Top News:
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet on calling out lies, embracing video, and building a more digital newsroom — How long is two years in editor years? — Leading any daily newspaper in this age is challenging, but leading The New York Times is an exercise unto itself.
Discussion:
@jayrosen_nyu, @jbenton, @palewire, The Daily Caller, @ericboehlert, Mediaite, @kath_krueger, @toughloveforx, Heat Street and New York Times
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Megyn Kelly and Sean Hannity trade insults over their divergent approaches to covering Trump, the latest example of a widening ideological rift inside Fox News — Megyn Kelly and Sean Hannity, who have back-to-back shows on Fox News, have a sharp difference of opinion about Donald Trump.
Discussion:
Mediaite, The Wrap, Politico, @gabrielsherman, Washington Free Beacon, Variety, @seanhannity, Washington Post, USA Today, New York Times, Fortune, The Daily Caller, Vanity Fair, The Gateway Pundit, Politicus USA, Talking Points Memo, CNET, Newser, Media Matters for America, SOOPERMEXICAN, @billkristol, New York Magazine, theGrio, Guardian, The Week, Washington Post, Deadline, Joe.My.God., TVNewser, The Huffington Post, Business Insider, Fox News Insider, RT and CBS New York
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat:
Verizon reportedly pushing for $1B price cut on pending $4.8B Yahoo deal after recent report of 2014 hack — Verizon may not have bailed out of its deal to purchase Yahoo for $4.8 billion, but amid a growing case of bad news at the search engine company, the telecommunications giant …
Discussion:
New York Post, Fast Company, TechCrunch, Engadget, International Business Times, Business Insider, @joemayer3, @jeremiahg, @kennwhite and Fortune
Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
China's Dalian Wanda Group faces scrutiny for Hollywood investments as US Rep. John Culberson asks for Justice Department review — Billionaire Wang Jianlin, chairman of Dalian Wanda Group, has set his sights on Hollywood in recent years with the acquisition of several entertainment companies.
Discussion:
Deadline, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Variety, The Wrap and The Wrap
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Despite the work of fact-checkers, the disinformation spread by Trump, Pence, and others is gaining currency as cable TV has devolved from news to discussion — It's official: A time-honored political dark art has gone flamboyantly public. Who's to blame? Start with cable news.
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC to vote Oct. 27 on broadband privacy rules, requiring users to opt in on sharing sensitive data like location, children's information, and browsing history — Pay-for-privacy plans won't be banned, but ISPs face new opt-in requirements. — The Federal Communications Commission plans …
Discussion:
Broadcasting & Cable, The Hill, Multichannel News, Los Angeles Times, Common Dreams, CNET, MediaPost and DSLreports
Paul Cheung / Asian American Journalists Association:
AAJA demands an apology from Fox News for Jesse Watters' racist segment on Chinese American voters; Watters says he regrets if anyone found offense — RESPONSE TO FOX NEWS INVITATION TO APPEAR ON THE BILL O'REILLY SHOW (Oct. 6th 2:00 pm EST) — AAJA has reached out to David Tabacoff …
Discussion:
The Hill, Gothamist, New York Times, CNNMoney, NPR, Media Matters for America, Guardian, bet.com, USA TODAY College, People.com, WGN-TV, The Wrap, Fast Company, Mediaite, Washington Post, @rickhasen, @hunterw, Media Matters for America, @gaywonk, Vanity Fair, Deadline, Politico, Mother Jones, Refinery29, Hollywood Reporter, Mashable, The Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, NBC News, Variety, Jezebel and iMediaEthics
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
The BBC's Taster platform, launched in 2015, lets audiences rate pilot projects for three months to help decide if an idea should move forward or get spiked — Is there an audience out there for classic natural history programming à la David Attenborough, but dubbed …
Discussion:
bbc.co.uk
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Sources: BitTorrent fires its co-CEOs and an unknown number of staffers, is closing its Los Angeles production studio and Now streaming service — BitTorrent has fired its two co-CEOs Robert Delamar and Jeremy Johnson and laid of an unknown number of staffers, Variety has learned from multiple sources.
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Sources: Disney will not bid for Twitter, leaving Salesforce as the last potential bidder — Which leaves Salesforce, for now. — Cross another potential Twitter buyer off the list: Disney isn't pursuing a bid for the social platform, either. — Sources familiar with Disney …
Discussion:
Forbes, New York Times, Business Insider, CNBC, Ad Age, InvestorPlace, Fortune, AdExchanger, Boston Business Journal, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, Stocks to Watch, CNNMoney, The Verge, TIME, Media Wire Daily, FishbowlNY, @edmundlee, The Wrap, @pkafka, @jbenton, Consumerist, Deadline, @djtgallagher and Bloomberg
RELATED:
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Oculus announces exclusive deal for Blade Runner 2049 movie content and a deal with Disney — The newly announced “Blade Runner 2049” will extend beyond the movie screen when it is being released in October of 2017: sci-fi fans will also step into the world of a movie with virtual reality experiences …
Discussion:
/Film, CNET, Hollywood Reporter, VentureBeat and Forbes
Dan Levine / Reuters:
Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer arrested in Texas on charges including pimping; two controlling shareholders, Michael Lacey and James Larkin, also face charges — Carl Ferrer, the chief executive of advertising website Backpage.com, was arrested on Thursday on criminal charges including pimping …
Discussion:
Texas Attorney General … and BuzzFeed
Accounting Specialist Editor, Remote US — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Asia Credit Reporter, Seoul — 
Senior Editor, DC — 
Sr. Social Media Specialist, NC — 
Associate Editor - Aviation, TN — 
Assistant Editor - Digital, NC — 
Video Producer - YouTube, NY — 
Senior Managing Ed. - Daily Desk — 
Content Managing Editor — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Associate Editor, Remote — 
Retail Reporter, MN — 
Senior Data Editor, DC — 
Managing Ed. - Berks County, PA — 
News Editor - UK, Remote — 
Staff Writer, TX — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Service Journalism Editor, CA — 
Content Director, Remote — 
Sports Reporter, ME — 
Los Angeles Issues Reporter, CA — 
Reporter - Middle East — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Lexington County Reporter, SC — 
Reporter - Offshore Wind — 
General Assignment Reporter, FL — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
