Page 2 - New York Times

Journalists protest layoffs at New York Daily News, Forbes, Conde Nast

Journalists at The New York Daily News and Forbes walked off the job on Thursday amid contentious contract talks with management and a difficult few weeks in the news industry. Both strike are historic: It's the first-ever at the business-focused magazine in more than a century, and the first at the storied newspaper in more than three decades, according to the NewsGuild of New York. The one-day strike at the Daily News coincides with Forbes walkout, which runs through Monday. In midtown Manhattan, dozens of Daily News staffers and their supporters picketed Thursday outside a small co-working space the newspaper's office since its lower Manhattan newsroom was shuttered in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic. Founded in 1919, it was once the largest circulating newspaper in the country. Strikers marched around the building holding signs that read New York Needs Its Hometown Paper and Alden to News: Drop Dead, a reference to the tabloid's famous 1975 headline. They also put up a l

Certainly important case: MoS IT on NYT lawsuit against OpenAI, Microsoft

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said the NYT-OpenAI-Microsoft case is important and interesting one, and represents the broader issue of the nature of a relationship between those scraping internet and monetising from it versus the copyrighted content on the internet. Last Wednesday, New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright infringement, alleging that millions of its articles were used without consent to train chatbots and AI models, which now compete with it. "It is certainly a very important case. It is an issue that I have spoken about in the past in the context of social media and big tech platform versus Indian creators of content... "This is a broader issue of what is the relationship between those who scrape the internet and monetise from that scraping, versus the content that is on the internet that is copyrighted content," Chandrasekhar told PTI in a recent interview. He described the case as an "interesting" one. "We should all stay tuned... watch t

Trump ordered to pay The New York Times, its reporters $400K in legal fees

Former President Donald Trump was ordered Friday to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three investigative reporters after he sued them unsuccessfully over a Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 story about his family's wealth and tax practices. The newspaper and reporters Susanne Craig, David Barstow and Russell Buettner were dismissed from the lawsuit in May. Trump's claim against his estranged niece, Mary Trump, that she breached a prior settlement agreement by giving tax records to the reporters is still pending. New York Judge Robert Reed said that given the complexity of the issues in the case and other factors, it was reasonable that Donald Trump be forced to pay lawyers for the Times and the reporters a total of $392,638 in legal fees. Today's decision shows that the state's newly amended anti-SLAPP statute can be a powerful force for protecting press freedom, Times spokesperson Danielle Rhoads Ha said, referring to a New York law that bars baseless lawsuits

NYT vs OpenAI: Is the Indian legal system equipped to handle such cases?

The New York Times has sued OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, and Microsoft for copyright infringement. If such cases arise in India, is the country ready to handle them? Here's what experts suggest

Harvard plagiarism row: Gay defends research, calls it 'ideological battle'

The school's first Black president stepped down after allegations of plagiarism in her work and anger over the university's handling of antisemitism on campus following Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel

New York Times sues Microsoft, Open AI over copyright infringement

The technology firms relied on millions of copyrighted articles to train chatbots like ChatGPT and other features, allegedly causing billions of dollars in statutory and actual damages, the NYT said

Israeli officials knew Hamas' attack plan more than a year ago: Report

The translated document, which was reviewed by The New York Times, did not set a date for the attack, but described a methodical assault designed to overwhelm the fortifications around the Gaza Strip

Seven Indian-origin authors feature in NYT's 100 Notable Books of 2023 list

The list of 100 notable books of 2023 includes seven books written by Indian-origin writers, including Salman Rushdie and Pico Iyer

Einstein's autographed manuscript fetches Rs 10.7 cr at auction in Shanghai

A rare autographed manuscript by renowned physicist Albert Einstein explaining the development of his famous contributions to science -- theories of special relativity (1905) and general relativity (1915) -- fetched Rs 10.7 crore at the recently held Christie's '20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale'. The auction was held at the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on September 23. The manuscript, first published in a special supplement to the New York Times on February 3, 1929, is written in German. Einstein had been commissioned to explain the development of his two most famous contributions to science: the theories of special relativity (1905) and general relativity (1915). "The rare Einstein manuscript, which marked the Classic Art category's debut in mainland China, was met with great enthusiasm, proving that the collecting appetite here is strong and ever evolving. "We look forward to reconnecting with collectors at our upcoming previews for the Autumn Auctions in Hong Kong, and at the Chin

Here is how international media covered India's Chandrayaan-3 success

Chandrayaan-3's success has found wide coverage from the international media, including NYT, BBC, WaPo and Al Jazeera. Here's how they covered the event

The New York Times is considering legal action against OpenAI. Here's why

The news outlet claims that OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, is using the New York Times' content to train its chatbot

From NYT to Threads, Elon Musk's X throttled access to several websites

When contacted for comment, X confirmed the delay was removed but did not elaborate

NYT running smear campaign against India: Union minister Anurag Thakur

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur slammed The New York Times (NYT) chairman A G Sulzberger on Thursday for his claims that journalists are treated as terrorists in India. Speaking at a UNESCO event on World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday, Sulzberger said in India, authorities have raided newsrooms and treated journalists essentially as terrorists. Thakur asserted that the law took its own course in India in case of any wrongdoing and no one can claim immunity citing the status of being a media organisation. "In India law takes its own course if someone does something wrong, newsroom or no newsroom. Mere claiming the status of a newsroom does not grant immunity from unlawful deeds," he wrote on Twitter. Thakur wondered how any investigation amounts to an attack on the press. "Is it prudent to be a loose mouth and say journalists in India are treated as terrorists?" the minister asked. He accused the NYT of running a "smear campaign" against India and using

New York Times loses gold tick on Twitter; Musk calls its feed 'diarrhea'

The New York Times lost its gold "verified" tick from its main account on Twitter on Sunday

Several celebrities refuse to pay Elon Musk $8 for Twitter Blue: Report

The White House and The New York Times have already refused to pay for verified Blue with subscription service

NYT loses Twitter Blue badge, Koo founder invites it to join platform

The company also announced to remove all legacy Blue verified checkmarks for both individual users and organisations from April 1

To pay or not to pay: Media cos split over buying $1,000 Twitter blue tick

The $1,000 per month 'Verified Organisation' package offers a verified tick to the organisation's account and five affiliated accounts which will get Twitter Blue features

Unlikely rebels with a cause

But it was the early 1960s; women at high levels of science were as rare as snow leopards

Kerala selected as one of the 52 places to visit in 2023 by New York Times

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took it to twitter and said it was recognition of the approach towards community tourism

New York Times braces for first 24-hour newsroom strike in 40 years

The New York Times is bracing for a 24-hour walkout Thursday by hundreds of journalists and other employees, in what would be the first strike of its kind at the newspaper in more than 40 years. Newsroom employees and other members of The NewsGuild of New York say they are fed up with bargaining that has dragged on since their last contract expired in March 2021. The union announced last week that more than 1,100 employees would stage a 24-hour work stoppage starting at 12:01 a.m. Thursday unless the two sides reach a contract deal. Negotiations lasted for more than 12 hours into late Tuesday and continued Wednesday, but the sides remained far apart on issues including wage increases and remote-work policies. It's looking very likely that we are walking on Thursday," said Stacy Cowley, a finance reporter and union representative. There is still a pretty wide gulf between us on both economic and a number of issues. It was unclear how the day's coverage would be affected, but the ...