Online News
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| Originally published | 2006 |
| Authors | Stuart Allan |
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| ID | 2931295 |
About Online News
"If the promises of online news are to be fulfilled, books like this deserve the widest possible readership" Paul Bradshaw, University of Central England, UK In this exciting and timely book Stuart Allan provides a wide-ranging analysis of online news. . . .
BBC's Newsnight to be cut back as part of savings plan
... BBC News and Current Affairs CEO Deborah Turness said the broadcaster was " in a tough financial climate" and had to make " some difficult choices" as audiences switch from TV to Online News...
Canada wildfires: Trudeau criticises Facebook over news ban amid crisis
... The company has blocked news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada since 1 August, after the country s parliament passed an Online News bill that requires platforms like Google and Meta to negotiate deals with news publishers for content...
Wildfire evacuees frustrated by Facebook news ban in Canada
... Meta - which owns Facebook and Instagram - began on 1 August, not long after Canada s parliament passed an Online News bill that will require platforms like Google and Meta to negotiate deals with news publishers for content...
Google to scrap local news links in Canada over Online News Act
... Canada s parliament passed the Online News Act last week, requiring platforms like Google and Meta s Facebook to negotiate deals with news providers...
Ombersley: Peter Gregory killed in balloon accident
... She said she did not see a fire ball as has been reported in several Online News reports...
Facebook and Instagram to restrict news access in Canada
...Meta has said it will begin to restrict news on its platforms to Canadian consumers after parliament passed a controversial Online News bill...
Ukraine war: Zelenksy praises air force after Russia's largest drone attack yet
... Elsewhere, in the city of Zhytomyr in the north-west of Ukraine, at least 26 residential buildings were damaged as well as schools and medical units, according to Online News site Ukrayinska Pravda...
Kuwait news outlet unveils AI-generated presenter Fedha
... What kind of news do you prefer? Let s hear your opinions, " Mr Boftain said Fedha may develop to have a Kuwaiti accent and read Online News bulletins...
Kuwait news outlet unveils AI-generated presenter Fedha
By Antoinette RadfordBBC News
A Kuwaiti media outlet says it has created a virtual news presenter using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
" Fedha" made her debut on the Twitter account of Kuwait News, an affiliate of the Kuwait Times.
She appears as an image of A Woman with light-coloured hair, wearing a black jacket and white T-shirt.
Abdullah Boftain, deputy editor-in-chief for Kuwait News, told AFP news agency The Move tested AI's potential to offer " new and innovative content".
" I'm Fedha, The First presenter in Kuwait who works with Artificial Intelligence at Kuwait News. What kind of news do you prefer? Let's hear your opinions, "
Mr Boftain said Fedha may develop to have a Kuwaiti accent and read Online News bulletins.
" Fedha is a popular, old Kuwaiti name that refers to silver, the metal. We always imagine robots to be silver and metallic In Colour , so we combined the two, " He Said .
The presenter's blonde hair and light-coloured eyes reflect the country's diverse population of Kuwaitis and expatriates, Mr Boftain said.
Kuwait is not The First country to unveil an AI-generated news presenter: in 2018, sporting a sharp suit and a somewhat robotic voice.
A report last month by investment bank Goldman Sachs said.
The Report suggested the technology could take over a quarter of work tasks in the US and Europe, but that it may also mean new jobs and a productivity boom.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com