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Rupert Murdoch withdraws his News Corp and Fox Corp merger plan after significant investor pushback; James Murdoch questioned the deal in letters to both boards — News Corp, one of his companies, said Rupert Murdoch had determined that a merger was “not optimal for shareholders of News Corp and Fox at this time.”
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News Corp: Announcement by News Corp's Board of Directors on Potential Combination with Fox Corporation
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: News: Rupert Murdoch pulls proposal to combine the publishing & TV arms of his holdings - News Corp and Fox Corp. The move had sparked criticism from investors and skepticisms from other parts of the Murdoch family - was considered a way for Lachlan to consolidate control.
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC: Rupert Murdoch calls off proposed Fox-News Corp merger
Monica Miller / BBC: Rupert Murdoch ditches plan to merge Fox and News Corp
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal: Rupert Murdoch Withdraws Proposal to Merge Fox Corp. and News Corp
Ben Mullin / @benmullin: A surprise offer to acquire a big chunk of News Corp in recent weeks scrambled its merger with Fox Corp, sources say. W/ @LaurenSHirsch, @katie_robertson, @JamesStewartNYT and @jwpetersNYT: https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Brian Steinberg / Variety: Murdochs Withdraw Proposal to Combine News Corp., Fox
Ben Mullin / @benmullin: News: James Murdoch wrote letters to the boards of both News Corp and Fox Corp raising questions about the proposed merger. w/ @LaurenSHirsch, @katie_robertson and @JamesStewartNYT https://www.nytimes.com/...
Calum Jaspan / Mumbrella: Murdochs scrap potential News Corp and Fox combination; ‘not optimal for shareholders’
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap: Fox, News Corp Merger Proposal Withdrawn by Murdochs: ‘Combination Is Not Optimal for Shareholders’
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill: Murdochs pull bid to combine News Corp and Fox Corp
Jeremy Barr / @jeremymbarr: “In withdrawing the proposal, Mr. Murdoch indicated that he and Lachlan K. Murdoch have determined that a combination is not optimal for shareholders of News Corp and FOX at this time.” The special committee considering the proposal has been dissolved. https://newscorp.com/...
Deborah Sophia / Reuters: Rupert Murdoch scraps proposal to combine Fox, News Corp
Meg James / Los Angeles Times: Rupert Murdoch abandons News Corp.-Fox merger after investors push back
Julia Alexander / @loudmouthjulia: Live look at the Murdoch family. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Azure Gilman / Fortune: Rupert Murdoch's Fox and News Corp. merger falls apart after the Australian billionaire withdraws his proposal to combine them
Brian Steinberg / @bristei: Just in: Rupert Murdoch withdraws proposal to combine News Corp. and Fox Corp, saying that ‘a combination is not optimal for shareholders of News Corp and Fox at this time.’ Idea has met resistance from investors in the two media companies
@richlightshed: Trying to wrap our brains around the reported $3 bn valuation of News Corp's Move/@realtordotcom unsolicited bid from @CoStarGroup $NWSA If true... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Dade Hayes / Deadline: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. And Fox Abandon Potential Merger After Special Committee Found “A Combination Is Not Optimal For Shareholders”
Zoe Samios / Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Not optimal for shareholders’: Murdoch cans proposed Fox-News Corp merger
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: Fox-News Corp. Merger Dead as Rupert Murdoch Says Deal “Not Optimal” For Shareholders
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News: WSJ parent calls off proposed merger with Fox
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Adult Swim cuts ties with Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland after felony domestic violence charges surface; his voice role will be recast — Justin Roiland, co-creator, executive producer and star of Adult Swim's flagship animated series Rick and Morty, is no longer in business …
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter: Adult Swim Cuts Ties With Justin Roiland Following Domestic Abuse Charges
Charmaine Patterson / People.com: Adult Swim Parts Ways with Justin Roiland, ‘Rick and Morty’ Co-Creator Charged with Felony Domestic Violence
@ourdailybadge: It's funny to see Adult Swim has ended their relationship with Justin Roiland when the dude has been non-stop harassing women on main for more than a decade. We're supposed to believe they JUST found out about this behavior?
Kat Tenbarge / @kattenbarge: Following the Adult Swim/"Rick and Morty" news, Justin Roiland's video game studio announced his resignation from last week — four days after the NBC story about his domestic violence charges https://twitter.com/...
@discussingfilm: The voice roles of Rick & Morty will be recast for future seasons of ‘RICK & MORTY’. Dan Harmon will now be the sole creator. The show will continue until at least Season 10. https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Fuscaldo / @jeremyfuscaldo: Now that Justin Roiland is officially booted from Adult Swim, I can only hope that the show's production company can start treating their writing staff/Writer's Assistants/Production Assistants with better respect and better pay in the foreseeable future. https://twitter.com/...
Tom Phillips / Eurogamer.net: Rick and Morty co-creator departs High on Life studio he founded following allegations
Daniel Solomon / Screen Rant: Internet Fan Casts New Rick & Morty Voices Following Roiland Dismissal
Matthewprigge / UPROXX: Adult Swim Has Parted Ways With ‘Rick And Morty’ Co-Creator Justin Roiland Following His Charges For Domestic Abuse
Brendan Morrow / The Week: Adult Swim cuts ties with Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland over domestic violence charges
Valerie Ettenhofer / SlashFilm: Rick And Morty Will Continue On Adult Swim Without Justin Roiland
Andy Swift / TVLine: Rick and Morty's Justin Roiland Fired by Adult Swim Over Domestic Abuse Charges; Voices Expected to Be Recast
CBS News: Justin Roiland dropped from “Rick and Morty” by Adult Swim following domestic violence charges
@deadline: There has been no reaction yet from Hulu, where Roiland is co-creator/executive producer and voice cast member of animated series ‘Solar Opposites.’ He also is a performer on the streamer's animated comedy ‘Koala Man’ https://deadline.com/...
Insider: Adult Swim severs ties with ‘Rick and Morty’ co-creator Justin Roiland after domestic abuse charges surface
Jennifer Bisset / CNET: ‘Rick and Morty’ Drops Main Voice Actor Justin Roiland
Charles Pulliam-Moore / The Verge: Rick and Morty will continue, but without Justin Roiland
Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone: Adult Swim Drops ‘Rick and Morty’ Co-Creator Justin Roiland After Domestic Abuse Charges
Joe Otterson / Variety: ‘Rick and Morty’ Co-Creator Justin Roiland Dropped by Adult Swim Following Domestic Violence Charges
Natalie Oganesyan / The Wrap: Adult Swim Cuts Ties With ‘Rick and Morty’ Co-Creator Justin Roiland Over Felony Domestic Violence Charge
Alex Gallagher / NME: Adult Swim cut ties with ‘Rick and Morty’ co-creator and star Justin Roiland following domestic violence charges
@jtlol: If you're an old person, imagine if they had recast Robin Williams on Mork & Mindy. That's how devastating this is to the show. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Ethan Gach / Kotaku: Rick And Morty Ditches Roiland, Recasting Voices Following Domestic Abuse Allegations [Update]
Cheryl Eddy / Gizmodo: Adult Swim Is Done With Rick and Morty's Justin Roiland
Alison Foreman / IndieWire: Adult Swim Severs Ties with Justin Roiland: ‘Rick and Morty Will Continue’
Brian Cronin / CBR: Rick and Morty Co-Creator Justin Roiland Fired from Adult Swim Amid Domestic Violence Charges
Eric Frederiksen / GameSpot: Adult Swim Cuts Ties With Justin Roiland, Rick and Morty Will Continue
Alexandra Del Rosario / Los Angeles Times: ‘Rick and Morty’ cuts ties with Justin Roiland after domestic violence charges
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
The Washington Post lays off 20 newsroom employees and shuts down its gaming vertical Launcher; Executive Editor Sally Buzbee says 30 open roles won't be filled — The Washington Post on Tuesday became the latest media company to conduct layoffs, people familiar with the matter said …
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@sarafischer, Vanity Fair, New York Times, @kemettler, @shannon_liao, Kotaku, Axios, @mikehumepost, @futterish, @_cingraham, @josephseering, @kalhanr, @postguild, @postguild, @corbinbolies, @benjamingoggin, The Jacob Wolf Report, @kyleorl, @mikehumepost, @genepark, @firstadopter, @ethangach, @mattgertz, @chrisbratt, @postguild, @vahn16, @niemanlab, @sulliview, @mikehumepost, @austen, @skrishna, @zachbussey, @austen, @mikeisaac, @tylrfishr, @samitsarkar, @dellcam, The Information, @cecianasta, @halophoenix, @walldo, @genepark, @erikkain, The Daily Beast and GamesIndustry.biz
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Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: More details on @washingtonpost layoffs, per memo from Executive Editor Sally Buzbee: — 20 newsroom positions eliminated — 30 open positions will not be filled — WaPo is sunsetting Launcher, its online gaming vertical, and KidsPost, per two sources familiar Memo below: https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair: The Washington Post Lays Off 20 Staffers
Katie Mettler / @kemettler: The Washington Post has started laying off my friends and colleagues. It's wrong and unnecessary and did not need to happen. I'm sad and mad and so disappointed in this institution that I care about so deeply. We're better than this.
Shannon Liao / @shannon_liao: welp, it's official! I've been laid off from @washingtonpost @LauncherWP, alongside some of my talented and hard-working colleagues. I'll be looking for work and trying to figure out next steps from here. thank you so much for following along until now
Mike Hume / @mikehumepost: Today The Washington Post decided to lay off five members of the Launcher team and sunset the site. I'm heartbroken to lose @LeaderGrev, @JhaanElker, @pithyalyse, @Shannon_Liao and @Vahn16 to The Post's layoffs. 🧵
Mike Futter / @futterish: Launcher was amazing, and @Shannon_Liao and @Vahn16 especially were doing top tier work. This breaks my heart. https://twitter.com/...
Christopher Ingraham / @_cingraham: Solidarity to my former colleagues. Sounds like a more forward-thinking news organization is going to be able to make some great hires soon. https://twitter.com/...
Joseph Seering / @josephseering: There are more people in the US who regularly play digital games than there are people who have jobs. The games industry is significantly bigger business than traditional sports. All of the biggest tech companies have stakes in gaming. Why is it so hard to get coverage of this? https://twitter.com/...
Kalhan / @kalhanr: We are in the midst of one of the most successful, lucrative video game adaptations ever with HBO's The Last of Us, proving the voracious appetite for games coverage in the mainstream. WaPo sunsetting Launcher is a massive loss for games journalism and journalism as a whole. https://twitter.com/...
@postguild: We have received no clear explanation for why these layoffs had to happen. As far as we can tell, they are not financially necessary or rooted in any coherent business plan from our publisher, who has said that he expects the company to be larger a year from now.
@postguild: Today, The Washington Post laid off 20 of our colleagues. While 20 is much smaller than 200 — “a single digit percentage of the workforce,” as Publisher Fred Ryan indicated, that's little consolation to those who lost their jobs today. That number should be zero.
Corbin Bolies / @corbinbolies: A Washington Post journalist told me today's layoffs—and the month that led to it—seemed unnecessary. “I don't think today's news inspires any additional confidence in management and how they have handled this.” My story on the layoffs: https://www.thedailybeast.com/ ...
Benjamin Goggin / @benjamingoggin: Media layoffs across the industry have targeted tech/internet/gaming reporting even after these publishers all seemed to agree that investment in those spaces is crucial. Watch the disconnect between MSM and what's actually relevant in culture, power, and tech grow wider. https://twitter.com/...
@kyleorl: If Launcher can't make it there is simply no hope for quality gaming coverage anywhere in legacy newspaper business. Sympathy to all those affected https://twitter.com/...
Mike Hume / @mikehumepost: The site and our coverage will not be disappearing immediately, so please keep reading and watching. And if you have fond memories or nice things to say about the work @LauncherWP produced, please share. We could all use those vibes right now.
Gene Park / @genepark: to be clear: i am not laid off. i will continue to cover video games under the Washington Post Style section. i appreciate truly everyone reaching out. sometimes i can't believe how kind many of you are to me. it means so much. https://twitter.com/...
Tae Kim / @firstadopter: Very sad. @washingtonpost Launcher and @GenePark were crushing it with their gaming coverage. I was an avid reader. They were at the top of SEO searches for this month's massive The Last of Us phenomenon. I'm sure getting monster traffic with stellar substantive coverage too https://twitter.com/...
@ethangach: Washington Post is shutting down it's gaming section a year after gaming culture and business dominated the news cycle and at a time when the paper is desperately in need of finding new, younger readers. https://kotaku.com/...
Matthew Gertz / @mattgertz: It seems kind of weird that the Washington Post's strategy is to eliminate content that differentiates it from its competitors?
Chris Bratt / @chrisbratt: Oh god, not more. Launcher was absolutely brilliant. This is so cruel. https://twitter.com/...
@postguild: We'll continue to hold the company accountable and fight these seemingly arbitrary terminations in every way we can — including helping our colleagues find other jobs within the newsroom and securing the severance packages they deserve.
Nathan Grayson / @vahn16: It (Finally) Happened To Me: I Got Laid Off https://twitter.com/...
@niemanlab: “These positions included roles across multiple departments and the termination of Launch, WaPo's online gaming vertical, and KidsPost, a section of the paper written for juniors, per a source familiar.” https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Margaret Sullivan / @sulliview: Awful to have to report on your colleagues being laid off. @sarahellison and @ElaheIzadi handle it here with their usual professionalism and grace https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Mike Hume / @mikehumepost: What makes this news so hard is that Launcher was doing well! In '22, Launcher's traffic was up year over year, even as @genepark recovered from cancer. We were succeeding in our mission. I'm stunned. But mostly just sad to lose such wonderful, dedicated, caring colleagues.
Austen Allred / @austen: Google literally laid off 600 times as many people
Swapna Krishna / @skrishna: This is a bummer. I really love the work the @LauncherWP team did and is doing. https://twitter.com/...
Zach Bussey / @zachbussey: Layoffs at WaPo... The @LauncherWP (which covered gaming and the streaming space) being shut down is especially disappointing. #StreamerNews https://twitter.com/...
Austen Allred / @austen: Reading endless tweets about how evil the new Washington Post is all day and only now do I realize it was only 20 people. It was a <2% layoff. https://twitter.com/...
@mikeisaac: comes as HBO announces The Last Of Us show raking in some of its largest viewership numbers in its history there IS an audience in mainstream gaming journalism, so this is a bummer https://twitter.com/...
@tylrfishr: the washington post wants to reach younger audiences so today it cut video games and kids-focused coverage
Samit Sarkar / @samitsarkar: this sucks — it was great to see a mainstream pub take gaming seriously, and @LauncherWP has been doing terrific work anyway, I'm just going to remind everyone that the Washington Post is owned by a man whose current net worth is more than ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY BILLION DOLLARS https://twitter.com/...
Dell Cameron / @dellcam: assuming none of the people involved in this decision care about or even play video games — those silly little amusements americans shell out $60bn a year for. enjoy your not-traffic. https://twitter.com/...
Cecilia D'Anastasio / @cecianasta: WaPo is sunsetting its games vertical the same day NYT publishes another classically 🙄 line on gaming: “Until fairly recently, games were considered a niche hobby, typically associated with children.” Infuriating that games coverage remains low priority at these prestige outlets https://twitter.com/...
Alan Henry / @halophoenix: I was about to tweet my sadness at losing @LauncherWP, but then I learned they laid off the people who made it possible, and that's *infuriating.* The one good example of video game coverage at a mainstream legacy pub, and the pub couldn't get over itself to keep it going. https://twitter.com/...
Brandon Wall / @walldo: SO frustrating to hear about @LauncherWP. I inhaled as much of their coverage as I could, even about games/companies I didn't care about, because the writing was THAT good love and solidarity to everyone affected at WaPo today (and elsewhere w/ recent cuts around the industry) https://twitter.com/...
Gene Park / @genepark: i know i just beat cancer but boy do i need a cigarette (i won't have a cigarette i promise also i'll have more to say on my status very soon. just need to process)
Erik ‘daibo’ Kain / @erikkain: Wow this sucks. The WaPo had a great gaming section, with top-notch writers like @GenePark doing great work. What the hell? https://twitter.com/...
Brendan Sinclair / GamesIndustry.biz: Washington Post reportedly shutting down gaming section
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About 75% of The Washington Post newsroom's eligible employees are now union members, the highest percentage in decades, after a signup surge in recent months — Amid a wave of job cuts in the tech and media sectors, The Post's long-expected reductions punctuate a period of uncertainty
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Heather Long / @byheatherlong: This is a tough day for WaPo as the company lays off 20 staff and plans to leave dozens of vacancies unfilled. While the layoffs are less extensive than initially feared, it is incredibly tough for each family and team impacted. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Paul Kane / @pkcapitol: “Within a day, 22 Post employees signed up for the Guild ... 75 percent of the newsroom's eligible employees are now members, the highest percentage in decades.” Fred unified us more than ever before. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Les Perreaux / @perreaux: Journalism cuts always bum me out, but it's worse when it's a company where they *seemed* to figure a few things out. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Andrew Beaujon / @abeaujon: KidsPost is gone, too, per the Post's own reporting on its layoffs https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Will Daniel / Fortune: Employers cut 35,000 temporary jobs last month. Economists say it may be a preview of what's to come: 'For me, it's a real warning sign'
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill: Washington Post eliminates nearly two dozen newsroom positions citing ‘economic climate’
Steve Waldman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Local journalism groups representing 3,000+ newsrooms form Rebuild Local News, a new nonprofit dedicated to public policy initiatives aiming to save local news — It's understandable that the idea that government should help save local media makes many journalists' skin crawl.
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@rebuild_news, Axios, Media Voices, Editor and Publisher, @stevenwaldman, @dicktofel, @jimfriedlich, @dicktofel, @stevenwaldman, @sulliview, @sarabethberman, @davidclinchnews, @froomkin, @jayrosen_nyu, @jeffjarvis, @stevenwaldman, @rebuild_news, @sammy_roth, @jenniferpreston, @gbadanes, @juddlegum@journa.host, @mollybeck, @jayrosen_nyu, @jayrosen_nyu, @toomuchme and The Rural Blog
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@rebuild_news: Rebuild Local News is launching as an independent nonprofit organization with more members and supporters, to turbocharge the campaign to strengthen democracy with public policies to support the local press. https://twitter.com/...
Sara Fischer / Axios: Dozens of journalism groups join coalition to save local news
Editor and Publisher: Rebuild Local News launches ambitious new drive for public policies to help save local news
Steven Waldman / @stevenwaldman: I actually agree with this, mostly. Need dramatically improved biz models for commercial media; expanded role for nonprofits (including biz strategies) AND smart public policy. Wont get there — there being, a better-than-before local news system — without all 3. https://twitter.com/...
Richard Tofel / @dicktofel: @jayrosen_nyu ... “philanthropy can't do it alone” is quite different, I think, from “philanthropy can't do it.” The question then becomes whether the risk to journalistic independence from becoming dependent on Congress is worth the additional support.
Jim Friedlich / @jimfriedlich: “A non-partisan, non-profit that will help develop policies to save local news” & the democracy it enables. @lenfestinst is delighted to join this powerful coalition as a co-funder and highly enthusiastic supporter. @stevenwaldman @rebuildlocalnews @JulieSandorf @ https://twitter.com/...
Richard Tofel / @dicktofel: @jayrosen_nyu @stevenwaldman In a nation where philanthropy is the primary support for many, many varied cultural organizations, where is the evidence, Jay, that “philanthropy can't do it,” and that journalism is better off submitting permanently to the mercy of the Congress?
Steven Waldman / @stevenwaldman: Terrific piece about the new @Rebuild_News by @sarafischer at @axios, who has covered these issues really well https://twitter.com/...
Margaret Sullivan / @sulliview: Great to see. No better leader on this than @stevenwaldman. It gives one hope https://twitter.com/...
Sarabeth Berman / @sarabethberman: We are excited to support and be a part of this important initiative to develop smart policy to rebuild local news and sustain our democracy. Congrats to @Rebuild_News on the launch and to the great @stevenwaldman for his leadership! https://twitter.com/...
David Clinch / @davidclinchnews: @GBadanes Excellent!
@froomkin: Must read: A formidable and compelling vision from @stevenwaldman of how public policy can help save local news. Also the kickoff of @Rebuild_New. https://www.cjr.org/...
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: The market has failed. Philanthropy can't do it. The public good that is local news needs another support system. Now there's an alliance calling for public policy solutions. Rebuild Local News it is called. @stevenwaldman explains... https://www.cjr.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Jeff Jarvis / @jeffjarvis: OK, but nothing beats an actual business strategy. https://twitter.com/...
Steven Waldman / @stevenwaldman: Lenfest has been a key partner throughout. Thank you. And I agree with your emphasis on “non-partisan” https://twitter.com/...
@rebuild_news: “Rebuild Local News' policy proposals aim to deliver $3-5 billion in relief ... If even a fraction of that money was used to hire and retain journalists, the number of local reporters in America ‘would likely double.’” https://twitter.com/...
@jenniferpreston: Wonderful news for the future of local journalism! Congrats @StevenWaldman and team on official 2023 launch of @Rebuild_News Update here https://www.axios.com/...
Ginny Badanes / @gbadanes: Today, Microsoft renewed our ongoing commitment to bolster local journalism. Our support for the Rebuild Local News Coalition will help fuel research for local, state, and national policies. Learn more: https://www.rebuildlocalnews.org/ ...
Judd Legum / @juddlegum@journa.host: I'm rooting for them, but I don't think government funding is the way to save local news or any news. Journalism should be about holding government officials accountable, not lobbying them for cash.
Molly Beck / @mollybeck: “Newspaper employment has fallen by around 70% since 2006. Newspaper revenues have fallen around 60% to $20 billion since 2005.” https://twitter.com/...
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: “Pressure is mounting on the government to address the country's local news crisis through policy changes, as commercial efforts prove mostly moot.” https://www.axios.com/...
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: @dicktofel @stevenwaldman Here is what @stevenwaldman says in his @CJR piece: https://www.cjr.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
In his new book, Mike Pompeo calls Jamal Khashoggi an activist, not a journalist, which The Washington Post's Fred Ryan says is a shameful “ploy to sell books” — In a new book, former secretary of state Mike Pompeo derides the idea that Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributing columnist …
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NBC News: Mike Pompeo criticizes journalist Jamal Khashoggi as an ‘activist’ who received too much media sympathy
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian: Washington Post condemns Pompeo for ‘vile’ Khashoggi ‘falsehoods’
Victoria Brownworth / @vabvox: What a grotesque statement about the grisly execution murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Reducing Khashoggi to some newbie hobbyist when he was a widely published and internationally respected journalist is scurrilous even by Pompeo standards. Using a murder victim is this way is vile. https://twitter.com/...
Susan Campbell / Super-Probably Relevant Content: Don't buy books from crooks
Mike Pompeo / @mikepompeo: Americans are safer because we didn't label Saudi Arabia a pariah state. I never let the media bully me. Just b/c someone is a part-time stringer for WaPo doesn't make their life more important than our military serving in dangerous places protecting us all. I never forgot that. https://twitter.com/...
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian: Mike Pompeo dismisses ‘faux outrage’ over murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Josh Lederman / @joshnbcnews: Pompeo doubles down on denigrating Jamal Kashoggi, calling him a “part-time stringer” whose life he suggests was less important than keeping US troops in Saudi Arabia —> https://twitter.com/...
@wutangkids: This is some insane shit and Pompeo was part of releasing 5,000 Taliban terrorists https://twitter.com/...
Amanda Carpenter / @amandacarpenter: Pompeo, a potential 2024 presidential candidate, mocked the media's portrayal of Khashoggi as “a Saudi Arabian Bob Woodward who was martyred for bravely criticizing the Saudi royal family through his opinion articles in the Washington Post.” https://www.nbcnews.com/...
D. Earl Stephens / @earlofenough: 📌I am a vet and the former Managing Editor of Stars & Stripes. This is one of THE most vile, inhumane things I have ever read from ANYBODY. You need to pull this down, @mikepompeo, apologize, and think very deeply about what kind of good you think you are doing in public life. https://twitter.com/...
Maris Kreizman / @mariskreizman: Congrats to HarperCollins author Mike Pompeo for getting a special shout out from the Washington Post. https://twitter.com/...
Jeanne Mann / @jeanne_mann: I'm so glad WaPo issued this statement. Khashoggi was all that US journalism used to stand for. Pompeo is a self-promoting, lying POS for slandering him. https://twitter.com/...
Eli Clifton / @eliclifton: Interesting. How were US military personnel potentially in danger if the US punished Saudi Arabia for Khashoggi's murder? Who would endanger US troops if MBS was shunned? Hope Pompeo explains this potential threat to our military. https://twitter.com/...
Wajahat Ali / @wajahatali: What a disgrace to West Point. A shameful man. Mike Pompeo criticizes journalist Jamal Khashoggi as an ‘activist’ who received too much media sympathy https://www.nbcnews.com/... via @nbcnews
Aaron Rupar / @atrupar: unspeakably vile for a former secretary of state to downplay the brutal murder of an American resident by an authoritarian regime https://twitter.com/...
Amanda Carpenter / @amandacarpenter: WaPo Publisher says Pompeo's description of the life and death of Jamal Kashoggi is “shameful, “vile,” and “dishonors” the murdered writer. https://twitter.com/...
@aalodah: After no one wanted to write a foreword for his book, Pompeo is pathetically trying to sell his book on the back of Jamal's blood. The simple story is that your friend MbS (Mr. bone-saw) killed and dismembered my friend Jamal Khashoggi and you rushed to the butcher's defense. https://twitter.com/...
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / @ruthbenghiat: “Too much sympathy” for being brutally hacked to death. Says everything about Pompeo's character. https://twitter.com/...
Bradley P. Moss / @bradmossesq: “Pro-life” politician https://twitter.com/...
Ben Pauker / @benpauker: Pompeo seems to indicate that smoothing things over with Saudi Arabia's leaders — after the Khashoggi murder — saved American servicemembers' lives. I'd like to see the reporting on that. https://twitter.com/...
Todd Stone / @_toddstone: Not sure how diminishing the life and career of a journalist who was brutally murdered will help Mike Pompeo sell more books. Strong statement by the @washingtonpost's CEO, challenging Pompeo's description of Jamal Khashoggi. https://twitter.com/...
@american_bridge: .@MikePompeo's lies are shocking and un-American. He has no business running for president. https://twitter.com/...
Guy Gavriel Kay / @guygavrielkay: I've often made wry jokes and needles about Pompeo (Pompeous, etc)... But this is straight up vile. Any joke turns too bitter in the mouth. https://twitter.com/...
Seung Min Kim / @seungminkim: Important point: “As the CIA - which Pompeo once directed - concluded, Jamal was brutally murdered on the orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.” https://twitter.com/...
Aaron David Miller / @aarondmiller2: Pompeo blames progressive left and media for blowing Saudi murder of Khashoggi out of proportion and hails MBS as historic leader. It's not for nothing that he'll go down as one of the worst —if not the worst — SecState in modern history of US. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
@postopinions: Pompeo reveals that, in private, he and Trump felt they rescued the crown prince from disrepute. He recalls that the then-president asked him to go to Saudi Arabia, and that he was the first western official to see MBS since Khashoggi's murder. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Thor Benson / @thor_benson: Mike Pompeo makes sure no one forgets he's a terrible person https://twitter.com/...
@freedomofpress: One of the last people on earth who should get to decide who is and who isn't a journalist is the former director of the CIA. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
@middleeasteye: In an explosive new memoir, the former official in Donald Trump's administration blamed the “progressive left” for trying to damage the United States' relationship with Saudi Arabia following Khashoggi's murder in Istanbul https://www.middleeasteye.net/ ...
@baddcompani: Remember what I said about Pompeo's comments yesterday, and I have talked about Pompeo's many lies. This is a good response! The man who surrendered to the Taliban! https://twitter.com/...
Eugene Scott / @eugene_scott: Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on murdered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi: “He didn't deserve to die, but ...” WOW https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Rebeccah Heinrichs / @rlheinrichs: The Post is mad that the entire US approach to the Middle East didn't change when they demanded it https://twitter.com/...
Tori Otten / New Republic: Mike Pompeo Blasted for Calling Jamal Khashoggi an “Activist” Whose Murder Got Too Much Attention
Insider: Washington Post publisher slams Pompeo calling Jamal Khashoggi an ‘activist’ in new book, fires back that CIA ‘concluded Jamal was brutally murdered’
Mehdi Hasan / @mehdirhasan: I've said it before and I'll say it again: the biggest divide in our politics is not between right and left but between awful people and not-awful people. This is particularly awful from the already awful Pompeo. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Rula Jebreal / @rulajebreal: Pompeo blames slain Journalist Khashoggi for his own murder. For the crime of living America's free speech ideal, Jamal was killed by dismemberment, a barbarity that exposed MBS enablers: Trumpers willing to dismantle US Democracy in favor of rich despots. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
Ken Meyer / Mediaite: Washington Post Slams Mike Pompeo For ‘Shameful’ Attacks on Jamal Khashoggi: Dishonored a ‘Courageous Man’
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill: Washington Post publisher: ‘Shameful’ of Pompeo to spread ‘vile falsehoods’ about Khashoggi
Jenn Gidman / Newser: Pompeo Slams ‘Faux Outrage’ Over Khashoggi Murder
Devon Kelly / FOX News Radio: One On One With Secretary Mike Pompeo
Joseph Berger / New York Times:
Victor Navasky, a witty and contrarian journalist who for 27 years was either editor or publisher of the left-leaning magazine The Nation, dies at 90 — Witty and contrarian, he was the longtime editor and later publisher of The Nation and wrote an acclaimed book about the Hollywood blacklisting era.
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David Corn / @davidcorndc: I was just told Victor Navasky, the former publisher/editor of The Nation, died. He plucked me out of the intern program & was my boss for many years. I learned much from him, as did many others. He was a champion of progressive journalism & had an impish wit. Thank you, Victor. https://twitter.com/...
@gypsystrategy: A giant of journalism and #PressFreedom champion, Victor Navasky, has passed. How fortunate we at @pressfreedom have been to have had him at the founding stage of our organization and passionately engaged even decades after. RIP. 🙏 https://twitter.com/...
Jonathan Shainin / @jonathanshainin: One of the last true giants of American liberalism (and history's greatest Swarthmore graduate). Victor taught me and thousands of other interns how to think about magazines and what they could do. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@columbiajourn: The @Columbia community mourns the loss of Victor Navasky, the George T. Delacorte Professor Emeritus of Professional Practice in Magazine Journalism. Read his obituary in the @Nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/...
Catherine Arnst / @cathyarnst: Journalism loses a giant. “I think it was Walter Cronkite who used to end his nightly newscasts by saying, 'That's the way it is.' Well, I wanted to put out a magazine which would say: 'That's not the way it is at all. Let's take another look.'"@thenation https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jeet Heer / @heerjeet: Victor Navasky's big public legacies are 1) editorship of Nation (giving magazine a far wider audience & more financial stability than ever before) 2) Kennedy Justice: a pioneering critique of imperial presidency 3) Naming Names, a crucial account of McCarthyism. RIP
Elie Mystal / @elienyc: Sad day here at @thenation https://www.nytimes.com/...
Zephyr Teachout / @zephyrteachout: What a wonderful, mischievous, voluminous, brave man. A testament, among other things, to the power of combining fierce progressivism and a sense of humor and delight. RIP. https://twitter.com/...
@penamerica: PEN America mourns the loss of Victor Navasky—a stalwart defender of the freedom to write—who led @thenation for many years, wrote “Naming Names,” a breakthrough chronicle of the Hollywood blacklisting era, and was a longtime PEN America board member. https://www.nytimes.com/... #RIP
David Corn / @davidcorndc: It continues to be a sad day for me. But I am buoyed by reading the comments of so many excellent journalists who Victor encouraged and aided. Even more than all the words he wrote and edited, this is his legacy. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jeff Jarvis / @jeffjarvis: Farewell to a grand liberal. Victor S. Navasky, a Leading Liberal Voice in Journalism, Dies at 90 https://www.nytimes.com/...
Scott Klein / @kleinmatic: RIP my old colleague Victor Navasky, who outlived one of his obit writers. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Joe Bernstein / @bernstein: I wrote possibly the stupidest thesis in the history of journalism school (a high bar). Victor Navasky (not my advisor) was kind and patient enough to humor my many idiotic questions about it without laughing. A total mensch. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Michael Scherer / @michaelscherer: What I remember is how interested he was in what everyone had to say, how much he enjoyed engaging ideas, even with a J-School student like me. A great mentor, a massive career. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Dale Maharidge / @dalemaharidge: RIP Victor Navasky. He published me @thenation in the 1980s and later was a colleague at @columbiajourn. The word “mensch” was invented to describe him. Victor S. Navasky, a Leading Liberal Voice in Journalism, Dies at 90 https://www.nytimes.com/...
Howard French / @hofrench: RIP to my esteemed former colleague, Victor Navasky, who had a tremendous career in magazines and remained deeply generous throughout. via @NYTimes https://www.nytimes.com/...
Steven Levy / @stevenlevy: Saddened to hear we lost Victor Navasky, a real giant of the word and a sweet, wise fellow as well. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@katrinanation: Victor Navasky changed my life, and 1000s of others who embarked on their informal journalistic education at @thenation as interns.Victor was a true believer in the power of independent media—quietly fierce in his convictions,kind and generous to so very many. I will miss him.
Emily Bell / @emilybell: RIP the great Victor Navasky, an icon of progressive journalism, incredibly kind colleague at @columbiajourn champion of @CJR and founder of @thenation https://www.nytimes.com/...
Clyde Haberman / @clydehaberman: Victor Navasky has died, a major loss, especially for those of us who were his friends. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Dave Zirin / @edgeofsports: Rest in Peace to Victor Navasky, former editor in chief @thenation and someone who believed in me before I believed in myself. I'll add that Victor's book “Naming Names” is timeless, as he was, is, and always will be. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Ross Barkan / @rossbarkan: RIP to Victor Navasky, who understood that liberalism meant welcoming a diversity of viewpoints and cherished idiosyncraticity. The Nation published Hitchens, Cockburn, Vidal, and many others who never fit neatly anywhere. Great writers shouldn't. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Spencer Ackerman / @attackerman: RIP Victor Navasky. Every working journalist, no matter their politics, no matter if like me they never worked on the opinion side of the newsroom, ought to read his memoir. I never got to work with him, but I felt his influence through that book. https://www.amazon.com/...
Timothy Noah / @timothynoah1: Victor Navasky, RIP. A first-rate editor and writer and an even better human being. He and @Kaibird123 and @hamfish were my very patient first bosses in political journalism when I was a (totally clueless) Nation summer intern in 1979. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@pressfreedom: We mourn the loss of Victor S. Navasky, longtime editor and later publisher of @thenation, who died Monday in New York at the age of 90. Navasky was one of the Committee to Protect Journalists' founding board members. Read more in the @nytimes' obituary: https://www.nytimes.com/...
Martha Jane Adams / @marthajadams: 1.24 | #RIP: #VictorNavasky, 90, a witty, liberal journalist who was either editor or publisher of The Nation for 27 years, has died of pneumonia. He also wrote the acclaimed book “Naming Names,” a breakthrough chronicle of Hollywood's blacklisting era.~~ https://www.nytimes.com/...
Eyal Press / @eyalpress: Very sad to see this news. The world of arts and letters has lost one of its great iconoclastic figures. May his irreverent spirit live on. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Eric Alterman / @eric_alterman: The world of journalism and liberal politics will soon have a great deal to say about unique and wonderful character of my beloved friend, and mentor, Victor Navasky, 1932/2023. Here we are on my 60th birthday 1/14/20. His memory will long be a blessing to me and to this planet. https://twitter.com/...
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
DirecTV drops Newsmax after carriage fee negotiations hit a standstill; the current contract between the two companies expires on January 25 — The conservative cable outlet was cut loose after the two sides failed to agree on terms, taking away a chunk of Newsmax's cable footprint.
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Jon Lafayette / Next TV: DirecTV Stops Carrying Newsmax As Contract Extension Expires
Justin Baragona / @justinbaragona: It is official. Newsmax is no longer on DirecTV as of midnight ET tonight. Now let the political games begin! https://www.thedailybeast.com/ ...
@thedailybeast: BREAKING: The pay-TV provider has cut loose the pro-Trump network from its lineup. https://www.thedailybeast.com/ ...
Matthew Keys / @matthewkeyslive: @mediagazer @justinbaragona NewsMax responded by launching a website demanding viewers call DirecTV about a channel that can be received for free on YouTube (though Newsmax says that free live stream is ending soon now that it's the fourth most-watched cable news network...) https://thedesk.net/...
Matthew Keys / The Desk: DirecTV removes Newsmax from satellite, streaming services
Aditya Sood / @adityasood: As if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly smarter. https://twitter.com/...
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times: Conservative news network Newsmax on the verge of being dropped by DirecTV
Scott Jones / FTVLive: DirecTV Looks at Dropping Propaganda Channel NewsMax
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
The DOJ sues Google, joined by California and seven other US states, calling for the breakup of its ad tech business that allegedly monopolizes the US ad market — The US Justice Department and eight states sued Alphabet Inc.'s Google, calling for the break up of the search giant's ad-technology business …
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Allison Schiff / AdExchanger: It's Happening: The DOJ Is Suing Google For Alleged Monopolistic Ad Tech Practices
Casey Newton / Platformer: Google's most serious antitrust challenge to date
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter: Google's Digital Advertising Dominance Under Fire As Justice Dept. Brings Antitrust Suit
Department of Justice: Justice Department Sues Google for Monopolizing Digital Advertising Technologies
Bobby Allyn / NPR: U.S. files second antitrust suit against Google's ad empire, seeks to break it up
New York Daily News: We're feeling lucky: Google antitrust lawsuit can set precedent for tech monopolies
Adam Kovacevich / @adamkovac: Some thoughts on @leah_nylen's scoop of DOJ v Google antitrust ads case being imminent... 🧵: https://twitter.com/... 1/ https://twitter.com/...
Lauren Feiner / CNBC: DOJ files second antitrust lawsuit against Google
Matt Stoller / @matthewstoller: The Antitrust Division just demanded a break-up of Google and the very first hearing of this new Congress is 4 hours of Senators screaming at Live Nation-Ticketmaster. Reports of the demise of antitrust have been greatly exaggerated... https://www.justice.gov/... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@googlepubpolicy: DOJ's lawsuit ignores the enormous competition in ad tech. It attempts to unwind acquisitions made nearly 15 years ago. Doing so would harm publishers and advertisers, while chilling innovation. Read our response to this unfounded lawsuit→ https://blog.google/...
@nytimesbusiness: The new lawsuit “adds another important complication to Google's efforts to deal with regulators worldwide,” a former FTC chairman said. “There's a chance one or more of these challenges is going to make its way through and hit the target.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
@jason: Whoa... didn't see that coming. What would a broken up google even look like?! Could actually increase shareholder value, especially if YouTube, Android, or Ad Platform were spun out. https://twitter.com/...
Thomas Claburn / The Register: Break up Google now, says US govt in ad monopoly lawsuit
AG William Tong / @agwilliamtong: Google abused its dominance to manipulate advertisement auctions and exchange markets, to coerce advertisers into using its services, and to inflate its own profits at the expense of American businesses in violation of antitrust laws. https://twitter.com/...
Jason Kint / @jason_kint: ok, let's do this. I've now read all 153 pages of United States vs Google filed earlier today. As I've said earlier, Google is royally screwed. The suit is super well-written building on prior work investigating Google's market power abuse leveraging advertising technologies. /1 https://twitter.com/...
Jason Kint / @jason_kint: Statement from DCN on today's landmark lawsuit, United States of America vs Google. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Patrick Hilsman / UPI: Department of Justice sues Google in antitrust action
Scott Nover / Quartz: The US just filed another antitrust lawsuit against Google
@swodinsky: i remember *three goddamn years ago* how i felt like an utter lunatic writing explainers on things like “header bidding” and “ad servers” for a lay audience because—let's be honest—why would they care about any of that? i guess this is why. ngl i got a bit misty watching this https://twitter.com/...
Mike Swift / @swiftstories: Here's the meat of @JusticeATR #adtech #antitrust claims against Google: GOOG “has corrupted legitimate competition in the ad tech industry by engaging in a systematic campaign to seize control of the wide swath of high-tech tools used by publishers, advertisers, and brokers.” https://twitter.com/...
Emily Birnbaum / @birnbaum_e: Come to this article to read the top-notch analysis by @leah_nylen, stay for the excellent graphics! https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Nico Grant / @nicoagrant: New: The Justice Department sued Google today, alleging the company has abused its monopoly power in the ad technology market. It's the company's fifth antitrust lawsuit since 2020. @dmccabe https://www.nytimes.com/...
@swodinsky: if tearing up while watching DOJ announcements is wrong* then i don't want to be right** * i'm pretty sure it is ** i might be taking a goddamn federal announcement too personally
Alex Howard / @digiphile: Today, Today, @theJusticeDept & the Attorneys General of CA, CO, CT, NJ, NY, RI, TN, & VI filed a civil antitrust suit against @Google “for monopolizing multiple digital advertising technology products in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.” https://www.justice.gov/... https://twitter.com/...
Chris Jennewein / Times of San Diego: Antitrust Suit Against Google Ad Business Undermines a Growing Free Press Online
Tim Wu / @superwuster: The Biden Administration said we'd hold big tech to account, and DoJ and Jonathan Kanter are on the case https://www.nytimes.com/...
Adriana Lee / WWD: U.S. Slaps Google With Lawsuit Over Ad Tech Monopoly
Julia Alexander / @loudmouthjulia: Not exact 1:1, but the number of media layoffs that have existed almost annually since mid-'10s, including today's layoffs at Washington Post, coinciding with DOJ suing Google for advertising dominance that has harmed publishers over the last many years is such a bleak reality.
@nytimestech: An earlier lawsuit over Google's ad technology, backed by Texas and 14 other states and territories, has had a mixed reception in court. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@authorsguild: We support the DOJ lawsuit against @Google for its monopolization of digital ad markets. It has decimated journalism by siphoning advertising revenue from publications, resulting in lower rates for freelance writing and 60% newsroom staff reductions. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Florian Mueller / @fosspatents: The DOJ may be able to prove harm to the competitive process in this context, but the mich bigger issue facing the advertising industry is App Tracking Transparency. Why is the DOJ bringing a second Google case before a first Apple case? https://twitter.com/...
Jessica E. Lessin / The Information: DOJ's Latest Case Against Google Is Intricate But Important
Derek Thompson / @dkthomp: The timing of the DOJ suit to break up Google is interesting. If the govt has the goods on anti-competitive practices, they should absolutely bring a case. But Google as runaway monopolist? Its share of online advertising has declined by 1/3rd in the last 5 years. https://twitter.com/...
Julia Alexander / @loudmouthjulia: Google isn't alone in owning a large percentage of digital advertising — something I'm sure the company will argue by pointing to Meta and emerging competitors, while the DOJ focuses on brute strength and anti-competitive moves (acquisitions) — but it's just...bleak. https://twitter.com/...
Sara Morrison / Vox: The US is suing Google (again) to rein in its online ad dominance
Constantine von Hoffman / MarTech: Feds finally file anti-monopoly suit over Google's adtech
Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: The Justice Department wants to break up Google's ad business
Rebecca Klar / FOX31 Denver: Colorado, DOJ sue Google in latest antitrust case
Slav Kandyba / The Wrap: Google Sued Over Digital Ad Monopoly by DOJ, 8 States
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: The Justice Department is suing Google to break up its ad business
Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: Feds Accuse Google of Digital Ad Monopoly in New Lawsuit
Emma Roth / The Verge: Google is being sued by the US government and eight states over online advertising
Chris Eggertsen / Billboard: Google Sued By Justice Dept., Eight States for Antitrust Violations in Digital Ad Market
Associated Press: Feds sue Google for trying to ‘neutralize or eliminate’ digital ad rivals as part of a growing crackdown on Big Tech
Todd Spangler / Variety: DOJ and Eight States Sue Google, Alleging It Holds a ‘Monopolistic Grip’ on Digital Ad Market
Laurie Sullivan / MediaPost: If The DOJ Sues Google, Again, What Are Its Options?
Stefania Palma / Financial Times: US sues Google over its digital ad ‘dominance’
Ariel Zilber / New York Post: Justice Department sues Google for antitrust violations
Jason Kint / @jason_kint: Oomph. Depending on timing of Justice Department, THIS could be SUPER awkward. Google's President of Americas & Global “Partners” is speaking tomorrow at the annual event of its own trade org (IAB) and ad/adtech industry. Google is also a platinum sponsor. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Malcolm Owen / AppleInsider: US sues Google over digital ad market monopoly
Irina Ivanova / CBS News: Department of Justice accuses Google of monopolizing advertising technology
Radio & Television Business Report: DOJ Sues Google for ‘Monopolizing Digital Advertising Technologies’
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Netflix, Apple, and Amazon accounted for 19 Oscars nominations, down from 37 in 2022, and only one streaming title got more than one nomination — Despite all of the uncertainty about the future of theatrical distribution, streaming services collectively took a step back in this year's Oscar race …
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@deadline: Despite all of the uncertainty about the future of theatrical distribution, streaming services collectively took a step back in the #Oscars2023 race, earning about half of the nominations they did a year ago https://deadline.com/...
Clayton Davis / Variety: Oscars Love ‘Everything Everywhere,’ but Best Picture Race Is Far From Over
Dalene Rovenstine / GoldDerby: How to watch ‘The Whale’ — Despite “The Whale” receiving mixed reviews from critics …
Ananya Bhattacharya / Quartz: “Everything Everywhere All At Once” star Michelle Yeoh's Oscar nomination has made history
Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire: Amazon scores one Oscar nomination; Netflix war drama is streaming leader with nine nods
Brooks Barnes / New York Times: 2023 Oscar Nominations ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Leads With 11 Oscar Nominations
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: Netflix's ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ is among the most-nominated Oscar films
P.J. McCormick / New York Post: Here's how to stream Oscar nominated movies now
Angela Tricarico / Decider: Where to Watch 2023 Oscar-Nominated Movies: Best Picture
Andrew Webster / The Verge: Oscars 2023 nominations: everything, everywhere, all the noms
Insider:
Sources: Vox Media is looking to raise ~$200M to acquire new assets and possibly spin off others; a source says Vox is discussing a CVC Capital cash infusion — - Private equity giant CVC Capital is discussing a $200 million investment into Vox Media. — Vox Media, which owns New York magazine …
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Luke Winkie / @luke_winkie: Media companies should make you sign a waiver like “I acknowledge that this period of expansion is totally counterfeit and will lead to an eventual soul-crushing contraction down the road as it becomes clear that all of our stated ambitions were complete fucking lies.” https://twitter.com/...
Aidan Moher / @adribbleofink: What if they spent that money on employing people, instead? https://twitter.com/...
Christian Rivas / @radrivas: I am begging someone that cares about SB Nation to buy SB Nation. https://twitter.com/...
Samit Sarkar / @samitsarkar: it would be nice to believe that the ongoing layoffs of ~130 people here wouldn't make the company *more* attractive for such an investment, but I've been in this business too long for that https://twitter.com/...
Jaya Saxena / @jayasax: HAHA AHAHAHAHAHA https://twitter.com/...
@saramorrison: $200 million wow cool anyway please donate to @vox_union @thrillistunion and @thedodounion's layoff fund https://www.gofundme.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Ashley Feinberg / @ashleyfeinberg: you know what, this time it'll definitely work https://twitter.com/...
Susie Rantz / @susierants: I've got some ideas for how they might use that $200 million. https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Beaujon / @abeaujon: Attn media leaders here's some more inspiration for you https://twitter.com/...
Amy McCarthy / @aemccarthy: meanwhile @vox_union is over here trying to raise a tiny fraction of that so the people who got laid off to make this investment more attractive can eat food and pay rent https://twitter.com/...
Paul Blest / @pblest: Media leaders and CEOs, take note. You too can lay off a bunch of people on paternity leave because of vague “economy bad” reasons days before it's reported that you're trying to acquire even more shit https://twitter.com/...
Ben Dreyfuss / @bendreyfuss: Vox bought Group 9 one year ago and is already apparently thinking of selling it https://www.businessinsider.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
A look at cryptocurrency outlet DL News, which market intelligence firm Defi Llama plans to launch in early February with 10-12 staff and a focus on regulation — Its editor wonders whether FTX was just “the first domino to fall”. — Months after cryptocurrency giant FTX was brought …
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