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Olivia Solon / NBC News:
Internal docs: Facebook removed “strikes” so that at least 2 conservative pages, from PragerU and Diamond & Silk, dodged penalties under misinformation policies — Facebook has allowed conservative news outlets and personalities to repeatedly spread false information without facing …
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Olivia Solon / @oliviasolon: NEW: Under Facebook's own rules, high-profile accounts get their reach and advertising restricted if they have two misinformation “strikes” within 90 days. Leaked internal documents show FB repeatedly bent these rules for conservative partners https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: The media ecosystem around one of our two major parties runs on made up claims and conspiracy theories. Facebook has institutionally committed itself to denial of this fact. It also says it has rules against spreading misinformation. The two commitments are in conflict. THREAD https://twitter.com/...
Ben Collins / @oneunderscore__: A Facebook whistleblower to @oliviasolon: “The data shows that [Facebook's fake news appeals process] is instead being used primarily to shield conservative fake news from the consequences.” https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Craig Silverman / @craigsilverman: Here's @oliviasolon with new info about internal leaks at Facebook about the company giving preferential treatment to conservative publishers. She has more details on the removal of misinfo “strikes,” and about the fired FB employee we also wrote about: https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Casey Newton / @caseynewton: Really elegant way of articulating a thing I have struggled to grasp https://twitter.com/...
Barry Ritholtz / @ritholtz: When you are losing the meritocratic battle of ideas, working the refs is an effective compensating technique. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Eric Schultz / @ericschultz: Facebook employees so angry with their company's decisions, they are starting to leak. Under normal circumstances, this would be a giant wake up call for their leadership. I suspect this traunche is just the opening salvo. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Lewis Raven Wallace / @lewispants: This is the problem with framing conversations about truth and integrity in terms of “bias.” Conservative activists have a conscious strategy to use “bias” accusations in this way. It's working bc ppl like @Facebook and mainstream media fall for it. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
@jonisawesomest: Not sure whether this makes Facebook or conservative media look worse... https://twitter.com/...
Anil Dash / @anildash: So well put and simply stated. It's the fundamental exploitation of the media ecosystem right now. https://twitter.com/...
@ffrafaction: Facebook has allowed conservative news outlets and personalities to repeatedly spread false information without facing any of the company's stated penalties, according to leaked materials https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Grady Booch / @grady_booch: Facebook is a profoundly unethical company, and it starts at the top, with Mark. https://twitter.com/...
Charles Arthur / @charlesarthur: Confirming the Buzzfeed article from a couple AND adding more. Facebook is so compromised. https://twitter.com/...
Osaretin Victor Asemota / @asemota: Meanwhile, their algorithm will suspend me for something I posted way back in 2009. https://twitter.com/...
Jason Kint / @jason_kint: On a similar front, Facebook and its allies spread a ridiculous narrative over the past few years that mainstream press was out to get Facebook (for clicks, jealousy, competition). Quite the opposite and newsrooms should be digging in even harder now to expose FB abuse of power. https://twitter.com/...
@rmac18: Some examples. A FB employee found Joel Kaplan, the co's VP of public policy, personally flagged a fact check of a Charlie Kirk Instagram post for resolution. In another case, a partner manager for PragerU argued the page should not be factchecked because it ran a lot of ads. https://twitter.com/...
Sanho Tree / @sanhotree: “According to internal discussions from the last 6 months, Facebook has relaxed its rules so that conservative pages, including those run by Breitbart, former Fox News personalities Diamond & Silk, PragerU and the pundit Charlie Kirk, were not penalized for violations...” https://twitter.com/...
Brooke Binkowski / @brooklynmarie: Good God. @Facebook, you stupid fuckers. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Megan Duncan / @megdunk: Fun fact: I'll be presenting about how hostile media perceptions affect what you expect from news reporting in the future...in the context of WHISTLEBLOWERS.. at 12:15 (EDT) Sunday @AEJMC https://twitter.com/...
Josh Marshall / @joshtpm: Remember: Facebook is a corrupt company which focuses on monetizing right wing misinformation campaigns and hate groups. Also has a niche business in amplifying Russian psy-ops operations. https://twitter.com/...
@slpng_giants: This @oliviasolon article is a barn-burner. @facebook is knowingly bending their rules for outlets like Breitbart & Gateway Pundit, two well-known Hate & misinformation peddlers. Any platform with this much power should not be catering to any political part. #StopHateForProfit https://twitter.com/...
Bill Fitzgerald / @funnymonkey: The thing about this Facebook piece: 1. It shows that the rightwing strategy of playing the refs works; and 2. Facebook's failure to address misinformation is rooted in senior leadership. The people who make Facebook Facebook are the problem. https://www.nbcnews.com/... https://twitter.com/...
John Rosevear / @john__rosevear: I sold my $FB shares around $165. I sleep soundly and have no regrets. https://twitter.com/...
Josh / @goldandorsmith: This is outrageous and absolutely infuriating. People have died because of virus misinformation, and Facebook was more than willing to let misinfo spread, merely to avoid annoying conservatives. https://www.nbcnews.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Olivia Solon / @oliviasolon: The list of escalations was accessible to all FB employees until they started writing internal posts accusing the company of pandering to conservatives. The company subsequently hid the list, citing leaks, per this announcement (leaked to me!) https://www.nbcnews.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@rmac18: Another fun detail: The engineer, who we first reported for documenting the erasure of the misinformation strikes, wrote this internally after becoming frustrated with the company and Mark Zuckerberg. He was fired after this, though the company will not say why. https://twitter.com/...
Olivia Solon / @oliviasolon: FB gets lots of complaints from accounts that have been fact-checked, but few are “escalated” to senior leadership because of “PR risk” or “partner sensitivity” Two thirds of the ~30 misinfo “escalations” since Feb came from conservative partners https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Shannon Bond / @shannonpareil: “This supposed goal of this process is to prevent embarrassing false positives against respectable content partners, but the data shows that this is instead being used primarily to shield conservative fake news from the consequences” former FBer says https://www.nbcnews.com/...
@rmac18: What this shows is that Facebook doesn't want to be “the arbiter of truth” and leaves this to factcheckers, but when there's potential PR or advertising fallout from a factcheck, the company will cave to the loudest voices.
Ryan Mac / @rmac18: .@oliviasolon with more details on the internal battles playing out inside Facebook as employees find that strikes for misinformation on right-wing pages are being escalated and erased by Facebook higher ups. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Josh Sternberg / @joshsternberg: It's becoming clearer that Facebook employees will be what gets the company to fix itself. Government regulation and advertiser boycotts are little thorns. But you can't run a company if the employees are constantly talking to the press. https://twitter.com/...
Joshua Holland / @joshuahol: Working the refs is what they do best. https://twitter.com/...
Jesse Lehrich / @jesselehrich: when 1100+ advertisers boycott @Facebook over hate, Zuck says they can't cave to such pressure. but when Diamond & Silk call, fact-checks magically disappear. https://twitter.com/...
David Mack / @davidmackau: nice to see buzzfeednews get credit in this nbc story in paragraph....30? https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Alyse Stanley / Gizmodo: To Avoid Backlash, Facebook Reportedly Relaxed Fact-Checking Standards on Conservative Pages
CGTN America / @cgtnamerica: Two social media giants removed posts by U.S. President Trump over false claims about COVID-19. Will this help curb the spread of pandemic misinformation? https://news.cgtn.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Hollywood Reporter:
WarnerMedia's new CEO Jason Kilar shakes up top ranks, with Bob Greenblatt and Kevin Reilly leaving; HBO Max GM Andy Forssell will lead a new HBO Max unit — Ann Sarnoff will oversee a newly expanded content group for the company, with Casey Bloys overseeing programming for HBO, HBO Max and linear cable networks.
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Nicole Sperling / New York Times: Three Top Executives Are Out at WarnerMedia, HBO's Parent Company
Jessica Toonkel / @jtoonkel: SCOOP: Under reorg at WarnerMedia, Andy Forssell to Oversee Direct to Consumer Business https://thein.fo/... via @theinformation
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline: WarnerMedia Shakeup: Bob Greenblatt, Kevin Reilly & Keith Cocozza Out, Ann Sarnoff & Casey Bloys Upped
Joy Press / @joypress: Some days it seems like these giant media companies are in a state of panicked chaos, doesn't it? But making Casey Bloys the original programming boss across the board at least puts HBO back at the center of HBOMax https://www.nytimes.com/...
Andrew A. Rosen / @aagave: For readers familiar with my fiduciary vs visionary framework, quite the quote from Kilar in his memo: “My belief that missionary companies ultimately shine...and my strong belief that ours is a team filled with missionaries.” “https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Lauren Feiner / CNBC: WarnerMedia CEO shakes up company with layoffs and focus on HBO Max
Elaine Low / @elainelow: WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar very good-naturedly addressed my Qs about HBO Max, streaming subscriber goals, today's surprise corporate reorg, the theatrical window, and whether Warner Bros.' #Tenet will go the way of Disney's #Mulan. $T https://variety.com/...
Brent Lang / @brentalang: WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar tells @elainelow that the company is in “very close communication with everyone in the exhibition industry, about the topic of windows and about how we can collectively serve consumers in the best way possible.” https://variety.com/...
Kara Swisher / @karaswisher: That @jasonkilar sure looks sweet, which is why this is exactly perfect: Three Top Executives Are Out at WarnerMedia, HBO's Parent Company https://www.nytimes.com/...
Staci D Kramer / @sdkstl: .@jasonkilar breaks down some silos at @WarnerMedia with reorg that ices Reilly, Greenblatt; elevates Ann Sarnoff; leaves Jeff Zucker in place. https://deadline.com/...
@umanoid: @mediagazer HBO max is garbage. it's mostly crap to wade through. A few non HBO gems. jason Kilar was the best thing about Hulu when it launched. I hope he shakes things up for the better at HBO MAX and Time Warner. I've been baffled by the stupid decisions @ Time Warner for years.
Ross Gerber / @gerberkawasaki: The dinosaurs of legacy cable and media are dying one by one. Netflix showed you the way years ago. But no, they had to go the way of the brontosaurus. #NBC #WarnerBros $cmcsa $T $nflx https://twitter.com/...
Edmund Lee / @edmundlee: When I asked Stankey if Greenblatt could get a mass of subscribers with content that sometimes has a more niche appeal: “There aren't that many people who have both,” Mr. Stankey said. “He's got the right track record.”
Dan Barrett / @thedanbarrett: Huge news in HBO Max-land. New programming chief is the programming head of HBO pure. Smart moves being made here. https://twitter.com/...
Meredith Blake / @meredithblake: There go my hopes for “The Wire: Live!” https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Jackson McHenry / @mchenryjd: will The Gilded Age ever happen now https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Edmund Lee / @edmundlee: and @Caseybloys gets big promotion to oversee original programming across all the platforms ... makes sense to have a single head programmer instead of like 3
Edmund Lee / @edmundlee: John Stankey, who oversees all of this as head of AT&T, called Greenblatt one of the best in the biz. He also said the same of Kilar. Both can still be true, of course, but you do wonder about overall management strategy.
Edmund Lee / @edmundlee: Bob Greenblatt out at @WarnerMedia, along with Kevin Reilly and comms head Keith Cocozza, big executive shakeup by new CEO @jasonkilar https://www.nytimes.com/...
Matthew Belloni / @mattbelloni: Surprising they'd cut Bob loose so quickly but congrats to @Caseybloys, no outlet has a better batting average than HBO Proper. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Kim Masters / @kimmasters: Did not anticipate Greenblatt out. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Alex Weprin / @alexweprin: Massive restructuring at WarnerMedia: https://hollywoodreporter.com/ ... Top executives are out, and layoffs are coming.
Rich Greenfield / @richlightshed: The Hulu OG team has won led by @jasonkilar Legacy media execs tuned out Wow!!! https://twitter.com/...
Julia Alexander / @loudmouthjulia: This is absolutely massive. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: This was just announced internally: “We are elevating HBO Max in the organization and expanding its scope globally,” WarnerMedia CEO @JasonKilar says. Andy Forssell “will now be leading a newly created HBO Max operating business unit and report to me.” https://twitter.com/...
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline: WarnerMedia's Jason Kilar On New Structure, Layoffs & Future Of HBO Max, Theatrical Distribution & Linear TV
Cynthia Littleton / Variety: No Mercy for White Collar Executives in Pandemic-Battered Media Ecosystem (Column)
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Elaine Low / Variety:
Interview with Jason Kilar on HBO Max, its importance in WarnerMedia's restructuring, streaming subscriber goals, and leaning into shorter theatrical windows — WarnerMedia sprung the news Friday of a major internal reshuffling, which translated to the departures of WarnerMedia Entertainment …
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Tim Baysinger / The Wrap: 6 Burning Questions After WarnerMedia's Massive Restructure
Matthew Keys / @matthewkeyslive: How do you have an interview with the head of WarnerMedia without asking for an update on HBO Max landing on Roku/Amazon Fire? https://variety.com/...
Meg James / @megjameslat: This reorganization comes just three days before massive cutbacks begin at WarnerMedia. Burbank based Warner Bros. could see 10% of its workforce let go.
Meg James / @megjameslat: Jason Kilar, WarnerMedia CEO, also explained why he picked Casey Bloys over Kevin Reilly: “Casey's appointment is a big part of this too. A lot of the programming on HBO Max that people love and are watching come from Casey and his team. Let's be very blunt about that.” (Ouch)
Jonathan Friedman / @jonfriedman: “At the end of the day, what we're trying to do is we're trying to move the world through stories.” https://variety.com/...
@variety: WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar: “Make no mistake, this is a vote of confidence in Casey [Bloys], which I feel very good about making, given his history. I mean, I think he's got more Emmy nominations than I've got hair” https://variety.com/...
Brian Womack / Dallas Business Journal: AT&T's new WarnerMedia chief makes changes that are ‘neither timid nor without risk’
The Wrap: WarnerMedia CEO Feels No Pressure to Push Films to Streaming Despite Disney's ‘Mulan’ Move
Hollywood Reporter: WarnerMedia Chief Jason Kilar Says Exec Shake-Up Will Streamline Decision-Making, Confirms Layoffs
Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
G/O Media, owner of Gizmodo, Jezebel, The Onion, and Deadspin, lays off 15 video staffers, says it will reallocate resources to other areas including editorial — G/O Media saw more layoffs Friday as the company reallocated money from video production to other areas, like editorial. 15 staffers lost their jobs.
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Chris Person / @papapishu: Sounds like I got laid off, RIP.
Jeremy Winslow / @_pbnjer: what's wild is this chart came out when g/o media laid off 14 employees. and only four months later g/o media lays off another 15? when will spanfeller see that these almost-expected firings don't instill any sort of confidence in employees? https://www.thewrap.com/...
Alex Kotch / @alexkotch: “The layoffs came just a week after extended unemployment benefits ended in the United States.” We just can't let private equity ruin our industry even more. https://twitter.com/...
Allana Akhtar / Business Insider: G/O Media just laid off 15 members of its video staff
@lizbetballou: it was certainly A Decision by Someone At A Private Equity Fund to lay off the last video producer *for a site about video games* https://twitter.com/...
Henry Gilbert / @henereyg: This shouldn't happen, yet it looks like G/O will continually discover new ways to destroy Kotaku https://twitter.com/...
@gmgunion: Our statement regarding today's layoff of more than half our video staff: https://twitter.com/...
Albert Burneko / @albertburneko: Chris's work is some of the best and most distinctive across that entire network of sites and across all of games media and only a fucking idiot would think a company could be improved by removing him
Shoshana Wodinsky / @swodinsky: i love the gizmodo crew. i love the people i work with. but the upper echelons of this corp aren't only *consistently* making terrible decisions for their own business, but making them while giving us *no warning whatsoever* https://twitter.com/...
Patrick Klepek / @patrickklepek: Chris rules, and also happens to be an extremely talented video producer. You can hire him for either reason, honestly. https://twitter.com/...
Ian Walker / @iantothemax: not only is chris an incredible video producer, he is also a constant source of both personal and professional support for the entire kotaku staff. he is vital. he is essential. this is bullshit. https://twitter.com/...
Chris Kohler / @kobunheat: Oh, look, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hire an incredible senior video producer: https://twitter.com/...
@alexhcranz: Chris is in incredible talent, but also his ability to survive so many nightmarish iterations of video at this company was always impressive and inspiring. I cannot wait to see what he does when he gets back from New Jersey. https://twitter.com/...
@charlespulliam: Friday afternoon in the middle of a pandemic, and 15 of our colleagues were fired with no warning and no real explanation as to what the logic behind this is https://www.thewrap.com/...
Beth Skwarecki / @bethskw: Execs at @gomediainc haven't spoken to the staff yet (Jim Rich hasn't held an all-hands in his whole time here) but somebody found time to talk to The Wrap: https://www.thewrap.com/...
@dharnanoor: please hire all of the incredible video folks who just got laid off from gizmodo. also, FUCK https://twitter.com/...
@thetomzone: i cannot stress how talented our video team is or how feckless, short-sighted, and cruel the decision to treat them like dirt is
Sara Morrison / @saramorrison: @thetomzone But ..... I thought video was a major part of their new business plan? Didn't they do a big video push?
@thetomzone: G/O Media just eviscerated the entire video team, firing over a dozen of our colleagues during a pandemic with no explanation as to why, or how we are supposed to be a media company with almost no video team left. is the plan to autonarrate articles with Microsoft Sam?
Fahey / @unclefahey: Chris is the effing best and did not deserve this. He is an outstanding video producer and his hands are registered lethal weapons. He will always be a big part of Kotaku. I hate things right now. https://twitter.com/...
Stephen Totilo / @stephentotilo: This is very frustrating, but I know Chris will do many more excellent things. Chris has been part of our team since 2012 and helped define so much of our look and sound. He also created the most successful video series in Gawker/Gizmodo history. Someone, pick him up. https://twitter.com/...
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
AMC filed a complaint with the FCC accusing AT&T of favoring its own networks TNT and HBO and restricting the online distribution of AMC's content — The “Walking Dead” network asks the FCC to punish AT&T for favoring HBO and TNT over non-owned channels.
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Jill Goldsmith / Deadline: AMC Networks Files FCC Complaint Vs AT&T For Abusing Market Clout, Favoring Own Networks
Matthew Belloni / @mattbelloni: In other words, AMC accuses AT&T of doing a version of what AT&T has accused Amazon of doing. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Eriq Gardner / @eriqgardner: Was AT&T being dishonest during the historic Time Warner merger trial? AMC suggests yes. In a complaint filed with the FCC, AMC wants AT&T punished for favoring HBO and TNT over non-owned channels. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Gene Maddaus / Variety: AMC Networks Accuses AT&T of Abusing Market Power
Lauren Harris / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Kristen Hare on her coverage of media cuts during the COVID-19 crisis and future issues like returning to physical and accessible newsrooms — Since early April, Kristen Hare—a reporter who typically covers local news innovations for the Poynter Institute …
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@cjr: .@kristenhare: “At some point, when we can all take off our masks and be together again, I want to know if the journalists who had their pay cut are getting it back... And I do plan to follow up.” https://www.cjr.org/...
@cjr: New: @LHarrisWrites talks with @kristenhare about the work of reporting on the current financial crisis facing journalism, the importance of collaboration, and the gaps in coverage as the pandemic treads on. https://www.cjr.org/...
Kristen Hare / @kristenhare: I know journalists care about who broke stories first - it's important. But with dwindling resources, working together is, too. I spoke with @CJR about why we need collaboration now to cover and understand losses in our industry https://www.cjr.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Amber Thomas / The Pudding:
A journalist at The Pudding describes the data journalism outlet's publishing process, from how ideas are conceived to developing data-driven visual essays — When I started working at The Pudding, I was introduced to the concept of an “idea backlog”, or a place to keep track of the random thoughts …
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Yudivin Almeida / @yudivian: A must read for people doing data journalism https://twitter.com/...
Sam Joiner / @samjoiner: The @puddingviz is one of the best things about T'Internet and this by @ProQuesAsker on how they go from idea to published project (or not) is a must read if you're interested in the processes that underpin digital storytelling. As per, it's also beautiful https://pudding.cool/...
Jan Diehm / @jadiehm: We end up dropping a lot of stories @puddingviz along the way. Sometimes it can feel like publishing is the only path to success or growth, but even the stories we abandon teach us things. So happy to see @ProQuesAsker finally this into words. (I'm in ❤️ w/ that mini flowchart.) https://twitter.com/...
@puddingviz: Ever wondered how The Pudding team starts with an idea and turns it into a full-blown visual essay? We've mapped out our process and included all the places where our stories continue, change, or get left behind. https://pudding.cool/...
Amber Thomas / @proquesasker: I've been talking about starting a “failure blog” to document the stories that never publish on @puddingviz for a while now. Instead, I decided to lay out our entire process and point out all the places we decide to continue, pivot, or scrap the story https://pudding.cool/...
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Judge approves termination of 71-year-old consent decrees that barred US studios from owning theaters, noting they didn't apply to all studios or any streamers — A federal judge has given the green light to Justice Department to terminate the 71-year-old consent decrees …
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Philip Palermo / Cord Cutters News: Federal Judge Approves DOJ's Move to End Decades-Old Movie Theater Antitrust Rules
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter: Judge Agrees to End Paramount Consent Decrees
Richard Janes / @richardjanes: And so it begins. Yesterday a NY judge ended the Paramount Decree opening up the possibility for studios & streamers like @Netflix & @Amazon to buy movie theater chains. It is now only a matter of time and share price. Big changes afoot. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
HABFoundation / @abfalecbaldwin: The major American movie studios seize every advantage to cover their lack of creativity: https://www.google.com/...
Brian Welk / The Wrap: Federal Judge Approves End of 71-Year-Old Rules Barring Studio Ownership of Movie Theaters
@polygon: 4 ways the repeal of the Paramount Decree could radically reshape moviegoing https://www.polygon.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@zvisrosen: @eriqgardner For those interested, I uploaded the transcript of the Supreme Court oral arguments for this case which led to the consent decree in 1948: https://archive.org/...
Devindra Hardawar / @devindra: This seems bad... https://twitter.com/...
Rebecca Green / @rebfive: The house of indie film is burning to the ground. 🔥🔥🔥 https://twitter.com/...
@wgawaction: Today's announcement that a federal judge approved DOJ's efforts to end the Paramount Consent Decrees reinforces the urgent need to overhaul antitrust enforcement (thread). https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Rebecca Tushnet / @rtushnet: We call them copyright industries but labor and competition law ultimately have much more to say about their structure as industries https://twitter.com/...
Rebecca Keegan / @thatrebecca: After the 1918 flu pandemic weakened the mom and pop theater business, movie studios swooped and bought them. Now they could do it again. https://twitter.com/...
Kayleigh Donaldson / @ceilidhann: This is bad news. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
@haaniyah_: Disney getting ready for their complete takeover https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Screen Slate / @screenslate: “The elimination of the decrees means that studios and exhibitors will be allowed to engage in a host of business practices that have been prohibited since the late 1940s.” https://deadline.com/...
Ted Johnson / @tedstew: With the pandemic, movie theaters need a lifeline — and arguments on both sides on whether this is a good thing. But studios will now be able to exert more control over how movies are released in theaters. https://twitter.com/...
Alissa Wilkinson / @alissamarie: Half the time multiplexes are just Disney theaters anyhow. And they know how to make an “experience,” which is what people are increasingly going to want when they go to the movies, I think. https://twitter.com/...
Stephen Thomas Erlewine / @sterlewine: This will allow studios to own their own theatrical chains and to resume “block booking,” moves that seem destined to homogenize the theatrical experience. https://twitter.com/...
@erickweber: Positive/negative results of this: 1/ Studios can swoop in & save theatrical chains like AMC/Regal by straight up buying them 2/ Variety suffers as smaller distributors like A24/NEON get fewer screens https://twitter.com/...
Rich Greenfield / @richlightshed: Investors want Disney to move even faster into streaming — really hope this is not something they do https://twitter.com/...
Lance Ulanoff / @lanceulanoff: Interesting that this old anti-monopoly rule is falling as the Congress considers breaking up big tech. https://twitter.com/...
Brandon Katz / @great_katzby: We've seen theatrical viability continue to shrink for all non-blockbusters. Viewing habits, first and foremost, will keep pushing them out. But more pressingly, the removal of the Paramount Consent Decrees/protections against block booking will wreak havoc on indie industry.
Alissa Wilkinson / @alissamarie: fully convinced Disney is going to buy one of the major theater chains before this is all over, and honestly, makes sense https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Eriq Gardner / @eriqgardner: Today is literally the end of an era in the entertainment business as a judge agrees to end the 70-year-old Paramount Consent Decrees. Coming soon: Sweeping changes in the licensing of movies to theaters, plus the possibility of mega-mergers.... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Alex Weprin / @alexweprin: Paramount consent decrees will fall at the same time the movie theater business endures the biggest business crisis ever due to COVID. https://twitter.com/...
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As violence and a declining student interest in journalism imperil Mexico's news industry, NGOs and independent outlets are fueling new investigative projects — Si quiere leer este artículo en español, haga clic aquí. — A vanilla-infused breeze causes fragile palms …
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@poynter: As Mexican students lose interest, and as reporters die, go missing or enter hiding, how will those who are left behind keep the industry alive? https://www.poynter.org/...
Jane Singer / @janebsinger: Journalism is dangerous career choice in Mexico, and declining numbers of young people opt to take the risk. But hope lies in investigative initiatives from independent outlets, as well as a growing willingness among bigger players to collaborate. https://www.poynter.org/... @Poynter
@poynter: Violence, instability and impunity continue to plague the country's news industry. At least 120 periodistas — Spanish for journalists — and likely many more have been murdered in Mexico since 1992. https://www.poynter.org/...
Edmund Lee / New York Times:
In a memo to staff, Bon Appétit says a third-party investigation found that race played no part in video team members' pay, as two Black editorial staffers quit — Troubles at the magazine surfaced in June, when the top editor resigned under pressure after staff members complained of a toxic culture.
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@rrpre, queering the burbs, @sonali_kohli, @sameershaikhhh, @esile1, @nytmedia, @nytimes, @devitadavison, @hillarydixler, @chrisecrowley, @edmundlee and Variety
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Rachel Premack / @rrpre: Bon Appétit's editorial team now has zero Black staff members, with the resignation of @ryan_walkerHA and @JesseASparks. It's a sign that the brand's efforts to increase diversity and inclusivity aren't going well. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Joe Erbentraut / queering the burbs: how bon appétit let a good thing die
Sonali Kohli / @sonali_kohli: “When you look at my career trajectory as a Black woman ... and you look at the trajectory of other employees and the autonomy they have and the brand power they have, it's just not the same.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Sameer / @sameershaikhhh: Conde Nast's statement that the contracts offered are “in line with industry standards”, when BIPOC members were asking that the industry needed to change, is just saying they aren't interested in change. “Diversity” my ass, unionise your workers https://twitter.com/...
Elizabeth Sile / @esile1: Kudos to these editors walking out on this whole situation. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@nytmedia: The only two Black editorial staff members at Bon Appétit have left the magazine, citing a toxic workplace culture. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@nytimes: “I'm no longer going to be in an environment where my value is constantly undermined.” The only 2 Black editorial staff members at Bon Appétit quit on Friday as the magazine grapples with criticism from its own staff over racial inequality. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Devita Davison / @devitadavison: Ms. Walker-Hartshorn, Assistant to the Editor In Chief, said “when you look at my career trajectory as a Black woman, and you look at the trajectory of other employees and the autonomy they have and the brand power they have, it's just not the same.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Hillary Dixler Canavan / @hillarydixler: Somehow in all of this I missed that Anna Wintour is the chair of the diversity and inclusion council https://twitter.com/...
Chris Crowley / @chrisecrowley: “I'm no longer going to be in an environment where my value is constantly undermined,” Ms. Walker-Hartshorn said in an interview. “I feel like it's a hostile work environment — from the corporate side. They're not doing the real work.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
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Rachel Premack / Business Insider:
Multiple Bon Appétit Test Kitchen stars say they'll no longer appear in videos; their statements follow staff concerns about equitable pay and diversity efforts
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Molly Baz / @mollybaz: https://twitter.com/...
Priya Krishna / @priyakrishna: I'm leaving Bon Appétit video. Here's what's been happening over the last few months, and some thoughts. https://twitter.com/...
TseringDolkerG / @tsering_: “Publicly supportive but privately complicit.” Omg. I need to know who that person is. Claire? Could it be Claire? Or Carla? Or Andy? Or Brad? Or Chris Morocco? But then he hasn't really publicly said anything. https://twitter.com/...
@yeahshewrites: I can't believe all this chaos is taking place because BA refuses to write fair contracts to pay their non white employees what they're actually worth. Like, it's actually within their budget to do so too wow racism is something huh 🤧 https://twitter.com/...
John Siracusa / @siracusa: This whole thing has been a great example of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. What an amazingly talented group of people, squandered for the dumbest possible reasons. https://twitter.com/...
Sonia Rao / Washington Post: Bon Appétit video stars leave the Test Kitchen series due to alleged racial discrimination
Kathryn Hopkins / WWD: Two More Journalists Exit Bon Appétit's Test Kitchen
Chris Lam / @onewingedchris: She was being paid $300 per video... that's a novice freelance videographer rate... I'm so angry reading Priya's account. https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Walker-Hartshorn-Omphroy / @ryan_walkerha: Today is my last day at Bon Appétit mag. Want to share some thoughts with you all. Thank you to everyone who has supported me during this time ❤️❤️ ❤️ https://twitter.com/...
Alison Herman / @aherman2006: condé nast is going to destroy their biggest success story rather than simply pay talent what they're worth. incredible https://twitter.com/...
Morgan Sung / @morgan_sung: bon appétit went from the most beloved youtube channel of quarantine to a crumbling mess so fast when they simply could have agreed to pay their BIPOC staff a fair wage https://twitter.com/...
@eater: This afternoon, Gaby Melian — Bon Appétit's Test Kitchen Manager and one of the few on-camera chefs of color — announced on Instagram that she, too, would not be appearing in videos anymore https://www.eater.com/...
@eater: Test Kitchen star Molly Baz announced on Instagram that she will also no longer appear on Bon Appétit's YouTube Channel, in solidarity with her coworkers of color who alleged unfair and inequitable contracts https://www.eater.com/...
J. Clara Chan / The Wrap: Bon Appétit Is Sticking to New Standardized Video Pay After 5 Stars Leave Test Kitchen
Ningiiwebatoo / @hapfieverafter: Remember two months ago when we all slow-clapped Bon Appetit's statement? THIS is what happens when no one holds them accountable to those words. They knew what sounded good, said it, and then did nothing to follow through. https://twitter.com/...
@priya_ebooks: BA was so committed to self-sabotage that they would rather go under than pay their employees of colour fairly. lol. just a shambles https://twitter.com/...
Izzie Ramirez / The Edit: How Do You Define Friendship? — Welcome to The Edit! This newsletter is about dissecting culture, media and trends.
Chris Crowley / Grub Street: Five Bon Appétit Stars Have Exited the Test Kitchen
Imaeyen Ibanga / @iiwrites: One of the most important parts is where she discusses colleagues who were publicly supportive and privately complicit. That is a lot of people in our industry. https://twitter.com/...
@quiddie: I'm saddened but not surprised to hear that @bonappetit's rhetoric around diversity & equality was just lip service. Sohla, Rick, & Priya deserved better from every facet of the Test Kitchen, and I'm eager to fill the void of BA content I'll be skipping w/ whatever they do next! https://twitter.com/...
Booger / @garliccorgi: These guys literally just need to do @giantbomb but for cooking it will be a million times better than anything Conde fucking Nast puts out https://twitter.com/...
Palmer Haasch / INSIDER: Molly Baz said that she will no longer appear in Bon Appétit videos after three Bon Appétit stars of color announced they were leaving the video channel
Maddy-care for all / @madsmaru: I'm cancelling my @bonappetit subscription. If they won't pay their BIPOC staff what they pay their white counterparts, I want no part of it. https://twitter.com/...
Molly O'Neill / @molly_oneill: Very excited for the good trouble that awesome human (& my client!) @soniachopra is going to make happen @bonappetit! https://twitter.com/...
George Salazar / @georgesalazar: Shocked and disgusted, but proud of these BA contributors for leaving this toxic environment. Companies and organizations posted black squares in June but will they actually change their ways? What about industries that have remained mostly silent (cough... 🎭)? https://twitter.com/...
Jake Anbinder / @jakeanbinder: what gets overlooked in the BA controversy is that none of this happens without the company's video products having become unexpectedly lucrative very quickly in a way that did not map on easily to its hiring practices https://twitter.com/...
Big Capybara Energy / @lmgm: And, just as three prominent BIPOC contributors leave BA, they bring in their replacements. Best of luck to Chopra, but this pattern is toxic and far too common. https://twitter.com/...
Nadine DeNinno / New York Post: ‘Bon Appétit Test Kitchen’ star Molly Baz resigns in solidarity amid controversy
Courtney A. Kemp / @courtneykemp: This is, sadly, a familiar story of the exploitation of BIPOC creatives across all media platforms. https://twitter.com/...
Andrs Pertierra / @aspertierra: the baffling thing about how Bon Appetit has handled this is that instead of giving into worker demands they've drawn it out into this long battle that makes them look even worse and has damaged their brand way more than the initial scandal ever did https://twitter.com/...
Matt Rodbard / TASTE:
A look at the variety of in-depth food newsletters, as publishing tools like Substack grow and food magazines and newspaper food sections dwindle — Indie newsletters are booming, and they're home to some of the most exciting food writing today. — The motivations vary.
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Paula Forbes / @paulaforbes: !!! thrilled that STAINED PAGE NEWS is featured in this @taste_cooking/@mattrodbard piece on FOOD NEWSLETTERS! https://www.tastecooking.com/ ...
Emily Nunn / @emilyrnunn: Love this. Stop wondering if anyone will “let” you write that piece. Or if the editor “gets” you. (Or why that publication keeps churning out the same boring stuff.) And do it! https://twitter.com/...
@taste_cooking: It's a great time to be reading independent food newsletters, where some of the most-exciting, adventurous, and vital writing is happening today. We talked to @hels, @aliciakennedy, @demarionunn, @paulaforbes, @jameskhansen & more about the emerging genre. https://www.tastecooking.com/ ...
Devita Davison / @devitadavison: With so much good stuff being written about food and food culture, and general fatigue creeping in, aggregation has become an essential element in the food newsletter dynamic, and @jgee Snack Cart and James Hansen's @In_Digestion are two of the best. https://www.tastecooking.com/ ...
Edible Monterey Bay / @ediblemontbay: We've been writing a free weekly e-newsletter since 2012...filled with local food news, features, recipes and events. It is advertiser supported. How fun to finally be on trend! https://twitter.com/...
Tanya Sichynsky / @tanyasic: some of my fave newsletters got well-deserved shout outs in this v good piece on food media, elitism, and how a bunch of smart, independent newsletters are helping democratize who gets to write about what we eat https://www.tastecooking.com/ ...
Nicola Miller / @nicmillerstale: Interesting feature on indy food newsletters although when print and digi organisations start putting out their own, the snake begins to eat its own tail. https://twitter.com/...
Emily Wilson / @emilyjwils: Thank you @mattrodbard for including @somemeals in this apt piece about the exciting new wave of food newsletters. I started SMC in early 2018, switched to @SubstackInc last summer, and it's been amazing to see how so much great writing has relocated to the inbox since then. https://twitter.com/...
@dogmeatsfood: When is the industry gonna recognize food+cute dog photos, with recipes fit into a single tweet? https://twitter.com/...
Madvi Dailly / @madevi: Great round-up of the food newsletter scene - my little embryo of a publication even gets a mention! https://twitter.com/...
Sara Portman / @the_saraportman: Amazing to see @ourmidwest on this list with such great company. Proud of you @jedportman! https://twitter.com/...
Paula Forbes / @paulaforbes: it has been a very big week for my lil cookbook newsletter, stained page news, if you will excuse a thread 🙏 https://stainedpagenews.substack.com/
Paula Forbes / @paulaforbes: i was featured on the @SubstackInc podcast, talking about cookbooks and newsletters and blogging and restaurants and and and https://twitter.com/...
Paula Forbes / @paulaforbes: anyway. it's been a big week for me. it's been a lot of work. and i am gonna drink cocktails and crochet all weekend and probably not look at cookbooks at all. but i just wanted to thank everyone for reading, and subscribing, and supporting cookbook news. what a goofy idea!
Paula Forbes / @paulaforbes: SPN was featured in this piece on @taste_cooking by @mattrodbard, calling food newsletters “the future of food media.” also matt called the newsletter “spry”!!!!! https://www.tastecooking.com/ ...
Alex Barker / Financial Times:
Sources: UK's Evening Standard proposes to cut 115 jobs, or one third of staff, including 69 editorial positions, a ~40% reduction of the newsroom — London free sheet is keeping its print edition but speeding up restructuring after years of losses — About a third of jobs at the Evening Standard …
Discussion:
The Guardian, Telegraph, The Independent, @hannahalothman, @michaelwhite, BBC, @jimwaterson, @mathewi and @rosamundurwin
Discussion:
Simon Foy / Telegraph: Evening Standard to sack half its journalists
Colin Drury / The Independent: Evening Standard to cut 115 jobs but keep print edition in digital restructure
Hannah Al-Othman / @hannahalothman: Like so many others, I also spent part of my career at the Evening Standard. Huge solidarity to former colleagues facing such sweeping cuts. The impact on the paper will be huge. If the night desk does not return it will be a very sad loss. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
@michaelwhite: Lord Roubles is earning his peerage, I see. Remind me again, lads. where did daddy's money come from? https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Jim Waterson / @jimwaterson: Evening Standard aims to shift from being a paper to an online outlet that is “London's leading media platform”. Was already seeing big financial losses before the pandemic torpedoed its commuter advertising model. Paper is 30% owned by Saudi state bank. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
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