“While there is even more need for this intervention than when we began the project, the initiative needs more resources than the current team can provide.”
“If there are resources to be put to work, we must ask where those resources should come from, who should receive them, and on what basis they should be distributed.”
“Whether intentional or not, the legislation we examined created potential opportunities to diminish opposing voices and decrease media freedom — both of which are particularly important in countries holding elections.”
It would, um, “champion the same values of ‘truth and traditional’ as The Epoch Times” and, er, “nurture in the next generation of media professionals,” ahem, “the highest standards of personal integrity, fairness, and truth-seeking.”
“We know this may not be seen as traditional journalism, which is generally known for being dispassionate, reliant on inside sources, and indifferent to profitability.”
Ten years ago today, a new app arrived to strip the “media” out of social media, reducing messaging to two little letters. It burned bright, but not for long.
“While there is even more need for this intervention than when we began the project, the initiative needs more resources than the current team can provide.”
“Amid the economic gloom, Foster has what many media outlets crave: a devoted readership willing to pay for content. Around 10 percent of his 36,000 subscribers are paying readers, he said, who fork over $6 per month or $50 per year.”
“The appeal built on Shupe’s argument about her disabilities, saying she should be granted copyright because she used ChatGPT as an assistive technology to communicate, comparing her use of OpenAI’s chatbot to an amputee using a prosthetic leg. The appeal claimed that the U.S. Copyright Office ‘discriminated against her because of her disability.’”
“Google released no further details on how many Californians will be affected, how the Californians who will be denied news access were chosen, what publications will be affected, how long the compelled news blackouts will persist, and whether access will be blocked entirely or just to content Google particularly disfavors. Because of these unknowns, there are many ways Google’s unilateral decision to turn off access to news websites for Californians could violate [various] laws.”
“As more than 2 billion people in 50 countries head to the polls this year, AI-generated content is now widely being used to spread misinformation, as well as to confuse and entertain voters. Throughout 2024, Rest of World is tracking the most noteworthy incidents of AI-generated election content globally.”
“The New York Times ended its investigation into whether staffers leaked confidential information about its Gaza war coverage without any conclusive finding, Executive Editor Joe Kahn told staff Monday.”
“In some ways, this creates a philosophical inconsistency. The paywall says, This content is valuable and you have to pay for it. Suspending the paywall in a crisis says, This content is so valuable that you don’t have to pay for it.”
“I don’t think any broadcaster has cracked the code on how to be yourself in terms of digital products. We’ve tended all to go for executions in digital which are rather newspaper-like, [but] consumption of television is very strongly video-led and on platforms like YouTube and TikTok.”
“NPR has formally punished Uri Berliner, the senior editor who publicly argued a week ago that the network had ‘lost America’s trust’ by approaching news stories with a rigidly progressive mindset.”
“Artificial intelligence is too important a technology to be evaluated on the basis of vibes. Until we get better ways of measuring these tools, we won’t know how to use them, or whether their progress should be celebrated or feared.”
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