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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Email: The White House will not pay for Twitter Blue for its staff; the White House and top officials' accounts like POTUS will likely maintain gray checkmarks — The White House will not pay to have its staff's official Twitter profiles continue to be verified, according to guidance issued to staffers via an email obtained by Axios.
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LeBron James / @kingjames: Welp guess my blue ✔️ will be gone soon cause if you know me I ain't paying the 5. 🤷🏾♂️
Nathan Hubbard / @nathanchubbard: 1) As someone who was (briefly) in charge of the Twitter Media team - the group tasked with getting high profile people onto Twitter, and verification - AND as one of the few ever to voluntarily give up the blue check, I want to try to articulate how risky this policy change is. https://twitter.com/...
Ben Dreyfuss / @bendreyfuss: This is far and away the most compelling argument I have encountered for why the verification fuckery actually matters and could lead to an actual crisis for twitter https://twitter.com/...
Jay Zawaski / @jayzawaski: As Twitter verifications go away tomorrow, here's why it matters to people in the media industry and beyond. Do I care about a blue check? Not really. Does it make it harder to do my job and give YOU accurate info? Yes. https://twitter.com/...
Glen McGregor / @glen_mcgregor: Excellent 🧵on blue check issue. I don't care much about mine — I was a Twitter evangelist long before I had one — but stripping verification will make the platform a lot less useful, for journalism and public discourse. https://twitter.com/...
Jemele Hill / @jemelehill: LeBron may have check-mated Elon Musk, because if celebs with his following say paying for a check isn't worth it, that will be disastrous. I'm with LeBron, the moment this blue check is gone, oh well. https://twitter.com/...
Rat King / @mikeisaac: good thread from fmr twtr exec on how checkpocalypse is quite a gamble (and for what i might add is a relatively small payoff if recent subscriber numbers are to be believed...) https://twitter.com/...
Angelo Guinhawa / ClutchPoints: Hilarious LeBron James cheapskate story unearthed amid Lakers star's Twitter blue check mark fiasco
Ted Johnson / Deadline: White House Won't Pay For Staffers Blue Checkmarks Under Twitter's New Verification Plan
Ryan Clark / @realrclark25: Yea man!! It's just a check I can't cash. I for sure ain't paying https://twitter.com/...
Lawrence Hurley / @lawrencehurley: Again, the old twitter verification system always mattered more to twitter than it did to any individual user, and we are about to find out why https://twitter.com/...
Alex Howard / @digiphile: Charging people to be @verified was always a bad idea: https://twitter.com/... A Premium version with more features makes sense when there is a clear return of value (no ads?) for $. Charging global celebrities who create value every time they tweet & engage with people is...🤷♂️ https://twitter.com/...
Clara Jeffery / @clarajeffery: Here's a good thread on what verification used to be about and the economic insanity of Elon's extortion scheme https://twitter.com/...
Christian Borys / @itsborys: Elon didn't understand that verification was like a badge telling people that whatever you were doing in life was noteworthy, so it was kind of cool. Now that people can pay for that notoriety instead of earning it, it becomes EXTREMELY uncool. It smells of being a try hard. https://twitter.com/...
Jaimie Ding / Los Angeles Times: Will celebrities pay for Twitter Blue? Many are ready to lose the check
Nathan Hubbard / @nathanchubbard: 2)The reason the Twitter Media team existed was because *almost all* of the engagement on Twitter happens with tweets from high profile people/organizations across government, sports, music, business, news, whatever the Kardashians are, etc. They're the lifeblood of the platform.
Matt Whitlock / @mattdizwhitlock: I agree with this - I don't want my tax dollars paying for twitter subscriptions for government offices - whether its the White House or a Congressional office. @Twitter should find other ways to verify government organizations. https://twitter.com/...
Molly Jong-Fast / @mollyjongfast: Bye bye “may or may not be notable” https://twitter.com/...
Mitchell Clark / The Verge: Twitter's $1,000 checkmark will be free for the 10,000 most-followed companies
Sean Keeley / The Comeback: LeBron James send harsh message to Elon Musk
Thomas C. Theiner / @noclador: White House knows it is not “verification”, but a brazen extortion attempt. Twitter's whole value was its verified users and content creators. The former will lose their verification tonight - the latter will be hidden from now on unless they pay. Elon has ZERO business sense. https://twitter.com/...
Keith Edwards / @keithedwards: We don't negotiate with terrorists https://twitter.com/...
Jason DeRusha / @derushaj: Great thread that explains why the blue checkmark crowd (incl me) cares about the ☑️. We generate content that generates engagement - and why keep doing that for a company that holds you in contempt? https://twitter.com/...
Bob Cesca / @bobcesca_go: No one should. Elon screwed up and overpaid — no one should help him pay for his crashed car. https://twitter.com/...
Keith Edwards / @keithedwards: Excellent thread. https://twitter.com/...
Dan Pfeiffer / @danpfeiffer: Not having a blue checkmark is the new status symbol https://twitter.com/...
Elie Mystal / @elienyc: King James has the right idea https://twitter.com/...
Nathan Hubbard / @nathanchubbard: 4) There were a bunch of important safety and security reasons for doing this as well. Hero tweeps like @KatieS and @Larakate have all the scars/stories to prove it. It was also possible to organically build a verifiable account by gaining followers and impact on the platform.
@ashleygjovik: It didn't really hit me until I saw this update But many institutions (including actual govs), are undertaking tactics with Twitter/Elmo often used in public international law conflicts Naming/shaming, sanctions, ending/pausing diplomatic relations, banning or burdening trade https://twitter.com/...
@doctoryasmin: He'll just make a different coloured check mark for celebs and/or do something similar to what he did with businesses and say ‘oops, forgot to mention, people with x amount of followers can keep their check mark’ https://twitter.com/...
Taylor Rooks / @taylorrooks: Players always say Lebron doesn't even pay for data roaming and will wait forever to get to a place with wifi because he refuses to do that extra cost....so this definitely tracks 😂 https://twitter.com/...
Nathan Hubbard / @nathanchubbard: 13) The likely sequencing will be like LeBron: first, give up the check and not pay. But as the experience degrades and impersonation abounds, creators will start to wonder why they'd contribute content to a platform and company that holds them in such contempt.
Brian Kibler / @bmkibler: The funny thing is that the *reason* people care about blue check marks is *because* famous people like LeBron have them. Removing them from existing verified accounts just turns them into “this MF paid for Twitter” fodder and nothing else. https://twitter.com/...
Susan Del Percio / @delpercios: Who's paying for twitter verification? I am not. https://twitter.com/...
Sophia A. Nelson / @iamsophianelson: None of us will https://twitter.com/...
Nathan Hubbard / @nathanchubbard: 9) But what Twitter is going to start doing tonight flips the equation - it is going to ask its most important creators to *pay Twitter* instead of the other way around. Every other social media platform has found a way to pay its creators, not charge them. Will it work?
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick / @reichlinmelnick: As a person who thinks a lot about the budget, I've been expecting this. $12,000/year for a gold checkmark on Twitter is just not a justifiable expense for most governments, big or little, so I expect few will pay. Imagine asking a small town with a tight budget to pay that. https://twitter.com/...
Nathan Hubbard / @nathanchubbard: 14) That will be the point at which we might expect a wave of silence to ensue. The first real staring contest of the creator economy is upon us. Will creators seize the moment? Can Twitter sustain it? 🍿
Matt Ford / @fordm: I don't really care whether I'm verified, but if *no one* is verified—truly verified, not just paying for a cosmetic blue check—then this website's utility and everyday value drops a lot. https://twitter.com/...
Dan Bernstein / @dan_bernstein: I'm also team #ohwell. https://twitter.com/...
Delia Cai / Vanity Fair: Requiem for the Twitter Blue Check
Ryan Broderick / @broderick: There have been all kinds of moments since Musk bought Twitter that you could point to as the exact moment it was officially “over,” but I actually think this is it. The US gov having a meaningful presence here was what elevated Twitter over, say, Reddit. Site's cooked. https://twitter.com/...
Sahil Kapur / @sahilkapur: Twitter's biggest asset has been to get some of the most interesting or powerful or popular people on the planet to post daily content on this site for free; all in return for merely verifying that they are who they say. Now they want those creators to pay? Good 🧵 here 👇 https://twitter.com/...
Rob / @robl_l: @MollyJongFast It's a good job no one is lining up to cause mischief https://twitter.com/...
Rory Johnston / @rory_johnston: Going great. Don't worry, I'm sure we'll have a Blue-verified White House account hosted in a hostile power in no time. https://twitter.com/...
Rob Sheridan / @rob_sheridan: Say what you will about Elon, but it is truly impressive to be so uncool to your very core that despite every potential resource on the planet at your disposal you still make a service so spectacularly lame that guys who make 50 mil a year will make a point not to give you $8 https://twitter.com/...
Evan McMurry / @evanmcmurry: “It is our understanding that Twitter Blue does not provide person-level verification as a service. Thus, a blue check mark will now simply serve as a verification that the account is a paid user.” https://www.axios.com/...
Tolu Ogunlesi / @toluogunlesi: Wawu. If @elonmusk capitulates and exempts the White House, he will have to extend the exemption to @NGRPresident and @NigeriaGov, no? https://twitter.com/...
Dr. Saskia Popescu / @saskiapopescu: This whole thread 👇🏻 https://twitter.com/...
Charlotte Colombo / The Daily Dot: The rise and fall of Twitter's blue tick
Alex Gangitano / The Hill: White House won't be paying for staffers' Twitter verification
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BuzzFeed News:
The NYT, LAT, and WaPo won't buy Twitter Blue; NYT, LAT, BuzzFeed, and Politico won't reimburse reporters for Blue, but Semafor and other small outlets plan to — BuzzFeed isn't ponying up, but for other outlets, paying might make sense. — Pranav Dixit
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Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: Scoop: @WhiteHouse won't pay for @Twitter verification — It will not enroll in Twitter's “Verification for Organization” program either — It also won't reimburse staff who chose to pay for Twitter Blue either Story on @axios: https://www.axios.com/...
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: The Los Angeles Times also says it will not pay for Twitter Blue, noting “verification no longer establishes authority or credibility.” Here's an internal note from managing editor Sara Yasin that went out to staff. https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Alexander / @oalexanderdk: Officially time to stop calling it “Verification” which it no longer is and just call it a premium subscription. https://twitter.com/...
Max Tani / @maxwelltani: LAT also won't reimburse: “Verification no longer establishes authority or credibility, instead it will only mean that someone has paid for a Twitter Blue subscription,” @sarayasin told staff. https://twitter.com/...
Brooke Binkowski / @brooklynmarie: Is it really a verification any more or is it just a subscription https://twitter.com/...
Joshua Benton / @jbenton: Wouldn't this mean that all these big publishers will just get the gold check for free? https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
@spj_tweets: “In the future, a checkmark will no longer mean you are a verified journalist. Instead, it will simply mean you are paying for benefits such as longer tweets and fewer ads.” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...
Mike Masnick / Techdirt: Media Has No Interest In Paying For Twitter Blue
Alexander Panetta / @alex_panetta: After media companies, this one is gonna test the system. https://twitter.com/...
Hans Mahncke / @hansmahncke: “verification no longer establishes authority or credibility” Never did. https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: CNN: “As of right now, we do not plan to pay for Twitter Blue subscriptions for either our brand or individual accounts, except for a small number of select teams who need this verification as an essential part of newsgathering and reporting.”
Peter Kafka / @pkafka: I won't believe it until @JoeBiden writes a self-pitying post here complaining about the loss of his blue check. https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: POLITICO also tells staff: “In the future, a checkmark will no longer mean you are a verified journalist. Instead, it will simply mean you are paying for benefits such as longer tweets and fewer ads. POLITICO will not pay for you to subscribe to Twitter Blue.”
Oliver Darcy / CNN: News organizations reject Elon Musk's demand of paying to keep checkmarks on Twitter
Blake Herzinger / @bdherzinger: I am told this is what business acumen looks like - trying to charge people to produce the content and data your model requires, then having everyone but neckbeards refuse to pay you. Incredible stuff. https://twitter.com/...
Matt Navarra / @mattnavarra: The Newsrooms Who Say They'll Pay For Twitter Blue Checkmarks For Their Journalists The New York Times: ❌ Washington Post: Undecided CNN: Undecided The Los Angeles Times: ❌ Semafor: ✅ The Daily Caller: Undecided Insider: ❌ BuzzFeed: ❌ HuffPost: ❌ https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...
John Scalzi / @scalzi: The Twitter blue check no longer verifies identity, it just confirms you're spending money, so from a journalistic point of view it makes no sense to pay. Have the outlet post a list on its site of its reporter's accounts and have the accounts link to it. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...
Scott Nover / @scottnover: It's very funny that newsrooms have to put out statements about whether they plan to get extorted by Elon Musk or not. https://twitter.com/...
Jesse Spector / @jessespector: I was once told that my articles did exceptionally well on Twitter, and that meant maybe 10% of my traffic was from here. It's a useless cesspool and I will miss it dearly. https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Mac / @rmac18: @dmccabe @kateconger Some other news in this story as the company gets ready to rid legacy verified checkmarks this weekend: Twitter's top 500 advertisers and 10,000 most-followed organizations will not be expected to pay for verification, according to an internal doc. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Roslyn / @roslyntalusan: like i'm sorry but being verified will officially lose its meaning and you'll be lumped in with the likes of MikeHunt06942069 shilling crypto schemes in your mentions. wake up https://twitter.com/...
@thekidskoob: This is exactly what I was saying the other day. The new “policy” around verification has completely ruined the authenticity and credibility of its core purpose. https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Grim / @ryangrim: Times is not paying for verification, they say, because “verification no longer establishes authority or credibility.” It does seem odd that Musk won't just commit to making verification actually mean real verification, even if he charges. Would it cost too much to do that? https://twitter.com/...
Claire Goforth / @claire_goforth: @oliverdarcy All verification establishes at this point is that you have $8 you're willing to spend on Twitter
Thomas Chatterton Williams / @thomaschattwill: The NYT and I see eye-to-eye on this https://twitter.com/...
Tim Fullerton / @timfullerton: This is the correct answer and I hope all organizations (and individuals) follow the Times lead. https://twitter.com/...
@skooks: Thinking about Twitter's brilliant strategy to deliberately deligitimize itself as a breaking news conduit https://twitter.com/...
Matt Novak / @paleofuture: The Times just sent me an identical statement except for one change: Instead of “verification” they won't pay for “check mark status,” an important distinction because Twitter doesn't verify the identity of Twitter Blue subscribers. https://www.forbes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@boydhilton: No one in their right mind is planning to pay for Twitter verification... https://twitter.com/...
David Clinch / @davidclinchnews: I hope many other news orgs follow suit on this. https://twitter.com/...
William Shatner / @williamshatner: Well it looks like this is becoming a #blueless thing.😉 What is CNN going to do Oliver?🤔🤷🏼 https://twitter.com/...
@stevelackmeyer: I wonder at what point do the NYT, Washington Post, CNN, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, Gannett and other news organizations agree to pick a replacement social media platform... https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Lawrence / @ndrew_lawrence: im beginning to think the business model of “give the richest man on the planet $96/yr for nothing in return” isnt especially well thought out https://twitter.com/...
Steven Monacelli / @stevanzetti: Twitter may not generate a ton of traffic but it sure does allow me to bully politicians in public so who is to say what the trade off really is https://twitter.com/...
Dan Nguyen / @dancow: The NYT gets a W here https://twitter.com/...
Heidi N. Moore / @moorehn: @JoeBelBruno @paulvigna The mass verification of newsrooms is often mocked but I actually think it was helpful in spreading accurate information for years. (I got mine artisanally back in 2011 however). It's basically unwieldy and nothing will fix it.
Andrew Marchand / @andrewmarchand: One down ... https://twitter.com/...
Roslyn / @roslyntalusan: for those of you who feel pressured into buying twitter blue for business purposes*, please bear in mind that corporations are resisting this site owner's extortion scheme. *paying ~$8 to the man screwing your business over is not a good business decision. https://twitter.com/...
Kate Bevan / @katebevan: Big news orgs saying nope to paying for their reporters to have Elon's blue checks - good. https://twitter.com/...
Angus Johnston / @studentactivism: Honestly this is a no-brainer on multiple levels. The blue check is about to become a tool for impersonation, so it makes sense to stay away completely. https://twitter.com/...
Bob Moore / @bobmoorenews: Same with @elpasomatters. Sticking it to The Man. https://twitter.com/...
John Iadarola / @johniadarola: We need to see more major outlets signing on to this. https://twitter.com/...
Rat King / @mikeisaac: this is a no-brainer imo forget any feelings one might have about mgmt or the company — the way they are handling bluechecks now is punitive rather than value-adding and there's no actual safeguard against impersonation whether you buy it or not, which is the major concern https://twitter.com/...
@tinu: I do t even LIKE the nyt but it's not to be denied. Twitter is destroying itself with this pay for verification shit. It's not gonna die, it's just gonna become Digg or Friendster. Google Plus. https://twitter.com/...
Helen Kennedy / @helenkennedy: Same, she declared airily. https://twitter.com/...
@kt_so_it_goes: this is that scene in every burglar comedy where they've kidnapped a hostage nobody likes enough to pay the ransom https://twitter.com/...
Peter Kafka / @pkafka: I would pay $96 to watch this meeting, or at least $8 to read Elon's mash notes to Lina. https://twitter.com/...
Charles Gaba / @charles_gaba: This whole thread is giving me serious Star-Bellied Sneeches vibes. Going forward, any account claiming to be a legitimate news source which *has* a “verified” checkmark will by definition be deemed illegitimate. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Dell Cameron / @dellcam: Twitter does not generate traffic. I've been in countless meetings at multiple outlets where this fact has been repeated to me over and over. https://twitter.com/...
Scott Nover / @scottnover: Twitter needs the New York Times WAY more than the New York Times needs Twitter. And it's not particularly close. https://twitter.com/...
Benjy Sarlin / @benjysarlin: Would be tens of thousands per month for “real” branded verification ($1k per brand, $50 per affiliated account). If brands don't pay, this whole model falls apart pretty quickly revenue-wise. https://twitter.com/...
Daniel Summers / @wfkars: It would be inane for anyone who got “legacy” verification for the sake of, y'know, actually being verified as who they said they were, to pay for the same symbol when it lacks all value whatsoever. https://twitter.com/...
Chris Messina / @chrismessina: Ah, well, that's fair! The rich get richer under Elon's watch. https://www.nytimes.com/... #DeadTwitter #LegacyVerified #ToadiesBackslider https://twitter.com/...
Kim Masters / @kimmasters: Forge ahead, Elon. https://twitter.com/...
Bruce Arthur / @bruce_arthur: That's the key: it's now worthless to anyone with credibility https://twitter.com/...
Jacob Rubashkin / @jacobrubashkin: What's the over/under on how many organizations actually pay $1,000/month for institutional verification? 10? 50? https://twitter.com/...
Nicolas Gonzalez / @nicosgonzalez: Comms guy here. Yes—no one really clicks links here compared to other platforms that drive way more traffic. This place is/was great in order to be part of a specific “discourse” and to elevate and/or engage with specific subject-matter experts. Also breaking news. Alas... https://twitter.com/...
Andy Campbell / @andybcampbell: Even if this was a good deal for companies, and even if newsrooms got high traffic from twitter (we don't), there's zero incentive to pay for any feature announced by a CEO who rips up his own rule book each week. https://twitter.com/...
Josh Marshall / @joshtpm: Seriously why would any outlet pay for it. It now just identifies the account as a troll account with fewer than 200 followers. https://twitter.com/...
Max Burns / @themaxburns: Can't wait to introduce my new Twitter account, @NYTlMES https://twitter.com/...
Heidi N. Moore / @moorehn: My hot take (possible wish fulfillment fantasy) is Elno is just running a huge troll with these threats to delete checkmarks, and he'll back down at the 11th hour. https://twitter.com/...
Adrian Weckler / @adrianweckler: Why on earth would it? Market will decide whether NYT or paid-for blue ticks are more credible sources of info on Twitter. (Don't think it'll be the $8 ticks) https://twitter.com/...
@wtfis2bdone: Lmao. NYT, WAPO, POLITICO, LA Times, Vox, BuzzFeed won't pay for Twitter Blue. https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Hanrahan / @ryanhanrahan: Making a blue checkmark meaningless makes absolutely no sense to me. Will make vetting information that much harder and make this platform even less useful than it already is. https://twitter.com/...
Lakshya Jain / @lxeagle17: Twitter really doesn't drive a lot of traffic. Not sure how many news organizations are going to pay the astronomical fees for verification ($1K/mo per brand, and then $50/mo for each affiliate). Imagine a bill of >$10K a month for the minimal traffic you get from Twitter. https://twitter.com/...
Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: Elon Musk wants to fill your Twitter feed with paid accounts
Mark Frauenfelder / Boing Boing: New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Buzzfeed say they won't pay for Twitter verification
Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap: Sorry, Elon! NY Times, WaPo, LA Times and Other Major Outlets Won't Pay for a Twitter Blue Check
@hammancheez@c.im: @Mediagazer lol MM+ a year for a 1700 member org, those prices are derived from meth
Michael Dixon / Awful Announcing: ESPN will not reimburse talent for new Twitter Blue verification system
Twitter:
Twitter launches its Verified Organizations program, which lets companies get a verified checkmark for $1,000/month and their affiliate accounts for $50/month
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Todd Spangler / Variety: Twitter Will Exempt 10,000 Most-Followed Companies and Organizations From $1,000 Monthly Verified-Status Charge: Report
Elon Musk / @elonmusk: Important to establish whether someone actually belongs to an organization or not so as to avoid impersonation https://twitter.com/...
Alyssa Lukpat / Wall Street Journal:
Top editors at 38 outlets globally sign a letter condemning the detention of The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich and calling for his immediate release — The editors condemned Mr. Gershkovich's detention in a letter to the Russian ambassador to the U.S.
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Committee to Protect …, The New York Times Company, @maxseddon, @lrozen, @davecbenoit, @mjluxmoore, @pressfreedom, @edmundlee, @sgurman, @benfritz, CNN, @mschwirtz, @larryryckman, @dollydeighton, @hamiltonnolan, @ebu_hq, @jbflint, @mvhaydencenter, @kenroth, @khadeeja_safdar, @eliotwb, @williams_paige, @wsj, @berber_jin1, @asharma, Newser, @nickkristof, @leisel_leisel, @bbcwillvernon, @trippmickle, @wendyfry_, @jimmyvielkind, @maggienyt and @spiegelpeter
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Erik Crouch / Committee to Protect Journalists: CPJ, media organizations, and partners call for release of US journalist Evan Gershkovich
Maria Case / The New York Times Company: Statement from a coalition of news organizations regarding the detention of WSJ's Evan Gershkovich in Russia.
Max Seddon / @maxseddon: “Evan, I said out loud in my hotel room. In that moment, this news story moved out of the realm of professional dismay and into the intensely personal.” important piece from @Sulliview on @evangershkovich. “Now he has become, essentially, a hostage.” https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Laura Rozen / @lrozen: Russia arrested Sullivan's former editorial assistant at the NYT https://twitter.com/...
Dave Benoit / @davecbenoit: The story Evan Gershkovich wrote before he was arrested is the most read thing on WSJ today. Because his work deeply matters to people. And is that good. #IStandWithEvan https://www.wsj.com/...
Matthew Luxmoore / @mjluxmoore: @evangershkovich and I started at @WSJ's Moscow bureau on the same morning last January. He has been committed to covering Russia diligently & fairly ever since I first met him when he arrived in Moscow in 2017. He was arrested for doing his job, and should immediately be freed. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@pressfreedom: Joint letter by leaders of top global news organizations states: “Russia is sending the message that journalism within your borders is criminalized and that foreign correspondents seeking to report from Russia do not enjoy the benefits of the rule of law.” https://www.wsj.com/...... https://twitter.com/...
Edmund Lee / @edmundlee: Detaining any reporter for doing their job is an attack on every reporter regardless of affiliation https://twitter.com/...
Sadie Gurman / @sgurman: “Russia is sending the message that journalism within your borders is criminalized and that foreign correspondents seeking to report from Russia do not enjoy the benefits of the rule of law.” #istandwithevan https://twitter.com/...
Ben Fritz / @benfritz: Like many who value press freedom, I support this letter from more than three dozen top editors of news organizations around the world calling for the immediate release of my colleague, reporter Evan Gershkovich. #IStandwithEvan https://www.wsj.com/...
Michael Schwirtz / @mschwirtz: Together @nytimes, @washingtonpost, @Bloomberg, and @politico call on Russia to immediately release @WSJ's Evan Gershkovich. “Evan's detention is intended to have a chilling effect on independent journalism and deprive the public of essential news.” https://www.nytco.com/...
@larryryckman: @davidfolkenflik As a Moscow correspondent for @AP in the 1990s, I always assumed the Russians would monitor my phone calls, discussions and movements whenever they wished, or could even expel me. The job was hard and dangerous enough without having to worry about being jailed, too.
Katie Deighton / @dollydeighton: An uplifting sense of solidarity from the @WSJ's newsroom peers this morning: “Gershkovich is a journalist, not a spy, and should be released immediately and without conditions.” https://www.wsj.com/...
Hamilton Nolan / @hamiltonnolan: “We do not welcome, and will not tolerate, participation by Times journalists in protests organized by advocacy groups.” - NYT editor Joe Kahn, Feb. 16, 2023. https://twitter.com/...
@ebu_hq: We are deeply concerned by the detention of @wsj journalist Evan Gershkovich in #Russia We have joined with CPJ @pressfreedom and media outlets from around the world to call for his immediate release 👇 #JournalismIsNotACrime #PressFreedom https://twitter.com/...
Joe Flint / @jbflint: Please media and non-media peeps, retweet this article with hashtag #istandwithevan https://www.wsj.com/...
Kenneth Roth / @kenroth: More than 30 global organizations and media outlets press the Russian government to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. He was just doing his job as a journalist. The Kremlin seems to want him as a hostage. https://cpj.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Khadeeja Safdar / @khadeeja_safdar: #IStandWithEvan Gershkovich, the American @WSJ journalist currently detained by Russian authorities. He's not allowed contact with his family or access to an attorney provided by his outlet. @pressfreedom & the int'l press call for his immediate release: https://cpj.org/...
Eliot Brown / @eliotwb: My friend @evangershkovich is a brave, honest, ethical, vivacious, strong and exceptionally talented journalist — one cleareyed about risks of war reporting. I'm honored to know him. I stand with Evan. Free Evan. https://cpj.org/...
Paige Williams / @williams_paige: “This is not, in other words, the kind of thing that happens all the time, even in a climate of worsening relations between Washington and Moscow. And it could not have occurred without Putin's personal approval.” https://twitter.com/...
@wsj: News organizations from around the world joined President Biden's call to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich https://www.wsj.com/...
Berber Jin / @berber_jin1: i've long dreamed of becoming a foreign correspondent, and @evangershkovich's work has always inspired me from afar. i am devastated by his detention in russia. he should be released immediately. #istandwithevan https://cpj.org/...
Amol Sharma / @asharma: I STAND WITH EVAN. Editors of more than three dozen news organizations signed a letter calling for the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich #istandwithevan https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
Jenn Gidman / Newser: Arrest of Reporter Is ‘Personally Painful’ for Another
Nicholas Kristof / @nickkristof: Evan Gershkovich is a great correspondent who has been imprisoned in Russia for committing journalism. Putin is taking hostages because he thinks he can benefit, so we should ensure he doesn't. There should be a push to expel Russian ambassadors and FSB officers. #istandwithevan https://twitter.com/...
Lizeth Beltran / @leisel_leisel: I worked with @evangershkovich last year during a stint overseas. Immediately I was impressed by his talent and diligence, but most of all by how much he cared. #IStandWithEvan https://www.wsj.com/...
Will Vernon / @bbcwillvernon: Heads of major news organisations, including the @WSJ and the BBC, condemn the arrest of @evangershkovich and call for his release.... https://twitter.com/...
Tripp Mickle / @trippmickle: #istandwithevan, the @WSJ and journalists around the world calling for Evan's immediate release. https://www.wsj.com/...
WendyFry / @wendyfry_: Not only does Evan's detention have a chilling effect on independent journalism and deprive the public of essential news from Russia, it's also a dangerous precedent for foreign correspondents in any country. He should be released immediately. https://twitter.com/...
Jimmy Vielkind / @jimmyvielkind: More than three dozen top editors of news organizations around the world signed a letter to the Russian ambassador to the U.S. condemning the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and calling for his immediate release. #IStandWithEvan https://www.wsj.com/...
Maggie Haberman / @maggienyt: Don't lose sight of this amid legal developments in the US > https://twitter.com/...
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A profile of Evan Gershkovich, the 31-year-old WSJ reporter detained by Russia whose parents fled the USSR for the US and who later made Moscow his second home — The Wall Street Journal correspondent, whose parents fled the Soviet Union, made Moscow a second home.
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Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian: The arrest of an American journalist in Russia is awful. For me, it's also painfully personal
NBC News: Reporter detained in Russia on spying allegations known as dedicated journalist who ‘cares a lot ... about the Russian people’
Wyatte Grantham-Philips / USA Today: Who is Evan Gershkovich? What we know about WSJ reporter arrested by Russia for espionage
Wall Street Journal: On the Ground in Putin's Russia: Evan Gershkovich's Coverage of a Country at War
Josh Kraushaar / @joshkraushaar: “Gershkovich's biography traces Mr. Putin's efforts to rebuild an empire atop the former Soviet Union, a homeland his parents had fled only for their American son to return and wind up in the type of prison they had been taught to fear.” https://www.wsj.com/...
@wsj: Before Evan Gershkovich headed on a reporting trip to Yekaterinburg, a colleague wrote him a text: “Hey buddy, good luck today.” https://www.wsj.com/...
Chun Han Wong / @bychunhan: Evan Gershkovich, the son of Soviet-born exiles and a @WSJ reporter now detained in Russia, loved the country, its language, the people he chatted with for hours in regional capitals, and the punk bands he hung out with at Moscow dive bars. https://www.wsj.com/... #IStandwithEvan
Alan C. Miller / @alanmillernlp: “It's not like he was in Russia because no one bothered to tell him it was dangerous,” @yaffaesque tweeted. “He is a brave, committed, professional journalist who traveled to Russia to report on stories of import and interest.” https://twitter.com/...
Mike Vorkunov / @mikevorkunov: So hard to read this profile of @evangershkovich, who seems like such a good-natured person and reporter, and know the kind of situation he is stuck in https://www.wsj.com/...
Eliza Collins / @elizacollins1: This is so upsetting. Evan is an excellent reporter who covered a country he cared deeply about. #istandwithevan https://www.wsj.com/...
Daisuke Wakabayashi / @daiwaka: Absolutely terrifying. https://www.wsj.com/...
Alexander Osipovich / @aosipovich: Beautiful piece on my colleague @evangershkovich who has been unjustly arrested in Russia. I am still in disbelief that this is happening to him. #IStandWithEvan https://www.wsj.com/...
John West / @johnwest: Free Evan now. https://www.wsj.com/...
Sadie Gurman / @sgurman: On Friday,@WSJ withdrew its Moscow bureau chief, who has covered the country since the final years of the Cold War. Many Western news agencies that posted reporters to Moscow under Stalin have determined Putin's Russia is too dangerous for journalism. https://www.wsj.com/...
Ben Pershing / @benpershing: Before Evan Gershkovich headed on a reporting trip to Yekaterinburg, a colleague wrote him a text: “Hey buddy, good luck today.” #IStandWithEvan https://www.wsj.com/...
Snejana Farberov / New York Post: Biden tells Russia after reporter Evan Gershkovich detained: ‘Let him go’
Kevin Roderick / @laobserved: “They've chosen a well-known journalist from an authoritative media outlet...The idea is to have an ace up their sleeve for negotiations.” https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Joel Simon / @joelsimonsays: There has been an outpouring of outrage in response to Russia's arrest of @WSJ reporter @evangershkovich on espionage charges but here's an account from @Sulliview that humanizes this wonderful journalist and human being. Via @guardian https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
David Beard / @dabeard: Putin, the child-kidnapping invader of #Ukraine, has taken another hostage. This time, it's an American. The hostage, says @Sulliview, is an upstanding former colleague, “often wearing a pine-green pullover sweater and with his hair in slight disarray.” https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Max Seddon / @maxseddon: “Reporting on Russia is now also a regular practice of watching people you know get locked away for years.” A heartbreaking piece about how @evangershkovich chronicled Russia's descent into madness until the FSB arrested him, by @JoeWSJ and @drewhinshaw https://www.wsj.com/...
Joshua Yaffa / New Yorker: The Unimaginable Horror of a Friend's Arrest in Moscow
Nicholas Kristof / @nickkristof: A profile of Evan Gershkovich, the @WSJ correspondent who has been imprisoned in Russia, apparently for committing journalism. Putin is taking hostages. https://www.wsj.com/...
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Russia's Federal Security Service detains Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on suspicion of “espionage in the interests of the American government” — Russia's Federal Security Service said it detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Yekaterinburg …
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Rachel Denber / Human Rights Watch: Russia's Security Service Arrests American Reporter
Matthew Keys / The Desk: Russia detains American reporter on ‘espionage’ charges
@faytuks: Wall Street Journal's editorial board following the arrest of Evan Gershkovich: “Expelling Russia's ambassador to the U.S., as well as all Russian journalists working here, would be the minimum to expect” in retaliation. https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Benjamin Hall / @benjaminhallfnc: American journalist arrested in Russia for espionage. The allegations are ridiculous. US govt must now show Russia that there are ramifications to this. https://www.wsj.com/...
Rebecca Ballhaus / @rebeccaballhaus: Evan Gershkovich, the WSJ reporter detained in Russia, has done crucial reporting on Russia and Ukraine, including this piece from earlier this week on Russia's economy declining: https://www.wsj.com/... Read more of his work here: https://www.wsj.com/... #istandwithevan
Phillips P. OBrien / @phillipspobrien: Cant wait to see what Tucker Carlson, also a Murdoch employee, has to say about this....if anything https://twitter.com/...
Eliot Higgins / @eliothiggins: The one thing to understand about the Russian state is they'll keep doing the terrible things they do until there's a serious price to pay, it's as simple as that. Strongly worded statements don't cut it, they're killers and criminals, not Boy Scouts. https://twitter.com/...
@wsj: WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, the American son of Soviet-born Jewish exiles, grew to love Russia. Espionage charges leave him facing a prison sentence of up to 20 years. This is an account of his life and work, available to all readers. https://www.wsj.com/...
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News: SABEW condemns Gershkovich arrest
Polina Ivanova / @polinaivanovva: Our best friend and completely professional journalist Evan Gershkovich has been detained in Russia for doing his job and must be released immediately. Journalism is not a crime. The allegations are ridiculous. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ ...
Margaret Sullivan / @sulliview: This fine reporter and ethical journalist was my editorial assistant at @nytimes during the last part of my public editor stint. I'm disgusted by the charges against him and proud to know @evangershkovich. My column on him will post tomorrow morning in @GuardianUS https://twitter.com/...
Rep. Jim McGovern / @repmcgovern: I am demanding the immediate & unconditional release of Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist arrested by the Russian Government today. Journalism is not a crime & his arrest is further proof of Putin's assault on freedom—in Russia & around the world. https://apnews.com/...
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi / @congressmanraja: Vladimir Putin's decades-long assault on the freedom of the press in Russia has continued with the detainment of American journalist, Evan Gershkovich. Journalism is not a crime. Russia must release him at once. https://apnews.com/...
@nytimes: Evan Gershkovich is believed to be the first American reporter to be held as an accused spy in Russia since the Soviet Union's collapse. It marks an escalation in Moscow's tensions with the U.S. since the start of the war in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Francesca Ebel / @francescaebel: Our friend & colleague @evangershkovich has been detained in Russia. The FSB has accused him of spying. He was fully accredited as a reporter by MFA. Evan is an excellent thoughtful journalist who cares deeply about his work & these allegations are absurd https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ ...
Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers: New York Times appears to have removed all reporters from Russia. NYT spokesperson tells me: “We currently have no reporters on the ground in Russia.” https://twitter.com/...
Governor Phil Murphy / @govmurphy: Outraged by the politically-motivated detention of New Jersey native and Princeton High School graduate, @WSJ reporter @evangershkovich. The Putin regime is brazenly targeting American citizens. We will do everything in our power to help bring Evan home. https://www.wsj.com/...
Bill Browder / @billbrowder: White House condemns the hostage taking of Wall Street Journal reporter @evangershkovich. It's pretty obvious that Putin wanted to replenish his stock of high value hostages and this is how he's doing it. Makes journalism a blood sport in Russia https://www.wsj.com/...
@pressfreedom: “By detaining the #American journalist @evangershkovich, #Russia has crossed the Rubicon and sent a clear message to foreign correspondents that they will not be spared from the ongoing purge of the independent media in the country,” said @CPJEurasia's https://cpj.org/...... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers: NEW: New York Times “deeply concerned by the detention of Evan Gershkovich ... Evan is a former Times employee... We urge his immediate release. As we have seen too often, the arrest of journalists anywhere in the world deprives the public of news that is essential to all of us.”
Karine Jean-Pierre / @presssec: We are deeply concerned by the troubling reports that Evan Gershkovich, an American citizen, has been detained in Russia. Last night, White House and State Department Officials spoke with Mr. Gershkovich's employer, the Wall Street Journal.
Christopher Miller / @christopherjm: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was “deeply concerned” about the arrest of Evan Gershkovich and condemned the Kremlin's “continued attempts to intimidate, repress, and punish journalists and civil society voices”. https://www.ft.com/...
@dwnews: Russia has detained an American journalist on espionage charges — he was reportedly probing Wagner. https://www.dw.com/...
@pressfreedom: Russian Court Orders Wall Street Journal Reporter to Be Held in Custody — @WSJ CPJ President @jodieginsberg: “CPJ is deeply concerned by the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. This is the latest in a long line of attempts by Russia https://www.wsj.com/...... https://twitter.com/...
Max Seddon / @maxseddon: @evangershkovich Evan's arrest is yet another troubling sign of the off-the-charts repression, paranoia, and hostility to the US in Russia right now. A moment of which Evan was one of our finest chroniclers: https://www.wsj.com/...
@pressfreedom: Today, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) detained Evan Gershkovich, a Moscow-based reporter with @WSJ, in #Yekaterinburg. Later that day, a Moscow court ordered Gershkovich to be placed under arrest until May 29 on charges of spying https://cpj.org/...... https://twitter.com/...
Michael Weiss / @michaeldweiss: Keep in the mind the Russians want two of their operatives back: Vadim Krasikov, the Berlin killer of Zelimkhan Kangoshvili, and Sergey Cherkasov, the GRU illegal sitting in jail in Brazil. Hard not to see the kidnapping of Gershkovich as https://www.wsj.com/...... https://twitter.com/...
Sarah Rainsford / @sarahrainsford: Terrible news for @evangershkovich and for journalism in Russia https://twitter.com/...
Anna Nemtsova / @annanemtsova: Evan Gershkovich is a very professional journalist. He is not a spy. He wrote about Wagner. FSB had cleared Gershkovich for years; Russian MID had accredited him as a #Moscow correspondent for years. Is it retaliation for several Russians recently accused of espionage? https://twitter.com/...
Simon Shuster / @shustry: Awful to see the FSB has jailed an American journalist, the great @evangershkovich. So many of our colleagues have faced harassment and expulsion over the years in Russia. Now, it seems, Putin wants to turn reporters into hostages. Let Evan go. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ ...
Alec Luhn / @asluhn: Details are sparse but this seems very bad. @evangershkovich has lots of experience in Russia, has official accreditation & is obviously not a spy. This could be a game-changer for foreign media still working there https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ ...
Max Seddon / @maxseddon: Shocked by the horrifying news of Russia's absurd espionage charges against @evangershkovich, an excellent reporter and friend. Evan is accredited by Russia's MFA and was simply doing his job. Journalism is not a crime. Russia should release him at once. https://www.ft.com/...
Linda Kinstler / @lindakinstler: Waking up to news that my old friend & colleague @evangershkovich has been detained. We went to college together, I edited him at the school paper & have had the occasional privilege of editing him since. Just sick with horror at this news. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jazmine Hughes / @jazzedloon: Evan — “Gersh” — was one of my first friends at the NYT, and it's been such a treat to watch him grow into a rigorous, intrepid reporter. This is horrifying. We need him home, now. https://twitter.com/...
Rebekah Jones / @georebekah: First they came for the journalists. We don't know what happened after that. https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Berke / @jfberke: Ev is one of my best friends in the world. We need to get him home, now. https://www.wsj.com/...
Kevin Rothrock / @kevinrothrock: Waking up to this very disturbing news and thinking about all the foreign journalists who returned to Russia to continue their work, even amid militarized censorship. https://twitter.com/...
@r__politik: Evan Gershkovich, a correspondent for @WSJ - Wall Street Journal - who has been living in Moscow for six years, has been detained in Yekaterinburg on suspicion of espionage. An important Thread 🧵 @evangershkovich
Neil Hauer / @neilphauer: After an exodus following the start of the invasion last year, a number of Western journalists working for major outlets slowly returned to Russia once the expected regime arrests/credentials being revoked didn't materialize. Seems this will be the death knell for that.
Kevin Rothrock / @kevinrothrock: A regional deputy from Russia's Sverdlovsk oblast says @evangershkovich (the arrested WSJ journalist now charged with espionage) was researching calls in Nizhny Tagil to start recruiting women inmates for Wagner Group mercenary work in Ukraine. https://t.me/...
Neil Hauer / @neilphauer: Extremely worrying news from Russia. Evan is a professional and excellent journalist. It looks like the Kremlin is thinking about making him a hostage. https://twitter.com/...
Felix Light / @felix_light: Monstrous, absurd news. Monstrous, absurd charges. @evangershkovich is a good friend, a kind, open person, and one of the best, most sensitive reporters in Russia today. Journalism is not a crime. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ ...
@leonidragozin: I second that. I know @evangershkovich personally and he is very obviously not a spy, but a very good journalist. The Kremlin has taken him hostage. https://twitter.com/...
Neil Hauer / @neilphauer: Russian officials already mentioning the possibility of ‘exchanging’ Gershkovich, saying here that it hasn't been raised yet (but presumably could be) https://twitter.com/...
@lolgop: And soon, the top-rated show on the cable network of the guy who owns the WSJ will praise Putin as a genius for this, along with the leader of the Republican Party. https://twitter.com/...
Brendan Carr / @brendancarrfcc: One day after publishing a deeply reported story on Russia's economy—and while continuing to do his job as a journalist—Putin's security services arrested @WSJ reporter & U.S. citizen Evan Gershkovich This is wrong. This is concerning. Gershkovich's brave journalism is no crime. https://twitter.com/...
@freedomofpress: Outrageous. Wall Street Journal reporter @evangershkovich arrested in Russia for “espionage.” This is a sham charge against a widely respected journalist doing his job. Authorities need to release him immediately. Journalism is not a crime. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Tim O'Brien / @timobrien: Ivan Pavlov, a prominent Russian attorney, said Gershkovich is the first criminal case for espionage against a foreign journalist in post-Soviet Russia. “That unwritten rule not to touch accredited foreign journalists, has stopped working,” he said. https://apnews.com/...
Tim Carney / @tpcarney: It takes true courage to be a reporter in Russia who writes about the reality there. God Bless Even Gershkovich, and let's get it home. https://twitter.com/...
David Rohde / @rohded: Yet another cynical, cruel & cowardly detention of an innocent American by Vladimir Putin. Free Paul Whelan, Marc Fogel & @evangershkovich https://www.wsj.com/...
@newsguild: We strongly condemn Russia's detention of Evan Gershkovich. We call for his immediate release. Journalism is not a crime. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jim Clancy / @clancyreports: The Wall Street Journal doesn't overplay the arrest of one of its journalists in Moscow. https://www.wsj.com/...
Natasha Bertrand / @natashabertrand: “No Western journalist has been tried on espionage charges in Russia in recent years. The arrest of Mr. Gershkovich represented a significant escalation in Moscow's hostilities toward foreign news organizations...Acquittals are virtually unheard-of.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld / @jeffsonnenfeld: This is horrific. Putin has abducted and arrested WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich for merely telling the truth about how Russia's economy is imploding - as my team has been tracking for months now. He must be freed immediately. https://wsj.com/... https://papers.ssrn.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Tom Hearden / @followtheh: You'd think the Fox News on air Russian love would have brought another Murdoch owned employee a little more leeway https://twitter.com/...
Bill Pascrell, Jr. / @billpascrell: These charges against a western journalist by Putin's thugs are complete lies. This is more hostage-taking plain and cruelly simple. Putin should end his vicious crackdown on free expression and free Mr. Gershkovich as well as Paul Whelan immediately. https://twitter.com/...
Anatoly Kurmanaev / @akurmanaev: Shocking news out of Russia. Thinking of @evangershkovich, one of the most insightful foreign reporters covering the country. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Matt Bradley / @mattmcbradley: This is very troubling and a clear case of retaliation or intimidation. Journalists should be protected, not punished, for their work. https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: WSJ statement: “The Wall Street Journal vehemently denies the allegations from the FSB and seeks the immediate release of our trusted and dedicated reporter, Evan Gershkovich. We stand in solidarity with Evan and his family.” https://twitter.com/...
@domenpresern: 1. Time for other Western outlets to pull out reporters? 2. The real question is - “Who does Russia want to get back?” Who was arrested recently in the West that they want back? The guy trying to get a job at the ICC? “Argentines” arrested in Slovenia? https://twitter.com/...
Kaitlan Collins / @kaitlancollins: The WSJ has now issued a statement after Russia arrested its reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is a U.S. citizen, for what Russia described as espionage. “The Wall Street Journal is deeply concerned for the safety of Mr. Gershkovich.” https://www.wsj.com/...
Bill Browder / @billbrowder: BREAKING: Russian Security Service Detains Wall Street Journal Reporter. This will surely drive out all Western journalists. It's Putin's standard playbook. Pick one and send a message to all. https://www.wsj.com/...
@domenpresern: 😮 It's high time for other Western outlets to pull out their reporters, isn't it? https://twitter.com/...
Heidi N. Moore / @moorehn: Russia is holding a WSJ reporter and falsely accusing him of spying for the U.S. govt. This is an incredibly scary situation for reporters and newsrooms. Hope he is safe and stays safe. https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Tom Hals / Reuters:
The judge in the $1.6B Fox-Dominion case denies Fox's summary judgment motions and partially grants Dominion's motions ahead of the trial scheduled for April 17 — A jury will decide whether Fox Corp (FOXA.O) defamed Dominion Voting Systems with false vote-rigging claims aired by Fox News …
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Angelo Carusone / @goangelo: 2/ In its partial ruling in favor of Dominion, the court did determine statements made by Fox were statements of fact and were not statements of opinion. https://twitter.com/...
Angelo Carusone / @goangelo: 1/ Judge issued ruling on the summary judgment motions in the Dominion v Fox News case. Fox Corp and Fox News' motions for summary judgment to dismiss the case have been denied. Domion's motion for summary judgment is granted in part and denied in part. Details to follow...
CNN: Judge won't declare early winner in Dominion defamation case against Fox News, paving way for trial over 2020 election lies
Sarah Ellison / @sarahellison: To get Trump to stop talking election fraud, Rupert asks then-NYPost editor Col Allan, “should we say something Donald might see?” Next slide shows the NYPost piece telling Trump to stop “stolen election” talk. And Lachlan Murdoch admits he read the editorial before it ran. https://twitter.com/...
Elizabeth Landers / @elizlanders: NEW: Dominion spokesperson reax “We are gratified by the Court's thorough ruling soundly rejecting all of Fox's arguments and defenses, and finding as a matter of law that their statements about Dominion are false. We look forward to going to trial.”
Alex Griffing / Mediaite: WATCH: Lou Dobbs' Fox Interview Boosting Wild Election Claims at Center of Dominion Lawsuit
Erin Mulvaney / Wall Street Journal: Fox News Defamation Case Cleared for Trial
@katrinanation: Have to believe FOX will try to settle-/ Fox News Suffers Major Setback in Defamation Case https://www.nytimes.com/...
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC: Judge rejects Fox motions, allows Dominion's $1.6 billion defamation suit to go to trial
Bad Fox Graphics / @badfoxgraphics: 2/ “The judge's decision represents a major legal setback for @FoxNews and sets the stage for an agonizing weeks long trial in which some of the right-wing channel's highest ranking executives and most prominent hosts could be called to the stand to testify” https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Kim Insley / @kiminsley: One of my favorite journalism classes at @UTAustin was libel law. This trial will be studied for decades to come. https://twitter.com/...
@nytimesbusiness: “The evidence developed in this civil proceeding,” Judge Eric M. Davis wrote, demonstrates that it “is CRYSTAL clear that none of the statements relating to Dominion about the 2020 election are true.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime: Dominion wins rare judgment against Fox News on every legal issue but actual malice before blockbuster trial
Tristan Snell / @tristansnell: BREAKING: Fox News LOSES summary judgment motion in Dominion defamation case, and Dominion wins on some elements of defamation. Judge rules that whether Fox acted with “actual malice” — the crux of any defamation claim — must be determined at trial. Trial begins April 17.
David Folkenflik / NPR: Judge rules Fox hosts' claims about Dominion were false, says trial can proceed
Keith Olbermann / @keitholbermann: BREAKING: huge pre-trial win for Dominion in $1.6B defamation case over Fox “News.” Judge rules Fox's statements about Dominion are FALSE - a jury will decide if there are monetary damages. Rupert is F'd 🇺🇸🇺🇸 🇺🇸🇺🇸 🇺🇸https://courts.delawa re.gov/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Jacob Shamsian / Insider: A judge just delivered a crushing blow to Fox News in Dominion's defamation lawsuit
Edmund Lee / @edmundlee: “The evidence developed in this civil proceeding,” Judge Eric M. Davis wrote, demonstrates that it “is CRYSTAL clear that none of the statements relating to Dominion about the 2020 election are true.” @rupertmurdoch's Fox will go to trial https://www.nytimes.com/...
Maria Shriver / @mariashriver: News hosts and guests made false claims. Fox is the home of fake news https://twitter.com/...
@existentialfish: @chrislhayes @nycsouthpaw it was a huge defeat for fox — partial summary judgment granted, including that the claims were false and that fox news published them
Deadline: Fox News Loses Bid To Have 2020 Election Defamation Case Dismissed; Dogfight With Dominion Voting Heads To Trial Next Month
Drew Taylor / The Wrap: Judge Orders Fox News-Dominion Defamation Case to Trial
James Ball / @jamesrbuk: It's going to trial, which is exactly what Fox doesn't want. The rest is largely noise. https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Barr / @jeremymbarr: Dominion released the slides they DIDN'T show in court last week, and one includes a new email from Rupert Murdoch in which he weighs in on when Fox should call the election for Biden. Murdoch: “Whenever we do it, it will all be over.” https://twitter.com/...
Max Burns / @themaxburns: After multiple failed attempts to have the case thrown out, a judge now says Fox will need to face a jury in its defamation suit. https://www.reuters.com/...
Kyle Barr / Gizmodo: Dominion Will See Fox News In Court After Judge Rules the Election Lies Were ‘Crystal Clear’
Kara Swisher / @karaswisher: I am shocked ... shocked, I say! Fox News Suffers Major Setback in Dominion Case https://www.nytimes.com/...
John Schwartz / @jswatz: I just keep thinking about how Tucker Carlson was so upset that telling the truth was hurting Fox's stock price. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@nycsouthpaw: @bendreyfuss The former; Dominion will still have to prove actual malice to win its claims. But that's all the trial should be about, if it's properly managed. Fox wont be able to argue they got everything right, for instance.
@chancery_daily: fox's motions for summary judgment denied in the dominion case, dominion's motion granted in part, denied in part opinion available here: https://courts.delaware.gov/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Brian Steinberg / Variety: Judge Rules Dominion Voting Defamation Suit Against Fox News Can Go to Trial
@reuterslegal: A jury will decide whether Fox defamed Dominion Voting Systems with false vote-rigging claims aired by Fox News after the 2020 US election, a Delaware judge ruled https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Greg Dworkin / @demfromct: reporters really, really, really have to stop treating Fox News as a legit outlet They deliberately lie. https://twitter.com/...
Anthony Zurcher / @awzurcher: Fox is one step closer to owing Dominion Voting a *lot* of money. https://twitter.com/...
Bob Cronin / Newser: Judge Orders a Trial for Dominion-Fox Case
Adam Klasfeld / @klasfeldreports: Essentially, the court is granting Dominion summary judgment on everything but actual malice, which will go to trial.
Paul Farhi / @farhip: “This is a disastrous decision for Fox:” Judge rules Dominion lawsuit can go to trial, says @FoxNews aired false statements. Story by @sarahellison, @jeremymbarr and me. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Jake Tapper / @jaketapper: “The evidence developed in this civil proceeding demonstrates that is CRYSTAL clear that none of the Statements relating to Dominion about the 2020 election are true. Therefore, the Court will grant summary judgment in favor of Dominion on the element of falsity. ” https://twitter.com/...
@tempdiaries: Looking forward to Fox settling for an undisclosed amount without admitting guilt on the Friday before Memorial Day. https://twitter.com/...
@JillWineBanks@ohai.social: Judge grants summary judgement to Dominion on the issue of the falsity of Fox's reporting and sends question of malice of Fox to trial. I predict evidence wil support Dominion in its $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox. …
David / @crookedknight: @bendreyfuss @nycsouthpaw Limits defenses. Dominion must still prove that Fox either knew it was broadcasting false material or proceeded with reckless disregard for whether it was true — the “actual malice” standard.
Media Matters for America: Judge rules that Fox News pushed lies about Dominion in 2020 election fraud case
RL Miller / @rl_miller: WOW. This is a very strong pro-Dominion ruling. Very little left for Fox to try beyond “how much money does Fox owe, and which Fox entity owes it.” short legal thread starting https://twitter.com/...
Angelo Carusone / @goangelo: this whole ruling. I can't read it fast enough. my goodness gracious. really something. https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: The judge's decision represents a major legal setback for Fox News and sets the stage for an agonizing weeks long trial in which some of their highest ranking execs and most prominent hosts could be called to the stand to testify about 2020 election lies.. https://www.cnn.com/...
Drew Taylor / The Wrap:
CBS' 60 Minutes faces backlash after it promoted an interview by Lesley Stahl of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, scheduled to be broadcast this Sunday — The CBS news magazine profiles the congresswoman who questioned whether 9/11 happened and defended the events of Jan. 6 in an upcoming interview
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@60minutes, @adamkinzinger, @7veritas4, @sawyerhackett, @david_hemond, @bryanbehar, @anandwrites, @elienyc, @petestrzok, @gloriacampos, @vabvox, Decider, @jemelehill, @mehdirhasan, @blackamazon, @victorshi2020, @markjacob16, @professajay, @kaivanshroff, @sifill_, @davidcorndc, @thewrap, @repriggleman and @meidastouch
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@60minutes: Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, nicknamed MTG, isn't afraid to share her opinions, no matter how intense and in-your-face they are. She sits down with Lesley Stahl this Sunday on 60 Minutes. https://60minutes.com/ https://twitter.com/...
Sawyer Hackett / @sawyerhackett: She isn't afraid to share in-your-face opinions, like believing the murder of 17 children was a false flag operation. This is garbage. https://twitter.com/...
David Hemond / @david_hemond: Ed Murrow established CBS as a world leader in news, famously confronted Joe McCarthy before a national audience with the shame of McCarthy's lies. Today's CBS takes one of McCarthy's heirs, gives her a national platform to disseminate lies. We can draw appropriate conclusions. https://twitter.com/...
Bryan Behar / @bryanbehar: Sorry @60Minutes. Being a “virulent anti-semite who wants to violently destroy our Union” isn't the same thing as being “opinionated.” https://twitter.com/...
@anandwrites: So many of us in the media were trained to find these seemingly neutral ways of framing extreme ideas. “Intense,” “in-your-face.” But this training doesn't work for the moment we're in. These aren't intense opinions. They're a recipe for the end of liberal democracy. https://twitter.com/...
Elie Mystal / @elienyc: Legacy media really looks at these white supremacists and fascists and thinks “how can we help them?” https://twitter.com/...
Pete Strzok / @petestrzok: Haven't had domestic divisions like this in 50 years. Maybe 150. Imagine Morley Safer and Mike Wallace watching. Wonder what they'd think. https://twitter.com/...
Gloria Campos / @gloriacampos: I doubt Stahl will go easy on her; let's wait & see. https://twitter.com/...
Victoria Brownworth / @vabvox: Why are you giving the respected platform of @60Minutes to a seditionist white supremacist antiSemitic racist homophobic transphobic hater who has literally called for civil war, accused Jews of manipulating the criminal justice system and attacked children? WHY? https://twitter.com/...
Raven Brunner / Decider: Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green Books ‘60 Minutes’ Appearance After Threatening to Protest Trump's Indictment
Jemele Hill / @jemelehill: There's nothing wrong with interviewing and profiling controversial, even despicable people, but this framing is shit. There's also a fine line between engaging provocative people and platforming stupid. This is platforming stupid. https://twitter.com/...
Mehdi Hasan / @mehdirhasan: So brazen anti-Muslim, antisemitic, anti-trans bigotry, and insane conspiracies about Hillary Clinton torturing kids and murdering her opponents, are reduced by a storied American news brand merely to ‘intense and in-your-face’. This is equal parts embarrassing and reckless. https://twitter.com/...
@blackamazon: CBS has all white panels on anti fascism and MTG but yeah Twitter being gone is a “joke” https://twitter.com/...
Victor Shi / @victorshi2020: & for those who don't believe it's real, here. Even just the language in this Tweet is revolting. Words like “isn't afraid” make her seem like she's courageous and brave when she isn't. They make her actions sound justified when they aren't. This is terrible. Shame on CBS. https://twitter.com/...
Mark Jacob / @markjacob16: The decision by “60 Minutes” to profile Marjorie Taylor Greene shows that CBS is as desperate for attention and as eager to mainstream insanity as she is. https://twitter.com/...
Jason Coupet / @professajay: I think some folk can look at white supremacists white this 30,000 foot view of curiosity, objectivity, and wonder, the kind one has at a panda at a zoo, without pause because they don't face any of the consequences. Your suffering is immaterial to their bemusement. https://twitter.com/...
Kaivan Shroff / @kaivanshroff: It's not that the media didn't learn anything from 2016. It's that they learned exactly how dangerous repackaging extremists like this is — and they've decided to go all in. Shame on 60 Minutes. This will permanently tarnish the brand and it should. https://twitter.com/...
Sherrilyn Ifill / @sifill_: “Intense and in-your-face.” How about unhinged and toxic? https://twitter.com/...
David Corn / @davidcorndc: Yep. A friendly chat with a cutely nicknamed antisemitic QAnoner who enthusiastically appeared at a white nationalist conference with a Hitler fanboy. Oh yeah, she also amplified calls for murdering Obama and Pelosi. And she sure ain't afraid to share opinions. https://twitter.com/...
Denver Riggleman / @repriggleman: I was the first to see Greene's texts to Mark Meadows...pure batshittery Platforming a woman who called for “Marshall” law, believes in Q, a 9/11 Truther, thought space lasers started a fire, believes in broken algorithms, is a FBI and Antifa false-flagger and said Pelosi was... https://twitter.com/...
Safi Bugel / The Guardian:
Gal-Dem, an outlet for women and non-binary POC, shuts down after eight years, citing the difficulty of sustaining growth via brand partnerships and memberships — After eight years of operation, staff statement blames financial challenge of running independent media outlet
Discussion:
@galdemzine, gal-dem, @suyinsays, @kemioliviax, @renireni, @labaatanzine, @beardedgenius, @ashnagesh, @brandonjinx, @taniabranigan, @runnymedetrust, @arjunsinghl, @emmaggarland, @beebabs, @micheletheil, @peymasad, @rhiannonlucyc, @johnnys_panic, @nafisabakkar, @hishelli, @iwriteallday_, @becbecliuliu, @holly, @vanessa_kisuule, Deadline, @stephenkb, @msibegbuna, @bellribeiroaddy, @hackneyabbott, @charliebcuff, @aniefiokekp, @kidsofcolourhq, @shattenstone, @thediyora, @hansmollman, @tiernandouieb and Press Gazette
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Gal-Dem / @galdemzine: We are incredibly sad to announce that gal-dem is closing. Several factors that have contributed to this difficult decision, including numerous challenges with running a small, mission-driven, independent media company. We've shared more here https://gal-dem.com/...
gal-dem: Goodbye from gal-dem — We are incredibly sad to announce that after eight years, gal-dem is closing.
Suyin Haynes / @suyinsays: I'm so deeply saddened to share that after eight years, @galdemzine is closing. I will always be incredibly proud of what our team has achieved and the stories we were able to tell https://gal-dem.com/...
Kemi Alemoru / @kemioliviax: It's kind of hard to put into words how much of an incalculable loss this is. The path it created for creatives like me, the friendships made, the laughs, the clapbacks, the parties, exhibits, films, podcasts, the conversations we led. I learned so much. https://gal-dem.com/...
Reni Eddo-Lodge / @renireni: The UK's media landscape felt hostile towards young people of colour before Gal-dem came along. The magazine was so necessary, such a balm to many of our souls, so assertive in centering marginalised voices. We cannot take quality independent media for granted. https://twitter.com/...
@labaatanzine: We here at labaatan wouldn't exist without gal-dem, they are a pivotal space in British media and it is absolutely shameful they can't continue to operate. Thank you for all the work you've done! https://twitter.com/...
@beardedgenius: Really sad news. So many brilliant people were part of the gal-dem story. I hope something just as exciting, vital and inspiring grows in its place https://twitter.com/...
Ashitha Nagesh / @ashnagesh: Incredibly disheartening news today and a real loss for British media. Many great women and non-binary journalists of colour's careers were made by @galdemzine when other outlets wouldn't give them the same chances. Very sad to see it go. https://twitter.com/...
@brandonjinx: Damn. I still have the first print issue. Y'all held it down 🙏🏿 https://twitter.com/...
Tania Branigan / @taniabranigan: Extremely sad - but what a legacy. https://twitter.com/...
@runnymedetrust: An incredibly sad day for UK journalism. @galdemzine provided a rare and vital platform for women and non-binary people of colour to share their experiences and speak truth to power. A huge loss for our media landscape. Solidarity with gal-dem staff and freelancers ❤️ https://twitter.com/...
Arjun Singh / @arjunsinghl: Incredibly gutted to hear about the closure of gal-dem, an great platform for women/nb-led investigative and opinion journalism Here's a thread of great articles written by Punjabi and/or Sikh women they've platformed over the years: https://twitter.com/...
@emmaggarland: a sick publication that has given every traditional outlet a run for its money with vital and deeply felt journalism. a loss under any circumstances but especially now, when british media is so hostile & the barrier to access higher than it's been in years https://twitter.com/...
@beebabs: This is very very sad. Gal-dem really did so much for the media landscape, they saw Black women, heard them, heralded them. They were one of my first profiles I had as an author! Definitely the first photoshoot I had for a magazine. It meant so much to me. Such a loss https://twitter.com/...
Michele Theil / @micheletheil: This is so upsetting. Gal-dem was my first commission as a journalist and the first time I believed that I could do this as a job. I am so sorry to all the staff and the future POC writers that won't experience what a groundbreaking publication it was. ✊😢 https://twitter.com/...
Peymana Assad / @peymasad: This is a loss! I thought @galdemzine really pushed the debate forward on certain topics - especially about race, inclusiveness, and challenging the status quo. It was always interesting to read these diverse perspectives. https://twitter.com/...
Rhiannon L Cosslett / @rhiannonlucyc: This is sad. They changed the digital media landscape and produced some brilliant writers - many of whom are thriving and who will go on to thrive I hope! https://twitter.com/...
Katie Goh / @johnnys_panic: i can't even begin to comprehend the loss of gal-dem - to readers, writers, the uk's media landscape, staff and freelancers who have just lost their jobs and income. solidarity with old colleagues. we deserved better than this ending https://twitter.com/...
Nafisa Bakkar / @nafisabakkar: Incredibly sad and a devistating loss to the media landscape. The gal-dem team have always been so incredibly generous in knowledge sharing and I really cherish them as colleagues in this industry where there isn't many of us. Their spirit will live on 🧡 https://twitter.com/...
@hishelli: Fucking SHATTERED to hear this. My inbox is def open to all the queer writers at @galdemzine who are looking for some work 🤎 Shelli@autostraddle.com https://twitter.com/...
Clarkisha Kent / @iwriteallday_: I just fell to my knees https://twitter.com/...
Rebecca Liu / @becbecliuliu: This is a hugely sad loss. thank you to the editorial staff over the years for teaching me so much about journalism, the care and joy you put into the edits, and giving so many of us those rare and precious chances https://twitter.com/...
Holly Brockwell / @holly: Like the brilliant women's media brands that have gone before, what we should take from this is the amazing amount achieved in those 8 years and the difference it made to readers, writers & society - especially in such hard times for digital journalism. Rest in power @galdemzine https://twitter.com/...
Vanessa Kisuule / @vanessa_kisuule: Oh, gal dem. I am, ofc, bereft. But I also just have to say thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. gal-dem emerged when I & so many women of colour were desperate for our own space. Its positive impact is incalculable. Forever grateful to have come of age with this magazine https://twitter.com/...
Zac Ntim / Deadline: UK-Based Publication Gal-Dem To Close After Eight Years Due To Financial Difficulties
Stephen Bush / @stephenkb: Dreadful news: https://gal-dem.com/...
Ruth Ibegbuna / @msibegbuna: Really gutted to read this news. Knowing gal-dem was out there in the media was such a motivating and comforting fact. Sending strength and solidarity to their team. They made a real difference ❤️💪🏾 https://twitter.com/...
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP / @bellribeiroaddy: Over the last 8 years, @galdemzine has consistently published groundbreaking stories about women of colour, by women of colour, for women of colour. Its closure is a really sad day for UK journalism and anyone who cares about amplifying marginalised voices. https://twitter.com/...
Diane Abbott MP / @hackneyabbott: Very sorry to hear gal-dem is closing. It's journalism is needed now more than ever. https://twitter.com/...
Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff / @charliebcuff: Don't have many words, but needless to say I'm a little heartbroken today. My thoughts are with the team navigating the closure and loss of jobs. Thankful to have been part of this, and to have worked with so many people on their first steps into the creative industries ♥️ https://twitter.com/...
@aniefiokekp: gal-dem were real pioneers in British journalism. The level of rigour & quality they operated at while being independent was truly incredible There's a real legacy in the writers who've passed through their doors. Some incredible journos/writers whose work will be read for years https://twitter.com/...
@kidsofcolourhq: Heartbroken for the incredible @galdemzine. Solidarity to everyone who is part of the team, whether now or previously, who must be hurting today. Personally, we are so thankful for gal-dem's support of the No Police in Schools campaign 💛. https://twitter.com/...
Simon Hattenstone / @shattenstone: This is such sad news. gal-dem produced so many great young journalists we had the pleasure of working with & getting to know when they did a guest takeover of the Guardian's Weekend mag. It's a real loss. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Diyora Shadijanova / @thediyora: A dire time for left-wing media, I stand in solidarity with all of gal-dem's staff, past and present. Many learning curves. Much to say, but not right now. Feeling proud of all the work we did but heartbroken about the work we didn't get to do. https://twitter.com/...
Mollie Goodfellow / @hansmollman: This is such a loss. Can't help but feel as though media is going backwards in terms of accessibility. https://twitter.com/...
Tiernan Douieb / @tiernandouieb: This is a real shame. It was such an important and brilliant outlet. https://twitter.com/...
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette: Gal-dem closes after eight years citing impact of reduced brand budgets
New York Times:
After months of keeping some distance, Fox News hosts back Donald Trump, denouncing his indictment as “politically motivated persecution” and a cause for unrest — Despite recent criticism, the network's star personalities joined other leading conservatives in denouncing …
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Media Matters for America, @huffpostpol, @arifleischer, @sifill_, @originalspin, @owillis, @newrepublic, The Daily Beast, @agoldmund, Slate, @postpolitics, @johnjharwood, @everydaywarren, @kaivanshroff, @jason1749, @maxkennerly, @carterforva, @kenklippenstein, The Wrap, @pbump, @rollingstone, Mediaite, @mmfa, New York Post, @cfidd, @highbrow_nobrow, @jimstewartson, Vanity Fair and @brianstelter
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times: Welcome Back to The Trump Show
@huffpostpol: “It almost feels like they're pushing the population to react,” Tucker Carlson said. https://www.huffpost.com/...
Ari Fleischer / @arifleischer: “some local R prosecutor will look to make a name for himself by doing the same to a D. U.S. democracy will be further abused and battered. Mr. Bragg, the provincial progressive, is unleashing forces that all of us may come to regret.” https://www.wsj.com/...
Sherrilyn Ifill / @sifill_: The silence of our profession - @ndaajustice @ABAesq - in the face of attacks on D.A.'s who are being targeted for partisan reasons allows this narrative. Everything is sifted through the calculation of politics as though the rule of law has no currency in our democracy. https://twitter.com/...
Jeff Yang / @originalspin: Wild how WSJ and other conservatives forget how the Republican base howled for state-level criminal indictments of Clinton and Obama throughout their terms and after, and how Trump was literally elected to shouts of “lock her up” aimed at his rival, the former First Lady https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Willis / @owillis: if a democrat commits a crime he or she should be indicted and go to jail https://twitter.com/...
@newrepublic: Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who privately has said that he hates Donald Trump “passionately,” called for people to stockpile AR-15s after the former president was indicted. https://newrepublic.com/...
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast: Trump Indictment Proves Fox News Simply Cannot Quit Its MAGA Daddy
Justin Peters / Slate: Fox News Got Raw and Weird Before It Figured Out What to Say About the Trump Indictment
@postpolitics: On a melodramatic night, Fox News makes room for melodrama king Glenn Beck https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
John Harwood / @johnjharwood: Identity politics in its purest form that regards the defendant's actual culpability as irrelevant Tit for tat vengeance just because https://twitter.com/...
Warren Rhea / @everydaywarren: Such indictments happen in other levels of government and other free societies. Acknowledging the gravity, it doesn't make sense for former presidents to have what amounts to presumed immunity after their term is up. If that means someone I like is indicted, that's what it means. https://twitter.com/...
Kaivan Shroff / @kaivanshroff: Needs to be said, the Wall Street Journal is just Fox News for people who think they're classy. https://twitter.com/...
@jason1749: buddy I lived through the 90's and watched them go after the Clintons for everything from real estate to murder, this is not new https://twitter.com/...
Max Kennerly / @maxkennerly: While sitting as Vice President, Aaron Burr was indicted for murder by both New York and New Jersey. Two years after leaving office, he was federally indicted for treason. The Framers had ample opportunity to create all-purpose legal immunity for politicians. They declined. https://twitter.com/...
@carterforva: Oh no, it would be terrible if powerful people were routinely held accountable for their crimes oh nooooooo https://twitter.com/...
Ken Klippenstein / @kenklippenstein: Fine by me! https://twitter.com/...
Benjamin Lindsay / The Wrap: Fox News' ‘The Five’ Warns 'Country's Not Going to Stand' for Trump Indictment: ‘People Better Be Careful’ (Video)
Philip Bump / @pbump: It is absolutely fitting that on a night where Fox News was losing its mind over the Trump indictment, Tucker Carlson hosted the granddaddy of bizarro Fox conspiracy theories. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
@rollingstone: G.O.P. kingmaker Tucker Carlson told Fox viewers that the charges against Trump were not just directed at one man, but are a targeted “political purge” against Republicans. https://www.rollingstone.com/ ...
Zachary Leeman / Mediaite: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Warns Trump Indictment Will Lead to Republican Prosecutors Targeting Democrats
@mmfa: Tucker Carlson threatens “retaliation from red states” over indictment of Donald Trump https://www.mediamatters.org/ ...
Zach Williams / New York Post: Hochul says state police, National Guard ready for possible Trump indictment unrest
@cfidd: I mean, if that Democrat did crimes, yes, “some prosecutor” — Republican “looking to make a name for” themselves or otherwise — should absolutely indict them https://twitter.com/...
@highbrow_nobrow: 🚨NEW: Fox News host Tucker Carlson said the indictment of former president Trump by a New York grand jury on Thursday was a bigger assault on the American system of government than the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by the former https://theintellectualist.com/ ...... https://twitter.com/...
Alyssa Boyle / AdExchanger:
A 2023 bipartisan Senate bill almost identical to a 2022 bill would force companies with $20B+ in annual digital ad revenue to sell part of their business — Say hello to the US government's latest attempt to force antitrust regulations on the digital advertising industry. — It might sound familiar.
Discussion:
AdExchanger, @senmikelee, @swodinsky, Engadget, Mike Lee US Senator for Utah, Marketing Brew, @jason_kint, @digiphile, @berinszoka, @jason_kint, @jason_kint, @dcnorg and Digiday
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AdExchanger: The AMERICA Act May Finally Bring Much-Needed Common Sense Rules To Digital Advertising
Mike Lee / @senmikelee: Today, I introduced the AMERICA Act to restore and protect competition in digital advertising. The lack of competition in digital advertising means that monopoly rents are being extracted from across the economy. https://www.lee.senate.gov/...
@swodinsky: i'm floored (in a good way) that this bill was invented but floored (in the other way) over this name https://www.lee.senate.gov/... https://twitter.com/...
Mike Lee US Senator for Utah: The AMERICA Act: Lee Introduces Bill to Protect Digital Advertising Competition
Ryan Barwick / Marketing Brew: Senators introduce a new bill aimed at big ad tech
Jason Kint / @jason_kint: And to state the obvious, it would break up Google's ad business. https://twitter.com/...
Alex Howard / @digiphile: @BerinSzoka Not on @congressdotgov https://www.congress.gov/... but full bill text is linked at the bottom of that PR: https://www.lee.senate.gov/...
@berinszoka: Lots of discussion of the AMERICA Act for and against. But I cannot find a link to the actual text. You know, the thing that would become law? Is it up? If we're not exactly sure what's in it, and haven't had time to think abou tit, how can anyone be for it? https://twitter.com/...
Jason Kint / @jason_kint: Tip of the hat to @SenMikeLee @SenAmyKlobuchar @SenTedCruz @SenBlumenthal @SenMarcoRubio @SenWarren @SenEricSchmitt @HawleyMO @SenJohnKennedy @LindseyGrahamSC @JDVance1 for all signing on to commonsense rules. Here is a 2-min explainer why it matters. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Jason Kint / @jason_kint: Smart bipartisan bill. High-speed trades, exchanges, brokers, auctions, floors, ceilings...language of Wall Street, but also adtech. Seems obvious that dominant companies shouldn't be able to broker for the buying and selling at the same time. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Perry Michael Simon / AllAccess.com:
Sens. Klobuchar and Kennedy reintroduce The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act to let news orgs negotiate pay with tech firms like Facebook and Google — What do you think? Add your comment below. — Sens. AMY KLOBUCHAR (D-MN) and JOHN KENNEDY (R-LA) have reintroduced …
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RADIO ONLINE, CLP Blog, @ben@werd.social, Public Knowledge, Inside Radio, MediaPost and News/Media Alliance
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Paul Levy / CLP Blog: The death of the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act - but might other new legislation emerge?
Ben Werdmuller / @ben@werd.social: “Such simple devices as robots.txt, “noindex,” and password protection could wall off any news media web page from search engines. But no media companies were doing that, because they WANT the traffic delivered by search engines. …
Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
UCLA's Hollywood Diversity Report finds that among 2022's top 100 original streaming films, 64% had casts with at least 30% POC vs. 57% for theatrical films — The share of women and people of color in key positions on theatrical releases slide back to 2019 levels in latest annual report
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@jamesthetang, @joaquincastrotx, @indiewire, @dranachristina, @beingjanine and @thewrap
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James Tang / @jamesthetang: Findings include the odds of achieving my dreams aren't exactly high 😀 https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Joaquin Castro / @joaquincastrotx: Americans want to see their communities on-screen, and Hollywood should listen. Last year, theatrical films with 31 to 40 percent diverse casts were some of the highest performers at the box office. Thank you, @DrAnaChristina for your work on this important diversity report. https://twitter.com/...
@indiewire: For the first time in its 10-year history, the annual UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report separated streaming from theatrical releases for analysis. https://www.indiewire.com/...
@dranachristina: To learn more about our findings regarding the top theatrical and top streaming releases in 2022, DOWNLOAD the full UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report 2023, Part 1: Film HERE. https://socialsciences.ucla.edu/ ... End of thread/ https://twitter.com/...
Janine Granda / @beingjanine: Read through this and some of my biggest takeaways are... 1) We've got a long way to go. 2) Latins are the biggest minority yet we continue to be underrepresented. 3) White audiences, you need to be more supportive of diverse stories. I mean, yikes. How embarrassing for y'all. https://twitter.com/...
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