The Oscars Will Move From ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029; Peter Arnett is Dead

Your Thursday recap

🗞️ Journalism, News & Media

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Peter Arnett, Pulitzer Prize–Winning War Correspondent From Vietnam to Iraq, Dies
Union-Bulletin
https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/national/peter-arnett-the-pulitzer-prize-winning-correspondent-who-covered-wars-from-vietnam-to-iraq-has/article_f015a8a0-05ba-5048-8bc6-af8a6070f9d7.html

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The Oscars Will Move From ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029
The Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/oscars-bolt-from-abc-to-youtube-starting-in-2029-1236453188/

Former TSN Journalist Michael Whalen Dies
RDS
https://www.rds.ca/sports-divers/article/deces-de-lancien-journaliste-de-tsn-michael-whalen/

Bari Weiss, CBS News and the Ratings Battle Around a Controversial Town Hall
Status News
https://www.status.news/p/bari-weiss-cbs-news-erika-kirk-town-hall-ratings

You’re Not Born an Influencer: How a New Media Profession Takes Shape
Claudie Saulnier – Substack

On ne naît pas influenceur, on le devient.

When Newsrooms and Product Teams Finally Learn to Work Together
Nieman Lab
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-year-news-and-product-teams-actually-work-together/

CNN’s Uncertain Future Amid Political Pressure and a Shifting Business Model
Le Devoir
https://www.ledevoir.com/monde/etats-unis/942342/avenir-cnn-incertain-entre-pressions-trump-changement-modele

The Year Journalists Walked Away From the Press Conference
Nieman Lab
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-year-journalists-abandon-the-press-conference/

Local News Embraces Its Role as a Consumer Product
Nieman Lab
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/local-news-embraces-its-consumer-product-role/

“Between the Lines”: Bell Media Experiments With Immersive Journalism on Crave TV
Bell Media
https://www.bellmedia.ca/fr/salle-de-presse/presse/entre-les-lignes-un-nouveau-format-de-journalisme-immersif-avec-etienne-fortin-gauthier/

🤖 Artificial Intelligence, Tech & Platforms

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How Journalists Can Detect AI-Generated Audio, Images and Deepfakes
GIJN
https://gijn.org/fr/ressource/guide-journaliste-detecter-fake-contenus-audio-image-photo-montage-generes-ia-intelligence-artificielle/

Texas Sues Major TV Makers, Alleging Smart TVs Spy on Users
Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/texas-sues-biggest-tv-makers-alleging-smart-tvs-spy-on-users-without-consent/

Google Tests AI-Powered Article Summaries on Google News
TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/google-is-testing-ai-powered-article-overviews-on-select-publications-google-news-pages/

The Washington Post Launches AI-Personalized Podcasts to Attract Younger Audiences
Digiday
https://digiday.com/media/the-washington-post-debuts-ai-personalized-podcasts-to-hook-younger-listeners/

Why the Washington Post’s AI Product Struggled at Launch
Semafor
https://www.semafor.com/article/12/14/2025/iterate-through-why-the-washington-post-launched-an-error-ridden-ai-product

ChatGPT Levels Up Image Generation With ChatGPT Images
Siècle Digital
https://siecledigital.fr/2025/12/16/chatgpt-muscle-sa-generation-dimages-avec-chatgpt-images/

🧠 Disinformation, Fact-Checking & Conspiracies

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Study Finds Older Americans Are Driving Online Conspiracy Theories
The Daily Beast
https://www.thedailybeast.com/study-finds-older-americans-are-driving-online-conspiracy-theories/

Fake Coup in France: Facebook Refuses to Remove an AI-Generated Video
Marianne
https://www.marianne.net/societe/big-brother/fake-news-sur-un-coup-d-etat-en-france-facebook-refuse-de-supprimer-une-video-ia-macron-fulmine

Fake Coup Video Traced Back to a Teenager by CheckNews
Libération
https://www.liberation.fr/checknews/faux-coup-detat-en-france-checknews-a-retrouve-lado-burkinabe-a-lorigine-de-la-video-generee-par-ia-20251217_IZGBC4J4WVENDACZVF45722STY/

AFP Fact Check Debunks a Widely Circulated False Claim
AFP Fact Check
https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.88CD7ZQ

AP Launches “AP Verify” to Strengthen Online Content Authentication
Associated Press
https://www.ap.org/media-center/press-releases/2025/ap-introduces-ap-verify-to-strengthen-streamline-online-content-verification/