Mediagazer: After pushback, Sinclair says it will not move forward with airing a segment featuring discredited researcher of the conspiracy theory-driven “Plandemic” (Oliver Darcy/CNN)

8:55 AM ET, July 28, 2020

Top News:

Oliver Darcy / CNN:

After pushback, Sinclair says it will not move forward with airing a segment featuring discredited researcher of the conspiracy theory-driven “Plandemic” — New York (CNN)The Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI) said Monday it will not move forward with airing a segment featuring …

Marc Tracy / New York Times:

Ex-Deadspin staff launch digital media company Defector Media, which they will own and operate, led by EIC Tom Ley and open to subscribers for $8 per month — The journalists who took part in a staff rebellion last year are starting Defector Media, a company with a podcast and a website dedicated to sports and culture.

Discussion: @defectormedia, @seandkennedy, @media_evan and @alexmsilverman

Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:

Times-Picayune treated David Duke “less as a politician than as a threat” during his 1991 run for governor, an approach that media can emulate in 2020 — In recent weeks, Slow Burn, the hit history podcast from Slate, has broadcast its fourth season, on the political rise of David Duke …

Discussion: @cjr, @bgrueskin, @froomkin, @jon_allsop and @jayrosen_nyu

Parker Molloy / Media Matters for America:

A look at five years of journalists and commentators talking about imminent pivots by Trump, praising him for always-temporary changes in his tone — It's been more than five years since Donald Trump rode down the golden escalator of his eponymous New York City tower to a crowd containing actors paid to cheer for him.

Discussion: @soledadobrien, @whstancil, @jgkoomey, @jayrosen_nyu, @froomkin, @soledadobrien and GeekChicGazette

Matt Donnelly / Variety:

Internal memo: The Ellen DeGeneres Show is under an internal investigation by WarnerMedia following reports of problems including racism and intimidation — “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has become the subject of an internal investigation by WarnerMedia following numerous accounts of workplace problems …

Georgia Wells / Wall Street Journal:

Match Group names ex-CBS Interactive boss Jim Lanzone as Tinder's new CEO, beginning August 3 — Match Group's flagship dating app is navigating changes to online dating during the Covid-19 pandemic — Match Group Inc. MTCH 1.56% is naming a new chief executive for the company's flagship dating app Tinder …

Discussion: The Wrap, Variety, @austin_rief, @sarafischer, @georgia_wells, @kantrowitz, Reuters, Deadline, MediaPost, Hollywood Reporter and Fortune, more at Techmeme »

Euirim Choi / Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Instagram has made lucrative offers, some in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, to some of TikTok's most popular creators to use Reels — Instagram makes lucrative offers to TikTok creators to join its competing service — Facebook Inc.'s FB 1.21% Instagram has offered financial incentives …

Discussion: Business Insider

Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:

Q&A with the new CEO of NYT Meredith Levien on establishing the paper as a world-class digital product and technology company — Meredith Kopit Levien knew early on that she'd like to head up a news publishing company. She just never expected she would end up as the CEO of The New York Times …

Discussion: @jayrosen_nyu, @ronypatra, @jayrosen_nyu, @scott_gutterman, @cyrilsam, @niemanlab and @laurahazardowen

Dan Rys / Billboard:

Profile of FaZe Clan, an e-sports collective of 85 professional gamers and content creators, backed by big-time music investors, which has become a cultural hit — Esports company FaZe Clan is emerging as a cultural behemoth as gamers move from the basement into the entertainment business

Discussion: @chelseynorthern, @billboard and @freshtine_

Kevin Draper / New York Times:

With regional sports networks slimming their crews amid production restrictions for MLB telecasts, broadcast workers worry the changes could become permanent — Could changes to telecasts made during the coronavirus pandemic become permanent? — Major League Baseball's abbreviated 60-game season …

Discussion: @adater, @kevinmdraper, @robcrilly, @iatse, @dpeaflcio and Awful Announcing

Steven Perlberg / Digiday:

Profile of Chartbeat founder Tony Haile and his new startup, Scroll, which offers an ad-free, $5/month bundle of 300 publishers and is off to a slow start — Tony Haile is one of the most well-liked personalities in media, a smooth-talking Brit who can gossip with reporters …

Discussion: @perlberg, @simonowens, @jason_kint and @raju

Reid Nakamura / The Wrap:

Oprah to launch a new interview show at Apple TV+ called The Oprah Conversation on July 30, with the debut episode featuring author Professor Ibram X. Kendi — “The Oprah Conversation” premieres Thursday, July 30 — Oprah Winfrey is launching a new interview show at Apple TV+, the streaming service announced Monday.

Discussion: Variety, 9to5Mac, Celebrity, USA Today, Oprah Magazine, AppleInsider, MacRumors, People.com, TVLine, Reuters, Collider, Vulture, TechCrunch, Multichannel News, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times and Axios

Archived Page Info:

This is a snapshot of Mediagazer at 8:55 AM ET, July 28, 2020.

View the current page or another snapshot:

Who's Hiring in Media?

Output Producer, CA — AP

China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — Reuters

Senior Assignment Editor, DC — WaPo

Breaking News Editor, Tokyo — Bloomberg

Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — WSJ

Reporter - Ottawa Bureau — Globe & Mail

Local Government Reporter, IA — The Gazette

Research Director, CA — OCBJ

Immigration Enforcement Reporter — Documented

Presque Island Reporter, ME — Bangor Daily News

Contributing Parks Ed. - SW, CA — SFGATE

AI Content Editor, WA — Outlier

Legislative Reporter, TN — Daily Memphian

Editorial Assistant, Remote US — Launch Potato

Elon Musk Reporter, NY or CA — The Information

Government & Politics Editor, WA — Seattle Times

Business & GA Reporter. VT — VTDigger

Sports Reporter, WA — Everett Herald

Energy Reporter, TX — Houston Chronicle

Senior Reporter, SC — Island Packet

Trade & Climate Correspondent, DC — FT

Reporter, WI — Racine County Eye

Political Newsletter Writer, CO — The Lever

Jackson Reporter, MS — Verite

Music Editor, AZ — Phoenix New Times

Breaking News Reporter, NV — Las Vegas Sun

Fearless Reporter/Producer, IA — BPC

Reporter II - Technology, Remote — NPR

Editor, Remote US — Daily Kos

City Reporter, WA — Tacoma News Tribune

Executive Editor, OR — Lookout Local

Education & Budget Reporter, CA — Politico

Senior Writer/Editor, FL — Gulfshore Business

Media Editor, Remote — Axios

Add your company here

See Also:

Mediagazer: site main

Mediagazer River: reverse chronological Mediagazer

Mediagazer Mobile: for phones

Mediagazer Leaderboard: Mediagazer's top sources

Subscribe:

Mediagazer RSS feed

Mediagazer on X

Mediagazer on Mastodon

More News:

Sahil Patel / Wall Street Journal:
Ad tech company Simulmedia is testing 15 or 30 second ads in videogames played on consoles, giving players points or other rewards in exchange for watching them

Discussion: @sizpatel and MediaPost

Hollywood Reporter:
BBC Studios and ITV say they plan to bring streaming service BritBox to up to 25 countries, starting with a planned launch in Australia later in 2020

Discussion: Telegraph, Televisual, MediaPost, Digital TV Europe, Deadline and Variety

Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Warner Bros to release Tenet internationally on August 26 before opening in select cities in N. America on September 4, but has no plans for China

Discussion: @broadnola, @jenelleriley, @variety, @benfritz, @adam_orth, @carriesnotscary, @nibellion, Hollywood Reporter, TechCrunch, The Independent, The Week, Engadget, Rolling Stone, The Verge, Vanity Fair, The A.V. Club, io9 and The Wrap

Paul Bond / Newsweek:
A new film taking a positive look at Roger Ailes, featuring interviews with Trump, Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly and narrated by Jon Voight, to debut on Friday

Discussion: @brianstelter

MJ Lee / CNN:
Sources: Democratic National Convention will feature just two hours of prime time programming, from 9pm to 11pm ET, on the four nights between August 17 and 20

Discussion: @mj_lee, Breitbart and Fox News

Earlier Picks:

The New York Times Company:
The New York Times announces that Jyoti Thottam will be the new deputy Op-Ed editor

Discussion: @ishaantharoor, @nytimespr and @froomkin

Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Hearst denies O Magazine will cease print at end of 2020, says the magazine will continue to publish online and it is evaluating print frequency beyond December

Discussion: Jezebel, The Grapevine, People.com, Hollywood Reporter, @barry_yeoman, @chantalfdez, @theperezhilton, @leratomannya, @publisherslunch, @marareinstein, @lapresmidi, Entertainment Tonight, MediaPost, New York Post, Newser, Fox Business and The Business of Fashion

LMC Site:
Local Media Consortium to launch The Matchup, a collaborative online sports platform, with some beta markets launching this month and full coverage by Jan. 2021

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review, The Keyword, @mikeorren, @glenngabe, @aaronwall, Engadget, @mikeorren, @jaycodon, @kerrymflynn, @jayrosen_nyu, @lmconsortium, @jeffjarvis, @arctictony, The Streamable and Variety

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
By persuading Trump that he's succeeding and blocking outside criticisms, Fox News could be helping destroy Trump's reelection hopes

Discussion: The Atlantic, @sjdemas, @urocklive1, @amy_siskind, @theplumlinegs, @thestefansmith, @jayrosen_nyu and ABC News

Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Zenith: global ad spending will decline 9.1% in 2020, driven by the pandemic, including a 7% drop in the US; digital ads will rise to 51% of spending

Discussion: Business Insider, @joshsternberg, @larryschweikart and @thr

From Techmeme:

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:
Exploring the scaling challenges of transformer-based LLMs in efficiently processing large amounts of text, as well as potential solutions, such as RAG systems

Reuters:
Albania bans TikTok for a year from January 2025, part of a broader plan to make schools safer following the killing of a 14-year-old near a school in November

Sister Sites:

Techmeme
Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web

memeorandum
What US political commentators are discussing online right now

WeSmirch
The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page