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New York Times:
WaPo CEO Will Lewis and top editor Matt Murray send memos trying to reassure staff, and former CEO Patty Stonesifer visits the newsroom, after a week of tumult — Will Lewis, the chief executive, pledged to employees to ‘improve how well I listen,’ while Matt Murray, the new editor, tried to reassure staff members.
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@semaforben, @aaschapiro, @froomkin, @oliverdarcy@threads.net, @dkiesow@threads.net, @katie_robertson, @lionelbarber, @jimwaterson, @michaelluo, @karaswisher, @dylanbyers, @froomkin, @lion_tender, @normornstein, @karlbode.bsky.social, @anneapplebaum2000@threads.net, @john_b_taylor@threads.net, @emilyreesnunn@threads.net, @profdaly@threads.net, Puck and The Daily Beast
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Washington Post:
Will Lewis criticizes reports that he tried to suppress stories on his ties to a phone hacking case and calls David Folkenflik an activist, not a journalist — In a statement Thursday, William Lewis pushes back at media outlets' accounts of events leading up to Post editor Sally Buzbee's abrupt departure on Sunday.
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The Guardian, @benmullin, Politico, Politico, Poynter, @loisbeckett, @maxwelltani, @bartongellman, @benmullin, @froomkin, @langfittnpr, @jackshafer, New York Times, @wesleylowery, @jeremymbarr, @jayrosen_nyu, @freddydeknatel, @_cingraham, @edmundlee, @jbenton, @atrios, @bgrueskin, @arusbridger, @janinegibson, @dkiesow@threads.net, @digiphile@threads.net, @claremalone, @gbrockell@threads.net, @gbrockell@threads.net, @gbrockell@threads.net, @dicktofel, @jeffjarvis, The Handbasket, @dankennedy_nu@threads.net, @pressgazette, @mattdpearce@threads.net, @sallyjenx@threads.net, Associated Press, The Daily Beast, @davidgura@threads.net, @mollywoodpro@threads.net, Press Watch, @froomkin, @katie_robertson, @brianstelter, @jdawsey1, @ericuman, @wesleylowery, @davidfolkenflik, HuffPost, Mediaite, @rationaldoge@hachyderm.io, @hoipollois.bsky.social, SFGATE, @juwanthecurator.bsky.social, The Wrap and CNN
Jack Shafer / Politico:
The recent crisis at The Washington Post suggests that CEO Will Lewis has no idea how the media operates, and his fast-growing credibility problem may undo him — The crisis at the newspaper suggests the publisher has no idea about how the media operates. — The oldest axiom in journalism …
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@tednesi, @stevechapman13, @farnazfassihi, @alexthomp, @mattsradio, @brianstelter, @froomkin, @jbhavan, @sulliview, @sherrilynifill@threads.net, The Wrap and Media Nation
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
A look at the methods future WaPo editor Robert Winnett used in the UK, including sending a reporter undercover to a government job and paying a source £100K+ — RAT BOY'S TRAP — Rob Winnett, a U.K. journo vet is set to take over WaPo in the fall.
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The Daily Beast, @_eileenie_@threads.net, @jeffjarvis@threads.net, @farhip and @shakeelhashim
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Will Lewis repeatedly offered an exclusive interview about WaPo's future, in exchange for dropping a story on claims he helped cover up UK phone hacking scandal
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CNN, New York Times, New York Times, Slate, @grrlscientist@mastodon.social, @davidfolkenflik, New Republic, Media Nation, Jonathan Heawood on LinkedIn, @obrien_kat@mastodon.world, @_cingraham, @arusbridger, @arusbridger, @djvanness@mastodon.social, @jlgolson, @craigmwhitlock, @sdkstl, @mariaramirezny, @froomkin, @bradkleinnews, @keitholbermann, @nick_field90, @jackshafer, @dan1763, @gtconway3d, @kslane, @davidfolkenflik, @bgrueskin, @not2b@sfba.social, @markjacobnews@threads.net, Newser, @karaswisher@threads.net, Axios, @sallyjenx@threads.net, @jswatz_tx@threads.net, Politico, Mediaite, @juwanthecurator.bsky.social, @dankennedy_nu@journa.host, The Wrap, Financial Times, @brainnotonyet.bsky.social, @TonyStark@progressivecafe … and New York Times
Mickey Djuric / The Canadian Press:
Google signs a deal with The Canadian Journalism Collective to distribute the CA$100M the company has promised to Canadian news companies in 2023 — Google names group to dole out $100M to news — OTTAWA - Google announced which organization it has selected to distribute the $100 million …
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Andrea Nemtin on LinkedIn, @hermida, @hermida and Google
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
The New York Times confirms its internal source code and data leaked on 4chan after being stolen using an exposed GitHub token in January 2024 — Internal source code and data belonging to The New York Times was leaked on the 4chan message board after being stolen from the company's GitHub repositories …
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The Register, @jalefkowit@vmst.io, @vxunderground, @BleepingComputer …, Dataconomy and Gizmodo, more at Techmeme »
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
LinkedIn will no longer allow advertisers to target EU users based on data obtained from their participation in LinkedIn Groups, following a complaint to the EU — LinkedIn has confirmed it will no longer allow advertisers to target users based on data gleaned from their participation in LinkedIn Groups.
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European Commission and Reuters
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X remains a popular destination for people highly engaged in politics, with DC insiders reluctantly buying blue checks and candidates paying for cheap ads — While former President Donald Trump was actively being convicted by a jury of his peers in New York City last week …
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@ikepigott@threads.net, @tomgara@threads.net, @charlotteahenry@threads.net, @rmilliken439@threads.net, @digiphile@threads.net, @dankennedy_nu@threads.net, @chaddie94@threads.net, @tomgara@threads.net, @astroattorneyastroimaging …, @mollyjongfast@threads.net, @timfullerton@threads.net, @dankennedy_nu@threads.net, @estherschindler, @aseitzwald, @nickdavis1095@threads.net, @danielschuman, @evanmcs, @evanmcs, @pet_czar@threads.net, @noellemitchell@mstdn.social, @misc@mastodon.social, @alex_roarty, @kbode@threads.net, @jmart, @brianstelter@threads.net, @BruceMirken@mas.to, @mollyjongfast, @taragolshan and NBC News, more at Techmeme »
Forbes:
AI search engine Perplexity is republishing parts of stories by Forbes and others, with nearly identical words and inadequate attribution, on its Pages feature — The startup, hailed as an AI-focused Google challenger, is republishing parts of exclusive stories from multiple publications …
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Bloomberg, @karaswisher, @carnage4life, @aravsrinivas, @carnage4life, @crumbler@threads.net, Rashi Shrivastava on LinkedIn, @iplayguitarbad, @eerkeboiten, @johnpaczkowski, @johnpaczkowski, @johnpaczkowski, @codemonkey_frfr, @johnpaczkowski and @ebakerwhite@threads.net, more at Techmeme »
Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
Sources: WBD, home of TNT Sports, strikes a $650M deal for US rights to the French Open for 10 years, with plans to air the event on cable networks and Max — Warner Bros. Discovery has a 10-year, $650 million deal in place to be the new home of the French Open in the United States beginning in 2025 …
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Variety, The Wrap, Awful Announcing, Barrett Media and Sports Media Watch
Sharon Knolle / The Wrap:
NY passes legislation that would protect actors' voices and likenesses from being digitally replicated without consent; the bill awaits Gov. Hochul's signature — “[These are] the most essential parts of who we are and the work we do,” SAG's Rebecca Damon says of the Digital Contracts Act
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@mtfiii, @nysenate, @sagaftrany, The New York State Senate and Inside Radio
Max Tani / Semafor:
Some unionized journalists at the NYT, Reuters, and others criticize the NewsGuild over organizing costs and union leaders' left-leaning criticism of journalism — The Scoop — A top news union's organizing costs and some of its leaders' outspoken left-leaning criticism of journalism …
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New York Post, The NewsGuild, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social and Fox News
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