#WaPo reporter accuses White House of lying about Naomi Biden’s wedding

#WaPo reporter accuses White House of lying about Naomi Biden’s wedding

“WaPo reporter accuses White House of lying about Naomi Biden’s wedding” The White House’s game-playing over media access to first granddaughter Naomi Biden’s wedding this past weekend has been too much for some reporters to take — with one Washington Post scribe comparing the administration to Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump. WaPo national correspondent Ashley Parker…

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#Yale responds to WaPo report suicidal students pressured to withdraw

#Yale responds to WaPo report suicidal students pressured to withdraw

“Yale responds to WaPo report suicidal students pressured to withdraw” Yale University officials responded with multiple letters last week following a story in The Washington Post about suicidal students being made to withdraw and reapply. The Washington Post published a story Nov. 11 reporting that current and former students claimed to have been pressured by university administrators…

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#Pulitzer Board rejects Trump’s call to rescind NYT, WaPo prizes over Russiagate reporting

#Pulitzer Board rejects Trump’s call to rescind NYT, WaPo prizes over Russiagate reporting

“Pulitzer Board rejects Trump’s call to rescind NYT, WaPo prizes over Russiagate reporting” The Pulitzer Prize Board rejected former President Donald Trump’s call for it to rescind the 2018 prizes given to the New York Times and the Washington Post for their coverage of the Russian collusion story, it announced Monday following independent reviews. “The…

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#Washington Post newsroom drama may have cost this features editor a promotion: report

#Washington Post newsroom drama may have cost this features editor a promotion: report

“Washington Post newsroom drama may have cost this features editor a promotion: report” A Washington Post features editor was denied a promotion days after the paper’s internet reporter Taylor Lorenz publicly criticized him on Twitter for a “miscommunication” involving one of her stories, according to a report. David Malitz, a deputy features editor who oversees…

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#Don’t use Twitter to ‘vet grievances’

#Don’t use Twitter to ‘vet grievances’

“Don’t use Twitter to ‘vet grievances’” Joe Kahn, the New York Times executive editor who took over the Gray Lady’s top job on Tuesday, thinks journalists should not use Twitter to “vet grievances.” Kahn, who succeeds Dean Baquet at the helm of the influential broadsheet, also lamented that journalists were avoiding “lightning-rod type” stories due…

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#Google engineer Blake Lemoine claims AI bot became sentient

#Google engineer Blake Lemoine claims AI bot became sentient

“Google engineer Blake Lemoine claims AI bot became sentient” A Google engineer was spooked by a company artificial intelligence chatbot and claimed it had become “sentient,” labeling it a “sweet kid,” according to a report. Blake Lemoine, who works in Google’s Responsible AI organization, told the Washington Post that he began chatting with the interface LaMDA — Language…

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#Corporate media may at last be waking up to reality

#Corporate media may at last be waking up to reality

“Corporate media may at last be waking up to reality” Is corporate media finally getting a clue?  The Washington Post fired reporter Felicia Sonmez after a days-long public furor over a colleague retweeting a goofy joke. She portrayed her crusade — which called out numerous colleagues and continued for days after her initial target got…

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