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Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
How the Genesis Communications, a talk radio network that has syndicated Alex Jones' show since 1999, built a lucrative business through misinformation — The Genesis Communications Network built a lucrative business alongside the radio host, whose show the company has syndicated for more than two decades.
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@stopfundinghate, @mazjobrani, @azi, @davetroy, @sinanaral, @egavactip and Rolling Stone
Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Sources: The New Yorker's letter firing Erin Overbey notes “previous incidents” of “baseless accusations against colleagues”; she calls the accusations “absurd” — This reporting appears as one of several scoops featured in this week's edition of Confider …
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Erin Overbey / @erinoverbey:
[Thread] Erin Overbey, who last week tweeted that The New Yorker punished her after she spoke up about gender inequality at the outlet, says she has been fired
[Thread] Erin Overbey, who last week tweeted that The New Yorker punished her after she spoke up about gender inequality at the outlet, says she has been fired
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@erinoverbey, American Press Institute, @rickoshea, @arghavan_salles, Poynter, @vabvox, @leahmcelrath, @jmcrookston, @nellsco, @adriennelaw, @812filmreviews, @ijbailey, @soledadobrien, @juwanthewriter, @andizeisler, @ronhogan, @marynmck, @lucysiegle, @aghamilton29, @jeffjarvis, @e_alexjung, @_richardhall, @jeffjarvis, @eekshecried, @scottmendelson, @angryblacklady, @mythilisk, @romancingnope, @mrernestowens, @moorehn, @lindseyboylan, @ekp, @natalie_eilbert, @elizfarrell, @amydiehl, @briannawu, @zackford, @audrelawdamercy, @somakghoshal, @feliciasonmez, @thewayoftheid, @betsyhodges, @brosandprose, @davidfolkenflik, New York Post, The Wrap, Mediaite and The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast:
Sources: ABC's The View will name former Trump White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah Griffin as its conservative co-host filling Meghan McCain's slot — At long last, the daytime talk show is set to announce their pick to fill the conservative hosting vacancy left by McCain.
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Daily Mail, Variety, Mediaite, The Hill, The Wrap, New York Post, TVLine and Page Six
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
WSJ's and NY Post's condemnation of Trump don't necessarily indicate a change for the Murdochs as Fox News, which has a much greater reach, remains supportive — Listen — Gift Article — The New York Post and the Wall Street Journal on Friday published scorching editorials …
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@politico, Politico, @jmartnyt, @barbaracomstock, @jeremymbarr, @oliverdarcy, @farhip and @karaswisher
Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Digital ad company Tremor International plans to buy adtech firm Amobee's TV platform and demand-side platform for $239M from Singtel, set to close in Q3 2022 — Amobee parent Singtel said last year it was reviewing its investments after the pandemic hurt performance
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Adweek, Axios, Yahoo Finance, @wsjcmo, Broadband TV News, @beet_tv, @megancgraham, Reuters, Tremor Video, AdExchanger, MediaPost and Next TV
@noahpinion:
[Thread] If Substack figures out bundling, mainstream papers should ditch op-eds, which they render homogenous and grant an undeserved imprimatur — Once Substack figures out bundling, there will be no reason to have op-ed pages at mainstream media publications anymore. But mainstream media will still be very important for news; I don't think Substack can replace that.
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@maharafiatal, @rsingel, @stephenfgordon, @dmarusic, @dangillmor and @mckonomy
Andrew Kersley / Press Gazette:
UK's Reach reports H1 revenue of £297.4M, down 1.6% YoY, and operating profit of £47.2M, down 31.5% YoY, due to record energy prices upping the cost of print — Mirror and Express publisher Reach has seen a multi-million pound drop in profits for the first half of 2022 in the face of a UK consumer downturn.
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@charliemoloney, Bloomberg and @pressgazette
Kathleen Kingsbury / New York Times:
The New York Times renames Sunday Review as Sunday Opinion, with the back page of the section devoted once a month to a longer piece of first-person writing — - Give this article- - - Read in app … Starting tomorrow, there will be a brand-new section in the paper: Sunday Opinion.
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@nytopinion, @katiekings, @klerner, @elwasson and New Lines Magazine
Joseph Gedeon / Politico:
Blinken will meet with family of slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, which says US' care for its journalists depends on their origins and where they were killed — When she closes her eyes, Lina Abu Akleh is with her aunt. They could be doing anything, but they were probably bingeing a new show on Netflix.
Discussion:
Al Jazeera, @politico, @annmarie, @jgedeon1 and @linaabuakleh
Bloomberg:
The UK's CMA publishes its music streaming report, saying the market being dominated by a handful of major players is not “currently causing consumers harm” — The music streaming market dominated by a handful of major players is giving consumers a fair shake …
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TechCrunch, GOV.UK, Billboard, @cmagovuk, @mintroyale, @ivorsacademy, Complete Music Update and @wavesblog, more at Techmeme »
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Cuadrilla Capital acquires Chartbeat, a content insights service used by web publishers to measure and analyze traffic; Chartbeat has raised $31M over 12 years — Chartbeat, a content insights platform that's used by web publishers to measure and analyze traffic, was purchased by Cuadrilla Capital …
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@saroff_nyc, @spj_tweets, @joshuadschwartz, @msteib, @jeffjarvis, @saroff_nyc, @arctictony, @sarafischer, @martinsfp, The Wrap and TechCrunch
Danny Nelson / CoinDesk:
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao sues Bloomberg Businessweek's Hong Kong publisher for defamation, claiming a June 23 profile depicted him as running a “Ponzi scheme” — It's not the first time Zhao and Binance have sued the media. — Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao …
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Insider, @silvermanjacob, Waivly, @cz_binance, @quinnypig, @coindesk, Blockworks, Crypto Briefing, Benzinga, Decrypt and Watcher Guru, more at Techmeme »