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NWSL expansion team BOS Nation FC apologizes for 'Too Many Balls' campaign The National Women’s Soccer League expansion team in Boston has apologized for a “Too Many Balls” marketing campaign that draw a harsh reaction from the transgender community and others.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/14/bath-body-works-kkk-candle/

Bath & Body Works apologizes for candle with label resembling K*K hoods The home fragrance retailer has removed the candles from stores and online.

https://nypost.com/2024/07/13/entertainment/pr-rep-reveals-what-it-was-like-working-for-khadafy-assad/

Cher, co***ne and blood money at the Bellagio: What it was really like doing PR for dictators Publicist Phil Elwood has written a book called “All the Worst Humans: How I Made News for Dictators, Tycoons, and Politicians.”

Two 80-something journalists tried ChatGPT. Then, they sued to protect the 'written word' When two octogenarian buddies named Nick discovered that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a lifetime of their work, they tapped a son-in-law to sue the companies behind the artificial intelligence chatbot.

Governments of all stripes and at all levels across the country have said that they want to support journalism, but few have been willing to do so, putting most of their money into Google and Facebook products.

Brian Lilley: Ford government takes bold move to support journalism LILLEY: Ford government takes bold move to support journalism

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/05/30/robert-allbritton-notus-journalism/

Robert Allbritton’s new mission is creating more journalists. Why? The Politico founder tries again with NOTUS, a nonprofit news site aimed at training a new generation of journalists.

Diddy admits beating ex-girlfriend Cassie, says he's sorry, calls his actions 'inexcusable' Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted Sunday that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, saying in a video apology he was “truly sorry” and his actions were “inexcusable.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/02/27/sports-illustrated-authentic-brands/

As Sports Illustrated sputters, its owners throw a party for ‘the brand’ They own the rights to celebrities dead (Elvis), alive (Guy Fieri) and in between (Reebok). They insist they’re the executives to keep the Sports Illustrated brand breathing.

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Sports Illustrated is the latest media company damaged by an AI experiment gone wrong Sports Illustrated is the latest media company damaged by being less than forthcoming about who or what is writing its stories at the dawn of the artificial intelligence age.

From shadows to limelight: Special forces vet becomes face of IDF war effort in Gaza Daniel Hagari has earned high levels of trust from Israelis for keeping them abreast of offensive in Strip, 'filling a void' and reassuring a public traumatized by Oct. 7 horrors

More than half of U.S. counties have no access or very limited access to local news - Medill - Northwestern University The loss of local newspapers accelerated in 2023 to an average of 2.5 per week, leaving more than 200 counties as "news deserts" and meaning that more than half of all U.S. counties now have limited access to reliable local news and information, researchers at the Medill School of Journalism, Media,...

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A Cruise car hit a pedestrian. The company's response could set back California's new robotaxi industry A Cruise robotaxi dragged an injured woman 20 feet. The company misled reporters about the facts, and maybe state regulators too.