CNET overhauls AI policy and updates past stories
Tech news site CNET has updated its artificial intelligence policies, saying no stories will be written entirely using the AI tool, and it’s also updating some past content, reports Mia Sato of The Verge. Sato reports, “But the outlet says it will ‘explore leveraging’ AI tools to sort and analyze data and to create outlines for stories, […]
NY Times biz news desk upset with Theranos CEO profile
Charlotte Klein of Vanity Fair writes about how the New York Times business news staff is unhappy with the recent profile of now-imprisoned Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes and expressed those concerns to business editor Ellen Pollock. Klein writes, “At the all-hands meeting Tuesday, attended by some 80 people, Pollock was asked how the story came about and […]
What Reuters is telling its journalists about using artificial intelligence
Reuters editor in chief Alessandra Galloni and ethics editor Alix Freedman sent out the following to the staff about using artificial intelligence: Colleagues, As you know, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world of work, including in the field of journalism, presenting both opportunities and challenges. We want to ensure that Reuters journalists will use […]
How VentureBeat plans to use AI in its content
Michael Nunez, the editorial director of VentureBeat, sent the following to the staff: To the VentureBeat Staff: The debate around the ethics of using generative AI was further amplified yesterday after one of the world’s leading AI data scientists Geoffrey Hinton resigned from Google out of concern that companies aren’t ensuring that generative AI is being used […]
What’s Bartiromo’s future at Fox?
Corbin Bolies of The Daily Beast writes about Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo and her future at the company given her involvement in questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election. Bolies writes, “Bartiromo in particular has emerged as a central figure in Fox’s ongoing woes. She was a key on-air booster of former President Donald Trump’s 2020 […]
Stelter on how not to cover a bank run
Brian Stelter writes for The Atlantic on the problems in the coverage of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. Stelter writes, “But for every cautious commentator, there is a panicky Twitter thread and a reckless talking head. When a Fox & Friends co-host said, ‘It’s time to be honest with the American people,’ Ainsley Earhardt blurted out, […]
Why Bartiromo of Fox Business is the center of the defamation suit
Stephen Battaglio of the Los Angeles Times writes about how Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo finds herself at the center of the defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting. Battafglio writes, “In released court documents and deposition testimony connected to the case, Bartiromo is cited throughout for allowing former President Trump’s false claims about 2020 election fraud to air […]
Identities of Reuters journalists faked in social media accounts
Two Reuters journalists had their identities faked by an unknown person or people who then used sham social media accounts to engage with Chinese activists, reports James Pomfret of Reuters. Pomfret reports, “The false representations of the two journalists, Shanghai bureau chief Brenda Goh and Hong Kong-based correspondent Jessie Pang, starting in late November, appeared on platforms […]
Fox’s Bartiromo gave air time to key GOP conspiracy theorist
David Folkenflik of NPR has described how Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo aired fraudulent claims about election fraud from pro-Trump attorney Sidney Powell. Folkenflik writes, “By Nov. 8, Fox Business Network senior vice president Gary Schreier was warning the channel’s president, Lauren Petterson, that Bartiromo ‘has GOP conspiracy theorists in her ear and they use her […]
CNET pushed reporters to be more favorable to advertisers
Tech news site CNET pushed staff to be more favorable to advertisers, reports Mia Sato of The Verge. Sato reports, “Multiple former employees told The Verge of instances where CNET staff felt pressured to change stories and reviews due to Red Ventures’ business dealings with advertisers. The forceful pivot toward Red Ventures’ affiliate marketing-driven business model — which generates […]
