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7:40 AM ET, November 28, 2023

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Maggie Harrison / Futurism:
Sources: Sports Illustrated published AI-generated articles by fake authors with AI-generated headshots; the outlet now deleted the articles and author pages  —  There was nothing in Drew Ortiz's author biography at Sports Illustrated to suggest that he was anything other than human.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sports Illustrated publisher Arena Group says SI's articles by allegedly fake writers came from AdVon Commerce and that it has ended its partnership with AdVon
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
How US local authorities are going after journalists and publishers of small papers like Alabama's Atmore News, emboldened by local media's financial decline  —  It's an increasingly familiar drama: Local authorities go after journalists and publishers of small papers, which find themselves on the First Amendment's front lines.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Popular Science drops its magazine product, which became all digital in 2021; it will continue to offer articles on its website and a PopSci Plus subscription  —  After 151 years, Popular Science will no longer be available to purchase as a magazine.  In a statement to The Verge, Cathy Hebert …
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Scott Havens, who became Bloomberg Media CEO in January 2022 after Justin Smith's exit, leaves to become president of business operations for The New York Mets  —  The executive will be president of business operations for the baseball team.  —  Bloomberg Media CEO M. Scott Havens is leaving for the big leagues.
Wall Street Journal:
WSJ created Instagram accounts following only young gymnasts and influencers and found salacious Reels, like risqué footage of kids, shown next to big brand ads  —  Content served to WSJ test accounts included risqué footage of kids, overtly sexual adult videos and ads from major brands
New York Times:
How Taiwan uses international media literacy partnerships, fact checkers, and more to fight Chinese disinformation ahead of its January presidential election  —  Ahead of a presidential election in January, Taiwanese fact checkers and watchdogs say they are ready for Beijing.  But they are still worried.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Discussion: Media Voices
Armando Tinoco / Deadline:
Max says Looney Tunes is not leaving the service after all, blaming an “error” for including the title in a list of shows leaving the platform, after an outcry  —  - ‘Agatha: Darkhold Diaries’: First Look At Behind-The-Scenes Filming Of ‘WandaVision’ Spinoff At Disney+
Discussion: The Wrap and TVLine
 
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
BBC Studios expands BBC Podcasts Premium, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts, to 166 new countries, offering early and ad-free listening to its podcasts
Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter:
Archival Producers Alliance, a group of 100+ documentarians, calls for generative AI guardrails, citing the danger of “forever muddying the historical record”
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Paramount Global's UK network Channel 5 pulled a documentary on Thames flooding after allegations a historian posted racist and homophobic social media messages
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Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Marty Krofft, a TV producer and co-creator of popular kids TV shows like H.R. Pufnstuf and Land of the Lost, died on November 25 at age 86
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
An interview with Bloomberg's Chief Digital Officer about reaching 500K subs five years after launching a paywall, ad business, engaging with Gen Z, and more
Yona Tr Golding / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Paul Caruana Galizia, son of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia of Malta, on writing about her death, choosing his own media career, and more
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
A look at The Gleaner, a local Kentucky newspaper, now a ghost newsroom with no full-time staff, as the loss of local papers grew to 2.5/week on average in 2023