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☆ The Haitian Times covered the false claims targeting Springfield. Now it’s also facing attacks
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The Haitian Times, an online publication, has covered Haiti and the Haitian diaspora around the world since it was founded in 1999. Springfield, Ohio, was already on the Haitian Times’ radar well before the conspiracy theories began. The Haitian Times covered the comments aggressively — describing them as racist and false. The day after the debate, The Haitian Times published an article reporting that Haitian immigrant families in Ohio were “under attack” amid the intense swirl of false claims. Springfield’s city manager told the publication that it could not guarantee the safety of its staff, Haitian Times founder Garry Pierre-Pierre told CNN.

Persons: New York CNN — Macollvie Neel, “, ” Neel, Neel, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Vance, Trump, ”, swatting, “ It’s, Garry Pierre, Pierre, “ I’m, ” Pierre Organizations: New, New York CNN, Haitian Times, CNN, Nazi, Facebook Locations: New York, Ohio, Haiti, Haitian, United States, South Florida, Massachusetts, Springfield , Ohio, Springfield, Springfield’s

☆ The Washington Post is trying to fix one of the biggest problems
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —The Washington Post is trying to fix one of its biggest problems: an outdated homepage loathed by its own staff. Lewis is under pressure to recapture paying subscribers and return the Post to profitability, a goal he says he is making progress on. More urgently, at the Post, the homepage redesign is a sign that the new management regime is moving quickly to make significant changes. Lewis was appointed publisher and chief executive in January and didn’t mince words about the beleaguered state of the Post. While Lewis hasn’t entirely recovered, he has used his weekly memos to tout progress in rebuilding the Post’s subscriber rolls.

Persons: Will Lewis’s, Jeff Bezos, Lewis, ”, “, Matt Murray, didn’t, Lewis hasn’t Organizations: New, New York CNN, Washington Post, The New York Times, Technology, Google Locations: New York, Washington, ”

☆ A veteran reporter was murdered outside his home. Now his newspaper is tasked with covering the alleged killer’s trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In the wake of German’s reporting, Telles went on to lose his Democratic primary race, bringing his time in public office to an end. Following the election, Telles published an angry letter on his website attacking the Review-Journal and its reporting, denying allegations in German’s reporting. Reporters and editors pored over German’s reporting in hopes of finding who was responsible for the attack. Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German on June 2, 2021, on the Las Vegas Strip. In the week leading up to Telles’ trial, the Review-Journal published several news articles focusing on the trial and German’s career.

Persons: Robert Telles, Jeff German, Telles, Newsrooms, “, ” Rhonda Prast, German’s, ” Prast, Erickson, Kane, Jeff, ” Briana Erickson, ”, K.M . Cannon, Telles ’, ” Keith Moyer, Arthur Kane, Katelyn Newberg, Katherine Jacobsen, ” Jacobsen, “ We’ll, Glenn Cook, Evan Gershkovich, Gershkovich, Jamal Khashoggi, Khashoggi, ” John Katsilometes Organizations: New, New York CNN, Las Vegas, Democratic, IRE, Las, Tribune, Service, US, Committee, Protect Journalists, CNN, Street, Washington Post, Al Locations: New York, Clark County, Nevada, Sin City, Canada, Caribbean, Florida, Russia, Saudi, Israel, Qatar

☆ Wyoming reporter caught using artificial intelligence to create fake quotes and stories
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

“The 2024 Cody Stampede Parade promises to be an unforgettable celebration of American independence, led by one of comedy’s most beloved figures,” the Cody Enterprise reported. In an editorial published Monday, Enterprise Editor Chris Bacon said he “failed to catch” the AI copy and false quotes. “It matters not that the false quotes were the apparent error of a hurried rookie reporter that trusted AI. It was my job,” Bacon wrote. Another story — about a poaching sentencing — included quotes from a wildlife official and a prosecutor that sounded like they came from a news release, Baker said.

Persons: HELENA, CJ Baker, Larry, Cable Guy, ”, Baker, Aaron Pelczar, Buffalo Bill Cody, Chris Bacon, “, ” Bacon, Pelczar, Bacon, I’ve, ” Baker, —, Mark Gordon, ” Michael Pearlman, It’s, Alex Mahadevan, ” Mahadevan, Megan Barton, Cody Enterprise’s, ” Barton, Poynter Organizations: Powell Tribune, Cable, Cody, Stampede, Cody Enterprise, Enterprise, Buffalo, ” Journalists, Associated Press, AP, Sports, Wyoming Gov, OSHA, Wyoming, Fish Department, Poynter Institute Locations: Mont, Wyoming

☆ New York Times editorial board will no longer endorse candidates in New York races
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —The New York Times is getting out of New York endorsements. The newspaper’s editorial board on Monday announced that it will no longer endorse political candidates in New York state and local races. “While elections everywhere remain critical to the lives and experiences of our audience, the editorial board is ceasing the endorsement process for New York elections,” Kathleen Kingsbury, The Times’ Opinion head who oversees the editorial board, said in a statement. Notably, however, the board can continue making endorsements in presidential races, including in the upcoming November election, and it can still endorse political candidates in races outside of the state. The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board, known for its conservative bend, has not endorsed candidates since 1928.

Persons: ” Kathleen Kingsbury, ”, Kingsbury, ” Kingsbury Organizations: New, New York CNN, The New York Times, The, Times, The Times, McClatchy, The Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star, Alden Global Capital, Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News, Boston Herald, Orlando Sentinel Locations: New York, New York City, New

CNN —Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva said she’s “finally being treated as a human being” following her release from Russian detention in a historic prisoner exchange between Washington and the Kremlin last week. “I’ve been waking up from that nightmare,” Kurmasheva told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead” in her first television interview since her release. Kurmasheva rushed into the arms of her husband and daughters on the tarmac after greeting Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden. The US-backed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist had been detained in October 2023 and found guilty of spreading false information about the Russian army – charges her family and employer deny. Kurmasheva and her husband, Pavel Butorin, have two daughters, including one who turned 13 just minutes after reuniting with her mother.

Persons: Alsu Kurmasheva, she’s “, “ I’ve, ” Kurmasheva, CNN’s Jake Tapper, “, Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Kurmasheva, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Pavel Butorin, Tapper, ”, Pavel, ” Pavel, wasn’t, —, Gershkovich, haven’t, Vladyslav, Ihar, Andrey Kuznechyk, Kurmasheva’s, she’s, we’ll, Vadim Krasikov, Biden, Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, Carstens, Trevor Reed, Brittney Griner, we’ve, We’ve, ” Carstens, ” Sen, Lindsey Graham, Marc Fogel, Fogel, someone’s, Jennifer Hansler Organizations: CNN, Base Andrews, Radio Free, Radio Liberty, Wall Street, RFE, Ukrainian Service, publication’s, publication’s Belarus Service, Belarus Service, ” Hostage, Biden, Hostage Affairs, US, Fox News, South Carolina Republican Locations: American, Washington, Maryland, Radio Free Europe, Russian, Kazan, Moscow, Ankara, ”, Russia, Crimea, publication’s Belarus, Minsk, Belarus, Germany, Berlin

☆ Casa Susanna: How an upstate New York home became a safe haven for trans women in 1960s America
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Suyin Haynes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Her name is Susanna Valenti, and her home is Casa Susanna, located in the Catskills, in upstate New York. Pictured above, guests with Susanna Valenti (right) in her wife Marie Tonell's New York City apartment, circa 1960-63. Susanna (right) and two friends are pictured on a swing set at Casa Susanna, circa 1960. In discoveries of other Casa Susanna photographs, multiple copies of the same image have been found. I think people find it somewhere between charming and mind blowing.” Pictured above, guests at Casa Susanna circa 1964-68.

Persons: Susanna Valenti, Casa, Casa Susanna, “ Casa, Valenti, Marie Tonell, Cindy Sherman, Louise Lawrence, Harvey Fierstein’s “, Valentina ”, Sophie Hackett, Marie Tonell's, Susan Stryker, “, ” Stryker, I’ve, ’, ‘, Virginia Prince, Stryker, “ Transvestia ”, Susanna, Lili, Wilma, Prince, Virginia, ”, Susanna Says, Casa Susanna ., Tonell, Gloria, Jessica, Lee Miller, ” Lili, that’s, Hackett, ” Hackett, Transvestia, ” Prince, Transvestia ”, Isabelle Bonnet Organizations: CNN, Art, Ontario’s, First Trans Network, Louise Lawrence Transgender, Casa Susanna, Hudson, Casa, Virginia, of Ontario, Prince Locations: New York, United States, New York City, York City, Los Angeles, America, Casa, Chile, Michigan, Colombian, Thames, Hudson

☆ Columbia Law Review website is down after publishing a story criticizing Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —The website for the Columbia Law Review is no longer accessible following the publication of an article critical of Israel that the publication’s board said did not go through the proper review process. At issue is the publication of an article that said Palestinians are living under a “brutally sophisticated structure of oppression” by Israel. The Columbia Law Review Association is an independent nonprofit organization with its own board of directors, and it is not governed by Columbia University or its law school. The piece was published Monday, despite the board saying it had asked for a delay in publishing until June 7 pending more review. “The attempt to silence my legal scholarship on the Nakba by shutting down the entire Columbia Law Review website is not only reflective of a pervasive and anti-intellectual Palestine exception to academic freedom but is also a testament to a culture of Nakba denialism,” Eghbariah said in a statement to CNN.

Persons: “, ”, Rabea Eghbariah, ” Eghbariah Organizations: New, New York CNN, Columbia, CNN, Association, Columbia University, Harvard University Locations: New York, Israel, ”, Gaza

☆ After Trump’s Conviction, a National Enquirer Editor Sends His Regrets
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Jacob Bernstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Even before former President Donald J. Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a sex scandal, a verdict was being delivered on The National Enquirer. The no-holds-barred supermarket tabloid was once famous for publishing salacious stories about celebrities and politicians. “It’s just a tragedy for the paper,” said Barry Levine, the publication’s former executive editor, sitting in the living room of his one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan on a recent morning. Even among those who consider it a guilty pleasure, The Enquirer can hardly be described as a national treasure. But try telling that to Mr. Levine, a swashbuckling journalist who worked there from 1999 until 2016 and whose professional and personal identity was shaped by it.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, “ It’s, ”, Barry Levine, Levine Organizations: National Enquirer Locations: Manhattan

☆ Columbia’s student journalists produced New York magazine’s cover story. Here’s how they did it
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“It was clear from the outset that The Spectator was really leading the coverage,” Summers told CNN by phone Monday. The photographs were captured by student journalists — including the cover image shot by freshman Stella Ragas — working in conjunction with New York photo director Jody Quon. Gathering reporting from campus for the issue, however, was not without its challenges for the student journalists. “There is significantly more trust of us than national outlets who parachute in and maybe don’t have the intimate knowledge,” Ramirez told CNN. In fact, when the encampments first propped up on campus, Ramirez told CNN that the student journalists were reluctant to retire for the night.

Persons: New York CNN —, Nick Summers, Isabella Ramirez, Summers, ” Summers, Ramirez, —, Stella, Jody Quon, David Dee Delgado, ”, Quon, “, ” Quon, ” Ramirez Organizations: New York CNN, New York, Columbia University, Columbia Daily Spectator, The Spectator, New, CNN, The, Hamilton Hall, Israel, Rye, Protesters, Reuters “ Locations: New York, Morningside, Rye Spaeth, Hamilton Hall

Mr. Pecker was also asked whether he believed Mr. Trump was concerned that his wife or family would find out about the affairs. director, and Reince Priebus, who was chairman of the Republican National Committee, Mr. Pecker reassured Mr. Trump that everything was fine. Mr. Trump then told the group that Mr. Pecker probably “knows more than anyone else in this room.”“It was a joke,” Mr. Pecker testified, adding, “They didn’t laugh.”Pecker did a lot for Trump, who could be hard to please. Mr. Pecker variously described Mr. Trump as becoming “very angry” and “very aggravated.”Still, Mr. Pecker said he felt no ill will. Mr. Pecker described a 2002 meeting in which Mr. Schwarzenegger asked Mr. Pecker not to run negative stories about him before his run for governor of California.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump, David Pecker, Pecker, Karen McDougal, Daniels, McDougal, Trump’s, Michael D, Cohen, Marion Curtis, “, Mr, McDougal —, —, ” Mr, ”, Ahmed Gaber, James Comey, Reince Priebus, ” Pecker, Emil Bove, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Schwarzenegger Organizations: National Enquirer, AMI, ., Associated, Prosecutors, Trump, White, The New York Times, Republican National Committee, Mr, Republican Locations: Trump’s, California

☆ Opinion | The ‘Blood Bath’ Battle and the Electric Car War
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If you believe President Biden’s aides and allies, he intends to fight the 2024 election primarily on the threat that Donald Trump poses to American democracy. By the time November rolls around, Biden’s longtime adviser Mike Donilon told The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos recently, “the focus will become overwhelming on democracy. Biden’s argument about democratic norms did seem to pay off in some key races in 2022, but I’m less convinced that it made the difference in 2020, at least relative to Biden’s promise to be a steady hand and his reputation for ideological moderation. To the extent that the White House knows this, we should probably take quotes like Donilon’s with a grain of salt. Maybe he was just dispatched to manage Biden’s liberal base, to preach the gospel of anti-Trumpism to a liberal publication’s readers while someone else gets to work on the more traditional economic appeals to swing voters.

Persons: Biden’s, Donald Trump, Biden, Mike Donilon, Evan Osnos, ”, White

☆ Sports Illustrated to avert shutdown as it gets a fresh start under new publisher
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

In January, The Arena Group, which had published Sports Illustrated since 2019, stopped paying Authentic its licensing fee for publishing rights. Minute Media said that while it will continue the print edition of the magazine, it hopes to also usher Sports Illustrated into a lucrative digital future. “The weight and power of that distinction cannot be understated.”Minute Media will work to retain most of the Sports Illustrated staff, a person familiar with the matter said. “We have said from the start that our top priorities are to keep Sports Illustrated alive, uphold the legacy of the institution and protect our union jobs. We look forward to discussing a future with Minute Media that does that,” Emma Baccellieri, staff writer for SI and vice chair for the SI Union, said in a statement.

Persons: Asaf Peled, ” Peled, Peled, ” Emma Baccellieri Organizations: New, New York CNN —, Authentic Brands, The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Group, Media, Players ’ Tribune, FanSided, Minute Media, SI, Arena, Sports Locations: New York

☆ Inside the world of Wordle at the New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Saira Mueller | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

After the New York Times acquired Wordle from its creator, software engineer Josh Wardle, in January 2022, its player base grew to tens of millions. The New York Times assigned a dedicated editor for Wordle, Tracy Bennett, in November 2022. “You’re even going to be able to play Wordles that predate the New York Times acquisition, which is really fun,” Knight told CNN. What Wordle has done for the New York TimesAside from the editorial strategy, Wordle fits perfectly into the Times’ business plans. For Donna Cona, who has played it since before the Times acquisition, Wordle has become her go-to thing each morning.

Persons: Wordle, Josh Wardle, Everdeen Mason, “, ”, Jonathan Knight, Tracy Bennett, we’re, ” Bennett, “ I’ve, Bennett, Mason, ” Mason, it’s, — Bennett, Knight, “ You’re, ” Knight, “ We’re, —, ’, Donna Cona, I’m, …, Nanny, Cona, Malia Griggs ’, they’re, Malia, Jerrold Griggs —, ” Malia, Griggs ’, Malia it’s, ADIEU, Malia Griggs, “ I’m, Wordle “ Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Times, NYT, Louis, Cities, Fulham, Bournemouth, Bradford, New York, Sydney Melbourne New York, DC Locations: North, ”, Seattle, Aberdeen, Hinsdale, Angeles, Lansing, London, Coventry, Auckland, Wandsworth, Wantage, Vancouver, Wordle, New York City, Columbia , South Carolina, Washington, DC Vermont Wyoming, Hoquiam , Washington, Willowbrook , Illinois

☆ Sports Illustrated’s Employees Are Told Print Edition Will Close in May
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Benjamin Mullin | More About Benjamin Mullin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Friction between Sports Illustrated’s owner and its operator has led to disarray at the venerable magazine in recent months. But that message runs counter to what Sports Illustrated’s owner, Authentic Brands Group, has said about looking for a way to ensure that the magazine endures in print. Last year, Mr. Bhargava, the founder of the 5-Hour Energy drink company, agreed to buy a major stake in the Arena Group. In January, Authentic Brands terminated its deal with Arena Group after Arena breached its licensing agreement by failing to make a $3.75 million payment. Since then, Authentic Brands has been weighing a deal with new licensees, leading to the current uncertainty.

Persons: Steve Janisse, Manoj Bhargava, Bhargava Organizations: Sports, Employees, Authentic Brands, Brands, Energy, Arena, Group

☆ Rolling Stone’s editor-in-chief exits magazine after brief run over differences with top boss
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

In a note to staff, Wenner thanked Shachtman and said that he will begin a search for a new editor in the coming weeks. Shachtman added that while he was stepping down as editor, he would be a contributing writer for the magazine. Shachtman also emphasized that under his stewardship, Rolling Stone would not be afraid to take aim at some of music’s biggest names. The scandal ultimately led to Jann being removed from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At the time, Rolling Stone described the comments as “offensive” and Shachtman published a piece examining the magazine’s history.

Persons: Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, Gus Wenner, ” Shachtman, Wenner, Shachtman, ” Wenner, Sean Woods, Lisa Tozzi, ”, “ I’ll, Jann, Stone Organizations: CNN, Rolling, Rolling Stone, Magazine, New York Times, Hall of Fame Locations: “, Shachtman

When Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of The Los Angeles Times, hired Kevin Merida to be the newspaper’s top editor nearly three years ago, he hailed the journalist as someone who would maintain the publication’s high standards and journalistic integrity. Their relationship was strained in part by an incident in December when Dr. Soon-Shiong tried to dissuade Mr. Merida from pursuing a story about a wealthy California doctor and his dog, three people with knowledge of the interactions said. The previously unreported incident occurred as The Los Angeles Times, the largest news organization on the West Coast, struggled to reverse years of losses amid a difficult market for newspapers. Mr. Merida resigned this month. It is not unheard-of for the owner of a publication to be consulted on sensitive reporting, particularly if it could jeopardize the newspaper legally or financially.

Persons: Patrick Soon, Kevin Merida, Shiong, Mr, Dr, Merida Organizations: Los Angeles Times Locations: Merida, California, West Coast

☆ The Never Trump movement might be in its last throes, but a news publication it birthed is booming
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —The Never Trump movement might be on life support, but one of the outlets that it gave birth to is flourishing. George Conway, the conservative attorney whose sharp legal analysis and unsparing political commentary launched him from a well-known D.C. politico into a household name during the Trump administration. “The legal questions surrounding Trump are going to be an enormous part of what happens in 2024,” Longwell noted to me. “As Trump has absorbed the Republican Party, there is less of a mission over how to save it. “When you’ve been a part of the conservative movement and seen how much it has changed, you have no temptation to say these things are equivalent.

Persons: Trump, Donald Trump, Sarah Longwell, James, Kathryn Murdoch, George Conway, Conway, “ George Conway, ” Longwell, George, Charlie Sykes ’, Never Trump, Republican “ expats, you’ve, ”, Longwell, “ Organizations: New York CNN, Longwell, Trump, Apple, Republican Party, Republican Locations: New York

☆ The Sports Illustrated Cover, a Faded Canvas That Once Defined Sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Kevin Draper | Benjamin Mullin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Or it could have been the declaration that a 17-year-old LeBron James was “The Chosen One,” 20 months before he played in his first N.B.A. For sports fans of a certain age, the memory of running to the mailbox to see what was on the cover of the latest weekly issue of Sports Illustrated is indelible. “You would get that cover and you’d be like: ‘Man, this is what happened last week. But the road has been particularly rough for Sports Illustrated, with its shrinking staff and reduced print frequency. Last week, most of the employees were either laid off or told their employment would be uncertain after 90 days, leaving the publication’s future in flux.

Persons: Dwight Clark, LeBron James, “, ”, Nate Gordon Organizations: United States Olympic, San Francisco 49ers, Sports, Sports Illustrated, Players ’ Tribune Locations: “

☆ Axel Springer Stands By Business Insider Reporting on Bill Ackman’s Wife
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Alexandra Bruell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Neri Oxman is a designer and former MIT professor. Photo: Gary He for The Wall Street JournalBusiness Insider owner Axel Springer said it stands by the publication after reviewing the reporting process behind stories that alleged plagiarism by Neri Oxman, the designer and former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who is married to hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman . The German media company said last week it would review the process and motivations behind the recent BI articles. The review came amid complaints from Ackman, in a series of posts on X, about the publication’s reporting tactics.

Persons: Neri Oxman, Gary He, Axel Springer, Bill Ackman Organizations: MIT, Wall Street Journal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Locations: Ackman

☆ Media executives urge Congress to enact legislation to prevent AI models from training on ‘stolen goods’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Roger Lynch, Condé Nast’s chief executive, told senators that current AI models were built using “stolen goods,” with chatbots scraping and displaying news articles from publishers without their permission or compensation. News organizations, Lynch said, seldom have a say in whether their content is used to train AI or is output by the models. To avoid the pilfering of news publishers’ content and, thereby, their coffers, Lynch proposed AI companies use licensed content and compensate publishers for content being used for training and output. Coffey also noted AI models have introduced inaccuracies and produced so-called hallucinations after scraping content from less-than-reputable sources — which runs the risk of misinforming the public or ruining a publication’s reputation. “The risk of low-quality [generative] AI content dominating the internet is amplified by the drastic economic decline of news publications over the past two decades,” Coffey said.

Persons: ChatGPT, Roger Lynch, Condé, Lynch, ”, they’ve, Sarah Silverman, Margaret Atwood, Dan Brown, Michael Chabon, Jonathan Franzen, George R, Martin, ” Lynch, Danielle Coffey, Coffey, ” Coffey, ” Curtis LeGeyt, ” LeGeyt Organizations: CNN, The New York Times, News Media Alliance, National Association of Broadcasters

☆ Opinion: What the Sports Illustrated AI debacle is telling us
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Opinion Will Leitch | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

(Full disclosure: I briefly hosted a television show for Sports Illustrated a few years back that no one watched.) But the only difference between those sports sites using AI writers and other sports sites using AI writers is that people actually used to enjoy Sports Illustrated and Deadspin; Yahoo, for example, has been contracted with a company called “Automated Insights” to write AI sport stories for years. Another game I like to play in my downtime is NBA2K, the wildly popular NBA video game. But in the game, Aldridge is not real; he’s just some pixels synced to audio the real Aldridge recorded years ago. Sports writers insist, as we fight back against a creeping AI world, that we can always do our jobs better than a robot can.

Persons: Will Leitch, ”, it’s, I’m, —, William Faulkner, Robert Frost, John Steinbeck, AdVon, Richard Johnson, Emma Baccellieri, Pat Forde, Tom Verducci, you’ve, It’s, Fox, Charissa Thompson, I’ve, Hall, Hall of Famer Andrea Kremer, Thompson, “, can’t, Curt Gowdy, David Aldridge, Aldridge, Video Aldridge, Julius Randle, Randle, … I’d Organizations: New York Magazine, CNN, Park Baseball, MLB, Sports, The Arena Group, The, Group, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo, Amazon, Hall of Famer, New York Times, NBA, Video Knicks

☆ Sports Illustrated deletes articles published under fake author names and AI-generated profile photos
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Sports Illustrated on Monday said it had deleted several articles from its website after a report found the once-celebrated legacy magazine had published the pieces under fake author names and profile images generated by artificial intelligence. The report, which was published by Futurism, found that the magazine had repeatedly published articles whose authors could not be found online outside the Sports Illustrated website. The articles were all accompanied by AI-generated profile photos that Futurism also found for sale on digital marketplaces that sell AI-produced headshots. “We deplore being associated with something so disrespectful to our readers.”Sports Illustrated writers also reacted with disgust in social media posts. — I take seriously the weight of a Sports Illustrated byline,” Emma Baccellieri, a staff writer for the magazine, posted to X.

Persons: —, “, AdVon, ”, “ AdVon, ” AdVon, couldn’t, ” Emma Baccellieri, Mitch Goldich Organizations: CNN —, Sports Illustrated, Illustrated, The, CNN, AdVon Commerce, Arena, Gannett, Sports Illustrated Union, Sports, Online

Israeli strikes hit near hospitals in Gaza City as the military pushed deeper into dense urban neighborhoods in its battle with Hamas militants. The number of Palestinians killed in the war has risen to over 10,800, including more than 4,400 children, the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza said. In the occupied West Bank, more than 160 Palestinians have been killed in the violence and Israeli raids. Basel Zalabani, Mohammed’s father, said that Israeli forces had arrested him and his other 18-year-old son Yazan ahead of the demolition. Since the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, at least five Romanian citizens have been confirmed killed.

Persons: Gaza’s, Marine Le, JERUSALEM, Mohammed’s, Yazan, ”, Australia — Francesca Albanese, Israel, ” Albanese, “, they'll, ” CloudFlare, NETANYAHU, ISRAEL, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, “ Writers Bloc ” Organizations: Hamas, Nations, Ministry, West Bank, —, United States Office, Palestinian Affairs, Bank, Basel, UN, won’t, Romania — Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates, UNITED, . Development, Social Commission, West, Fox News, The New York Times, “ Writers Bloc, New York Times, The Associated Press, of Liberty and Grand Locations: Gaza City, Gaza’s, Israel, Gaza, Hungary, israel, ISRAEL, Jerusalem, West, Jenin, ADELAIDE, Australia, Adelaide, GAZA BUCHAREST, Romania, Egypt, Rafah, Cairo, Bucharest, YEMEN, DUBAI, United Arab, Yemen, YemenNet, Saudi, Red City, Hodeida, Syria, Ukraine, West Asia, Palestinian, GAZA Israeli, deradicalized, Manhattan, New York

☆ William Lewis is named publisher of the Washington Post
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Luciana Lopez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —The Washington Post on Saturday named news media veteran William Lewis as its new publisher and CEO at a critical time for newspaper, as it contends with financial trouble, a rapidly shifting media environment and a looming presidential election. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post in 2013, and the paper’s traffic surged in the years immediately after, particularly after former President Donald Trump took office. As with much of the news industry, the Washington Post has faced a reckoning as Americans’ reading habits have shifted in recent years. Previous publisher and chief executive Fred Ryan announced in June that he was stepping down after nearly a decade heading up the Washington Post. “Ten years ago, I made a commitment to the future of The Washington Post, inspired by its ambitious and consequential journalism,” said Bezos in a statement.

Persons: William Lewis, Lewis, ” Lewis, Dow Jones, Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump, Patty Stonesifer, Fred Ryan, Stonesifer, ”, Will, ” CNN’s Oliver Darcy Organizations: New, New York CNN, Washington Post, Wall Street, Amazon, Interim, The Washington Post Locations: New York

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