Tag: Backlash

ABC News President Suddenly Quits Amid Internal Backlash

ABC News president Kim Godwin has tendered her resignation in a move that surprised a number of mainstream media insiders. There will undoubtedly be some who are sad to see the first black woman to lead a broadcast television news division leave the position — but former President Donald Trump is apparently not among them. […]

8 major newspapers join legal backlash against OpenAI, Microsoft

In a move that underscores escalating tensions between the news industry and artificial intelligence developers, a coalition of eight leading daily newspapers on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against tech giants OpenAI and Microsoft. The legal action, initiated by the Chicago Tribune, New York’s Daily News and the six others, all owned by Alden Global Capital, claims the […]

Harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law’s passage in Iraq draws diplomatic backlash

BAGHDAD — Human rights groups and diplomats criticized a law that was quietly passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend that would impose heavy prison sentences on gay and transgender people. U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement that the law passed Saturday “threatens those most at risk in Iraqi society” […]