TikTok accounts are spreading falsehoods with the help from A.I.-generated voices.
Category: News and News Media
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China Releases Australian Journalist Cheng Lei
Cheng Lei, a host for China’s international broadcaster, was arrested in Beijing at a time of rising tensions with Australia. Her release signals a warming.
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The Washington Post to Cut 240 Jobs
The publication has struggled to grow subscriptions in recent years.
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The Remaking of The Wall Street Journal
Emma Tucker, the top editor, is moving away from some of the organization’s traditions.
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DirecTV Says CNN Streaming Service Risks Violating Deal
The concern, raised in a letter, signals that cable and satellite providers may push back against streaming services full of shows they’re already paying for.
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Philadelphia Journalist Is Killed in His Home
Josh Kruger, 39, was shot seven times. The police said that no arrests had been made.
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I.R.S. Contractor Charged With Leaking Tax Returns
The federal charges are said to involve disclosure of tax information from Donald Trump and other wealthy taxpayers.
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Lucy Morgan, Feared and Revered Florida Reporter, Dies at 82
Her investigations upended rural sheriffs’ departments, exposed state senators’ misdeeds and exemplified the power of a past era in American newspapering.
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Fact Checkers Take Stock of Their Efforts: ‘It’s Not Getting Better’
The momentum behind organizations that aim to combat online falsehoods has started to taper off.
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Ed Fancher, a Founder of The Village Voice, Is Dead at 100
A psychologist, he started the alternative weekly with Dan Wolf and Norman Mailer in 1955. “We were crazy enough to think it would succeed,” he said.