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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Launches Open Source Newsletter
It’s called Open Source Watch. Find it here.
Axios Launches News Hub Serving Its Local Editions
Here’s the lowdown. We’ll be posting a brief analysis later this week.
A Black WSJ Reporter Arrested in Phoenix While Reporting a Story Outside a Bank
NPR has the details. Oddly, the WSJ has never written about this incident — even after a Phoenix TV station broke the story — even
Would You Pitch AARP?
Former USAT editor Laura Petrecca is looking to profile those who have made career changes in their 50s. Seems like a good opp. Another former
‘Open’ Stats from Jan. 4 SWMS Emailer
In descending order, here’s what you opened in our Jan. 4 emailer: Andrew Nusca on analytics; cheat sheet on infographics; analysis on why journos stay
Cool site: Voicebot.ai
If you’re following ChatGPT and other generative AI developments, visit Voicebot.ai. Sort of a sleeper, very plugged in. Audience is 138K UVM, per Similarweb.
TikTok Spied on Forbes Reporters
TikTok spied on Katharine Schwab, Emily Baker-White and Richard Nieva. Makes you wonder whether publications should invest in TikTok video channels, the way The Economist and
GPT-4 Due Soon
ChatGPT will look like “a boring toy” when language model GPT-4 arrives in 2023, says OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman. This article is well
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The Verge: ‘CNET Pushed Reporters to Be More Favorable to Advertisers, Staffers Say’
CNET insiders are leaking, helping Mia Sato deliver this powerful story, which alleges that CNET buckles to advertisers, and also, that editors knew about the unreliable AI-written copy, but owner Red Ventures made them use it anyway.
CNET and Owner Red Ventures Have a Mess on Their Hands
The latest from Futurism: ‘Leaked Messages Show How CNET’s Parent Company Really Sees AI-Generated Content…
They’re happy to spoonfeed you unlabeled AI garbage — but they’re terrified Google will take notice.’
Bloomberg TV to Launch ‘Bloomberg Originals,’ Moves QuickTake to Social
Great scoop from the WSJ’s Alexandra Bruell (sub required).
Good Pitching Advice from Axios
Tweeted by Axios health tech reporter Erin Brodwin: “If you’re pitching me on a company’s credentials, no need to tell me how great the founding team is, where they’ve worked, etc. — I’ll find out. Tell me how they solve a problem, how they’re diff from rivals (and there are *always* rivals), how they track outcomes and get paid.”
ChatGPT Tells Accounting Today ‘Don’t Worry’
AI won’t replace accountants, says ChatGPT, as published in Accounting Today.
Fortune Extends ‘Brainstorm Tech’
Fortune this week announced Fortune’s Founders Forum, an extension of Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech franchise. Former Fortune reporter Polina Marinova Pompliano will co-moderate the first Founders Forum event in July, along with Michal Lev-Ram. Fortune Founders Forum will be co-located with Brainstorm Tech. Here is the press release.
Andy Serwer Now Editor-at-Large at Barron’s
Posted Stephanie Mehta on LinkedIn: “Barron’s is about to get a little spicy…in a good way.”