Behind the Blog: Being New and Some Numbers
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Behind the Blog: Being New and Some Numbers
A high school faced synthetic imagery harassment involving AI-generated child sexual abuse material. People involved in the situation learned about deepfakes for the first time through the traumatizing and difficult circumstances. Coverage can form a conversation with itself over time, where a line of reporting or an entire beat connects to later developments. The week also included attention to changes in Google search and the emergence of a rogue zine. These topics reflect how information systems and media artifacts can shift, while ongoing reporting continues to relate to earlier themes and new learning.
"Something I've been thinking about lately is the way a line of reporting or even an entire beat or set of beats can be in conversation with itself over time. I'm thinking of this more in the last week because I published this story about a high school that's dealing with synthetic imagery harassment-AI generated child sexual abuse material to be specific-and a lot of the people involved in that story are learning about deepfakes for the first time through this very traumatizing, difficult situation."
"This week, we discuss going deeper, Google's search changes, and a rogue zine. SAM: Something I've been thinking about lately is the way a line of reporting or even an entire beat or set of beats can be in conversation with itself over time. I'm thinking of this more in the last week because I published this story about a high school that's dealing with synthetic imagery harassment-AI generated child sexual abuse material to be specific-and a lot of the people involved in that story are learning about deepfakes for the first time through this very traumatizing, difficult situation."
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