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12:05 PM ET, March 31, 2024

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David Bauder / Associated Press:
NBC News' controversy around Ronna McDaniel sparks debate over political contributors' role in TV news and the challenges in representing diverse viewpoints  —  One of the nation's most prominent news outlets has found itself in an embarrassing mess over the hiring — and quick firing …
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A profile of NBCU News Group Chair Cesar Conde, as he tries to navigate the biggest crisis of his tenure after the rapid hiring and dismissal of Ronna McDaniel  —  Cesar Conde, a leader with an M.B.A. but a limited journalism background, is facing the toughest scrutiny of his career.
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with war correspondent Jane Ferguson on her biggest stories, the rise of local reporters, the pressure female reporters face concerning their looks, more  —  Jane Ferguson, a seasoned war and conflict reporter for PBS NewsHour and a visiting professor at Princeton University …
Alex Sujong Laughlin / Defector:
Some journalists have experimented with paying sources for their time in documentary work, in particular for podcasts, raising questions about ethics and power  —  Someone told me years ago that as a journalist making documentary work—the kind of work I do—you should leave every interview having fallen …
Josh Hersh / Columbia Journalism Review:
Sports podcasts hosted by athletes offer an insider analysis, but they don't do investigative reporting, which major sports outlets have also turned away from  —  Todd Frazier is trying to figure out how to mute himself.  —  It's January, and he's on the set of the digital show he cohosts …
New York Times:
Retail investors, who hold 40% of Disney stock, may decide the Disney-Peltz proxy fight, which is expected to be one of the most expensive in history  —  Individuals hold as much as 40 percent of the company's shares, and they may decide a proxy battle that is one of the most expensive in history.
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
Several legal experts say Section 230 will not protect firms from lawsuits over the outputs of generative AI, echoing SCOTUS Justice Gorsuch's 2023 statement  —  Legal scholars, lawmakers and at least one Supreme Court justice agree that companies will be liable for the things their AIs say and do …
New York Times:
A look at the impact of Georgia's filming incentives on tiny Thomasville; the state paid $5.2B+ in incentives between 2015 and 2022, compared to New York's ~$7B  —  When movies are made in Thomasville, Ga., it welcomes celebrities and an infusion of cash.  But the financial incentives that attract studios have cost the state billions.
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James Pomfret / Reuters:
US-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau, citing concerns over staff safety after a stricter national security law came into effect on March 23  —  U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said on Friday it had closed its Hong Kong bureau citing concerns over staff safety after the enactment …
Ellen Huet / Bloomberg:
Some tech CEOs are turning to friendly podcasters like Lex Fridman as a way to “go direct” and avoid traditional media, which they view as unfairly critical  —  Tech CEOs have a growing set of ways to sidestep traditional media.  But first...  Don't press
Frank Landymore / Futurism:
Many of Amazon's Kindles are displaying ads for blatantly AI-generated books on the lock screen, with some appearing to be flagrant copies of existing works  —  “I've never minded the ads on them... until they became flooded with AI-generated books.”  —  Amazon has been a huge staging ground …
Jerusalem Post:
Iran International says journalist Pouria Zeraati was hospitalized with multiple knife injuries after he was attacked by a group outside his London home  —  The Iranian regime has planned multiple attacks against Iran International.  —  Iran International announced on Friday that one of its journalists …
 
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Gleb Bryanski / Reuters:
Russia's finance minister says Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments to counter Western sanctions

Qwen:
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Taiwan's FTC blocks Uber's $950M acquisition of Delivery Hero's Foodpanda, arguing it would decrease competition as their combined market share would be 90%+
 
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