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Reporters Without Borders:
In a statement to RSF, Taliban spokesperson says “journalists working for state or privately owned media are not criminals and none of them will be prosecuted” — Clearly choosing his words carefully at a time of the utmost concern for media personnel in Afghanistan …
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@w7voa and @freedomofpress
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NBC News:
WaPo publisher Fred Ryan emails US National Security advisor on behalf of WaPo, NYT, and WSJ to help evacuate their 204 journalists and staff from Afghanistan — Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan sent a plea to the Biden administration on Monday to help evacuate journalists and their families …
Discussion:
Committee to Protect …, The New York Times Company, icfj.org, @wsjpr, Reason, @jamilsmith, @nytimespr, Variety, Politico, American Press Institute, Washington Post, @amandamarcotte, @cassvinograd, Politico, @amandamarcotte, @beyerstein, @kenroth, newslaundry.com, @jaketapper, @phoennix10, @oliverdarcy, @interactionorg, @nikkiusher, @kainazamaria, @margyslattery, @anujchopra, @greenblattjd, @omanreagan, @cliffordlevy, @bymikebaker, @lara_korte, @nicdawes, @edmundlee, @lisafleisher, @evan_rosenfeld, Mediaite, The Wrap and The Hill
CNN:
Sources: the homes of at least two female journalists were visited by Taliban fighters on Sunday and several others received threatening calls
Sources: the homes of at least two female journalists were visited by Taliban fighters on Sunday and several others received threatening calls
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Detroit Free Press, The Guardian, CNN, @samirashackle, @accessnow, @katebanville, @katharineq, @sophiemcneill, @heoj, Insider and NBC 6 South Florida
Ben Smith / New York Times:
More than 100 journalists employed by US government's radio stations are yet to be evacuated from Afghanistan as the Taliban take power
More than 100 journalists employed by US government's radio stations are yet to be evacuated from Afghanistan as the Taliban take power
Discussion:
Columbia Journalism Review, MediaPost, Columbia Journalism Review, @yaldasarwar, Poynter, @peterhamby, @kevinmaisto, @ariannahuff, @jon_allsop, @arianapekary, Breitbart, @brianstelter, @oliverdarcy, @mlcalderone, @smbahr14, @mlcalderone, @joshrogin, CBS Denver, SPJ News, @benyt, News Media Alliance and @_katherinebrown
Gillian Tan / Bloomberg:
Sources: Forbes Media is in talks to go public via a merger with the Magnum Opus Acquisition SPAC, a deal that would value the company at $650M — - Media company had been in talks with GSV-led consortium — B.C. Forbes founded namesake business magazine in 1917
Discussion:
Talking Biz News and @deitaone
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
J2 Global, owner Mashable and IGN, is rebranding as Ziff Davis and has a $1B M&A budget, after spending $480M on deals in 2020 and earning revenue of $1.49B — Parent company J2 Global is being renamed after the century-old magazine publisher and will have $1 billion for buying up other companies
Discussion:
The Wrap, @wsj, @saschasegan and New York Times
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Right-wing media outlets and elected US Republicans distorted phrases by CNN's Clarissa Ward in Kabul to imply that Ward and CNN were rooting for the Taliban — The political right has plenty to work with right now on Afghanistan. The withdrawal from that country has gone poorly …
Discussion:
@tedcruz, @cnnpr, @clarissaward, @katies, @jackposobiec, @anusharavi10, @charlesppierce, @sduncovered, @biaggi4ny, Snopes.com, Sean Hannity, @mahwashajaz_, @atrupar, @jackposobiec, @kfile, @ananavarro, @kaitlancollins, @maggienyt, @frankluntz, @phil_mattingly, @farnazfassihi, @fbhutto, @mollymckew, @jackiekcalmes, @seungminkim, @keithedwards, @paulszoldra, @chrisburynews, @repdanbishop, @peterbale, @raineytime, @emgusk, @dailycaller, @byrondonalds and Insider
George Winslow / TV Technology:
Sinclair and Dish temporarily extend their contract as talks continue on their carriage deal; Sinclair regional sports networks have been a major sticking point — Dish and Sinclair have agreed to a short-term extension of their carriage agreement — HUNT VALLEY, M.D. …
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USA Today, Cord Cutters News, Awful Announcing and FierceVideo
Joseph Bernstein / Harper's:
A look at the focus on disinformation by media, tech, and academic leaders, and how assumptions about disinfo effectiveness echo old media and advertising myths — In the beginning, there were ABC, NBC, and CBS, and they were good. Midcentury American man could come home after eight hours …
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@benyt, @yoloethics, @jemimajoanna, @noupside, @nkulw, @samjsutton, @noupside, @noupside, @willoremus, @willoremus, @willoremus, @willoremus, @daveyalba, @daveyalba, @daveyalba, @etbrooking, @bcmerchant, @mathewi, @theophite, @kevinwglass, @mattyglesias, @rosiegray, @noupside, @neontaster, @tomgara, @nickconfessore, @rosiegray, @chanders, @nkulw, @geniepee, @laurawags, @lionel_trolling and @omriceren
Samantha Hissong / Rolling Stone:
TikTok partners with Audius, a music streaming service built on Ethereum, to let users upload their music as TikTok Sounds — It's the blockchain-powered Audius, rather than Spotify or Apple Music, that will let artists share their sounds into TikTok in one click
Discussion:
@om, Tubefilter, CoinDesk, @audiusproject, @audiusproject, CNET, Black Bezos Daily and MUSIC x, more at Techmeme »
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
How conservative publishing imprints, like Threshold Editions and Salem Books, are capitalizing on the backlash against progressive titles on race and racism — Books on race and antiracism have sold well over the past year. Now titles like “I Can't Breathe: How a Racial Hoax Is Killing America” and “Race Crazy” are coming.
Discussion:
@nytimesbooks, @kingsbookstore, @morganjerkins, @nytimesbooks, @jbronitsky, @blindmike_, @ebonyteach and @lesliemac
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
OnlyFans begins promoting OFTV, a free nudity-free app on iOS and Android with 800+ videos by creators, chefs, and others, as it prepares to raise new funding — The most common question customers ask Tim Stokely, the chief executive officer of OnlyFans, is why he doesn't have an app.
Discussion:
TechCrunch, New York Post, @ashleylatke, The Verge and Tubefilter, more at Techmeme »
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
UK-based ad tech startup InfoSum, which helps organizations match customer data in a privacy-compliant way, raises $65M Series B at a $300M pre-money valuation — The Series B funding round from Chrysalis Investments will help the company grow its staff and presence as it plans a future public offering
Discussion:
TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
On his return to CNN, Chris Cuomo says he advised his brother to resign “when the time came” and “never misled anyone” — The network host insisted he ‘never misled anyone’ and that he also urged his brother to quit ‘when the time came’
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Fox News, @oliverdarcy, Hollywood Reporter, @danradzikowski, Vanity Fair, @elaheizadi, The Hill, The Guardian, @atrupar, New York Times, @atrupar, @brianstelter, Politico, The Week, Los Angeles Times, Variety, deadline.com and TVLine