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Pranshu Verma / Washington Post:
How an AI-generated, error-filled Star Wars story created internal chaos at Gizmodo, an incident that 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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@jayrosen_nyu, @malwarejake, @michaelroston, @ericgeller, @cydharrell, @sokane1, @scalzi, The Verge, @jbenton, @oneunderscore__, @toley88, @bigmeaninternet, @libbycwatson, @scottnover, @drewharwell@mastodon.social, @scott_tobias, Variety, Search Engine Land, Adweek, Boing Boing and Fox News, more at Techmeme »
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Adam Mosseri says Threads will not “encourage” politics and “hard news” as such content brings scrutiny that isn't worth the “incremental engagement or revenue” — / Adam Mosseri ran Facebook's News Feed in 2016, and now he tells Alex Heath that politics …
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Politico, CNBC, @mosseri@threads.net, Wired, @saksithcna, @kausmickey, @jayrosen_nyu, @broderick, @vortexsophia, @moorehn, @scalzi, @justinhendrix, @hughromine, @marcelemoran, @ericcolumbus, @josephpolitano, @jackmjenkins, @josephpolitano, @b_fung@threads.net, @seamus_malek, @danprimack, @asteris, @dmarusic, @vahn16, @mattwynn, @ckrewson, @adamnash, @jeffveillette, @damienics, @martinsfp, @tomwarren, @bulls_jay, @jayrosen_nyu, @taylorlorenz@threads.net, @mosseri@threads.net, @martinsfp@threads.net, @conorsen, The Wrap, @b_fung@threads.net, TechCrunch, @sarahfrier@threads.net, @julesterpak@threads.net, Gizmodo, @dave@social.masto.land, @ppatel@mstdn.social, Insider, @ben@werd.social, @jnd.bsky.social, @AdamantlyAdam@newsie.social, @emily.bsky.team, @alexheath@threads.net, @ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social, IGN and The Information, more at Techmeme »
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Garett Sloane / Ad Age:
Threads doesn't have ads, but Meta representatives are talking with ad agencies and brands, some of which, like Netflix and Wendy's, already have many followers — Meta promises more features that will make Threads even closer to Twitter as the rivalry heats up
Bloomberg:
French media companies Le Monde, AFP, Le Figaro, and Liberation are posting on Threads even though Meta hasn't launched the platform in the European Union
French media companies Le Monde, AFP, Le Figaro, and Liberation are posting on Threads even though Meta hasn't launched the platform in the European Union
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KNSD-TV, more at Techmeme »
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
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
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The Guardian, Breitbart, @lessin, The Hill, Mumbrella, Mumbrella, TIME, KSNT-TV, @xgigglypuff, Reason, Wired, @deggans, The Information, Fast Company, NPR, The Week and 9to5Google, more at Techmeme »
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Filing: Vinco Ventures, the majority owner of a joint venture planning to acquire the National Enquirer, says completing the deal wasn't in its best interests — Vinco Ventures, part of a group that agreed to buy the supermarket tabloid, found transaction wasn't in its best interest
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@wsj and Vinco Ventures
Giacomo Tognini / Forbes:
Marina and Pier Silvio Berlusconi will each inherit a ~26.5% stake in Fininvest, which owns 53% of publisher Mondadori and 49% of broadcaster MediaForEurope — The former prime minister and media mogul died at age 86 in June. The unsealing of his will revealed how much his five children …
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 …
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@chriswhite_news, @averyholton, @terifinneman, @niemanlab@mastodon.social and @tamarwilner
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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@ldhillonkane, Bloomberg, National Newswatch, @mgeist and @stephen_taylor
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Financial Times:
UK media organizations say the government's proposals to force companies to ease canceling subscriptions for customers are “too prescriptive” and costly — Media organisations and small businesses say government proposals ‘too prescriptive’ and costly
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Wesley Lowery on leading the Investigative Reporting Workshop, six methods to guide journalism, and more — Lowery took the helm of the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University as its executive editor this month.
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@qujournalism, @niemanlab and @froomkin
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Sky News details an experiment to develop an AI-based reporter and an AI-based editor tasked with creating a video package and a feature-length news story — The Comcast-owned channel wanted to see if off-the-shelf AI tools could soon replace human journalists (spoiler: not today). — Video
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Agence France-Presse, @matthewkeyslive, Sky News, New York Post, Simon Owens's Media Newsletter and NBC4 Washington, Thanks:@thedeskdotnet
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 …
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@ddiamond, Fox News, @trumpstaxes, @brianstelter, The Hill, @mattmackowiak, @maggienyt, @bgrueskin and Breitbart
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.
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@ebakerwhite, @alexrkonrad, @forbes and @sarahnemerson