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Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
A US judge orders the White House to lift access restrictions imposed on the AP while the AP's lawsuit moves forward — A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered President Donald Trump's White House to lift access restrictions imposed on the Associated Press over the news agency's decision to continue …
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Alex Mahadevan / Poynter:
A survey of 1,128 US adults: 49% have no interest in using an AI chatbot to get info from news outlets, and 27% believe outlets often use AI to write articles — Wide-ranging research from Poynter and the University of Minnesota sheds light on how people feel about AI in journalism. It's not pretty.
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Joshua Rothman / New Yorker:
How AI could hollow out the media business, which employed under 50K US journalists in 2023, while enhancing some news reporting, including by processing data — Artificial intelligence could hollow out the media business—but it also has the power to enhance journalism.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Some senior Trump press aides have refused to engage with reporters' questions because the journalists listed identifying pronouns in their email signatures — Some Trump administration officials have declined to answer questions from several journalists on the basis of their email signatures.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
WordPress.com launches an AI website builder to help users create a website via its chat-style interface, available to WordPress users for free — Hosting platform WordPress.com on Wednesday launched a new AI website builder that allows anyone to create a functioning website using an AI chat-style interface.
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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the struggle to cover the earthquake in Myanmar due to lack of experienced journalists caused by the junta's repression, USAID and VOA cuts, and more — The problems pile up for an already threatened press. — Last week, Yogita Limaye, a correspondent at the BBC …
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Mark Yarm / Long Lead Presents:
Q&A with NYT's first Editorial Director of AI Initiatives Zach Seward on using AI summaries internally, the OpenAI lawsuit, the future of journalism, and more — The paper's first editorial director of artificial intelligence initiatives takes us behind the scenes. — Mark Yarm and Long Lead
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Atlas Obscura names ex-WSJ executive Louise Story as its new CEO, reports $16.7M in 2024 revenue, driven by ads, and says its newsletters have 1.7M free subs — Story wants to build the best travel app in the world — Atlas Obscura has named Louise Story as its new chief executive officer …
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Robert W. McChesney, an influential left-leaning critic of corporate media control and Silicon Valley billionaires, died from cancer on March 25 at age 72 — In over a dozen books, he explored the failures of journalism and the internet, blaming capitalism and calling for the nationalization of Facebook and Google.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Apple offers a rare TV+ discount, dropping to $2.99/month from $9.99 for three months for new and returning customers until April 24, after Severance's success — The tech giant is giving new and returning users of the streaming service three months for $2.99 per month.
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Gannett launched Witness, a collection of true crime stories from its papers, in March for $4.99/month and plans USA Today's first paid podcast for April 15 — “What exists that will connect Palm Beach with Des Moines?” — Crime news has been a fixture of journalism for centuries.
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources: BBC Breakfast head Richard Frediani faces workplace bullying and misconduct allegations, with senior presenter Naga Munchetty also raising concerns — BBC Breakfast boss Richard Frediani is facing further allegations of workplace bullying and misconduct, with senior presenter Naga Munchetty among …
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