Charlotte Henry is a journalist and broadcaster who creates and runs The Addition newsletter and podcast; an award-winning publication looking at the crossover between media and technology.
AI and Other Themes From 2024
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Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. This is the penultimate newsletter of The Addition in 2024. Thank you all so much for your support this year. Those who have followed my work for a while will know that I have used Mujjo products for a number of years. (I remain devastated that I managed to lose one of the gloves that they kindly sent me a couple of years ago.) The latest product of theirs I’ve been using is a MagSafe Wallet. As with almost all the products they have sent me, the wallet is made of high-quality leather. Mujjo says it fits three cards, and it does, but I found it a bit hard to get anything out when there were three in there. It all works neatly with two though. I use it with an iPhone 15 Pro and the colours match great, which is impressive as often accessories can be slightly amiss. It also adds a rather satisfying "weightiness" to your phone, if that's something you like. (I do!) As we head to the end of the year, I wanted to look at some of the big trends in media we’ve seen over the last few months. Fair to say, it’s been a busy one… AI has been the biggest topic of the year as every industry, including journalism, tries to work out what to do about this emerging technology. Some outlets, including The New York Times, have tried fighting back. One important thing that all of us need to remember when obsessing over the tools - it is the audience that matters. Of course, Donald Trump totally and utterly dominated the media environment for much of 2024. I don’t think that the industry covered itself in glory when covering him. The New York Times media correspondent Ben Mullin disagrees and came on to the show to talk about it. We had a General Election here in the UK too. Read the rest of my reflections on 2024 with a paid subscription.
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Charlotte Henry is a journalist and broadcaster who creates and runs The Addition newsletter and podcast; an award-winning publication looking at the crossover between media and technology.
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