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MEDIA BITS AND BYTES – OCTOBER 3, 2023
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_ Big Tech is on the spot _
, Darrin Bell
* The WGA Deal
* Is the Sun Setting On the Murdoch Empire?
* Google vs DOJ
* Amazon vs FTC
* Black Folks: It’s Bad News
* The Pains of Researching Disinfo
* Gender Bias in AI
* Allende’s Cyber Experiment
* Creator-Owned Comics: The Double-Edged Sword
* The Vital Pulse of Radio
THE WGA DEAL
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By Cynthia Littleton
Variety
The scribe tribe’s sacrifice of mounting a 148-day work stoppage —
coupled with the extra pressure heaped on when SAG-AFTRA went out on
strike July 14 — gave the WGA the leverage it needed to power
through its agenda. Here are the key issues that have been settled in
the tentative agreement that the union reached Sept. 24 with the
Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
IS THE SUN SETTING ON THE MURDOCH EMPIRE?
* FOX NEWS IS STICKING AROUND
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By Melanie McFarland, Salon
* THE FUTURE OF FAR RIGHT MEDIA
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By Madeline Peltz, Media Matters
GOOGLE VS DOJ
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By Nick Robins-Early
The Guardian
The landmark antitrust trial pitting the US justice department
against Google is now in its third week, and the government
continues to roll out its case arguing that the internet search
behemoth abused its power and resources to maintain a monopoly. The
trial has widespread implications for the tech industry, antitrust law
and hundreds of millions of people who engage with and access the
internet.
AMAZON VS FTC
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By Sara Morrison and A.W. Ohlheiser
Vox
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movement has come for Amazon. On September 26, the Federal Trade
Commission and 17 states sued
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maintaining monopoly power.” This comes
after two different antitrust lawsuits against Google from the
Department of Justice — one of which is currently on trial —
and another one against Meta from the FTC.
BLACK FOLKS: IT’S BAD NEWS
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By Deborah Barfield Berry
USA TODAY
Black Americans, scarred by a history of mistrust of the media, have
little faith that news organizations will do a good job of covering
their communities fairly, and that’s not likely to change anytime
soon, according to a Pew Research Center study.
THE PAINS OF RESEARCHING DISINFO
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By Mathew Ingram
Columbia Journalism Review
Misinformation and disinformation have arguably never been as
prominent or widely distributed as they are now. Unfortunately,
researchers and academic institutions are scaling back or
even canceling their misinformation programs, due to legal threats
and government pressure.
GENDER BIAS IN AI
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By Joan Goodchild
SC Media
With the rise in the pervasiveness of AI technology in the last year,
particularly with the introduction of OpenAI’s ChatGPT to the
masses, many are voicing concerns about gender bias in the technology,
as well as gender inequities in professional AI roles globally.
ALLENDE’S CYBER EXPERIMENT
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By Eden Medina
The MIT Press Reader
By following how Chile’s innovative political experiment with
democratic socialism led to the creation of this innovative
technological system, we see that political innovation can spur
technological innovation and that science, technology, and design were
also distinguishing features of Chile’s socialist process.
CREATOR-OWNED COMICS: The Double-Edged Sword
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By Joseph Illidge
Popverse
Comic creators provide the intellectual properties that make fortunes
for publishers when they get to the screens. But beware.
THE VITAL PULSE OF RADIO
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By Laura Vidal
IFEX
In vast stretches beyond cities, the resonance of the radio fills a
void. It offers access to information, to education, and to
connection. In many parts of the world, and certainly in the Americas,
radio has become a lifeline. Latin America provides a compelling
testament to radio as a potent vehicle for information dissemination
and education, especially in rural areas. But it is under threat.
* Writers Guild of America
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* Rupert Murdoch
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* Fox News
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* Charlie Kirk
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* Google
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* Justice Department
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* Amazon
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* Federal Trade Commission
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* disinformation
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* artificial intelligence
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* Gender
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* Comic Books
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* radio
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* Latin America
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