It is clear that AI tools are going to seriously disrupt journalism. We’ve already seen some publications try and get Large Language Models (LLMs) to create content. It did not end well. But we are only at the start. There are also concerns about what the AI revolution will mean for journalism jobs, especially the […]
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Rejoice! The whole of “The Bold Type” is available to stream on the BBC iPlayer. The show follows a group of three best friends, Jane, Kat and Sutton, and their friends as they navigate their way through the world of glossy mags and New York. We have career ups and downs. Love and heartbreak. Plenty
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We are back with a new ‘Additional Conversation’ – a collaboration with my friends over at Daily Tech News Show. This month I discussed CNN’s news streaming service, CNN Max with hosts Sarah Lane and Robb Dunewood. (Today’s newsletter will also be on this subject.) Will you be tuning in to CNN Max? Let me
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In a crisis, controlling the narrative is key. A large part of that is the person at the centre of a story deciding when they talk and who they talk to. Increasingly, the decision on the latter seems to be – not a journalist. The most recent example of this is Premier League footballer Ivan
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Apple TV+ has released the trailer for the upcoming movie “Flora and Son”. It all looks rather charming. The premise is that single mother Flora (Eve Hewson) wants to occupy her naughty son Max (Orén Kinlan), so she tries getting him to play guitar. It does not quite work. Luckily, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is on hand
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You might just have noticed that there have been rather a lot of changes at Twitter recently. So much so, that it isn’t even called Twitter any more. (No, I’m not calling it X.) In various outbursts, owner Elon Musk has threatened to remove the block feature and change how headlines are shown on the
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Netflix is shuttering its DVD.com service, which sends out actual physical discs to customers, in September. However, it is closing with some great offers! Firstly, the company said it will not charge customers for any discs not returned by September 29, The Verge reported. There is also the possibility that the company will send a
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The BBC has announced that there had been 25.7 million streams of the Women’s World Cup across its digital platforms, with 21.2 million tuning into its television coverage during the tournament. This culminated in a peak audience of 12 million on BBC One for the final, in which the Lionesses were defeated by Spain, along
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This week, I’m rerunning the conversation I had last year with Rolling Sone UK news editor Nick Reilly. Rolling Stone is one of the iconic media brands, covering the crossover of music, culture and politics in a unique way. A couple of years ago it was announced that there was going to be a UK
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The content creator space is constantly evolving, but how on Earth does it work? How do you even start? Is there a difference between a creator and an influencer? There are so many different elements to it all and more and more platforms to create for and try and build an audience on. Shannon Morse,
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