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7:05 PM ET, July 8, 2023

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Pranshu Verma / Washington Post:
How an AI-generated, error-filled story about Star Wars created chaos at Gizmodo, as the incident speaks to a larger debate about the role of AI in the news  —  The error-filled story about Star Wars movies and TV shows demonstrates why artificial intelligence shouldn't be involved in news-gathering, reporters said
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Poynter:
Some journalists say Threads has a lot of promise for work, and a few say publishers should be wary of a platform from Meta, which has blocked news links before
Nieman Lab:
Survey: journalists say academic research about journalism can help with business models, but can also be irrelevant, out of touch, hard to access, and too long  —  A survey finds there are key differences between what journalists think researchers can help with, and what the journalists …
Tara Deschamps / The Canadian Press:
Canadian publishers face marketing and distribution questions after Bill C-18; some users say Canadian outlets' Instagram and Facebook posts have disappeared  —  TORONTO — Meta and Google's move away from linking to Canadian news sites is a “moment of reckoning” for publishers and broadcasters …
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Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Fox News Digital retracts an intern's story that “inaccurately attributed” a quote claiming Trump's former HHS secretary Tom Price wouldn't back Trump in 2024  —  Fox News Digital retracted a story on Friday that “inaccurately attributed” a scathing statement …
Forbes:
Entrepreneurs and fashion designers claim to have lost $195K+ to Women of the City, a UK glossy fashion magazine that charged for features but never delivered  —  Women of the City looked like a glossy fashion magazine on a mission to highlight female entrepreneurs.
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
From January 1 to July 2, Disney made $3.4B at the global box office, Universal made $2.89B, Sony made $1.1B, Warner Bros. made $898M, and Paramount made $871M  —  That breaks out to $1.35 billion domestic and $2.05 billion abroad, and this is off of seven theatrical releases so far in 2023.
 
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Jonathan Randles / Bloomberg:
A look at TV shopping networks, which are struggling more due to baby boomers cutting back; ShopHQ network owner iMedia Brands filed for bankruptcy last week
Discussion: @joeydhansen
James Warrington / Telegraph:
News UK denies having plans to close TalkTV, reportedly by the end of 2023; Barb: TalkTV reached 1.8M in May 2023, vs. 9M for Sky News and 11M for BBC News
Discussion: Guido Fawkes and Broadband TV News
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Sarah Alvarez / Columbia Journalism Review:
Philanthropists such as the MacArthur Foundation are weighing whether and how to spend big to help local news; rumors set the amount up to $500M over five years
New York Times:
Memo: NBC CEO Mike Cavanagh promotes Donna Langley, to make entertainment content creative decisions, and Mark Lazarus, to have purview over business decisions