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The New York Times severs ties with freelance journalist over AI use in book review

Author and journalist Alex Preston's review of Jean-Baptiste Andrea's Watching Over Her included language and details similar to those in an earlier review of the same book published in British daily The Guardian.

Ruling in Prince Harry case against Daily Mail will take some time, UK judge says

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry reacts as he departs the High Court, during the first week of a nine-week trial lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, which Britain's Prince Harry and others are suing over allegations of privacy breaches dating back 30 years, in London, Britain, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

What to do when the public good of information goes bad

The invention of communication tools – from language to printing, TV and the internet – have shaped not just what we can do at any time but who we are, says the writer.

Witness in Prince Harry media lawsuit says key statement was forged

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry arrives during the first week of a nine-week trial lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, which Britain's Prince Harry and others are suing over allegations of privacy breaches dating back 30 years, at the High Court in London, Britain, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

Commentary

What we really lose when we lose the sports pages

US skier Lindsey Vonn crashing during the women’s downhill race at the Winter Olympics on Feb 8. Sport can feel like an escape into an unreal world whose struggles are dramatic even if they rarely involve life and death, says the writer.

Extra! Extra! News from N. Korea now more freely available but are S. Koreans reading it?

Mr An Kwang-hwek, a doctoral researcher at Konkuk University, reading the Rodong Sinmun (front), North Korea’s top newspaper, at the National Library of Korea in Seoul. He told The Straits Times North Korea's coverage related to South Korea has been reduced mainly to event-focused reporting.

China releases policy paper on national security in Hong Kong after Jimmy Lai sentencing

A prison van believed to be carrying Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, leaves the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building following sentencing in his national security collusion trial, in Hong Kong, China, February 9, 2026. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Washington Post CEO Will Lewis out after sweeping job cuts

Mr Will Lewis was appointed as CEO of The Washington Post in 2023.

Bezos-led Washington Post announces ‘painful’ job cuts; NYT says 300 journalists have been let go

The Washington Post will see “substantial” reductions in its newsroom, executive editor Matt Murray said.

Washington Post sports department was among last of its kind

The Post is laying off or reassigning all the reporters and editors in its sports section, days before the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics in Italy.

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