Here is a round-up of some of the latest writing news in the world of journalism and publishing.
Unethical AI Training Harms Creators and Society, Argues AI Pioneer
"At a daylong forum held Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to address the threat generative AI poses to copyright law and the creative industries, several veterans of AI companies discussed how their experiences led them to new ventures in the hope of establishing ethically trained AI models." (Publishers Weekly)
The Audiobook Business Learns to Embrace AI
"Leading audiobook executives from across the publishing industry gathered at the London Book Fair earlier this month for a panel addressing how artificial intelligence is reshaping the audiobook market. Many expressed optimism about the potential for growth in the space presented by AI technologies—despite lingering concerns over rights management and compensation models." (Publishers Weekly)
Thousands of Journalists at Risk of Unemployment as USAGM Faces Dismantling
"On 14 March, the Trump administration issued an executive order dismantling the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the federal agency overseeing US-funded international media. Thousands of journalists’ jobs are threatened by this decision." (IFJ)
‘As Trump Tries to Take Away Everything I Love, It’s Never been Clearer that Writing Matters’
Japanese-American Novelist Katie Kitamura and author of unsettling new novel Audition talks about why fiction isn’t frivolous, family life with fellow writer Hari Kunzru, and how US authors are facing a critical moment. (Guardian)
IFJ to Host its Centenary Congress in 2026 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris
"A century after it was founded in Paris where the predecessor of UNESCO (the International Institute of Intellectual Cooperation (IICI)) was located, the IFJ will return to where it all began." (IFJ)
‘We Waited Greedily for his Novels’: Mario Vargas Llosa, a Revolutionary of Spanish-Language Fiction
"His breakthrough book was deemed too inflammatory to be taught in my school, and was burned by authorities, but this Peruvian firebrand would reveal himself to be a man of contradictions." (Guardian)
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