In an interview, OpenAI CTO Mira Murati says "some creative jobs maybe will go away" due to AI, "but maybe they shouldn't have been there in the first place" (Kate Irwin/PCMag)

Mediagazer: In an interview, OpenAI CTO Mira Murati says “some creative jobs maybe will go away” due to AI, “but maybe they shouldn't have been there in the first place” (Kate Irwin/PCMag)

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Washington Post:

In an email to staff, Telegraph editor Chris Evans says Rob Winnett has decided to stay at Telegraph and will not join the Washington Post— Robert Winnett, hired by Washington Post publisher William Lewis, faced questions about his U.K. work, including stories based on stolen records.
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Etan Vlessing /
The Hollywood Reporter: The Washington Post's Incoming Editor Backs Away From Role Amid Controversy

Oliver Darcy /
CNN: Washington Post will not bring in Robert Winnett as its top editor after report raised ethical questions

Harry Lambert /
@harrytlambert: Breaking: Rob Winnett will NOT become the next editor of the Washington Post. Chris Evans, editor of the Telegraph, emails staff: “I'm pleased to report that Rob Winnett has decided to stay with us.”

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: These Brits now exist in pure caricature in the U.S. — the guy is really widely thought of as a great editor....

Jim Waterson /
@jimwaterson: Telegraph staff told that news boss Rob Winnett has decided to stay in the UK and not join the Washington Post after all..... that. “He's a talented chap and their loss is our gain,” Telegraph editor Chris Evans has told staff.

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: I do sometimes wonder why journalists are surprised the public don't trust us as much as we think they ought to - given we ask the public to simultaneously believe this was all high-minded reporting about ethics, and in no way related to internal office politics.

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher@threads.net: My rat boy prediction aged well. Largely since I am familiar with the Amazon style perfected by Bezos of only giving up the ground you need to. Next: Lewis stays unless there is another problematic story. (Narrator: There will be another problematic story and I am not guessing this time.)

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Washington Post staffers are about to be told the same thing — Robert Winnett is no longer the incoming exec editor

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher: The first move is to get the Post to calm after this pointless and damaging period. Bezos needs to channel the Grahams in tone and gather diverse people who are actually good and innovative at digital media to work with a newsroom dying for leadership: https://www.nytimes.com/...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “We will soon announce both the recruiting firm and process we will utilize to ensure a timely but thorough search for this important leadership role,” Lewis adds. In other words, there WILL be a process this time.

Will Bunch /
@will_bunch: 2034: Max presents The Third Newsroom, written and produced by Aaron Sorkin

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: @Sulliview Agree (barring any new bombshells). The Post's financial situation is dire; changing publishers now would be highly disruptive. And notably, Lewis's record at Dow Jones/WSJ appears (so far) to be clean. For Bezos, that might be the most relevant historical artifact.

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: The assumption here will be that Winnett was thrown overboard in a bid to keep Will Lewis - about whom more serious and more recent concerns were raised, versus Winnett (1/2)

Margaret Sullivan /
@sulliview: I think the deal is Will Lewis stays, for now; Winnett's pre-ouster is the sacrifice/compromise. ... (Was his tenure even less than a single Scaramucci?)

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Washington Post Incoming Executive Editor Robert Winnett Withdraws

Jim Waterson /
The Guardian: UK editor backs out of top Washington Post job after US scrutiny of his past

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher: Next: Lewis stays unless there is another problematic story. (Narrator: There will be another problematic story and I am not guessing this time.) Unless the third newsroom is a golden solution to fixing the Post — it is not, just an hand waving plan when simplicity is needed.

Norman Pearlstine /
The Daily Beast: Why Jeff Bezos Is Failing The Washington Post

Jay Rosen /
@jayrosen_nyu: Now that's “losing the newsroom.” https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ... [image]

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: New WashPost editor withdraws - stays in Britain after uproar over his journalistic record, and that of his patron and pal, Post publisher Will Lewis We predicted this Monday on NPR: https://www.npr.org/... Will Lewis hang on? Fresh story posting shortly on NPR [image]

David Gilmour /
Mediaite: NEW: Top Editor at Washington Post Out Before Even Starting Amid Paper's Turmoil

Jared Mitovich /
Politico: Robert Winnett withdraws from becoming next Washington Post senior editor

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Robert Winnett Won't Be Moving To The Washington Post As Next Editor; CEO Will Lewis Announces New Search

Joshua Benton /
@jbenton: Telling to feel the need to specify “U.S. elections,” as if the Washington Post newsroom would otherwise assume he meant some other elections

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: After uproar over ethics, new editor of ‘Washington Post’ Robert Winnett won't take the job. Whether his pal and patron Wash Post publisher Will Lewis, who faces equal scrutiny, hangs on, remains uncertain. My story for NPR https://www.npr.org/...

Jenn Gidman /
Newser: WaPo Drama Continues as New Editor Jumps Ship

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: If that's how things shake out, I think the Washington Post newsroom has lost out: Winnett is a talented editor, who has overseen serious and impactful reporting projects, who I suspect the Post staff would've got along with, in time. (2/2)

Lionel Barber /
@lionelbarber: His mate Rob Winnett is out, but Will Lewis stressing this time there will be a rigorous, transparent process for selecting the next editor of The Washington Post. Meanwhile, “internal affairs” continue to investigate their own publisher

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Washington Post update: Winnett withdraws while Lewis hangs on — for now

Walt Mossberg /
@mossbergwalt@threads.net: Norm Pearlstine is one of the finest top editors I have ever known or worked for. He has high journalistic values and a strong business sense. He was brilliant as the top editor at the @wsj and @time Inc. So when he says Jeff Bezos needs to do more and better at the @washingtonpost , take him seriously. cc @karaswisher @mbrauchli

Mike McGill /
Mike McGill on LinkedIn: One of those days when I wish I was still working on Reliable Sources and could do a segment on the hows and whys. …

Mizy Clifton /
Semafor: Washington Post's next editor withdraws from role

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: @Sulliview Lewis is at about a half-Licht. This was necessary for him to have even a chance to prove that his acumen for innovation and biz strategy can help the Post to a stronger future.

Richard Tofel /
@dicktofel: @BGrueskin @Sulliview That may be their hope or intent, but hard to see it playing out that way. The publisher's most important job is picking the editor. This is a concession that Lewis failed in that.

Ariel Zilber /
New York Post: UK Telegraph's Robert Winnett won't become top editor at Washington Post

David Folkenflik /
NPR: After uproar over ethics, new ‘Washington Post’ editor won't take the job

Kim Perales /
@KimPerales@toad.social: Public pressure worked, Winnett will not join the WaPo as editor: — Robert Winnett, the British journalist recently tapped to become editor of The Washington Post later this year, will not take the job and will remain at the Daily Telegraph in London, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post on Friday. …

Martin Peers /
The Information: Washington Post's Editor-to-Be Withdraws

David Bauder /
Associated Press: Newly named Washington Post editor decides not to take job after backlash

Paul Farhi /
@farhip: An old quote from @washingtonpost publisher Will Lewis announcing the appointment of now-resigned would-be editor Rob Winnett hasn't aged well, given that the Post's “investigative rigor” helped raise questions about Winnett's fitness for the job. [image]

Eduardo Suárez /
@eduardosuarez: Among the many lessons from the Winnett-Lewis fiasco at @washingtonpost these are perhaps the most valuable when looking for a new leader: Establish a proper process, with the right checks and balances | Respect your organisation culture | Don't hire a crony | Knowledge matters

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Scoop: Bezos confidant (and former Post C.E.O.) Patty Stonesifer made an appearance in the newsroom today to advise on a range of matters, including the forthcoming “third newsroom.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Richard Stengel /
@therickstengel@threads.net: I'll let others address the ethical questions, but would you hire an editor of the Yorkshire Post who had never lived in Yorkshire or the UK? I don't think so. At a time of deep reckoning in America, you need journalistic leaders who understand and care about the country, and not just publishing a newspaper. …

Ted Johnson /
TVNewsCheck: Robert Winnett Pulls Out Of WaPo Editor Consideration

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Politico:

The allegations facing Will Lewis and Rob Winnett are not remotely in line with either UK or US journalism ethics; blaming British media culture is wrong— The allegations of journalistic misconduct facing publisher Will Lewis aren't condoned in the U.K. either.

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Puck, Financial Times, The Guardian, CNN, Byline Times, Reuters, The Atlantic, @tallulahb2012, @davidclinchnews, @jamesrbuk, @robcrilly, Wall Street Journal, MediaPost, @justinling.bsky.social, Jeff Jarvis on LinkedIn, John Robinson on LinkedIn, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social, Media Nation and The Guardian

Discussion:

Dylan Byers /
Puck: Inside the Post Coup

Emily Bell /
The Guardian: US and UK journalism are different. But they're going to get a lot more similar

Oliver Darcy /
CNN: Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalists call for leadership change amid publisher scrutiny

Brian Cathcart /
Byline Times: Will Lewis and The Washington Post: 'Real Journalists Don't Ignore the Failings of Their Own Industry the Way the UK Press Does'

Tom McTague /
The Atlantic: Revenge of the Brits — British editors are suddenly leading several U.S. publications. Can it last?

Anna Morales /
@tallulahb2012: @jamesrbuk @POLITICOMag Why do you think the phone hacking and invasion of privacy intrusions cases continue to taint British media culture?

David Clinch /
@davidclinchnews: @jamesrbuk ... I agree.

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: @TallulahB2012 @POLITICOMag As I say opening the piece, I think it's because it's what first comes to mind when most Americans think of British journalism

Rob Crilly /
@robcrilly: @jamesrbuk @POLITICOMag Great piece

Alexandra Bruell /
Wall Street Journal: Washington Post CEO Plans a Mysterious ‘Third Newsroom.’ His Past Offers a Clue.

Justin Ling /
@justinling.bsky.social: you people love a phone hacking! stop trying to pretend like you don't [embedded post]

Jeff Jarvis /
Jeff Jarvis on LinkedIn: Excellent by James Ball: Don't blame differing culture for shock at the Lewis gang's past. Yes. Blame the ethical and journalistic lapses of them and their companies: both News Corp and Telegraph. …

John Robinson /
John Robinson on LinkedIn: A failure of leadership: — You might think a decisive leader who founded Amazon would take decisive action to clean up his mess at the Washington Post. …

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: Excellent by @jamesrbuk: Don't blame differing culture for shock at the Lewis gang's past. Yes. Blame the ethical and journalistic lapses of them and their companies: both News Corp and Telegraph. — Opinion | The Wrong Culprit in the Controversy at the Washington Post https://politi.co/3VMsfFs

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Drip, drip, drip — Three new data points in the ongoing implosion of Washington Post publisher Will Lewis:

PCMag:

In an interview, OpenAI CTO Mira Murati says “some creative jobs maybe will go away” due to AI, “but maybe they shouldn't have been there in the first place”— OpenAI's CTO Mira Murati isn't worried about AI's impact on creative professions.

Discussion:
Dartmouth Engineering on YouTube, @andantonius, @perpetualmaniac, @olifranklin, @rahll, @dartmouth, @edzitron, @iamhappytoast, @meganroseruiz, @nealstephenson, @carnage4life, @nickmurftweets, @abebab, @carnage4life, @seamusblackley, @robertfreundlaw, @kevinbparry, @shakeelhashim, @its_adamneely, @thayerschool, @cake_of_canola_oil …, @darthbluesky.bsky.social, @brendelbored.bsky.social, BGR, @moviessilently.bsky.social, @cyanogic.com, @jann@twit.social, @rhymeswithnick.bsky.social, @rincewind.run, @whet.bsky.social, @brooklynmarie.bsky.social, @evacide.bsky.social, @gregpak.bsky.social, @jesseltaylor.bsky.social, Digital Trends and Know Your Meme, more at Techmeme »

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Jon Neimeister /
@andantonius: This is one of the most revolting things I've ever heard one of these leeches say. Their models are trained on OUR work and you have the AUDACITY to say our jobs shouldn't have existed in the first place? Mira, Sam, the lot of you, I say this with the utmost venom: go to hell. @perpetualmaniac: Remember how the elites said AI is nothing to worry about then they turn around and admit many jobs are going away but “maybe they shouldn't have existed at all in the first place.” More rug pulls coming.

Oli Franklin-Wallis /
@olifranklin: When you spend much time with tech people, as I have, you realise many are just like those who work for defence companies. They develop their own distorted ethics, in order to avoid the fact that what they do is morally unconscionable.

Reid Southen /
@rahll: This is insane. Won't say OpenAI didn't train on YouTube, and now basically implies some of those jobs shouldn't have been there in the first place if the “content is not very high quality.” So, they'll steal from and replace you if they think you're of “low quality”. Yikes. @dartmouth: .@OpenAI Chief Technology Officer @miramurati, @thayerschool '12, predicts that as AI gets smarter, it will not only be more helpful, but safer. Her thoughts on the future of artificial intelligence ⤵️ https://engineering.dartmouth.edu/ ...

Ed Zitron /
@edzitron: this is a declaration of war against creatives and it should be reported as such @iamhappytoast: 'Maybe artists shouldn't have existed' says woman who makes money stealing from those artists and destroying their careers while also pushing a tool that will put children off learning to paint or draw in the future.

Meg /
@meganroseruiz: The thing that gets me about Gen AI is that it literally doesn't have to exist. It doesn't fill a previously untapped market. The only thing it accomplishes is making it easier for corporations to avoid paying creative people. It's useless. Also Mira Murati's job shouldn't exist

Neal Stephenson /
@nealstephenson: Started a Substack. Have soft-pedaled it as I was learning my way around. Then along came today's Mira Murati furor, which happens to dovetail perfectly with the first post I put up just a few days ago after OpenAI's previous gaffe https://open.substack.com/...

Dare Obasanjo /
@carnage4life: I've always found it gross that people praise OpenAI's “noble mission” to create AGI when it's a bunch of ex-Googler's with $10M pay packages working to kill the jobs of people making 1% of what they do. https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...

Nick Murphy /
@nickmurftweets: If the creative jobs weren't there in the first place, Mira, there'd be nothing for you to steal.

Abeba Birhane /
@abebab: this is too much for a company that has been built on the backbone of stolen work, largely from the creative community

Dare Obasanjo /
@carnage4life: OpenAI CTO, Mira Murati, says AI will cause some creative jobs to go away, but maybe they shouldn't have existed in the first place. OpenAI's mission is to create AGI that can replace people in every viable economic activity. Killing jobs is the end goal. [video]

Seamus Blackley /
@seamusblackley: Tell me why people hate Silicon Valley without saying the word Silicon Valley.

Rob Freund /
@robertfreundlaw: “If our new product can eliminate your career, maybe you should never have had that career” is an absolutely wild position to take. The sheer arrogance and inability to read the room.

Kevin Parry /
@kevinbparry: My wisdom is that if you're celebrating this and thinking you can finally have a creative career because you can prompt, you'll for sure be replaced by the evolving tech or someone who can type faster. Art is hard, and even harder to turn into a career. There are no shortcuts. @thayerschool: During Commencement weekend, @OpenAI CTO and Thayer alum @miramurati spoke at a special “AI Everywhere” event at Thayer, and received an honorary degree from @dartmouth. AI is getting smarter, but she predicts that smarter AI will be more helpful AND safer. https://engineering.dartmouth.edu/ ... [image] @cake_of_canola_oil@threads.net: She's certainly quite smart in her chosen field. It's also pretty obvious her chosen field is not “media”. Every time she does one of these it highlights everything wrong with OpenAI, I'm surprised they keep choosing her as the messenger @darthbluesky.bsky.social: i can think of other things that maybe should not be here in the first place tbh [embedded post]

Brendel /
@brendelbored.bsky.social: Writers, artists, actors, musicians, all those things are bullshit. Being a “Chief Technology Officer”? That's real as hell dawg [embedded post]

Andy Meek /
BGR: OpenAI CTO thinks AI will kill some jobs that shouldn't have existed in the first place @moviessilently.bsky.social: There's a scene in LITTLE CAESAR where Edward G Robinson's character sees a painting in a gilt frame. He asks how much, is told that it was $$$$$ and remarks “Boy, them gold frames sure cost plenty of dough.” — He can't understand the painting itself being valuable and he would have cleaned up in AI [embedded post] @cyanogic.com: “maybe they shouldn't have been there in the first place” — AI bros are not beating the allegations of hating art/artists and wanting to make the entire profession suffer [embedded post] @jann@twit.social: SO SO SO tone deaf! — #Apple, are you REALLY partnering with this company???? #OpenAI — In an interview, OpenAI CTO Mira Murati says “some creative jobs maybe will go away” due to AI, “but maybe they shouldn't have been there in the first place” (Kate Irwin/PCMag) — https://www.pcmag.com/... @rhymeswithnick.bsky.social: The creatives who survive this era of bullshit won't forget. [embedded post]

Micah /
@rincewind.run: they lie about how this will help and not hurt people until they feel that they don't need to do that anymore — and then we get the truth — the breathless headlines should keep that in mind next time, but they won't [embedded post]

Whet Moser /
@whet.bsky.social: “AI is going to replace work that didn't need to be done” huh? [embedded post]

Brooke Binkowski /
@brooklynmarie.bsky.social: When they tell you what they are, believe them. [embedded post] @evacide.bsky.social: I have known many CTOs that did not need to replaced by AI because they could have been replaced much more easily with a very short shell script. [embedded post]

Greg Pak /
@gregpak.bsky.social: Imagine the deep moral vacuity you'd have to have to use the phrase “shouldn't have” here. Like it was somehow WRONG or IMMORAL for creative people to get paid for their work. Work that OpenAI has pirated to fuel their immoral, unethical machine. Deeply, deeply repugnant worldview. [embedded post]

Jesse /
@jesseltaylor.bsky.social: The jobs will go away for a short while, then come back, but the people hiring will use their unsuccessful foray into AI to lower the amount paid for the creative work under the threat of pivoting back to the thing that didn't work [embedded post]

Luke Larsen /
Digital Trends: GPT-5 will have ‘Ph.D.-level’ intelligence

Adam Downer /
Know Your Meme: OpenAI's Mira Murati Says AI May Kill Some Jobs That 'Shouldn't Have Been Jobs In The First Place' And Draws Ire From AI's Critics

TechCrunch:

Spotify debuts a new Basic streaming plan in the US for $10.99/month, which includes all the benefits of Premium without the monthly audiobook listening time— Spotify is introducing a new “Basic” streaming plan in the United States, the company announced on Friday.

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Spotify, Billboard, BGR, Variety, Digital Music News, Engadget, Neowin, @film_girl@mastodon.social, 9to5Mac, 9to5Google, Digital Trends, The Hollywood Reporter, UPROXX, Reuters and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Chris Eggertsen /
Billboard: Spotify Unveils Basic, Music-Only Subscription Tier at Reduced Price

Joe Wituschek /
BGR: Spotify now has five different plans - here's what each one includes

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Spotify Launches Basic Plan in U.S. That Excludes Audiobooks for $10.99 per Month — a Discount of One Whole Dollar

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: Breaking: Spotify Launches Music-Only Subscription Tier In the U.S. — After Switching 97% of Subscribers to Bundled Offering

Christina Warren /
@film_girl@mastodon.social: PSA: Spotify doesn't make it super clear, but you can downgrade from your Family Premium plan to Family Basic, which removes the audiobook stuff and saves $3 a month. I just did that since I pay for Audible. If Spotify actually offers hi-fi music, I might re-upgrade to the premium plan but I won't pay $3 a month for audiobooks I didn't listen to. https://newsroom.spotify.com/ ...

Chance Miller /
9to5Mac: Spotify adds cheaper ‘Basic’ plan that ditches audiobooks

Ben Schoon /
9to5Google: Spotify adds cheaper ‘Basic’ plans without audiobooks; $11 for individual, $17 for family

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Spotify Launches Less Expensive “Basic” Premium Plan, Without Audiobooks

Derrick Rossignol /
UPROXX: What Do You Get With Spotify's New ‘Basic’ Plan?

Juby Babu /
Reuters: Spotify launches new basic streaming plan in US

Jay Peters /
The Verge: Spotify's $10.99 ‘Basic’ plan drops the audiobooks

Wired:

Perplexity closely summarized a Wired story about Perplexity allegedly scraping parts of websites blocked by developers; experts are mixed on the legal impacts— Experts aren't unanimous about whether the AI-powered search startup's practices could expose it to legal claims ranging …

Discussion:

Kristi Hines /
@kristileilani: Most Perplexity pages continue to get indexed in Google Search results within 12 - 24 hours. It's also interesting to note that since the launch of Perplexity pages, keyword visibility for the company's domain increased by 84.63%. 🤯 According to Semrush data, the number of [image]

Tim Marchman /
@timmarchman: Interestingly, one expert says the company could be exposed to defamation claims specifically because, he argues, it may sacrifice protection under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act when it bullshits while generating summaries of news articles.

Kristi Hines /
@kristileilani: The latest Perplexity pages indexed in search results cover the introduction of Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet model and details about Ilya Sutskever's new Safe Superintelligence company. Although the latter page mentions the post by Sutskever on X, the sources for the content [image]

Tim Marchman /
@timmarchman: New: Perplexity, the AI-powered search startup, plagiarized a story @dmehro and I wrote about how Perplexity is a bullshit machine. Experts in IP law say it could be liable for claims including infringement and defamation. https://www.wired.com/... @johnvoorhees@mastodon.macstories.net: “The opening ante question is, where do we go from there? And the greater question in the long run is, how do we ensure that creators and creative economies survive? Ironically, AI is teaching us that creativity is more valuable and in demand than ever... https://www.wired.com/...

Ali Winston /
@awinston: Copyright attorneys licking their chops right now

Mark Sullivan /
Fast Company: Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas responds to plagiarism and infringement accusations

Robb Knight /
@robb@social.lol: ⭐ Perplexity Plagiarized Our Story About How Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine https://www.wired.com/... “Grimmelmann sees a host of potential issues for Perplexity, among them consumer protection, unfair advertising, or deceptive trade practices claims he believes could be made against a company that says it respects the Robots Exclusion Protocol but doesn't follow it.” …

Katie Paul /
Reuters: Exclusive: Multiple AI companies bypassing web standard to scrape publisher sites, licensing firm says

Katie Drummond /
@katiedrumm@threads.net: In a perfect twist, Perplexity has now plagiarized @wired reporting about how Perplexity is a bullshit machine. https://www.wired.com/...

Sharveya Parasnis /
MEDIANAMA: Perplexity's Persistent Problems: WIRED Reveals AI Chatbot Misinformed, Crawled Webpages Without Permission

Casey Newton /
Platformer: How to stop Perplexity and save the web from bad AI

Variety:

A Las Vegas jury convicts five men for operating Jetflicks, which charged $9.99 per month and officials say was one of the largest illegal streamers in the US— Five men were convicted by a federal jury in Las Vegas this week for their part in operating Jetflicks, which officials …

Discussion:
US Department of Justice, CBS News, The A.V. Club, Gizmodo, The Guardian, Engadget, The Verge, Deadline and Fortune, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Kerry Breen /
CBS News: 5 convicted of operating massive, illegal streaming service called Jetflicks

Emma Keates /
The A.V. Club: The inevitable movie about the Jetflicks lawsuit basically writes (and distributes) itself

Danny Gallagher /
Engadget: Five men face jail time for running the illegal streaming service Jetflicks

Charles Pulliam-Moore /
The Verge: The DOJ has convicted five men for running a Netflix clone full of pirated TV shows

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Operators Of Jetflicks, An Illegal Streaming Service With A Catalog Larger Than Netflix, Prime Video And Hulu Put Together, Convicted By Federal Jury

Amanda Gerut /
Fortune: Five men were convicted for running Jetflicks, a low-cost streaming service that amassed more TV shows than Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime combined

Engadget:

X plans to make the ability to create live streams a premium feature, making it the only major social platform to charge for the feature— The company will charge for a feature that's free on every other major platform. — X will soon be moving the ability to live stream behind its premium paywall, the company announced.

Discussion:
Neowin and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

John Callaham /
Neowin: You won't be able to do any live streaming on X without a paid subscription soon

Filipe Espósito /
9to5Mac: X will soon limit the ability to livestream to Premium subscribers

Nieman Lab:

The Baltimore Banner launches a new section, Education Hub, and says it now has 49K paid subscribers, as it celebrates its second birthday— The Baltimore Banner celebrated its second birthday this week with a “B” cake, balloons, and a pair of announcements.

Discussion:
@mskerrygraham, @jessmgallagher, @lizbowie, @baltimorebanner and The Baltimore Banner

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Kerry Graham /
@mskerrygraham: Proud of two years' worth of bylines in @BaltimoreBanner, and grateful for more to come.

Jessica Gallagher /
@jessmgallagher: Thank you to everyone who has supported the banner these past two years! None of this is possible without you. I will link some of the work I've done at the banner over the past two years!

Liz Bowie /
@lizbowie: @BaltimoreBanner is two years old today. We still have a long way to go, but we are a newsroom of 80 journalists looking to tell Maryland's stories. We hope to be around for many years to come. If you haven't yet subscribed, please try us out. @baltimorebanner: Today is the second anniversary of The Banner's launch. We can't thank you enough for your continued support! [image]

TechCrunch:

Some users complain that Meta is tagging real photos with the Made with AI label, possibly because AI tools were used to edit, rather than create, the images— Earlier in February, Meta said that it would start labeling photos created with AI tools on its social networks.

Discussion:
@baekdal and @thebrianpenny@threads.net, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Thomas Baekdal /
@baekdal: I think it's way more likely that their AI detection tool is just not that accurate. I don't think it has anything to do with what people do. It's just bad AI falsely detecting things it shouldn't.

Brian Penny /
@thebrianpenny@threads.net: I can't read mentions of AI labeling without wondering why nobody in the media is talking about how it's going so far two months in. 1. Not one single photographer nor artist on all of Facebook and Instagram has the first clue what triggers the “Made with AI” label. …

Yahoo Finance:

An excess of ad supply on streaming video services, after Amazon's Prime Video joined the market in January, means CPM rates have dropped for now— Amazon (AMZN) entered the ad-supported streaming space in January by defaulting all of its Prime Video subscriptions to ads.

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Variety:
Sources: Disney is lowering ad CPM rates for Disney+ in a bid to win overall commitments during the upfront market; rivals fret about matching Disney's rates

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Eric Lloyd on LinkedIn, @bristei, Dcn. Charlie Echeverry on LinkedIn

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Eric Lloyd /
Eric Lloyd on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/... Interesting developments in this year's upfront. Sports still getting traction, but heavy discounts are out in market to combat slowing demand. …

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: MORE: Despite the upcoming presidential election, media buyers indicate advertisers are not lining up for news programming, and pullbacks by some pharma cos could further undermine support https://variety.com/...

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: ALSO: Disney, NBCU and Fox seem to be writing the most ad deals in current upfront market, per execs familiar with negotiations. WBD, trying to get big money for Max, is having some issues.... https://variety.com/...

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: Disney cuts streaming ad rates in bid to win ad dollars in tough upfront market, and rivals have been forced to match. Those who resist — Warner, Amazon, Netflix — have been left to haggle https://variety.com/... via @variety

HuffPost:

Linda Tirado, the journalist blinded in one eye by Minneapolis police while covering a 2020 protest, is receiving palliative care as a result of the injury— Linda Tirado lost her eye when Minneapolis police shot her with a foam bullet in 2020. Now, she's dying from dementia, the National Press Club says.

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David Schuman /
CBS News: Journalist shot by Minneapolis police during 2020 protests dying from injuries

Rachel Treisman /
NPR: A journalist shot by police while covering the 2020 protests is dying of her injuries

Alissa Quart /
American Prospect: A Fighter for the Working Class

John Frost /
@frostsocial@threads.net: This is shocking news. I don't remember when I started following KillerMartinis, aka journalist Linda Tirado, on Twitter, but I never regretted that decision. Incisive, insightful, sometimes outrageous and always in search of truth—Linda represented everything good about online culture. …

FrankNation /
@FrankNation@mastodon.social: @Mediagazer I'm almost cynical enough to believe law enforcement was targeting journalists.

John Frost /
@frostsocial@threads.net: ... carry her through recovery. Alas, that has turned out not to be the case. She is dying and in hospice thanks to the Minneapolis police. She is also still writing on Twitter, which I don't visit anymore so I sadly have missed out on that, and her Substack. … @pressclubdc: 1/8 “We send our love and admiration to Linda Tirado, a freelance photojournalist who we learned today has entered a hospice in Tennessee. We are also sending some funding to support the costs of her care.

@pressclubdc:
The following is a statement by @emrwilkins on the news that photographer Linda Tirado, the Club's 2020 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Honoree, has entered hospice care as a result of injuries suffered covering the 2020 Minneapolis unrest in the wake of George Floyd case.

Washington Post:

Internal memo: ABC News Executive Editor Stacia Deshishku is leaving the network and her 35-year career in journalism— Deshishku has served as executive editor since 2022, overseeing shows and editorial strategy. — ABC News executive editor Stacia Deshishku has decided to leave …

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New York Post, @dylanbyers, @jeremymbarr, @bristei, Deadline and Variety

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Ariel Zilber /
New York Post: ABC News executive editor Stacia Deshishku quits after exit of boss Kim Godwin

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: Six weeks ago, I reported that Stacia Deshishku was likely to leave ABC News, though she told at least one colleague at the time that Disney would need to “back up the Brinks truck” in order to make that happen. https://puck.news/... Guess they backed it up.

Jeremy Barr /
@jeremymbarr: Some news: ABC News executive editor Stacia Deshishku is leaving the network: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Her departure comes, obviously, a month and a half after Kim Godwin abruptly resigned. Deshishku said she is leaving journalism and embarking on a new chapter.

Jeremy Barr /
@jeremymbarr: .@LachCartwright has more reporting on who is leaving and who is staying from ABC News' upper ranks [image]

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: Stacia Deshishku is the latest senior ABC News exec to depart in the wake of a recent restructuring that merged the Disney unit's news operations with the company's local-stations business https://variety.com/... via @variety

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: ABC News Executive Editor Stacia Deshishku To Exit

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: ABC News Executive Editor Stacia Deshishku Exits

Nieman Lab:

Reuters Institute: data from 47 countries shows a rise in use of video-based platforms for news, making the pivot to video look more lasting now than previously— Aggregate data from 47 countries shows all the growth in platform news use coming from video or video-led networks.

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@hoipollois.bsky.social: Video is not my best or favorite means of learning. I'm bothered. [embedded post]

Tejas Harad /
@h_tejas@newsie.social: Research by Reuters Institute (my alma mater) shows that consumption of news through video has been increasing last few years, especially in countries like India and South Africa. https://www.niemanlab.org/...

Simon Owens /