Tag: journalism

  • We can’t wait to find Matt Drudge!

    We can’t wait to find Matt Drudge!

    This should be a really cool limited series podcast on ‘Finding Matt Drudge’ !!

    First episode drops in a week according to this X post ..

    He has becomes increasingly mysterious and secretive and clearly very anti Trump.. this podcast is set to go in depth and should be really cool to listen to.

    We can’t wait to (maybe?) hear answers to these questions.

  • Philly Action News Chopper crash: Pilot, photographer killed after 6 ABC News helicopter crashes in Washington Township, New Jersey

    Philly Action News Chopper crash: Pilot, photographer killed after 6 ABC News helicopter crashes in Washington Township, New Jersey

    Devastating news for the families of two dead and the entire Philadelphia ABC affiliate ..

    The pilot was 67-year-old Monroe Smith of Glenside, Pa. and the photographer was 45-year-old Christopher Dougherty of Oreland, Pa.

    They have a long history with our station and have been working as part of the Action News team for years.

    “Our hearts are just broken for these men. They’re broken for their families,” reporter Katherine Scott said during a report on Action News. “We just can’t believe this has happened.”

    Reporter Maggie Kent told of speaking with colleagues of the crew members at Northeast Philadelphia Airport, where the chopper was based.

    — Read on 6abc.com/amp/action-news-helicopter-6abc-chopper-6-crash-new-jersey-philadelphia-crew-wpvi-tv/14205051/

  • Try that in a small town:  Kansas Newspaper is at the center of one of the biggest stories in history about the first amendment and journalism

    Try that in a small town: Kansas Newspaper is at the center of one of the biggest stories in history about the first amendment and journalism

    Kansas. Tap those Ruby shoes because there’s no place like home…

    This just in..

    Officials with the Marion Police Department confiscated computers and cellphones from the publisher and staff of the Marion County Record in Friday’s raid.

    On Monday, Kansas state authorities confirmed they are also involved in a criminal probe of the newspaper over allegations that it illegally obtained and used personal information about a local business owner.

    Friday’s raids have been widely condemned by many as a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s protection for a free press.

    Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly called the raids “concerning.”

    Newspaper publisher and co-owner Eric Meyer said he believes the newspaper’s dogged coverage of local politics and Police Chief Gideon Cody’s record are the main reason for the raids. The Record was in the midst of digging into the newly hired chief’s past as a Kansas City, Missouri, police captain when the raids were carried out, Meyer said, although the newspaper hasn’t yet published a story.

    The newspaper’s attorney, Bernie Rhodes of Kansas City, sent a letter to the Cody demanding that police not review any information on the computers or cellphones seized, saying they were taken illegally and contain identities of confidential sources. He also accuses Cody of misinterpreting laws on privacy and wrongly applying them to news reporters.

    What makes the situation even worse is the fact that police also raided the home of Eric Meyer’s mom (she was as co owner of the paper and contributed a weekly column.. the day after the raid the 98 year old woman passed away..

    Now new information has been revealed that the paper was also doing an expose on the town’s police chief ..

    This video is a good summary of the strange twists and turns in this story:

  • News Corp using AI to produce 3,000 Australian local news stories a week

    News Corp using AI to produce 3,000 Australian local news stories a week

    Okay.. are we good with this? Are we comfortable with this?

    Are we fine and dandy with AI technology reporting on local news sports and weather ?

    This is not testing ground anymore it’s happening. We are about to be on a collision with destiny .. what will the ole yellow gum shoes think? The beat reporters that found truth?

    But who killed journalism? AI technology? Or maybe lousy journalism killed journalism.

    Poor reporting. Poor quality. 7th grade writing that is no better now than kindergarten.

    If reporters are mad at AI, they need to find a mirror and take a good look..

    News Corp Australia is producing 3,000 articles a week using generative artificial intelligence, executive chair Michael Miller has revealed.

    Miller told the World News Media Congress in Taipei that a team of four staff use the technology to generate thousands of local stories each week on weather, fuel prices and traffic conditions, according to a report in Mediaweek.

    The unit, Data Local, is led by News Corp’s data journalism editor Peter Judd and many of the stories carry his byline.
    — Read on www.theguardian.com/media/2023/aug/01/news-corp-ai-chat-gpt-stories

  • Media blackout on UAP hearing.. suddenly CNN cares about Hunter Biden?!

    Media blackout on UAP hearing.. suddenly CNN cares about Hunter Biden?!

    In a strange twist of irony most news networks seem to be blacking out any information regarding the UAP hearing today—though historic in nature.

    So much so that even CNN is placing Hunter Biden as a top story—Hunter Biden on CNN?!!

    Even a search for ‘UAP’ on CNN’s main site yields zero results.

  • Google Tests A.I. Tool That Can Write News

    Google Tests A.I. Tool That Can Write News

    This just in!

    Everything you’re about to read about artificial intelligence will be written by artificial intelligence. At a certain point when everything that we consume is written by AI, and everything that we do is run by AI won’t be the point of us? This is unsettling and happening quickly. It’s not just manufacturing jobs anymore folks. The future is Natalie now, but perhaps it’s so late at the future was then, and we’re beyond.

    The tool, known internally by the working title Genesis, can take in information — details of current events, for example — and generate news copy, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the product.

    One of the three people familiar with the product said that Google believed it could serve as a kind of personal assistant for journalists, automating some tasks to free up time for others, and that the company saw it as responsible technology that could help steer the publishing industry away from the pitfalls of generative A.I.

    Some executives who saw Google’s pitch described it as unsettling, asking not to be identified discussing a confidential matter. Two people said it seemed to take for granted the effort that went into producing accurate and artful news stories.

    A Google spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Times and The Post declined to comment.

    — Read on dnyuz.com/2023/07/19/google-tests-a-i-tool-that-is-able-to-write-news-articles/

  • The Sound of Bias? Ignoring a movie does not make it go away

    The Sound of Bias? Ignoring a movie does not make it go away

    Everyone is talking about the movie “SOUND OF FREEDOM“. Everyone that is except for journalists, unless they’re giving some commentary that only the “Fox News crowd“ appreciates the film.

    So from what we are told, SOUND OF FREEDOM is a pretty controversial movie about human trafficking, and yes, the media has been alarmed by the insistence of the “QAnon“ crowd, urging people to see it.

    Before the movie came out, human trafficking seemed to be an important issue that was widespread. After SOUND OF FREEDOM began to take the box office by storm in a sleeper summer style, most dismissed widespread and conspiratorial human trafficking with immediacy.

    Queue the DEADLINE headline: The words talk about the number one film in the movie industry. The big top films, nationwide, and how much money they made, your typical Sunday quarterbacking.

    Not even a mention of SOUND OF FREEDOM.

    However, when you look at the real numbers, SOUND is now number two in the nation and seemingly rising.

    That was not predicted.

    The media not talking about it will not make SOUND OF FREEDOM go away.

  • CNN questions how long America will last on its 247th birthday..

    CNN questions how long America will last on its 247th birthday..

    Happy Independence day from your favorite least watched cable news network!

  • The perils and promises of preplanned news

    The perils and promises of preplanned news

    Just a quick note to the ‘reporters’ and social media experts at news stations around the world.

    When you have event coming up, don’t forget to publish prior it!

    Telling people about a planetary alignment the day after the event, and how to see it it’s not the most appropriate use of social media.

  • The Waco Documentary

    The Waco Documentary

    It is finally here–we have long been anticipating the new the Netflix documentary about WACO..

    It is largely unbelievable that it has been so long.. and unbelievable that it took this long for a reputable documentary about the siege and subsequent hostage situation that ended in fiery death..

    There have been so many cults .. so many anti government organizations that popped up in the late 80s and early 90s.. and David Koresh was the most famous of them all through the middle part of the decade. .

    While we continue to finish up the series, there was one thing that we recalled as we began re-researching the old events again: Just how awful the graphical illustration of the event was on on major newsmagazines at the time.

    Like.. the worst photoshop EVER..

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