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This week, Jeff Mays talks with David Shipley, New York Times editor at large and the editor overseeing The New York Times at 175*, a series about the paper’s eyewitness reporting, mistakes, corrections and role in explaining a changing world. They revisit stories from Gettysburg, the Lorraine Motel, Cold War Moscow and New York’s battle with Boss Tweed. Then Hurubie Meko, a New York Times criminal justice reporter, discusses Harvey Weinstein’s 15-year New York sentence for sexually assaulting Miriam Haley, along with the public-safety questions raised by drones, deepfakes and rapidly evolving technology. The episode also looks at New York officials’ response, including action against illegal deepfake websites and a call for AI-industry workers to report unsafe or illegal conduct.

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