Top News:
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Days after the El Paso shooter echoed language used by Fox News hosts, Tucker Carlson says white supremacy is “actually not a real problem in America” — New York (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.
Discussion:
Washington Post, @ndrew_lawrence, Mediaite, @jordanuhl, Breitbart, Hollywood Reporter, @jeffbercovici, @jonahnro, The Atlantic, Fox News, New Yorker, @gaywonk, @mepfuller, HuffPost, @jordanuhl, @dabeard, @sulliview, @jrubinblogger, Media Matters for America, Newsweek, @brianstelter, @adamserwer, @anandwrites, @stengel, @wajahatali, @mattdpearce, @brianstelter and The Week
RELATED:
Lis Power / Media Matters for America:
Analysis: Fox News had over 70 references to an “invasion” of migrants in 2019, including 55 clips of Trump and 21 mentions by Fox News hosts — On August 3, a shooter opened fire at a Walmart in El Paso, TX, killing 22 individuals and injuring dozens more.
Discussion:
PolitiFact, @theplumlinegs, New York Times, @lispower1, @samstein, Washington Post, Vox, @lispower1, @billkristol, @jordanuhl, @revrrlewis, @goangelo, @bryanbehar, @lispower1, @msnbc, @goangelo, @goangelo, @goangelo, MSNBC, Axios, @goangelo and The Daily Beast
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
New York Times reaches a high of 4.7M total subscribers in Q2, with nearly 3.8M subscribers to digital products; digital-only subscription revenue grew 14% YoY — As digital revenue becomes more central to the newspaper business — and with a small boost from the launch of “The Weekly,” …
Discussion:
Business Wire, @raju, @nickconfessore, @nytimesbusiness, Benzinga, @elanazak, Zacks Investment Research and @martyswant
RELATED:
Jack Shafer / Politico:
By expecting the New York Times to be the paper of resistance, something it has vowed to never be, liberals are positioned for perpetual disenchantment
Discussion:
@jayrosen_nyu, @martinsfp and @owillis
Gabriel Snyder / Columbia Journalism Review:
Dean Baquet acknowledges some subscribers expect The NYT to take an adversarial role against Trump, doesn't see this moment in history as particularly aberrant
Discussion:
The Atlantic, @realdonaldtrump, @jayrosen_nyu, @imillhiser, @realdonaldtrump, @mattzeitlin, New York Post, @espiegler, @timkarr, @marty_lederman, @moorehn, The Guardian, @will_bunch, The Daily Caller, @jamesfallows, @hirschorn, Talking Points Memo, @brianbeutler, @jbenton, Mediaite, @dloehr, @stuartetc, @dominicumile, @meredithshiner, @djkgamc, @maryschmich, @topherspiro, @charlesarthur, @hbryant42, @gina_cole_, @neeratanden, @blogpalmsprings, @opus163, @froomkin, @danablankenhorn, @p_jeanne97, @mattyglesias, @nickmizaur, @lorig, @espiers, @jeffjarvis, @brianmc_fadden, @presswiz, @simonhoupt, @freemaneric, Politico, @ashleyfeinberg, @danmeisler, @amlwhere, @sdkstl, @aleksnotalex, @zacharylipez, @froomkin, @racheltachel, @leahbecerra, @gabrielsnyder and Slate, more at Techmeme »
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Amid widespread criticism, the New York Times' Dean Baquet acknowledges its “bad” front page headline about Trump's speech following mass shootings
Discussion:
@natesilver538, Ad Age, The Guardian, @mattgertz, @maggienyt, Poynter, @moorehn, Fox News, @sengillibrand, The Wrap, @brithume, @_cingraham, @froomkin, @drvox and iMediaEthics
USA Today:
USA TODAY office in McLean, VA was evacuated after police responded to what they say was a mistaken report of a man with a weapon — WASHINGTON — USA TODAY's headquarters in McLean, Virginia was evacuated Wednesday amid a heavy police presence to what authorities said turned …
Discussion:
Mediaite, @fairfaxcountypd, @annecutler, @fairfaxcountypd, @carenbohan, Variety, The Wrap, Deadline, @alexptachick, @taylormaycan, Arizona Republic, Hollywood Reporter, Talking Points Memo, KNSD-TV, The Independent, Politico, Fortune, @meaghang, @brianstelter, @emdrums, @maxwelltani, @alexptachick, @abc7news, fox5sandiego.com, WUSA, @mikevwusa and NBC News
Nicholas Jackson / @nbj914:
Pacific Stand EIC says its board is shutting down the publication from next Friday after its primary funder cut off funding — Today is an extremely difficult day, the worst day—and I'm heart-broken and devastated. We learned this morning, without any warning, that our primary funder is cutting off all charitable giving and that our board is shutting down @PacificStand, effective next Friday.
Discussion:
@jennygzhang, @thrasherxy, @saralibby and @chrislhayes
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
US radio giant Entercom Communications says it will acquire podcast companies Pineapple Street Media, source says for $18M, and Cadence13, source says for $50M — Deals will give company a presence in several facets of podcasting, from production to distribution and monetization
Discussion:
Variety, Nieman Lab, The Verge, @nwquah, @lemonproduction and Fast Company
Tim Peterson / Digiday:
Brand-funded documentaries are on the rise, with some winning awards, and some, like 23andMe, saying documentarians do a better job than marketing teams — This article is part of the Digiday Video Briefing, which features must-reads, confessionals and key market stats.
Discussion:
@petersontee
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Viacom says it will acquire Paws Inc., the holding company that owns the IP rights to Garfield, allowing it to create new shows and spinoffs — The entertainment company wants fodder for programming it can show and sell to streaming services — Viacom Inc. has sunk its claws into another hit franchise.
Discussion:
Variety, @lennyburnham, @henereyg, @wsj, CNBC and Hollywood Reporter
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
Disney CEO says Disney+ will have a $12.99 bundle that includes ad-supported Hulu and ESPN+ when it launches on November 12 — The Streamable is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up with our links. — On today's, 2019 Third Quarter Earnings Call Disney …
Discussion:
Adweek, The Verge, Variety, CNBC, Multichannel News, Deadline, Vox, Droid Life, Fortune, MediaPost, CNBC, @chriswelch, The Playlist, @reckless, @marktlive, @lamajedwards, @andrewschulz, @nobodyepic, @_zeets, @oneunderscore__ and @sarafischer
Casey Newton / The Interface:
TikTok's ad-fueled popularity could wane unless it can add new features, court influencers, please regulators, and curtail the rate that new users abandon it — With Facebook under antitrust scrutiny around the world, the company is spending more time making the case that it is beset on all sides by competitors.
Discussion:
@paulbelleflamme, @caseynewton, @colinkirkhodge and Boing Boing, more at Techmeme »
Elias Leight / Rolling Stone:
Even though paying for radio play was prosecuted 15 years ago, sources say payola lives on in more sophisticated forms — 15 years ago, New York's attorney general investigated pay-for-play in the radio industry. Insiders say the practice lives on — in a more sophisticated form
Discussion:
hypebot
Nippon.com:
Japanese newspaper readership continues to decline as the average number of daily general-interest papers printed in 2018 dropped by ~2M, or 5%, to 36.8M — Newspaper readership continues to decline in Japan. In 2018, the average daily number of general-interest newspapers printed plunged by almost 2 million or 5.0% to 36,823,021.
Discussion:
@raju
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
