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Many #publishers of all kinds of size and experience are using #AI. INMA has 3 insights they should consider as they experiment with the technology.

#media #mediabiz

https://www.inma.org/blogs/smart-data-initiative/post.cfm/newsrooms-should-consider-3-insights-as-they-experiment-with-generative-ai

Newsrooms should consider 3 insights as they experiment with generative AI

The Associated Press is working on five projects that use AU to support local newsrooms — from automating the writing of public safety incidents to sorting news tips from the public. Here are a few insights shaping those projects.

International News Media Association (INMA)

#Journalists in #Pakistan have highlighted an alarming rise in instances of threats, attacks on, & detentions of #media professionals & emphasized that the continued impunity for perpetrators remains a primary reason why such incidents continue. Via @ifex

#pressfreedom #journalism

https://ifex.org/pakistan-media-groups-push-for-greater-protection-and-promotion-of-rti-laws/

Pakistan: Media groups push for greater protection and promotion of RTI laws - IFEX

The Pakistan Press Foundation organized a workshop to address the safety and security concerns faced by journalists across Pakistan.

IFEX

The 2023 Rule of Law report by the EU Commission urged 19 countries to take measures to protect #journalists, #pressfreedom and pluralism, access to information, and transparency of #media ownership. Via @EFJEurope

https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2023/07/10/2023-rule-of-law-report-again-highlights-threats-to-media-pluralism-and-safety-of-journalists/

Support for independent Ukrainian #journalism, that can hold power to account, will be as critical as funding for the country's post-war recovery, says a new report by the Ethical Journalism Network.

#pressfreedom #Ukraine

https://www.socialeurope.eu/ukraines-journalists-battle-for-their-independence

Ukraine’s journalists battle for their independence

A report out today highlights how independent media will be as critical as funding for Ukraine’s postwar recovery.

Social Europe

It "has been a very open political persecution of press freedom," Jose Zamora said about the imprisonment and harassment of his father, Jose Ruben Zamora, the founder of the newspaper El Periódico. #ZamoraLibre #FreeJRZ #FuerzaZamora

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/son-renowned-guatemalan-journalist-still-fights-fathers-freedom-year-i-rcna93361?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=64ac19768148c70001f2061a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Son of imprisoned Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora speaks out

The son of prominent Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora renews attention to his father's case as the family fights for his freedom a year after imprisonment.

NBC News

The Media Pluralism Monitor 2023 results show an overall deterioration of #media pluralism across Europe and a continuous rise in online abuse of #journalists, often from the political elite. Via @EFJEurope

#pressfreedom #pluralism

https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2023/07/05/media-pluralism-at-risk-europe-needs-a-stronger-emfa/

@risj_oxford@bird.makeup spoke to Peter Erdelyi, former director of @444hu@bird.makeup, about how the news organisation has managed to stay afloat amid the erosion of #pressfreedom and democratic decline in #Hungary.

#media #mediafreedom

https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-keep-doing-journalism-under-siege-five-tips-editors-india-and-hungary

How to keep doing journalism under siege: five tips from editors in India and Hungary

Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

Research shows that 36% of people sometimes or often actively try to avoid the #news. What could get them to tune in? @thefixmedia@bird.makeup examines different angles of addressing news avoidance.

#media #publishing #mediabiz

https://thefix.media/2023/7/3/tackling-news-avoidance-advice-for-media-managers

Tackling news avoidance – advice for media managers  - The Fix

How can publishers address news avoidance? Positive news and explanatory journalism might work, but investing in non-news verticals is even better.

The Fix

Wahyu Dhyatmika, CEO of Tempo spoke to @GIJN about his career trajectory, his favourite investigative projects and tools, and the broader challenges facing investigative #journalism in #Indonesia today.

https://gijn.org/2023/07/03/10-questions-investigative-journalism-wahyu-dhyatmika/

What I’ve Learned: Tips from a Pioneer of Collaborative Investigative Journalism in Indonesia

Whether initiating partnerships, reporting, or building collaborations, Wahyu Dhyatmika has been at the heart of some of Indonesia's biggest investigations in recent years.

Global Investigative Journalism Network

"With a rise in consumers looking to social media platforms to consume news, publishing houses need to mimic the social media experience with bite-sized and engaging snippets." Whats New in Publishing explains how live blogging serves as a critical tool for newsrooms.

#media #Mediabiz #publishing

https://whatsnewinpublishing.com/how-live-blogging-serves-as-a-critical-communications-tool-for-newsrooms/

How live blogging serves as a critical communications tool for newsrooms | What’s New in Publishing | Digital Publishing News

With a rise in consumers looking to social media platforms to consume news, publishing houses need to mimic the social media experience with bite-sized and engaging snippets Technologies such as live blogs have emerged as a critical communications tool to cover the world’s most pressing events – from the novel coronavirus pandemic to the war …

What’s New in Publishing | Digital Publishing News