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Nicholas Diakopoulos / The Conversation:
How artificial intelligence will create new types of work in journalism as human roles evolve to suit AI's capabilities and accommodate its limitations — Some estimates suggest that current levels of AI technology could automate only about 15% of a reporter's job and 9% of an editor's job.
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Nieman Lab and @charliebeckett
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Real estate billionaire Sam Zell and other former Tribune execs reach a $200M settlement over the media company's disastrous 2007 leveraged buyout — (Reuters) - Real estate billionaire Sam Zell and other former officers and directors of Tribune Co have reached a $200 million settlement resolving allegations …
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Chicago Sun Times
Helen Coster / Reuters:
Comcast to invest ~$1.27B over five years in Sky Studios programming, which will produce content for NBC, Universal Pictures, and other distributors — Comcast Corp will more than double its investment in European original programming and start an in-house studio at its European unit Sky …
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CNN
Jared Holt / Columbia Journalism Review:
How sites including RedState and Breitbart amplified unsupported claims of nefarious ties between antifascists and reporters who cover the far-right — Last month, a number of media outlets ran stories touting claims from a study posted on Twitter that alleged nefarious connections between …
Mark Stencel / Duke Reporters' Lab:
Tally finds the number of fact-checking outlets surged 26% to 188 in more than 60 countries since February 2018 amid strong growth in Asia and Latin America — Strong growth in Asia and Latin America helps fuel global increase. — The number of fact-checking outlets around the world …
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@mantzarlis and Poynter
Emily Tamkin / Columbia Journalism Review:
CJR's public editor for CNN questions the value of evasive TV guests who repeat Trump points, but have no responsibility for policy or any particular expertise — In March, as Chris Cuomo made the toss from his primetime show to Don Lemon's CNN Tonight, Cuomo reflected on an interview with Kellyanne Conway …
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@badler, @jayrosen_nyu, @ayresalyssa, @akbarsahmed, @ehananoki, @meredithshiner, @jcstearns, @gabrielsnyder, kottke.org, Washingtonian, @merrillbro, @emilyctamkin and bookforum.com
The Charlotte Observer:
Frank Barrows, who worked for more than 30 years at The Charlotte Observer as a sports reporter, writer, and managing editor, died Wednesday at 72 — Frank Barrows, a beloved former managing editor of the Charlotte Observer whose journalism career took him from sports writing to leading …
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Poynter, @bcappelbaum, @davidscott14, @tommytomlinson, @pitkin_ryan, @bcappelbaum, @ericaperel, @jim_utter, @rick_bonnell, @jontalton, @tbatten1, @richardrubindc, @malexjohnson, @slyttle, @jbenton, @sgunn, @chuckmcshane, @saintorange, Ann Doss Helms, @john_drescher, @jbenton, @scott_fowler and @jposnanski
Kevin Anderson / What's New in Publishing:
Consolidation among newspaper publishers allows newspapers to buy time by eliminating redundancies and shrinking staff, but the next recession could sink them — Years ago, just as the rumours of Microsoft buying Nokia were hotting up, I was speaking at a conference with media futurist Robert Tercek.
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Survey finds 16% of US respondents pay for news, and 11% on average in nine other countries, but most people who do pay for news only have one subscription — Publishers worldwide are installing paywalls, but many — even most — won't succeed. Private WhatsApp groups are becoming the default …
Ben Miller / New York Business Journal:
Media network TheMaven agrees to pay $16.5M to acquire financial news site TheStreet, which was founded in 1996 by CNBC host Jim Cramer — Financial information company TheStreet Inc. said it's been purchased for $16.5 million. New York-based TheStreet (Nasdaq: TST) said the purchaser is TheMaven Inc. …
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New York Post, Talking Biz News, Maven, Variety, @thecompoundnews, @_davidelman, TVWeek.com, The Wrap and PR Newswire
Sara Jerde / Adweek:
Bustle Digital Group hires former Complex Media exec editor Shanté Cosme as Mic's exec editor to lead a relaunch with more coverage of politics and culture — Including an expanded branded content studio and several new staffers — After a rocky period that left dozens …
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Variety, @shantecosme, @shantecosme and @mekosoff
Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed News:
Study by Equality Labs into Facebook's content moderation in India finds it failed to delete hundreds of posts targeting minorities despite flagging — TUNIS, Tunisia — Facebook failed to delete hundreds of memes, images, and posts targeting caste, LGBT, and religious minorities in India …
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@meghara, more at Techmeme »
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