Oregon On The Record discusses Senate Bill 686, which aims to require tech giants like Google and Meta to pay news publishers and journalists for their content. Senator Khanh Pham explains the bill would allocate 90% of the collected revenue to news organizations and 10% to small publications. The bill addresses the impact of AI on news referrals, noting a 95% reduction. Pham highlights the closure of over a quarter of Oregon's news outlets in 20 years and the loss of 75% of journalism jobs. The bill has broad support from legislators and community members. In the second segment, Camilla Mortensen from the Eugene Weekly discusses the newspaper's recovery from an embezzlement scandal, emphasizing community support and the importance of print journalism.