Best Legal Tribune Online Podcasts (2024)

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#219: You Now Have Redundancy Protection Until Your Baby is 18 Months Old Because Your New Pregancy & Maternity Leave Employment Rights Started On 6th April 2024. Here’s What You Need to Know! 15:14

1d ago15:14

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Hi there In this week’s episode we look at your new pregnancy and maternity leave protection against redundancy rights which you now have, which came online on 6th April 2024. We look at how these new rights work for you and how the rights sit alongside existing pregnancy and maternity rights which you already have. The more you are able to acquain…

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#218: Is Your Employer On The Government’s List of Shame For Not Paying The National Minimum Wage to Workers? Check Here! 13:43

8d ago13:43

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Hi there This week, we finalise our look at the national living wage and the national minimum wage. Today, we focus on the 202 companies who made the Government yearly list of shame for not paying their workers the minimum wage. What’s shocking about the list is that it includes big companies and small businesses crossing every corner the UK. You c…

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#217: It’s Past the 1st April 2024. That Means Wages for the Lowest Paid Workers In the UK Must Go Up. Here Are Your New National Minimum Wage Levels! 14:12

15d ago14:12

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Hi There This week is national living wage and national minimum wage week! So, in this weeks podcast episode, we take you through all the new rates for various age groups ranging from apprentices up to the age of 21 and over. We also go through steps you can take, if you find out that your employer has not paid you the correct rate in the past, or …

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#216: Think Your Relationship Doesn’t Have Anything To Do With Why You’re Suffering Bad Treatment At Work? Here’s What You May Have Missed! 13:25

24d ago13:25

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Hi there... In this week’s podcast episode, we take a look at marriage and civil partnership discrimination at work. If you think your relationship does not have anything to do with why you might not get a particular job or, why you may be suffering bad treatment at work, think again! And, if you think there isn’t such a thing as marriage discrimin…

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Florent Daudens: Building an AI-Literate Newsroom at Radio Canada 1:08:28

28d ago1:08:28

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Florent Daudens, the outgoing Director of Newsgathering and Deployment at Canada's National Public Broadcaster, Radio-Canada, joins Nikita Roy to share how he led AI literacy initiatives in their newsroom. In his role, Florent focused on enhancing the news department with AI as well as managing operations across national, parliamentary, and foreign…

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#215: If You Are Going Through Gender Reassignment And You Are Treated Unfairly At Work,You May Be Suffering Discrimination. Here’s What You Need to Know! 12:06

1M ago12:06

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Hi there This week we focus on the often overlooked area of gender reassignment discrimination and employment rights. Gender reassignment is one of the 9 protected characteristics under the Equality Act. In the UK, the Equality Act 2010 protects you from discrimination based on gender reassignment and this ensures that everyone going through gender…

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#214: Why Anxiety, Depression and Bi Polar Disorder Are Disabilities at Work Which Are Protected By Your Employment Rights! 15:03

1M ago15:03

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Hi there This week we look at the often hidden issue of disability discrimination in the workplace, with a particular look at mental health concerns and reasonable adjustments. We also look at the five complaint areas you can use to organise your experiences of discrimination at work. Our takeaways for this week’s episode are, that understanding yo…

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Ezra Eeman: Navigating the AI Frontier at the Dutch Public Broadcaster NPO 39:05

1M ago39:05

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Ezra Eeman, the Director of Strategy & Innovation at the Dutch Public Broadcaster NPO joins Nikita Roy to discuss NPO's AI strategy, revealing the complexities of navigating this frontier within a decentralized network of 13 broadcasters. From leveraging AI for accessibility and efficiency to cautious experiments with synthetic voices and avatars, …

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#213: Are You Being Treated Differently Because of Your Age? Here Are The Top Bad Behaviours to Look For If You Suspect Age Discrimination At Work! 14:53

2M ago14:53

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Hi there This week we look at your employment rights, when age discrimination might be at play and we’ll then look at two cases from employees who are thought to be the oldest and youngest people to win age discrimination cases at employment tribunals. Our takeaways from this week’s episode are, that age discrimination is not only unfair but it’s a…

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#212: Want to Know if You Are Being Unfairly Targeted During Your Job Search? Here Are The Top 5 Employment Rights In Play Before You Have Even Sent In Your CV or Job Application! 15:29

2M ago15:29

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Hi everyone. In last week’s episode, we focused on the key actions you can take to limit the chances of bias in the recruitment and selection process. We follow on with this week’s episode which takes us into the top 5 employment rights you have, when you are entering the job hiring process – which includes the application process, the selection pr…

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Craig Newmark: Philanthropy's Role in Supporting Journalism in the AI Era 29:11

2M ago29:11

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Craig Newmark, internet pioneer and founder of Craigslist, joins Nikita Roy to talk about the past, present, and future of AI. Craig is a visionary whose profound contributions have shaped the landscape of digital platforms and supported the pillars of journalism. As the founder of Craigslist, he revolutionized the classified ads sector and transfo…

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#211: You Put WHAT On Your CV 😲 Here Are The Top 13 Things You Should Leave Off Your CV After Losing Your Last Job! 13:30

2M ago13:30

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Hi there In this week’s episode, we look at the top 13 things you should leave off your CV, to improve your chances of getting an interview for the job you are looking for. Remember, the aim of your CV is to get you through the door for an interview. Your CV doesn’t get you the job – so, knowing what to leave off your CV will improve your changes o…

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#210 Applying for Another Job After Losing Your Job Through Bad Treatment? Here Are Our Top 10 Self Care Points to Remember! 13:51

2M ago13:51

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Hi there In this week’s episode we look at the 10 key points you need to bear in mind, when you have to get back on the job search road, after being forced out of your previous job. When you have less than two years’ service and you are forced out of your job or unfairly dismissed from your job, you probably understand by now, that you have no unfa…

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How Germany’s Ippen Digital is Fine-Tuning Large Language Models for Their Newsroom 45:52

2M ago45:52

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From fine-tuning large language models, to discussing modular journalism, to developing an AI tool to help track misinformation, there’s a lot to unpack from this week’s conversation with Alessandro Alviani, the product lead for AI at Germany’s Ippen Digital. We build upon the first part of our conversation from last week, where Alessandro shared h…

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#209: The Top 5 Financial Costs You Can Claim For a Breach of Contract Claim In An Employment Tribunal! 12:51

2M ago12:51

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Hi there In this episode which is the last episode of our mini-series on forced changes to your contract of employment, we look at the top five financial costs you can claim for, if you bring a case to an employment tribunal for the bad treatment you have suffered. Remember… If you need help with anything related to breach of contract claims, or he…

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Alessandro Alviani (Part One): Building AI Products with an Editor-Centric Approach 27:59

3M ago27:59

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Rather than AI replacing journalists, Alessandro Alviani believes editorial teams can leverage AI to enhance and augment their work. Formerly as the Editorial Director at the Microsoft News Hub, Alessandro experienced firsthand the consequences that replacing human editors with automated systems caused. Drawing from his experience he says that the …

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#208: Forced Contract Changes Made You to Leave Your Job But You Don’t Have Two Years Service? Here Are The Top 7 Steps You Can Take to Make a Breach of Contract Claim to Challenge That Treatment! 12:59

3M ago12:59

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Hi Everyone In our penultimate episode of our mini-series on forced changes to your contract of employment, we look at your employment rights when you are faced with contract changes that force you to leave your job - but you don’t have two years’ service. We look at the top 7 steps you can take to make a breach of contract claim, to challenge forc…

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Jeff Jarvis (Part Two): Rethinking the journalism business model in the age of AI 27:52

3M ago27:52

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Jeff Jarvis joins Nikita Roy in the second part of his conversation to discuss how journalism business models will be affected by the rise of generative AI. In part one, Jarvis shared his thoughts on whether generative AI companies should be allowed to use news media's copyrighted content to train their AI models. Jarvis has been the director of th…

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#207: The 7 Actions You Can Take When You Are Forced to Accept Changes To Your Contract of Employment! 13:24

3M ago13:24

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Hi there In this week’s episode, we look at what steps you can take if contract changes are forced on you and if you lose your job. We also take a look at the employment rights you have, to challenge your employer’s behaviour. If you need help with anything related to your contract of employment, or help with any other employment rights matter you …

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#206: The Three Hostile Ways Your Employer May Try To Change Your Work Contract And How to Challenge This! 13:37

3M ago13:37

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Hi There We hope your employment rights are getting you enthused about challenging unfair treatment at work. Don’t be put off into thinking you have no choice … except to put up with bad behaviour! Following on from last week’s episode on contract changes, this week we look at the three hostile ways your employer might try to change your employment…

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Jeff Jarvis (Part One): Should AI have the ‘right to read’ news like humans do? 33:55

3M ago33:55

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Jeff Jarvis joins Nikita Roy to discuss whether AI companies should be allowed to use news media's copyrighted content to train their models. Jarvis is a veteran journalist and professor who recently testified to the US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and Law on AI and the Future of Journalism. He's been the director of the To…

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#205: New Year, New Attempts to Change Your Employment Contract? Any Attempt to Do This Cannot Happen Unless Key Arrangements Are in Place! 10:43

3M ago10:43

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Your employment rights are the means by which you get to protect yourself at work. Don’t let anyone tell you anything different. Hi there In this week’s podcast episode, we look at whether your employer can change your contract of employment just because the company wants to do this; and we also look at whether employment contract changes can happe…

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Aliya Itzkowitz and Sam Gould (Part Two): Potential of Multimodal AI and Autonomous AI Agents in Publishing 30:02

3M ago30:02

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Aliya Itzkowitz and Sam Gould from FT Strategies join Nikita Roy to discuss the capabilities of multimodal AI and AI agents within the publishing industry. Discover further insights and practical examples of these technologies in the Newsroom Robots newsletter, featuring insights from host, Nikita Roy. Aliya is a Manager at FT Strategies where she …

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#204: It’s 2024! Here Are Our Top 5 Employment Rights Changes You Need To Look Out For This Year! 18:33

4M ago18:33

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Hi there Don’t let anyone tell you your employment rights are not worth the paper they are written on! If you know how to use them… others will think twice about abusing them! Happy New Year to you. We kick off our first episode of the year, with a look at the top 5 employment law changes that are coming online in 2024. And, we are tracking this to…

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Aliya Itzkowitz & Sam Gould (Part One): Insights from FT Strategies' AI Design Sprint Day 32:46

4M ago32:46

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Aliya Itzkowitz and Sam Gould from FT Strategies join Nikita Roy to discuss their AI Design Sprint that they used to help nearly 20 publishers identify and validate potential AI opportunities. Aliya is a Manager at FT Strategies where she has consulted over 30 publishers across Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Her work focuses on the critica…

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#203: Your Employment Rights Year in Review. Here’s What Stood Out for Us! 13:14

4M ago13:14

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Hi there If things go wrong at your workplace… no one can deny you the right to protect yourself using your employment rights. Any attempt to do so… is itself… a breach of your employment rights. As we move towards the new year and the start of 2024, we wanted to extend new year wishes to you all. In this week’s episode we take a look back at some …

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Nina Brown & Jared Schroeder: The Legal Implications of Generative AI in the Newsroom 58:58

4M ago58:58

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Nina Brown and Jared Schroeder join Nikita Roy to break down the intellectual property implications of generative AI models and explore the legal implications of using generative AI in newsrooms. They examine the risks and liabilities associated with Generative AI outputs and historical legal precedents that could shape Generative AI regulations. N…

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Felicitas Carrique: News Product Management in the Age of AI 45:38

4M ago45:38

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Felicitas Carrique, Executive Director of the News Product Alliance joins Nikita Roy to discuss the key components of building a successful AI product strategy in newsrooms. She also discusses the role of AI in the product development process and offers insights on evaluating AI tools and vendors. As the Executive Director of the News Product Allia…

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#201: You’re In a Gig Job And You Have to Submit A Self Assessment. You’re Going to Need A Government Gateway ID to Do That😲 Here’s How You Get Yours! 12:55

4M ago12:55

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Hi there This week we look at the process for registering to submit your self assessment by first registering for your Government Gateway ID. However, because somehow we managed to put out the last two episodes in the wrong order, this is the episode for 14/12/2023, which we have put out on 21/12/2023 but we realised too late. We apologise for this…

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Louise Story: How to Lead AI Innovation Across a News Organization 43:28

4M ago43:28

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How does a newsroom leader spearhead AI innovation when AI still remains a buzzword to much of their staff? Louise Story joins Nikita Roy to highlight the opportunities AI presents for reporting, content creation, user experience, and personalization. Story also discusses the role of journalists in the AI era and the potential impact of generative …

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#202: You Have Your Day Job and You Are Self Employed. Last Week You Got You’re ‘Government Gateway ID’. This Week You Need Your ‘Unique Taxpayer Reference’ So You Can Submit Your Self-Assessment. Let ... 16:13

5M ago16:13

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Hi there In this week’s penultimate episode in our mini series, we go through how you get your Unique Taxpayer Reference, which you must have, to submit your self-assessment tax return. If you have questions about self registration or queries about any other employment rights matter - you can find all our support links at the bottom of the show not…

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David Clinch: The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Building vs. Buying AI Tools 45:22

5M ago45:22

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David Clinch, the Vice President of Partnership at Mather Economics and Managing Director at Media Growth Partners, joins Nikita Roy to discuss the critical choice between building or buying AI tools in newsrooms. With his extensive experience advising major publishers, David sheds light on how AI is reshaping newsroom strategies and the critical t…

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#200: I Have a Full Time Job and I Also Do Some Extra Work to Earn Extra Money. Do I Need to File A Self-Assessment Tax Return With HMRC (UK)? Here’s What You Need to Know! 12:55

5M ago12:55

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Hi there We hope your employment rights are doing the job of keeping you informed about how you should expect to be treated at work. Don’t be put off from asking questions. This week we’re into the third episode of our miniseries about the employment rights of Gig economy workers. In this episode, we clarify whether you are someone who may be in a …

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Simon Willison: How Datasette Helps with Investigative Reporting (Part 2) 40:24

5M ago40:24

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In this second part of the episode with Simon Willison, he shares how Datasette, the open-source data exploration and publishing tool he built, could help journalists perform data analysis with minimum technical expertise. He also shares some fun use cases of ChatGPT in his personal life. Simon, a former software architect at The Guardian and a JSK…

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#199: What’s the Difference Between an Uber Driver and a Deliveroo Rider? Why One Job Gets Employment Rights and the Other Job is Classed as Self Employed! 11:47

5M ago11:47

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Hi there We hope you are using your employment rights to assert your right to be treated fairly at work. Your employers know you have a right to do this! In last week’s episode, we looked at the major differences in the employment rights, between someone who is self-employed and someone who is an employee or a worker. In this second episode of the …

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Simon Willison: OpenAI's New Features & Security Risks of Large Language Models (Part 1) 52:11

5M ago52:11

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Simon Willison, the creator of the open source data exploration and publishing tool Datasette, joins Nikita Roy to discuss the recent turmoil at Open AI and the new features unveiled at OpenAI’s first developer conference earlier this month.They discuss the security risks inherent in generative AI applications and explore the usefulness of small la…

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#198: Why Your Employment Status Can Mean the Difference Between Paid Holidays and No Holidays! 9:52

5M ago9:52

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Hi there The value of employment rights cannot be understated, but are more likely to be understood when you don’t have them - so hold onto yours! This week in our new miniseries, we look at how your employment status can determine whether you get paid holidays and other employment rights and when your status can mean that you get nothing at all If…

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Lynn Walsh: Building Trust in News in the AI Era 47:40

5M ago47:40

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Lynn Walsh, the Assistant Director of Trusting News, joins Nikita Roy to discuss how newsrooms should think about their relationship with audiences when adopting AI. She also highlights opportunities to use AI to enhance trust and engagement with the news. Lynn is an Emmy Award-winning journalist who has worked in investigative, data and TV journal…

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#197: If You Work for McDonald’s And You’ve Heard or You Are Worried About Sexual Harassment or Bullying Treatment at Work, Here’s What You Need to Know! 😲 15:39

5M ago15:39

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Hi There In this week’s episode, we take a brief look at the shocking treatment of young workers at McDonalds food outlets, who have faced bullying and harassment on a scale that has been described as ‘truly horrific’. We also give you some pointers about support and action you can take, if you are a victim of what has been happening. If you need h…

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Mario Garcia: How AI is Unleashing New Creative Potentials in Journalism 1:01:17

6M ago1:01:17

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Dr. Mario R. Garcia, Senior Adviser on News Design and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, joins Nikita Roy to discuss how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing news design and creating new opportunities for visual storytelling. Mario shares insights from his extensive research and his new book, 'AI: The Next Revolution in Content Creati…

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#196 Why You Will NOT Work a 4-Day Week If You Work for a Local Council! 😡 12:59

6M ago12:59

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Hi there! We hope you can use your employment rights to protect yourself at work. You have a right to do this. In this week’s episode, we take a look at the battle raging to prevent you from working a four-day week, if you work for a local authority. There are lots of private sector businesses and workplaces that have long since adopted a four-day …

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Paul Quigley: How NewsWhip Uses AI to Help Newsrooms Predict Viral Stories 48:00

6M ago48:00

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Paul Quigley, the CEO of NewsWhip, joins Nikita Roy to discuss how NewsWhip aids newsrooms in identifying trending stories and predicting viral news through real-time social media monitoring and analytics. He discusses how his team is integrating large language models and shares his perspective on the transformative impact that generative AI could …

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#195: Did You Know Your Future Pay and Promotion At Work Could Be Linked to You Going Back to the Office 5 Days Per Week! 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 14:15

6M ago14:15

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Hi there. We hope you are getting to know your employment rights. Your rights will be really happy to meet you and work for you. As the crisis in recruiting permanent staff continues to bite, employers are thinking of new ways to get you back into the office and once in the office - to get you to stay there for the full five days. In this week’s ep…

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Jeff Sonderman: Leveraging Generative AI to Optimize Business Processes 47:34

6M ago47:34

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Newsroom Robots now has a newsletter! Subscribe to receive podcast summaries and be the first to know when a new episode is released. Sign up here. In this episode, Jeff Sonderman, the founder and CEO of Delta Flow Solutions, joins Nikita Roy to discuss the transformative potential of generative AI in streamlining business operations across analyti…

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#194: If You Work a Gig Job or Zero Hours Contract There’s A New Employment Right Coming Your Way to Strengthen Your Right to Holiday Pay. Here’s The Information! 14:49

6M ago14:49

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Hi there This week we look at a new employment right coming your way next year, if you are someone that works via the Gig economy or you are on a zero hours contract. The new employment right, will allow you to make an application to your employer, for predictable working hours and you will be able to make two applications per year. Listen to the p…

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Ernest Kung: How The Associated Press Built Five AI Tools for Local Newsrooms 48:26

6M ago48:26

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Ernest Kung, the AI Product Manager for The Associated Press joins Nikita Roy to share how the AP has been helping local newsrooms implement artificial intelligence into their workflows as part of the Local News Initiative. He also discusses the deal that AP signed with OpenAI and the newsroom’s recently published AI guidelines. Before joining the …

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#193: It Was Uniforms Last Week. This Week Let’s Look At Other Things Your Employer Cannot Charge You For When Working Out Your National Minimum Wage! 14:48

6M ago14:48

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Hi there We hope your employment rights are doing the job of keeping you informed. In this week’s episode, we look at several deductions from your wages, which your employer should not use, when calculating a week’s pay for you – especially if you are paid at National Minimum Wage or Living Wage levels. It is important to know when you are being pa…

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Charlie Beckett & Munmun De Choudhury: The Role of the News Industry in Safeguarding Democracy in the Age of AI-Generated Misinformation (Recorded at Online News Association's Onward 2023) 43:05

7M ago43:05

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Charlie Beckett, Professor and Founding Director of Polis, the international journalism think tank at the London School of Economics and Munmun De Choudhury, Associate Professor of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology, join host Nikita Roy in this episode. Together, they explore the intricacies of AI-generated misinformation, it…

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#192: Do You Have to Wear a Uniform At Work? Who Should Pay for That Uniform? There’s An Employment Right for That! 12:14

7M ago12:14

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Hi there We hope you are having a productive employment rights week. This week we’re answering a listener’s question about whether or not, as workers and employees, you should have to pay for you own workplace uniform; or whether the company is responsible for providing your uniform. We also look at the employment rights that can help you to answer…

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Uli Köppen & Miranda Marcus: Approaches In AI Innovation From Two of Europe's Public Broadcasters (Recorded at Online News Association's Onward 2023) 41:38

7M ago41:38

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Uli Köppen, Head of AI + Automation Lab and Co-Lead of BR Data at Germany's Public Broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), and Miranda Marcus, Head of BBC News Labs, join Nikita Roy for a conversation on how AI has been a part of their newsrooms. This episode is a recording of the virtual panel at the Online News Association's ONWARD-2023 event on S…

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