Top News:
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Internal Slack messages show senior NYT editors dismissed suggestions from some staff that the paper hedge in its initial framing of the Gaza hospital explosion — Internal messages obtained by Vanity Fair offer a glimpse into the newsroom decision-making process and reveal pushback among …
Discussion:
New York Post, Talking Biz News, Media Nation, @panyol, @jessicalessin, @smarterparrot, @fendien, @nthnashma, @lessin, @vinodsreeharsha, @rachaelrad, @stevesi, @lessin, New York Times and Fox News
RELATED:
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
The Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine wars are fueling graphic videos online for a global audience, sometimes as propaganda, and potentially causing more trauma
Discussion:
@drewharwell.com and The Hill, more at Techmeme »
Shruti Rajkumar / HuffPost:
Scholastic drops plans to separate books based on themes about race and gender at US school fairs, after criticism that segregating books enabled censorship — The publisher had said it would segregate books with themes on race and gender at school fairs in order to navigate a rash of bans across the country.
Financial Times:
The UK's ICO finds that former NatWest CEO Dame Alison Rose disclosed confidential, misleading information to a journalist about Nigel Farage's bank account — ICO regulator finds Alison Rose disclosed confidential and misleading information to journalist in ‘de-banking’ row
Vox Media:
Melissa Bell steps down as publisher of Vox; EIC Swati Sharma will also become the publisher, reporting to Vox Media president Pam Wasserstein — Today, Melissa Bell announced that she will be stepping down as publisher of Vox, and that editor-in-chief Swati Sharma will take on the expanded role …
Bloomberg:
How telecoms and media giant Altice, led by billionaire Patrick Drahi, became weighed down by scandals and debt-fueled acquisitions from a low-interest-rate era — He built his telecoms empire in an era of low interest rates. Now, with soaring debt costs and a corruption case in the corporate suite …
Discussion:
@aservais1 and @abhinavvr, more at Techmeme »
Scott Nover / Slate:
US v. Google: Judge Amit Mehta has repeatedly accepted Google's requests to redact docs and hold closed-door testimony, alarming press advocates and reporters — U.S. v. Google was supposed to be the “antitrust trial of the century”—the highest-profile, and potentially the most consequential …
Discussion:
@lutherlowe, @scottnover@mas.to and New York Times, more at Techmeme »
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Sources: US Secretary of State Tony Blinken told Jewish community leaders that he asked the Qatari prime minister to tone down Al Jazeera's war coverage — U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken told a group of American Jewish community leaders on Monday that he asked the Qatari prime minister less …
Naomi Forman-Katz / Pew Research Center:
Survey: US adults who say they follow the news all or most of the time fell from 51% in 2016 to 38% in 2022; in 2022, 19% said they follow the news now and then — Americans are following the news less closely than they were a few years ago, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis.
Discussion:
@pewresearch, Poynter, American Press Institute, Media Voices, MediaPost, @benjamintoff and Next TV
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
WGAW apologizes for the “tremendous pain” caused by its silence on the Israel-Hamas war, saying that the guild generally takes stances only on domestic issues — The Writers Guild of America West issued an apology to its members on Tuesday for the harm caused by its decision …
Discussion:
@jonatha65804577, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Bollyinside and The Wrap
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Harvard law professor and Creative Commons co-founder Lawrence Lessig on AI's impact on social media and free speech, copyright use, TikTok, and more — After 30 years teaching law, the internet policy legend is as worried as you'd think about AI and TikTok …
Discussion:
@michellemanafy@journa.host, @tressalynne and @catgirlstarbies, more at Techmeme »
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Amazon launches a generative AI tool in beta that lets advertisers create “lifestyle imagery” backgrounds or scenes around the products they are hoping to sell — Amazon is beta testing AI image generation tools for its advertisers, offering an easy way to create backgrounds …
Discussion:
Engadget, TechCrunch and The Information, more at Techmeme »
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple increases the price of Apple TV+ from $6.99 per month to $9.99 per month and News+ from $9.99 per month to $12.99 per month — Apple today announced that it is increasing the prices of some of its subscription-based services, including Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and Apple News+ …
Discussion:
Variety, Screen Rant, Reuters, Next TV, 9to5Mac, The Wrap, TVLine, Bloomberg, The Hollywood Reporter, CBS News, Media Play News, @artemr, Engadget, CNBC, The Verge, @markgurman, @bzamayo, @ballmatthew, @tvgrimreaper and Cord Cutters News, more at Techmeme »
Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World:
Amazon Live and Flipkart's Vibes are trying to revive livestreamed e-commerce in India, after most startups that tried to popularize the retail push struggled — Most startups that tried to popularize livestream commerce in the country are struggling. — • BENGALURU, INDIA
Discussion:
Nilesh Christopher on LinkedIn and @nilchristopher, more at Techmeme »
Rania Aniftos / Billboard:
TikTok announces TikTok in The Mix, its first live global music event, set for December 10 in Mesa, Arizona, with Cardi B, Niall Horan, Anitta, and Charlie Puth — The event will take place on Dec. 10 at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz. — TikTok is continuing its foray into the music world …
Discussion:
TechCrunch, TikTok, The Fader, Engadget, 9to5Mac, Variety, The Messenger, Rolling Stone and Vibe, more at Techmeme »
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
TelevisaUnivision reports Q3 revenue up 11% YoY to $1.3B, US revenue up 5% YoY to $806.3M, US ad revenue up 3%, and its free Vix streaming service has 40M+ MAUs — The Spanish-language media giant, led by CEO Wade Davis, reports more than 40 million monthly active users for streamer ViX …
Discussion:
Variety, Deadline, TelevisaUnivision, The Hollywood Reporter, Media Play News, WORLD SCREEN and Bollyinside
Output Producer, CA — 
China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — 
Senior Assignment Editor, DC — 
Breaking News Editor, Tokyo — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Reporter - Ottawa Bureau — 
Local Government Reporter, IA — 
Research Director, CA — 
Immigration Enforcement Reporter — 
Presque Island Reporter, ME — 
Contributing Parks Ed. - SW, CA — 
AI Content Editor, WA — 
Legislative Reporter, TN — 
Editorial Assistant, Remote US — 
Elon Musk Reporter, NY or CA — 
Government & Politics Editor, WA — 
Business & GA Reporter. VT — 
Sports Reporter, WA — 
Energy Reporter, TX — 
Senior Reporter, SC — 
Trade & Climate Correspondent, DC — 
Reporter, WI — 
Political Newsletter Writer, CO — 
Jackson Reporter, MS — 
Music Editor, AZ — 
Breaking News Reporter, NV — 
Fearless Reporter/Producer, IA — 
Reporter II - Technology, Remote — 
Editor, Remote US — 
City Reporter, WA — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
Education & Budget Reporter, CA — 
Senior Writer/Editor, FL — 
Media Editor, Remote — 
