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Natalie Korach / Status:
Sources: journalists attending WHCD plan to wear 1A-themed accessories, in a RCFP-coordinated campaign to express solidarity amid Trump's press restrictions — On a Saturday evening in late April, the ballroom of the Washington Hilton will feature the annual tradition of reporters dressing …
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
An independent journalist argues against using AI to help journalists write, saying “the process is the purpose” even if you don't always enjoy it — There is no pride in relying on a machine to do deeply human work. — In a November conversation at the Urban Consulate in Detroit …
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Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter:
How Hollywood support staff are integrating AI into workflows, from mundane tasks to creative development, amid cost-cutting and workload demands — “When they say, ‘You should be using AI,’ the first thought in your head is: 'Are you asking me to teach you how to replace me with technology?'" says one studio assistant.
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Munsif Vengattil / Reuters:
How India's film industry is embracing AI, as studios use the tech to cut production time and costs, while union rules constrain its use in Hollywood — India's studios are transforming filmmaking by using AI to slash production time, cut costs and dub movies into numerous languages.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: three Gulf sovereign-wealth funds have agreed to commit a total of ~$24B to back Paramount's $81B WBD deal; Saudi Arabia's PIF agreed to provide ~$10B — Commitments from Middle East entities will help offset costs for Ellison family — Paramount has received signed equity commitments …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Savannah Guthrie returns to co-hosting duties on the Today show for the first time since the disappearance of her mother Nancy in January — Savannah Guthrie returned to co-hosting duties on Today on Monday for the first time since the disappearance of her mother, Nancy.
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Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI:
NYT's profile of Medvi, glorified as a two-employee startup with $1B+ in revenue, ignored info that the startup is a warning sign, not a poster child, for AI — On Thursday, The New York Times published a thing — and it went viral, declared as a victory for AI:
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Tandy Lau / Editor and Publisher:
A look at Amjambo Africa, an immigrant-founded publication in Maine that focuses on immigrant life and news from Africa with coverage in seven languages — Amjambo Africa delivers multilingual journalism helping asylum seekers navigate life and share their stories — Georges Budagu Makoko became the change he wanted to see.
Elex Michaelson / CNN:
An interview with TMZ's Harvey Levin about the OWTA movement he says TMZ started, shaming lawmakers using audience's photos, like Lindsey Graham at Disney World — TMZ's founder Harvey Levin knows what the people want to see. — Usually, that's celebrity drama and misbehavior by athletes.
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The Hollywood Reporter:
The WGA and AMPTP reach a tentative four-year agreement, up from WGA's usual three-year deal; it includes AI training protection and health plan increases — The provisional agreement, reached after less than a month of negotiations, boasts health plan and pension increases and protection …
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@nytimespr:
A NYT headline on Friday “misstated” NATO's full name as the “North American Treaty Organization”; the NYT says a correction appears in Saturday's print edition — @sissenberg @nytimes A correction will appear in tomorrow's print edition: “A headline with an article on Friday about President Trump's threats to leave NATO misstated the full name of the body. It is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, not the North American Treaty Organization.”
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Aidan Ryan / The Boston Globe:
A look at nonprofit VTDigger, which has been operating at a loss since 2022 and is seeking its third EIC in just over a year after tough union negotiations — Over the course of nearly two decades, VTDigger built itself into one of the scrappy success stories of nonprofit digital news …
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