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The Athletic Decides Local News Doesn’t Pay

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Media Meltdowns

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It’s Time To Show Ship

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The Messenger Hasn’t Yet Disrupted Anything But Its Own Newsroom

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Israel Daramola

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Cam’ron And Mase Argue About Sports Now, And It’s Working

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Greed Is Still The Problem

Illustration: ChatGPT, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, 12 April 2023. ChatGPT stocks fell as a group, with Microsoft down more than 5 percent, Amazon down more than 2 percent, Nvidia (NVDA.US) and Baidu down more than 1 percent. Amid concerns over AI security, companies such as OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Nvidia gathered to discuss standards for the development and use of AI technology.

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Insider Boss To Employees: Please Make Good Use Of This Lying Plagiarism Machine

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Protesters face off with a line of police officers during a rally against the fatal police assault of Tyre Nichols outside the LAPD headquarters, in Los Angeles, California, on January 27, 2023. - The US city of Memphis released January 27, 2023 graphic video footage depicting the fatal police assault of a 29-year-old Black man, as cities nationwide braced for a night of protests against police brutality. Five Memphis officers, also all Black, were charged with second-degree murder in the beating of Tyre Nichols, who died in hospital on January 10 three days after being stopped on suspicion of reckless driving. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP)

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Journalist Ben Camacho On Facing Petty LAPD-Driven Lawsuit: “It’s The Biggest Gaslight Of My Life”

SACRAMENTO, CA - DECEMBER 22: Annoucer Mark Jones and Commentator Kayte Christensen during the game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings on December 22, 2021 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2021 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

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The New York Times Continues To Make Its Priorities Clear

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America’s Sportswriters Confirm: Bases Big

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Gwen Knapp Paid Attention To The Things That Matter

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New York Times Reporter Suggests Entitled Reader Culture Has Become Dangerous And Unacceptable

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Sam Bankman-Fried Is Where Media Patronage Was Always Headed

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Any Worthwhile Player Ranking Will Make You So Mad

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What Are The Twitter Files, And Do You Need To Care About Them?

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