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John Grippe / New York Times:
Behind NYT's decision to feature a list of names of 1,000 COVID-19 victims on Sunday's print edition front page as the US nears 100,000 deaths — A presentation of obituaries and death notices from newspapers around the country tries to frame incalculable loss.
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Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: The backstory about Sunday's NYT Page One: @marclacey says “I wanted something that people would look back on in 100 years to understand the toll of what we're living through.” I'm sharing the front page on @CNN with @AnaCabrera now... https://www.nytimes.com/...
Joe Biden / @joebiden: This is jarring — and a heartbreaking reminder that the death toll we see in the news is so much more than just a statistic. Every single one marks a future cut short and a family and community that will never be the same. @DrBiden and I are keeping them all in our hearts. https://twitter.com/...
Kai Kupferschmidt / @kakape: The @nytimes clearing its front page to show a sliver of what has been lost to #covid19. I'm really grateful for this gesture because nothing has shocked me more in this pandemic than the casual cruelty with which the human toll has been belittled and ignored. https://twitter.com/...
Cliff Levy / @cliffordlevy: Why local journalism matters, now more than ever. @nytimes was able to put together this deeply moving portrait of the lives lost in the outbreak only because of the crucial reporting on deaths by these local news organizations. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap: TNT's Ernie Johnson Opens Up About His Son's Medical Struggles and Efforts to Protect Him From COVID-19
Perez Hilton / @perezhilton: This was so powerful 💔 #StayAtHome https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Sarah Kaplan / @sarahkaplan48: Kyra Swartz, 33, volunteer for pet rescue organizations Lila A. Fenwick, 87, first black woman to graduate from Harvard Law Frank Gabrin, 60, emergency room doctor who died in husband's arms Romi Cohn, 90, saved 56 Jewish families from the Gestapo Israel Sauz, 22 - new father https://twitter.com/...
Jason Kottke / kottke.org: US Covid-19 Death Toll Nears 100,000
Kara Swisher / @karaswisher: 100,000 Americans dead on Trump's watch: “Out, damned spot! Out, I say! — One, two. Why, then, 'tis time to do 't. Hell is murky! — Fie, my lord, fie!” https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Eileen Clancy / @clancynewyork: Iris Love has a one-line obit in this screenshot. (NYT ran a longer one too.) Love was an archaeologist who re-discovered what she believed to be the Temple of Aphrodite-the location of the statue by Praxiteles. She was also the long-time partner of gossip columnist Liz Smith. https://twitter.com/...
Kai Kupferschmidt / @kakape: The @nytimes has translated its stunning frontpage into a similarly devastating online graphic. It's hard to bring home the scale of this tragedy, particularly with so many people actively working to keep it from view. Thank you @nytimes for stepping up. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@ajplus: This is a list of around 1% of the people who have died because of coronavirus in the U.S. The New York Times has covered its front page in a memorial to some of the victims, as the death toll approaches 100,000. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Lexy Perez / Hollywood Reporter: New York Times Fills Entire Front Page With Names of Coronavirus Victims
Nancy Pelosi / @speakerpelosi: The losses suffered by our American family have been staggering — every story heartbreaking in its own way. As we near 100,000 lives lost, we pray for those who have passed, their loved ones and all who are working to save lives & protect our communities. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Aman Batheja / @amanbatheja: Zoom in and read closely. It's much more than a list of names. https://twitter.com/...
Jon Cooper / @joncoopertweets: The U.S. is approaching a grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus. Almost all of them occurred within a three-month span at an average of more than 1,100 deaths a day. The 1,000 names listed here reflect just one percent of the toll. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Marc Lacey / @marclacey: @brianstelter @nytimes The back story of a Times front page with no articles but many, many names: https://www.nytimes.com/...
Rob Mentzer / @robertmentzer: Zooming in at random, found a man who “saved 56 Jewish families from the Gestapo” and a Green Bay Packers season ticket holder. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Vladimir Duthiers / @vladduthierscbs: “I wanted something that people would look back on in 100 years to understand the toll of what we're living through,” Marc Lacey, @nytimes National Editor. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Pankaj Mishra / @pankajontech: There's too much of fretting over death of media, existential ad crisis, journalism job losses. In times of crisis, what better way to get closer to your audiences, raise the stature of reporting emotionally and imaginatively. https://twitter.com/...
Adam Schiff / @repadamschiff: “They were not simply names on a list. They were us.” https://twitter.com/...
Allison Carter / @allisonlcarter: Local news is the unsung engine of a ton of national news. That stunning NYT cover was made possible by local papers, including your @indystar. https://twitter.com/...
Amy Klobuchar / @amyklobuchar: Nearly 100,000 lives lost in the U.S. from the coronavirus. And just 1% of them are on this page. These lives lost are our neighbors, our friends, our loved ones, our heroic front line workers. This is not just a statistic or a number. https://twitter.com/...
Malini Parthasarathy / @malinip: As the US reaches a grim milestone of 100,000 lives lost to Covid, @nytimes publishes an amazing tribute to those felled, listing not only their names but including one-line obits for each person. A brilliant summation of the devastation that faces us! https://www.nytimes.com/...
Mary Kelli Palka / @marykellipalka: Local reporters at local newspapers, including @jaxdotcom. Also, our journalists are compiling info about each local death. If you know any of the stories of the people behind the local numbers, please let us know. https://twitter.com/...
Emily Bell / @emilybell: The @nytimes online presentation of its stunning front page is a wonderful piece of work too. The scroll has dignity and impact https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@jojofromjerz: “Putting 100,000 dots or stick figures on a page “doesn't really tell you very much about who these people were, the lives that they lived, what it means for us as a country.” https://twitter.com/...
David Beard / @dabeard: “Mr. Bodkin said he did not remember any front pages without images during his 40 years at The Times, “though there have been some pages with only graphics,” he said, adding, “This is certainly a first in modern times.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Ben Riley-Smith / @benrileysmith: And here's the backstory for how they put it together. Brilliant in its simplicity. First time in decades the NYT front page has not had an image. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Ronald Brownstein / @ronbrownstein: Well @marclacey i think we can say: you succeeded. This image will follow Donald Trump through the decades like a tattoo. https://twitter.com/...
Michael Calderone / @mlcalderone: “I wanted something that people would look back on in 100 years to understand the toll of what we're living through,” says NYT national editor @marclacey https://www.nytimes.com/...
Polly Davis Doig / Newser: NYT Publishes a Devastating Sunday Cover
Jordan Moreau / Variety: New York Times Front Page Honors Coronavirus Victims as U.S. Death Toll Nears 100,000
Vincent Barone / New York Post: New York Times dedicates entire front page to names of US coronavirus victims
Greg Evans / Deadline: ‘Morning Joe’ Plans Sunday Edition As New York Times Devotes Front Page To COVID-19 Dead …
Brian Stelter / CNN: New York Times publishes names of 1,000 lives lost to coronavirus
J. Edward Moreno / The Hill: NYT reveals front page of Sunday paper with 1,000 names of COVID-19 victims as US deaths near 100,000
Phillip Nieto / Mediaite: ‘Incalculable Loss’: New York Times Front Page Features Names, Obituary Excerpts of 1,000 Coronavirus Victims
Tim Baysinger / The Wrap: ‘An Incalculable Loss’: NY Times Sunday Front Page Features 1,000 Coronavirus-Related Obits
Craig Pittman / Washington Post:
Trump spreads a debunked conspiracy theory in tweets attacking MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, baselessly insinuating he was involved in the death of an associate — A little after 8 a.m. on July 20, 2001, a couple arriving for an appointment opened an unlocked front door at an office …
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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Moves by Joe Rogan and others don't mean YouTube will get cut out of the podcast game, because creator success still relies upon discoverability on the platform — What does podcasting on YouTube look like without Rogan? — Joe Rogan is largely moving on from YouTube …
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Variety:
Inside Hollywood's plan to restart production, as studio execs forecast increased expenses for safety protocols and smaller crews on longer shooting schedules — Someone had to take the leap. After months of coronavirus-imposed shutdowns, Tyler Perry announced May 12 that he will begin production …
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@cinestate, @variety, @castittalent, @erichaywood, @variety, @variety, IndieWire, SFGATE and Reuters
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@cinestate: “What's emerged is a moving target that no one quite has a full grasp of but everyone understands is heading in only one direction: The costs of production, already sky-high, are going to get even higher.” https://variety.com/...
@variety: Smaller crews required by some pandemic safety guidelines will come at the expense of efficiency: “We're talking about a shooting crew of 30 people — and not necessarily 30 people on set all at the same time... I'm used to 150, 300 people” https://variety.com/...
Cast It Talent / @castittalent: Smaller crews and longer shoots with time outs for health checks are just a few of the problems #Hollywood faces in restarting production: https://variety.com/...
Eric Haywood / @erichaywood: Every P.A.? Every electrician? Every camera assistant? Every costumer? Every production office worker? What do you do when the photocopier breaks down? What if someone gets injured? What if one person coughs during a take? This seems...unworkable. https://twitter.com/...
@variety: Tyler Perry will fly in cast on his private plane and since the studio is a decommissioned U.S. Army compound, everyone working on the production will live there. “It's really a military effort — and no better place to do that than a former military base” https://variety.com/...
@variety: Zoë Kravitz, who had to halt work on #TheBatman says that part of her is “hoping to wake up every day to an email or a phone call saying, 'We're ready to go.' “I'm in touch with everybody, & everyone's ready to go when it's safe. But no, we have no idea” https://variety.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Financial Times:
Sources: Len Blavatnik's sports streaming group DAZN seeks sale of equity stake in the business, or an outright sale, but unlikely to reach 2018's £3B valuation — Group owned by Len Blavatnik faces upheaval as pandemic shuts down sports — Online sports group DAZN is racing to secure …
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Jay Rigdon / Awful Announcing: DAZN reportedly searching for cash infusion, possibly by selling the whole business
Tariq Panja / @tariqpanja: This thing was losing hundreds of millions before the pandemic in the hopes of building a subscriber base that would eventually be sticky enough to hang around longer term. Rights cycles make that very hard. And now who would want to take this bet on?
Murad Ahmed / @muradahmed: @tariqpanja I'm told their outlay is $1bn a year. Choices are: current owner shows appetite to continue pumping in more money, new investor provides new cash, or suddenly get millions of subscribers and turn a profit. None of those things happening right now.
Fannon / @fannonboxing: Well...guess Wilder chose right. Can't pay $100m if you are out of business. https://twitter.com/...
@daznsucks: Hope everyone is well. For dazn however, this looks to be very uncertain times. Hope that the NFL takes gamepass back from these crooks after all is said and done. https://twitter.com/...
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan / @ashkan: .@daznglobal was always a very ambitious but Icarus-like bet that relied on concept of “greater fool theory.” In current mood, it's a falling sword, however. Hard to see how anyone other than RSA's MBS being tempted to step in as savior. https://www.mediagazer.com/...
Ian Aldous / @ibopub: Not exactly surprising considering the vastly inflated prices they've been paying for football and fights! https://twitter.com/...
Stefan Buczko / @stefanbuczko: Russian mobster loses money 🎻 https://twitter.com/...
Rafe Bartholomew / @rafeboogs: Let us now revisit the always sage boxing wisdom of Dana White. (I know Matchroom will survive after DAZN, but still...) https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Matthew Aguilar / @matthewaguilar5: I found DAZN to be a good value, though the stream was sometimes unreliable and would often freeze during a main event (BOTH Joshua-Ruiz fights). Still not sold on streaming sports. Crucial next few months for DAZN. https://www.ft.com/...
Luke Thomas / @lthomasnews: Whoa. DAZN is in trouble. A https://twitter.com/...
Ahmed Al Omran / @ahmed: DAZN has in recent weeks approached big media companies over a potential investment to secure its future but as yet has received little interest in a deal https://www.ft.com/...
Matt Richardson / @mrichardson713: Times are hard for everyone. But maybe DAZN would have a bit more sympathy if they didn't rob their loyal customers for a NON-EXISTENT product. Just saying ... https://twitter.com/...
Rick Glaser / @realrickglaser1: This article is about the very serious #DAZN financial issues. This is what happens when you overpay by many millions per fight as #EddieHearn does. A shame, a great concept that may fail. #Boxing https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Wallenstein / @awallenstein: How soon until the Saudi sovereign wealth fund swoops in here and adds DAZN to its shopping spree? https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Jevan / @jevan_bay: The narrative that DAZN had unlimited funds because their owner is a billionaire was one of the more bizarre things. https://twitter.com/...
Alan Dawson / @alandawsonsport: New, from Mr. Ahmed's desk in London. 1⃣#Boxing broadcaster DAZN is a “lossmaking business” 2⃣No live sport in pandemic hits DAZN hard 3⃣DAZN owner wants to raise funds through sale of an equity stake. Complete sale possible 4⃣Hopes DAZN valued at $3bn Read more in the FT 👇 https://twitter.com/...
@fightoracle: not a good time to be shopping equity stakes. There's loans to be had but selling a stake during corona would virtually guarantee taking pennies on the dollar. Dentsu bought in at $3 bn valuation. Smart people. It's a great idea. Huge available market. We'll see https://twitter.com/...
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
WH Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany says in a briefing that reporters “desperately” want churches and houses of worship to stay closed, prompting pushback — After Donald Trump characterized houses of worship as “essential services” and called upon governors to open them …
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@thehill: Kayleigh McEnany: “Boy it's interesting to be in a room that desperately wants to seem to see these houses of worship & churches stay closed.” Reporter: “Kayleigh, I object to that. I go to church. I'm dying to go back to church. The question that we're asking... is it it safe?” https://twitter.com/...
Eric Boehlert / @ericboehlert: so why does CNN keep sending reporters to pointless WH briefings where journos are constantly degraded? it's 2020 how long is DC press going to play coyote to Trump's Roadrunner ? https://twitter.com/...
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair: Trump Is Desperately Trying To Escalate The Culture Wars By Demanding Churches Open
Jake Tapper / @jaketapper: This is such a hideous and inappropriate thing to say. And just wrong. Many journalists are people of faith. It's also our job to ask if it's *safe* for people to go back to churches and other houses of worship. https://twitter.com/...
Sister Toldjah / Redstate: WH Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany's Press Briefing Preparedness Triggers Yet Another CNN Journalist
Dan Rather / @danrather: The Trump Administration's attacks on the press seek to paint journalists as “others.” That this now extends to religion is disgusting. Many reporters are religious, but it shouldn't matter. The question that was being asked and that everyone should care about is one of safety. https://twitter.com/...
David Begnaud / @davidbegnaud: POTUS said governors must allow churches to reopen or he'll take executive authority to overrule them. Journalists asked what executive authority he has to do that. The White House @PressSec said it's interesting to be a room that wants to see churches stay closed. Ridiculous.
Chris Johnson / @chrisjohnson82: Kayleigh McEnany, a U.S. government spokesperson, just ended the WH briefing by telling reporters which questions it should be asking on Flynn affair. “It's a long weekend. You guys have three days to ask those questions.”
Lindsay Beyerstein / @beyerstein: It's also a stupid thing to say. Even those of us who are out and proud atheists have no desire to keep people away from church. (Aside to certain Christians: we became atheists because we don't care about your church, not to thwart you.) https://twitter.com/...
Jackie Calmes / @jackiekcalmes: Kudos to @jeffmason1 — When @PressSec Kayleigh McEnany suggested WH reporters want to keep people from churches—just because they were peppering her with Qs about Trump's confusing order that they reopen, Jeff objected as a churchgoer to her insinuation.
Jackie Calmes / @jackiekcalmes: @jeffmason1 @PressSec .@PressSec Kayleigh McEnany's offensive insinuation that WH reporters oppose people going to places of worship—just because they had Qs about safety & Trump's authority—underscores that Trump's “order” to reopen churches is a political move.
Eli Stokols / @elistokols: There is a reason the White House tapes off a spot in the back of the room, labeled “Guest,” for OAN >> https://twitter.com/...
Nathan sociaL.ly distanced Walls / @base10: We watched an episode of Luther the other night where the killer is taken down, in significant part, by flat out ignoring him to his face. Thinking on that a bit today.
Steve Herman / @w7voa: @ddale8 @brianstelter And instead of calling on the seated reporters, going to the @OANN invited guest standing in the back of the room to ask a question that is the set-up for a @PressSec prepared slide show.
@kfile: The most predictable thing here was going to be the White House claiming concern/clarification as anti-religious bigotry. An unserious response that is about culture war, not public health. https://twitter.com/...
Ed Lavandera / @edlavacnn: Beyond words... https://twitter.com/...
Molly Jong-Fast / @mollyjongfast: She's trying to have a culture war to distract from this administrations incompetence when it comes to handling the pandemic https://twitter.com/...
Bill Kristol / @billkristol: If someone presumed to say something like that to a group of which I was a part, I think I'd politely leave, and would choose not to dignify her “briefings” with my presence in the future. But maybe that's just me. https://twitter.com/...
Sarah McLaughlin / @sarahemclaugh: This is ugly. It's possible to suggest that houses of worship should be open without implying that those who disagree do so out of malicious intent and not because there is a pandemic that spreads easily in crowds inside buildings. https://twitter.com/...
Richard Deitsch / @richarddeitsch: “The Democrats don't matter. The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with shit.” — Steve Bannon https://twitter.com/...
Ioana / @ibflorea: I like Daniel's tweets a lot so this is 100% not meant to be a hit on him, but CNN is uniquely responsible for unleashing Kayleigh McEnany on the world and I have not forgotten. https://twitter.com/...
Dan Froomkin / @froomkin: WOW YES https://twitter.com/...
Jordan Fabian / @jordanfabian: .@jeffmason1 is a mensch https://twitter.com/...
Daniel Dale / @ddale8: These aren't “briefings” in any real sense. They're content mills for Fox and the “(Conservative X) (OWNS/SMACKS DOWN/DESTROYS)” conservative media world, with reporters used as Washington Generals-ish hapless foils for McEnany's pre-scripted zingers. https://twitter.com/...
David Badash / Raw Story: 'I'm dying to go back to Church': Kayleigh McEnany under fire for claim reporters 'desperately …
Sister Toldjah / Redstate: Journos Melt Down After Kayleigh McEnany Says Quiet Part out Loud About Their Church Reopening Questions
Brett Samuels / The Hill: McEnany clashes with reporters at combative presser
Kelly McBride / NPR:
Journalists' use of the phrase “unarmed black man” feeds the false assumption that black people are more likely criminals, not victims of unjustified violence — When journalists write or broadcast these words — “unarmed black man”— what do you hear?
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@nprpubliceditor, @amariscastillo, @joidukestv, @maddie_sofia, @wisekaren, @lourdesgnavarro and @arishapiro
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NPR Public / @nprpubliceditor: “Unarmed white man” does not appear in NPR's coverage over the past year. “Unarmed black man” appeared 82 times. The phrase is overused and may unintentionally send the wrong message https://www.npr.org/...
Amaris Castillo / @amariscastillo: “The fact that you have to signify that a black person is unarmed is problematic,” said @Professor_Boyd. “I understand it's descriptive, but it's hurtful.” https://www.npr.org/...
Joi Dukes / @joidukestv: The core narrative doesn't make sense unless you're familiar with & accept the premise that rooted deep in the collective American psyche is more than armed or unarmed:It's about a false assumption that black people are more likely to be criminals. A READ. https://www.npr.org/...
Maddie Sofia / @maddie_sofia: “What's more, that cliche presumes the first question we should ask about a black jogger is: Was he armed?” https://twitter.com/...
Karen Wise / @wisekaren: Note to my journalism editor colleagues—and everyone, really: “Unarmed Black Man” Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means https://www.npr.org/... Shout-out to our own @KarenYin @ConsciousStyles
Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
Gen Z TikTok stars have embraced the rise of “collab houses” in Los Angeles, where young social media personalities chasing influence live and work together — Gen Z influencers are settling into life in a shuttered Los Angeles. — When Gianluca Conte, 20 …
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Evan DeSimone / @media_evan: If you do a find/replace, every story about TikTok could be a story about Vine five years ago. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Taylor Lorenz / @taylorlorenz: But The Sway House boys aren't exactly abiding by quarantine. On Weds night, they had girls over and hosted a party for other young influencers and their friends. Guests danced to TikTok hits, played beer pong, shotgunned White Claw, and vaped. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Southpaw / @nycsouthpaw: Weird that they decided to build all these houses on my lawn. https://twitter.com/...
Sophia Benoit / @1followernodad: I feel like there is going to be ONE (1) good memoir of someone who lived in one of these homes that comes out when the person is like 35 and then 8,928,198 others that suck shit https://twitter.com/...
Tiffany Ferguson / @tiffanytheprez: More nightmare influencer houses!! https://twitter.com/...
Tiffany Ferguson / @tiffanytheprez: Aside from your house being your workspace, with all of your coworkers / collaborators.... imagine rooms of your home being SPONSORED. This is so wild https://twitter.com/...
Taylor Lorenz / @taylorlorenz: 1st there was the Hype House. Now, there's: The Sway House The Clubhouse The Drip Crib The Valley House The Kids Next Door House The Vibe House The Alpha House The Young Finesse Kids And more collab houses plan to open once the stay at home order lifts https://www.nytimes.com/...
@jamessantelli: We may be baffled by their ways now (as delightfully profiled by @TaylorLorenz), but perhaps the only job that the robots can't replace is INFLUENCER. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Lauren Strapagiel / @laurenstrapa: I suppose the journo equivalent is how we all room with each other in our 20s because we're broke and don't have friends outside the industry https://twitter.com/...
Taylor Lorenz / @taylorlorenz: (It got cut) but I also spoke to a founder of The Gotham House at length abt his plans to be NYC's premiere TikTok house. They're in the process of locking down real estate and plan to launch once quarantine ends. Their motto: “Prestige over hype.” https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Taylor Lorenz / @taylorlorenz: TikTokers and Gen Z influencers living in these collab houses pay in some cases 0 rent, but have to produce a certain amount of content in exchange for living there. Brands can sponsor certain rooms in the house or host activations with the TikTok talent. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Taylor Lorenz / @taylorlorenz: I wrote abt how Gen Z influencer houses are cropping up all over LA. There's: The Hype House The Sway House The Clubhouse The Click House The Drip Crib The Valley House The Kids Next Door The Vibe House The Alpha House The Diomi House Young Finesse Kids https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Taylor Lorenz / @taylorlorenz: There's something so naive but also so perfectly LA abt this quote https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Jon Acuff / @jonacuff: Ha! I love that. As if “just being in LA” means you have 20,000 followers on Instagram. Influence is a squirrely business and if you're not serving others consistently with quality content your zip code doesn't matter a lick. https://twitter.com/...
Carlos Tejada / @crtejada: Living with these people would be my personal version of hell. Also, I'm old. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Karl McDonald / @karlusss: Can't believe I'm on my third generation of trend pieces about shared influencer houses. Bring back Vine https://www.nytimes.com/...
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Tribune Publishing shareholders have elected 2 Alden Global Capital representatives to the board; Alden is barred from raising its Tribune stake until June 30 — Shareholders of Tribune Publishing elected two representatives of hedge fund Alden Global Capital to the newspaper chain's board Thursday …
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@notaaroncraig, @royalpratt, @ctguild, @ctguild, @tidewaterguild, @ctguild, @ctguild, @jenwsheehan, The NewsGuild - CWA and Baltimore Sun
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Craig Aaron / @notaaroncraig: The vultures are circling. Or, I guess they're done circling. They've landed and are devouring vital institutions from the inside. https://www.chicagotribune.com/ ...
Gregory Pratt / @royalpratt: No question about it: The @chicagotribune needs civic-minded local owners. Whatever this shareholder's motivation, he's right about that. https://www.chicagotribune.com/ ...
@ctguild: Our report found that 83% of the employee survey respondents said there were negative newsroom developments after Alden gained power. What is the long-term strategy to improve news coverage and morale? https://newsguild.org/...
@ctguild: In the span of 17 minutes, with just one minute devoted to voting, shareholders consolidated Alden Global Capital's power on the board, appointing two representatives of the reputed “destroyer of newspapers” to the board. Read our full statement here: https://newsguild.org/...
@tidewaterguild: A joint statement from @tribpub guilds on the company's disappointing & frustrating annual shareholder meeting Thurs. “In the span of 17 minutes, with just 1 minute devoted to voting, shareholders consolidated Alden Global Capital's power on the board.” https://newsguild.org/...
@ctguild: .@TribPub's annual shareholder meeting today lasted only 17 minutes — they had enough time to consolidate Alden Global Capital's power on the board, but only answered two shareholder questions. Here are a few of the questions they didn't find “relevant” enough to answer:
@ctguild: “As a shareholder, I think the company would be best served, and more importantly the communities would be best served, with local ownership,” said Mason Slaine, who owns a 7.9% stake in @TribPub. https://www.chicagotribune.com/ ...
Jennifer W. Sheehan / @jenwsheehan: Mason Slaine, who owns a 7.9% stake in the company, said he voted against all six board nominees at Tribune Publishing's annual shareholder meeting, and said that he now believes the company should sell all of its newspapers to local investors. https://www.chicagotribune.com/ ...
Ken Stone / Times of San Diego:
A federal judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit against MSNBC and Rachel Maddow from One America News Network; OAN's owner says the network will appeal — A San Diego federal judge Friday dismissed a $10 million defamation lawsuit filed by the owners and operators of San Diego-based …
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Gene Maddaus / Variety: Rachel Maddow Wins Dismissal of OAN Defamation Lawsuit
Barbara Moldavon / @bmoldavon: Good news for the rule of law. This ruling reinforces the basic premise that in slander and libel cases “Truth is an absolute defense.” @MaddowBlog @maddow delivers the hard truth and asks the important questions. https://twitter.com/...
Fr. Robert R. Ballecer / @padresj: tl:dr Judge to @OANN in their @maddow defamation lawsuit: ‘What she said was factually correct. That matters more than your feelings.’ (Paraphrased) https://variety.com/...
Phillip Atiba Goff / @drphilgoff: So...does this mean that, legally, One America News is Russian Propaganda? Pretty sure it does. https://twitter.com/...
John Bresnahan / @brespolitico: “A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed against Rachel Maddow, finding she did not defame One America News when she said it was ‘Russian propaganda.’” https://variety.com/...
Matt Naham / Law & Crime: Judge Tosses Conservative Network's Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit Against MSNBC Host Rachel Maddow
Ken Stone / @kenstonemedia: . @OANN founder Bob Herring says he'll appeal judge's dismissal of lawsuit against @msnbc @comcast and @maddow — the defamation case. Story to come on @TimesofSanDiego
Ken Stone / @kenstonemedia: Here's reasoning (and full opinion) by Judge Bashant on granting dismissal of @OANN against @maddow https://timesofsandiego.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast: Judge Tosses OAN Defamation Suit Against Rachel Maddow
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story: ‘Self-OANN’: Trump's favorite channel mocked after losing lawsuit against Rachel Maddow
Bianca Bruno / courthousenews.com: Judge Tosses Conservative Network's Defamation Suit Against MSNBC Host Maddow
Alaina Lancaster / LAW.com: Gibson Dunn Helps Rachel Maddow Beat One America News Network Defamation Suit
Teri Figueroa / San Diego Union-Tribune: Judge dismisses One America News defamation suit against MSNBC's Rachel Maddow
J. Clara Chan / The Wrap: Rachel Maddow Wins Dismissal for One America News' $10 Million Defamation Suit
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump says Fox News “is doing nothing to help Republicans, and me, get re-elected”, drawing an explicit link between the network and electing Republicans — In his tweet, the president makes explicit the subtext at which he's hinted in the past, when offering complaints about how Fox had …
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Donald J. Trump / @realdonaldtrump: Many will disagree, but @FoxNews is doing nothing to help Republicans, and me, get re-elected on November 3rd. Sure, there are some truly GREAT people on Fox, but you also have some real “garbage” littered all over the network, people like Dummy Juan Williams, Schumerite Chris...
Mark Andrejevic / @markandrejevic: Fox News is a creature of the right, but Trump seems to think this is the result of political patronage rather than market positioning...he accuses them of forgetting 'who got them there." This might be more accurate the other way around: from Fox to Trump. https://twitter.com/...
Still Untested / @shoq: It's a stretch to think this says anything at all. He doesn't deliberate the meaning or value of much, ever. He wouldn't think or care about what a legitimate news organization is. He only reacts in the moment with codified mental scripts. That's been evident for years. https://twitter.com/...
Paul Waldman / @paulwaldman1: If Trump loses and the entire Republican Party begins desperately insisting that they never liked him anyway (as so many did after GWB left office in shame), it'll be fascinating to see how that plays out on Fox. https://twitter.com/...
@aravosis: Trump yet again saying the quiet part out loud: Fox News exists to get Republicans elected. (Which sounds like an illegal corporate contribution.) https://twitter.com/...
Jessica Huseman / @jessicahuseman: I know it's Fox News but that the president is saying out loud that a news organization should be in the business of helping either party get elected is wild https://twitter.com/...
Brian J. Karem / @briankarem: It isn't FOX's (or any other network's) job to help you or anyone get re-elected. That you think so speaks to your political illiteracy and calumny. @realDonaldTrump https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / CNN: In public, Trump bashed Fox. Behind closed doors, he had a friendly chat with its top correspondent
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: ... @brianstelter had a good point today in his newsletter: Trump is making it clear that he is among those who do not view Fox News as a legitimate news organization. “If he did, he would not believe that Fox's job is to be working to help reelect him and other Republicans.” https://twitter.com/...
Donald J. Trump / @realdonaldtrump: ....Hahn, Richard Goodstein, Donna Brazile, Niel Cavuto, and many others. They repeat the worst of the Democrat speaking points, and lies. All of the good is totally nullified, and more. Net Result = BAD! CNN & MSDNC are all in for the Do Nothing Democrats! Fox WAS Great!
Glenn Kessler / @glennkesslerwp: Wait, I thought @FoxNews was a news organization, not an arm of a presidential campaign. Presumably Fox News executives and anchors will complain about this tweet? https://twitter.com/...
Jon Favreau / @jonfavs: People who agree that Fox News's role is getting Trump and Republicans elected, not being a legitimate news outlet: Democrats Donald Trump https://twitter.com/...
Renato Mariotti / @renato_mariotti: Trump admits that he considers Fox News a tool to help him get elected. https://twitter.com/...
Christopher Coleman / @ccoleman: Is that what “news” channels are supposed to do? I had no idea. #LearnSomethingWrongEveryday https://twitter.com/...
Philip Bump / @pbump: Let's walk through how obvious it is that, despite Trump's tweet, Fox News is very much boosting his reelection chances. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Dan Froomkin / @froomkin: How can ostensibly non-partisan brands defend buying ads on Fox News after Trump's latest comment? Interesting issues raised by @pbump: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... /1
Myah Ward / Politico: Trump attacks Fox News for ‘doing nothing to help Republicans, and me,’ get reelected
Geoff Earle / Daily Mail: Donald Trump accuses Fox News of 'doing nothing to help Republicans and me get re-elected …
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart: Donald Trump Lists ‘Garbage’ Hosts on Fox News
Savannah Behrmann / USA Today: Trump says Fox News is ‘doing nothing to help Republicans’ get re-elected
Cody Fenwick / Salon: Trump just let slip the real purpose of Fox News
Ken Meyer / Mediaite: Trump Rips Fox News For ‘Doing Nothing’ to Help Him Get Re-Elected; Trashes ‘Garbage’ Critics On the Network
Ben Smith / @benyt:
Memo: The Atlantic is laying off 68 people across divisions, or about 20% of its staff, after collapse of its events business, with the rest getting pay cuts — The Atlantic is laying off about 20% of its staff — 68 people across divisions — per a memo from David Bradley, after collapse of events business. https://twitter.com/...
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab: The Atlantic's layoffs may sound the death knell for two media revenue hopes: Video and in-person events
@rafat: No true at all. For those in media for whom events was an “additional revenue stream” maybe, for those who're in it for the long haul & events, for now virtual events, long term hybrid events will be core of media cos. Glad to get rid of scenesters. https://www.niemanlab.org/...
@adriana_lacy: I used to think that events could be one of the things that really help publications with revenue issues. Covid has pretty much eliminated it. — The Atlantic's layoffs may sound the death knell for two media revenue hopes: Video and in-person events https://www.niemanlab.org/...
Tom Lowry / @lowrytom: .@skift is proceeding with its @skift Forum Europe virtually on June 30 and other events going forward. The name of the game is adapt. More than three decades in this crazy biz has at least taught me that https://forum.skift.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Ann Marie Lipinski / @amlwhere: “If there was any doubt, it's now gone: Video and events will not save us.” @laurahazardowen with more on what was a not good, very bad week for journalism jobs https://www.niemanlab.org/...
Anita Zielina / @zielina: This is a really interesting point. How much overhead should/can media organizations afford to keep? And: can collaboration and focus reduce the overhead without reducing quality? https://twitter.com/...
Patrick Garrigan / @patrickgarrigan: I was given the wonderful gift to have been part of @AtlanticLIVE. @TheAtlantic is an amazing place full of smart, kind people doing important work. I'm heartbroken. https://twitter.com/...
Nick Confessore / @nickconfessore: If this makes you sad — and I hope it does — here is how to subscribe. Good journalism isn't free. https://accounts.theatlantic.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Justin B. Smith / @justin_b_smith: Disappointing to read such an uninformed analysis. Video and events remain bright spots for media regardless of Covid pressures which will pass with time. I have to admit to being a bit perplexed by @theatlantic's decision to eliminate these businesses... https://www.niemanlab.org/...
@niemanlab: A couple of years ago, publishers raced to bulk up their video departments, guided in part by Facebook's now-extremely-suspect-seeming guidance that it was really, actually what news consumers wanted. It turns out, they do not. https://www.niemanlab.org/...
Emma Green / @emmaogreen: I am heartbroken. Today, The Atlantic laid off dozens of colleagues who are kind friends, generous colleagues, and superior journalists. Hire them. (Thread.)
Josh Sternberg / @joshsternberg: Local journalism is gone; B2B journalism has bent the knee to marketing; investigative journalism is expensive; commodity journalism (think earnings reports) is being taken over by AI software. What will journalism look like next year, next decade? https://medianut.substack.com/ ...
S. Mitra Kalita / @mitrakalita: Headline suggestion: Is {insert billionaire owner name here} too good to be true? https://twitter.com/...
Mathew Ingram / @mathewi: I get that even billionaires have to look at the bottom line, but when Laurene Powell Jobs bought the Atlantic, she waxed poetic about its mission to “illuminate and defend the American idea.” No mention of “but I will preserve profits at all costs regardless” https://twitter.com/...
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation: The Atlantic is growing. So why is billionaire owner Laurene Jobs gutting it?
Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review: When a billionaire owner isn't enough
Elizabeth Spiers / @espiers: If people can pay they should, but if good journalism is only supported by consumer dollars, we're fucked. And it leaves people who can't afford it without access to news, which undermines the public service element of journalism, which is to inform the public. https://twitter.com/...
Ben Thompson / @benthompson: The Atlantic has been doing amazing work — I'm a subscriber — but it kind of blows my mind their editorial staff of 90 was, until today, supported by a staff of 250. It's really hard to run a successful subscription business if you don't pay attention to your cost structure.
@jason: Based on what I'm seeing on the spend side of #advertising, the media cuts to date are the first 1/3rd or half I expect that most #news sites will be between 30-60% of their 2019 peak in terms of staff size Said another way, advertising in these pubs will drop 30-75%😔 📉 https://twitter.com/...
Theodore Schleifer / Vox: The pandemic will put billionaires' commitment to journalism to the test
Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers: Jack gets it right. Laurene Powell Jobs is running a business, not a charity. If you think that means she's abandoned her commitment to bolstering The Atlantic and preserving strong journalism, I ... hell, I give up. https://twitter.com/...
Ben Thompson / @benthompson: To clarify, 90 is the number of *writers*. Of course you need editors and designers and more to run a big publication. I should have been clearer on this point (I assumed more of a 1:1 ratio between names on the masthead and those in the background, not 1:3). https://twitter.com/...
Victor Pickard / @vwpickard: Being overly reliant on the whims of billionaires to support journalism is a problem with what @rodneybensonnyu and I called the “oligarchic media model”. https://twitter.com/...
Mickey Kaus / @kausmickey: Now we know how much @TheAtlantic relies on its inherently corrupting events business (can't piss off guests who'll be big draws). https://twitter.com/...
Kara Smoke / @kbsmoke: Why does it take billionaires who buy news outlets for the prestige a few years to realize that it isn't that prestigious and it is not a great investment?
Edmund Lee / @edmundlee: Surprised given a) it's paywall seems to be doing ok, though that was largely anecdotal and b) it's owned by someone worth $25 billion so you wonder why she won't just float it for now https://twitter.com/...
Peter Kafka / @pkafka: The Atlantic is doing all the things a 2020 publisher is supposed to do: Their edit product is excellent - some of the best and most essential work during the pandemic. And they have moved to a subscription-first strategy with decent success. Still had to cut. https://twitter.com/...
Lee Fang / @lhfang: The Atlantic laying off tons of journalists and others .. why? Atlantics' philanthropist owner Laurene Powell Jobs has essentially unlimited money. For some perspective, Apple's stock price went up 1.2% this week, netting her an additional $144 million in just the last four days.
Steven Johnson / @stetyjohn: Among the layoffs today was my friend (and roommate!) Annika Neklason, who's not on Twitter. She's the archives editor—so, you know, responsible for 163 years of institutional memory—and a brilliant essayist. It'd be a self-own not to commission or hire her: aneklason@gmail.com https://twitter.com/...
@dynamofire: anyway love to all the journalists being told by billionaires that they're not worth a livable wage. maybe you can pick up some side hustle work blogging for $30/post on fiverr https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
David Sirota / @davidsirota: This has been yet another episode of the new TV show “Billionaires Will Not Save Us” https://twitter.com/...
Richard Yeselson / @yeselson: Yeah, I don't get this—what's the point of a mega-billionaire's vanity purchase of a prestige, low profit asset if she doesn't subsidize it? This is a variant of the question regarding university endowments, particularly of wealthy, private universities: if not now, when? https://twitter.com/...
Kevin Gosztola / @kgosztola: No protest from @davidfrum. He could challenge layoffs and/or take a pay cut so staff keep jobs. But that might distract from his new virtual book tour. https://twitter.com/...
Dave Levitan / @davelevitan: The owner of the Atlantic has more than 25 billion dollars? https://twitter.com/...
Hamza Shaban / @hshaban: —The Atlantic doubled its audience record, attracting 87+ million readers in March —The Atlantic added more than 90,000 subscribers since March —The Atlantic laid off 68 employees today —The Atlantic is owned by the ~35th richest person in the world https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Dan Price / @danpriceseattle: @hshaban How can anyone think this is okay? I asked LPJ what responsibility came with all those resources and she told me just to not let it define her or her kids. Seems inadequate to say the least.
Allen Tan / @tealtan: This is like saying, wow why does it take so many people to make a movie, all you need are 5 people who can act https://twitter.com/...
Susie Cagle / @susie_c: Turns out a benevolent billionaire can't save journalism because there's no such thing as a benevolent billionaire.
Lauren Kelley / @lauren_kelley: This is so upsetting and unfair. The Atlantic's pandemic coverage has been just absurdly good. And for that, they got 90k new subscriptions since March — and still had to lay off a bunch of people. I despair for this industry. https://twitter.com/...
Alex Howard / @digiphile: After going on hiring spree that has driven extraordinary writing & facing a collapse of its events business, @TheAtlantic laid off ~20% of its staff & cut pay. Reminder: The majority owner of @TheAtlantic, @Apple heir @laurenepowell, is worth over $20B: https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Scott Rosenberg / @scottros: At this moment of wrenching media layoffs, the reaction of “jeez this is terrible so painful for everyone” is entirely reasonable. What I don't understand is people being shocked that even “doing good journalism” (today, the Atlantic) doesn't spare you. 1/4
Detective Pikajew / @clapifyoulikeme: My failure to subscribe is not what caused this, and my subscription will not fix it. https://twitter.com/...
Arielle Duhaime-Ross / @adrs: This is yet another terrible piece of media news. Thinking of the folks at The Atlantic https://twitter.com/...
Elon Green / @elongreen: if anything, the lesson is that when you're owned by a multi-billionaire who won't spend the money between her couch cushions to save you, all the subscribers in the world won't save you https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Small / @asmall_word: Don't ever forget that behind every great writer is a full bench of associate editors, fact checkers, copy editors, editorial fellows, and communications pros making that writing as factual, legible, newsworthy as possible. No byline is a singular talent. https://twitter.com/...
@kissane: When media orgs (any of them) lay off ad sales or events people during a pandemic, it doesn't mean they weren't attending to cost structures before. Those staff—especially ad sales—kept the lights on for decades. https://twitter.com/...
Jimmy Donofrio / @jimmydonofrio: Of course “good journalism isn't free.” Billionaires and corporate raiders wouldn't be snatching up every news outlet in the country to bleed it dry and dump the workforce if it was... but the problem is very much NOT that we're unwilling to pay to $5.99/month to watch them do it
Mark Stenberg / Medialyte: Vibe Check with Ken Doctor
Jimmy Donofrio / @jimmydonofrio: Yeah subscribe now to support Jobs (billionaire owner of the Atlantic not actual workers lol) https://twitter.com/...
Laurel Wamsley / @laurelwamsley: Terrible. I was just praising The Atlantic last night, and how strong and well-written its coronavirus coverage has been. https://twitter.com/...
Sam Thielman / @samthielman: the ability of the Atlantic to survive financially is completely divorced from subscriptions, that was the entire point of the Laurene Powell Jobs sale https://twitter.com/...
Libby Watson / @libbycwatson: maybe instead of constantly scolding people to subscribe you should note instead that lauren powell jobs is a billionaire who could fund the magazine indefinitely without even noticing it https://twitter.com/...
Aleksander Chan / @aleksnotalex: almost as if companies are using the pandemic as cover to make cuts and speed up “strategic relaignments” they maybe don't need to make but know they can get away with right now https://twitter.com/...
Jonathan Merritt / @jonathanmerritt: Like so many American businesses, @TheAtlantic is having to make some difficult decisions regarding personnel and capacity. My heart is heavy for so many of my talented colleagues who are now facing uncertainty. https://twitter.com/...
Chris Crowley / @chrisecrowley: god forbid a billionaire take a hit to their enormous wealth so inconsequential that it's like a fly landing on an elephant's ass https://twitter.com/...
Zach Wahls / @zachwahls: If each person being laid off at the Atlantic had an annual salary + benefits of $100k, it would cost her 0.02% of her wealth to keep them on for another year. That would be equivalent to $20 for the average American with a net worth of $100k. https://twitter.com/...
Anand Giridharadas / @anandwrites: .@TheAtlantic has been one of the most essential organizations in this pandemic, bringing light to darkness. Can billionaire owner @laurenepowell not cover these costs? This isn't a typical media company with the typical need for profitability. https://twitter.com/...
Valerie Insinna / @valerieinsinna: This is horrible for everyone over at The Atlantic but also seems like a terrible move in the long term. The Atlantic makes a lot of money from events, and the economy won't be like this forever. https://twitter.com/...
Darren Cohen / @_darrencohen: I don't get this knock..... If a business is losing money, the owner will change the operation. They are not running The Atlantic as a charity or non-profit. We need to find a way to make journalism self sustaining, not shame people into taking huge losses. https://twitter.com/...
Mathew Ingram / @mathewi: Counterpoint: Revenue loss from the coronavirus is an extreme event, not a sign of a money-losing operation. The exact type of situation where having an owner with deep pockets is supposed to be a benefit https://twitter.com/...
Mathew Ingram / @mathewi: I don't mean to be insensitive, but isn't The Atlantic owned by a billionaire? https://twitter.com/...
Southpaw / @nycsouthpaw: If you are worth $21 billion and so impressed by the growth in revenue from digital subscriptions that you don't think you'll ever want to try to revive your events business, at least give your writers and editors a fuckin raise.
Southpaw / @nycsouthpaw: The job losses are obviously the headline, but the idea that the survivors have to endure the pay cuts and freezes described in #5 after they delivered to Jobs and Bradley the “exceptional growth” described in #2 that led to this change in strategy kinda bothers me more.
Jeremy Barr / @jeremymbarr: From David Bradley's layoff memo: “Our senior management will reach out to everyone leaving The Atlantic by 11:00 this morning. If you have not heard from your division leader by that time, your position at The Atlantic is secure.”
Peter Kafka / @pkafka: One last piece of grim. Atlantic publisher Bradley explaining why he's laying people off (with 16+ weeks of severance) instead of furloughs: “Surely, we would have paused over furloughs instead of severance if we believed the positions were coming back.” https://twitter.com/...
@kerrymflynn: This morning, The Atlantic laid off 68 employees, 17% of staff. Statement from owner David Bradley said the company faced “abrupt and dramatic losses in our advertising and live events businesses” despite gaining 90,000 new subscribers since March https://twitter.com/...
Gerald Butts / @gmbutts: Lots of outlets moved aggressively into events to generate revenue as the traditional business model collapsed. #Covid19 is blowing a big hole in that strategy. @TheAtlantic is the latest to feel it. #journalism https://twitter.com/...
Alex Shephard / @alex_shephard: “This morning we are informing 68 of our colleagues that we will not have a place for them on The Atlantic's new course” I can't think of a better argument for unionizing a newsroom than the patrician, paternalistic tone of this memo https://twitter.com/...
Janine Gibson / @janinegibson: The Atlantic, a very good publication majority-owned by a multi-billionaire philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, now laying off staff https://twitter.com/...
Nick Riccardi / @nickriccardi: The Atlantic has done just stellar work on covid but that's not enough to save jobs https://twitter.com/...
Josh Sternberg / @joshsternberg: The Atlantic has been doing must-read journalism surrounding the coronavirus. We're witnessing, in both real time and in slow motion, the hollowing out of American journalism. https://twitter.com/...
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