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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
A politics editor quits The Messenger; sources detail organizational confusion and tensions over demands to mass-produce articles based on competitors' stories — The company's high-volume approach to digital publishing has led to duplicated stories and alienated some of its journalists.
Semafor:
Sources: the Never Back Down super PAC has led an effort to give reporters covering Ron DeSantis more access, despite the governor's typical combative attitude — The presidential campaign-in-waiting and super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are trying to warm up the governor's cold war with the journalists who cover him.
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@maggienyt, @jayrosen_nyu, The Hill, @economyben, @sallygold, @_ethangrey, @jbillinson, @maggienyt, @jayrosen_nyu, Associated Press, @bgrueskin and New York Times
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
An interview with CNN's Shimon Prokupecz on covering the Uvalde, Texas school massacre, being stonewalled by the police, speaking to victims' families, and more — Nearly a year since the Texas school massacre, and ahead of a network special, the CNN correspondent addresses journalistic challenges …
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The Daily Beast and Adweek
Kristin Robinson / Billboard:
How startups use “dynamic music” tech to adapt recorded music and create bespoke soundtracks in real time attuned to listeners' moves in games, workouts, and VR — Cutting edge technology now allows music to change its shape to fit our virtual and real world lives.
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@wordsbykristin
Scott Galloway / No Mercy / No Malice:
The WGA incorrectly assessed the situation and will exit the strike impaired, similar to the British coal miners' 1980s strike that ended with a weakened union — Forty years ago, 190,000 British coal miners went on strike. The U.K. government, which owned the mines, met none of the strikers' demands.
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@profgalloway, @profgalloway, @alanjlsmith, @jeffrey723, @spencerreiss, @silveriomia, @jasondunn, @jbflint and @bigmeaninternet
David Folkenflik / NPR:
In a 145-page report, US investigators detail abuses of power by Trump's appointee helming the US Agency for Global Media that put its “missions at risk” — On the day after his confirmation as chief executive of the U.S. Agency for Global Media in June 2020 …
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The Messenger, Rolling Stone and @davidfolkenflik
Justine Bateman / Newsweek:
An actress and filmmaker argues now is the last time “any labor action will be effective in our business”, unless strong rules for the use of AI are introduced — What does it mean to be human? — You look human, you act human, you learn lessons, you have challenges, you feel emotions.
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@alexandercubis, @valleymrk, @sandrabernhard and VentureBeat
Financial Times:
Sources: days after Linda Yaccarino's appointment, media agency GroupM tells its clients that Twitter is no longer “high risk”, a designation from November 2022 — WPP-owned GroupM removed designation of platform after appointment of Linda Yaccarino
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Fortune, The Verge, @catthekin, @johnlegere, The Information, The Week, @titterdaily, @mshannahmurphy, @jason_kint, @goldengateblond, @pt, @ivanthek, Comic Book and Media Matters for America
Reggie Ugwu / New York Times:
An interview with brothers Eric and Jeff Rosenthal, whose podcast The Blog Era chronicles the time when a network of quasi-anonymous publications remade hip-hop — The new podcast from the brothers Eric and Jeff Rosenthal explores what made hip-hop blogs matter — and why they faded away.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
A UK appeals court orders Carole Cadwalladr to pay 60% of Arron Banks' libel trial costs, or £1M+, plus £35K in damages, despite finding her Ted Talk “lawful” — Brexit donor Arron Banks entitled to damages over Carole Cadwalladr's Ted Talk, appeal judges have ruled.
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@carolecadwalla, The Guardian, @althecat, @gauravsabnis, @claresambrook, @claresambrook, @malloryontravel, @arusbridger, @ianclucas, @pipsinks, The Guardian, @guardiancomms, @carolecadwalla, @dgurdasani1, @dgurdasani1, @arron_banks, @denismacshane, @danielmgmoylan, @bournemouth4eu, @jkosseff, @emilybell, @bremaininspain, @jason_kint, @epkaufm, @marcowenjones, @frank3davies, @stepbd, @mariaressa, @carolecadwalla, @marcowenjones, @jacobbe79601492 and Reporters Without Borders
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
President Biden's last-minute Australia trip cancellation stuck media outlets with big bills, showing that such trips are impractically costly for most outlets — Some correspondents think it could prompt media bosses to pull back from covering the president on future overseas tours
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The Hill, @farhip, @emptywheel, @dceiver, @jkbjournalist, @michaelsocolow, @washingtonpost and @krisnelson@legal.social
William Mauldin / Wall Street Journal:
For the second time, Russia rejects US officials' request to visit WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, after the US denied visas to Russian journalists in April 2023 — In barring U.S. officials from visiting Evan Gershkovich, Moscow blames Washington over visa status of its reporters
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@suneengel and The Moscow Times
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