Foreign Powers Could Use AI in Upcoming Canadian Elections; BBC News Creates AI Department to Personalize Content

Your Saturday press recap

A Meta-Analysis Reveals the Skills Needed to Identify Fake Information
Source: Phys.org
URL: https://phys.org/news/2025-03-meta-analysis-uncovers-skill-fake.html

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Montreal Gazette Photographer Len Sidaway Dies
Source: Montreal Gazette
URL: https://www.montrealgazette.com/latest-news/article797049.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky

Instagram Unveils New Editing Features for Its Apps
Source: Social Media Today
URL: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-previews-edits-app-features/741863/

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Laval University Highlights the Importance of AI Responsibility in Public Service Media
Source: Laval University
URL: https://www.flsh.ulaval.ca/actualites/lia-responsable-dans-les-medias-de-service-public

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BBC News Creates AI Department to Personalize Content
Source: The Guardian
URL: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/mar/06/bbc-news-ai-artificial-intelligence-department-personalised-content

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Mike McCue Launches a Decentralized Browser for a Free Internet
Source: New York Times
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/technology/mike-mccue-surf-browser-decentralized-internet.html

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CSE Warns About Electoral Threats Linked to Artificial Intelligence in Canada
Source: CBC
URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/election-threat-artificial-intellligence-cse-1.7475483

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Wall Street Journal Cuts Tech Staff, Creates New Tech and Media Team
Source: Talking Biz News
URL: https://talkingbiznews.com/media-news/wsj-cuts-tech-staff-creates-tech-and-media-team/

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The Press Loses Its Connection with Readers: A Concerning Trend for the Future
Source: Prospect Magazine
URL: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/69427/irrelevant-unloved-press-lost-touch?

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A Historic Ruling on Defamation and Press Freedom
Source: New York Times
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/magazine/nyt-sullivan-defamation-press-freedom-ruling.html

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Journalist Shares Experience of Trauma Triggered by Recent News
Source: Columbia Journalism Review
URL: https://www.cjr.org/first_person/my-trauma-was-nearly-forty-years-ago-then-a-journalist-called.php

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NPR: A Reflection on the Importance of Journalism Amid Attacks
Source: Columbia Journalism Review
URL: https://www.cjr.org/laurels-and-darts/laurels-darts-under-attack-npr-does-its-job.php

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BBC's AI Department Focuses on Personalized Content
Source: The Guardian
URL: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/mar/06/bbc-news-ai-artificial-intelligence-department-personalised-content

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Study Finds Journalists Are Using Generative AI Tools Without Company Oversight
Source: Digiday
URL: https://digiday.com/media/journalists-are-using-generative-ai-tools-without-company-oversight-study-finds/

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AI Bias and Its Impact on Los Angeles Times Media Coverage
Source: The Guardian
URL: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/05/los-angeles-times-ai-bias-trump

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ChatGPT and Perplexity: Challenges for AI in News Referral Search
Source: Press Gazette
URL: https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/chatgpt-perplexity-news-ai-referral-search/

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Specialization as a Major Asset for Media Professionals
Source: IJNet
URL: https://ijnet.org/fr/story/la-sp%C3%A9cialisation-un-atout-majeur-pour-les-professionnels-du-secteur

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Marketers Embrace SXSW as an Accessible Conference for Content Connection
Source: Digiday
URL: https://digiday.com/marketing/as-sxsw-kicks-off-marketers-embrace-it-as-an-accessible-conference-for-content-connection/

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NBC News Hires 100 Journalists Amid Split of NBC News Team
Source: Poynter
URL: https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2025/msnbc-hiring-100-journalists-nbc-news-split-scott-matthews/

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Trump's Cuts Are Severely Damaging Journalism Beyond the U.S.
Source: Reuters Institute
URL: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/shattered-perfect-storm-how-trumps-cuts-are-crippling-journalism-beyond-united-states

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Trump Open to Extending TikTok Deadline Again if Necessary
Source: Bloomberg
URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-06/trump-open-to-again-extending-tiktok-deadline-if-necessary

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