Hong Kong journalist group head says fired by WSJ in press freedom row | Freedom of the Press News

Hong Kong journalist group head says fired by WSJ in press freedom row | Freedom of the Press News

The new chair of Hong Kong’s leading media professional group has said she lost her job at The Wall Street Journal after she refused her supervisor’s request to withdraw from the election for the leadership post. Reporter Selina Cheng told a press briefing on Wednesday that a senior editor told…

JD Vance would be ‘comfortable in Democratic Party of 1984’: Chuck Todd
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JD Vance would be ‘comfortable in Democratic Party of 1984’: Chuck Todd

NBC political commentator Chuck Todd stunned MSNBC hosts by claiming GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance would “have been very comfortable in the Democratic Party of Walter Mondale in 1984.” Todd appeared on NBC’s left-leaning sister cable network MSNBC on Tuesday during the Comcast-owned outfit’s coverage of the Republican National…

Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson found guilty | Media News

Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson found guilty | Media News

Former TV personality Carlos Watson has been convicted in a federal financial conspiracy case about Ozy Media, an ambitious startup that collapsed after another executive impersonated a YouTube executive to hype the company’s success. Watson, 53, had been free on bail but was taken into custody to await sentencing after the…

OpenAI, Microsoft sued by news nonprofit for copyright infringement | Media

OpenAI, Microsoft sued by news nonprofit for copyright infringement | Media

Lawsuit by the Center for Investigative Reporting comes after similar claims by The New York Times and other newspapers. OpenAI and its main backer Microsoft are being sued by another news organisation in the United States for alleged copyright infringement. The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR), which publishes Mother Jones…

Newly named Washington Post editor bows out after backlash | Media News

Newly named Washington Post editor bows out after backlash | Media News

In the past few weeks, several media reports raised concerns about the incoming editor’s journalistic ethics. The Washington Post says newly named editor Robert Winnett has decided not to take the job and will remain in Britain instead, creating another upheaval at a news outlet where a reorganisation plan has…

Audiences suspicious of AI being used to create news, survey shows | Technology News

Audiences suspicious of AI being used to create news, survey shows | Technology News

News consumers most opposed to use of AI for sensitive topics such as politics, report finds. Most news consumers in the United States and the United Kingdom would be uncomfortable with journalism produced mainly by artificial intelligence (AI), a survey has found. Only 23 percent of respondents in the US…

Epoch Times executive arrested over alleged m money laundering scheme | Media News

Epoch Times executive arrested over alleged $67m money laundering scheme | Media News

Weidong Guan is accused of involvement in ‘sprawling’ scheme to launder money to benefit himself and the right-wing outlet. A top executive at the Epoch Times, a New York-based conservative media outlet known for its fierce criticism of the Chinese government, has been arrested over his alleged involvement in a…

Newly named Washington Post editor bows out after backlash | Media News

Sally Buzbee, first woman to lead The Washington Post, steps down | Media News

Buzbee’s departure comes after publisher told employees the paper lost $77m last year. The top editor at The Washington Post, Sally Buzbee, has stepped down after three years at the helm of one of the most storied publications in the United States. Buzbee will be replaced by Matt Murray, a…

‘Down with dictatorship’: Tunisians rally against gov’t crackdown on media | Media News

‘Down with dictatorship’: Tunisians rally against gov’t crackdown on media | Media News

Demonstration comes after two Tunisian commentators critical of President Saeid were sentenced to prison. Several hundred Tunisians have marched through the capital, Tunis, chanting “down with the dictatorship” as they protested a spate of arrests under a presidential decree critics say is being used to stifle dissent. Since Tunisia’s 2011…