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    Americans say AI will have negative effect on news

    ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story Swedish journalist Joakim Medin received an 11-month suspended sentence in Turkey for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Medin, affiliated with the Swedish newspaper Dagens ETC, was arrested at Istanbul airport on March 27 […]

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    Skydance says CNN will retain its editorial independence

    The Briefing ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery was finalized this week, with the resulting company to be known as Skydance. In a press conference, CEO David Ellison sought to address […]

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    Washington Post implements mass layoffs

    ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story The Washington Post announced sweeping layoffs on Wednesday, eliminating around one-third of its staff. Its sports, local and foreign desks were among the hardest hit.  Executive Editor Matt Murray described the cuts as necessary for the stability of the company, citing a steep decline in online traffic amid the […]

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    BBC apologizes to Trump over editing of Jan. 6 documentary

    ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story The BBC apologized to President Donald Trump on Thursday for the way a 2024 documentary edited a speech he gave before the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Two top BBC executives had already resigned […]

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    Content about ICE is showing up in typically nonpolitical online spaces

    ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story Following the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, political content has been appearing even in online spaces that typically steer clear of the news and focus on other […]

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    What does it mean to be a good news consumer?

    ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story A hantavirus outbreak that recently caused multiple deaths on a cruise ship has captured widespread media attention, even as public health officials say it’s extremely unlikely the virus will spread broadly. This discrepancy […]