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Andrew Bucholtz / Awful Announcing:
Sports Illustrated owner Maven has fired longtime soccer journalist Grant Wahl, following Wahl's public criticism of company plans for a permanent staff pay cut — Grant Wahl is far from the only person to criticize Maven's operation of Sports Illustrated, but he may be the first to lose his job after offering those criticisms.
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Ian Thomas / @byianthomas: New: Internal memo sent from Maven Founder and CEO James Heckman following the termination of @GrantWahl @SInow: https://twitter.com/...
@si_union: Our statement on today's events and those of the last few months: https://twitter.com/...
Grant Wahl / @grantwahl: 1) I told Maven I was fine taking a 30% pay cut during the pandemic. But it was shameful to try to push through a permanent 30% cut beyond the pandemic. 2) My base salary was far below that, but I got a bonus because my bosses said my work was very good. 3) I write frequently. https://twitter.com/...
Mike / @pacificpdx: Firing one of the country's most popular soccer journos because he called out that you were shitty. SI's circling the drain at an exponential rate. https://twitter.com/...
Josie Duffy Rice / @jduffyrice: This is so shameful https://twitter.com/...
Luis Omar Tapia / @luisomartapia: Wow. Can't believe it. Something better will come to you. https://twitter.com/...
Zach Seidel / @seidelumbc: Two things: 1. This is shameful of Maven to leak his salary like this and definitely could bring legal action against them 2. What Maven has done to Sports Illustrated in less than a calendar year is an absolute disgrace https://twitter.com/...
Derek Young / @dyoungrivals: It's the same person that burned Scout to the ground https://twitter.com/...
Nick Carboni / @nickcarboniwcnc: What a trash heap of a company to send a memo like that https://twitter.com/...
Jason Davis / @davisjsn: This statement is trash. Maven just dumped a great sports writer then issued this idiotic attempt at spin. SI is being willfully destroyed by imcompents and it's a travesty. https://twitter.com/...
Liam Twomey / @liam_twomey: Sad to see a proud, prestigious publication hollowed out the way SI has been by Maven over the past couple of years. The only positive is I'm sure Grant won't be unemployed for long and their loss will be someone else's gain https://twitter.com/...
Rohan Nadkarni / @rohannadkarni: The employees of Sports Illustrated—those of us left—deserve a voice in deciding the magazine's future. https://twitter.com/...
Alex Kirshner / @alex_kirshner: If Maven recognized SI's union (i.e. respected its employees enough to negotiate with them), they'd have to bargain for severance when they fired people. Blowing off the union and *then* firing a beloved writer without severance is even more evil than most people probably realize https://twitter.com/...
Richard Deitsch / @richarddeitsch: Just a disgraceful company. https://twitter.com/...
Jessica Smetana / @jessica_smetana: Grant was a tremendous coworker and always helped everyone when he could - whether it was securing interviews with USWNT players or generously inviting coworkers over for dinner. It's impossible to imagine Sports Illustrated without him. https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Barr / @jeremymbarr: Highly unprofessional and highly defamatory. What a joke of a company https://twitter.com/...
David Gardner / @bydavidgardner: The people who run Maven are monsters intent on ruining Sports Ilustrated https://twitter.com/...
Kyle Carr / @kylecoche: I'm not expert but firing one of the best soccer writers (and sports writers in general) in the country is a bad business idea. https://twitter.com/...
Jenny Vrentas / @jennyvrentas: We stand in solidarity with @GrantWahl, a beloved colleague and the best soccer writer in the country. ✊ https://twitter.com/...
Dave Schilling / @dave_schilling: It goes without saying that this is bullshit. Sports media is a hot mess filled with vulture capitalists that don't understand what the hell they're doing. https://twitter.com/...
Richard Winton / @lacrimes: Sports Illustrated heading towards extinction decides to fire its main writer on the world's most popular sport. @GrantWahl is one of the top football/soccer writers around. https://twitter.com/...
Grant Wahl / @grantwahl: From a pure business perspective, if James Heckman thought I wasn't worth my salary, why did he offer a 2-year guaranteed contract in December that increased it? (I held off and asked to go at-will because none of us ever trusted him or Maven.) https://twitter.com/...
@lfcny: As a Supporters club, we don't really ‘stan’ journalists. It's not our role in this ecosystem. That said, Grant Wahl has done tons to grow the game in the US and has our support. https://twitter.com/...
Tim Marchman / @timmarchman: It takes so much to stand out among the absolute worst people in media, but this guy had really put in the work https://twitter.com/...
Grant Wahl / @grantwahl: James Heckman's statement is full of literal lies. I accepted a 30% pay cut during the pandemic and told Ross Levinsohn I was fine with that. (But Maven wanted a permanent post-pandemic pay cut.) My work has always been quality and extremely prolific. This is defamatory. https://twitter.com/...
Jason Schreier / @jasonschreier: How many more media outlets is this going to happen to? It doesn't matter who actually built something — rich people can simply buy it, tear out everything that made it special, and walk away with massive profits, ruining lives along the way. Capitalism: It's great https://twitter.com/...
Kami Mattioli / @kami: Wow imagine thinking that an internal memo that reeks of retaliation is the way to conduct business. Sounds familiar... https://twitter.com/...
Stanley Kay / @citizen_kay: As an intern at SI, I was practically starstruck when I met Grant. In the six years since, I've learned that he isn't just a great writer and reporter - he's a wonderful colleague and person. https://twitter.com/...
Jason Schwartz / @jasonschwartz: This sucks. Nobody in the country covers soccer better than Grant. https://twitter.com/...
Kevin Clark / @bykevinclark: Grant Wahl's writing and reporting has helped a generation of American readers better understand soccer in our country. He rules. He certainly didn't deserve this. https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Holt / @ollieholt22: Dreadful shame what has happened to Sports Illustrated. Used to be my favourite magazine anywhere. It's a shell of that now. It's lost too many fine journalists like @GrantWahl https://twitter.com/...
Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers: As @ballmatthew recently noted, economic crises accelerate and exaggerate all trends. https://twitter.com/...
Stewart Mandel / @slmandel: Imagine a sports media company deciding it's better off without the most prominent soccer writer in the country. Maven is burning SI to the ground even quicker than most of us feared. https://twitter.com/...
Charlie Stillitano / @c_stillitano: Hard to believe that one of the greatest soccer writers in the world was let go so unceremoniously. Grant's work has been invaluable to the growth of soccer in this country. https://twitter.com/...
Liz Roscher / @lizroscher: The point of Sports Illustrated now is not sportswriting or reporting, but for the few people at the very top to make as much money as possible. What a waste of a once-great publication. https://twitter.com/...
Grant Wahl / @grantwahl: @tmcfar @GRap323 @karl_inc Heckman's statement is literally full of lies. I told them all along I had zero problem taking that pay cut during the pandemic.
Gabriel Quarantino / @gabepirlo: Maven fired Grant Wahl without severance from Sports Illustrated after he strongly criticized corporate paycuts. I'm not a fan of Grant's, but don't wish unemployment on anyone & am thinking of all the uncelebrated writers & reporters struggling right now. https://awfulannouncing.com/ ...
Maggie Gray / @maggiegray: It is impossible to fully express what a class act and gentleman @GrantWahl is. He's the kind of writer, reporter, and person we should all aspire to be in this business. https://twitter.com/...
Lars Anderson / @larsanderson71: The @SInow that I loved as a kid and eventually spent 20 years at as a reporter and writer died a long time ago. All Maven just did was can one of the best writers—in any genre—in America. https://twitter.com/...
Nicole Auerbach / @nicoleauerbach: I'm sure this will go over suuuuuuper well! https://twitter.com/...
Chris Jones / @enswelljones: Serious tweet for a moment: What happened at SI is an absolute tragedy, and how they're treating employees, including the likes of Grant, is total bullshit that shouldn't be even remotely legal. https://twitter.com/...
Max Tani / @maxwelltani: The media companies that were behaving ghoulishly before this crisis have not missed the opportunity to proportionally escalate their embarrassing behavior https://twitter.com/...
Molly Knight / @molly_knight: SI used to be the best sports magazine in the world. Now it is over. https://twitter.com/...
Nathan Baird / @nwbaird: It should tell you everything you need to know about Maven that it disclosed these details — even in an internal memo. https://twitter.com/...
Rohan Nadkarni / @rohannadkarni: Grant Wahl was a titan at a place that practically has none left. Those of us lucky enough to know him personally found out he was an even better person than writer. His value to SI and this profession is immeasurable. Also, he can rock a leather jacket better than you'd think. https://twitter.com/...
Chris Chavez / @chrischavez: Truly saddened by today's news with @GrantWahl. One of my favorite memories w/ him is a from a get together a few years back when @citizen_kay & I just listened to World Cup and Olympics stories from his 20+ years at SI - as well as the “Chosen One” LeBron cover story from 2002. https://twitter.com/...
Luis Miguel Echegaray / @lmechegaray: .@GrantWahl did more for my career than you'll ever know. A friend, colleague, mentor & partner in crime. If it seemed as if we never disagreed on ⚽️ via the pod or pftv, it's cause that was the case. I'll miss my buddy & despite social distancing, I'm virtually hugging him rn. https://twitter.com/...
Julie Kliegman / @jmkliegman: I stand with @GrantWahl and with all of my colleagues as we fight for our union to be recognized by Maven. https://twitter.com/...
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
An estimated 28,000 workers at US news companies have been laid off, furloughed, or had their pay reduced since the COVID-19 crisis began — Roughly 28,000 workers at news companies nationwide have been laid off, furloughed or had their pay reduced. Some publications that rely on ads have shut down.
Discussion:
@bgrueskin, @vwpickard, @brentbeshore, @maxwelltani, @goldiestandard, @jeffjarvis, @leszaitz, @gaufre, @racheldissell, @kimmasters, @racheldissell, @reptimryan, @attorneynora, @badams, @gaufre, @aprilaser, @isiahmagsino, @katrinanation, @karlbode, @yashar, @tony_ganzer, @gchristcle, @marcatracy, @racheldissell, @carlzimmer, @charlesornstein, @scenesallard, @slpng_giants, @schadjoe, @mollyjongfast, @lesliembcle, @editorialiste, @justinhendrix, @ericuman, @picardonhealth, @matthewstoller, @carlmacgowan, @maxwelltani, @saragregory, @menendezrand, @adamjkucharski, @ruthbenghiat, @michellelegro, @gaufre and The NewsGuild - CWA
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Bill Grueskin / @bgrueskin: RIP The Bolivar Commercial, a twice-weekly newspaper serving a county in Mississippi with a 25% poverty rate. The paper closed this week, after 104 years. And the owner, Lee Walls, jas left a blistering epitaph for his paper, and the industry. https://bolivarcommercial.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Victor Pickard / @vwpickard: There is no market solution to this crisis. We need permanent public investments. https://twitter.com/...
Brent Beshore / @brentbeshore: I'd love to see my great friend @johnpgarrett interviewed for stories like this. He has 2.7 million monthly distribution and is fighting tooth and nail for local news. Has laid off zero of 220 full time employees. Definition of American entrepreneurship. https://twitter.com/...
Max Tani / @maxwelltani: Absolutely devastating news made worse by the fact that prominent political figures will continue to say the media is gleeful about the spread of coronavirus https://twitter.com/...
Goldie Blumenstyk / @goldiestandard: Not just horrible for all these people but also a tragedy for our democracy. https://twitter.com/...
Jeff Jarvis / @jeffjarvis: All this is the short-term impact of the crisis. The long-term impact on the health and sustainability of these businesses is untold. News Media Outlets Have Been Ravaged by the Pandemic https://www.nytimes.com/...
Les Zaitz / @leszaitz: Some question @MalheurNews and @SalemReporter for seeking public support to keep access to local news flowing. I make no apologies - people need information and I'll tap every means possible to see they get it. @LocalMediaAssoc @report4america @soljourno https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jon Schleuss / @gaufre: And yesterday I wrote Congress, “Failing to protect our local news literally puts lives at risk.” https://newsguild.org/...
Rachel Dissell / @racheldissell: I started at The Plain Dealer as an intern before I was old enough to legally buy a beer and have been a full time reporter with my hometown paper since 2002. https://twitter.com/...
Kim Masters / @kimmasters: More to come. https://twitter.com/...
Rachel Dissell / @racheldissell: Not all stories end the way we want them to. Sometimes there are unintended consequences that can't be anticipated. I'm heartbroken & regretful that the owners of my newspaper, in the end, didn't value me as much as I valued the opportunity they gave me serve my own community
Congressman Tim Ryan / @reptimryan: This is why I've been working on legislation to help media outlets hurt by #COVID19. We can't let local journalism go by the wayside. Cc: @nabtweets, @tfranko, @CWAUnion, @newsmedia https://twitter.com/...
Nora Benavidez / @attorneynora: This is part of why @PENamerica is calling on Congress, with over 50 other media & civil rights orgs like @freepress @CommonCause @ONA @publicknowledge @NAHJ @article19org @mediajustice @LIONPubs @CenDemTech, to include funding for local news outlets in the next stimulus round. https://twitter.com/...
Barry Adams / @badams: A lot of news sites are seeing record traffic numbers but advertisers have cut budgets to bare minimums so it's traffic that costs rather than earns. This'll hurt journalism for a long time to come. https://twitter.com/...
Jon Schleuss / @gaufre: Ten days ago, @newsguild called for the news industry to be included in the next stimulus package. https://newsguild.org/...
April Glaser / @aprilaser: solidarity with all furloughed and laid off media workers ✊🗞 https://twitter.com/...
Isiah Magsino / @isiahmagsino: “new listings for jobs in the media and communications sector had fallen 35 percent in the 60 days before April 3” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Katrina vandenHeuvel / @katrinanation: Deeply sobering — News Media Outlets Have Been Ravaged by the Pandemic - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/...
@karlbode: Fortunately there's no important shit going on that needs covering. https://twitter.com/...
Tony Ganzer / @tony_ganzer: The Plain Dealer cuts are not related to coronavirus. The date was pushed a little, but Advance has been squeezing the print side for a long time. It's tragic, and shouldn't be lumped in with other cuts. #journalism https://twitter.com/...
Ginger Christ / @gchristcle: Today is my last day at @ThePlainDealer, a paper I grew up reading. To all of the people who trusted me to tell your stories over the past four years, thank you. I owe these incredible years to you, and I hope to find ways to still tell your stories in Northeast Ohio. ✊📰
Marc Tracy / @marcatracy: Back of the envelope: 28,000 news media workers have been laid off, furloughed or had pay cut since the coronavirus crisis began. Our comprehensive look at the casualties: https://www.nytimes.com/...
Rachel Dissell / @racheldissell: To people who have given me the unsolicited advice over the years that in order to “make it” I should leave the city for a bigger, coastal paper. My response is still the same: Fuck off, Cleveland deserves good journalism, too.
Carl Zimmer / @carlzimmer: Attention to anyone who relies on the news to know what's happening in the middle of a pandemic... https://twitter.com/...
Charles Ornstein / @charlesornstein: So sad to watch the gutting of the news industry. https://twitter.com/...
Sam Allard / @scenesallard: Rachel is a Cleveland hero, a treasure, the undisputed champ and soul of the local press corps, and she deserved a royal fucking sendoff. Absolutely sickened that she got did so dirty. https://twitter.com/...
Stay At Home Giants / @slpng_giants: In a time when we need fact-based local media the most, newspapers are going out of business. The system that @google and @Facebook built did this. https://twitter.com/...
Joe Schad / @schadjoe: At a time when reporters are really needed. Not that they aren't always really needed. https://twitter.com/...
Molly Jong-Fast / @mollyjongfast: Why not bailout the media instead of the cruse ships? https://www.nytimes.com/...
Leslie Mb Cle / @lesliembcle: Thread. I'm sobbing. I've known Rachel since high school. We both fell in love with journalism working at our school paper. She carried that love to far greater heights than I was capable of. I've always both admired her & been a little jealous. Seeing this happen is devastating. https://twitter.com/...
Eric Umansky / @ericuman: “Facebook, and social media in general, have done more to harm community newspapers than the Internet as a whole.” https://twitter.com/...
Andr Picard / @picardonhealth: News Media Outlets Have Been Ravaged by the Pandemic. Traffic is way up but ads have disappeared and everyone thinks news should be free https://www.nytimes.com/... via @nytimes #journalism 🗞
Matt Stoller / @matthewstoller: 1. 28,000 news media workers gone since the pandemic. There is a crisis of the free press, and it is directly a result of the monopoly of advertising by Google and Facebook. Today, we are re-launching our coalition, Freedom from Facebook and Google. https://www.freedomfromfacebookandgoogl e.com/ https://twitter.com/...
Carl MacGowan / @carlmacgowan: @Newsday is persevering (thanks for asking), but count the number of ads in any paper this week and the problem is apparent. We need our readers/subscribers more than ever. And we're grateful for your support. Thank you. https://twitter.com/...
Sara Gregory / @saragregory: Virginia local news reporters: If you're one of these 28,000, we're still raising money to help folks pay bills. Apply for assistance here: https://docs.google.com/... Donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Robert Rand / @menendezrand: 'Hunger for news in a time of crisis has sent droves of readers to many publications. But with businesses paused or closed — and no longer willing or able to pay for advertisements — a crucial part of the industry's support system has cracked.' https://www.nytimes.com/...
Adam Kucharski / @adamjkucharski: If there are news outlets providing coverage that you're finding helpful, now would be a good time to take out a subscription to support them. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / @ruthbenghiat: Depressing. With a corrupt authoritarian as President, we need the press more than ever. https://twitter.com/...
Michelle Legro / @michellelegro: In December 2019, @mekosoff wrote for @GENmag about an unprecedented year for media layoffs, in which more than 3,000 people lost their jobs. Three months later: More than 28,000 media workers have had their jobs furloughed, cut, or pay reduced. https://gen.medium.com/... https://twitter.com/...
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Liberty University pressed charges for trespassing against a ProPublica reporter and NYT photographer; a magistrate has signed misdemeanor warrants against them — NEW YORK (AP) — Liberty University has pushed for criminal trespassing charges against two journalists who pursued stories …
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico: Jerry Falwell Jr. says warrants are out for 2 journalists after critical stories on coronavirus decision
Amanda Marcotte / @amandamarcotte: But I keep hearing that it's leftist students protesting racists that are the real threat to free speech. https://www.politico.com/...
Chrissy / @c_stroop: Jerry Falwell Jr., who should be arrested for violating Virgina's stay-in-place order, is trying to have legitimate journalists arrested for “trespassing” because they dared to cover his decision to keep Liberty University open https://www.politico.com/... #EmptyThePews #COVID19
@dellcam: I just want to point out there's only 8 cops on Jerry Fallwell Jr's university police force and the one in charge refers to himself as a “Colonel” https://twitter.com/...
Grace Panetta / @grace_panetta: Katie Townsend, legal director for @rcfp, says that Liberty University campus police putting a warrant for misdemeanor trespassing on a reporter & photojournalist “appears to be intended to harass journalists who were simply, and rightly, doing their jobs” https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
@shahidforchange: Criminalizing journalism is dangerous. It threatens not only reporters & press outlets, but also our collective ability to discern the truth. That would be bad enough, without the hypocrisy of Falwell's private college claiming “liberty” even while doing so much to undermine it. https://twitter.com/...
Vanita Gupta / @vanitaguptacr: The president of Liberty University should check out the U.S. Constitution. https://twitter.com/...
Eric Kleefeld / @erickleefeld: Wow, conservatives are right: There really is a threat to free speech on college campuses. https://twitter.com/...
Jonathan Friedman / @jzfriedman: Not surprising to see Falwell lashing out at his critics... but using campus police to put a warrant out for journalists who were just doing their jobs? seems a new low. https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
Grace Panetta / Business Insider: The arrest warrants Jerry Falwell Jr. says have been issued for 2 journalists came from Liberty …
Craig Silverman / @craigsilverman: Whoa, an AP supervisor told one of its photographers to delete photos from their camera when asked to by private security at Liberty University. https://apnews.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Billy Binion / Reason: Jerry Falwell Jr. Has a Free Speech Problem
Mike Masnick / Techdirt: ‘Free Speech’ Supporter Jerry Falwell Jr. Thinks It's Criminal To Report On His Dumb …
Carrie Sheffield / Just The News:
Voice of America EIC defends its coverage of China after WH newsletter accuses it of speaking for “America's adversaries” by calling Wuhan lockdown a success — VOA chief fires back after official White House newsletter declares: “VOA too often speaks for America's adversaries—not its citizens.”
Discussion:
The White House, Washington Post, Politico, @markseibel, @farhip, @drkevingray, @isaacstonefish, @ewong, @dianeravitch, @peterelkind, @mpolymer, New York Times, @farhip, @farhip, @abennett, @abennett, @abennett and @paulachertok
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post: White House attacks Voice of America, claiming it promoted Chinese propaganda
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico: White House rips U.S.-funded outlet Voice of America in daily newsletter
Mark Seibel / @markseibel: Another Trump target. Who benefits from this attack? The primary opponent of VOA is authoritarian governments worldwide. That's always been the case. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Paul Farhi / @farhip: White House is upset at @voa's reporting on China's response to coronavirus. Note the accusatory headline: “Voice of America spends your money to speak for authoritarian regimes”....
Kevin Gray / @drkevingray: in other news, Beijing denounces the Global Times for its pro-US views https://twitter.com/...
Isaac Stone Fish / @isaacstonefish: I think @VOANews does excellent work, and has a wonderful staff of really talented reporters. https://twitter.com/...
Edward Wong / @ewong: Trump White House launches extraordinary attack on @VOANews w/ false claims that it amplifies China's propaganda. In fact, China has criticized VOA & its independent reporting. White House absurdly says “much of the U.S. media takes its lead from China.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Diane Ravitch / @dianeravitch: White House attacks Voice of America, claiming it promoted Chinese propaganda - The Washington Post unpredented attack https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Marc Polymeropoulos / @mpolymer: Pretty sad that WH attacks VOA publicly. Handle in private. For anyone serving overseas, VOA always a symbol of America. Not a propaganda tool. A symbol of the reach of US ideals. A tie to home. My mother talked about listening to John Glenn's moonwalk from our roof in Athens. https://twitter.com/...
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times: White House Mounts Heated Attack on a U.S. Government Media Voice
Paul Farhi / @farhip: In response, @voa director Amanda Bennett issued statement defending its reporting. In part: “One of the big differences between publicly-funded independent media, like the Voice of America, and state-controlled media is that we are free to show all sides of an issue...
Paul Farhi / @farhip: I dunno if there's a precedent for this—the executive branch publicly criticizing an agency set up to “tell America's story” to the world, particularly those in authoritarian and totalitarian societies...
Amanda Bennett / @abennett: @Scavino45 @WhiteHouse @VOANews 3/5 Our team works hard to fact-check and hold authorities and leaders accountable for what they say. We have a whole department dedicated to this effort @PolygraphInfo.
Amanda Bennett / @abennett: @Scavino45 @WhiteHouse @VOANews @PolygraphInfo 4/5 And we call out China for hiding and obfuscating some facts and their lack of transparency in articles like this: https://www.polygraph.info/... @PolygraphInfo #FreePress #afreepressmatters
Amanda Bennett / @abennett: @Scavino45 @WhiteHouse 1/5 We believe a healthy democracy means having an #Independent and #FreePress, so we love a good dialogue. Please read more about how we are totally independent here: https://www.usagm.gov/...
Paula Chertok / @paulachertok: Oh. Trump's authoritarian Orwellian regime is now attacking “Voice of America,” literally America's voice in the world against authoritarian societies. This is the latest GOP strategic propaganda, attempting to shift blame for Trump's catastrophic #coronavirus failure to China. https://twitter.com/...
Luke Mullins / Washingtonian:
Memo: Washington Post local government and politics reporter Darran Simon was found dead in his apartment Thursday; Simon joined WaPo last month from CNN — No cause of death has been announced. — Washington Post reporter Darran Simon was found dead in his apartment on Thursday …
Discussion:
@mitrakalita, Washington Post, @dcexaminer, @casswriter44, @kyle_feldscher, @ziptron, @bcgoyette, @valeriereports, @dorothy4nabj, @ejleven, @justingeorge, @paullarocco, @abbydphillip, @councilofdc, @amanduhgomez, @dataeditor, @bmccarthynews, @dianneg, @brodskyrobert, @fenitn, @cnnpaul, @maxblau, @lblasey, @jkbjournalist, @timothys, @pxwhittle, @marbinmiller, @drea__diaz, @elwynlopez, @maxblau, @chmnmendelson, @emilymichot, @laura_figueroa and New York Daily News
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S. Mitra Kalita / @mitrakalita: .@darransimon was a beloved CNN colleague. My last conversation with him was, of course, about doing journalism better. We will miss him so. A pic of him early in his stint here and an excerpt from @cstraight note to staff moments ago. https://twitter.com/...
Adam Bernstein / Washington Post: Darran Simon, Washington Post journalist, dies at 43
@dcexaminer: .@WaPo's Darran Simon was found dead in his home Thursday, though the cause of death remains unknown. “Darran proved himself to be dogged ... and deeply humane.” https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ ...
Bobby Cassidy / @casswriter44: This is devastating news ... will always remember his smile, RIP @darransimon https://twitter.com/...
@kyle_feldscher: My god, what terrible news. Darran was a great guy and a great reporter, what an awful loss. Thoughts to his family and friends on this awful day. https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Smith / @ziptron: Terrible news. Darran was a sweet man and a ferocious reporter and a terrific colleague. https://twitter.com/...
Braden Goyette / @bcgoyette: I can't believe it, and I can't stop crying. Darran had such a big heart and cared so much about telling the stories of people who've experienced trauma and loss, always with kindness and compassion. He was one of the best people. https://twitter.com/...
Valerie Bauman / @valeriereports: I can't believe this. Darran Simon is gone. He was a great reporter, not least because of his disarming ability to really see people - beyond the surface. He was a force to be reckoned with, a talented and highly ethical journalist. (Thread) https://twitter.com/...
Dorothy Tucker / @dorothy4nabj: Our deepest condolences to the family, friends and @washingtonpost colleagues of Darran Simon. Our arms are around our @NABJ @nabjregion1 colleagues as well. 🕯️ https://twitter.com/...
Eric Levenson / @ejleven: Horrible news. Darran was thoughtful and compassionate , always with a friendly smile and an open ear. I think about his story on the Louisiana church fires as a model of journalism. He will be missed. https://www.cnn.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Justin George / @justingeorge: I'm fairly new at the Post but Darran, newer, introduced himself to me. It's a large newsroom that can be intimidating. Immediately struck by his warmth, & we made plans to grab lunch - pre-pandemic. He lead coverage right off the bat. Just saddened by this. https://twitter.com/...
Paul LaRocco / @paullarocco: Shaken by this news. As sweet and gracious a colleague you could have. Of course, a gifted writer and reporter, too. Sending love and condolences to his family. https://twitter.com/...
Abby D. Phillip / @abbydphillip: This is incredibly sad news. WaPo reporter Darran Simon, who was recently a part of the CNN family in Atlanta, has died. My prayers go out to his family. https://twitter.com/...
@councilofdc: We are deeply saddened by this news. While local elected officials & members of the media can sometimes be at odds, we're really just one big family united in a common pursuit of the public good. We will miss this newest member of our Wilson Building family, & we mourn his loss. https://twitter.com/...
@amanduhgomez: This is devastating. Darran Simon was a great reporter whose work and questions during daily pressers I relied on. His story on how homeless shelters responding to COVID-19 comes to mind. My heart goes out to his family, friends and colleagues. https://www.washingtonian.com/ ...
Steven Rich / @dataeditor: One of the kindest people you could ever hope to meet has left this world. Those who were lucky enough to know him were enriched by him daily. RIP @darransimon. We already miss you so much. https://www.washingtonian.com/ ...
Brendan McCarthy / @bmccarthynews: Darran Simon was an enormously thoughtful and kind man. A talented reporter, he cared immensely about the people he covered and believed in the good of journalism. Love and prayers to his family. https://www.washingtonian.com/ ...
Dianne Gallagher / @dianneg: I am crushed @darransimon was an amazing, passionate, sensitive journalist He always made the effort to highlight the people & angles often overlooked We worked together a lot on “human stories” He did so much in the community- volunteering with kids, mentoring Incredible loss https://twitter.com/...
Robert Brodsky / @brodskyrobert: I am absolutely heartbroken. Darran was a fine reporter and even better colleague at Newsday. Always a bright smile with the most impeccable wardrobe you'll ever see. Was destined for great things in this business. He will be terribly missed. Condolences to the Simon family https://twitter.com/...
Fenit Nirappil / @fenitn: In just five weeks as my beat partner covering D.C. politics, Darran Simon proved himself to be a compassionate, dogged and humble journalist. His death is devastating. I wrote more about our time together: https://docs.google.com/...
Paul LeBlanc / @cnnpaul: This is beyond heartbreaking. Darran always went out of his way to mentor me as an intern and couldn't have been a better person. He'll be so missed. https://twitter.com/...
Max Blau / @maxblau: Darran was at his best writing about people being resilient in the face of tragedy, whether it was a mass shooting, fires, or the opioid epidemic. He pushed for these stories in a newsroom that moved a breakneck speed. Read some of his stories today: https://www.cnn.com/...
Laura Blasey / @lblasey: I'm so sad to hear this. Darran was one of the kindest and most genuine people I've met in this industry. https://twitter.com/...
Julie K. Brown / @jkbjournalist: My heart is broken. One of the finest journalists and human beings I have ever known. So blessed I was part of your career. RIP Darran. https://www.washingtonian.com/ ...
@timothys: A metro reporter at the Washington Post and did stories on Covid-19 victims was found dead yesterday. Statements here from his employer and his union. RIP. https://twitter.com/...
Patrick Whittle / @pxwhittle: This is so horrible. Darran was an absolutely tenacious reporter, and possessed the kind of grace and humanity I only wish I did. Rest in peace, my friend. https://twitter.com/...
Carol Marbin Miller / @marbinmiller: Darran had been a talented young reporter, and all-around good guy, at the Herald some years back. Please, please, if you need help coping, seek help. We may be at home, but we are not alone. https://www.washingtonian.com/ ...
Andrea Diaz / @drea__diaz: Absolutely heartbroken to hear of @darransimon's passing — a great friend & journalist. He was one of the kindest and funniest people you could ever hope to meet. Your loss is already felt by so many!! Rest easy my friend 💔 https://twitter.com/...
Elwyn Lopez / @elwynlopez: My heart is broken. I just found out my former colleague .@darransimon is no longer with us. He wrote this to me nearly two years ago. I told him our paths would cross again soon. Unfortunately, they never did. He was always smiling. Just a wonderful, talented, kind person. https://twitter.com/...
Max Blau / @maxblau: I can't believe @darransimon is gone. As a journalist, he was a natural storyteller. As a friend, he listened and laughed over beers and burgers. As a mentor, he invited students to CNN, hoping to expose them to the newsroom. As a human, he was kind, caring, thoughtful.
Phil Mendelson / @chmnmendelson: I am shocked and saddened to hear this news. I only just met Darran, but my heart goes out to his family, friends and coworkers in this very difficult time https://twitter.com/...
Emily Michot / @emilymichot: Darran Simon was the kindest man and such a wonderful journalist. He reached out back in July with some really kind words that meant so much to me then and still do today. With @jkbjournalist and @WalterMichot https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Laura Figueroa Hernandez / @laura_figueroa: Sad to hear of the passing of @darransimon — a bright light gone too soon. We both worked at @MiamiHerald but in separate bureaus, really got to know him as a kind hearted colleague at @Newsday , and was proud to see him do great work at @cnn and @washingtonpost. Rest in Power 🙏
The Wrap:
Source: Valence Media plans staffing cuts of up to $10M at The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard next week, as the media company's losses are ~$18M-$19M a year — The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard are set for deep staffing cuts next week by parent Valence Media in an effort to reduce personnel …
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Ben Goggin / @benjamingoggin: This is horrifying... “The cuts are expected to rise to ‘$9-$10 million of personnel and headcount expenses’”... if the average salary cut was $70,000 this would come out to over 140 ppl affected. https://twitter.com/...
Ashley Spencer / @ashleyyspencer: Thinking of everyone at THR and Billboard who will now spend the weekend wondering if they're out of a job. (This article draft was originally published by mistake saying the mass layoffs had already happened... before anyone on staff knew.) https://www.thewrap.com/...
Alex Thompson / Politico:
The Young Turks employees voted to unionize on Thursday; in a note to staff, CEO Cenk Uygur continued to oppose the union, but “would respect their choice” — Production and post-production crews at the left-wing news network The Young Turks voted Thursday night to unionize …
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Alex Thompson / @alxthomp: NEW: Inside the union campaign that roiled left-wing Young Turks. 2 complaints to the NLRB (1 still pending) rejection of card check 2 1500-plus word emails from Uygur against the union (some screenshots below) TYT voluntarily recognized Thurs after vote https://www.politico.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Lauren Hough / @laurenthehough: Cenk parroting the anti-Union training video at every shitty job you've ever had. https://twitter.com/...
@cmargaronis: Go figure. Cenk is anti-union when it's in his own close quarters. @KHiveQueenBee https://twitter.com/...
Rachel Cohen / @rmc031: Cenk Uygur's reaction on @TYTUnion went from 'we don't need a union here, pay and benefits are good!' to ‘why are you trying to destroy my reputation??’ https://www.politico.com/...
Matthew Chapman / @fawfulfan: Cenk is basically saying, I'm not a union-buster, I just think I have a great relationship with you as employees and a union coming between us would destroy it. Which is ... literally what every union-buster since the dawn of capitalism has said. https://twitter.com/...
@politico: Production and post-production crews at the left-wing news network The Young Turks voted Thursday night to unionize after facing pressure from CEO Cenk Uygur https://www.politico.com/...
Jos / @josecanyousee: TGIF! “In another email Uygur sent to staffers before their vote began earlier this week, he again urged his employees to vote “no” — using arguments that several staffers characterized as typical anti-union talking points often deployed by Republicans.” https://www.politico.com/...
Brian Tashman / @briantashman: “maybe I am Michael Scott and I thought we were friends and family but you never saw it that way” oh dear lord https://www.politico.com/...
Ryan Heath / @politicoryan: American politics is so weird sometimes ... like the way so many people/orgs brand themselves as left-wing and then work against unions in their own workplace ... which is, by definition, not left-wing Inside the union campaign that roiled The Young Turks https://www.politico.com/...
TR Easton / @treeaston: If the left is to take power and thrive (an outcome I welcome), then it must overcome it's capacity to shoot itself in the foot. Good ideas don't translate into reality easily. It takes hard work. ALSO: This is so delicious, it simply MUST be fattening. https://www.politico.com/...
Sara Guaglione / MediaPost:
CNBC Digital unique visitors in March doubled since Feb., CNBC site reached 1B monthly page views for the first time, while CNBC Pro subs were up 189% since Jan — CNBC Digital hit a record number of unique visitors in March, more than doubling its February record.
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News: CNBC topped 1 billion page views in March
Joe Mandese / MediaPost:
Gupta Media: Facebook's worldwide CPM hit an all-time low of $1.95 on Tuesday; the average US CPM has remained below $3 since March 22, its lowest in two years — It's been assumed by most media analysts, media buyer and ad executive surveys, and a variety of pundits that the Big Digital platforms …
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Tiernan Ray / TheStreet: Facebook and Google Have Yet to Feel the Full Impact of the Advertising Collapse
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan / @ashkan: Near-term impact of advertising retrenchment will hurt Google & Facebook but mid/long term they will benefit disproportionally as EVERYTHING will shift digital faster - TV ads - Retail vs eCommerce - their other efforts in Health, Employment, Fintech, etc https://www.mediagazer.com/...
@jason_kint: Yes, Facebook and Google have been quiet. It's important to remember FB freaked market out two months ago (pre-COVID) when it forecasted most revenue deceleration was still ahead due to privacy laws restricting its microtargeting (CCPA has only tightened). https://www.thestreet.com/...
Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
GeekWire is laying off or furloughing 5 staffers, or about 30% of its 16-person team, primarily in business and sales, and reducing salaries for remaining staff — For the past few weeks, GeekWire has been chronicling the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Seattle tech community and the world …
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Frank Catalano / @frankcatalano: Oh no: Seattle-based #tech news site @GeekWire is laying off or furloughing 5 of its 16 staff—about 30% of its team—due to the COVID-19 economic downturn. It was my regular writing home for its first 8 years. I am deeply sad for all of them. https://www.geekwire.com/... #journalism
@jseattle: Nobody has this sorted out better than GW so this is tough blow. Looking forward to seeing them work it out https://twitter.com/...
Barbara Allen / Poynter:
Tribune Publishing CEO announces 2%-10% permanent pay cuts for non-union employees making $67,000/year or more, will pursue cost savings among unionized workers — Tribune Publishing today announced a series of permanent pay cuts for non-union staffers that will range from 2% to 10% off their current salaries.
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Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: “We must reduce costs:” Memo from Tribune Publishing's CEO about salary reductions at its newspapers https://twitter.com/...
Mary Beth Gahan / @vpmarybeth: Gosh it must be horrific for @tribpub's CEO to take a 13.8 percent pay cut. https://twitter.com/...
Monivette Cordeiro / @monivettec: I don't meet this threshold but many of my hardworking colleagues do. A 2% pay cut for someone making 67K is about $1,340 or about a month's rent in Orlando. It's not a furlough 🙏 but it's still tough. https://twitter.com/...
Mariam Ahmed / Talking Biz News: Tribune Publishing joins the pay cut trend
@os_guild: Meanwhile, @tribpub's CEO, who earned $1.9M last year + $4.2M in 2016, is foregoing his salary for 2 weeks and cutting his pay by 10%. How thoughtful. https://twitter.com/...
@os_guild: Management has repeatedly told us a union can't prevent layoffs. But @tribpub's email today is hard proof that unions can negotiate layoffs and prevent further damage. And because the #SentinelGuild wasn't recognized immediately, we're left without protection as we cover COVID-19
Ali Winston / @awinston: Furious that Tribune is doing this to all the brilliant @NYDailyNews reporters busting their guts during the pandemic. https://twitter.com/...
Uly / @y00lz: Among the most concerning aspects of Tribune's announcement of 2-10% pay cuts is the word “permanently.” It's used for non-unionized employees. It's NOT used for CEO Terry Jimenez or for TribPub's board of directors. https://www.poynter.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Mary Wisniewski / @marywizchicago: Too bad they gave so millions away to shareholders and bosses, including Michael Ferro. They would have had more for the people covering the news. Shameless. https://twitter.com/...
Ray Long / @raylong: Chicago Tribune cuts non-union pay 2-10 percent, union pushing back to stave off knives in coronavirus crisis where readers on rise https://www.poynter.org/... via @Poynter
@jwpascale: I have heard some crazy shit in the journalism industry, but Tribune telling people who make more than $67k they must take permanent a 2-10% salary cut or quit is BONKERS. (And yeah that is on the high end of salaries for most journalists, but still). https://twitter.com/...
Peter Nickeas / @peternickeas: They could have started by not giving Mike Ferro $15 million for management consulting and continued by not bleeding the company through dividends the last year, but I'm just a reporter, not so much for the finance ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://twitter.com/...
Scott Kleinberg / @scottkleinberg: By the way? Today is #ThankAJourno Day https://twitter.com/...
@os_guild: Wow. Just as our delayed election was reset, @tribpub announces 2% to 10% PERMANENT pay cuts for NON-UNIONIZED employees making $67K+ starting April 19. The same employees risking infection every day to report on this pandemic https://www.poynter.org/... https://twitter.com/...
@ctguild: We're frustrated that the company is cutting pay for our non-union newsroom colleagues. Our work, every day, is the product of a partnership between our members and those outside our union. We are committed to seeing our newsroom through this crisis together. https://twitter.com/...
Kathleen O'Malley / @kbomalley: Don't we all love a good permanent pay cut? It just makes it harder and harder to stick with my one true love, #journalism https://twitter.com/...
Scott Kleinberg / @scottkleinberg: Online subscriptions thrive. A reporter tests positive for Coronavirus but has no sick days. Dividends paid to stockholders. And for the hardest-working journalists I know, a permanent pay cut. Permanent. The paper's leaders should be embarrassed. You've disappointed so many. https://twitter.com/...
Leor Galil / @imleor: Tribune Publishing is still paying Michael Ferro $5 million annually for “consulting” https://twitter.com/...
Josh Noel / @hopnotes: From the announcement, which came from our CEO. I'm sure someone will do some math shortly and figure out what this translates to. https://twitter.com/...
Josh Noel / @hopnotes: The good news: this does not apply to unionized employees. The bad news: that's still *a lot* of people, in our newsroom and across our company, since, of course, the company fought hard to keep union numbers down. And those people have plenty of mouths to feed.
Peter Nickeas / @peternickeas: The salary cuts are permanent. The Tribune will likely emerge from this with more online subscribers than at any time in our history but non-union employees will have taken a significant pay cut.
Jason Lynch / Adweek:
NBCU, Fox, Discovery, and Disney won't hold their events during upfronts week in May nor will, sources say, WarnerMedia; none have set replacement dates — NBCU, Fox, Disney among presenters postponing their scheduled dates — Key insights: — Several presenters said it's not feasible …
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Kate Aurthur / Variety: Which TV Shows Have Been Renewed, Which Have Been Canceled and Which Are We Waiting to Hear About?
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan / @ashkan: Not surprisingly, TV ad upfronts are evaporating https://www.mediagazer.com/... & this is partly why TV advertising will never recover to pre-Covid levels (to TV, Covid 2020 = print's 2008 great recession): https://www.youtube.com/...
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