Do you have any idea how much this country would change if, say voter turnout in November increased five percent from 2020? About 67% of eligible voters cast ballots then - and that was considered huge. Check out this piece from 2020. #journalism#vote
"There is really no such thing as a big-city newspaper columnist anymore, but Breslin was big—he would literally call reporters on the phone to tell them, 'I’m big.'"
May 22 (Reuters) - Sam Altman-led #OpenAI has signed a deal to bring News Corp's news content to the #ArtificialIntelligence platform, the companies said on Wednesday. #journalism
"Thirty years after the era-defining 'Got Milk?' campaign—itself a project of the California Milk Processor Board—the U.S. dairy industry’s PR machine appears to be getting a second wind."
Today on Assigned, a story about SEGM in Undark sought balance, but it wasn't careful enough with the misinformation peddlers at that organization, allowing errors and misleading statements to sneak into an otherwise balanced article.
Hmm, just saw an article on Engadget citing "Business Wire reports" 🙄
(Business Wire is a wire news service, where companies pay to put out their press releases. It is not a news organization, and does not vet the press releases it sends out for companies).
In the recent update,
Norway, Ireland and Spain recognize Palestinian state saying there would be no peace in the Middle East without it while Israel condemned the move and called it "taking the side of the it's enemy".
Sometimes people take politics too personally, eventually resorting to violence but the question is whether violence is justified during the time of elections?
Nearly half of voters across a group of swing-states said they expect violence around the upcoming presidential election, according to a new poll.
"“when I WIN the Presidency of the #UnitedStates, they and others of the LameStream #Media will be thoroughly scrutinized for their knowingly dishonest & corrupt coverage of people, things, and events,” Donald #Trump posted on Truth Social last September in an attack on NBC News...
What could Trump do to the #news media and its ability to inform the American people?
Judging by what he did in his first term, plenty."
"Israeli officials seized equipment from the #AssociatedPress and shut down its long-standing #video feed of northern #Gaza on Tuesday...
The move was quickly denounced by free #press advocates, who portrayed it as an escalation of an effort to restrict coverage of the Israel-Hamas war...
In a statement, the Associated Press firmly condemned the government’s move...
Quel #Iran après Raïssi ? | L'Essentiel du Dessous des #Cartes | #ARTE
Les cérémonies pour les funérailles du président iranien Ebrahim #Raïssi, mort dans un crash d’hélicoptère, ont débuté ce mardi 21 mai 2024. L’occasion de dresser un état des lieux de l’Iran, pays clef du #Moyen-Orient : crise économique, répression du mouvement Femme Vie Liberté, et rôle majeur dans les conflits régionaux.
The United States expressed condolences following a helicopter crash in Iran that claimed the life of President Ebrahim Raisi. Despite Iran's request for assistance, logistical challenges prevented the US from providing aid, as confirmed by the State Department, emphasizing their willingness to help in such situations.
Gunmen on motorbikes launched a deadly attack on a mining community in northcentral Nigeria, killing approximately 40 people. The assailants opened fire on residents and set homes ablaze, according to the local government's statement on May 21st.
ICC is seeking an arrest warrant against Netanyahu and the defence minister of Israel. Finally, someone is taking a stand for Palestine and stopping the war!
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said May 20 he is seeking arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war.