Tag: Journalism
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AI Slop: The New Face of Sensational Journalism—or Just the Same Old Trash on Steroids?
Imagine scrolling through your feed and stumbling on a headline screaming about a celebrity scandal that turns out to be entirely fabricated, complete with doctored images and quotes from “anonymous sources.” Sound familiar? That’s the essence of yellow journalism, the sensationalist style that dominated late-19th-century newspapers, where publishers like William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer…
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When AI Becomes the Journalist: Why the Real Threat Isn’t Google, It’s Evolution
The recent outcry over Google’s AI Overviews and their alleged “appropriation” of journalistic content has produced a storm of headlines, policy discussions, and even legal threats. The Guardian reports that AI summaries cause a “devastating” drop in traffic to news sites. Studies from Pew Research Center and SEO firm Authoritas bolster the case: when Google…