Top News:
Sharon Knolle / The Wrap:
X files a defamation lawsuit against Media Matters, claiming the outlet “knowingly and maliciously” misrepresented the amount of antisemitic content on X — Musk says the watchdog org “would not let truth get in the way of a story” — Elon Musk has followed through on his threat …
Discussion:
Axios, Variety, Deadline, BBC, TechCrunch, New York Times, @_cingraham, @kenwhite.bsky.social, CNN, Mediaite, @ehananoki, @oneunderscore__, Bloomberg, The Messenger, Boing Boing and Forbes, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Texas' AG, “troubled” by Elon Musk's claims, probes Media Matters, which calls X's suit “frivolous”; X avoids anti-SLAPP statutes by filing in the 5th Circuit — X, formerly Twitter, has followed through with owner Elon Musk's threat to sue the left-leaning nonprofit Media Matters.
Forbes:
Sources: ad executives told Linda Yaccarino that she is risking her reputation and should step down as X's CEO to make a statement about racism and antisemitism — In the aftermath of IBM, Disney, Apple and others pausing spending on X, formerly known as Twitter, top advertising executives …
Discussion:
Axios, @elonmusk, The Verge, Engadget, NBC 7 San Diego, @kerrymflynn, The Register, Press Telegram, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, Business Insider, The Wrap, @johnpaczkowski, Ad Age, Vanity Fair, Media Voices, TIME, The Messenger, New York Post, Alex Konrad on LinkedIn, @voxexsinister.bsky.social, @carnage4life@mas.to, @joelmathis.bsky.social, CBS News, Music Ally, CNN, The A.V. Club, Variety and Supercharged
Matt Binder / Mashable:
After big advertisers flee X, right-wing media outlets and influencers pledge to buy ads or donate, like Benny Johnson, Andrew Tate, Gavin McInnes, Babylon Bee — So far, they are at least hundreds of millions of dollars short on making up for X's potential lost revenue. … Disney.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Linda Yaccarino asked her son and X executive Matt Madrazo to reach out to GOP ad spenders; X aims for $100M in political ads during the 2024 elections — The Scoop — Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of X, formerly Twitter, has turned the service's Hail Mary bet on an imagined $100 …
Discussion:
@walthickey, Variety, @maxwelltani, @davidfrum, @chrisharihar, @jhweissmann, @jsrailton, @nsnadeemsarwar, Bloomberg, Financial Times and Business Insider
Kylie Robison / Fortune:
At a hastily assembled all-hands, Linda Yaccarino said Media Matters is known “to force a narrative” and asked staff to “be as fiscally responsible as possible”
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
Media Matters' claims that some companies' ads appeared next to antisemitic content do not seem to be “manufactured”, contrary to what X alleges in its suit
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a note to employees, Linda Yaccarino says the Media Matters report about ads on X is “misleading” and that X is in the midst of battling “deceptive attacks”
Discussion:
Reuters, CNN, The Information, Axios, New Yorker, @digitalshields, @rmac18, Business Insider, Variety, The Messenger, prima donna …, The Hill, Financial Times, New York Times, CNBC, Mediaite, Deadline, The Desk, Wired, The A.V. Club, Awful Announcing and CBS News
Press Gazette:
Jeff Zucker's RedBird IMI plans to take control of the Telegraph and Spectator after agreeing to a loan of £600M to repay debts owed by the Barclay family — Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund RedBird IMI has said it is set to take control of the Telegraph and Spectator publications …
Discussion:
Telegraph, Bloomberg, Mediaite, @beerg, @janemartinson, Sky News, New York Post, Financial Times, @markkleinmansky, @markkleinmansky, The Guardian and Frontpage Mag
RELATED:
Bloomberg:
Sources: senior UK ministers, including the business minister and security minister, raised concerns about the possibility of foreign ownership of the Telegraph — - Badenoch, Tugendhat raise worries with Media Secretary Frazer — Lloyds seized the Telegraph titles in June to claw back debts
Discussion:
Financial Times, @ianjsilvera, @alexwickham, The Guardian, @simontilford, City A.M. and @tw_seal
Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Crypto exchange Bullish, run by a former NYSE president, acquires CoinDesk for an undisclosed sum in an all-cash deal; DCG acquired CoinDesk for $500K in 2016 — CoinDesk says former Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief Matt Murray will chair an independent editorial committee
Discussion:
@barrysilbert, NBC 7 San Diego, Axios, CoinDesk, @perkinscr97, @keithgrossman, @leomschwartz, The Verge, @kerrymflynn, Cointelegraph, @barrysilbert, @raph_bloch, The Information, @caseycraig_, Sara Stratoberdha Stiefler on LinkedIn, Casey Craig on LinkedIn and The Messenger, more at Techmeme »
The Verge:
Epic v. Google: a Google exec confirms that Spotify pays no commission when users buy subscriptions via Spotify's payment system and 4% when they pay via Google — Music streaming service Spotify struck a seemingly unique and highly generous deal with Google for Android-based payments …
Discussion:
TechCrunch, Engadget, Android Central and Music Ally, more at Techmeme »
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
LADbible Group launches a tech website to help build on the brand's existing Unilad Tech social pages, after the audience for its tech content grew 187% YoY — The launch builds on Unilad Tech's social audience of 18 million followers. — Ladbible Group has launched a dedicated tech website …
Wall Street Journal:
A look at a campaign for the US State Department to label Alsu Kurmasheva as wrongfully detained, committing the US to work to secure her release from Russia — The family and employer of Alsu Kurmasheva, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen, say she has been targeted because she is an American and a journalist
Discussion:
Radio Free Europe/Radio …
Reuters:
Belal Jadallah, who led the board of the Press House-Palestine, and two freelance journalists were killed in Gaza over the weekend, per relatives — The head of a prominent media institution in Gaza and two other journalists were killed during the weekend in Israel's offensive in the territory …
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
