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Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP Files Lawsuit Against Ben Smith, Semafor and BuzzFeed on Behalf of OZY Media, Inc.

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Donnerstag, Dezember 21, 2023
Legal, TV and Radio, Media, Communications, Online, General Entertainment, Professional Services, Entertainment, Woman, Ozy (media company), Acquisition, Semafor, OZY, Complaint, JPMorgan Chase, District court

Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP announced today it filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of OZY Media, Inc. (“OZY”) against Defendants Benjamin Smith, Semafor, Inc. (“Semafor”), and BuzzFeed, Inc. (“BuzzFeed”).

Key Points: 
  • Meier Watkins Phillips Pusch LLP announced today it filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of OZY Media, Inc. (“OZY”) against Defendants Benjamin Smith, Semafor, Inc. (“Semafor”), and BuzzFeed, Inc. (“BuzzFeed”).
  • The complaint seeks to hold accountable former BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief and New York Times media columnist Ben Smith and Semafor, the company he co-founded in 2022, for misappropriating OZY’s trade secrets for their own benefit.
  • The lawsuit additionally alleges that BuzzFeed breached the mutual nondisclosure agreement it entered into with OZY in 2019 as part of its efforts to buy the company.
  • OZY seeks to recoup the catastrophic damages caused by the Defendants’ conduct, and to recover the profits that the Defendants have unjustly reaped as a result.

INVESTIGATION ALERT: Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP Investigates AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.’s Directors and Officers for Breach of Fiduciary Duties – AMC

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Mittwoch, November 1, 2023
AMC, Semafor, NYSE, Law, Management

NEW YORK, Nov. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP (“Scott+Scott”), an international securities and consumer rights litigation firm, is investigating whether certain directors and officers of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (“AMC”) (NYSE: AMC) breached their fiduciary duties to AMC and its shareholders.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP (“Scott+Scott”), an international securities and consumer rights litigation firm, is investigating whether certain directors and officers of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (“AMC”) (NYSE: AMC) breached their fiduciary duties to AMC and its shareholders.
  • If you are an AMC shareholder, you may contact attorney Joe Pettigrew for additional information toll-free at 844-818-6982, or [email protected] .
  • Scott+Scott is investigating whether members of AMC’s board of directors or senior management failed to manage AMC in an acceptable manner, in breach of their fiduciary duties to AMC, and whether AMC and its shareholders have suffered damages as a result.
  • If you are an AMC shareholder, you may have legal claims against AMC’s directors and officers.

CCC to Host Virtual Town Hall on ChatGPT and Information Integrity

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Dienstag, März 21, 2023
Technology, Professional Services, Publishing, Communications, Other Science, Other Technology, Research, Software, Artificial Intelligence, Legal, Science, NewsGuard, CCC, Knowledge, Empathy, Sense, News, Town hall, Semafor

CCC , a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, will present a Town Hall discussion via LinkedIn live on 30 March at 11:00 a.m. EDT/16:00 BST/17:00 CEST that will address the questions, “What is the evolving nature of originality and authenticity?” And “What place do human expertise and empathy have when machines provide information?”

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  • CCC , a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, will present a Town Hall discussion via LinkedIn live on 30 March at 11:00 a.m. EDT/16:00 BST/17:00 CEST that will address the questions, “What is the evolving nature of originality and authenticity?” And “What place do human expertise and empathy have when machines provide information?”
    Speakers include Mary Ellen Bates, Bates Information Services ; Steven Brill, NewsGuard ; Tracey Brown, Sense about Science ; Gina Chua, Semafor ; and Gordon Crovitz, NewsGuard .
  • “Sophisticated chatbots and other AI tools have developed the ability to write entire news articles and even research papers,” said Tracey Armstrong, President and CEO, CCC.
  • “We look forward to this Town Hall forum on how publishing and research will change as a result of generative AI tools.”

Bipartisan Senate Caucus Launched to Address Adult Literacy

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Donnerstag, Februar 9, 2023
GDP, Life, Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, Coordinating Council for Women in History, United States Senate, Senator, Bangladesh Technical Education Board, Dignity, African Americans, Achievement Medal, National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, Social mobility, Health literacy, Reading, Senator Collins, ALL, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Education, Gallup, Public, United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, Quality of life, Toy, Nursing, Literacy, Semafor

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Adult Literacy and Learning Impact Network (ALL IN) and Engage celebrated the launch of a new U.S. Senate Caucus on Adult Literacy today with a breakfast honoring caucus co-chairs, Sen. Susan Collins (ME) and Sen. Jack Reed (RI).

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Adult Literacy and Learning Impact Network (ALL IN) and Engage celebrated the launch of a new U.S. Senate Caucus on Adult Literacy today with a breakfast honoring caucus co-chairs, Sen. Susan Collins (ME) and Sen. Jack Reed (RI).
  • Economic Impact: A 2020 Gallup study commissioned by the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy estimated that the U.S. economy is losing $2.2 trillion in GDP annually due to low adult literacy.
  • Through the caucus, we hope to raise awareness about the acute need for adult education programs and build bipartisan support for meeting the needs of adult learners," said Senator Reed.
  • I'm confident this caucus will flourish under the leadership of Senators Collins and Reed in advancing adult literacy in our country."

SOPA Announces Winners of 2022 Awards for Editorial Excellence

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Freitag, Juni 17, 2022
Media, Communications, Other Communications, Publishing, Photography, Economist, Freedom, Senior, The Wall Street Journal, Gold, Honorable Mention, Human rights, Human, Publishing, National Temperance Society and Publishing House, Sri Lanka Journalism Awards for Excellence, CEO, MassINC, Technology, Google News Lab, COVID-19, Journalism, 1843 (magazine), Semafor, Bloomberg News, Coconuts Media, Brazen, News, Weeping Angel, Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting, Award, Border, Mother, Sixth Tone, SOPA, Taliban, Pharmaceutical industry, Film, Video game, Silver, Excellence

The Society of Publishers in Asia ( SOPA ), a Hong Kong-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to pursuing excellence in journalism, today announced the winners of its annual Awards for Editorial Excellence in recognition of outstanding works of journalism over the past year in the Asia-Pacific region.

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  • The Society of Publishers in Asia ( SOPA ), a Hong Kong-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to pursuing excellence in journalism, today announced the winners of its annual Awards for Editorial Excellence in recognition of outstanding works of journalism over the past year in the Asia-Pacific region.
  • This year marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of SOPA and the 24th consecutive year of Awards for Editorial Excellence.
  • They ranged from photography to business and investigative reporting to public service journalism and included two new categories of Excellence in Technology Reporting and Excellence in Audio Reporting.
  • The SOPA Awards for Editorial Excellence are the annual flagship awards, serving as a regional benchmark for quality, professional journalism.

SOPA Announces 2022 Journalism Awards Finalists

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Mittwoch, Mai 11, 2022
Communications, Other Communications, Publishing, COVID-19, Fearless, Google News Lab, GNI, National Temperance Society and Publishing House, Bloomberg News, The New York Times, Senior lecturer, Initium Media, Bloomberg TV Philippines, Semafor, Â, University, SOPA, Taliban, Reuters, South China Morning Post, Journalism, Economist, Philippine Center, The Wall Street Journal, Life, Technology, Radio Free Asia, Open University of Hong Kong, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, Film

There are 20 categories, including the new SOPA Awards for Excellence in Audio Reporting and Excellence in Technology Reporting. The investigative reporting category has been renamed as “Carlos Tejada Award for Excellence in Investigative Reporting” to honor the life and work of our late SOPA Editorial Committee member. Carlos, who passed away suddenly late last year, spent more than a decade in Asia, first for The Wall Street Journal, then for The New York Times, directing coverage of some of the biggest stories in the region -- many of which were SOPA Award winners. He joined the committee in 2018.

Key Points: 
  • The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA), a Hong Kong-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to pursuing excellence in journalism, today announced the finalists for the SOPA 2022 Awards for Editorial Excellence (full list here ).
  • The annual awards recognizing great journalism in the Asia Pacific region have been given out every year since 1999.
  • This years winners will be announced on June 16 at the virtual SOPA Awards Gala and live-streamed on SOPA Asias YouTube channel from 7pm Hong Kong time.
  • There are 20 categories, including the new SOPA Awards for Excellence in Audio Reporting and Excellence in Technology Reporting.