Top News:
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Judge rules against The Wrap, which sued The Information for allegedly poaching a reporter, in contrast to this week's Netflix/Fox ruling on the same issue — Sharon Waxman falls flat in a poaching suit against The Information just as the entertainment industry witnesses the opposite result in a battle between Fox and Netflix.
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@conordougherty, @brentalang, BuzzFeed News, @brentalang, @bmorrissey, @mattdrange, @thr and @jessicalessin
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Conor Dougherty / @conordougherty: Reporters should take a moment to thank @Jessicalessin for funding this suit. This decision will further discourage employers from using abusive noncompetes that lower wages and force people to stay in jobs they'd prefer to quit. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...
Brent Lang / @brentalang: Happy the court struck down this lawsuit by @thewrap. But the bullying of @sharonwaxman is much worse. When I got a job @variety, she threatened to sue. She acknowledged I wasn't under contract but claimed I was in possession of “trade secrets.” https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Salvador Hernandez / BuzzFeed News: A Judge Dismissed A Lawsuit Filed By The Wrap When A Competing Site Hired Its Former Reporter
Brian Morrissey / @bmorrissey: Journalists shouldn't sign these odious restrictive employment agreements. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Matt Drange / @mattdrange: Of all the companies that seemingly do not understand this to be true, it's startling to see a media company—headed by *a journalist*—at the top of the list. Not exactly a ringing endorsement for future would-be employees, either ... https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Matt Cohen / Mother Jones:
Sources: Atlantic managers told CityLab staffers that only 7 of 13 full-time staffers and 3 contractors will be rehired after the site's sale to Bloomberg Media — Journalism has had a rough year full of layoffs across the country, and Bloomberg Media, the company owned the latest entrant …
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@kristoncapps, @karimdoumar, @rmc031, @kristoncapps, @slack2thefuture, @digiphile, @juliacarriew, @thesarahkelly, @maxkennerly, @a_w_gordon, @ramsincanon, @bradplumer, @rheaboydmd, @eacrunden, @patcaldwell, @pblest, @digiphile, @jilnotjill, @davidsirota, @sawyerhackett, @danvock, @will_bunch, @benjysarlin, @aaronwiener, @urbanistorg, @digiphile, @_zeets, @mollyemccluskey, @jbenton, @jpgarnham, @brianmcc, @karavoght, @jamilsmith, @hshaban, @yfreemark, @sdkstl, @danielmarans, @revkin, @felixsalmon, @felixsalmon, @oniropolis, @bhbradlow, @tonetalks, @dlind, @taralconley, @hi4pete, @grahamstarr, @jwpascale, @humantransit, @davidasachs, @weinbergrrrrr, @alexkotch, @moore_oliver, @kyweise, @texasinafrica, @digiphile, @brentinmock, Rolling Stone, Talking Biz News, Houston Chronicle and The Hill
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@kristoncapps: People are asking good questions about @CityLab. One point folks are missing: @TheAtlantic laid off the entire staff this week. Some folks here hope to get jobs with the new owners. But most staffers will need other jobs. Because we all just got laid off. https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Karim Doumar / @karimdoumar: City lab is a good site with a good staff and this is very bad news https://twitter.com/...
Rachel Cohen / @rmc031: this is so infuriating. “Oh @CityLab is great! Let's buy the brand, and lay off all its respective talent that makes it great!” Especially when it's BLOOMBERG and they obviously could afford to keep on all the staff https://twitter.com/...
@kristoncapps: It's so encouraging to see that readers are invested in @CityLab's fate. Staffers who make it happen also need support. And assignments, and leads! As Townes sings, “Pancho needs your prayers, it's true; but save a few for Lefty, too.”
David Slack / @slack2thefuture: Here is one of the most fundamental problems our society must confront: Democracy cannot survive without strong, truthful, well-funded journalism. Journalism cannot survive a lethal combination of capitalism and the internet. I don't have the solution. But that's the problem. https://twitter.com/...
Alex Howard / @digiphile: In 2019, we lost @splinter_news @governing @deadspin @ThinkProgress @pacificStand @MADmagazine ...& ~7800 jobs at @citylab @nolanews @BuzzFeedNews @HuffPost @vicenews @Gannett @CBCNews @TorontoStar @WaPoExpress: https://www.businessinsider.com/ ... One of the worst years in media history.
Julia Carrie Wong / @juliacarriew: the ceo of bloomberg described citylab as “a new multi-platform, global sub-brand that is super-serving a niche that we care about a lot” which is a funny way of saying “we don't actually want the writers” https://www.niemanlab.org/...
Sarah Kelly / @thesarahkelly: This is terrible https://twitter.com/...
Max Kennerly / @maxkennerly: .@MikeBloomberg already spent $100 million on a vanity campaign for President which failed to get him in the next debate, but, when it comes to supporting journalism <straightens Monopoly Man top hat> well we just can't be throwing away money, now can we. https://twitter.com/...
Aaron W. Gordon / @a_w_gordon: I cannot emphasize enough how fucked up this is. There's no publication out there like Citylab. https://twitter.com/...
@ramsincanon: This is a runaway train. Media not only has fewer and fewer alternative outlets but what outlets do gain any traction are targets for capital. https://twitter.com/...
Brad Plumer / @bradplumer: This is terrible. All of the @CityLab folks did such terrific work and maybe I'm naive but I don't really understand the logic of buying a website but also firing everyone who made that website great. https://twitter.com/...
Rhea Boyd / @rheaboydmd: Should people (billionaires) running for president continue to own media outlets? Ima go with, no. https://twitter.com/...
@eacrunden: This is horrifying and infuriating. Solidarity forever with any/all impacted @CityLab staff. Jesus. https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Patrick Caldwell / @patcaldwell: Earlier this week Bloomberg bought @CityLab. But before sale is completed, it looks like half its reporters will be laid off https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Paul Blest / @pblest: Healthy democracy https://twitter.com/...
Alex Howard / @digiphile: I was intrigued to read @BBGMedia was buying @CityLab from @TheAtlantic: https://www.niemanlab.org/... Fans were nervous about what it would mean for the outlet. They were right. Bloomberg didn't disclose a key detail: it would put 9 of the 16 staff out of a job https://www.motherjones.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Jillian Steinhauer / @jilnotjill: I don't know how many more of these media bloodbaths I can stomach. @CityLab did such vitally important work. https://twitter.com/...
David Sirota / @davidsirota: Last month: Media Twitter pretends to be outraged at me for daring to say that Bloomberg's candidacy puts reporters in a tough spot because he is a major journalism employer who has lots of power over a shrinking media job market. Today: https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Sawyer Hackett / @sawyerhackett: At a time when housing and community development has become a back-burner issue for too many outlets, @CityLab's coverage has been critical. https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Dan Vock / @danvock: I'm seriously happy to buy any @CityLab reporter in D.C. a drink and commiserate. I wish I could offer more, but, you know, @GOVERNING https://twitter.com/...
Will Bunch / @will_bunch: Just think what he could do for America #DropOutBloomberg https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Benjy Sarlin / @benjysarlin: This is a genuinely irreplaceable outlet, there's nothing like its policy coverage anywhere else https://twitter.com/...
Aaron Wiener / @aaronwiener: This is so sad and frustrating. @CityLab is undertaking essential work on the future of cities that literally no one else is doing. However this shakes out, it leaves a void. https://twitter.com/...
@urbanistorg: Mike Bloomberg, self-funding contender for the Democratic prez nomination and former Republican mayor of New York, dealt a blow to urbanism journalism as his company bought @CityLab with intent to lay off most of its staff. https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Alex Howard / @digiphile: It's wonderful to see the public support those @citylab staff are getting tonight on Twitter, as you can see in the replies: https://twitter.com/... Layoffs before the holidays remain one of the ugliest phenomena in the media industry. My heart goes out to everyone affected.
Zito / @_zeets: Seriously, what the hell is happening these days? Every great publication is just being destroyed. https://twitter.com/...
Molly McCluskey / @mollyemccluskey: I honestly don't know what to say about @CityLab, or what it's meant to me to part of the team there. No matter how this shakes out, this is a loss, and everyone there deserves better. https://twitter.com/...
Juan Pablo Garnham / @jpgarnham: This sucks. I honestly don't know where I would be right now without the friendship and support of all the folks in @citylab, past and present. They are some of the best professionals I've worked with in my life. Sending all the best for them right now. https://twitter.com/...
Brian McCullough / @brianmcc: Please! CityLab folks! Get in touch with us! Pitch us a daily podcast idea in the area you care about and keep doing it tomorrow! @RideHomeMedia @awilkinson pitch@ridehome.info https://www.mediagazer.com/...
Kara Voght / @karavoght: “Most of the staff has received comments saying ‘Congratulations!’ and asking if we're moving to New York or what our new job title will be,” one @CityLab staffer said. “But the reality is most of us are being laid off.” Great from @Matt_D_Cohen: https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Jamil Smith / @jamilsmith: Bloomberg has spent around $100 million promoting his presidential campaign, but his media company won't carry all 16 @CityLab employees after acquiring the site from the Atlantic. It is laying off good journalists today. Reporting here from @MotherJones. http://bit.ly/2RNTmzu
Hamza Shaban / @hshaban: A brutal year for working journalists gets worse: Bloomberg Just Bought CityLab—And Put Half Its Reporters Out of a Job “The staffers were informed that they each would have to interview with Bloomberg Media management this week to keep their jobs.” https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Yonah Freemark / @yfreemark: Horrible news ⤵️ CityLab's journalists are fantastic. https://twitter.com/...
Daniel Marans / @danielmarans: And it's stories like these — of journalists being treated like used paper towels — that fueled that unionization wave. https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Andrew Revkin / @revkin: Here's hoping @citylab is able to remain a vigorous, well-staffed explorer of urban issues and futures. (And make sure to read the section here about shackles on Bloomberg reporters in the context of the boss's presidential run.) https://twitter.com/...
Felix Salmon / @felixsalmon: Also @kristoncapps does this mean that 7 people are going to get severance *and* keep their jobs? Seems like a weird way of doing things
Felix Salmon / @felixsalmon: I'm interested in what @peterlattman has to say about this https://twitter.com/...
Darran Anderson / @oniropolis: As someone who writes for CityLab, albeit freelance, I sincerely hope @BBGMedia rethink this approach & reinstate all the staff. They do an exceptional job & we need sharp & deep analysis of urban issues more than ever https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Benjamin Bradlow / @bhbradlow: The media bloodbath keeps getting worse. Having written for CityLab recently, and as a reader, I am particuarly worried about this one. In an age of decline of local news, CityLab has been one of the few places to get regular insights on local politics, both in the US and abroad. https://twitter.com/...
Antonio Moore / @tonetalks: Bloomberg Just Bought CityLab—and Put Half Its Reporters Out of a Job - As part of the sale, the Atlantic is making layoffs. https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Dara Lind / @dlind: What the actual hell. CityLab and especially @kristoncapps are real effing journalists who need jobs for all of our sakes. https://twitter.com/...
Dr. Tara L. Conley / @taralconley: I hate to see this. Shout out to the @CityLab crew. One of the best pubs I ever had the privilege to write for. They took care of my words. Thanks @brentinmock for all your brilliant work—one of my favorite pieces from this year: https://www.citylab.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@hi4pete: Did Bloomberg confuse @CityLab with Fox News? “Bloomberg Media announced its first acquisition in more than a decade, buying CityLab...as part of that purchase, it appears half of the website's editorial staff could lose their jobs.” https://twitter.com/...
Graham Starr / @grahamstarr: The current and future owners of CityLab are both billionaires. Powell-Jobs, whose Emerson Collective owns The Atlantic, laid off the staff this week, and Bloomberg, who just spent $100 million on political ads, refuses to hire them. https://twitter.com/...
@jwpascale: This is a huge bummer to hear. Been reading CityLab since gosh... 2013? when it was Atlantic Cities. It's a great publication and I hope these journalists lands on their feet. https://twitter.com/...
Jarrett Walker / @humantransit: Yikes. I'm grateful to everyone I've read and admired at @CityLab, including @mslaurabliss and @dccdudley. Hope something like it continues ... https://twitter.com/...
Dave Sachs / @davidasachs: This is crappy. @CityLab is important. It does urban stories no one else does. https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Hannah Weinberger / @weinbergrrrrr: THE STAFF = LITERALLY WHY PEOPLE READ @CITYLAB. People like Kriston and @mslaurabliss and @brentinmock are experts in their beats. How is this so hard. https://twitter.com/...
Alex Kotch / @alexkotch: Presidential candidate buys media outlet, puts journalists out of work. Bloomberg 2020! https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Oliver Moore / @moore_oliver: GD. CityLab has been a good voice in the urban conversation. Shame if that gets lost https://twitter.com/...
Karen Weise / @kyweise: If you buy a website but lay off all the staff, what exactly are you buying again? https://twitter.com/...
Laura Seay / @texasinafrica: Will be thinking about this every time another @MikeBloomberg ad touting his job creation record airs. Which will be a lot, because the ads are incessant. #jobkiller https://twitter.com/...
Alex Howard / @digiphile: It's terrible news. @CityLab has been a terrific publication because of the editorial excellence of these people. It's beyond disappointing that @MikeBloomberg just spent 100+ million on political ads but @BBGMedia — which he still owns & runs CEO — won't pay for these salaries.
@brentinmock: Thanks to @MotherJones for asking the right questions—for bothering and caring to ask any questions at all really unlike other outlets that first carried the story. Here are the answers. And yes we-are/I-am effectively laid off: https://www.motherjones.com/ ...
Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
The Newseum, an overbuilt edifice and a fine venue for weddings, fell short of its potential to be an educational institution archiving historical newspapers — We are taught from an early age not to speak ill of the dead (unless we write obituaries), so I suppose I should hold my tongue about the demise …
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Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: The Newseum is closing at the end of this month. It is a special place to so many. Earlier this year, I wandered the space for hours... this thread will show all the artifacts that I want to remember https://twitter.com/...
Ken Paulson / USA Today: Former editor of USA TODAY: A reflection on the Newseum's impact as it closes its doors
@taraustralis: I worked at the Newseum when I was in university. It's now closing. ☹️ Have a look at Brian's thread. It's like you're walking through the museum. I hope they are able to rehome their artifacts. They had a lot of really cool stuff there. https://twitter.com/...
Lindsey Boylan / @lindseyboylan: The Newseum gave me my first chance to lead a civil liberties campaign almost 2 decades ago. Even in the smaller Roslyn space (where it was when I was in high school) it was a powerful testament to our free press. It is heartbreaking to see the museum close when we need it most. https://twitter.com/...
Doug Sovern / @sovernnation: This is a really sad thing. My dad was involved in getting the @Newseum open, and I went to some wonderfully memorable events in connection with it. It's a vitally important & valuable resource and the world will be all the poorer without it. https://twitter.com/...
@latimes: “The Newseum's failure was the product of poor decisions and misconception from the first. It was at once too big and too small.” Columnist @hiltzikm on the Newseum's closing: https://www.latimes.com/...
John Kelly / @jkelly3rd: This is a cool thread. Sad for the loss of the Newseum. Thankful to @brianstelter for sharing this collection of some of the most memorable items. https://twitter.com/...
Nick Hirshon / @nickhirshon: I've never been, but I'm making a special trip to D.C. over winter break to check it out. Promised my Media Law students I'd take a selfie with the famous banner from Morse v. Frederick! https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: This is a 301 year old newspaper — the Boston News-Letter — “the first successful newspaper in the Colonies” https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: This memorial is a tribute to people who died reporting the news. “The names of 2,344 individuals from around the world are etched on the glass panels.” Rededicated every year. https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: Here's a GI entrenching tool used by Ernie Pyle during WWII. Microphones used for FDR's fireside chats. One of the handheld cameras from the launch of CNN. And one of @Fahrenthold's famous Trump-era notebooks. https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: Here's a 1740 copy of The Pennsylvania Gazette, published by Ben Franklin, and a later copy with a version of his unity political cartoon. “UNITE OR DIE” https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: “Journalism is the first rough draft of history,” and the Newseum explained how the drafts were produced. A much-needed public service. https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: Exhibits are full of stories most people have never heard. This is the bombed-out car of Don Bolles, the AZ Republic reporter who was killed in 1976 for his stories about organized crime. https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: I'll start to wrap this up, but there's so more to show. Like Tim Russert's iconic whiteboard from election night 2000 https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: This 1789 front page printed the first 12 proposed amendments to the Constitution. “Article the Third,” about freedom of press & speech & religion, became the FIRST when the original first two amendments were rejected. https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: A free press can be used “to challenge the government should it grow too powerful or abusive.” That's one of the reasons why the Newseum belonged on Pennsylvania Ave between the Capitol and the White House. Go visit this month if you can. We will miss it when it's gone. /end https://twitter.com/...
Analysis Brian Stelter / CNN: “We're on deadline”: The Newseum is closing down after 12 years in Washington
Miriam Berger / Washington Post:
CPJ: 30 journalists are in jail worldwide on charges of “fake news”; 65 of the 120 journalists imprisoned on these charges since 1992 were imprisoned after 2012 — As 2019 draws to a close, there are 30 journalists in jail worldwide on charges of “false news” — or, as it's also called these days, “fake news.”
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Bloomberg:
A look at the rise of Roku, which is valued at $17B and whose stock is up 300% this year, amid escalating competition from Amazon, Google, and others — More than 30 million people use a Roku device to navigate the constellation of streaming TV services. The company's portfolio includes the …
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@bw: Roku shares are up more than 300% this year, and the company is now worth more than $17 billion https://www.bloomberg.com/...
@conviva: The real potential for @Roku, says @Lucas_Shaw and @gerryfsmith, is attracting users at their low price points whose viewing habits it sells to advertisers. According to our data, Roku accounted for 44% of all connected-TV viewing in Q3 2019. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Dan Nathan / @riskreversal: @CNBCFastMoney @GuyAdami @GuyAdami Roku Built the Dominant Streaming Box. Now It's Under Siege... Everyone wants a piece of its ad business. https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @BW
Janko Roettgers / @jank0: Solid Roku story from Bloomberg today... thx for the link to my earlier piece @Lucas_Shaw https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Lucas Shaw / @lucas_shaw: .@Roku shares are up more than 300% this year, and the company is now worth more than $17 billion. @gerryfsmith and I on the rise of the small streaming dongle for @BW https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Liberty Media, which owns 4.8% of iHeartMedia, is seeking Justice Department permission to acquire a controlling stake in the radio broadcaster — Deal would put nation's largest radio broadcaster under same umbrella as concert promoter and satellite-radio giant SiriusXM
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@kiddchris: HUH - would be cool if this happened. I wouldn't have to move to NYC to do a a show on Sirius 😁😁 https://www.wsj.com/...
Graham Bryce / @grahamdbryce: Wow talk about creating an audio giant in the US....very interesting https://twitter.com/...
The New York Times Company:
The New York Times names Greg Winter as international managing editor, only the second editor to hold that position at the news organization — Greg, who has overseen some of our best award-winning journalism, will continue to focus on the enterprise and investigative journalism, while also steering the daily report.
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@kimmelman, @carolynryan, @susanchira, @nicoleperlroth, @rcallimachi, @gingerthomp1, @shreeyasinha, @jswatz, @marclacey, @sangernyt and @monicadrake
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Michael Kimmelman / @kimmelman: There's simply nothing better as a writer than having the privilege of working with @gregfwinter. He's as smart, generous, patient, skilled and kind as they come and represents the very best aspirations of the @nytimes. @meslackman https://www.nytco.com/...
Susan Chira / @susanchira: A well-deserved promotion for a great editor and colleague, the inimitable @gregfwinter. https://twitter.com/...
Nicole Perlroth / @nicoleperlroth: Woohoo! Congrats @gregfwinter! https://twitter.com/...
Rukmini Callimachi / @rcallimachi: One of the kindest editors at the @nytimes, who somehow manages to edit our copy *and* get dinner on the table for his young daughter. Congratulations @gregfwinter https://twitter.com/...
Ginger Thompson / @gingerthomp1: Great news for the @nytimes and it's foreign correspondents. One of the best editors in the business, Greg Winter, has been named International Managing Editor. https://www.nytco.com/...
Shreeya Sinha / @shreeyasinha: Congratulations to @gregfwinter, new international managing editor for @nytimesworld. A masterful and poetic editor. https://www.nytco.com/...
John Schwartz / @jswatz: total power couple! https://twitter.com/...
Marc Lacey / @marclacey: My former editor in Nairobi and Mexico City makes good. Congrats to @gregfwinter on this big new role. https://www.nytco.com/...
Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke to step down next year, likely to be succeeded by Jeff Shell, now chairman of NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment — Steve Burke is expected to step down as CEO of NBCUniversal next year and is likely to hand the reins to Jeff Shell, who is now chairman of NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment.
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Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, @francoolivera, @jbflint, The Wrap, @ashkan, @donnerkay, @slthomas, New York Times, @variety, @richlightshed, Grit Daily, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, IndieWire, Wall Street Journal, Talking Biz News, New York Post, Fox News, CNBC, Fox Business, MediaPost, NBC News, Broadcasting & Cable, Deadline and The Wrap
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Deadline: From NBCU To WarnerMedia To Disney, CEO Transitions Are Creating Real-Life ‘Succession’ Dramas
Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter: NBCUniversal Chief Steve Burke to Exit in 2020
Francisco Olivera / @francoolivera: “There has been speculation that Burke may take a fuller role at Berkshire Hathaway given his close ties to that company's 89-year-old chairman and CEO, Warren Buffett” https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Joe Flint / @jbflint: NBCUniversal chief Steve Burke's focus before departing next year are launch of a streaming service and coverage of the Summer Olympics. Likely successor Jeff Shell will face challenges of maintaining traditional media business while embracing digital. https://www.wsj.com/...
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan / @ashkan: NFLX/YT dominance ushered New World Order. But whereas 2008 econocalypse moved up demise of Print media, TV cos have done a great job of positioning themselves for 2020s, but unless you're in it for 5 years, best to change CEOs now https://www.mediagazer.com/...
@donnerkay: I'll say it again: @NBCNews leadership needs to change ASAP to (for one thing) avoid repeat of misogyny in 2016 election (that we're seeing already. ) My @damemagazine piece explains: https://www.damemagazine.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Shaunna Thomas / @slthomas: Surprise! Comcast replaces a white man who enabled a culture of abuse with another white man who enabled a culture of abuse. https://twitter.com/...
@variety: Burke's NBCUniversal contract formally expires in August 2020, but sources say he could depart earlier in the year. Shell, who is now based in Los Angeles, would split his time between New York and the West Coast https://variety.com/...
Rich Greenfield / @richlightshed: Lightshed Partners analyst Rich Greenfield credits [Steve] Burke with doing “an incredible job” resuscitating NBC and Universal after the Comcast purchase. Thnx for shoutout @kimmasters @THR https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Jeff Ewing / Grit Daily: Reports Indicate Steve Burke Stepping Down As NBCUniversal CEO, Prompting Replacement Rumors
Tyler Hersko / IndieWire: The Best Television Platforms of 2019
Mariam Ahmed / Talking Biz News: NBC chief Steve Burke stepping down
Brian Flood / Fox News: NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke set to exit company in 2020 amid ongoing NBC News scandals: report
Alex Sherman / CNBC: NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke will step down when his contract expires in August
Wayne Friedman / MediaPost: Reports: NBCU CEO Burke Expected To Step Down
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable: Report: Burke to Step Down From NBCU CEO Post
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline: NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke to Step Down in 2020
Reid Nakamura / The Wrap: NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke to Step Down in 2020
Gretchen Carlson / New York Times:
Gretchen Carlson calls on Fox to release employees from NDAs they'd been forced to sign: “buying silence instead of stopping harassment is immoral and unjust” — I still can't talk about what happened to me because of a non-disclosure agreement. — Ms. Carlson is a journalist and author.
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@liftourvoicesus: “American industry has lost many talented women to harassment, while allowing predators to continue climbing the professional ladder (where they have the potential to victimize even more women).” Read @GretchenCarlson's @nytimes Op-Ed: http://www.nytimes.com/...
Gretchen Carlson / @gretchencarlson: Thank you @TIMESUPNOW for your support always! #liftourvoices @LiftOurVoicesUS https://twitter.com/...
E. Jean Carroll / @ejeancarroll: Fox News! Release @GretchenCarlson and all female employees forced to sign your horrible NDAs as a condition of harassment settlements! You fired these brave women because they came forward. Isn't that enough? Release them! https://www.nytimes.com/... @foxnews
@timesupnow: “Today I call on Fox News to release me, and all employees forced to sign NDAs as a condition of harassment settlements, from these agreements immediately.” Sending our solidarity to @GretchenCarlson: https://www.nytimes.com/...
Stephen LeBlanc / @stephenjleblanc: Non-disclosure agreements are only enforceable because state (& federal) specifically allows it. It doesn't have to. Governments should recognize that secrecy is not in the public interest and not enforce NDA settlement clauses. @GretchenCarlson http://nytimes.com/...
Tamara Holder / @tamaraholder: I, too, have asked @foxnews to release me from my NDA. It's quite telling that their own lawyers don't even have the professional courtesy to respond. @GretchenCarlson is right: “We were simply the ones who had the courage to speak up, & for that, we lost our jobs.” Thx @nytimes. https://twitter.com/...
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: I'll talk to @GretchenCarlson and @julieroginsky tomorrow about their call for Fox News to release them from non-disclosure agreements as condition of harassment settlements Hour Two of NPR's @OnPointRadio - starting at 11am ET. Carlson in NYT: Fox News, I Want My Voice Back. https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy W. Peters / @jwpetersnyt: I've seen “Bombshell.” You should too. And the whole time I kept wondering why we haven't heard more from @gretchencarlson This explains a lot. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Gretchen Carlson / @gretchencarlson: “Winning” my complaint with a settlement and a non-disclosure agreement meant I was, essentially, forced into silence. NDAs were originally designed to safeguard the sharing of proprietary corporate information...not to protect predatory behavior.https://www.nytimes.com/ ...
Xeni Jardin / Boing Boing: Gretchen Carlson to Fox: release employees from NDAs, 'buying silence instead of stopping harassment …
Rob Quinn / Newser: Gretchen Carlson Urges Fox to Release Her From NDA
Reed Richardson / Mediaite: Gretchen Carlson Calls on Fox News to Release Her from NDA: I've Been ‘Forced Into Silence’ About Sexual Harassment
Catherine Garcia / The Week: Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson demands network release her from NDA: ‘I want my voice back’
Bruce Haring / Deadline: Gretchen Carlson Renews Call To End Non-Disclosure Agreements As ‘Bombshell’ Is Set For Theaters
Heather Schwedel / Slate: How Much of Bombshell, the Fox News Movie, Really Happened?
Jennifer Brett / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Olivia Wilde, the actress who plays the late journalist Kathy Scruggs in the movie Richard Jewell, defends her portrayal of Scruggs in a series of tweets — The actress cites “independent research” which didn't include talking to Scruggs' brother or close friends
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Owen Gleiberman / Variety: The Big Lie of ‘Richard Jewell’ (Column)
Vince Mancini / UPROXX: Fact Vs. Fiction In ‘Richard Jewell’: A Look At Why Kathy Scruggs Deserved Better
Elizabeth Chuck / NBC News: Portrayal of female journalist in ‘Richard Jewell’ is ‘worst kind of trope,’ editor says
Julie Miller / Vanity Fair: The Richard Jewell Controversy—And the Complicated Truth About Kathy Scruggs
@kateyrich: Kathy Scruggs was a complicated woman, and @juliewmiller learned a lot about her—and the controversy surrounding her portrayal in Richard Jewell. https://www.vanityfair.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Julia Carrie Wong / @juliacarriew: ooof. these comments by the screenwriter who decided kathy scruggs fucked for tips really give the game away https://deadline.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@awfulannouncing: “Richard Jewell” screenwriter Billy Ray told Deadline “I will stand by every word and assertion in the script,” including the assertion that reporter Kathy Scruggs slept with a FBI source. But there's a lot that casts doubt on that assertion. https://awfulannouncing.com/ ...
@ajc: The actress cites “independent research” which didn't include talking to Scruggs' brother or close friends. https://www.ajc.com/...
Cassie da Costa / The Daily Beast: ‘Richard Jewell’ and Olivia Wilde's Offensive Portrayal of the Late Journalist Kathy Scruggs
@vulture: Richard Jewell screenwriter Billy Ray claims the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is trying to “deflect and distort” https://www.vulture.com/...
Guardian US / @guardianus: Stop defending an irresponsible movie and start apologising | Benjamin Lee https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
@thewrap: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff ‘Appalled’ by #RichardJewell Portrayal of Reporter, Journalism https://www.thewrap.com/...
Alissa Wilkinson / @alissamarie: LOUDER FOR THE FOLKS IN THE BACK PLEASE It's one thing if I disagree with a movie! It's another thing if the movie disagrees with its OWN DANG SELF https://www.vox.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Kelly McBride / @kellymcb: My god, when @LLinWood (Richard Jewell's lawyer) speaks out in defense of Kathy Scruggs, you know the movie got it wrong on every level. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
@variety: ‘Richard Jewell’: Kathy Scruggs' Roommate, Family Angered by Journalist's Portrayal https://variety.com/...
@thewrap: ‘Richard Jewell’: Reporter Kathy Scruggs' Editor Pushes Back on Writer Billy Ray's Criticisms https://www.thewrap.com/...
Justin Gray / @justingraywsb: wild lifestyle. drinking. even promiscuity are very different than sleeping with a source for a story. that's a major violation of journalism ethics that AJC says there is no evidence ever happened. https://twitter.com/...
@awfulannouncing: The screenwriter of Richard Jewell is not backing down from his portrayal of reporter Kathy Scruggs, despite a number of people refuting him https://awfulannouncing.com/ ...
Scott Wampler / @scottwamplerbmd: I can't be understanding this properly, because it sounds like the defense for falsely portraying this woman as having slept with an FBI agent for a scoop is “Well, back in the '90s the paper that lady worked for fucked up” https://deadline.com/...
@fastcompany: The villainous characterization of Kathy Scruggs is an unseemly blemish on an otherwise decent movie. https://www.fastcompany.com/ ...
@uproxx: Fact vs Fiction in #RichardJewell: An in-depth look into why journalist Kathy Scruggs deserved better https://uproxx.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Lin Wood / @llinwood: 1/ In the aftermath of the reporting on Richard Jewell, AJC reporter Kathy Scruggs was wrongfully thrown under the bus by being blamed for the inaccurate AJC storyline. The Eastwood movie apparently wrongfully throws her under the bus again.
Mick LaSalle / @micklasalle: Likewise, I think the controversy over the portrayal of Kathy Scruggs in “Richard Jewell” is a way of not dealing with the real issue, that even good reporters can go with a story too early, or get things wrong, or get the facts right but in a way that leaves a wrong impression.
@atlantamagazine: AJC ace Kathy Scruggs broke the story that made Richard Jewell a household name. It also started her downward spiral. In this 2003 column, an AJC colleague remembers the reporter: https://www.atlantamagazine.com/ ...
Kaitlin Reilly / Refinery29: Olivia Wilde Speaks Out About Controversial Movie Role
Brent Lang / Variety: ‘Richard Jewell’: Kathy Scruggs' Roommate, Family Angered by Journalist's Portrayal
@yahooent: Stars of ‘Richard Jewell’ defend controversial Clint Eastwood drama: 'We're not making a political statement' https://www.yahoo.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Olivia Wilde / @oliviawilde: I realize my opinions about Kathy, based on my own independent research, may differ from others involved with the film, but it was important to me to my my own position clear.
The Wrap: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff ‘Appalled’ by ‘Richard Jewell’ Portrayal of Reporter, Journalism
@slate: Olivia Wilde says her Richard Jewell scene is “not a transactional exchange of sex for information.” In the script, her character says, “Give me something I can print, Tom. I'll treat you right.” https://slate.com/...
Olivia Wilde / @oliviawilde: The perspective of the fictional dramatization of the story, as I understood it, was that Kathy, and the FBI agent who leaked false information to her, were in a pre-existing romantic relationship, not a transactional exchange of sex for information.
Matt Goldberg / @mattgoldberg: I admire Olivia Wilde for clarifying her position on her ‘Richard Jewell’ character but it's bizarre she has to answer for it at all. Where's Clint Eastwood? Where's Billy Ray? Why not ask the director or the writer about how Kathy Scruggs is depicted?
@suntimes: It's ironic that a film about how the media can destroy innocent people ends up needlessly damaging the reputation of a real-life journalist. https://chicago.suntimes.com/ ...
Wednesday Martin PhD / @wednesdaymartin: @RJewellFilm has an agenda to slag media, which is perfectly aligned w Eastwood's reactionary politics and mission. In the process, a woman is dragged including for her “deceptive” sexuality. See how the dots are connected? 3/
Wednesday Martin PhD / @wednesdaymartin: It's tired AF to portray a female reporter trying “fuc* a scoop out of someone” and more specifically it's part and parcels with trying to resuscitate a version of masculinity that is Eastwood's specialty and obsession 2/
Wednesday Martin PhD / @wednesdaymartin: Let me say more about this latest bullsh*t from Clint Eastwood where he shows who he truly is as does everyone else in the movie BY DRAGGING A DEAD WOMAN: ‘Richard Jewell’ Is at the Center of a Media Storm - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/...
@atlantamagazine: The @ajc is threatening the team behind the new Richard Jewell film with legal action, largely because of its portrayal of reporter Kathy Scruggs. In this 2003 column, an AJC colleague remembers the late reporter: https://www.atlantamagazine.com/ ...
Jill Vejnoska / @ajcjillv: When you're in a hole, stop digging. Hard to believe, but this second “statement” is worse and more insulting than the first one. The only thing it should have said was, “This portrayal was wrong. We're deeply sorry.”
@thr: “I realize my opinions about Kathy, based on my own independent research, may differ from others involved with the film.” @oliviawilde took to Twitter to clarify her stance on the controversy that has surrounded her journalist character in #RichardJewell http://thr.cm/ogDvSI
Mary Kay Andrews / @mkayandrews: I'm a former journalist. On behalf of current working journalists, especially women, who are belittled and threatened and undervalued at every turn, I say, you don't know WTF you're talking about.
Staci D Kramer / @sdkstl: It's not enough. Maybe producer @JonahHill, who has been a #MeToo #TimesUp ally, can explain how this slimy fictional characterization of Kathy Scruggs wound up in the movie he championed for so long.
Staci D Kramer / @sdkstl: I don't know what @oliviawilde has learned but maybe the next actor offered a role like this will say no unless it's rewritten. https://twitter.com/...
Staci D Kramer / @sdkstl: I'm not the only one who wanted to hear more from @oliviawilde about the way Kathy Scruggs is portrayed in Clint Eastwood's “Richard Jewell.” She went the direct route today. pic.twitter.com/nE0cLazakY
Staci D Kramer / @sdkstl: “There was NO evidence to support a storyline that Ms. Scruggs traded sex for tips about Richard. We never made such a false & damning claim...Truth does not sell box office tickets.” - Jewell attorney Lin Wood pic.twitter.com/G4J67VcPOx
Greg Bluestein / @bluestein: This falls flat. She played Kathy Scruggs how you'd expect a Clint Eastwood movie to portray a reporter: as a vapid, one-dimensional cartoon villain who blatantly traded sex for a news tip and, amid the carnage of a bomb scene, prayed not for the victims but for a good story. https://twitter.com/...
Cassandra / @serial_tragedy: Not to mention you lied about contacting her family and close friends when they say they've never heard from you.
Elizabeth Spiers / @espiers: Also, I teach in a journalism school and you really need to understand the implications of perpetuating an insidious trope that when women journos get stories, it's because their sexuality was a factor—and how demoralizing that bullshit is to women entering the field.
Elizabeth Spiers / @espiers: Which a) wasn't true and b) if it had been, she'd have had to make some disclosures if he was a source or she'd be behaving unethically. If you don't understand why the portrayal is demeaning, maybe ask your journalist parents. https://twitter.com/...
Elizabeth Spiers / @espiers: And yes, the screenwriter and director should be held accountable. But you also agreed to take the role despite your “research” that told you it wasn't true. And knowing it was sexist.
@thr: “I do not believe that Kathy ‘traded sex for tips.’ Nothing in my research suggested she did so, and it was never my intention to suggest she had.” @oliviawilde clarifies her stance on the portrayal of Kathy Scruggs in #RichardJewell http://thr.cm/dQijeB
Jennifer Brett / @jennifer__brett: Olivia Wilde doubles down on defense of her portrayal of the late AJC reporter Kathy Scruggs, citing her “independent research” (which didn't include talking to Scruggs' brother or close friends) https://www.ajc.com/...
Greg Bluestein / @bluestein: “That sort of portrayal of her, it's an insult not only to her, but to just about any other woman who's been a reporter.” Clint Eastwood's ‘Richard Jewell’ Is at the Center of a Media Storm https://www.nytimes.com/...
Andr Picard / @picardonhealth: Clint Eastwood's ‘Richard Jewell’ Is at the Center of a Media Storm: The film shows the journalist Kathy Scruggs trading sex for a scoop, a false and defamatory characterization, by @marcatracy https://www.nytimes.com/... via @nytimes #journalism
Melissa Golden / @_melissagolden_: THREAD TIME :D Here's a @nytimes article I worked on the past 2 days about the controversy over the “sex for intel” scene in Clint Eastwood's new movie “Richard Jewell.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Joe Berkowitz / Fast Company: Clint Eastwood's ‘Richard Jewell’ uses national hostility toward media (and women) to its advantage
Olivia Wilde / @oliviawilde: My previous comments about female sexuality were lost in translation, so let me be clear: I do not believe sex-positivity and professionalism are mutually exclusive. Kathy Scruggs was a modern, independent woman whose personal life should not detract from her accomplishments.
Jim Windolf / @jimwindolf: >@marcatracy went to a screening of Clint Eastwood's “Richard Jewell” held for Atlanta Journal-Constitution staff members. They said the movie's sex-for-scoop portrayal of their late colleague Kathy Scruggs was false. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline: ‘Richard Jewell’ Scribe Billy Ray Accuses Atlanta Journal-Constitution Editor Of Using Disputed Scene …
Richard L. Eldredge / Eldredge Atlanta: Analysis: Kathy Scruggs, Truth, Fiction and Clint Eastwood's ‘Richard Jewell’
Forrest Wickman / Slate: Olivia Wilde's Defense of Richard Jewell Doesn't Make Sense
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
YouTube has shut down some channels posing as US news outlets, using sensationalist thumbnails and content primarily from CNN; one had 2M+ views in one weekend — Relive your favorite YouTube Moments of 2019 — New York (CNN Business)YouTube channels posing as American news outlets racked …
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@slpng_giants: Advertisers are literally funding the end of truth because @YouTube has no interest in dealing with it. Good times. https://twitter.com/...
Donie O'Sullivan / @donie: Regardless of who was behind the fake accounts and their motivations, @DarrenLinvill points out it's the effect that matters — these accounts were posting polarizing, false, and inflammatory content.
Donie O'Sullivan / @donie: .@CNNPR says, “Platforms like YouTube bear a responsibility to manage the integrity of the content they deliver to audiences. That's something journalists know and have been doing effectively for generations. It's a core difference between platforms and publishers.”
Amanda Carpenter / @amandacarpenter: “When accounts were deleted or banned, they were able to spin up new accounts within hours. The tactics they used to game the YouTube algorithm were executed perfectly. They knew what they were doing..”
Darren Linvill / @darrenlinvill: “Platforms like YouTube bear a responsibility to manage the integrity of the content they deliver to audiences. That's something journalists know and have been doing effectively for generations.” - CNN . . . I love that you included this quote, @donie https://www.cnn.com/...
Nathan Patin / @nathanpatin: YouTube spox: “Unfortunately, reuploading content with sensationalist thumbnails is a common tactic spammers use in an attempt to attract views and revenue” https://twitter.com/...
@fox5vegas: YouTube said it had already shut down many channels prior to Plasticity's findings — but used information provided to them by the firm to shut down 25 more. https://www.fox5vegas.com/...
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
About 150 NBC News Digital employees win certification of their union after a vote count at the National Labor Relations Board; the vote was 90-40 — A group of approximately 150 editorial workers who help produce some of NBC News digital content have formed a union, citing a desire to push …
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@nbcnewsguild: We are thrilled to announce we've won our NLRB election 90-40 and are officially represented by @nyguild. Together, our newsroom decided by a strong majority to unite and collectively make our voices heard.
Brandy Zadrozny / @brandyzadrozny: Congratulations to my colleagues at NBC News Digital! ✊✊✊ https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Barr / @jeremymbarr: From the announcement: “NBC management challenged the eligibility of nearly 20 editorial employees to vote in the election.” I have asked for NBC's statement on the vote
David Robb / Deadline: NBC News Digital Staff Votes Overwhelmingly To Unionize With NewsGuild Of New York
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter: NBC News Digital Employees Vote To Unionize
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