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Days after heatwave, intense rain causes roof collapse at New Delhi airport, killing 1 person

Jun. 28, 2024 06:57 AM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — A portion of a canopy at a departure terminal at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport collapsed Friday as monsoon rains lashed the Indian capital, killing one person and injuring six others, officials said. All flight departures from Terminal 1 were...

News nonprofit sues ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Microsoft for 'exploitative' copyright infringement

Jun. 27, 2024 18:25 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Center for Investigative Reporting said Thursday it has sued ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its closest business partner, Microsoft, marking a new front in the news industry's fight against unauthorized use of its content on artificial intelligence platforms. The...

The AP is setting up a sister organization seeking grants to support local and state news

Jun. 25, 2024 13:07 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press says it is setting up a sister organization that will seek to raise money in support of state and local news reporting, as the crisis in that sector shows little sign of abating. The organization, which will have a board of directors independent...

Off the TV screen and into real life: An MSNBC event illustrates the rise of 'event journalism'

Jun. 24, 2024 11:15 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC is inviting its fans to a one-day “Democracy 2024” event this September with live panels and a dinner with stars like Rachel Maddow, Chris Hayes and Ari Melber, part of the company's entrance into the burgeoning field of events journalism. Live events are...

The Washington Post's leaders are taking heat for journalism in Britain that wouldn't fly in the US

Jun. 17, 2024 17:52 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — New leaders of The Washington Post are being haunted by their pasts, with ethical questions raised about their actions as journalists in London that illustrate very different press traditions in the United States and England. An extraordinary trio of stories over...

After editor's departure, Washington Post's publisher faces questions about phone hacking stories

Jun. 07, 2024 23:34 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post's new publisher is facing questions about whether he made efforts to conceal — in his own newspaper and elsewhere — his involvement in a British phone hacking scandal from his time working for Rupert Murdoch a decade ago. The weeklong saga,...

With its top editor abruptly gone, The Washington Post grapples with a hastily announced restructure

Jun. 03, 2024 21:06 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The struggling Washington Post found itself in some turmoil on Monday following the abrupt departure of the newspaper's executive editor and a hastily announced restructuring plan aimed at stopping an exodus of readers over the past few years. Post publisher Will...

Sally Buzbee steps down as executive editor of The Washington Post

Jun. 03, 2024 16:23 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post said Sunday that its executive editor, Sally Buzbee, has stepped down after three years at the top of one of journalism's most storied brands. She will be replaced by Matt Murray, former editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, through this...

OpenAI to start using news content from News Corp. as part of a multiyear deal

May. 29, 2024 07:01 AM EDT

Joining news organizations that have chosen to collaborate rather than fight with the best-known artificial intelligence company, News Corp. has struck a multiyear deal to share news content with OpenAI for both training purposes and to answer questions from users. As part of the...

New York will set aside money to help local news outlets hire and retain employees

May. 23, 2024 16:42 PM EDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is offering up to $90 million in tax credits for news outlets to hire and retain journalists in an effort to help keep the shrinking local news industry afloat. The U.S. newspaper industry has been in a long decline, driven by factors including a loss...