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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Sources: Chris Licht told staff “there will be more changes and you might not understand it or like it all”, and the Reliable Sources newsletter will relaunch — “You might not understand it or like it at all,” Licht told CNN staffers of future changes after acknowledging …
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite: ‘We Will Certainly Be Making News’: Reliable Sources Producer Addresses Final Show on Internal Call
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post: CNN boss Chris Licht signals ‘time of change’ after Brian Stelter exit
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: CNN Staff Brace for Change as Chris Licht Era Starts to Takes Shape
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch: By firing Brian Stelter, CNN is capitulating to disinformation rather than fighting it
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
CNN is canceling the weekly media show Reliable Sources, and host Brian Stelter is leaving the network; Reliable Sources' final episode will air on August 21 — CNN is canceling its Sunday media affairs show Reliable Sources, and host Brian Stelter is departing the network, Stelter tells NPR.
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Sharon Waxman / The Wrap: Don Lemon, Jim Acosta Expected to Stay at CNN Despite New, More Neutral Direction (Exclusive)
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: I loved anchoring @ReliableSources. It was a rare privilege to lead a weekly show focused on the press at a time when it has never been more consequential. And here's the thing...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: I picked a bad day to violate the ABC rule — Always Be Charging. I took the kiddos out sightseeing in midtown Manhattan and my phone's at 2% 🤦🏼♂ ️
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times: Brian Stelter Leaving CNN After Cancellation of ‘Reliable Sources’
Clare Malone / New Yorker: A TV Face of the Trump Resistance Exits
Stephen King / @stephenking: The one show on CNN I never missed was Reliable Sources, with Brian Stelter. It has been an invaluable window into how the media covers...itself. Today CNN canceled it.
Fox News: CNN changes: From Chris Cuomo to Brian Stelter, it's been a wild year for scandal-plauged network
Judd Apatow / @juddapatow: Brian Stelter is out at CNN as his media criticism show ‘Reliable Sources’ is canceled - Los Angeles Times. SEEMS LIKE THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME TO ELIMINATE A SHOW WHICH DISCUSSES MEDIA CRITICISM. RIGHT BEFORE THE MIDTERMS? THIS SHOW IS ESSENTIAL. https://apple.news/...
Mehdi Hasan / @mehdirhasan: “David Zaslav, the company's chief executive, has said that he wants a network for both Republicans and Democrats.” A reminder that too many in my industry still seem to believe that there is a big GOP audience that *wants* facts or ‘straight news’. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: More on this: - @ReliableSources newsletter will continue - @oliverdarcy will stay (per his tweets) - Show staff being let go (relatively small staff compared to other CNN shows, some could find other CNN roles) - Folks found out yesterday https://www.axios.com/...
Lachlan Cartwright / @lachcartwright: “Everything about this was rollout points to [Discovery board member] John Malone and [Discovery CEO] David Zaslav,” a person familiar with the situation told The Daily Beast. “Chris Licht did not want to do this.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/ ... with @CorbinBolies @ZTPetrizzo
Ben Mullin / @benmullin: NEW: John Malone tells me he had “nothing to do with” @brianstelter's show getting canceled. He said he wants “the ‘news’ portion of CNN to be more centrist, but I am not in control or directly involved.” https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Nick Gilbertson / Breitbart: CNN Pauses ‘Reliable Sources’ Newsletter After Axing Television Program
Thomas Barrabi / New York Post: CNN's news coverage should be ‘more centrist’: John Malone
Jennifer Robison / @_jrobison: Pretty sure Brian's public airing of the purchase of my former newspaper helped some of us keep our jobs. I'll always be grateful. https://twitter.com/...
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation: CNN's wrong move of canceling Reliable Sources is another blow in a series of setbacks for US media commentary while journalism is under assault
Mary Louise Kelly / @nprkelly: The media beat is one of the toughest in journalism. If you do it right, you're guaranteed to piss off colleagues. This month we've lost 2 of the finest: @brianstelter leaves @CNN & @Sulliview leaves @washingtonpost. Thank you for yr work & wish you both well in the next chapter! https://twitter.com/...
Sarah Jorgensen / @sarahljorgensen: i was a PA on @ReliableSources - one of my first jobs in tv news. it was an invaluable crash course in the media business working on this show. i always so appreciated how seriously @brianstelter took my ideas as a young journo. can't wait to see what @brianstelter does next! https://twitter.com/...
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite: Warner Executive John Malone Weighs in on Stelter Ouster, Says He Wants the ‘News Portion of CNN to Be More Centrist’
Deadline: CNN Boss Chris Licht Warns Anxious Staffers Over “More Changes” After Axing Of ‘Reliable Sources’ And Exit Of Brian Stelter
@sivavaid: Many people are saying nice things about @brianstelter and his show. I just want to add that few people in TV journalism are as open and committed to helping students get a sense of how to launch a career. For years he has met with and advised my students whenever I've asked.
S. Mitra Kalita / @mitrakalita: My thoughts with @brianstelter and @ReliableSources team. Stelter and RS were prolly closest thing to a CNN ombudsman there was. Were there blind spots? Sure. But I found them receptive to listening/fixing/including. The loss of a platform for many of us. https://www.cnn.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: Tonight I signed off from the RS newsletter — with some news: https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ...
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: Here's what to expect next from @ReliableSources: https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ...
Steve Sternberg / @stevensternberg: A tip of the hat to Bernard Kalb, the founding host of “Reliable Sources,” who at 100 years young remains one of the nation's greatest broadcast journalists. https://www.npr.org/...
Amy Mullen / @lilybelle05: @ClancyReports Not fair. During an episode in February, Stelter cited Malone [a major Discovery investor] more than a dozen times in coverage of the Discovery deal for CNN and its sister properties, expressing some concern about the investor's influence. https://www.npr.org/...
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: End of an era. It has been a hell of a ride working with @BrianStelter and the @ReliableSources team over the last five years. Brian has been a first-class colleague, mentor, and friend. I cannot wait to see what he does next.
Ashley Rindsberg / The Burning Telegraph: What Brian Stelter's Firing Says about Media
Matthew Keys / @matthewkeyslive: Stelter held media outlets to account — except his own. He admitted he was slow to cover the conflict-of-interest scandal involving Chris Cuomo. He also served as a hypeman for CNN Plus before and after it launched. It lasted for less than a month. https://twitter.com/...
Will Bunch / @will_bunch: Wow, three different voices who exited in three very different ways, but losing the media criticism of Eric Boehlert, Margaret Sullivan and now Brian Stelter in a matter of months is quite a blow Because the media needs more criticism, not less https://www.inquirer.com/...
Donald Trump Jr / @donaldjtrumpjr: Tens of people devastated. https://twitter.com/...
Rita Panahi / @ritapanahi: Probably explains why you're consistently & spectacularly wrong about so much. 🤣 https://twitter.com/...
Eli Lake / @elilake: This explains a lot https://twitter.com/...
Sara Fischer / Axios: CNN chief media correspondent Brian Stelter to exit
Matthew Gertz / @mattgertz: .@brianstelter chronicled, with bracing honesty and directness, Fox News' descent from GOP mouthpiece to toxic hellscape. His program will be missed, and I'm looking forward to whatever he does next. https://www.npr.org/...
Heidi N. Moore / @moorehn: Whatever you think of the Stelter news, it's always a bummer when John Malone scores a point against anyone
Ben Mullin / @benmullin: News: Brian Stelter was making close to $1 million annually for his work on TV in addition to his podcast, CNN+ show and newsletter. He had more than 3 years left on that deal, which means CNN is going to incur significant severance costs. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: As for me, I'm looking forward to continuing to cover the media and hold powerful people and institutions accountable. It's important work and I'm grateful to do it at CNN.
Frank Bajak / @fbajak: Latest sign of CNN, under new management, being less willing to take on Fox News. https://twitter.com/...
Chris Winters / @thechriswinters: Absolutely. This is entirely based on the myth of centrism: two equal and opposing parties playing by the same rules in the same system. Instead we have one party committed to democracy, and one party committed to burning the whole thing down and instituting a dictatorship. https://twitter.com/...
David Darmofal / @david_darmofal: Why would you want the news to be centrist? Wouldn't you want it to be fact-based? That might incidentally be centrist, left, or right on an issue or event. But not w/ an ideological goal. A goal of centrism is an ideological, both-sidesing goal regardless of the facts. https://twitter.com/...
Peter Kafka / @pkafka: So there's your on the record confirmation that Discovery's major investor wants CNN retooled. https://twitter.com/...
@claireatki: Industry insiders are wondering if this was a political hit job. Brian Stelter figures large in Fox News coverage of CNN. What do you think?
Joe Flint / @jbflint: @claireatki It beat the other shows BUT it was down 26% or so from a year ago.
Joe Flint / @jbflint: @claireatki and trailed Kurtz's Fox media show
Claire Atkinson / @claireatki: New: CNN cancels ‘Reliable Sources,’ axing Brian Stelter and show staff, with more familiar faces expected to exit as network CEO Chris Licht sets strategy https://www.businessinsider.com/ ... via @businessinsider
Jonathan Larsen / @jtlarsen: CNN's @brianstelter shined a light on Discovery investor John Malone, a critic of CNN's political coverage. Now Discovery owns CNN and Stelter's gone. Story by @davidfolkenflik: https://www.npr.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Staci D Kramer / @sdkstl: News I've been expecting since the deal went through. Unfortunate for CNN, viewers and anyone who believes in the need for critical coverage of all media. At least @ReliableSources newsletter will continue. https://twitter.com/...
Parker Molloy / @parkermolloy: I feel bad for everyone whose name is not Brian Stelter affected by this. https://twitter.com/...
Sopan Deb / @sopandeb: This sucks. When something like this happens, the anchor's plight gets the most attention. APs, PAs, producers, etc., who are paid way less and have far more difficult paths forward, don't get noticed as much. Not taking care of them is a choice the network is making. https://twitter.com/...
Craig Aaron / @notaaroncraig: If you want reporters, @brianstelter was a reporter first. Going back to his stint at the NYT alongside David Carr, Stelter always sought out a wide range of thinkers and critics (including me on occasion) and, in my experience, was always thorough and fair. Bad move, CNN.
Craig Aaron / @notaaroncraig: Not good. Even within the limits of CNN, disappearing a prominent show that actually took the the politics of the media biz seriously is a loss. CNN is going back to reporters? I'll believe it when I see it. .. https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Mark Joyella / Forbes: By Killing Off ‘Reliable Sources’ And Firing Host Brian Stelter, CNN Hands A Big Win To Its Worst Critics
Matthew Belloni / @mattbelloni: So Zucker tucked in Brian before the Discovery guys took over, he knew what was coming.... https://twitter.com/...
Scott Adams / @scottadamssays: By my calculation, that means his nemesis #Gutfeld has two more hit shows than he does. https://twitter.com/...
Dr. Kelli Ward / @kelliwardaz: No one will miss this guy! https://twitter.com/...
Clara Jeffery / @clarajeffery: This is not a good sign for @CNN. @brianstelter has been reporting on media's failures—at CNN and elsewhere—to properly warn about rising autocracy. And had been calling for more reporting, period. https://twitter.com/...
Ben Mullin / @benmullin: .@brianstelter had more than three years left on a four year contract at CNN, I'm told. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Meg James / @megjameslat: Brian Stelter is out. @SteveBattaglio reports the thinking inside #CNN under its new chief, Chris Licht, is that a program dissecting the media was too “inside baseball” for a television audience. CNN is expected to continue the popular and insightful Reliable Sources newsletter. https://twitter.com/...
Eric Fingerhut / @ericfingerhut: It's weird—you'd think with multiple cable news outlets, you'd want to have things that differentiate your network from the others. CNN was the only network that had a media show and team of reporters covering the media.
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: @brianstelter @JamieStelter When he was chosen to host @ReliableSources, it was clear that he didn't just have the reporting chops, but he was a natural broadcaster too. When you're on set with him, he's cool, calm, collected I will miss watching Brian on Sundays, but I know he's got huge things ahead
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: @brianstelter In addition, he somehow found time to write a book, consult on a TV show and produce a documentary. It's impossible to know where he ever finds time considering how much time he also spends with @JamieStelter and his 2 kids, as made evident by lots of fun playground pics on insta
Hadas Gold / @hadas_gold: I'm sad to see such a wonderful colleague leave. He immediately welcomed me at CNN with open arms and taught me a lot. https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Littau / @jeremylittau: When Discovery merged with WarnerMedia, they said they had to cut $3b right away (Discovery took on a bunch of debt in the deal, had north of $50b at close). So, cuts. CNN+ gone (though it wasn't that great a product), all those HBOMax content cuts the past week, now CNN proper.
Jeff Jarvis / @jeffjarvis: 100% agree with @JeremyLittau here. The Times and Post have no ombudsmen. With @Sulliview departing, neither has a media columnist. Media—specifically cable news, specifically Fox—is a critical player in our current democratic drama. Completely wrong move by Licht. Wrong. https://twitter.com/...
Ross Maghielse / @maghielse: Good background and analysis from @DylanByers on this (@PuckNews is consistently well informed and logical about stuff, btw): “What (Stelter does) could become a harbinger for the next wave of TV talent who receive the tap on the shoulder...” https://puck.news/...
Jonathan Alter / @jonathanalter: It's bad enough for Chris Licht to cancel @ReliableSources , one of the two or three best shows on CNN. But blindsiding @brianstelter is really shitty. https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Littau / @jeremylittau: This is CNN moving in the wrong direction, getting rid of one of the few avenues cable news has for self-criticism. @brianstelter is one of the best. Just an incomprehensible cut from a public-service perspective (familiar ruthless cost cutting for Discovery, though). https://twitter.com/...
Hunter Walker / @hunterw: Some people - due to their hatred for the press and desire to cover up their own malfeasance - are already gloating over people losing their jobs. Disgusting. https://twitter.com/...
Mike V.P. / @mikepettigano: This sucks. The people at the top, the faces you actually see, will be fine. But these staffers don't have a six- or seven-figure cushion to lean on during bad times. https://twitter.com/...
James Poniewozik / @poniewozik: If only there were a TV media-news show to look into this https://www.npr.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Adam Kelsey / @adamkelsey: You're gonna dump some 27-year-old AP who did nothing wrong because you decided you want a different show in that hour?
Adam Kelsey / @adamkelsey: Completely unnecessary. Put them on whatever show is taking its place or assign them to a different program. It's not like the skills it takes to produce Reliable Sources specifically are wholly unique. Unreal. https://twitter.com/...
@lisa_joseph13: In February, Stelter had cited major investor Malone more than a dozen times in coverage of the Discovery deal for CNN re: NPR. I'm guessing that might have something to do with Stelter's departure. “Reliable Sources” had run on CNN for 30 years. https://twitter.com/...
@deggans: At a time when viewers have never needed more help understanding and unraveling media, CNN canceled its 30-year-old media analysis show, Reliable Sources and let go chief media correspondent/host, Brian Stelter. Sad. (great scoop from @davidfolkenflik) https://www.npr.org/...
Piers Morgan / @piersmorgan: Reminder that Trump/Fox obsessed Mr Stelter dropped me as a guest on his ‘impartial’ media show because I didn't agree with his view that the Hunter Biden laptop scandal was Russian disinformation... now he's been fired by CNN for being too partisan. https://twitter.com/...
Sean Spicer / @seanspicer: Stop exaggerating Ben https://twitter.com/...
Nicholas Dawes / @nicdawes: Public understanding of the political economy of media has never been more important, and @brianstelter has made huge contributions on a big, mainstream platform. This really, really, sucks. https://twitter.com/...
Gene Park / @genepark: to quote Brian Stelter, this is “fascinating” https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Barr / @jeremymbarr: Brian Stelter is leaving CNN and “Reliable Sources” is being cancelled. This is the biggest programming decision that has been made by Licht's CNN. “This is going to be the start of what will be significant change,” an insider said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: A few notes about @brianstelter: — Brian is a very rare mix of talent, hustle and kindness — He works harder than almost any reporter I know. At one point, he was hosting a weekly streaming show, a Sunday show, co-authoring a 6x weekly newsletter and breaking digital stories. https://twitter.com/...
Dark Brandon High Cleric / @tonymoonbeam: Surprised this didn't come sooner with takes like this. @brianstelter, is this one still up, or did you delete it? https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Peter Kafka / @pkafka: While we are at it a reminder that WBD management has promised $3 billion in savings so the cost-cuts and layoffs that started at HBO Max this week will continue (and likely accelerate) at the rest of the company over the next couple months. https://www.vox.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@baseballaslan: @neontaster His book about the fall of the Today Show ("Top of the Morning") is excellent. I hope he writes a sequel about the Matt Lauer debacle.
Corbin Bolies / @corbinbolies: CNN says @brianstelter's last show will be this Sunday. “We appreciate his contributions to the network and wish him well as he embarks on new endeavors.” https://twitter.com/...
Vivian Schiller / @vivian: Coverage of media has NEVER been important. And @brianstelter knows how to speak truth to power. This is a terrible decision, @CNN. https://twitter.com/...
Ernie Smith / @shortformernie: Let the charge run out and just don't look at the news for the rest of the week https://twitter.com/...
Amanda Katz / @katzish: Whoa indeed. Props to my smart and humane former colleague @brianstelter for a hard job done tirelessly through one of the most insane periods of American political media—I'm sure many great adventures are ahead. https://twitter.com/...
Joe Flint / @jbflint: It was a rare privilege to lead a weekly show focused on the press at a time when it has never been more consequential. I'll have more to say on Sunday."
Joe Flint / @jbflint: From @brianstelter “I'm grateful for my nine years with CNN, proud of what we accomplished on Reliable Sources and so thankful for the viewers who tuned in every week for our examination of the media, truth and the stories that shape our world....
@froomkin: This is a terrible move by CNN. @brianstelter was the symbol of a media establishment willing to question itself. He was a flawed but essential voice in the national media. His firing is a win for all the wrong people. https://www.npr.org/...
Devon Heinen / @devonheinen: @jamesrbuk MSNBC But, wildcard: Back to NYT, but with a podcast in addition to writing stories
Tim Fullerton / @timfullerton: Seems like we need more shows/coverage like @brianstelter provided - not less. https://twitter.com/...
Peter Sterne / @petersterne: It sure sounds like CNN's new leadership fired @brianstelter and canceled “Reliable Sources” because he dared to criticize Trump and the GOP. https://www.npr.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Noam Blum / @neontaster: I know people love dunking on silly Stelter, but he was a legitimately malevolent and harmful presence on cable news. He just masked it with an unassuming demeanor. I hope wherever he lands next, he won't be able to do as much damage. https://twitter.com/...
Steph Haberman / @stephlauren: Wowwww, very sad to see this. https://twitter.com/...
Jamison Foser / @jamisonfoser: oh no who will awkwardly ignore crappy CNN behavior and amplify right-wing falsehoods even while criticizing Fox News for doing the same https://twitter.com/...
Peter Sagal / @petersagal: This is bad. I've known Brian since he was with the New York Times and he interviewed me in 2008. Nobody has ever owned a beat as much as Brian has owned his. He became a target of the Right's media machine because he told the truth about them. https://twitter.com/...
Arik Hesseldahl / @ahess247: @mediagazer @davidfolkenflik Prediction: MSNBC next.
Michael Luo / @michaelluo: Oh no. Sorry to see this. Best of luck to @brianstelter, who will no doubt land on his feet. https://twitter.com/...
Julia Alexander / @loudmouthjulia: Brian Stelter is out at CNN. Wow. Show had seen viewership declines over the last bit, IIRC. I enjoyed Reliable Sources, disappointing to hear even if understandable. Story from @DylanByers https://puck.news/...
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: But CNN is cutting costs after Discovery takeover. And Stelter is among hosts who came in for criticism from conservatives for how they handled Trump years. Back in February show, Stelter cited Discovery investor John Malone as a critic of the network, noting possible concern. https://twitter.com/...
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: The show is the longest running on CNN - it celebrated its 30th anniversary back in March. Stelter touted its rating wins on Twitter. https://twitter.com/...
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: “It was a rare privilege to lead a weekly show focused on the press at a time when it has never been more consequential,” Stelter told me in leaving, promising to say more on Sunday's show — its final episode. https://twitter.com/...
Renée Camus / Nicki Swift: The Real Reason Brian Stelter Is Leaving CNN
Frank Pallotta / CNN: CNN is ending ‘Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter’
Matthew Keys / The Desk: CNN finds Brian Stelter unreliable for future of network
Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine: The story media miss: themselves
Bob Cronin / Newser: Brian Stelter Is Out at CNN
Claire Atkinson / Insider: CNN cancels ‘Reliable Sources,’ axing Brian Stelter and show staff, with more familiar faces expected to exit as network CEO Chris Licht sets strategy
Greta Bjornson / Decider: Brian Stelter Out at CNN as Network Cancels ‘Reliable Sources’ After Three Decades
Wendell Husebø / Breitbart: CNN's Brian Stelter to Exit Network, ‘Reliable Sources’ Canceled
Adriana Diaz / The Sun: Who is Brian Stelter's wife Jamie Stelter?
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times: Brian Stelter is out at CNN as his media criticism show ‘Reliable Sources’ is canceled
Rebecca Iannucci / TVLine: Brian Stelter Leaving CNN as Reliable Sources Is Cancelled at the Network
Christian Blauvelt / IndieWire: Brian Stelter Leaving CNN as ‘Reliable Sources’ Is Canceled Amid Warner Bros. Discovery Shakeups
Katie Campione / The Wrap: Brian Stelter Out at CNN, ‘Reliable Sources’ Canceled
Eduardo Razo / Barrett Media: Brian Stelter: Rare Privilege to Host Reliable Sources
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Insiders say Brian Stelter's CNN exit is an effort to tone down partisanship, based on earlier comments by David Zaslav, Chris Licht, and investor John Malone — The sudden cancellation of the outspoken anchor and media reporter's show, Reliable Sources, may offer clues …
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Dylan Byers / Puck: The Brian Stelter Show Is Over
@paulachertok: There's a direct correlation between democracy's decline & the mainstreaming of disinformation. @brianstelter had the one show that addressed this urgent problem weekly. One hour a week, and that was too much. @CNN should have expanded @ReliableSources to a daily show—not cut it. https://twitter.com/...
Katie Campione / The Wrap: Did Bad Ratings Lead CNN to Oust Brian Stelter and Cancel ‘Reliable Sources’?
@schwarz: One clear sign the corporate media is super-liberal is the way it fires people for being liberal https://www.vanityfair.com/...
@poynter: As a college student at Towson University, Stelter started a blog about the media and was so good at it that he got hired by The New York Times. https://www.poynter.org/...
Brianna Wu / @briannawu: CNN is canceling @brianstelter's show to save money?!?! Look, it's not perfect but that was the best Sunday show by a wide margin. Hard to not notice that he literally wrote the best book on Trump sycophancy in media, and they're showing him the door. https://twitter.com/...
Peter Kafka / @pkafka: “John Malone doesn't watch CNN. John Malone only watches CNN via Fox News,” says a CNN employee. “If I watched CNN via Fox News, I would hate CNN too.” https://twitter.com/...
Tim Graham / @timjgraham: “The partisan reputation it garnered — fairly or not”!! https://twitter.com/...
Mehdi Hasan / @mehdirhasan: ‘Mr. Malone said he wants “the ‘news’ portion of CNN to be more centrist, but I am not in control or directly involved.”’ What does ‘centrist news’ to him look like? “One side says the election was fair, but in the interests of balance, one side says the election was stolen”?
Viola Gienger / @violagienger: “During an episode in February, Stelter cited Malone more than a dozen times in coverage of the Discovery deal for CNN and its sister properties, expressing some concern about the investor's influence.”
Viola Gienger / @violagienger: Hmm: “Among those publicly joining in on the broader criticism of CNN as having become politicized was the investor John Malone, a major financial stakeholder of the new WarnerDiscovery conglomerate,” CNN's parent company. https://twitter.com/...
Jim Clancy / @clancyreports: @LilyBelle05 It's not just Malone. The primary purpose of news networks has become increasing corporate profits, not supporting journalists doing actual news reporting. News costs money. A corporate office worker will book you the same 5 guests every night (or day) for a helluva lot less.
Keith Olbermann / @keitholbermann: @ClancyReports Yeah but they dumped him because our alma mater is swinging to the right, Jim, not because of the many flaws in his show
Jim Clancy / @clancyreports: Another “Talking Heads” show on Cable News is ended. Stelter was only there for a part of its 30-year run. He failed to grasp and report how corporate ownership is crushing U.S. journalism by replacing actual reporters with company office workers. https://twitter.com/...
Jim Clancy / @clancyreports: @KeithOlbermann The late Reese Schonfeld told me “CNN's early success was because the audience never knew what would come up next.” His insight was that ALL of Cable News fails because the audience knows EXACTLY what's coming up next. It has become predictably partisan and painfully repetitive.
Sharon Waxman / @sharonwaxman: WaxWord w/ @katie_campione went behind the scenes to find out the inside details behind Brian Stelter's ouster today from #CNN & the cancellation of his show, @CNNReliable after 30 years. https://www.thewrap.com/...
Sharon Waxman / @sharonwaxman: “It's not a good brand position to be the opposite of Fox News,” said a network insider familiar with Licht's thinking. “He wants to be tough and no bulls—, but not affiliated with a side. It's fair to say he doesn't like the CNN vs. Fox thing.”
Sharon Waxman / @sharonwaxman: Two senior Warner Bros Discovery executives denied that Stelter's ouster was influenced in any way by Malone, calling the decision to cancel “Reliable Sources” entirely Licht's. “Chris doesn't want to do the 'who's in, who's out, who's up, who's down' navel-gazey reporting.”
Sharon Waxman / @sharonwaxman: What is new chairman and CEO Chris Licht's plan for the future of the news network? Why would Stelter, a respected media journalist, get the boot along with his show? Who else is at risk to get the ax after Stelter and, last week, legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin?
Greg Greene / @ggreeneva: It seems comically revisionist to paint Brian Stelter as some ‘woke’ interloper in the CNN newsroom — when I can probably riff through a few searches and find countless examples fellow progressives/center-leftists calling him out for both-sidesy framing. https://puck.news/... https://twitter.com/...
Joe Pompeo / @joepompeo: “I think they [Licht and Zaz] share a vision for CNN. But at the end of the day, Licht is executing his vision on how to get there. No one is telling him what to do or how it works.” https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Brian Steinberg / Variety: Brian Stelter to Exit CNN After ‘Reliable Sources’ Is Cancelled
Max Tani / Politico:
WaPo media reporter Paul Farhi was suspended for five days in March, as management said he jeopardized a colleague's safety; his union is challenging the action — The Washington Post quietly suspended one of its longest serving reporters, Paul Farhi, this past spring …
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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian: The Washington Post Suspended a Media Reporter for Reporting on the Washington Post
Andrew Beaujon / @abeaujon: Farhi regularly tweets news about the Post. The Post claims that in this instance he violated the company's social media policy, which...
@mattdpearce: @MikeIsaac @PostGuild Taking the company's logic to its conclusion, if they don't think there is a grievance procedure after expiration, they can just fire your ass for literally no reason at all (including reporting and saying true things) while they drag their feet on a new contract. Bad company.
Rat King / @mikeisaac: @mattdpearce @PostGuild all of this is wack but the thing that is very concerning is the company's refusal to address grievances when there's no contract in place while also dragging feet in negotiations absolutely zero incentive to continue bargaining in good faith. hope this does not set precedents
Josh Sternberg / @joshsternberg: @mattdpearce ... Bezos has been antagonistic toward the guild since he bought the paper. iirc, one of the first things he did was cut/retool benefits and pensions.
Josh Sternberg / @joshsternberg: Democracy dies in darkness https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Beaujon / @abeaujon: Updated with a little more context: Farhi learned of the policy he reported on in a company Slack channel used by its media reporters. News of the policy also appeared in other Slack channels that could be viewed by hundreds of people. https://twitter.com/...
Zeyi Yang / @zeyiyang: WaPo decided to suspend a *media* reporter for 5 days just for this tweet? I don't know how that can be justified https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Beaujon / @abeaujon: The Washington Post suspended media reporter Paul Farhi in March after he accurately reported on the Washington Post. https://www.washingtonian.com/ ...
Felicia Sonmez / @feliciasonmez: @BGrueskin ... Saw similar during my time as a reporter and editor in China. Scratching my head at the argument that accurately reporting on the removal of bylines/datelines — as Paul did — endangers anyone.
Runa Sandvik / @runasand: @maxwelltani @emilybell I think we're doing ourselves a disservice when we refer to this as “internal drama.” (now without typos!)
Eric Cortellessa / @ericcortellessa: This is insane. @farhip is a pro. https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Beaujon / @abeaujon: The Post later confirmed Farhi's reporting to the Hill and to the Washington Post, in a story it notes Farhi contributed to. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Max Tani / @maxwelltani: New: Earlier this year, WaPo suspended media reporter Paul Farhi for his reporting on steps the paper was taking internally around its coverage of Russia. Per a new suit filed by the paper's union, Farhi was told he “jeopardized the safety of a colleague.” https://www.politico.com/...
Sam Stein / @samstein: SCOOP — The Washington Post quietly suspended longtime reporter Paul Farhi for five days last spring over, it appears, a tweet about how the paper was handling bylines from Russia. via @maxwelltani https://www.politico.com/...
Andrew Beaujon / @abeaujon: Farhi tweeted on March 4 that the Post would remove datelines and bylines from some stories filed in Russia to protect staff. https://twitter.com/...
@mattdpearce: WaPo management refused to participate in arbitration with @PostGuild over disputed disciplines involving Paul Farhi and Felicia Sonmez, saying it didn't need to because the CBA expired. That's really bad-faith. https://www.washingtonian.com/ ...
Felicia Sonmez / @feliciasonmez: @BGrueskin ... Absolutely.
Dave Jamieson / @jamieson: 'The newspaper told a union lawyer by email in August that because the company's contract with the Guild expired June 30, it had no obligation to address the grievance.' https://twitter.com/...
Sy Mukherjee / @the_sy_guy: Gross, @washingtonpost. But “bad-faith” and “media company management” basically go hand in hand. Grosser still, certain journos are gonna cheer this bc of personal gripes, self serving politics & plain cowardice. That contrarian crowd that doesn't give two shits about solidarity https://twitter.com/...
Felicia Sonmez / @feliciasonmez: The Guild says the expiration of the contract “does not relieve the Post from its contractual obligation to arbitrate grievances filed prior to expiration.” Thank you to @PostGuild for taking this action. And honored to stand side-by-side with the great @farhip in this effort. https://twitter.com/...
@tonyajoriley: A CBA the Guild kept extending during the pandemic out of a good faith relationship with management. Undeniably anti-union behavior by Post management. Very disappointing https://twitter.com/...
Jon Levine / @levinejonathan: I regret to inform you that the Washington Post is at it again https://www.politico.com/...
Sy Mukherjee / @the_sy_guy: Solidarity with @feliciasonmez. Solidarity with @farhip. Once a member of the media union family fighting for fair treatment and a better workplace, you always stand up for your former fellow journos' rights. ✊
Anthony Macuk / @anthonymacuk: @mattdpearce @PostGuild It's underhanded either way, but the fact that - if I'm reading this right - the suspension and the firing both happened *before* the CBA expired is really just the disingenuous icing on the cake.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
HBO Max removes about 200 older episodes of the kids' show Sesame Street; as of now, 456 episodes remain, with only 29 of those from the earliest seasons — Bought to you by the letters G-O-N-E: The content purge at HBO Max continues as the streaming platform has pulled about 200 older episodes of classic kids' show “Sesame Street.”
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Joe Hennes / ToughPigs: HBO Max Removes Over 200 Classic Sesame Episodes
Emma Bowman / NPR: HBO Max cuts dozens of titles in a cost-cutting move before a merger with Discovery+
William Hughes / The A.V. Club: HBO Max wiped another 200 classic Sesame Street episodes from its servers
Todd Spangler / @xpangler: HBO Max statement about removal of ~200 older “Sesame Street” eps: “'Sesame Street' is and has always been an important part of television culture and a crown jewel of our preschool offering.” https://variety.com/...
Todd Spangler / @xpangler: HBO Max spokesperson: “We are committed to continuing to bring ‘Sesame Street’ into families' homes,” including with Season 52 premiering this fall https://variety.com/...
Yvette Nicole Brown / @ynb: WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS?! https://twitter.com/...
Joshua Thiede / The Streamable: HBO Max Pulls Over 200 Classic ‘Sesame Street’ Episodes, Franchise Future on HBO Max Remains Uncertain
@kaludiasays: they're definitely gonna let that license with sesame workshop expire. i dont think they'll disappear, i think they just dont want to pay for it anymore. a bit of a surprise tho it was a huge asset https://twitter.com/...
Chris Murphy / Vanity Fair: Why Does Everyone Care So Much About the HBO Max Chaos?
Ashley / @ashleyesqueda: Remembering 2019 when WarnerMedia's Richard Greenblatt insisted that Sesame Street was a cornerstone of their catalog and that the back catalog would contain episodes never available to stream previously. David Zaslav is a villain. https://twitter.com/...
Emily Zogbi / CBR: HBO Max Steamrolls Sesame Street, Pulls 200 Episodes
Jesse Walker / @notjessewalker: Thank goodness for unauthorized uploads to YouTube, eh? https://variety.com/...
Renee Paquette / @reneepaquette: Just in time for my kids Elmo infatuation. Thanks guys.... https://twitter.com/...
J. Kyle Mann / @jkylemann: normally this would fly right by me but 2022 kyle is mortally wounded by this news https://twitter.com/...
Richard Newby / @richardlnewby: I deeply and truly hate this. I watch Sesame Street with my kids. My oldest is at an age where he has specific episodes he likes to rewatch. https://twitter.com/...
Louisa / @louisathelast: That's the thing that's puzzling me about these moves—how is the cost saving of not having to pay residuals ever going to make up for the terrible publicity? It's incredibly shortsighted https://twitter.com/...
@internetarchive: More culture vanishing before our very eyes: https://variety.com/... First they came for Big Bird...
Ryan O'Rourke / Collider: Nearly 200 Classic Sesame Street Episodes Removed from HBO Max
Eriq Gardner / @eriqgardner: Cloud storage near capacity. Would you like to buy 2TB more, Zaz? https://twitter.com/...
Justin Ware / @justin_ware: Speaking as the father of a three year old who loves old Sesame Streets more than anything, I swear to you @hbomax if you do not reverse this I will cancel you faster than that pinball can get to number 12 https://variety.com/...
Franklin Leonard / @franklinleonard: There is zero chance the cost of keeping those episodes exceeds the cost of the public relations hit removing them creates. https://twitter.com/...
Greta Bjornson / Decider: ‘Sesame Street’ Curbed by HBO Max as 200 Episodes Suddenly Removed From Service
Matt Webb Mitovich / TVLine: Almost 200 Sesame Street Episodes Removed as Part of HBO Max Purge
Perez Hilton / @perezhilton: HBO Max deleting a ton more shows! WTF?! Poor executive decisions keep becoming a slap in the face to creatives whose works helped build the streamers' backbone. https://variety.com/...
Alex Weprin / @alexweprin: @loudmouthjulia The thing that nags at me: Cartoon Network has some legitimately great IP, and HBO Max has the OG (Sesame Street). And that content is sticky for years. Why abandon it?
Jacob Siegal / BGR: HBO Max lost 37 more TV shows and movies - here's the full list
Eric Vilas-Boas / Vulture:
The CNN Originals hub launches on Discovery+ on August 19 with more than 800 episodes from CNN Original Series, CNN Films, and HLN Original Series — At your service. — “The most trusted name in news” has a new streaming home next to venerable programming like The 90 Day Fiancé and Mermaids: The New Evidence.
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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: After CNN+ shutdown, Discovery+ adds a CNN Originals hub to its US service
Jordan Overstreet / Warner Bros. Discovery: CNN Originals Hub Launches on discovery+
Richard Newby / @richardlnewby: Would rather have Batgirl. 🤷🏾♂ ️ https://twitter.com/...
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Selome Hailu / Variety:
Warner Bros. Discovery lets go of four top executives at OWN, the cable network that Discovery and Oprah Winfrey started as a joint venture — Grant-Selma serves as general counsel for the network, while Giddens is chief marketing officer. — Additionally, Nicole Nichols …
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Jolie Lash / The Wrap: Warner Bros. Discovery Layoffs Hit Top Execs at OWN
Gennifer Hutchison / @gennhutchison: Well the strategy here continues to be a great look for the new leadership. https://twitter.com/...
Jen Chaney / @chaneyj: It almost feels like they're trying to go for the worst possible optics. https://twitter.com/...
Lynette Rice / Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery Eliminates Four Top Execs at OWN
Alexander Gladstone / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Cineworld, owner of Regal Cinemas, is preparing to file for bankruptcy in the US after struggling to rebuild attendance since the pandemic — Theater admissions aren't recovering fast enough for the world's second-largest cinema chain to avert insolvency
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Ben Fritz / @benfritz: Movie theaters are coming back!!! Well, actually... https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Courtney Krupkowski / ScreenRant: Regal Cinemas Owner Cineworld Reportedly To Declare Bankruptcy
Sonny Bunch / @sonnybunch: Amazing paragraph in the WSJ. https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...
David Lazarus / KTLA: Streaming TV viewing surges. Movie theater attendance? Not so much
Josh Billinson / @jbillinson: I paid them $23.50 this month. I've already seen four movies and gotten all this random free stuff added to my account. Shocked to learn this isn't saving movie theaters! https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Lex Briscuso / SlashFilm: Cineworld, Parent Company Of Regal Cinemas, Is Preparing To File For Bankruptcy
Sergei Klebnikov / Forbes: Cineworld Shares Plunge More Than 50% After Report Of Looming Bankruptcy, AMC Falls
Helaine Olen / @helaineolen: If we want movie theaters to survive, we need to go to see movies in the movie theaters. https://www.wsj.com/...
Matthew Fox / Insider: GameStop and AMC plummet as meme stocks melt down after Ryan Cohen ditches entire Bed Bath & Beyond stake
Cara Lombardo / @cararlombardo: The second-largest movie theater chain is preparing for bankruptcy, as number one AMC lives on as a meme stock. $CINE shares down 70% on this @gladstonea scoop: https://www.wsj.com/...
@ivanthek: Maybe Adam Aron will buy some assets with those newly-issued $APEs https://twitter.com/...
Erik Gruenwedel / Media Play News: WSJ: Regal Cinemas Parent Cineworld to File for Bankruptcy
Aahil Dayani / Looper: Major Bankruptcy About To Rock The Movie Theater Industry
Frank Pallotta / @frankpallotta: Regal Cinemas, the second biggest theater chain, is preparing to file for bankruptcy, per @WSJ. A signal that while theaters have experienced a rebound, chains have struggled to truly bounce back from the destruction the pandemic wrought. https://www.wsj.com/...
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post: Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld preparing to file for bankruptcy: report
Charlotte Krol / NME: Cineworld is preparing to file for bankruptcy
Samantha Bergeson / IndieWire: Cineworld, Owner of Regal Cinemas, Will File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy — Report
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Netflix's original kids programming and new original movies will stay commercial-free in its ad-supported tier launching early next year — Netflix Inc.'s kids programming and new movies will stay commercial free when the company introduces its advertising-supported service, according to people familiar with the plans.
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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: Netflix may copy Disney+'s decision not to run ads during kids' programming
Matt Tamanini / The Streamable: Report: Netflix Won't Run Ads on Kids' Shows, Original Movies; Additional Creators Won't Allow Ads
Lucas Shaw / @lucas_shaw: New: Netflix doesn't plan to run ads during kids shows or original movies, per several sources. Some partners also won't let run ads in certain programs. More on the company's plans —> https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Jacob Siegal / BGR: Netflix's ad-supported plan won't fix the company's problems
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Paramount renews its US media rights to Champions League in a deal valued at $1.5B+ over six years, more than double the size of its previous contract — Paramount Global renewed its US media rights to Champions League football matches in a deal valued at more than $1.5 billion over six years …
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Jeff Baumgartner / Light Reading: Streaming overtakes broadcast and cable TV viewing for first time - Nielsen
Jonathan Tannenwald / @thegoalkeeper: (And let's remember to put a “men's” in front of all that, because the women's Champions League rights are sold separately.) https://twitter.com/...
Erik Gruenwedel / Media Play News: Paramount Inks New $1.5 Billion UEFA Champions League Soccer Rights Deal
@usmnt_thoughts: Paramount wins this deal in my opinion. They're paying the same per season for the most prestigious club competition in the world as Apple is for MLS. I'm also very happy coverage is staying with Paramount / CBS who have done a really good job 👍 https://twitter.com/...
Jeff Kotuby / The Streamable: Paramount Global Retains U.S. Rights to UEFA Champions League Until 2030 for $1.5 Billion, Keeps on Paramount+
Lucas Shaw / @lucas_shaw: Paramount/CBS is paying ($1.5 billion ($250M a year) to keep the rights to the champions league. That's 2.5x the previous deal. Scoop from @gerryfsmith https://www.bloomberg.com/...
@worldsoccertalk: Good news for Paramount+ subscribers. With CBS renewing its deal with the Champions League for 6 more years, everything stays the same CBS will pay more than $1.5 billion for the rights, more than double the previous contract. Scoop by @gerryfsmith #UCL https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Katie Campione / The Wrap: Paramount Signs $1.5 Billion Deal to Keep US Rights to UEFA Champions League
Drake Hills / @livelifedrake: The $1.5B is just for English-language rights. UEFA was gunning for $2B for English and Spanish, the latter to be sold later. The bag is still rising 📈 https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Bucholtz / Awful Announcing: Paramount beats out Amazon to retain UEFA Champions League for six years, more than doubling previous contract
Derek Rae / @raecomm: When all the main networks in the USA are invested in ⚽️, it's a good thing. So well done to everyone at, or involved with CBS. Congratulations 👏 https://twitter.com/...
Jonathan Tannenwald / @thegoalkeeper: UEFA gets its big check and stays on mainstream TV, which it needed more than it (and others) might have been willing to publicly admit. Going solely to Amazon would have been trouble. https://twitter.com/...
Dade Hayes / Deadline: Paramount Locks Up UEFA Soccer Through 2030 In U.S. With 6-Year, $1.5B Extension
Lizbeth Diaz / Reuters:
Human rights organization Article 19 says 18 journalists have been killed in Mexico so far in 2022, four have been forcibly displaced, and two went into exile — This year will be the deadliest on record for journalists in Mexico, with 18 killed so far, human rights organization Article 19 said in a report Thursday.
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
TechCrunch debuts a tool to check if an Android device has been hacked by one of several spyware apps, after its probe into TheTruthSpy — TechCrunch today launched a spyware lookup tool that allows anyone to check if their Android device was compromised by a fleet of consumer-grade spyware apps, including TheTruthSpy.
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Carly Page / @carlypage_: Zack put an insane amount of time and effort into this and it has absolutely paid off. amazing work!!! 👏 https://twitter.com/...
Kenn White / @kennwhite: This is fantastic to see. Zack worked with a team of engineers at TC & Yahoo for months to build this and offer the service to the public. It represents the culmination of deep investigative journalism, and is a huge win for victims and advocates in the fight against stalkerware. https://twitter.com/...
Eva / @evacide: Excellent work by @zackwhittaker from TechCrunch, who obtained a list of devices compromised by a group of stalkerware products including TheTruthSpy and has built a lookup tool you can use to see if your Android device is listed: https://techcrunch.com/...
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: TheTruthSpy exposed: This spyware lookup tool says if your Android device was compromised
Jose Montes de Oca / Newslit Daily: 🤐 Twitter Becomes a Tool of Government Censorship
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