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8:15 PM ET, May 24, 2023

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
After backlash, Max will change back film credit listings to break out directors and writers, blaming a technical “oversight” for grouping them under “creators”  —  Now the company says it is changing the listings back to how they were presented on HBO Max, blaming the issue on a technical “oversight.”
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Elon Musk's intent in buying Twitter wasn't only to dismantle a tool he perceived as empowering the media but also to turn the app into a right-wing heavyweight  —  It was only a year ago that Elon Musk, then simply the guy who was hoping to buy Twitter, insisted that his politics sat squarely at the center of the national spectrum.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign announcement on Twitter Spaces suffers crashes, feedback glitches, and audio failures  —  - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign announcement plans evening were derailed by massive technical glitches on Twitter that prevented him from declaring his candidacy.
Peter Kafka / Vox:
Both The Messenger and CNN promise down-the-middle news and try to sell themselves as antidotes to “biased media”, but there's little evidence people want that  —  CNN and the Messenger both say they're chasing the middle.  Uh-oh.  —  Item 1: Last week, the Messenger …
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Semafor raised $19M from Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang and others, replacing the $10M from Sam Bankman-Fried, and says the outlet has $10M+ in 2023 revenue so far  —  The media start-up's new backers include Henry Kravis, a founder of the private-equity giant KKR, and Jerry Yang, a Yahoo founder.
Andrew Fedorov / The Fine Print:
A Forbes contributor sent two story drafts to his source “for approval and changes”; other writers are criticizing the practice as damaging to all journalists  —  A publicist's email snafu reveals the lax editorial standards — allowing sources to review copy before publication …
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
The American Prospect, Balls and Strikes, Bolts, The Guardian US, Hammer & Hope, Popular Information, and States Newsroom are reimagining political journalism  —  Political journalism is in crisis.  Over the past few months, BuzzFeed News, FiveThirtyEight, Vice and a number of other outlets …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The New York Times reaches a deal with the NewsGuild of New York that would raise the salary minimum from $37.5K to $65K; a vote is expected in the coming week  —  The new agreement, if ratified, will give union members immediate salary increases of up to 12.5 percent.
 
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Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Belarus pardons Roman Protasevich, the journalist sentenced to eight years after his arrest on an intercepted flight; former allies say he has turned on them
Michael Paulson / New York Times:
Playwrights found a compromise with the WGA amid the writers' strike to let the Tony Awards happen on June 11 by ensuring the show doesn't have a written script
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
A US West Coast editor quit before The Messenger launched, saying her job was presented as “long-form journalism” but “was aggregated content and clickbait”
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Georgetown University:
Georgetown and the Knight Foundation commit $30M to establish the Knight-Georgetown Institute to connect researchers, journalists, and tech leaders on policy
Will Gendron / Insider:
Spotify is building AI tools trained on its hosts' voices to create targeted ads, per Bill Simmons, the founder of the Spotify-owned podcast network The Ringer
 

 
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Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Apple removes three AI image generation apps from the App Store after a 404 Media probe found the apps advertised being able to create nonconsensual nude images

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: China's muted response to TikTok bill reflects the view that TikTok is of less strategic value than Huawei; China prefers TikTok US closure to sale

Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang, and others join a board for advising the DHS on deploying AI safely within US critical infrastructure

 
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