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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
How rumors about Biden and Ukraine began with a dark-money group and a Peter Schweizer book before hitting Fox News, mirroring the path of Clinton Cash theories — How a conservative dark-money group that targeted Hillary Clinton in 2016 spread the discredited story that may lead to Donald Trump's impeachment.
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@stuartpstevens, @kgvseb, @pastpunditry and Foreign Policy
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Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
John Solomon, a former columnist at The Hill whose work helped push Ukraine-related conspiracies and was mentioned in whistleblower complaint, joins Fox News — For months, opinion columnist John Solomon has played a central role in stoking right-wing conspiracies about Ukraine's role …
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Washington Examiner, @mikebrestdc, @jkbjournalist, @maxwelltani and Mediaite
Li Yuan / New York Times:
How China is using social media and films to stir patriotism and get communist party propaganda enthusiastically embraced by young people — Leveraging celebrities, the know-how of tech companies and images built for social media, the Communist Party can effectively stir patriotism among the youth.
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@liyuan6, @liyuan6, @jianglilily, @nytimesbusiness, @nkfinney, @motokorich, @franklangfitt, @nytimes, @liyuan6 and @liyuan6, more at Techmeme »
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Inside Disney Streaming Services, the “special forces of the streaming industry”, which came out of a BAMTech acquisition and powers ESPN+ and upcoming Disney+ — It's early September, just two months before the Nov. 12 go-live date for Disney Plus.
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Wall Street Journal:
Disney bans Netflix ads on most of its TV networks; it had initially issued a blanket ban on ads from any streamers, but reversed course for all but Netflix
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AdExchanger, New York Times, @hshaban, Adweek, @lucas_shaw, @arampell, @bristei, The Wrap, @lucas_shaw, @d_arkin, @connectmaine, @asharma, @richlightshed, Vox, The A.V. Club, Ad Age, CNBC, The Drum, The Next Web, Variety, Digital Trends, CNET, IndieWire, CNN, The Daily Caller, Fortune, Los Angeles Times, The Playlist, Observer, Gizmodo, Business Insider, Fast Company, The Verge, Cord Cutters News, The Streamable and New York Post, more at Techmeme »
Amanda Hess / New York Times:
Profile of Rachel Maddow, as she publishes her second book, Blowout, and as her MSNBC show draws a strong audience, riveted by presidential drama — How the MSNBC host staked her show on Trump — and won the largest and most obsessive audience of her career. — Rachel Maddow was trying to get to work.
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@nottahmit, @nytmag, @megansmolenyak, @daveahopkins, @beeinthebreeze, @bstarknemon, @jwelte, @niallstanage, @annalipin, @nytimes, @peterhimler, @jeremymbarr, @mlcalderone and @jayrosen_nyu
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Fox and Dish reach a new carriage deal, ending a blackout that began Sept. 26 and caused Thursday Night Football to be pulled from NFL Network on Oct. 3 — Stations, cable nets restored after being dropped Sept. 26 — Fox Corp. said it has reached a new carriage agreement with Dish …
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The Streamable, Variety and Multichannel News
Deadspin:
Documents and interviews show TheMaven's plans for Sports Illustrated: building “team communities”, or content farms, run by third parties using low-paid labor — Now that Sports Illustrated's three owners, Meredith Corp., Authentic Brands Group, and TheMaven …
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The Boston Globe, @byparkercotton, @andybcampbell, @david_j_roth, @matthewjbrown, @daviddavidwoods, @kerrymflynn, Ad Age, @craigmeyerpg, @voiceofthestar, @yourmandevine, @jasoncfry, @mikefinger, @willgravesap, @mattdpearce, @jacobbogage, @thrasherxy, @jayrosen_nyu, @jbenton, @bradheath, @vermontgmg, @karenkho, @futbolintellect, @litherland, @tomgara, @jscros, @heroinebook, @travisyost, @lshontz, @edgeofsports, @fortydeucetwits, @simonowens, @jacquib, @renan, @wolfdurchholz, @mattdpearce, @timlemketweets, @renan, @craigcalcaterra, @jeremypgordon, @uniwatch, @msilich2, @megalodork, @sam_dykstra, @jadubin5, @granteb, @dudleydowriteal, @megalodork, @kbui1, @simonowens, @slmandel, @david_j_roth, @eriqgardner, @dorothy4nabj, The Nation, Deadspin and Awful Announcing
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
A review of results for grantees of the Community Listening and Engagement Fund finds nearly all outlets reported more engagement, most didn't see more revenue — “Newsrooms generally reported increased levels of engagement and higher-quality conversations with audiences.
Henry Mance / Financial Times:
Interview with the Daily Mail Editor Geordie Greig on changing tack on Brexit, overtaking Murdoch's The Sun, his first year since replacing Paul Dacre, and more — There is one thing that a journalist can count on, said a character in Evelyn Waugh's 1938 novel Scoop: “popularity”.
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Press Gazette, @greenslader, @ppls2ndref, @henrymance, @kadhimshubber, @miketomillar, @financialtimes and @barneyfarmer
Tom Burt / Microsoft on the Issues:
Microsoft: Iran-linked group attempted to hack 241 accounts belonging to a 2020 presidential campaign, journalists covering global politics, more — Tom Burt - Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust — Today we're sharing that we've recently seen significant cyber activity …
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New York Times, @alexstamos, Wired, Gizmodo, @nicoleperlroth, @davidjoachim, @jseldin, Reuters, The Daily Caller, CNET, The Register, Ars Technica, Fast Company, Financial Times, Fortune, Digital Trends, The Hill, Politico, Engadget, Washington Post, MIT Technology Review, New York Post, TechCrunch, The Verge, The Week and NBC News, more at Techmeme »
Defense One:
A Customs and Border Protection agent repeatedly asked a Defense One journalist, “You write propaganda, right?” during re-entry screening at Dulles airport — Repeating “You write propaganda, right?”, officer held passport until he received an affirmative answer.
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Washington Post, @spencerdailey, @spytalker, @windthin, @prchovanec, @josephfcox, @saletan, @deftechpat, @stephenfry, Boing Boing, @marcusreports, @heidilifeldman, @cahnemily, @jennamc_laugh, @enjus, @bayouowl, @timothypmurphy, @bruno_j_navarro, @mikesisak, @metromanto, @courtneyr, @sally_ayhan, @loriamontgomery, @davidcloudlat, @coreypein, @mradamtaylor, @verambergen, @lexialex, @spytalker, @katiebowill, @libbycwatson, @seamushughes, @haleaziz, @davidmackau, @scottbix, @digiphile, Fox News, The Daily Beast and The Hill
Dawn Chmielewski / Forbes:
In the aftermath of her battle for control of ViacomCBS, Shari Redstone talks about her relationship with her father, emerging media, and her attitude to risk — For nearly two decades, Sumner Redstone lorded over the media juggernaut he created from the corner of the 52nd floor of Viacom's headquarters …
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@suecostello, @waltmossberg, @forbes, @lauramandaro and @richlightshed
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