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LedeAI exec explains Gannett’s AI sports writing program debacle
"I think that our industry has a tendency to respond to stuff like AI from a very defensive position."
Chicago Sun-Times gives Bears all Fs in post-game report card
This was a rough report indeed for the Bears after their 41-10 road loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Chicago Tribune print edition jumps gun on Northwestern-Minnesota result
The Chicago Tribune said that "Northwestern's furious rally" against Minnesota fell short, when in fact it didn't.
The Daily Mirror mixed up Colorado and Columbus
There's just a slight 1,200-plus miles between where the Rapids and Crew play.
Boomer Esiason: Dave Portnoy-Washington Post saga ‘proof positive’ of ‘woke aspect of this world’
Boomer Esiason once again came to the defense of Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy on Thursday. Esiason called...
USC walks back credential suspension of Orange County beat reporter
USC decided on Thursday to walk back a suspension the program issued to a local reporter for the Orange County Register.
USC suspends Orange County Register reporter’s credentials for two weeks, prompting backlash
"This is a huge overreaction to what the USC program perceived to be a policy violation. We clearly disagree and stand fully behind Luca."
New York Times sports section signs off amidst protests and tributes
Yonder Alonso calls Padres beat writer a ‘bum’ over his Manny Machado reporting
Former San Diego Padres first baseman Yonder Alonso called out San Diego Union-Tribune beat writer Kevin Acee on...
USA Today seeks ‘unbiased’ Taylor Swift beat reporter
Good luck finding a non-Swiftie to apply for this.
Former Mizzou beat writer Dave Matter joins Tigers athletic staff
The former St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Columbia Daily Tribune columnist will serve as Assistant AD for Communications and Storytelling.
Brian Kelly says ‘beat the heck out of Florida State’ is ‘not something that I would ever say,’ but there’s audio
"It's just not in my background or nature to make those kinds of comments."
Nick Saban smiling more in preseason press conferences this year than any of the previous five, per exhaustive AL.com analysis
"Saban "has spent 3.42% of his total preseason press conference time smiling in 2023. That’s more than double the percentage of any year from 2017 onward."
ESPN, New York Times, and Vox Media among those reportedly blocking OpenAI web crawler access
“Most of the internet is garbage. Traditional media publishers, on the other hand, are fact-driven and offer quality content."
Stephen A. Smith and Jon Heyman shouldn’t be recruiting athletes to come to New York
Whether it's Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shohei Ohtani, or someone else, this type of open campaigning is unseemly.
Gannett pauses AI sports writing program following embarrassing launch
"We are continually evaluating vendors as we refine processes to ensure all the news and information we provide meets the highest journalistic standards."
Tyler Kepner, Matthew Futterman joining The Athletic’s newsroom
Futterman and Kepner will start at The Athletic in the coming weeks.