The commercial journalism sector will depend on what the government does with the NMBC [news media bargaining code] and/or tax levies on the tech platforms to fund public interest journalism. Very unclear. But there is an argument for tax/government funding of commercial public interest journalism. Janine Perrett, journalist, broadcaster and commentator: I think Nine is best placed among the local media groups by providing an alternative to Fox/News and continuing to break stories. However, I don’t underestimate the power or hypocrisy of their rivals to undermine a vastly superior journalistic product. Alan Kohler, founder of Eureka Report: I don’t know who survives — certainly only subscriber publications, and possibly just niche ones. Oh, and the ABC. Kishor Napier-Raman, CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald : The lucky. The already upper middle class. Bridie Jabour, associate editor (audio/visual) at Guardian Australia : Anyone breaking stories. Paul Barry, former host of ABC’s Media Watch : Outfits that can sell subscriptions. That’s bad news for tabloids, who have little that’s unique to sell. Even the Daily Mail has now put up a paywall. Ben Schneiders, reporter for ABC’s Four Corners : The outlook is pretty bleak. Among the bigger commercial players, I’d expect most if not all of free-to-air TV to be far smaller and employ far fewer journalists over the next five years. TV is facing similar structural problems that print did 15-20 years ago but is far more reliant on advertising, making its prospects worse. Among major commercial media, the old Fairfax mastheads — The Age , SMH and Financial Review — have the best prospects to survive due to now having large and successful subscription models. The Nine takeover of Fairfax was a disaster for media diversity and came just at the time the old mastheads had hit their lowest point in terms of financial viability. As they’ve recovered they now have the misfortune of being shackled to a struggling free-to-air TV business. Kate McClymont, chief investigative reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald : Who knows? It’s concerning to see Channel Ten hanging on by a thread and sharp declines in revenue across all media platforms. Particularly troubling is the decimation of local and regional news outlets. The city-based media outlets can’t fill this role. Eliza Sorman Nilsson, head of content at Mamamia : Publishers that don’t bury their heads in the sand, who instead take risks, experiment with formats and leverage new technologies. But most importantly the media that understands where its audience is and meets audiences where they are at. The survivors will be the publishers that focus on community and build loyal, engaged audiences rather than chase fleeting viral moments. They will be publishers that invest in talent and prioritise skilled journalists, content creators and innovative teams to ensure relevance is sustained. The survivors will also be companies that can shift from short-term vanity metrics to sustainable, value-driven goals. When you have a purpose, it makes it so much easier to serve the audience rather than dollars. Sally Neighbour, former EP of ABC’s Four Corners and 7:30 : I don’t know, but I’m not terrified by the question as I was 15 years ago. Back then, or whenever it was that disruption exploded among us, I thought mainstream media was doomed, journalism possibly too. For a while there I would have warned eager school/uni leavers against pursuing journalism as a career because it seemed there might be no future in it. I don’t feel that way at all now. Despite disruption, new media outlets and platforms have thrived. Some have thrived then failed, eg Buzzfeed and Vice . Other newcomers have flourished (so far): Guardian Australia , Crikey , Schwartz Media and others have survived and enriched our information landscape. Someone will have figured out the secret of success vs failure; not me, sorry. Erik Jensen, CEO and editor-in-chief of Schwartz Media: Publishers that are focused on quality and that build deep relationships with their audiences. The titles that thrive are the ones that place their audience at the centre of their business. Gabrielle Jackson, deputy editor at Guardian Australia : Who survives will be those willing to listen to young people and others who have switched off the news, to rethink how they tell stories and stay committed to fact-based reporting. Changing the way we tell stories doesn’t mean abandoning facts and basic newsgathering. Just because a young woman is talking fast on TikTok doesn’t mean it’s not serious journalism. Those who are willing to sell their journalism to the highest bidder do the profession a disservice and I can’t see them having a long-term future. We have to stop thinking about the masthead and start thinking about how we get the facts that are essential for a functional civil society to people in a way they want to hear/read/listen to them. Nick McKenzie, investigative journalist at The Age : I feel like there will be further consolidation and belt-tightening. Smaller players such as Guardian Australia seem to have lost their mojo while bigger newsrooms are also just emerging from a rocky year. The cultural and structural reforms at Nine, the ABC and other large players will hopefully reenergise our newsrooms. Change is hard and constant. The ABC seems particularly lost at sea, but it also has some of the best reporting teams in the country. Our newsrooms have lost some really experienced and talented hands but we also have some of the best new reporters I’ve seen in years. Waleed Aly, co-host of Network 10’s The Project : I assume the ABC survives in some form or other because its funding model is least compromised. Commercial television becomes increasingly focused on the streaming services attached to the main channels, and maybe that means the main channels cease altogether at some point. Other than that, it’s probably a series of very small operators with small budgets producing low-cost work. The main possible scenario that differs from that is that the rise of streaming and the collapse of free-to-air broadcast reaches some kind of equilibrium. Audiences stabilise at a level that keeps commercial broadcast going for another generation. This seems less likely to me, but I can imagine it. Misha Ketchell, editor of The Conversation Australia: The survivors in Australian media are a mixed bag. Sometimes the puffed-up bullies and self-promoters have too long a reign — Andrew Bolt, Alan Jones, Kyle Sandilands anyone? But there are also so many wonderful principled journalists. Michelle Grattan is a legend — rigorous, insightful and diligent, the best of the best. We are lucky to live in the era of Nick McKenzie, Kate McClymont, Michael Bachelard and colleagues, some of the best straight-out reporters I’ve ever seen. I think Neil Mitchell has been a great broadcaster in Melbourne. I’ve worked with some incredible people; Gay Alcorn, Michael Gawenda and James Button at Nine, Jo Puccini, Jonathan Holmes and Paul Barry at the ABC. You’ve got a few pretty impressive types at Crikey too. Eric Beecher has had an extraordinary career and will be celebrated as both an entrepreneur and a journalist, Sophie Black is a crack editor and Bernard Keane is a top-shelf columnist anywhere, anytime. And I have to mention Stephen Mayne, for being the original gadfly and one of the best. Jordan Baker, chief reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald : Outlets that tell compelling, important, agenda-setting stories in an engaging way will, I think, survive. It’s our core business; it always has been and I think the commercial challenges have actually forced us to get better at it, despite fewer resources. The idea of asking people to pay for online news subscriptions once seemed to be a pipe dream — “Why would people pay for what we’ve been giving away for free?” organisations would say — and yet subscriptions to the Herald and Age are strong because our readers see the value in what we do. Marc Fennell, presenter and journalist: Whoever has a direct financial relationship with their audience. If you are reliant on a middleman (i.e. Meta or Youtube) then your business is built on a house of cards. I lived through Facebook turning off its pipeline to video and it devastated so many people’s jobs and businesses when the “pivot to video” broke down. If you own your relationship with the audience, you are in a much stronger position. Karen Percy, federal president at MEAA: News media agencies that are transparent and upfront about how they do their work, how they are funded, what their policies are, how they deal with complaints, and those that engage meaningfully with their audiences. Those that go beyond clickbait and make decisions about their coverage based on the public interest and the public’s right to know. Ethical, public interest journalism can still be entertaining and engaging, as well as informative. Those agencies that recognise they need to adapt and go to where the audiences are. Traditional print and broadcast absolutely still have a place, but TikTok, Instagram and the yet-to-be-revealed platforms of the future are crucial to reaching new consumers and young people. Consumption habits have changed and will continue to evolve. The outlets that adapt, innovate and experiment with technology while maintaining journalistic principles and ethics — and consulting with their workers — will be in the best position. Louise Milligan, reporter at ABC’s Four Corners : I think those breaking public interest journalism stories will survive. What does an outlet need to do in 2024 to grow and keep audiences? Myriam Robin, editor of The Australian Financial Review’s Rear Window: Ugh, be good? It’s never really changed! Marc Dodd, editor of nine.com.au: It’s all about engagement. Eric Beecher, chairman of Private Media (publisher of Crikey ): Create and perpetuate trust, be transparent with your audience, declare your conflicts of interest, do honest journalism not bullshit marketing, and live with your conscience. Lisa Davies, CEO of AAP: Be authentic. Understand who you’re writing for and serve them. Morry Schwartz, founder of Schwartz Media: Publish only quality journalism, not just sprinkled between the dross. Kishor Napier-Raman, CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald : This is above my pay grade. Justin Stevens, ABC director of news: Cover the issues that matter to its audience in an impactful and engaging way, do journalism with impact, distribute it in a dynamic and agile way to ensure it reaches as many parts of the audience as possible, add value, help make sense of the complex world we live in and put humans at the centre of reporting. Misha Ketchell, editor of The Conversation Australia: The best way to grow and keep an audience is to put your reader at the centre of everything you do. When I start work each day I think: “I’ve got eight or nine hours today, how can I spend them to best serve my readers? What do they need to know? What do they want to know? How can I find these things out for them?” The other thing would be to create some sort of virus that brings down TikTok, Instagram, X and the rest. That’d be a better world, wouldn’t it? Marc Fennell, presenter and journalist: A direct relationship with your consumer. They need to feel connected to your masthead/brand. It needs to be a relationship built on trust and they need to feel the value in what you do. And that applies to public media (ABC & SBS) as well as commercial and subscription. The moment the audience feels no value in what you do then I fear for your long-term health. Eliza Sorman Nilsson, head of content at Mamamia : So many ways (embracing TikTok, video, vodcasts, YouTube, affiliates, Substack, looking for new revenue models) but here are my fave two: Don’t just “set and forget” when it comes to content types. Always follow audience trends and evolve content. This year, we saw the closure of Jezebel . It closed for a few reasons but it’s a cautionary tale to find ways to evolve that are still key to your DNA. In its glory days, Jezebel was all about the feminist noisy opinion, but over the years the internet has gotten tired of hot takes and rage-bait. Jezebel , in my opinion, wasn’t able to find its next big play. Good reminder that absolutely nothing can stand still. Targeted audience growth: I think 2024/2025 will be all about personalisation. By focusing on specific reader demographics and tailoring content accordingly, outlets will be able to effectively grow their subscriber base while maintaining high engagement rates​. Alex Bruce-Smith, head of editorial at Pedestrian : Be brave enough to abandon old strategies. What worked last month or year might not work tomorrow. And to do that in a challenging market, you need to be honest with yourself about what’s not working, and try something new. At least it keeps it interesting! Sally Neighbour, former EP of ABC’s Four Corners and 7:30 : Embrace change. Go where the audience is. Experiment. Be driven principally by the journalism, not by the platform or delivery methods. Most importantly, continue to invest in and provide high-quality, properly resourced journalism that is worth fighting to preserve. Erik Jensen, CEO and editor-in-chief of Schwartz Media: Commit to what is important. Pursue quality and seriousness. Trust the audience’s intelligence. Be single-minded in your focus. Do not get distracted by what is not working. Invest in difficult stories. Remain optimistic. Do not let cynicism dim creativity. Remember what journalism and journalism alone can do and do that. Mandi Wicks, SBS director of news and current affairs: News organisations need to publish to all platforms and devices audiences are using. SBS’ output on third-party platforms is critical to growing audiences — we have seen audiences are consuming more short-form vertical videos on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, and longer-form videos on YouTube. Consumption of news podcasts has been increasing along with engagement via newsletters and app notifications. Safeguarding trust in news is also key to retaining audiences. Editorial standards and transparency drive perceptions of trust in news. For SBS, this includes accuracy, balance, impartiality and inclusive reporting when covering the many communities we serve, including First Nations, faith and multicultural communities, LGBTIQ+ and people living with disabilities. Peter Lalor, Cricket Et Al : Fucked if I know. Chris Janz: CEO of Capital Brief : I believe there is a real shift from the mass-reach model that aggregates the largest number of eyeballs to a more nuanced, quality-driven approach. Readers are seeking out genuine insight from journalists who are subject-matter experts who can tell them what is really going on. Dave Earley, audience editor at Guardian Australia : Build trust. Have fun doing it. The news fatigue is real, but it’s possible to be informative about serious news topics in a fun and engaging way (see Washington Post TikTok since 2019). To that end, where you have resources to do it, reach people where they are and measure that reach internally, even if it won’t be reflected in industry measures. Your audience engagement off-platform — off your website and without page views — is a legitimate measure of how many people you are reaching. Do it well and you will grow those audiences. Do it in a way that doesn’t break trust and you will keep those audiences. Keep them engaged and they might even start coming back to your site to read the full story, subscribe to an email, contribute or convert to a paying subscriber. Jordan Baker, chief reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald : This is the million-dollar question. I do, however, think that compelling, well-told stories will always be core, no matter how the way we deliver them evolves. Cam Wilson, associate editor at Crikey : Outlets need clarity about why people support them. In my mind, there are two main reasons: access or patronage. Either you have information that people need to have (timely scoops on topics that have ramifications for things like business and politics) or you have content that people want to support because they like it and it is something they want to see exist (takes and critiques from people they trust, underrepresented voices, reporting on issues and people that they emotionally care about). Then, you need to get people to pay for it. Gay Alcorn, former editor of The Age : Depends entirely on what kind of an outlet it is! That’s too broad a question to answer. For the so-called “serious” media: hold their nerve as to their purpose, be honest with their audiences, be humble, correct errors, be brave and try things. Simple! Data is important, but it’s not the only measure of success. Gina Rushton, editor of Crikey : There are some very boring logistical answers to this question but to be romantic about it — I think you need to be able to level with your readers. There was a period around 2016 where people were earnest and outraged and that really drove traffic. I think we’ve all been through a lot in the past decade and readers want outlets that are transparent, straight-talking, trust their readers’ intellect and (ideally) do so with some irreverence and flair. Paddy Manning, journalist and author: I hate the celebrification of journalism and the feeling we are drowning in takes and starving for straight reporting. The opinion cycle only feeds public cynicism — the audience is jaded and wise to the BS and the fake news backlash is part of that. Let’s get back to basics. Report. Dig. Tell the truth without fear or favour. That’s hard yakka and highly skilled btw. Nic Christensen, former head of corporate communications at SBS and head of corporate affairs at Nine: Come to terms with their third-party aggregation strategy and how it fits with their wider audience/commercial strategy. The ACCC has found the platforms are unavoidable partners for most outlets but media needs to figure out how we engage with them in a way that is sustainable but which also doesn’t make us dependent on them. Have something to say about this article? Write to us at letters@crikey.com.au . Please include your full name to be considered for publication in Crikey’s Your Say . We reserve the right to edit for length and clarity.

Whether for streaming or watching movies on disc with one of the , getting your right is key, and that means having the that your budget can accommodate. One of the main tech questions in TVs right now is QLED vs displays, so let's dig into the differences between the two technologies. Both offer impressive advancements in picture quality, yet they rely on very different methods to deliver that performance. In brief, QLED, which was developed by , builds on traditional LCD displays and uses quantum dots to deliver vibrant colors and high brightness, making it ideal for brighter rooms. OLED, meanwhile, is an entirely different approach that uses organic compounds to emit light directly from each pixel, allowing for unbeatable contrast and "true black" levels that are perfect for well-optimized home theater setups. Neither is completely "better" than the other, but there are pros and cons to each approach. Let's dive in. QLED vs OLED: What are the key differences? We mentioned above that QLED and OLED offer competing methods on how to power a TV display. The first thing to note is that both of these technologies are a big improvement over plain old LCD TVs. QLED, pioneered by and adopted by other major TV brands in the past few years, builds on traditional LCD tech by adding a layer of quantum dots that enhance brightness and expand color accuracy. OLED, which stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode, takes a different approach by using organic materials to produce light at the pixel level. Due to its display technology, QLED is ideal for brightly lit spaces, such as if your living room gets a lot of sun, while OLED screens can give the viewer unrivaled contrast and deep, true blacks, which are ideal for a cinematic experience in dimly lit rooms. QLED vs OLED: Key things to look for Roughly speaking, there are three key areas that separate QLED and OLED: brightness, colour accuracy, and contrast ratios. In terms of brightness, QLED displays generally outperform OLED as QLED’s reliance on LED backlighting – enhanced in some models with mini-LED technology – allows it to reach higher brightness levels. The addition of mini-LED backlighting gives certain QLED TVs a further edge by improving brightness control and reducing blooming, or a visible light halo effect, which enhances detail in bright and dark scenes. Color accuracy and contrast are also crucial to any TV viewing experience. OLED excels at producing deep blacks due to its self-emissive nature, where individual pixels can completely turn off, resulting in what is often called “infinite contrast.” QLED screens, on the other hand, leverage quantum dot technology to achieve a wider color range, making colors look vibrant even in brightly lit conditions. Viewing angles and off-axis uniformity are important factors to consider, especially if you’re watching TV from different positions around the room, and OLED has a clear advantage in this area. As each pixel emits its own light, OLED TVs maintain consistent colors and contrast even when viewed from the side. QLED can struggle with color and brightness shifts when viewed from an angle. However, advancements in panel tech and special filter layers in high-end QLED models have helped minimize this issue. Still, for the best all-around viewing experience across a range of seating positions, OLED remains the more reliable choice of the two. QLED: Regular LED vs. Mini-LED Traditional QLED TVs use regular LED backlighting, where LEDs illuminate the screen from behind or along the edges, which enables QLED displays to reach high brightness levels, but can also lead to “blooming”, or a halo effect where bright areas bleed into dark areas due to less precise control over individual light zones. While regular LED backlighting is good for overall brightness, this blooming effect can reduce contrast, especially in scenes with a mix of light and dark elements, and just doesn't look good on a big TV. Mini-LED technology has brought a significant improvement to QLED’s backlighting as they are much smaller than standard LEDs, allowing for significantly more to be packed in. This increase in individual LEDs enables QLED TVs with mini-LED backlighting to have higher brightness and more dimming zones, resulting in finer control over light and dark areas on the screen. The end result is reduced blooming and improved contrast, as mini-LEDs can adjust lighting in smaller, more precise sections of a screen. While mini-LED backlighting doesn’t completely eliminate blooming like OLED with its self-emissive pixels, it narrows the performance gap, making QLED a more competitive choice for viewers who want deeper contrast in a bright room. QLED vs OLED: Anything else to consider? Good question. There are a few other details to consider when choosing between QLED and OLED for your next TV: response time, durability, and power consumption. OLED’s pixels respond to input almost instantaneously, giving it a fast response time that’s perfect for fast-motion content like sports and gaming, with minimal motion blur. QLED displays, although slower, have made strides in reducing motion blur, particularly in higher-end models, in recent years, and that's been helped along by higher TV refresh rates such as 120Hz and 144Hz. When it comes to durability, QLED has the advantage since it relies on inorganic materials. QLED screens are less prone to long-term image retention or burn-in, which can affect OLED displays if static images remain on the screen for extended periods, such as when you leave a show paused. Some newer OLED models have added features to mitigate burn-in, improving their longevity. In terms of power consumption, OLED is generally more energy-efficient, especially in darker scenes where fewer pixels are active. This efficiency not only reduces energy costs but also aligns with eco-friendly practices, making OLED a solid choice for viewers conscious of environmental impact.Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, Nobel winner, dies at 100