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The White House announces significant changes to the White House press pool on Feb. 25, 2025.
White House seizes control of press pool: Should President Trump be allowed to handpick his press?
The White House said Tuesday that it will take control of choosing the journalists allowed to participate in the White House press pool – a rotating group of journalists given access to briefings and the ability to ask the president questions — tightening the administration’s control over the press.
The decision was made without the consultation of the White House Correspondent Association, a 111-year-old organization that represents journalists covering the administration and maintains independent authority over selecting the rotation of reporters for the daily pool. WHCA President Eugene Daniels said “This move tears at the independence of a free press in the United States. In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps.”
While the Trump administration says the decision was made to “give power back to the people,” the WHCA fears it gives the US president more power to control people’s access to information.
Defending the move as a way to “give power back to the people,” the White House said it wants to increase access for news outlets outside the mainstream media – like podcasts and emerging news sites (shoutout GZERO) – but that mainstream news outlets would still be granted access.
Trump’s move comes after the Associated Press, which provides information to thousands of news outlets around the globe, was barred access to the White House and Air Force for refusing to call the Gulf of Mexico by its new Trump-given name, the Gulf of America.
What do you think, GZERO readers? Is this an abuse of presidential power, or will it increase the power of the people? Let us know your thoughts here.
Summer Internship, GZERO Media - Reporter
GZERO Media is seeking an intern to assist the editorial team in producing GZERO’s daily and weekly newsletters.
About Eurasia Group and GZERO Media
Eurasia Group is the world's leading global research and advisory firm. We help clients understand, anticipate, and respond to instability and opportunities everywhere they do business.
Together with GZERO Media—the go-to source of first insight into geopolitics—and our full-fledged events team, the Eurasia Group umbrella provides a complete political risk solution.
Headquartered in New York, we have offices in Washington, London, São Paulo, Brasilia, Tokyo, Singapore, and San Francisco, as well as on-the-ground experts in more than a hundred countries in every region of the world.
We are committed to analysis that is free of political bias and the influence of private interests.
Position Overview:
The ideal intern for our team is passionate about global affairs and politics, eager to learn about reporting, writing, newsletter building, and publishing, and has a solid understanding of how media brands interact with audiences across social media channels.
Eurasia Group is a global research firm at the intersection of politics, policy, and the economy. We provide the marketplace with the best comprehensive and integrated set of political risk solutions and unique and reliable insights from which to make key business decisions. Our clients range from macro hedge funds to institutional investors, from family businesses to the world's largest multinational corporations. What they all share is a desire to better manage the risks and opportunities that flow from politics.
While no previous journalism experience is required, journalism and broadcast students are highly encouraged to apply — as are students of international affairs with a flair for writing. This role provides ample opportunity to report and write about geopolitics for news articles and newsletter summaries, as well as explainers.
The internship will be conducted in person in the DC office. Applicants should be students of an academic institution.
Responsibilities
Work closely with GZERO’s managing editor and the newsletter team. Contribute to the writing and publishing of GZERO’s Daily and weekly newsletters. Tasks will include research, coordinating guests, interviewing sources, writing, and conducting digital operations.
Qualifications
- Applicants should be students at an academic institution
- Experience in a newsroom or deadline-driven content company a plus
- Passion for international news and analysis
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Professional presentation and ability to interact with high-level guests and clients
- Ability to work well under pressure and with tight deadlines
- Highly organized, efficient, and effective communicator
- Must excel in working with teams across the organization as well as external partners
- Must be able to work from the DC office 3 days per week
- Must be available during the full duration of the program
Location/Time:
- DC office
Compensation:
- $18/hr
Internship dates:
- June 2 - August 1
We strive to put politics first for our clients. This requires us to maintain a company culture that puts people first. We are committed to fostering an environment that is inclusive, empowering, and globally-minded. We firmly believe that diversity in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, cultural background, religion, disability, and age brings ideas and perspectives to the table that make our analysis stronger for our clients and make our company a better place to work for our people. Our leadership team is committed to embedding diversity and inclusion into everything we do and how we lead.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
The pay range for this role is:
18 - 18 USD per hour (Washington DC)
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Summer Internship, GZERO Media — Video/Production
GZERO Media is seeking a Video Intern to assist the Video team in many aspects of video production, including assisting editors and producers with show execution, content and media gathering, storage, editing, and graphics production.
About Eurasia Group and GZERO Media
Eurasia Group is the world's leading global research and advisory firm. We help clients understand, anticipate, and respond to instability and opportunities everywhere they do business.
Together with GZERO Media—the go-to source of first insight into geopolitics—and our full-fledged events team, the Eurasia Group umbrella provides a complete political risk solution.
Headquartered in New York, we have offices in Washington, London, São Paulo, Brasilia, Tokyo, Singapore, and San Francisco, as well as on-the-ground experts in more than a hundred countries in every region of the world.
We are committed to analysis that is free of political bias and the influence of private interests.
Position Overview:
The ideal intern for our award-winning GZERO Media video team is passionate about global affairs and politics, eager to learn about video editing and production, and has a solid understanding of how media brands interact with audiences across social media channels.
Eurasia Group is a global research firm at the intersection of politics, policy, and the economy. We provide the marketplace with the best comprehensive and integrated set of political risk solutions and unique and reliable insights from which to make key business decisions. Our clients range from macro hedge funds to institutional investors, from family businesses to the world's largest multinational corporations. What they all share is a desire to better manage the risks and opportunities that flow from politics
While no previous production experience is required, students in broadcast or digital video programs are highly encouraged to apply. This role provides ample opportunity to explore many facets of video journalism and storytelling, from short clips to full-length episodes of our weekly public television program GZERO World with Ian Bremmer.
The internship will be conducted in person in the NYC office.
Applicants should be students at an academic institution.
Responsibilities:
- Assisting video editors with content and media gathering, storage, editing and graphics production
- Working with show producers to help develop and execute show plans, including guest interviews with heads of state and prominent industry leaders.
- Working with producers on livestream programming for GZERO Media and clients, as required
- Helping with guest booking and logistics as needed
Qualifications:
- Applicants should be students at an academic institution
- Experience in a newsroom or deadline-driven content company a plus
- Passion for international news and analysis
- Professional presentation and ability to interact with high-level guests and clients
- Knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro a plus
- Ability to work well under pressure and with tight deadlines
- Highly organized, efficient, and effective communicator
- Must excel in working with teams across the organization as well as external partners
- Familiarity with media management tools and software
- Must be able to work from the NY office 3 days per week
- Must be available during the full duration of the program
Timing:
- June 2nd – August 1st
Location:
- New York
Compensation
- $16/hr
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An image shows avatars generated through artificial intelligence (AI) technology by CONNECTAS with the headline reading "La Chama, El Pana," Venezuelan slang for the girl and the friend.
Meet Venezuela’s new AI broadcasters
There’s a news broadcast in Venezuela that’s using artificial intelligence to do things a little differently. It’s not a bid for innovation for innovation’s sake, but instead for the protection of journalists behind the camera. “Before we continue, in case you haven’t noticed, we want to tell you that we are not real,” two AI-generated presenters tell their audience. “Although we were generated by AI, our content is real, verified, of high quality, and created by journalists.”
The broadcast, called “Venezuela Retweets,” launched in response to Nicolas Maduro’s post-election crackdown on journalists. The government has reportedly detained 16 journalists since the election on charges from “terrorism and incitement to hatred,” according to CNN. The Venezuelan election in July is hotly contested with Maduro’s rival, Edmundo González, having fled to Spain and claiming he was forced to concede in order to leave the country.
While transparency in news is an asset in countries with press freedom, it can be dangerous to those in countries antagonistic to journalists. Thus, new technology can give reporters a way to stay safe while informing the public about information that might make the government look bad.
Protect free media in democracies, urges Estonia's former president Kersti Kaljulaid
In recent years, numerous reports and studies have emerged warning that democracies around the world are backsliding and autocracy is on the rise. A free media could be the key to reversing this trend, according to former Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid.
The former Estonian leader said supporting free media is part of defending democracy. “Democracies indeed are always voluntary. You always have to go and vote and sustain our democracies, and every nation finally has the right to ruin their country as well. We've seen countries… give up on democratic path,” Kaljulaid said during a Global Stage panel on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference last month.
But when democracies that have begun to crumble manage to turn back, it’s often because there is “some extent of the free media remaining in the country,” Kaljulaid said.
Watch the full conversation: How to protect elections in the age of AI
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Was CNN's Town Hall with Trump a mistake?
"The media is not the enemy. The media is the people. And yet that messaging's gone so awry." Media journalist and former CNN host Brian Stelter expresses such a basic thought in the latest episode of GZERO World, and yet it's one about which so many Americans disagree. Stelter joined media historian Nicole Hemmer for a special panel interview on the current state of our hyper-fragmented media landscape and to look ahead at how news outlets can recapture voters' trust ahead of the 2023 election.
A big part of that mission, says Stelter, is to do more listening. "We need to hear so much more from voters and, frankly, so much less from these politicians that are pandering to them."
Watch this episode of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer: "Politics, trust & the media in the age of misinformation"
Watch GZERO World with Ian Bremmer at gzeromedia.com/gzeroworld or on US public television. Check local listings.
Politics, trust & the media in the age of misinformation
Ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, GZERO World takes a hard look at the media’s impact on politics and democracy itself.
In 1964, philosopher Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase, “the media is the message.” He meant that the way content is delivered can be more powerful than the content itself.
A lot’s changed since 1964, but the problem has only gotten worse. The ‘80s and ‘90s saw the rise of a 24/7 cable news cycle and hyper-partisan radio talk shows. The 21st century has thus far given us podcasts, political influencers, and the endless doom scroll of social media. And now, we’re entering the age of generative AI.
All of this has created the perfect ecosystem for information––and disinformation––overload. But there might be a bright spot at the end of the tunnel. In the world where it’s getting harder and harder to tell fact from fiction, news organizations, credible journalists, and fact-checkers will be more important than ever.
How has media changed our idea of truth and reality? And how can we better prepare ourselves for the onslaught of misinformation and disinformation that is almost certain to spread online as the 2024 US presidential election gets closer? Can trust in American’s so-called “Fourth Estate” be restored?
Ian Bremmer sits down with journalist and former CNN host Brian Stelter and Nicole Hemmer, a Vanderbilt University professor specializing in political history and partisan media.
Watch GZERO World with Ian Bremmer at gzeromedia.com/gzeroworld or on US public television. Check local listings.
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Podcast: The past, present and future of political media
Listen: Trust in journalism is rapidly eroding. At the same time, partisanship is skyrocketing.
Ahead of the 2024 US election, the GZERO World Podcast takes a look at the media’s role in politics and democracy itself. What lessons has the press learned since 2020 and how will the first election in the age of generative AI play out? Donald Trump’s presidency and role in contesting the 2020 election was a unique challenge for journalists. How do you reliably cover the US president and leader of the free world while he regularly repeats misinformation? And how to you challenge a politician whose entire brand is premised on the idea he’s being attacked by the press?
There's also the issue of covering some of the more extreme elements in both political parties. Politicians like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traffic in conspiracy theories and often, outright lies. But they have a growing constellation of media platforms, from NewsMax to Joe Rogan, to reach an increasingly fragmented audience distrustful of mainstream news sources.
What lessons did journalists and the media take away from 2016 and 2020? And how will generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney impact the upcoming US presidential election in 2024?
Media experts Brian Stelter, journalist and former CNN anchor, as well as Nicole Hemmer, a political historian specializing in partisan media break down the current media landscape in a conversation with host Ian Bremmer.
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