Andrew DeMillo

Arkansas Advocate Editor-in-Chief. Former @AP Capitol Correspondent. Avid runner. Rabid UGA fan. Hopeless book worm.

[Andrew DeMillo @ademillo]

Some exciting professional news.

I’ve been blessed to work with my amazing colleagues at AP over the past 20 years. I’m thrilled about this next chapter leading Arkansas Advocate’s incredibly talented newsroom.

https://t.co/wsxNlBMcsb

[Andrew DeMillo @ademillo]

Arkansas is no longer cutting ties with PBS. @tess_m_vrbin on the news from Conway today.

https://t.co/rzIsXY2r1S

[The Associated Press @AP]

The Obama Presidential Center opens to the general public on Juneteenth after a celebratory dedication in Chicago with dignitaries. The roughly $850 million project covers both the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president.

[Washington Post Investigations @wpinvestigates]

Trump library says no Twitter DMs can be found, despite evidence he sent them @FOIANate

https://t.co/a8jFdx39KX

[Dylan Byers @DylanByers]

#BREAK: CBS NEWS has terminated Scott Pelley's contract.

[Andrew DeMillo @ademillo]

Very proud of the Arkansas Advocate staff for its multiple first place wins in the @ArkPressWomen's annual awards! https://t.co/H4VHKTUJAE

[Andrew DeMillo @ademillo]

Good morning, Little Rock

[AP Race Calls @AP_RaceCalls]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins Republican runoff for U.S. Senate, defeating longtime Sen. John Cornyn. #APRaceCall at 9 p.m. EDT. https://t.co/lR1Llh7CLh

[Andrew DeMillo @ademillo]

Good morning, Little Rock

[Andrew DeMillo @ademillo]

No.

[Alex Weprin @alexweprin]

Here we go: Spotify and UMG cut a deal to launch an AI-powered tool "allowing fans to create covers and remixes of their favorite songs from participating artists and songwriters."

[CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews]

CBS News Radio is signing-off for the last time this week, closing out a nearly 100-year run. “I always loved about radio, the fact that you have to paint the picture. There's no help from a camera,” anchor and correspondent @SteveKathanCBS said.

[Seung Min Kim @seungminkim]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump endorses Paxton in Texas Republican primary, boosting his challenge to incumbent Sen. Cornyn.

[Andrew DeMillo @ademillo]

@jeffamy Jeff, I was proud to be able to work with you. I always appreciated your help and advice on stories covering state government when we were together on the south team.

[Andrew DeMillo @ademillo]

ChatGPT, define irony.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Steven Rosenbaum, the author of “The Future of Truth,” acknowledged that the nonfiction book about the effects of A.I. on truth included misattributed or fake quotes concocted by A.I. https://t.co/QFkX5BqlKs

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, on preserving the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, will be released on May 25. A presentation event with the Pope and various speakers is scheduled for the same day at the Vatican.
https://t.co/Yi0qywaE1r

[Andrew DeMillo @ademillo]

Good morning, Little Rock

[Kimberlee Kruesi @kkruesi]

A statement on today’s layoffs from the AP News Guild:

[Andrew DeMillo @ademillo]

@houseofbuddy @hellokatepayne Mark, I’m so sorry to hear this. I really respected your work and enjoyed being able to work with you.

[Andrew DeMillo @ademillo]

Thinking of my AP friends today. This is heartbreaking news.

[Mike Sisak @mikesisak]

Another hall of fame class of journalists is leaving @AP — this one involuntarily via layoffs. Reporters in big cities and state capitols. People who’ve broken some of the biggest stories of our time and improved the public’s understanding of important issues. It’s heartbreaking.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

Layoffs taking place at @AP today, part of the restructuring that was announced last month

[Maggie Harrison Dupré @mags_h11]

NEW: The NYT sent an email to freelancers today forbidding contributors from submitting "any material for publication that contains content generated, modified or enhanced" by generative AI.

The "reminder" follows a string of AI incidents at the paper:

https://t.co/eQPpUhJrkS