Axle AI will demonstrate a new panel for its Avid Media Composer that will allow editors to search, preview, and import media directly from any Axle AI media asset management system, AIThority reports. “Editing is all about storytelling, but storytelling depends on quickly finding the right media,” says Sam Bogoch, CEO of Axle AI.Media Composer is designed to streamline editorial workflows. 

One Sheet, a newsletter about newsletters, has suffered several issues, including misattributed information and made-up quotes, leading to questions about whether its AI use is leading to hallucinations, Semafor alleges. The publisher of One Sheet, media news site Mediaite, has suspended author Colby Hall. Hall told Semafor that “written ideas, angles, summaries, takes, and editorial judgments are mine,” although he uses AI in a “limited way.”

Nelson Media Company has acquired seven out of eight central Iowa newspapers that were in danger of closing after their owner Mid-America Publishing shut down, We Are Iowa reports. The papers are The Graphic Advocate, the Winnebago County Tribune, The Grundy Register, The Clarksville Star, The Butler County Tribune and The Parkersburg Eclipse News Review.  

Amazon is in advanced talks to ‌acquire Globalstar, the satellite telecom group, Reuters reports, sourcing Bloomberg News.  Such a deal would bolster Amazon’s effort to build a satellite operation. The transaction could be announced on Tuesday.   

New research from Magid shows a decline in the association of the word “trustworthy” with news organizations, TVNewsCheck reports. Of 44 emotional attributes surveyed, “trustworthy” ranks 39th. The study will be presented at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference on April 19 at the NAB Show.

Dollar General has formed a partnership with QSIC that will enable the chain to roll out an enhanced, AI-fueled in-store audio media network in roughly 6,000 locations, doubling its in-store audio presence to 12,000 stores, in the second quarter of 2026,Retail Dive reports. QSIC can hep create curated music and AI-generated audio ads. The QSIC platform allows Dollar General to deliver “localized, real-time messaging at scale,” says Austin Leonard, vice president and general manager of DG Media Network, said in a statement. 

Nexstar Media Group plans to use NewsNation as its source for nationally produced segments on its local TV stations, Barrettt Media reports. Previously, Nexstar utilized features from ABC and NBC. Nexstar, which has over 200 stations, is asking them to use content from NewsNation. 

Meta says it will appeal a pair of verdicts in New Mexico and California that awarded plaintiffs hundreds of millions of dollars, Fox Business reports. "We think we have strong grounds on appeal on a number of counts," said Ethan Davis, vice president and head of global litigation strategy at Meta. "We think these cases threaten to erode fundamental principles of free speech. And so we are optimistic about our chances on appeal."

Scam artists are targeting consumers with fraudulent investment schemes across Meta platforms, New York Attorney General Letitia James warned in an investor alert, Lohud reports. Scammers are using deceptive ads and “deepfake” technology on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, James warns.   

Economist writers will no longer toil in anonymity, The New York Times  reports. The UK title will this summer start to roll out Economist Play, a feature of its mobile app, that will present shows hosted by Economist correspondents, including interviews with newsmakers and policy debates. Economist Play will be offered for about $15 per month.