Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | The Associated Press now has content sharing partnerships with nine nonprofit newsrooms across 10 states. By Sophie Culpepper. |
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| “The thing that had the strongest connection to someone’s propensity to develop a habit and their propensity to give is sociability — that it gives people things to talk about.” By Celeste LeCompte. |
What We’re ReadingThe Washington Post / Laura Wagner
A reporter detailed a tennis star’s alleged abuse. Now he’s paying for it. →“After more than a decade building a reputation for incisive coverage of the sport, Ben Rothenberg has become disillusioned with it. The grueling travel schedule, dwindling access to players and pains of freelance employment all took their toll. Also: He’s being sued by one of the top players in the world.”The Verge / Jess Weatherbed
Hello, you’re here because you compared AI image editing to Photoshop →“Let’s put this sloppy, bad-faith argument to rest.”Vanity Fair / Joel Simon
American journalists beware: A second Trump term could pose very real risks →“In February 2017, just a month into his presidency, Donald Trump asked to meet alone with FBI director James Comey in the Oval Office…[Trump] floated another idea: Why not jail journalists who leak classified information? ‘They spend a couple days in jail, make a new friend, and they are ready to talk,’ Trump supposedly said, according to Comey’s notes on the conversation. Comey laughed. But Trump wasn’t joking.”The Verge / Jordan Pearson
Telegram’s CEO has taken a hands-off approach for years — now his luck might have run out →“While some of the accusations could still raise red flags, many seem to concern serious offenses — like child abuse and terrorism — that Durov would reasonably have been aware of. But many questions remain unanswered, including how worried other tech executives should be.”The Verge / Jess Weatherbed
Apple is cutting jobs across its News and Books apps →“Apple has eliminated about 100 jobs across its digital services group according to Bloomberg, as part of a “shift in priorities” for the division. The majority of those laid off reportedly worked within the team that runs the Apple Books app and Apple Bookstore, with the remaining cuts made to some engineering roles and services like Apple News.”The Business of Fashion / Yola Mzizi
Willa Bennett is the new editor-in-chief of Cosmo and Seventeen →“Bennett joins Hearst from Highsnobiety, the Zalando-owned streetwear and youth culture media entity, where as editor-in-chief, she expanded its audience and grew its e-commerce revenue. She also previously held roles at GQ magazine and Bustle Digital Group.”The Verge / Joanna Nelius
Google Meet will now summarize your interviews along with transcribing them →“Unfortunately, it only supports spoken English right now, but it seems like it could make missing an important [interview] less stressful; it automatically takes notes in a Google Doc and will attach that file to the calendar event after the meeting is over, so you can reference them later on.”The Washington Post / Patrick Svitek
After raising complaints, Trump says he’ll participate in debate with Harris →“Trump agreed earlier this month to take part in the ABC News debate…But Trump threw the debate into uncertainty Sunday when he criticized ABC as biased in a social media post and suggested people should ‘stay tuned’ about his participation.”Press Gazette / Dominic Ponsford
EU urged to cancel trade agreement with Israel over journalist killings →“The joint letter…warns that Israel has killed more than 100 journalists in Gaza since 7 October 2023. The letter also accuses the Israel Defence Forces of deliberately targeting and killing at least five journalists, with another ten deaths under investigation. And it condemns the ban on independent media accessing Gaza, warning that 49 journalists and media workers have been detained by Israel since 7 October.”The Guardian / Pjotr Sauer
Telegram founder’s arrest could have far-reaching impact on Russia →“Despite growing rumors that [Telegram founder Pavel] Durov may have fallen under the Kremlin’s influence, Telegram has remained the primary channel for dissent in Russia, especially after the outbreak of the war, as Vladimir Putin cracked down on independent media outlets and banned western social media platforms.”The Verge / Jay Peters
Twitter is working on a video conferencing platform →“Given the past history of X Spaces, I’m sure it will be easy to trust X Conference for your next important business meeting.”KSDK / Jonathan Fong and Brent Solomon
The East St. Louis Monitor ends production after 61 years →“‘The man who founded this, when he founded it in the 60’s, car was firebombed. He and his family’s lives were threatened,’ said head writer Linda Lawson. But the East St. Louis Monitor had a purpose: keep Black communities informed by any means.”Washington Post / Will Oremus
Zuckerberg tells GOP leader he has regrets over covid misinformation crackdown → “I feel strongly that we should not compromise our content standards due to pressure from any Administration in either direction — and we’re ready to push back if something like this happens again.”
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