journalism

New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger discusses the newspaper's $20 million lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright infringement, the threats to journalism from AI and the Trump administration, and the future of news in the digital age.

A high school student reporter in Marin County digs into the Epstein files for a homework assignment, posting findings about local mentions on Instagram. The story goes viral, sparking a free-speech debate as adults react strongly to the student's work.

A discussion or report on the decline of technology media, highlighting challenges in the industry.

WIRED Book Club hosts a livestream with author Carlos Barragán and senior writer Kate Knibbs to discuss romance scams in Nigeria, based on Barragán's book 'The Yahoo Boys'.

A third party breached The Intercept's Signal tip line and impersonated the publication to solicit whistleblowers, putting sources at risk. The Intercept has since switched to a new Signal account but has not disclosed full details of the breach.

An interview with the creators of The Pelley Minutes, a tribute website cataloging Scott Pelley's extensive career at 60 Minutes, highlighting his firing and the project's inspiration from their viral 'Elmo Open To Work' parody.

The article analyzes how AI-generated fake experts, protest posters, and synthetic photos of Trump are eroding the credibility of news media, pointing out that the media's lack of verification of information sources leads to the spread of misinformation.

Google asked 404 Media to revise a statement after publication, removing language affirming that 'it's critical that we maintain humans in the loop' — a notable shift in framing around AI oversight. The original story covered Google employees internally sharing memes about the quality of Google's AI.

Profile of Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh, who accidentally built @Muslim into a major social media news platform covering Muslim-centric stories, starting from his college years during the Trump administration.

Spotify is launching a new format for narrated long-form magazine articles from major publications, available to Premium users under their audiobook allowance or for purchase at $1.99 per article for free users.

Author Steven Rosenbaum's new book 'The Future of Truth' contained AI-fabricated quotes after he used AI tools for research. Despite the errors, he remains committed to using AI, acknowledging its dangers but finding it too valuable to abandon.

A judge's ruling in the Luigi Mangione case leads to scrutiny over New York City's press credentialing process after Mangione supporters obtained press passes and made inflammatory remarks to reporters, raising questions about who qualifies as a journalist.

This essay by Gwern dissects a 2022 New York Times article on teen vaping, showing how it misleadingly implies that legal nicotine vapes cause lung injuries like EVALI, while the actual cause was illicit THC vapes containing vitamin E acetate.

Ars Technica published its newsroom AI policy, detailing strict rules on sourcing, image use, and accountability when AI tools are involved in reporting.

OpenAI has launched the OpenAI Academy for News Organizations, a learning hub offering on-demand training, playbooks, and practical AI use cases for journalists and publishers, developed in partnership with the American Journalism Project and The Lenfest Institute.

Channel NewsAsia (CNA) describes its AI transformation journey, including custom GPTs for journalists, a Parliament AI tool for speech transcription and MP recognition, and using OpenAI models to detect disinformation during Singapore's General Election.

The Washington Post and OpenAI announced a strategic partnership where ChatGPT will display summaries, quotes, and links to Washington Post journalism in response to relevant queries. This partnership is part of OpenAI's broader effort to integrate high-quality news content from over 160 publishers across more than 20 languages into ChatGPT.

OpenAI and Guardian Media Group announce a strategic partnership bringing Guardian journalism to ChatGPT's 300 million weekly users through attributed content summaries. The Guardian will also deploy ChatGPT Enterprise across its operations to develop new products and features.

OpenAI has partnered with Schibsted Media Group to integrate content from Nordic newspapers including VG, Aftenposten, Aftonbladet, and Svenska Dagbladet into ChatGPT to provide up-to-date news summaries with attribution. The partnership aims to expand Schibsted's content reach while improving ChatGPT's ability to deliver timely, relevant information to its 300 million users.

OpenAI announces a new content partnership with Axios and funding to expand local news coverage in four U.S. cities, while expanding its broader media partnerships to nearly 20 organizations representing over 160 news outlets that integrate with ChatGPT search.