Published on June 7, 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Censorship, copyrights
![How Journalists Smuggled Out the Tiananmen Square Photo; AND MUCH MORE! – In The News – 06/07/2024 How Journalists Smuggled Out the Tiananmen Square Photo; AND MUCH MORE! – In The News – 06/07/2024](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tiananmen_Square_1717783543.jpg)
MORE: Why is the Washington Post’s audience dwindling?; Christians in Egypt jailed for using Facebook; Media embarrassed after current Hunter Biden trial proves the laptop was not a Russian hoax; Elvis Presley’s Bible sells for $12K at auction; Most downloaded news app uses AI, and is spewing fake news stories; Texas may reintroduce Christian lessons in some schools; and Washington Post CEO tried to “kill story” about himself.
Published on June 1, 2024
author scams, copyrights, Journalism, legal, writing scams
![Photographer Sues Woman over Copyrights for Picture of Grandmother’s Wallpaper in Rental Ad – In The News – 06/01/2024 Photographer Sues Woman over Copyrights for Picture of Grandmother’s Wallpaper in Rental Ad – In The News – 06/01/2024](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/grandma_rocker_1717275636.jpg)
MORE: Writer Beware exposes the scam of book licensing; Wall Street Journal is laying off more folks despite profits; Cher wins royalties lawsuit from Sonny Bono’s widow; Twitter sued for $250M by music publishers; Writer claims a viral post on Substack about book sales got statistics wrong; and Three authors have filed a class-action lawsuit, saying their books were used to train AI by Nvidia.
Published on May 26, 2024
Censorship, Journalism, legal, libel
![Citizen Journalists are Solving Crimes, and Profiting from True Crime Documentaries – In The News – 05/26/2024 Citizen Journalists are Solving Crimes, and Profiting from True Crime Documentaries – In The News – 05/26/2024](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-6266669-e1716741405402.jpg)
MORE: A Scammer is Impersonating the Alliance of Independent Authors; Author forced to edit book after making misleading claim about the president; California man trolls city officials with ‘artistic statement’ after being asked to fence in his boat; Alina Adams exposes another scammer!; Canadians’ free speech rights will soon be completely gone; Buried facts about the Gaza war; Dennis Prager says most sports writers are ‘woke’ because they want to feel ‘important’; and FTC chair says AI models could violate antitrust laws.
Published on May 18, 2024
author, Defamation, legal, libel
![Universities Were Concerned About Hate Speech…Until That Hate Turned Against Jews; and MUCH MORE! – In The News – 05/18/2024 Universities Were Concerned About Hate Speech…Until That Hate Turned Against Jews; and MUCH MORE! – In The News – 05/18/2024](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jerusalem_1716061067.jpg)
MORE: Maryland court rules parents can NOT opt their children out of controversial lessons that have nothing to do with reading, writing, and arithmetic; Woman turns 350 wartime letters from her father into a book; Jeffrey Epstein’s Little Black Book is for sale; Former Sports Illustrator’s publisher and writer sued for defamation; Family feud over potential sale of newspaper; and Newspaper sues for $10M over police raid at office and publisher’s home.
Published on May 11, 2024
Censorship, Journalism, legal
![Who Does Jerry Seinfeld Blame for Comedy’s Decline? – In The News – 05/11/2024 Who Does Jerry Seinfeld Blame for Comedy’s Decline? – In The News – 05/11/2024](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ian-hutchinson-y094bstjWY0-unsplash-e1715367511886.jpg)
MORE: The worsening decline of media freedom; Facebook executive admits the company should now have let the federal government force censorship during Covid; Lawmaker “misled house leadership” in setting up drag story hour; The media is now more interested in protecting feelings than reporting the facts; College protests are a huge set-up by outside interests!; and Professor’s mother reportedly praised Charles Manson.
Published on May 3, 2024
copyrights, Defamation, legal, libel
![Another “Educator” Caught Plagiarizing; and much more! – In The News – 05/03/2024 Another “Educator” Caught Plagiarizing; and much more! – In The News – 05/03/2024](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/taylor-brandon-Y8r0RTNrIWM-unsplash-e1714085529685.jpg)
MORE: Google fires 28 employees for protesting IN the office; Do you think Satanists should be school chaplains?; JK Rowling defends pediatrician told to avoid public transit; Terry Anderson: US journalist held hostage in Lebanon for years dies; Politician sued for defamation; ‘Brainwashed’ documentary warns of ‘godless’ agendas in schools; Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over p*rn career; Singer sues fan for hacking, releasing unreleased song; and Drag queen orders children to chant ‘Free Palestine’ during story hour
Published on April 19, 2024
Censorship, copyrights, legal, libel
![Copyright Fight Over Dead School Shooter’s Manifesto; and MUCH MORE! – In The News – 04/19/2024 Copyright Fight Over Dead School Shooter’s Manifesto; and MUCH MORE! – In The News – 04/19/2024](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/andre-benz-EyinZUDegYc-unsplash-e1713532719708.jpg)
MORE: School allows pride club, won’t allow Prayer club; 5 takeaways from Salman Rushdie’s new memoir ‘Knife’; Your tax dollars paying for propaganda; University of North Carolina committee scraps DEI goals; The Bible is now one of Tennessee’s 10 official books; ancient Voynich manuscript secrets finally cracked and it’s salacious!; 16-year-old gets threatened after saying one word…and HE gets suspended!; RIDICULOUS children’s book included in lesson in Michigan school district; and DeSantis signs bill limiting book objections in school libraries.
Published on April 12, 2024
amazon, Censorship, Journalism, legal
![Iran’s Deadly Message to Journalists Abroad; and much more! – In The News – 04/11/2024 Iran’s Deadly Message to Journalists Abroad; and much more! – In The News – 04/11/2024](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/a-clockwork-orange-a-clockwork-orange-14752407-965-577-what-did-you-think-579438854-e1712854698743.jpeg)
MORE: Journalist testifies on capital hill about source-protection legal battle; Associated Press pushes journalists to avoid reporting ‘other side’; Amazon ordered to pay $525M; Whiny unknown actor sues, says he should have been paid as much as actors on a MUCH more popular show; State Department won’t promote any employee who refuses DEI training; NPR publishing biased news using YOUR tax dollars; School tells girl she can’t start a prayer club; and Harvard once again starts requiring standardized testing.
Published on April 6, 2024
Censorship, Journalism, legal, libel
![Some White House Reporters Routinely Steal Items from Air Force One – In The News – 04/06/24 Some White House Reporters Routinely Steal Items from Air Force One – In The News – 04/06/24](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/air-force-one-189922_640-e1712319045551.jpg)
MORE: Free speech is under attack world wide; Police say JK Rowling committed no crime with tweets slamming Scotland’s new hate speech law; One of oldest Christian liturgical books could bring in more than $2.6M at auction; George Carlin’s estate reaches settlement over AI-generated comedy special; and some Jewish students are afraid to go to college due to rampant (and condoned) anti-semitism
Published on March 29, 2024
amazon, Censorship, legal, libel
![Amazon Bans a Book After Author Simply Updates Description, and MUCH MORE! – In The News – 03/29/2024 Amazon Bans a Book After Author Simply Updates Description, and MUCH MORE! – In The News – 03/29/2024](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/scale-2635397_640-e1711740235735.jpg)
MORE: Social media firms accused of Jawboning; Would YOU hire a lawyer who didn’t pass the bar?; Alabama considers banning teacher-led discussions on topics not appropriate for children; P*rn sites shutting down in some states; WSJ reporter has now been in jail in Russia for a year; Journalists shares account of being shackled, jail with meth dealer after Jan. 6 reporting; Why comedy shows just aren’t that funny anymore; Black author bullied by The View host; and Former Google employee warns of ‘terrifying patterns’ in company’s AI algorithms