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Thursday, April 6, 2023
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Reporting isn’t espionage — but throughout history, journalists have been accused of being spies“The detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia on espionage charges marks an unusual throwback to the old Soviet tactics for handling foreign correspondents.” By Bill Kovarik. |
What We’re Reading
The New York Times / Benjamin Mullin
No more hush money at the National Enquirer, its new owner says →
“Look, it’s a new day.”
Axios / Eleanor Hawkins
Oh good, an AI tool that generates press releases and suggests specific journalists to send them to →
“PressPal’s pitch recommendations are pulled from Muck Rack’s database, but the platform will not disclose how many active journalists are in the database.”
Reuters / Byron Kaye
Australian mayor readies what may be world’s first defamation lawsuit over ChatGPT content →
“A regional Australian mayor said he may sue OpenAI if it does not correct ChatGPT’s false claims that he had served time in prison for bribery.”
Journalism & Women Symposium / Michele Weldon
Alicia Shepard, an advocate for ethical journalism, dies at 69 →
“That was journalism as I saw Lisa do it — leaning in to listen to everyone’s voice.”
Bloomberg / Tara Patel and Benoit Berthelot
Billionaires are throwing money at Brut, a streaming video outlet for young people →
Brut, based in Paris, “has now raised about $153 million since it was founded.”
Substack / Richard J. Tofel
Making sense of “supersizing NewsMatch” →
“The fact that NewsMatch is a good thing generally shouldn’t tempt us into making too much of its effectiveness.”
Columbia Journalism Review / Andrew McCormick
Floodlight’s Amal Ahmed covers Texas communities on the climate story’s front lines →
“Energy might be the biggest story in Texas, but it’s not just a story about companies or the economy. It’s about the people who live here and their quality of life.”
Jezebel / Laura Bassett
Gender-fluid teen pushes back against “false” viral story their mom gave to Bari Weiss’s news outlet →
“Casey, now 16, strongly refuted the story in a Twitter thread Tuesday, saying it’s full of outright ‘false perceptions’ by her mother and that Yoffe did not seem interested in hearing her side of the story.”
The Guardian / Chris Moran
“ChatGPT is making up fake Guardian articles. Here’s how we’re responding” →
“In the next few weeks we’ll be publishing a clear and concise explanation of how we plan to employ generative AI.”
The New York Times Magazine / Jim Rutenberg
How Fox chased its audience down the rabbit hole →
“What will happen when everything is on the line again and that audience wants Trump on Trump’s terms again?”
Semafor / Louise Matsakis and Bradley Saacks
Twitter is no longer policing Russian and Chinese state-backed media →
“Twitter is no longer taking steps to limit the reach of Chinese and Russian state-controlled media outlets, violating the social media platform’s own stated policies.”
