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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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Sam Hancock / BBC:
The BBC suspends a presenter accused of paying a teen £35K for sexually explicit photos, and says it has contacted the police and is working to establish facts — Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has held urgent talks with the BBC's director general after a presenter was accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photos.
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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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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
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
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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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, WWD, @michellemanafy, The Indian Express, Breitbart, @lessin, The Hill, Mumbrella, TIME, @xgigglypuff, KSNT-TV, @deggans, Reason, Wired, Al Jazeera, Mumbrella, Associated Press, Fast Company and The Week, more at Techmeme »
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
In a letter, the New York Times sports staff asks leadership about its future amid concerns the paper could shut it down and merge The Athletic into the NYT — The New York Times sports department sent a pointed letter to the newspaper's leadership Sunday asking for answers about the future …
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@marcatracy, @dcsportsbog, @kevinmdraper, @bdomenech, @ericjackson and @benjstrauss
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 …
Laura Oliver / Global Investigative Journalism Network:
A look at Daraj, an independent, pan-Arab investigative news site launched in 2017; ~80% of its income comes from grants and ~20% from services for companies — In 2017, veteran Lebanese journalist Diana Moukalled co-founded Daraj with two colleagues. Six years later, Daraj is an independent …
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@gijn, @gijn, @drewoccrp and Bloomberg
Masha Borak / The Verge:
How Telegram became a key channel for news about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but its hands-off moderation turned the messaging app into a misinformation tool — The messaging app has become a key channel for news about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But the government's relationship with it is complicated.
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@rybar_force
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
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, @tamarwilner, @terifinneman, @averyholton and @niemanlab@mastodon.social
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:
Twitch plans to launch ephemeral Stories in October 2023 and a Discovery Feed featuring a personalized mix of streamers' clips this fall, both in its mobile app — The features will arrive this fall. — It's probably safe to say no one could have predicted that LinkedIn would add Stories before Twitch, but here we are.
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, @froomkin and @niemanlab