Mediagazer: Scholastic says its “optional” diversity book fair offering, which critics say enables censorship, is a response to “enacted or pending” laws in 30 US states (Publishers Weekly)

Scholastic says its “optional” diversity book fair offering, which critics say enables censorship, is a response to “enacted or pending” laws in 30 US states — At school book fairs, a collection to “Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice” may go unshared, uncelebrated.

National Newspaper Association:

US National Newspaper Association Chair John Galer calls a proposed US Postal Service 7.3% rate increase for newspapers mailed within a county “simply punitive” — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Contact: Lynne Lance, executive director, lynne@nna.org

Discussion: Steven Waldman on LinkedIn and The Rural Blog

Cointelegraph:

Crypto outlet Cointelegraph apologizes for falsely posting on X that the US SEC had approved BlackRock's iShares spot Bitcoin ETF, causing bitcoin to spike 10%+ — Cointelegraph apologizes to its readers and discusses its investigation into what led to the posting of unverified news on X about a spot Bitcoin ETF.

Discussion: Bloomberg, @cointelegraph, @mdudas, @ericbalchunas, CoinDesk, @poordart, @nategeraci, @cryptoncoffeee, @zachxbt, @timccopeland, @zachxbt, @cointelegraph, Fox Business and Insider

Morgan Sung / TechCrunch:

Twitch launches Stories, which expire after 48 hours, for Partners and Affiliates who have streamed at least once for 45 minutes or longer in the past 30 days — Ahead of TwitchCon Las Vegas, Twitch is launching stories for streamers to connect with their audience even when they aren't live.

Discussion: Tubefilter, Twitch, Engadget and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Ben Smith / Semafor:

In response to a critic's defamation lawsuit, the journalist union The NewsGuild filed legal motions seeking correspondence between reporters and their sources — The News — The premier U.S. journalists' union wants my emails. — Specifically, in response to a critic's defamation lawsuit …

Discussion: Poynter, @freedomofpress, The NewsGuild, @mikeelk, @eisingerj, @powellatlantic, American Press Institute, @mikeelk and @corbinhiar

John Ourand / Sports Business Journal:

Paramount says it plans to shut down 37-year-old Showtime Sports by the end of 2023, leading to layoffs including of Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza — Paramount is shutting down Showtime Sports, a brand that has been in existence for nearly 38 years.

Discussion: The Wrap, The Desk, Sportico, Next TV, Awful Announcing, Matthew Keys on LinkedIn, Cord Cutters News, The Hollywood Reporter and Barrett Media

Conspirador Norteñ:

X's Community Notes has struggled during the Israel-Hamas war as the volume overwhelms volunteers; just 438 notes were publicly displayed in the first five days — The recent violence in Israel and Gaza has been accompanied by a surge of misleading and false claims on social media platforms …

Discussion: @tchambers@indieweb.social, more at Techmeme »

Mary Retta / Columbia Journalism Review:

A look at Ebony's relaunch in March 2021 under CEO Eden Bridgeman Sklenar, which has focused on brand partnerships and sponsored content, with little reporting — Ebony strives to become a one-stop shop — The February 2022 cover of Ebony, a magazine that has chronicled Black life …

Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:

Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel's media company, registered under the holding company name Last Country, raised a $15M seed led by 1789 Capital, an “anti-woke” VC — Firm co-founded by Omeed Malik invests in ‘parallel economy’ of conservative-friendly companies

Discussion: @asharma, @thechrisbuskirk and The Wrap

Adam Forrest / The Independent:

Good Morning Britain says host Richard Madeley apologized for asking UK MP Layla Moran if she knew about Hamas' attack in advance; Moran has family in Gaza — ‘Was there any word on the street?’ host asks Lib Dems' Layla Moran — Richard Madeley asks British-Palestinian MP if family knew Hamas attack was imminent

Discussion: ITV News, @lorrainemking, @edwinhayward, Mediaite, @nickcarthew, @saulstaniforth, The Mirror and Yahoo News

Sports Business Journal:

Chris LaPlaca, ESPN's head of communications since 2008, plans to retire at the end of 2023, after spending more than 43 years at the company — Longtime ESPN communications chief CHRIS LAPLACA will retire at the end of the year after spending more than 43 years at the company.

Discussion: PRWeek, @espn_chris, @espn_chris, @kevinmonaghan and Barrett Media

Sahil Patel / The Information:

Sources: Amazon asked one global ad firm to spend $100M+ in 2024 on Prime Video with ads, which rolls out in 2024, and expects to reach 115M monthly US viewers — As Amazon gears up to run ads on its Prime Video streaming service early next year, company executives are asking advertisers …

Discussion: @sizpatel