Published on July 18, 2024
Censorship, Journalism, legal
![Radio Host Out of Work After Using Government-Scripted Questions in Interview – In The News – 07/18/2024 Radio Host Out of Work After Using Government-Scripted Questions in Interview – In The News – 07/18/2024](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fantasy-4060197_640-e1720809875347.jpg)
MORE: Fullers Library and Its Deceptive Link Requests; Writers working with scientists to see how brain processes stories; Colleges are now using AI to make exams “more inclusive”; Tractor Supply drops DEI training; Ireland’s hate speech law could ‘censor entire internet’ (but not us!!); Corporations are still trying to control what we see, hear, and read; Redbox owner Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment files Chapter 11; Government censors rapper’s lyrics!; and Russia and other countries will continue to use “fake news” to influence our elections.
Published on June 27, 2024
Defamation, legal, libel
![CNN Sued for Defamation – In The News – 06/27/2024 CNN Sued for Defamation – In The News – 06/27/2024](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Gay-Plane-e1719427297253.jpg)
MORE: Pastor talks LGBT taking over “civil rights”; Morgan Freeman speaks up about Black History Month; People across the globe suspicous of AI-powered newsrooms; Media “watchdog” showing extreme bias; Pilot union wants to phase out the word “cockpit”; Catholic charity reads pro-Trans book to children; Another politician fakes racist comments against himself; and Columbia University deans placed on leave for anti-Semitic comments
Published on June 13, 2024
Censorship, Journalism, legal
![1500-year-old Bible Manuscripts Going Up for Auction – In The News – 06/13/2024 1500-year-old Bible Manuscripts Going Up for Auction – In The News – 06/13/2024](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/jerusalem-342813_640-e1718302939346.jpg)
MORE: Al Jazeera Reporter Was Holding Israeli Hostage; President urged to revoke Al Jazeer’s press credentials; NYT issued fact check about the president; Father of child who died in freak accident shares her prayer journal; Julia Louis-Dreyfus speaks up about political correctness; Kirk Cameron launches pro-family “See You At the Library” event; and two 1500-year-old Bible manuscripts are going up for auction.
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 25, 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI), author, copyrights, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing
![Generative vs. Assistive AI…and When Writers Need To Disclose By K.M. Robinson Generative vs. Assistive AI…and When Writers Need To Disclose By K.M. Robinson](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/robot-wearing-blue-horn-rimmed-glasses.jpg)
Could YOUR book be ineligible for copyright registration?
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 10, 2024
author, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing
![“Should I sue Book Writing Experts / BookWritingExperts.com?” “Should I sue Book Writing Experts / BookWritingExperts.com?”](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/lawyer_1715110798.jpg)
“I paid a book promotion company, Book Writing Experts, over $10,000 to promote my book for sales and, within that time, only one book was sold…”
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