Metropolitan Police in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-k" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.K.</a> said on Tuesday that the suspects behind the assassination attempt of an exiled Iranian journalist fled the country shortly after the attack.
Pouria Zeraati, the host Iran International&#8217;s “Last Word,” was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exiled-iranian-journalist-stabbed-outside-home-case-being-investigated-as-terrorism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stabbed</a> by a group as he walked out of his home last week. He was hospitalized for a couple of days before being released.
The Met’s Counter Terrorism Command was leading the investigation into the attack given the specific threats that other journalists at the Persian-language news organization have received that have originated from Iranian intelligence officials.
&#8220;Detectives investigating a stabbing in Wimbledon, south London, believe three suspects were involved and have since recovered a vehicle linked to the attack,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;Detectives have established the victim was approached by two men in a residential street and attacked. The suspects fled the scene in a vehicle driven by a third male.&#8221;
Investigators located the vehicle that was used to help the attackers escape and it is now being examined by forensic experts, police said.
&#8220;The investigation team has established that after abandoning the vehicle, the suspects travelled directly to Heathrow Airport and left the UK within a few hours of the attack,&#8221; the statement added.
Police did not mention the destination to which the suspects flew.
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“We have established that after abandoning the vehicle, the suspects travelled to Heathrow Airport and have left the UK,&#8221; said Commander Dominic Murphy, Head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. &#8220;We are now working with international partners to establish further details.&#8221;
Murphy said that police had still not made an official determination of why they believe that the victim was attacked and they are leaving all possibilities on the table.
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London’s Metropolitan Police have announced that the men who stabbed Iran International journalist <a href="https://twitter.com/pouriazeraati?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pouriazeraati</a> abandoned their vehicle shortly after the attack and quickly traveled to Heathrow and left the UK within a few hours of the attack.
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The attack comes after Iran has repeatedly threatened journalists at the television station, including offering a criminal $200,000 to assassinate Iran International journalists Sima Sabet and Fardad Farahzad.
Iranian spies planned to target Iran International’s studios in London with a car bomb, the report said. However, they ditched their plan after leaders in the IRGC decided that a knife attack at the targets&#8217; homes would be more effective because the studios had “many security guards.”
Matt Jukes, head of Counter Terrorism Policing in Britain, said in a “60 Minutes” interview last year that Iran uses proxies to carry out assassination attempts because they are typically “not being tracked by intelligence or security agencies.”
He said that the U.K. had foiled 15 Iranian kidnapping and assassination attempts in the last year.
“I have been involved in national security policing for over 20 years,” he said. “What we’ve seen in the last 18 months is a real acceleration.”

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A former Iran International host was encouraged by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-k" target="_blank" rel="noopener">British</a> terrorism officials this week to leave her home for her own safety after a former colleague of hers survived an assassination attempt.
Iran International <a href="https://www.iranintl.com/en/202403293508" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that Pouria Zeraati, the host of its “Last Word” show, was stabbed by a group as he walked out of his home. He was rushed to the hospital with injuries, but is listed in “stable condition,” the report said.
The attack comes after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, has repeatedly threatened exiled Iranian dissidents for speaking out against the oppressive regime.
Sima Sabet, who used to work for BBC and had a show on Iran International, said following the attack that the Metropolitan Police&#8217;s Counter-Terrorism Unit &#8220;urged me to immediately leave my residence following a knife attack on @pouriazeraati, and stay elsewhere until further notice.&#8221;
She <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/iran-offered-200000-to-assassinate-british-news-anchors-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">highlighted</a> how the IRGC tried to pay a criminal $200,000 last year to assassinate her and another one of her colleagues at the network.
&#8220;Last year, the Revolutionary Guards attempted to assassinate me and my former colleague @FardadFarahzad,&#8221; she said. &#8220;They had detailed information about our residences and movements. A Western security service provided @itvnews with audio and video files in which a Quds Force commander ordered an individual to kill me and Farahzad with knife. Their plan to assassinate us was exposed and failed. Nonetheless, yesterday Pouria Zeraati was attacked with a knife in London.&#8221;
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&#8220;Though the Counter-Terrorism Police&#8217;s investigation is ongoing, and we are awaiting the outcome, this attack is a serious warning and an extremely troubling act for all journalists and opponents of the Islamic Republic in Britain and other Western countries,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;The Counter Terrorism Police have been in constant contact with me over the past few months, for which I am grateful. However, I must emphatically mention that the British government has not taken sufficient, meaningful, decisive, and effective political action against the terrorism of the Iranian government.&#8221;
She expressed anger at the British government for failing to protect her and other exiled Iranians who are now British citizens.
&#8220;London is our home,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Britain must be a safe place for journalists across all media, and unsafe for extremists and terrorists receiving orders from Tehran. Our voice will not be silenced by threat and terrorism. Journalism is not a crime; state terrorism is. Stop it.&#8221;
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The Metropolitan Police&#39;s Counter-Terrorism Unit <a href="https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@metpoliceuk</a> last night urged me to immediately leave my residence following a knife attack on <a href="https://twitter.com/pouriazeraati?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pouriazeraati</a> , and stay elsewhere until further notice.
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Podcast giant <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-rogan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Rogan</a> mocked journalists at The New York Times this week for being out-of-touch with average Americans, calling them far-Left activists masquerading as journalists.
Rogan made the remarks while talking about how The New York Times was creating Instagram videos featuring its reporters talking about the topics they cover at the newspaper.
&#8220;They don&#8217;t understand what they&#8217;re doing,&#8221; Rogan said. &#8220;This is exactly who we thought was writing these things. It&#8217;s like this very effeminate guy and this woman that it&#8217;s like, the kind of woman that seems like she f***ing [would talk down to you at a party].&#8221;
&#8220;The type of people that would, you know, these, like, these ultra-liberal out-of-touch people and these people are talking about, one of the guys was talking about Donald Trump&#8217;s words being taken out of context that it would be a &#8216;bloodbath&#8217; because he was talking about the auto industry and the economy,&#8221; he continued.
Rogan then played the video of the &#8220;effeminate guy&#8221; who was talking about Trump&#8217;s rhetoric and tried to claim that Trump&#8217;s words took on a new meaning because of the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
&#8220;So this is The New York Times,&#8221; Rogan said. &#8220;This is these hard-nosed reporters with a cup of coffee that are like f***ing chasing down leads and they&#8217;re pulling their hair out and they&#8217;re meeting people in back alleyways.&#8221;
&#8220;This is Woodward and Bernstein, this is Watergate,&#8221; he mocked. &#8220;Like no, but I mean, they&#8217;re, they&#8217;re essentially like ultra hard-Left activists that are masquerading as journalists and everything has their opinion on it.&#8221;
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Joe Rogan Torches 'Effeminate' NYT Reporters: 'Ultra Hard-Left Activists That Are Masquerading As Journalists'

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A federal judge tapped by former President Barack Obama ruled on Thursday to hold veteran investigative journalist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/journalism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Catherine Herridge</a> in civil contempt for refusing to reveal who her source was for a series of reports about a Chinese scientist working at an American university who was under FBI criminal investigation.
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper imposed a fine of $800 per day — nearly $300,000 per year — until Herridge reveals who her source was for the stories that she wrote while at Fox News.
“Herridge and many of her colleagues in the journalism community may disagree with that decision and prefer that a different balance be struck, but she is not permitted to flout a federal court’s order with impunity,” Cooper wrote.
Cooper said that Herridge, who is widely respected for being impartial and pursuing stories that many in the mainstream media ignore, must reveal how she learned about the federal investigation, which centered around learning whether the Chinese scientist lied about her military service and if her school&#8217;s student database could be accessed by the Chinese.
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The Chinese national sued the federal government claiming that it gave Herridge information that violated their privacy, &#8220;including snippets of an FBI document summarizing an interview conducted during the investigation, personal photographs, and information taken from her immigration and naturalization forms and from an internal FBI PowerPoint presentation,&#8221; the Associated Press reported.
Fox News blasted the ruling in a statement late on Thursday: “Holding a journalist in contempt for protecting a confidential source has a deeply chilling effect on journalism. Fox News Media remains committed to protecting the rights of a free press and freedom of speech and believes this decision should be appealed.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cbs-seized-confidential-files-from-fired-reporter-who-was-pursuing-hunter-biden-story-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS Seized Confidential Files From Fired Reporter Who Was Pursuing Hunter Biden Story</a>

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Much of the staff at Sports Illustrated, including possibly all of its writers, received layoff notices on Friday, according to the union representing the workers at the publication. The layoffs come less than two months after the magazine was caught publishing AI-generated stories, authors, and photos.  
The Sports Illustrated Union <a href="https://twitter.com/si_union/status/1748390846058176659" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> that on Friday “workers of Sports Illustrated were notified that The Arena Group is planning to lay off a significant number, possibly all, of the Guild-represented workers at SI.” The pending layoffs come after Authentic Brands Group (ABG) revoked The Arena Group’s license “to publish at SI,” the union’s statement added. 
ABG has owned Sports Illustrated since 2019 and sold the publishing rights to The Arena Group, but The Arena Group missed a payment for those rights recently, which resulted in ABG pulling the publishing license, The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/01/19/sports-illustrated-layoffs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
“As a result of this license revocation, we will be laying off staff that work on the SI brand,” a note to staff reportedly read. The note added that some of the staff would be laid off immediately while others would work until the end of the 90-day notice period. 
“This is another difficult day in what has been a difficult four years for Sports Illustrated under Arena Group (previously The Maven) stewardship,&#8221; the union said in a statement. &#8220;We are calling on ABG to ensure the continued publication of SI and allow it to serve our audience in the way it has for nearly 70 years.”
A <a href="https://futurism.com/sports-illustrated-ai-generated-writers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> by Futurism in November <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sports-illustrated-created-articles-using-ai-generated-authors-magazine-says-content-came-from-third-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that Sports Illustrated appeared to have been publishing AI-generated content attributed to fake authors — complete with bogus biographies and headshots. When asked about the content by Futurism, Sports Illustrated allegedly deleted the AI-created writers and profiles along with the content generated by AI. Sports Illustrated CEO Ross Levinsohn was then <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sports-illustrated-publisher-fires-ceo-after-outlet-allegedly-published-ai-generated-stories-with-fake-authors">fired</a> by The Arena Group in December. 
The magazine has been one of the most successful sports publications since it was first published in 1954. Sports Illustrated is known for the iconic photos that have graced its covers and for its annual swimsuit issue which was first published in 1964. The magazine faced backlash in 2021 after <a href="https://swimsuit.si.com/swimnews/meet-your-cover-model-2021-leyna-bloom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">putting</a> a man who identifies as a woman on the cover of its swimsuit edition, touting model Leyna Bloom as the &#8220;first trans person of color to appear on our pages.&#8221; Last year, Sports Illustrated <a href="https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/05/15/kim-petras-featured-2023-si-swimsuit-cover-model" target="_blank" rel="noopener">featured</a> a transgender model again on its swimsuit edition cover, lauding Kim Petras as &#8220;an icon in the LGBTQ+ community.&#8221; 
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The first issue of Sports Illustrated featured Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews batting at home plate with New York Giants catcher Wes Westrum behind him. The cover of the latest issue showed Michigan’s college football national championship victory over Washington earlier this month.

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Sports Illustrated Laying Off ‘Significant Number’ Of Workers, ‘Possibly All’ Writers

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A news crew from the Czech Republic was reportedly robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco on Sunday as the team reported on the Asia-Pacific Economic Partnership (APEC) summit taking place in the city. 
Bohumil Vostal, a Czech TV journalist, was filming at San Francisco’s popular City Lights bookstore when masked criminals approached him and his team with guns pointed at them, The San Francisco Chronicle <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/apec-news-crew-czech-robbery-city-lights-18488613.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The armed assailants allegedly stole $18,000 worth of equipment that included the news crew’s entire footage from the day. 
“They were heading at my camera man, aiming a gun at his stomach, and one at my head,” Vostal said. 
“I’m one of those many people who used to read Jack Kerouac’s ‘On the Road,’ and I was so much looking forward to visit your city,” he added. 
The San Francisco Police Department confirmed that it is investigating an armed robbery that targeted a production team just before 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, according to <a href="https://www.ktvu.com/news/foreign-tv-crew-robbed-while-covering-apec-summit-in-san-francisco" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KTVU</a>. Officers said three armed men got out of a vehicle that stopped on the street and approached a production crew, demanding their equipment. After robbing the production team, the assailants got back in the vehicle and fled the scene, the officers added. 
San Francisco Mayor London Breed&#8217;s office said the mayor met with the Czech news crew on Monday and assured them that the city would replace their stolen equipment, the Chronicle reported. Breed&#8217;s spokesman, Jeff Cretan, added that authorities are cracking down on crimes such as robberies that have plagued the city under Democrats&#8217; leadership.
Hundreds of foreign journalists have flocked to the Bay Area to cover the Asia-Pacific Economic Partnership summit as diplomats gather to discuss the future of the economy and trade in the region. Before the summit, San Francisco <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/san-francisco-clears-homeless-camps-ahead-of-international-summit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cleared</a> areas that had been occupied by homeless encampments and public drug markets, and city workers power-washed sidewalks and mass transit stations. 
Some sections of the sidewalk were blocked off with barricades as the city prepared for the arrival of Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping. California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom admitted last week that the city clean-up was because world leaders were coming to town. 
“I know folks are saying, ‘Oh, they’re just cleaning up this place because all those fancy leaders are coming to town,&#8217;” Newsom said. “That’s true because it’s true — but it’s also true for months and months and months before APEC, we’ve been having conversations.”
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President Joe Biden and Xi are set to meet at the APEC summit to discuss strengthening communication and managing competition, the White House <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-chinas-xi-will-discuss-communication-competition-apec-summit-2023-11-13/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Monday. Biden will also meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López with the ongoing border crisis on the agenda for their discussion. 
“President Biden and President López Obrador will also discuss how we can continue to work together as partners to manage migration at our shared border and mobilize a hemispheric-wide response to this challenge,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/11/13/statement-from-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-on-the-bilateral-meeting-between-president-joe-biden-and-president-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-of-mexico/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.

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A Philadelphia journalist and former Democrat communications director who was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/philadelphia-journalist-former-city-comms-director-shot-and-killed-in-his-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot and killed</a> in his home earlier this month was in a years-long sexual relationship with the teenager accused of killing him, the teen’s family said. 
The family of Robert Davis, the 19-year-old accused of murdering leftist journalist Josh Kruger, said that Kruger began the relationship with Davis when Davis was just 15 years old, The Philadelphia Inquirer <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/crime/josh-kruger-robert-davis-philadelphia-shooting-20231011.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The relationship centered on sex and drugs, according to Davis’ family, and Kruger, 39, allegedly threatened to post sexually explicit photos of the teen in the past. 
Kruger was shot seven times around 1:30 a.m. at his home in the Point Breeze neighborhood of the city. The journalist was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he died less than an hour later, according to the Inquirer. Police said they believe someone entered Kruger’s home and shot him at the base of his stairs before fleeing.
Davis’ mother and brother told the Inquirer that the teen was involved in a relationship with Kruger as a minor, and he tried to keep the relationship — along with his drug addiction — secret. Surveillance footage from the area near Kruger’s home and tips from the journalist’s friends and family led police to Davis, and they issued a warrant for his arrest. Police said Kruger “was trying to help [Davis] get through life.” 
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Kruger, who wrote for multiple newspapers and digital publications, previously worked for the city government. He handled Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney’s social media and served as the Office of Homeless Services’ communications director. Kruger was also an activist for LGBTQ issues and was open about being HIV positive.
Shortly after the killing, detectives believed the shooting stemmed from either a drug-related or domestic dispute. Investigators reportedly found methamphetamine in Kruger’s bedroom and recovered “troubling” text messages between Kruger and a former partner. Law enforcement sources told the Inquirer that detectives found “disturbing” images on Kruger’s phone but did not say if the images were connected to Davis. 
Deputy Police Commissioner Frank Vanore confirmed that police are investigating the contents of Kruger’s phone and believes Davis is a key part of solving the crime. 
“I think he could answer a lot of questions if he comes into custody and surrenders,” Vanore said. “It might help us put all this together.”
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Damica Davis, the accused killer’s mother, said her son called her hours after police came to their home with a warrant for the teen and tried to explain what was happening. 
“He was scared,” she said. “He said ‘&#8230; He wanted me to do some stuff I didn’t want to do and if I didn’t do it, he said he was going to blackmail me.’”
Damica Davis added that her son should be held accountable if he murdered Kruger, but she also believes he was victimized. 
“It’s tragic what happened,” she said. “But I feel like my son is a victim in this, as well.”
Kruger’s death was mourned by leftist District Attorney <a href="https://twitter.com/DA_LarryKrasner/status/1708914603302797532" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Larry Krasner</a> and Sen. <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1708906231430009051" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Fetterman</a> (D-PA) among other Democrats who said Kruger “lifted up the most vulnerable and stigmatized people in our communities – particularly unhoused people living with addiction” and “fiercely advocated for the most vulnerable communities through his journalism.”

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Leftist Journalist Had Years-Long Sexual Relationship With Teen Accused Of Killing Him, Threatened To Post Explicit Photos, Teen’s Family Says

Leftist Journalist Had Years-Long Sexual Relationship With Teen Accused Of Killing Him, Threatened To Post Explicit Photos, Teen's Family Says

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A Philadelphia journalist who previously worked for the city government was shot and killed in his home early Monday morning. 
Josh Kruger, 39, was shot seven times around 1:30 a.m. at his home in the Point Breeze neighborhood of the city. Kruger’s neighbor, Jaz Brown, heard the gunshots followed by Kruger calling for help, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/philadelphia-journalist-josh-kruger-killed-point-breeze/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
&#8220;Josh was calling for help and I called the police to make sure they&#8217;d come out for them,&#8221; Brown said.  
The journalist was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he died less than an hour later, according to the <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/crime/josh-kruger-killed-point-breeze-shooting-philadelphia-journalist-20231002.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philadelphia Inquirer</a>. Police said they believe someone entered Kruger’s home and shot him at the base of his stairs before fleeing. Authorities have yet to make an arrest or recover a weapon as they review surveillance footage from outside the rowhouse where Kruger was murdered. 
Detectives believe the shooting stemmed from either a drug-related or domestic dispute, law enforcement sources told the Inquirer. The sources also said that investigators found methamphetamine in Kruger’s bedroom and recovered “troubling” text messages between Kruger and a former partner. 
Kruger, who wrote for multiple newspapers and digital publications, previously worked for the city government. He handled Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney’s social media and served as the Office of Homeless Services’ communications director. Kruger was also an activist for LGBTQ issues and was open about being HIV positive. 
&#8220;[Kruger] cared deeply about our city and its residents, which was evident in his public service and writing,&#8221; Kenney said. &#8220;Our administration was fortunate to call him a colleague, and our prayers are with everyone who knew him.&#8221;
Leftist District Attorney Larry Krasner said, &#8220;Josh deserved to write the ending of his personal story.&#8221;
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While murders were down 18% in the City of Brotherly Love” through October 2 of this year, the city is reeling from record-high <a href="https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/philadelphia-homicides-surge-hit-30-year-high-in-2020/article_0b9b8851-5aa1-5517-8b5a-5b93786fe7de.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">homicide rates</a> in 2021 and 2022. Philadelphia saw 562 homicides in 2021 and 516 homicides in 2022, according to police crime <a href="https://www.phillypolice.com/crime-maps-stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a>.

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A television news crew reporting on a string of robberies in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chicago" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chicago</a> became the criminals&#8217; next target Monday morning.
A Univision Chicago reporter and photographer were robbed at gunpoint by three men in ski masks around 5 a.m. Monday in the city&#8217;s West Town neighborhood, the Chicago Tribune <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-tv-news-crew-robbed-20230828-nm6dm6kzabcwbmprlfyyd77cz4-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The Spanish language network said the thieves mostly took personal items along with a camera.
“We don’t want to make the story about us, because there were other robberies that occurred within that same period,” said Luis Godinez, the vice president of news at Univision Chicago.
The thieves approached them after driving up in a gray sedan and black SUV and demanded money from the journalists before going through their SUV and taking the camera, a backpack, and two bags of equipment, according to Raza Siddiqui, president of the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians Local 41, the Chicago Sun-Times <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/8/28/23850057/chicago-tv-news-crew-robbed-at-gunpoint-while-reporting-on-armed-robberies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The suspects then fled in the vehicles after stealing the items. Police identified the victims as a 28-year-old man and a 42-year-old man.
The journalists were working on a story about a string of robberies that have affected the West Town neighborhood, but the footage they captured Monday morning never aired since it was taken on a camera that was stolen, Godinez said. No one was injured during the robbery and police have so far not placed anyone in custody for the crime.
“They’re OK,” Godinez said of his employees, adding, “we’re working on it together as a team.”
Earlier this month, another Chicago journalist was assaulted and robbed in the West Town neighborhood while preparing to report on an afternoon update for WLS-TV. That assault and robbery prompted union president Siddiqui to warn people about the threats reporters and photographers face on the streets.
“Our news photographers and reporters provide a very important public service in keeping our community informed,” Siddiqui said, according to the Tribune. “We are committed to making sure that their safety comes first. We have talked to the photographer who was robbed today and he is thankfully safe and in good spirits.”
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Chicago saw a spike in crime shortly after electing its new mayor Brandon Johnson in May. Vehicle thefts jumped 153%, aggravated battery was up 17%, and burglary rose 12% in June, <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/crime-spikes-38-in-chicago-during-brandon-johnsons-first-month-in-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Washington Examiner. Johnson is focusing his energy on fighting the rise in vehicle theft by suing car companies Kia and Hyundai, alleging that their vehicles lack the appropriate anti-theft measures, Fox 32 <a href="https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/brandon-johnson-kia-lawsuit-car-thefts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;The impact of car theft on Chicago residents can be deeply destabilizing, particularly for low- to middle-income workers who have fewer options for getting to work and taking care of their families,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;The failure of Kia and Hyundai to install basic auto-theft prevention technology in these models is sheer negligence, and as a result, a citywide and nationwide crime spree around automobile theft has been unfolding right before our eyes.&#8221;

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Right when it seems like all hope is gone and that political correctness has ruined all of sports, along comes a man by the name of Francis &#8220;Biff&#8221; Poggi to really give it to the media for being the sidewinders they really are.
Poggi, the new head coach of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49ers, unloaded on journalists Tuesday after they only asked him a few questions during a press conference after ranking his team dead last — <a href="https://247sports.com/college/temple/article/temple-football-picked-to-finish-10th-in-aac-preseason-poll-213165185/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">14 out of 14</a> — in an AAC preseason poll as voted by sports writers.
&#8220;That’s it? Three questions?&#8221; Poggi <a href="https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/07/27/biff-poggi-charlotte-college-football-rips-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at AAC media day. &#8220;Maybe that’s because you have us ranked last. That’s all that you think of us. So &#8230; we get that message. Thank you.&#8221;
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😏 🤌🏻 <a href="https://twitter.com/BiffPoggi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BiffPoggi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BadCompany?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BadCompany</a> <a href="https://t.co/Spv3edQiBV">pic.twitter.com/Spv3edQiBV</a>
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Poggi, one of the<a href="https://pressboxonline.com/2023/01/17/for-baltimore-high-school-football-legend-biff-poggi-wildly-exciting-to-lead-charlotte/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> best high school football coaches</a> in Baltimore history and a former University of Michigan associate head coach, joined SiriusXM radio to break down why he was disgusted by the &#8220;disrespect.&#8221;
&#8220;You guys suck, let’s get to the next guys,&#8221; Poggi said, mocking the media. &#8220;And I would like to take whoever those writers were who voted on that, and hold them upside down by their ankles and smack their heads off the ground a couple times because they don’t know sh*t.&#8221;
Warning: Profane language:
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It’s the first season for <a href="https://twitter.com/CharlotteFTBL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CharlotteFTBL</a> in the <a href="https://twitter.com/American_Conf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@American_Conf</a> and head coach <a href="https://twitter.com/BiffPoggi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BiffPoggi</a> is out to prove people wrong after being voted last in the preseason media poll, as he told <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyPhilpott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoyPhilpott</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoldStandard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoldStandard</a> <a href="https://t.co/L1hHNVxSA1">pic.twitter.com/L1hHNVxSA1</a>
&mdash; College Sports on SiriusXM (@SXMCollege) <a href="https://twitter.com/SXMCollege/status/1684336914235641857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Poggi is well respected by two of the best coaches in college football and many others.
Upon his hiring at Charlotte last November, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh said in a statement, &#8220;Biff has been a tremendous asset to our University of Michigan Football program, providing support and mentorship to our coaching staff and players. He has a great football mind, knows how to prepare a team during the week and on game day, and is a coach that aims to change the lives of his players in a positive way. Biff is a trusted agent and known friend, and I know that his leadership and ability to develop a team-first culture will be a huge asset to the Charlotte 49ers.&#8221;
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University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban also praised him.
&#8220;Biff Poggi will generate excitement and success for the program,&#8221; Saban said. &#8220;The players will love playing for him and the coaches will love working with him.  Get ready to win!&#8221;
Saban, of course, has also been known to let the media have it. Here&#8217;s a sampling of some of his best moments:
Warning: Profane language:
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Poggi&#8217;s comments are worth re-emphasizing so that readers can really get a visual for what he wants to do to journalists.
He said he wanted to &#8220;hold them upside down by their ankles and smack their heads off the ground a couple times&#8221; — like a pogo stick — &#8220;because they don’t know sh*t.&#8221;
That masterful use of the English language paints a vivid picture. Not since the days of NCAA basketball Coach Bobby Knight have we been given such a soundbite.
And how about Poggi&#8217;s undying belief in his players? To steal a phrase from Harbaugh, the 49ers must be ready to attack today with &#8220;an enthusiasm unknown to mankind&#8221; after his remarks.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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‘They Don’t Know Sh*t’:  Football Coach Biff Poggi Gives Media An Earful In Soundbite For The Ages

'They Don't Know Sh*t':  Football Coach Biff Poggi Gives Media An Earful In Soundbite For The Ages

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The Associated Press said Thursday it reached a two-year deal with artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI to share access to its news archive in return for technology and product expertise. 
The AP’s deal is one of the first between a major news agency and AI as the technology <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/technology/business-ai-technology.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">becomes more popular</a> in businesses and corporations worldwide, Axios <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/07/13/ap-openai-news-sharing-tech-deal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. As part of the deal, OpenAI will gain access to some of the AP’s text archives dating back to 1985, and the AP will receive expertise from the AI algorithm. A spokesperson told Axios that the two entities are still working through the details of the deal. 
The AP is hoping the deal will put it in a position to lead in developing standards for newsrooms using generative AI, which refers to a system that generates its own text or other media in response to prompts. 
&#8220;AP firmly supports a framework that will ensure intellectual property is protected and content creators are fairly compensated for their work,&#8221; said AP Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer Kristin Heitmann. &#8220;News organizations must have a seat at the table to ensure this happens, so that newsrooms large and small can leverage this technology to benefit journalism.” 
OpenAI’s Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap said the AP’s “feedback—along with access to their high-quality, factual text archive—will help to improve the capabilities and usefulness of OpenAI’s systems.” 
OpenAI <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/openai-unleashes-new-ai-model-gpt-4-which-can-pass-academic-exams-program-software-and-even-do-taxes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> its latest model, GPT-4, in March. During the new model’s release, the company showcased the software’s powerful problem-solving and image recognition, describing images, creating a working website, and even doing simulated taxes. The company <a href="https://openai.com/research/gpt-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> that GPT-4 “while less capable than humans in many real-world scenarios, exhibits human-level performance on various professional and academic benchmarks.”
The AP has used automated technology in its reporting for almost ten years, starting with automating corporate earnings reports before using the tech to report on college sports and even <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2016/7/4/12092768/ap-robot-journalists-automated-insights-minor-league-baseball" target="_blank" rel="noopener">minor league baseball</a>. The news agency is hoping the deal with OpenAI will help it understand how to potentially use generative AI in its news coverage. 
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