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Wall Street Journal marks one year since Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia in stunning fashion

Friday, March 29, marks one year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was wrongly detained in Russia and charged with espionage. To mark the grim milestone, the paper left the majority of its front page empty, declaring “His story should be here.”

Evan Gershkovich’s stolen year in a Russian jail

The Wall Street Journal correspondent has been deprived of 12 months of normal existence; a year of missed weddings, reporting trips and travels with friends.

Russia is rounding up more journalists a year after the arrest of Evan Gershkovich

Six journalists working for independent media outlets in Russia were arrested in a span of just a few hours this week on the eve of the anniversary of American reporter Evan Gershkovich’s detention in the city of Yekaterinburg.

Facebook News tab will soon be unavailable as Meta scales back news and political content

Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further deemphasizes news and politics. The feature was shut down in the U.K., France and Germany last year.

VOA launches new FM Station in Rwanda

Voice of America launched its second FM radio station in Rwanda on March 28. Broadcasting to Rwanda's Western Province, which averages a population of three million people, the new station (93.3 FM) also serves the large refugee camp in Kiziba.

Georgia joins states seeking parental permission before children join social media

Georgia could join other states in requiring children younger than 16 to have their parents’ explicit permission to create social media accounts.

A Baltimore bridge collapsed in the middle of the night and two metro newsrooms leapt into action

Coverage from The Baltimore Sun and The Baltimore Banner had much in common but with some marked differences — especially in visuals.

Biden takes press to task over coverage of his polls

The media coverage of polls that show President Biden lagging behind former President Trump appears to be getting under the president’s skin.

TikTok is under investigation by the FTC over data practices and could face a lawsuit

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating TikTok over its data and security practices, a probe that could lead to a settlement or a lawsuit against the company, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Many Americans think generative AI programs should credit the sources they rely on

Overall, 54% of Americans say artificial intelligence programs that generate text and images, like ChatGPT and DALL-E, need to credit the sources they rely on to produce their responses. A much smaller share (14%) says the programs don’t need to credit sources, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. About a third say they’re not sure on this question.

NBC’s Ronna McDaniel disaster is dragging Comcast into the political firestorm

The Comcast boss is watching an unceasing five-alarm fire rage at 30 Rock, scarring the reputation of NBC News and threatening to consume multiple parts of the Cesar Conde-run NBC Universal News Group.

Big Four affiliates oppose FCC on retrans blackout reports

The Big Four affiliates want federal regulators to drop plans of keeping a record of signal blackouts that result from contract disputes between TV stations and cable and satellite TV providers.

The Washington Post’s first AI strategy editor talks LLMs in the newsroom

Phoebe Connelly is The Washington Post’s first-ever senior editor for AI strategy and innovation. Appointed to the role in February, Connelly joins a wave of dedicated AI editorial and product strategists entering major newsrooms. Outlets including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times are actively hiring for similar roles.

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