Anderson Cooper says there was a steep learning curve in figuring out how to cover a candidate like Trump

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Anderson Cooper in 2022.
Anderson Cooper told the NYT that there was a "steep learning curve" to covering Trump.

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Elon Musk just escalated his war against the media

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Elon Musk wants X, formerly known as Twitter, to start omitting the headline and other text from news articles posted on the social media site, so only their lead image appears.

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Texas A&M board members sought a journalism program that would churn out conservatives to 'direct our message,' according to text messages

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A general view of the Texas A&M Aggies logo at midfield during the game against the Wyoming Cowboys on September 11, 2004 at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. The Aggies won 31-0.

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A sci-fi magazine editor says his team are sent so many 'consistently bad' AI-generated articles that their workload has almost doubled

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An editor told CNN the use of AI tools by writers caused a huge spike in submissions to his magazine.

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Google is testing a new AI tool that can write news articles and reportedly pitching it to The New York Times and News Corp

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The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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My editor's note to the newsroom on AI: Let's think of it like a 'bicycle of the mind'

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Humans were a slow species until the bicycle came along. Used right, AI can also make us smarter and faster.

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Russia complains its journalists are under attack and facing 'witch hunts' just days after arresting an American reporter

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The Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia.

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Elon Musk says federal probe of Twitter is a 'weaponization of a government agency and a 'serious attack on the Constitution'

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Elon Musk has been critical of journalists in the past.

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How a Houston real-estate agent who closed $28 million in deals in 2022 turned her broadcast news layoff into a lucrative new career

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Lily Jang.

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