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Ben Whitelaw

@benwhitelaw

Supporting sustainable media businesses @FTStrategies. Past: @EJCnet, @TheTimes, @Guardian. @TheBJReview board. Shy #LUFC fan. I write @eimdotco (he/him)

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Bonkers interview with Steve Evans in today’s Times with nuggets about being called by Mourinho & Wenger after being appointed manager and crying down the M1 after being sacked. Plus watching Bremner, meeting Gray & coaching Kalvin. Great read.

thetimes.co.uk/article/f59ce4…

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Missed Friday's newsletter (#223)?

▪️ @Amnesty Ethiopia report critical of Meta
▪️ 'AI safety must from internet governance'
▪️ Telegram's role in Israel-Palestine
▪️ Dario Amodei

Posts of note c/o AlexandraReeveGivens, Nicklas Berild Lundblad ಠ_ಠ + Matt Clifford

everythinginmoderation.co/ai-safety-inte…

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“War is a series of violences, and the condemnation of each violence is the justification for the next violence. And in the information war, the same dynamics are at play.” - ed bice meedan.com/post/a-stateme…

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“War is a series of violences, and the condemnation of each violence is the justification for the next violence. And in the information war, the same dynamics are at play.” meedan.com/post/a-stateme…

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Twitter is now a puzzle game where you have to guess the subject of the article based on a stock photo and a short rant

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Some amazingly powerful testimonies from journalists from Russia, Iran and Nicaragua at . Physical violence, threats of imprisonment, family interrogation - no reporter should have to deal with what they’ve gone through

Some amazingly powerful testimonies from journalists from Russia, Iran and Nicaragua at #TC2023. Physical violence, threats of imprisonment, family interrogation - no reporter should have to deal with what they’ve gone through
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'What was concerning about the results was that the algorithm only just barely responded to an expressed news interest by its virtual users. In other words, if you want to see news on TikTok, you have to push hard against the tide of the algorithm.' niemanlab.org/2023/10/the-ne…

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In this week's Everything in Moderation (#219):

▪️ Supreme Court to decide on Florida/Texas cases in 2024
▪️ Safety startups on the money
▪️ Twitch to grow Safety Council
▪️ Shelby Grossman

Post of note c/o Joan Donovan, PhD 🦫, Joseph Cox and, er, MrBeast

everythinginmoderation.co/supreme-court-…

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The newsletter that I started because of Alex Jones is now five years old (🎉) and sent to over 2,200 of the smartest folks working in online speech & safety, every week.

Hoping to get better at reflecting on & sharing what I’ve learnt but for now: here’s to another 5 years!

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'There are positives. Unlike Robert Maxwell or Conrad Black, he was not a crook. Unlike Lord Northcliffe, he didn’t go completely insane. Unlike Richard Desmond, he understood, defended and cherished journalism.'

Helluva intro, this.
prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/63…

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I’m too young to properly remember Cantona at but I imagine Georginio isn’t far off what he was like. French, yes, but expressive and so integral. I’m hooked

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'Questions about who gets to control the internet.. are central to the future of our world. They have ramifications for geopolitics, free speech, national security, political organizing, human rights, equity, and power distribution in general' 👏🏽 @taterymo technologyreview.com/2023/09/18/107…

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In this week's Everything in Moderation (#214):

▪️ Oversight Board dealt a blow
▪️ Modulate + Call of Duty partnership
▪️ New Stanford University YouTube study
▪️ Gerard de Graaf

Plus: posts of note courtesy of Kat Duffy @[email protected], Louise Stewart and Jeff Dunn

everythinginmoderation.co/oversight-boar…

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So chuffed to see Michael MacLeod go full-time on his Edinburgh-focused Substack newsletter. 340 paying subscribers and 4k free ones in a few months is no mean feat. pressgazette.co.uk/newsletters/ed…

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This is one of the wildest responses to a PR crisis I've ever come across: the CEO of Sama, which does content moderation for tech platforms, said it would not do AI work 'that supports weapons of mass destruction or police surveillance'.

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I am delighted to announce the launch of the Project Management in Newsrooms Guide has been published today as a free download by Association for Project Management, where I am an honorary fellow.

apm.org.uk/resources/find…

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