Top News:
Jeremy Sharon / The Times of Israel:
Israel's communication minister proposes a resolution halting all state business with Haaretz because the left-wing daily “undermines the goals of the war” — Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi proposes a government resolution to halt any state advertising …
Discussion:
@alivelshi, @jaketapper, Mediaite, @trekbek.bsky.social and UPROXX
RELATED:
Chris Brown / CBC News:
Since October 7, at least 50 journalists have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with the vast majority from Gaza; Israel's military denies targeting them — Reporters covering the war claim they're being deliberately targeted — When a rocket fired by Israel's military flattened buildings …
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Public statements on the Israel-Hamas war roil Hollywood, as agencies drop clients and demote or fire staff and producers of Scream 7 fire Melissa Barrera
Discussion:
Forbes, Variety, Us Weekly, The Playlist, Metro, Page Six, TMZ.com, ScreenRant, Collider, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, al.com, The Messenger, @cnn@threads.net, CNN, Decider, Hollywood Life, The Forward, New York Times, Vanity Fair, @yasmineelsabawi, @bendreyfuss, @phil_lewis_, @tatianasiegel27, ComingSoon.net, New York Daily News, Business Insider, UPROXX, Fox News, The Hill, SlashFilm, The Wrap, TIME, Deadline, Consequence, The Hollywood Reporter, @cendawanita@mefi.social, Reclaim The Net, The Wrap, The Daily Beast, end is near, Dean Salamouras on LinkedIn, Gizmodo, The Messenger, Collider, IndieWire, www.empireonline.com, Los Angeles Times and My cat was right about you.
Financial Times:
A New York law that suspended the statute of limitations on sex abuse claims spurred a flood of lawsuits and hope among advocates for a music industry reckoning — Almost 3,000 lawsuits have been filed in the year since the Adult Survivors Act passed — One evening in 2001 …
Discussion:
CNN, Billboard, Variety, Digital Music News, CMU, Reuters, The A.V. Club, Rolling Stone, Vibe and The Daily Beast
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Elon Musk says X plans to start showing preview headlines for links again, but did not offer details on a timeline or give an example of how the cards will look — Elon Musk said that X, formerly Twitter, will start showing headlines in preview cards with URLs on the platform again after removing titles last month.
Discussion:
@elonmusk, Media Voices, 9to5Google, @drmistercody, @nexuist, @carnage4life@mas.to, @paultassi, @rmac18, @artemr, @elonmusk, The Wrap, Variety, Business Insider and The Messenger
Philip Reeves / NPR:
A snapshot from the Media Hub in Riga, Latvia, which offers refuge to exiled Russian and Belarusian journalists, like Kirill Martynov of Novaya Gazeta Europe — Russian independent news media is still functioning from Riga, Latvia. The exile presents challenges to newsgathering and press freedom.
Will Augerot / @willy_auge:
Lapham's Quarterly staff was furloughed indefinitely after the American Agora Foundation's board placed the magazine on hiatus in late October 2023 — A message from the staff of Lapham's Quarterly (@laphamsquart): [image]
Columbia Journalism Review:
An analysis of The New York Times and The Washington Post from September 1, 2022, until Election Day showed both favored political horse-race news, not policy — Researchers examine the self-serving fiction of ‘objective’ political news — Seven years ago, in the wake of the 2016 presidential election …
The Moscow Times:
Russian state TV channel Rossiya 24 says its military correspondent Boris Maksudov died from injuries sustained from a drone attack in Ukraine — Updated with news of Maksudov's death. — A journalist working for Russian state television has died from injuries sustained in a drone attack in Ukraine, the network said Thursday.
Discussion:
Reuters
Reuters:
Disney says a record 518M people in India watched matches during the cricket World Cup on its TV channels, and its app hit 59M viewers during the finals — A record 518 million Indian viewers watched the recently concluded men's cricket World Cup matches on Walt Disney-owned television channels during …
John Carreyrou / New York Times:
How Carl Rinsch's sci-fi TV series became a costly fiasco for Netflix, which burned $55M+ without receiving a single episode, an example of streaming excess — After suitors flocked to a sci-fi project by Carl Rinsch, director of a single movie, the winner handed over money and control.
NewsGuard:
An analysis of 30 posts on X from large accounts with false or misleading claims on the Israel-Hamas war found 200 ads from 86 brands and others below 24 posts — NewsGuard identified ads for 86 major advertisers — including top brands, educational institutions, governments, and nonprofits …
Discussion:
@elonmusk, @jttiehen, @jbarro, @haaretzcom, @stevanzetti, @seth_hettena, @davidcorndc, @cmcalgary, @elonmusk, @mikebenzcyber, @ttecclesbrown, @mcuban, @safety, Social Media Today, @newsguyusa@threads.net, @lauren@mastodon …, The Daily Beast, Benzinga, The Messenger, CNN, @Leonyin@mastodon.social, The Forward and Mercury News, more at Techmeme »
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Source: Jeff Zucker's vision for The Telegraph includes a potential expansion into the US, where he believes a market has emerged for a center-right news outlet — The veteran TV executive is poised to take control of two prominent British news outlets, The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator, and may expand them into America.
Discussion:
Financial Times, @joegalarn, @benmullin, @karaswisher, @fifilamoura@eldritch.cafe, Next TV and HuffPost
RELATED:
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Mari Cohen, an editor at Jewish Currents, a digital and print magazine focused on the Jewish left, as readership rises during the Israel-Hamas war — “We're very conscious of trying to hold this large community of people who are really struggling.”
Discussion:
@s_peppered, @hanaatameez and American Press Institute
Deputy Health & Science Editor, DC — 
Weather Reporter, NY — 
Legal Editor, Johannesburg — 
Transcription Copy Editor - Opinion, CA — 
Agriculture Reporter, Winnipeg — 
Part-time Editor, Remote — 
Home & Travel Reporter - Ireland — 
Investigative Reporter, SC — 
Deputy Spotlight Editor, MA — 
Disinfo/Extremism/Tech Reporter — 
Audience Editor - Search, NY — 
Awards Specials Editor, CA — 
Middle East Editor, Remote — 
Arts Editor, London — 
Deputy Tech Ed. - CNBC, CA — 
Reporter - Police Beat, OR — 
National Tech Reporter — 
Express Desk Reporter, CA — 
Alabama Reporter, AL — 
Tech Reporter, CA — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
Deputy Editor - Investigations, NY — 
Senior Writer - Biotech, Remote — 
Senior IP Correspondent, Brussels — 
Senior Editor - Business Desk, DC — 
Freelance Reporter - L.A. Education, CA — 
Associate Editor, London — 
Copy & Weekend Editor, NH — 
Private Equity Reporter, NY — 
Political Reporter, TX — 
Economic Mobility Reporter, FL — 
Reporter - Skift Meetings, Remote — 
Reporter, NC — 
Digital Editor, DC — 
