Telegraph issues official AI policy | Insider is Business Insider again
And photographer wins copyright row with local radio site
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If you’ve spent the past two-and-a-half years being confused about whether to say Business Insider or Insider (or something else? Or both?) then you may be either happy or sad about this news, depending on which you preferred: Business Insider, turned Insider, is back to its former name.
Despite that, editor-in-chief Nicholas Carlson argued it’s not a move “back” but forward into an exciting new era. While that could be considered very good spin, especially for a company that laid off 10% of its staff in the US this year, the departure of co-founder Henry Blodget as CEO really could signal a change in direction.
Also today, we have an exclusive look at The Telegraph’s generative AI policy sent to staff. It’s pretty strict for journalists, warning that they could be sanctioned in the same way as they would for plagiarism if they use ChatGPT for even a small part of a story, for example. But back office productivity tasks are where it could still pop up.
And we have a cautionary tale of using photos without permission after an agency photographer successfully took a local radio website to court.
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New from Press Gazette
Telegraph journalists told use of ChatGPT will result in same sanctions as plagiarism
Staff were also warned against entering sensitive or proprietary data into ChatGPT over legal data protection fears.
Photographer wins court copyright row with local radio website
“Normally, an apology is more than enough – accidents do happen. I sent three emails and phoned them. I heard nothing back.”
Business Insider co-founder Henry Blodget steps aside as CEO
New chief executive Barbara Peng’s first major move is to rebrand Insider back to Business Insider to, the company said, refine its “brand positioning”.
Data journalism: Why 200-year-old template still works
“The Guardian’s archive shows its first attempt at data journalism – back when it was the Manchester Guardian – dates from 5 May 1821.”
News in brief
At least 42 journalists have been killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict so far. (Press Gazette)
Reach’s NUJ group chapel says it has no confidence in chief executive Jim Mullen or other senior leaders after last week's job cut announcement. It "believes that the cull of jobs is not consistent with the company’s stated aim of commitment to quality journalism". (NUJ)
Irish public broadcaster RTÉ is planning to cut up to 400 jobs by 2028 through a voluntary redundancy scheme. And the Irish Government has approved interim funding of €56m. (RTÉ)
A man convicted over the 2006 murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who worked for Novaya Gazeta, has been pardoned after fighting in Ukraine, BBC News reports.
A former Fox News reporter refusing to reveal sources is at risk of being held in contempt. Fox News said “sanctioning a journalist for protecting a confidential source is not only against the First Amendment but would have a chilling effect on journalism..." (Associated Press)
Model Karlie Kloss's newly-formed Bedford Media has bought fashion brand i-D magazine from Vice, which bought the title in 2012 and said the sale was part of its "strategy to streamline and focus VMG on our core business". Kloss, who bought W Magazine in 2020, will be i-D's chief executive.
The Guardian expects to make $33m in digital reader revenue in the US in 2023/24 - meaning this will make up 57% of the total US business and a third of reader revenue globally. (Axios)
Google is paying some small US local news publishers to test AI features that could help them write stories and newsletters, according to Axios.
Journalism tool suite company Legitimate has launched a grant fund of $300,000 for local newsrooms ($200,000), freelance journalists and journalism schools ($50,000 each) to use/integrate AI tools in and other new tech in their work. (Legitimate)
Podcast 59: From subscriptions to membership at Elle UK
Elle UK editor Kenya Hunt talks to Press Gazette about why she hopes readers will pay £150 a year to become fashion industry insiders as members of Elle Collective.
She also talks about the future of magazines, diversity and why magazine editors have a duty to present images of female beauty responsibly.
Previously on Press Gazette
BBC journalists vote to end months-long dispute over local cuts
Google and Meta could owe US news publishers $14bn a year under planned law, research estimates
Network of PR-led UK local news websites used to promote paid-for content
Prince Harry army instructor loses IPSO bid against Spare ‘complete fantasy’ claim on Reach sites
Revealed: UK newsbrands with most Editors’ Code breaches in 2022
High Court backs journalist after Official Secrets Act seizure of devices and documents
