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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Telegraph Director of Technology Dylan Jacques on the goal of launching 12 significant uses of AI in the newsroom over 12 months  —  The Telegraph set out in March to launch 12 significant uses of AI in its newsroom over 12 months.  —  The tools include newsroom workflow aides …
Lachlan Cartwright / Columbia Journalism Review:
Just before the election, a Trump lawyer demanded $10B in damages from the NYT and Penguin Random House, part of a flurry of Trump's legal threats to media  —  Legal letter follows complaints aimed at CBS News, the Washington Post, and the Daily Beast.  —  The letter, addressed to lawyers …
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Scientific American EIC Laura Helmuth is stepping down, following criticism for her social media posts suggesting Trump voters were racist, sexist, and fascist  —  The embattled Editor-in-Chief of Scientific American is leaving her role after her anti-Trump social media posts gained national attention.
Jenny Gross / New York Times:
The NYT's lawsuit against the European Commission, meant to establish whether text messages qualify as documents subject to transparency laws, opens  —  The news outlet is pushing the Commission to release text messages between the E.U.'s top official and Pfizer as they negotiated a Covid-19 vaccine contract.
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Onion, backed by some Sandy Hook families and Everytown for Gun Safety, buys Infowars in a bankruptcy auction, and plans a January 2025 relaunch as a parody  —  The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
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Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Small to mid-sized US unscripted producers like Lucky 8 are looking overseas to find new business and co-producers as the US market contraction hits budgets  —  Last month at MIPCOM, many regulars at the Cannes TV market noticed more American accents on the Croisette than usual.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
YouTube: 45M+ people in the US watched election content on November 5; top livestreams were from Fox News, NBC News, LiveNOW, ABC News, and the PBD Podcast  —  The Google-owned video platform released data Thursday indicating that tens of millions of Americans decided to watch their election returns there.
Dell Cameron / Wired:
The PRESS Act, shielding journalists from US government spying, stalls as Senate Democrats juggle legislative priorities before ceding control January 3  —  The PRESS Act, which would protect journalists from government spying, enjoys broad bipartisan support and has passed the House …
 
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