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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.
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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
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
How US local authorities are going after journalists and publishers of small papers like Alabama's Atmore News, emboldened by local media's financial decline — It's an increasingly familiar drama: Local authorities go after journalists and publishers of small papers, which find themselves on the First Amendment's front lines.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Popular Science drops its magazine product, which became all digital in 2021; it will continue to offer articles on its website and a PopSci Plus subscription — After 151 years, Popular Science will no longer be available to purchase as a magazine. In a statement to The Verge, Cathy Hebert …
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 …
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Scott Havens, who became Bloomberg Media CEO in January 2022 after Justin Smith's exit, leaves to become president of business operations for The New York Mets — The executive will be president of business operations for the baseball team. — Bloomberg Media CEO M. Scott Havens is leaving for the big leagues.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Sources: Simon and Schuster won a competition for Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan's book on Donald Trump's “final act”, to be written after the 2024 election — Simon and Schuster won a furious competition for the deeply reported book by the two New York Times political correspondents.
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Wall Street Journal:
WSJ created Instagram accounts following only young gymnasts and influencers and found salacious Reels, like risqué footage of kids, shown next to big brand ads — Content served to WSJ test accounts included risqué footage of kids, overtly sexual adult videos and ads from major brands
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Tumblr plans to sunset Post+, launched in 2021 to let creators charge users a subscription to access content, in January 2024 — Tumblr is doing away with Post Plus, the feature that lets creators charge users a subscription to access their content. Starting on December 1st …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple says Crime Junkie was the most popular US show of 2023 on Apple Podcasts, followed by The NYT's The Daily, Dateline NBC, SmartLess, and This American Life — Apple has announced the most popular podcasts of 2023 — and true crime once again leads the pack.
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Reuters:
Azerbaijan arrests Aziz Orujev, the head of the Kanal 13 internet TV channel, after arresting three employees at the investigative outlet Abzas Media last week — Police in Azerbaijan on Tuesday arrested Aziz Orujev, head of the Kanal 13 internet television channel, the fourth independent journalist …
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.
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Source: the BBC paid a large free upfront to the episodic writers of Doctor Who, shifting away from a residual model, after Disney+ came on board as a partner — - Gaumont UK Lands Latest Channel 5 Thriller; Juno Dawson Series For Altitude; Ukrainian Anthology Sales; ZDF Kim Dotcom Drama - Global Briefs
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