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Paul Waldman / @paulwaldman1:
[Thread] A case study in how journalists let politicians lie: Punchbowl News amplified Kevin McCarthy's claim that the DOJ tagged some parents as “terrorists” — 1. A case study in how journalists allow politicians to lie, ensuring that the more cynical a politician is, the greater the rewards for dishonesty will be, courtesy of Kevin McCarthy and @PunchbowlNews . Come with me...
New York Times:
A look at Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott's work, boosting the network's consumer brand and facing legal scrutiny for her internal messages in Dominion's lawsuit — Suzanne Scott remade Fox News Media into a lucrative consumer brand. But a $1.6 billion defamation suit against the company is testing her strategy and leadership.
Mariella Moon / Engadget:
Google launches News Showcase in France, partners with 65+ publishers representing 130+ outlets, and will offer “a limited amount” of paywalled content for free — Google has launched News Showcase in France, and it has teamed up with over 65 publishers representing over 130 publications …
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The Keyword
Wall Street Journal:
Internal email says the NYT is canceling plans to launch an app for children, as the app “caters to a smaller market” when the paper's focus is on subscriptions — Publisher has been promoting products beyond news, including in games, cooking and sports
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@merowing_, @anthony, @zeveisenberg and @alexthomp
Nitish Pahwa / Slate:
The Wire was a singular bulwark against false and propagandistic “news” in the Narendra Modi era and its botched Meta story is a huge blow to Indian journalism — The state of journalism in India, the “world's largest democracy,” has never been so dire.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Netflix execs weighed more movie theater releases and talked to Sony about a shorter window; Sarandos: Netflix won't significantly change its strategy — Some Netflix studio executives long for silver screen while co-CEOs want to keep most viewers streaming films from their couches
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@asharma and The Streamable
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Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:
Opinion editor James Bennet and Semafor's Ben Smith leave out a lot about The New York Times firing Bennet, which wasn't just victimization by the “woke mob” — The ossification of James Bennet's departure from The New York Times into a simple morality tale of wokeness run amok is now complete.
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Gabby Miller / Columbia Journalism Review:
Journalists and academics say unions can help protect some journalists from newsroom cuts at chains like Gannett, and can benefit, but not save, the industry — In a contract bargaining meeting on Wednesday, October 12, Gannett, which had just made what senior reporter Diane Smith characterized …
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Leila Fadel / NPR:
An interview with Lina Abu Akleh, the niece of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, on her push for justice and a US probe into her aunt's killing — Lina Abu Akleh was thrust onto the global stage after her aunt was killed while reporting on an Israeli military raid in the Palestinian city of Jenin in May.
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@leilafadel and @npr
Charles Pulliam-Moore / The Verge:
WBD partners with Web3 startup Eluvio to release LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring in its entirety as a set of NFTs, in an effort to kick off its “WB Movieverse” — Today, Warner Bros. announced the impending arrival of “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring …
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Sources: Walter Hamada has left Warner Bros. after four years as DC Films' president; he's the fifth WB studio exec to leave since David Zaslav became WBD's CEO — After 15 years at Warner Bros and four as the president of DC Films, Walter Hamada has finally left the Burbank, CA lot.
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Dave Lee / Financial Times:
Uber launches a global advertising unit, targeting $1B in annual gross ad bookings by 2024, including by displaying ads within its apps and on top of cars — Rideshare company looks to accelerate revenue growth with new business division — Uber has launched its global advertising unit …
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Simon Owens / Simon Owens's Media Newsletter:
Patreon faces more competition and lacks basic creator tools to find audiences and analyze content and traffic; memo: its valuation fell 70% over the past year — Patreon's “valuation has decreased substantially — by 70% — over the past year." — Welcome! I'm Simon Owens and this is my media newsletter.
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