Top News:
Maggie Harrison / Futurism:
Sources: Sports Illustrated published AI-generated articles by fake authors with AI-generated headshots; the outlet now deleted the articles and author pages — There was nothing in Drew Ortiz's author biography at Sports Illustrated to suggest that he was anything other than human.
Discussion:
@si_union, Media Nation, The Information, The Rebooting, Business Insider, Poynter, Defector, KLFY-TV, Gizmodo, @mattbrownep, @ethangach, @blackamazon, @harrymccracken, @bryancurtis, @dvnjr, @jeffeisenband, @rj_cfb, @bypatrickgeorge, @timcast, @albertbreer, @nxthompson, @derekvanriper, @weareyourfek, @mikeisaac, @khaled74, @joepompliano, Boing Boing, @craigcalcaterra, @kimnewsome, @brianbyrdman, @paultassi, @dannypage, @emptyseatspics, @chrismoranuk, @emilymbender, Awful Announcing, Barrett Media, Mediaite, Fil Lourenco on LinkedIn, Chico Enterprise-Record, Deadline, New York Post, Fox News, @w7voa@journa.host, The Hill, TMZ.com, Phil de Haan on LinkedIn, The Wrap, @miasato.2@threads.net, Dustin Gouker on LinkedIn, @stuartathompsonnyt …, Jeff Eisenband on LinkedIn, @kashhill@threads.net, Sportico, Lily Ray on LinkedIn, The Verge, David Fucillo on LinkedIn, Newser, @taylorlorenz@mastodon.social, @Zeb_Larson@zirk.us, @beep@follow.ethanmarcotte.com, @peterbutler@mas.to, @emilygorcenski@indieweb … and @emilymbender@dair …
RELATED:
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sports Illustrated publisher Arena Group says SI's articles by allegedly fake writers came from AdVon Commerce and that it has ended its partnership with AdVon
Discussion:
@sinow, MediaPost, @miarsato, @davidfolkenflik, @cdgoldstein, @rmac18, @weareyourfek, @ethangach, @bgrueskin, @jbenton, @nilpholan, @rmac18, @emilybell, @hollyanderson, @dancow, @kvanvalkenburg, @miarsato and Awful Announcing
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Sources: Paramount and WBD stopped posting under certain corporate handles on X due to brand safety concerns; Disney-affiliated X accounts have also gone dark — The exodus from X is bleeding beyond just major advertisers. — In recent days, a number of prominent media brands …
Reuters:
Azerbaijan summons US, French, and German envoys for “illegal financial operations” supporting news outlet Abzas Media, which saw three staff arrested last week — Police in Azerbaijan on Tuesday arrested Aziz Orujev, head of the Kanal 13 internet television channel …
Temur Durrani / Globe and Mail:
Toronto-based venture fund Good Future plans to buy a majority stake in Canadian tech industry publication BetaKit — ////Two former leaders from Shopify Inc. are set to become the majority shareholders of tech-industry publication BetaKit and establish a new advisory board to maintain …
Discussion:
Talking Biz News, @dskok, @skanwar, @tobi, @skanwar, @thescribblr, @aratisharma, @cmlplunkett, The Logic, @betakit, @ambermac, BetaKit, @jevon, @seansilcoff, @tron, @coreyherscu, @skanwar and @jamespmcleod
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo CEO Patty Stonesifer says 120 employees have taken buyouts since October, but if another 120 don't do so in the next two weeks, it will start layoffs — In a memo to staff, Washington Post CEO Patty Stonesifer says 120 employees have accepted buyout packages. If the paper doesn't find another 120 people who will accept buyouts in the next two weeks, it will implement layoffs. [image]
Reuters:
Source: Rupert Murdoch is set to be deposed today and Wednesday as part of the Smartmatic defamation case against Fox Corp — Rupert Murdoch is set to be questioned under oath on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of voting technology company Smartmatic's $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp …
Discussion:
The Hill, CNBC and The Messenger
Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour crosses $250M at the global box office, with $178.2M in North America and $71.8M overseas, and now stands at 19 on the global chart — The concert pic — costing a mere $15 million to make — is one of the most successful and profitable titles of the year.
Discussion:
Variety, @taylorswift13, Billboard, Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, Forbes, Comic Book, Screen, @screenrant, The Daily Beast, Polygon, Netflix Junkie, Deadline, Deadline, Pitchfork, Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, The Wrap, Billboard, Forbes, ScreenRant, The Hollywood Reporter, Digital Music News, TVLine and The Messenger
Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Russia extends the detention of WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich for a third time to January 30 — RIGA, Latvia — A Moscow court on Tuesday extended the detention of the Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich until at least Jan. 30, prolonging his imprisonment since March on charges of spying …
Discussion:
The Hill, Associated Press, UPI, abc7NY, The Sun and The Messenger
New York Times:
How Taiwan uses international media literacy partnerships, fact checkers, and more to fight Chinese disinformation ahead of its January presidential election — Ahead of a presidential election in January, Taiwanese fact checkers and watchdogs say they are ready for Beijing. But they are still worried.
Discussion:
Bloomberg and The Messenger
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
BBC Studios expands BBC Podcasts Premium, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts, to 166 new countries, offering early and ad-free listening to its podcasts — BBC Podcasts Premium, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts, aims to offer “the very best of our audio journalism and storytelling …
Discussion:
Broadband TV News, BroadcastPro ME and Radio World
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
A look at Pulman's Weekly News, a small news outlet in Devon, UK, that is trying out Facebook subscriptions, gaining 500 who pay £3.49/month in under a month — One publisher trying out subscriptions on the platform thinks it could benefit others too.
Discussion:
Media Voices
Armando Tinoco / Deadline:
Max says Looney Tunes is not leaving the service after all, blaming an “error” for including the title in a list of shows leaving the platform, after an outcry — - ‘Agatha: Darkhold Diaries’: First Look At Behind-The-Scenes Filming Of ‘WandaVision’ Spinoff At Disney+
Discussion:
TVLine, Variety, The Wrap, The Verge, ScreenRant, UPROXX and @emmatolkin
Accounting Specialist Editor, Remote US — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Asia Credit Reporter, Seoul — 
Senior Editor, DC — 
Sr. Social Media Specialist, NC — 
Associate Editor - Aviation, TN — 
Assistant Editor - Digital, NC — 
Video Producer - YouTube, NY — 
Senior Managing Ed. - Daily Desk — 
Content Managing Editor — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Associate Editor, Remote — 
Retail Reporter, MN — 
Senior Data Editor, DC — 
Managing Ed. - Berks County, PA — 
News Editor - UK, Remote — 
Staff Writer, TX — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Service Journalism Editor, CA — 
Content Director, Remote — 
Sports Reporter, ME — 
Los Angeles Issues Reporter, CA — 
Reporter - Middle East — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Lexington County Reporter, SC — 
Reporter - Offshore Wind — 
General Assignment Reporter, FL — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
