New York State is considering a bill that would require media companies to fully disclose how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in the workplace. The aim is to “shackle media companies so they can’t adapt to technological change,” The Washington Post editorial board writes .

CBS News contributor David Begnaud has formed an independent media company called Do Good Crew, The Guardian reports.. It will create a weekly newsletter, a podcast and live events focused on the stories of everyday heroes. The podcast will debut with an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Begnaud will continue his relationship with CBS News.

Chicago’s WGN-Ch. 9 has laid off eight reporters and anchors, AOL reports. Included were Sean Lewis, anchor of the weekend morning broadcast since 2010. “This afternoon, I filed my last report for WGN on the noon show,” Lewis said on Monday. The station -- owned by Nexstar Media -- eliminated three technical director positions last month, and four floor director titles in October. 

Podcast advertising declined by 21% from its holiday surge in December, Magellan AI estimates, according to Inside Radio. The total for the top 15 advertisers was $59.8 million, down from $75.9 million in December. However, several major brands like T-Mobile and BetterHelp made strong investments in podcasts. 

Brands are calling for greater transparency in retail media, and want the same clarity and reporting that they expect everywhere else, said Austin Leonard, vice president and general manager of the DG Media Network at Dollar General, during the IAB Annual Leadership Meeting. However Leonard believes “there’s more retail media standardization than we’re getting credit for.”

President Trump gave a rare half-complement to the mainstream media during the National Governors Association dinner at the on Saturday, Mediaite reports. He said, “I often say the fake news, but I will not say that tonight.” He then added: “I said to myself the press has been relatively fair to me over the last year, meaning they’ve been bad, but not horrible.” That caused chuckles. 

Determining whether online content is real is increasingly complex in this age of deepfakes and AI, Microsoft reports in its new study: Media Integrity and Authentication, according to The GIP Digital Watch. No single solution can prevent deception, although techniques such as provenance tracking, watermarking, and digital fingerprinting can provide useful context, the study states. 

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta team was admonished for wearing Ray Ban-Meta AI glasses, which are equipped with a camera, in court during the landmark trial in California over the impact of social media on underage users. The court warned the Meta team to dispose of anything they had recorded or they would be held in contempt. Jacob Ward, a technology journalist, told CBS News that the episode was "an extraordinary misstep" by Meta.”

Gray Media, a broadcast television company, is projected by analysts to report a revenue decline of 25.55% to $778 million in its quarterly earnings report on Feb.26,Yahoo/Finance writes.. in addition, Gray is projected to post a 117.61% decrease in earnings per share YoY to $0/28. In addition, full-year estimates call for a 15.45% drop in revenue to $3.08 billion.

Apple TV’s sports programming will be streamed to bars, restaurants, hotels, gyms and other such businesses thanks to a  distribution agreement with EverPass Media, Reuters reports. Apple hopes the expanded visibility will drive subscriptions, customer traffic and brand loya