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MEDIA BITS AND BYTES – JUNE 27, 2023
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_ Leftys look at AI, the writers' strike ties up the entertainment
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Hollywood writers hit the bricks. Credit, Gilbert Flores for Variety
* What the Papers Say About the Almost Coup in Russia
* WGA Strikers Stand Tall
* Newspaper Swapping Editors For AI
* How Bollywood Shaped Elections in India
* Left Takes on AI
* Locking Up Journalists
* The Disinformation Wars
* Staff, Owners Fight Over French Paper’s Direction
* Trans Coverage
* Reddit Got It Wrong
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY ABOUT THE ALMOST COUP IN RUSSIA
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By Graham Russell
The Guardian
The extraordinary uprising by the Wagner mercenary force so crucial to
Vladimir Putin’s war machine in Ukraine has dominated headlines
around the world and raised question marks about the Russian
president’s grip on power.
WGA STRIKERS STAND TALL
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By Cynthia Littleton, Gene Maddaus, Selome Hailu and Adam B. Vary
Variety
Boots Riley brought the fire. Lindsay Dougherty brought the Teamsters.
And top leaders of SAG-AFTRA, DGA, IATSE, American Federation of
Musicians and other area unions gathered by the hundreds Wednesday to
show solidarity with striking writers at the WGA Strong March and
Rally for a Fair Contract held at the La Brea Tar Pits.
NEWSPAPER SWAPPING EDITORS FOR AI
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By Faustine Ngila
Quartz
“[We are] starting a clear AI offensive because we also need that
for our move to digital-only...AI will soon be able to completely take
over the layout of the printed newspaper.” Staff roles that will be
affected include those of editor-in-chief, sub-editors, photo editors,
because these jobs “no longer exist as they do today.”
HOW BOLLYWOOD SHAPED ELECTIONS IN INDIA
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By Basit Parray and Nuzhat Khan
The Diplomat
In recent times, movies dealing with polarizing contemporary
political issues have become a trend. These movies evidently model
themselves as campaign runners for the 2024 general assembly elections
for the ruling government. Propaganda films are, thus, mobilizing
Indian voters, especially the youth, toward voting for vested
political interests.
LEFT TAKES ON AI
* AI, MARXISM AND PRODUCTIVE FORCES
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Pröbsting, Links
* ABSTRACTING THE WORLD AND OURSELVES
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By Anjan Sundaram and David Wallace-Wells, Democracy Now!
* THE SOCIAL AND PUBLIC ALTERNATIVE
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By Laura Pennacchi, il manifesto Global
LOCKING UP JOURNALISTS
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By Brett Wilkins
Common Dreams
Press freedom and civil liberties defenders condemned what legal
experts called the unconstitutional conviction of two Asheville, North
Carolina journalists for violating a public park curfew while covering
the police eviction of unhoused people on Christmas night 2021.
The Disinformation Wars
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By Helena Sheehan
Monthly Review
What really is going on in the current mobilization against
disinformation? Whose interests are being served by it? Could it be
that those forces portraying themselves as xxxxxxs against
disinformation are actually the most insidious purveyors of
disinformation? Does the focus on disinformation conceal the real
deceit?
STAFF, OWNERS FIGHT OVER FRENCH PAPER’S DIRECTION
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By Michel Rose
Reuters
France’s flagship Sunday newspaper, _Le Journal du Dimanche_, was
not published this Sunday after its staff went on strike to protest
against the nomination of a new editor-in-chief who worked for a
far-right magazine. Geoffroy Lejeune is the former head of magazine
_Valeurs Actuelles_, which has courted controversy with anti-immigrant
covers and was fined for racist insult in 2022.
TRANS COVERAGE
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By Alex Koren
FAIR
Anti-trans organizations, such as the American College of
Pediatricians, have made false and misleading claims about the
science behind gender-affirming care. Right-wing media outlets
regularly give such sources a platform to make those claims, but
centrist outlets, too, often credulously air such claims, laundering
them for a mainstream audience.
REDDIT GOT IT WRONG
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By Rory Mir
Electronic Frontier Foundation
After weeks of burning through users’ goodwill, Reddit is facing a
moderator strike and an exodus of its most important users. It’s the
latest example of a social media site making a critical mistake: users
aren’t there for the services, they’re there for the community.
Building barriers to access is a war of attrition.
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