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 […]
CNET’s parent feared Google backlash over AI-produced stories
Red Ventures, which owns tech news site CNET, feared Google would notice the dismal quality of stories written by artificial intelligence software and cut off the precious supply of search results that Red Ventures depends on for revenue, reports Jon Christian of Futurism. Christian writes, “Google’s current position is that it’s not limiting the visibility of online […]
CNET found errors in more than half of its AI stories
CNET issued corrections on 41 of the 77 stories the outlet published that were written using an artificial intelligence tool, reports Mia Sato and Emma Roth of The Verge. Sato and Roth write, “In a note published today, CNET editor-in-chief Connie Guglielmo defended the use of the AI writing tool but said that an internal review of stories uncovered numerous […]
What’s forced CoinDesk to cover its parent company
Isabella Simonetti of The New York Times writes about CoinDesk’s coverage of FTX and founder Sam Bankman-Fried and what that means for CoinDesk’s parent. Simonetti writes, “But now, the complications for CoinDesk are even greater. One of the businesses owned by its parent company, Digital Currency Group, a venture capital firm with stakes in numerous crypto […]
How the media got played by retailers about shoplifting
Tesnim Zekeria and Judd Legum of Popular Information write about how the media accepted the storyline from retailers that shoplifting was rampant without checking police reports and statistics. Zekeria and Legum write, “Mainstream media has historically gravitated toward sensationalist crime coverage that often obscures reality. With Walgreens, a similar pattern emerged: the drugstore chain’s dubious narrative was spread […]
WSJ demands investigation after reporter detained
The Wall Street Journal demanded the Phoenix Police Department conduct an internal review and take action to ensure journalists’ rights are protected after one of its reporters was handcuffed and detained, reports Dave Biscobing of ABC 15. Biscobing reports, “The demand came from Journal Editor-in-Chief Matt Murray to Phoenix Police Chief Michael Sullivan in a letter following […]
