Dean Ridings

2 months ago | restorationnewsmedia.com | Corey Friedman |Dean Ridings

Artificial intelligence is here — and it’s powerful. From recommending what to watch to helping draft messages or organizing your calendar, AI is becoming part of everyday life. Used responsibly, it can be a helpful tool. But when misused, AI can also be dangerous — especially when it misappropriates local news content without attribution, compensation or context.

Jan 19, 2025 | madraspioneer.com | Dean Ridings

Meta’s recent decision to replace third-party fact-checking with a crowdsourced system called “Community Notes” further highlights the importance that local newspapers play in providing reliable, vetted information to their communities. While social media platform approaches to content moderation are often politically-oriented and vulnerable to bias and manipulation, local newspapers continue to prioritize accuracy, fairness and accountability.

Jan 18, 2025 | fergusfallsjournal.com | Dean Ridings

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Jan 15, 2025 | msgrnews.com | Dean Ridings

Meta’s recent decision to replace third-party fact checking with a crowdsourced system called “Community Notes” further highlights the importance of local newspapers in providing reliable, vetted information to their communities.While social media platform approaches to content moderation are often politically oriented and vulnerable to bias and manipulation, local newspapers conti... To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.

Jan 15, 2025 | thenorthernlight.com | Dean Ridings

In response to Meta’s announcement that it will end its fact-checking program with independent third parties and pivot to a “Community Notes” model that uses crowdsourced fact-checking contributions from users, America’s Newspapers issued the following statement:Meta’s recent decision to replace third-party fact-checking with a crowdsourced system called “Community Notes” further highlights the importance that local newspapers play in providing reliable, vetted information to their communities.