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Egyptian Investigative Newsroom Faces Terror Charges After Full Staff Detention
world3 days ago

Egyptian Investigative Newsroom Faces Terror Charges After Full Staff Detention

Egyptian authorities have charged one journalist from the independent outlet Matsadaash with terrorism after detaining the entire six-person staff. Rights groups condemn the move as a severe crackdown on press freedom, while the government accuses the outlet of publishing false news linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. International organizations and the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate are demanding their immediate release.

via The Guardian|
#egypt#human-rights#journalism
Gershkovich Details Psychological Toll of Russian Detention in New Memoir
world10 days ago

Gershkovich Details Psychological Toll of Russian Detention in New Memoir

Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia for 16 months, has released a new memoir detailing the psychological trauma of his imprisonment. While freed in August 2024 via a major U.S.-Russian prisoner swap, Gershkovich reports that the mental effects of confinement persisted for months after his release. He describes suffering from nightmares, panic attacks, and severe anxiety triggered by everyday sounds, such as jangling keys. In a new interview, Gershkovich states that his captors avoided physical torture, knowing he was a bargaining chip for President Vladimir Putin, but that the psychological damage was profound. His new book, 'This Cursed Beautiful Land,' frames his personal ordeal as a reflection of the broader repression faced by the Russian population under the current regime.

via The New York Times|
#espionage#evan-gershkovich#journalism
Kotick’s Legal Team Apologizes After Failing to Read Full Article Before Issuing Threat
media-and-law10 days ago

Kotick’s Legal Team Apologizes After Failing to Read Full Article Before Issuing Threat

Independent video game reporter Stephen Totilo revealed that the law firm representing former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick sent him a legal threat demanding he alter a January 2026 article, only to apologize two hours later after realizing the requested language was already present. The incident highlights a broader pattern of Kotick’s counsel pressuring media outlets to include specific settlement language regarding workplace misconduct allegations.

via Game File | Stephen Totilo|
#activision-blizzard#bobby-kotick#clare-locke
Global news outlets unite for World News Day as trust hits record low
media11 days ago

Global news outlets unite for World News Day as trust hits record low

Over 1,000 news organizations, including the New York Times and Reuters, participated in World News Day on Monday to advocate for trusted journalism. The event was prompted by a Reuters Institute report showing global trust in news fell to 37% in 2026, a new low. Organizers argue that media rivals must cooperate to survive, as audiences increasingly rely on social media and AI for information.

via BBC|
#branko-brkic#journalism#media
Voyage Into the Strait of Hormuz: A Haredi Journalist’s Frontline Report
world17 days ago

Voyage Into the Strait of Hormuz: A Haredi Journalist’s Frontline Report

Haredi journalist Yitzhak Horowitz traveled from Oman’s Musandam Peninsula into the Strait of Hormuz, reporting from Khasab as security tightens and ships switch routes at night amid drone threats and a recent tanker attack; locals describe smuggling links (including goats from Iran) and a tense border reality, with Horowitz’s journey and photos published in Bakehila’s expanded holiday edition.

via Israel National News|
#journalism#middle-east#oil-shipping
Tech Giants Clash Over AI Training as Executives Call Data Scraping a Labor Theft
technology20 days ago

Tech Giants Clash Over AI Training as Executives Call Data Scraping a Labor Theft

Newly unsealed court documents in The New York Times’ 2023 lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft show executives from both companies feared AI training on news content could threaten journalism, with remarks likening mass scraping and paywall circumvention to the 'largest theft of labor in history.' The materials highlight how training data was assembled by bypassing paywalls and erasing copyright notices, fueling a broader debate over whether such use qualifies as fair use. Microsoft, while distancing itself from the statements, argues transformative AI uses align with copyright law, while OpenAI executives described AI products as largely substitutive to journalism; the case remains pivotal in defining data sourcing for large language models.

via engadget.com|
#ai#copyright#journalism
Sacramento Bee sports beat erased in McClatchy layoff wave
business27 days ago

Sacramento Bee sports beat erased in McClatchy layoff wave

McClatchy’s nationwide layoffs, estimated at about 90–100 positions, wiped out the Sacramento Bee’s sports department, with the last three sports journalists (Kings beat reporter, 49ers beat reporter, and a high school sports writer) laid off. The move reduces local coverage in Sacramento and reflects a broader trend of hedge-fund–owned media cutting newsroom staff to boost profits, raising concerns about accountability and community sports coverage.

via Awful Announcing|
#business#journalism#layoffs
25 Years On, 9/11 Continues to Shape TV News Journalists
world29 days ago

25 Years On, 9/11 Continues to Shape TV News Journalists

Twenty-five years after Sept. 11, five veteran TV journalists—Bret Baier, Byron Pitts, Chris Jansing, NJ Burkett and Carson Daly—recall how the day reshaped their careers and lives: moving quickly into frontline war and Pentagon reporting, adjusting to 24/7 ticker coverage, dealing with trauma, and carrying a lasting sense of responsibility and gratitude that keeps them in the newsroom.

via Los Angeles Times|
#911#journalism#media
AP Journalists Remember 9/11: 25 Years On
world29 days ago

AP Journalists Remember 9/11: 25 Years On

On the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, AP journalists recount what they witnessed: photographer Richard Drew’s iconic Falling Man image and the harrowing debris cloud; Amy Sancetta’s near‑collapse moment and the ache of days after; Larry Neumeister’s hospital scenes as responders prepared for mass casualties; Willingham’s Boston report; and the enduring toll these frontline memories have taken on their careers and humanity.

via AP News|
#apnews#journalism#memory
Ex‑60 Minutes Editor Blames CBS Overhaul for Loss of Editorial Independence
business1 month ago

Ex‑60 Minutes Editor Blames CBS Overhaul for Loss of Editorial Independence

Former 60 Minutes managing editor Guy Campanile says May firings, including Scott Pelley and others, were about refusing to compromise reporting by pushing unverifiable claims or White House talking points and resisting administration-arranged interviews. He argues CBS News’s editorial independence has declined under corporate priorities and influencer-driven trends, criticizing leadership and urging colleagues to hold the line. Pelley was fired ‘for cause’ after a meeting in which he criticized Bari Weiss, whom supporters say is reshaping the network; CBS has not publicly commented beyond the firing. Guardian notes and Campanile’s post frame the shakeup as a broader debate over journalism vs. presentation in modern media.

via The Guardian|
#business#cbsnews#editorialindependence