Top News:
Asha Barbaschow / ZDNet:
Australia's consumer watchdog says Google is disseminating misinformation as it fights new bargaining rules for Google and news media; Google denies the claim — Watchdog calls out Google as touting misinformation while the search giant says the new Media Bargaining Code as drafted is unworkable.
Discussion:
Digiday, Associated Press, Australian Competition …, @pilhofer, The Guardian, @jeffjarvis, @markusodevall, @pilhofer, @larakiara and The Guardian
Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
Sources: directors Neil Marshall and Joshua Newton demanded money and threatened to expose NBCU executive Ron Meyer for his affair with Charlotte Kirk — Two movie directors, both of whom have dated actress Charlotte Kirk, attempted to extort veteran Hollywood executive Ron Meyer …
Discussion:
Variety, @therochasays, @kirkwrites79, @ashkan, @bilgeebiri, @scottwamplerbmd and Hollywood Reporter
RELATED:
Brent Lang / Variety:
NBCU vice chairman Ron Meyer steps down after disclosing that he was being extorted over his affair with a woman who threatened to also “falsely implicate” NBCU
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Ankhi Das, a top Facebook exec in India, filed a criminal complaint against journalist Awesh Tiwari for sharing a WSJ article critical of Das on Facebook — New Delhi, August 19, 2020 - Facebook regional director Ankhi Das should withdraw her criminal complaint against journalist Awesh Tiwari …
Discussion:
@aaschapiro, @bgrueskin, @wadhwa, @nickconfessore, Newslaundry, @sarahfrier, @rmac18, @digiphile, @jason_kint, @caseynewton, @rmac18, Techdirt, The Verge, @dseetharaman, @pressfreedom, @matthewstoller, @satariano, @aaschapiro, @rmac18, @w7voa, @rmac18, TechCrunch, @ceciliakang, @aaschapiro, MediaNama, Light Reading, Wall Street Journal and The Indian Express, more at Techmeme »
Peter Weber / The Week:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticizes NBC News for its “totally false and divisive” tweet saying she did not endorse Joe Biden in her DNC speech — The Democratic National Convention formally nominated Joe Biden as its presidential candidate on Tuesday night …
Discussion:
CNN, @nbcnews, TVNewser, @aoc, @aoc, @dangillmor, @aoc, Breitbart, @wesleylowery, @edwardthardy, Rolling Stone, @rwaldin, @waltb31, @joshsternberg, @sulliview, @yashar, @kanew, @alxthomp, @joshsternberg, @meghanmccain, @yashar, @waltshaub, @mplacko, @mattrogerstho, The Guardian and The Independent
The New York Times Company:
NYT announces Headway Initiative, a team producing deeply researched, data-rich stories on economic, social, health, infrastructural, and environmental issues — We are excited to announce a new journalism initiative at The New York Times: Headway. — The New York Times is creating a team …
Discussion:
@alexanderrusso, @nytimespr and Talking Biz News
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Interview with Tucker Carlson, who says he has the backing of Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch despite the “constant assault” to take his show off the air — Record ratings usually means record revenue for ad-supported TV shows. — But “Tucker Carlson Tonight” …
Discussion:
TVNewser, @johnnydollar01 and @erikwemple
Steven Perlberg / Digiday:
Profile of Meredith Kopit Levien, who will become NYT's youngest CEO following a meteoric rise at the paper after being hired away from Forbes in 2013 — On a Sunday evening about a decade ago, David Bradley took the 10 p.m. Acela train from Washington to New York, finding himself sitting across …
Discussion:
@dcnorg and @thesamparr
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
NPR says 57M people consume NPR content each week, up 10% YoY, with unique weekly visitors to NPR.org up 94% and live stream listeners up 39% YoY — Since the pandemic took hold in the United States, NPR's radio ratings have taken a nosedive. Half of AM/FM listening in the United States takes place …
Discussion:
@nickdmiller, @niemanlab, @aguilararturo, @benswasey, @stphnfwlr and @rasmus_kleis
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
News publishers should carefully watch the dispute between Epic Games and Apple over Apple's 30% cut for App Store purchases — For more than a decade, handing 30 percent of subscription revenues to the tech giants has just been the cost of doing business. A gaming fight could unlock new ways to pay.
Discussion:
The Verge, The Chronicles of a Gringo …, @niemanreports and Techdirt, more at Techmeme »
Stefanie Dazio / Associated Press:
IBM-owned Weather Channel app agrees to change how it informs users about location-tracking practices and sale of personal data as part of a settlement with LA — LOS ANGELES (AP) — The operator of The Weather Channel mobile app has agreed to change how it informs users …
Discussion:
MediaPost, LA City Attorney, The Verge and LA City Attorney Press …
Wajahat S. Khan / Columbia Journalism Review:
Afghan and Pakistani journalists have been hit with increasing violence, surveillance, and new restrictions as US government and media retreat from the region — In February, the US and the Taliban reached a landmark agreement that will likely end America's longest war.
Discussion:
@akbarsahmed, @cjr, @cjr, @wajskhan and @wajskhan
Blake Schmidt / Bloomberg:
Sources detail how China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong controls newspapers and book publishers to promote the country's agenda and silence dissenting voices — When Hong Kong's richest tycoons declared their support for the city's national security law in June, it wasn't what they said that stood out as much as how they said it.
Discussion:
@rhokilpatrick, @tinssoldier and @selina_cheng
Energy & Commodities Editor, Tokyo — 
Politics Reporter, TX — 
Consumer Brands Reporter, GA — 
Deputy Editor - Health Care, VA — 
Product Editor, CA — 
Indigenous Affairs Editor, Sydney — 
China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — 
Bangor Reporter, ME — 
Commerce Editor - Health, Remote US — 
Sports Editor, MI — 
Managing Editor, Remote US — 
Lex Writer, London — 
Trending News Reporter, NY — 
Weekend Editor, CA — 
Part-Time Reporter, AZ — 
Political Correspondent, NV — 
Sr. Reporter, Singapore — 
Evening Dep. Breaking News Ed., CA — 
Copy Editor - Miami HQ, FL — 
Police & Courts Reporter, OH — 
Senior Science & Health Writer, NY — 
Data Journalist, MN — 
Tech Correspondent, CA — 
City Government Reporter, OR — 
Healthcare Business Reporter, MA — 
Senior Consumer Tech Reporter, NY — 
Washington Correspondent, DC — 
Editorial Director - Audio & Video, NY — 
Local Editor - Morris County, Remote NJ — 
Deputy Managing Editor, IA — 
Senior Editor - NBA, Remote US — 
Immigration Reporter, CA — 
Breaking News Editor - Weekend, HK — 
Reporter - National, Remote NY — 
