PART 1 – True Journalism is DEAD. Do Your Own Research! – by Brian Whiddon, Managing Editor
All Americans should be outraged by how stupid some “journalists” think we are!
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Now Harvard’s DEI Chief Has Been Accused of 40 Counts of Plagiarism – In The News – 02/02/2024
MORE: Tattoo artist wins copyright case; Did LA times owner try to censor a story about a friend?; The news business is cratering; Taylor Swift threatens lawsuit over fake n*de photos; Snopes shamed for bad “fact-checking”; Christian pastor dropped by radio network; and Croatian government is cracking down on journalists
BACK ON OUR SOAPBOX! REPEAT AFTER US: “Real Publicists and Literary Agents Do NOT Spam Authors!” by Angela Hoy and Brian Whiddon
Angela and Brian are once again fed up…and they have the snark to prove it!
Who Stole Hundreds of Newspapers from Racks After Juicy Story Published? AND MUCH MORE! – In The News – 01/26/2024
MORE: LA Times plunges into chaos after mass layoffs; Ex-journalist convicted of murder is now dead; Former MSNBC host accuses network of “favoring white men”; RIP Charles Osgood; Largest teacher’s union threatens to withhold support for Biden unless there’s a permanent cease-fire in Gaza; and Condé Nast accused of unfair labor practices.
Man Sues Multiple Women and Facebook for $75M for Libel for Posts on Dating Group; AND MUCH MORE! – In The News – 01/19/2024
MORE: How one U.S. school is creating anti-Semites in a classroom; Celebrity caught using fake university acceptance letter; Russian journalist who criticized Putin found dead; You must understand that AI is not completely artificial; L.A. Times executive editor steps down; Can someone create an AI version of a dead celebrity without permission of the trademark owner?; and Sport Illustrated went woke, and now they’re going broke!
The Impact of AI on Screenwriting in Hollywood By Mark Heidelberger
The need to feed the AI preexisting work leaves open accusations of theft, plagiarism and copyright infringement.
Professor Loses Lawsuit Against Student Newspaper AND MUCH MORE! – In The News – 01/11/2024
MORE: AP journalists watched Hamas lynchings, kidnappings and urged civilians to join; Most parents favor age restrictions on books in school libraries; When news outlets choose sides; IDF has bombed Al Jazeera, and will continue to do so…for good reason; Court says museum can keep painting looted by Nazis’; Canada tells people posting videos of porch pirates that THEY can get into trouble!; and University of Illinois retracts offensive letter
And, Now, the Evening News With…Some Robot – In The News – 12/15/2023
MORE: Inside the United Nations’ plan to limit free speech; Harvard President NOT fired after multiple accusations of plagiarism; Singer apologizes to fan after fan sued for $250K for copyright infringement; Journalists who “lie like hell”; When and how the New York Times lost its way; Meet the American who scripted A Christmas Story; Prince Harry ordered to pay the Mail £50,000; and A financial news site uses AI to copy its competitors.
Amazon Remains Silent on Its Own Engineer Being Held by Hamas – In The News – 12/08/2023
MORE: Experimental doctor seduced journalist to mask deadly surgeries; Feds cracking down on Christians and the First Amendment. Will YOUR church be next?; Bezos’s newspaper employees walk off the job; UPenn donor withdraws $100M donation after president’s congressional testimony on antisemitism; and The Assistant AG for Civil Rights at the DOJ has ZERO awareness of major First Amendement case set to be heard by the Supreme Court.
Could Your Kid Be Be More Successful by NOT Attending College? – In The News – 12/01/2023
MORE: Actor threatens moms at book awards ceremony; Sports reporter admits she made up sideline reports; AI technology being used to scam people out of billions; Daryl Hall granted restraining order against John Oats; Kyle Rittenhouse releases book; Disney admits going woke has hurt their bottom line; Sports Illustrated parent company blames third party for publishing AI-generated articles on its site; Book about royals pulled from shelves; and White House worked with YouTube to censor Covid-19 and vaccine information.