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Pranshu Verma / Washington Post:
How an AI-generated, error-filled story about Star Wars created chaos at Gizmodo, as the incident speaks to a larger debate about the role of AI in the news — The error-filled story about Star Wars movies and TV shows demonstrates why artificial intelligence shouldn't be involved in news-gathering, reporters said
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Adam Mosseri says Threads will not “encourage” politics and “hard news” as such content brings scrutiny that isn't worth the “incremental engagement or revenue” — / Adam Mosseri ran Facebook's News Feed in 2016, and now he tells Alex Heath that politics …
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Politico, Deadline, CNBC, @mosseri@threads.net, Wired, @kausmickey, @broderick, @b_fung@threads.net, @saksithcna, @jayrosen_nyu, @moorehn, @vortexsophia, @scalzi, @justinhendrix, @hughromine, @marcelemoran, @ericcolumbus, @josephpolitano, @jackmjenkins, @josephpolitano, @seamus_malek, @danprimack, @asteris, @dmarusic, @vahn16, @mattwynn, @ckrewson, @adamnash, @jeffveillette, @damienics, @martinsfp, @tomwarren, @bulls_jay, @jayrosen_nyu, @taylorlorenz@threads.net, @mosseri@threads.net, The Daily Beast, @martinsfp@threads.net, The Wrap, The Information, @b_fung@threads.net, TechCrunch, @sarahfrier@threads.net, @julesterpak@threads.net, Gizmodo, @dave@social.masto.land, @ppatel@mstdn.social, Insider, @conorsen, @ben@werd.social, @jnd.bsky.social, @AdamantlyAdam@newsie.social, @emily.bsky.team, @alexheath@threads.net, @ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social and IGN, more at Techmeme »
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Garett Sloane / Ad Age:
Threads doesn't have ads, but Meta representatives are talking with ad agencies and brands, some of which, like Netflix and Wendy's, already have many followers — Meta promises more features that will make Threads even closer to Twitter as the rivalry heats up
Bloomberg:
French media companies Le Monde, AFP, Le Figaro, and Liberation are posting on Threads even though Meta hasn't launched the platform in the European Union
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The Hollywood Reporter and NBC 7 San Diego, more at Techmeme »
Poynter:
Some journalists say Threads has a lot of promise for work, and a few say publishers should be wary of a platform from Meta, which has blocked news links before
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The Guardian, @lessin, The Hill, Mumbrella, Mumbrella, TIME, KSNT 27 News, Reason, @xgigglypuff, Wired, @deggans, The Information, Fast Company, NPR, The Week, Semafor and 9to5Google, more at Techmeme »
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Filing: Vinco Ventures, the majority owner of a joint venture that agreed to buy the National Enquirer, says completing the deal wasn't in its best interests — Vinco Ventures, part of a group that agreed to buy the supermarket tabloid, found transaction wasn't in its best interest
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Vinco Ventures and @wsj
Nieman Lab:
Survey: journalists say academic research about journalism can help with business models, but can also be irrelevant, out of touch, hard to access, and too long — A survey finds there are key differences between what journalists think researchers can help with, and what the journalists …
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@chriswhite_news, @averyholton, @terifinneman, @niemanlab@mastodon.social and @tamarwilner
Tara Deschamps / The Canadian Press:
Canadian publishers face marketing and distribution questions after Bill C-18; some users say Canadian outlets' Instagram and Facebook posts have disappeared — TORONTO — Meta and Google's move away from linking to Canadian news sites is a “moment of reckoning” for publishers and broadcasters …
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@ldhillonkane, Bloomberg, National Newswatch, @mgeist and @stephen_taylor
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Sky News details an experiment to develop an AI-based reporter and an AI-based editor tasked with creating a video package and a feature-length news story — The Comcast-owned channel wanted to see if off-the-shelf AI tools could soon replace human journalists (spoiler: not today). — Video
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@matthewkeyslive, New York Post, Sky News, Simon Owens's Media Newsletter, NBC4 Washington and Sky News on YouTube, Thanks:@thedeskdotnet
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Wesley Lowery on leading the Investigative Reporting Workshop, six methods to guide journalism, and more — Lowery took the helm of the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University as its executive editor this month.
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@niemanlab and @froomkin
Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Fox News Digital retracts an intern's story that “inaccurately attributed” a quote claiming Trump's former HHS secretary Tom Price wouldn't back Trump in 2024 — Fox News Digital retracted a story on Friday that “inaccurately attributed” a scathing statement …
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@ddiamond, Fox News, The Hill, @mattmackowiak, @maggienyt, @bgrueskin, @trumpstaxes, Breitbart and @brianstelter
Forbes:
Entrepreneurs and fashion designers claim to have lost $195K+ to Women of the City, a UK glossy fashion magazine that charged for features but never delivered — Women of the City looked like a glossy fashion magazine on a mission to highlight female entrepreneurs.
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@ebakerwhite, @alexrkonrad, @forbes and @sarahnemerson
Sara Fischer / Axios:
MediaNews Group, the newspaper company owned by Alden Global Capital, removed comments from its websites on July 1 because they “can be difficult to moderate” — MediaNews Group, the local newspaper company owned by Alden Global Capital, has shut down all of its comment sections as of July 1st …
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@scottbrodbeck and @mgsiegler
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
From January 1 to July 2, Disney made $3.4B at the global box office, Universal made $2.89B, Sony made $1.1B, Warner Bros. made $898M, and Paramount made $871M — That breaks out to $1.35 billion domestic and $2.05 billion abroad, and this is off of seven theatrical releases so far in 2023.
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