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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
How Linsey Davis and David Muir firmly pursued real-time fact-checking to build guardrails around Trump in the ABC News debate between Trump and Harris — Calmly and firmly, Linsey Davis and David Muir pursued the kind of real-time fact-checking missing from many previous debates.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Veteran journalist Peter Kafka is reviving his old Recode Media podcast under a new name, Channels, starting September 11 with the Vox Media podcast network — - He also worked out an arrangement with Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff where he'll own the podcast, giving him freedom and flexibility.
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TVNewsCheck, @pkafka, @jakesherman, @cgates123, @sarafischer, @mossbergwalt@threads.net, @pkafka, Nieman Lab, @pkafka@threads.net, MediaPost and Talking Biz News
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The New York Times Tech Guild, which represents 600+ employees, votes to authorize a strike after over two years of stalled contract talks with NYT management — - The Wirecutter union held a five-day walkout over the Black Friday holiday weekend in 2021 and struck a deal with management days later.
Financial Times:
GB News and UnHerd owner Paul Marshall acquires The Spectator for £100M and plans to expand the magazine overseas; Spectator chair Andrew Neil resigns — Acquisition bolsters hedge fund boss's position as one of UK's most influential right-leaning media barons
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Lauren Johnson / Adweek:
Amazon says it is testing sponsored ads in chats with Rufus, its AI-powered shopping assistant, in the US — But ad buyers are cautious about the placements — Amazon is starting to plug ads into generative AI. — Sponsored ads—Amazon's core search ad format—could start appearing …
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The Drum, Adam Epstein on LinkedIn and Jeremy Dodge on LinkedIn
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
A group of Democratic senators asks the FTC and DOJ to probe whether AI tools that summarize online content like news may amount to anticompetitive practices — A group of Democratic senators is urging the FTC and Justice Department to investigate whether AI tools that summarize …
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U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, Axios, @leftcoastbabe, @shadowhaxor, Raptive and @bishplsok
Keith Campbell / Asheville Watchdog:
An interview with former Washington Post Editor Martin Baron on Jeff Bezos' purchase of the outlet, Trump's election in 2016, and his memoir, Collision of Power — Asheville Watchdog hosted a special free public event on Thursday, Sept. 5. Watchdog political reporter Tom Fiedler interviewed …
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r/Journalism
Thomas Barrabi / New York Post:
A former News Corp executive testifies in Google's ad antitrust trial that News Corp weighed switching from Google ad tools in 2017 but would have lost $9M — News Corp considered switching away from Google's advertising products in 2017 - but decided against it after determining it would cost …
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Reuters, Yahoo Finance, Mumbrella, The Verge, MediaPost, New York Daily News, Digiday, New York Times, Reuters, The Media Leader, AdExchanger and Adweek
Wendy Davis / MediaPost:
A federal judge blocks Utah from enforcing the Minor Protection in Social Media Act, set to take effect on October 1, saying the law likely violates the 1A — A federal judge has blocked Utah from enforcing a new law that would have restricted social media platforms' ability to serve content to minors under 18.
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KSL-TV, Bloomberg Law, Utah Political Watch and @keir_lamont, more at Techmeme »
Oliver Darcy / Status:
As part of a News Media Alliance lobbying effort, 100+ news executives are visiting Washington, DC, on September 11 to warn lawmakers about AI's impact on media — More than 100 news executives will descend on Capitol Hill to warn lawmakers about the threats A.I. poses to the industry.
Discussion:
@newsalliance, Washington Post and CNN
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Pact: UK TV production sector revenue fell by £392M to £3.61B in 2023; the amount spent on commissioning programs by UK broadcasters fell from £1.99B to £1.78B — Revenue plunges as cash-strapped broadcasters spend less on commissioning amid ad slump and shift to streaming
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Deadline, Daily Mail, C21Media and Broadcast
Wes Davis / The Verge:
ESPN's AI-generated articles recapping women's soccer games are bland and basic, failing to note key moments like one player's final game and emotional farewell — This weekend, ESPN began publishing AI-generated recaps of women's soccer games, with more sports to come.
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@blandpseudonym.bsky.social, @itnewsbot@schleuss.online, Defector, Poynter, The Present Age and Awful Announcing
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