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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Crooked Media Workers Union members stage a one day walkout after more than a year of contract negotiations with the network behind Pod Save America — The progressive media company, which is home to the podcast ‘Pod Save America,’ has been in negotiations with the union for more than a year.
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The Wrap and Writers Guild of America East
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A look at tension at Crooked Media, which produces and releases 14 podcasts, amid staff turnover, an unfair labor practice claim, and big pre-election workloads — Some employees feel their progressive ideals aren't reflected in the workplace at one of the most prominent liberal media outlets
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@marissabbq, @aherman2006, @max_fisher, @travishelwig and @_eileenie_@threads.net
Josh Dickey / The Wrap:
Email: Bloomberg EIC John Micklethwait says the outlet has taken disciplinary action against those involved in breaking the Russia prisoner swap embargo — The outlet prematurely posted the news last Thursday while the swap, which included Evan Gershkovich, was still underway
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@katie_robertson, Fox News, @maxwelltani, @benadida, @jayrosen_nyu, @dan_munz, @bgrueskin, @dnvolz and CBS News
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Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
The White House asked news outlets to hold their stories on the prisoner swap until Evan Gershkovich and others were in US custody, an embargo Bloomberg broke
The White House asked news outlets to hold their stories on the prisoner swap until Evan Gershkovich and others were in US custody, an embargo Bloomberg broke
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Talking Biz News, @djmatthewdalton, @biettetimmons, @sdkstl, @megankstack, @tbridis, @mediaevan, @dancow, @maggienyt, @oriana0214, @jamesrbuk, @brianmfloyd, @mradamtaylor, CBS News, Wall Street Journal, Sarah Krouse on LinkedIn, Mediaite, @WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social and @ishaantharoor
Josh Noble / Financial Times:
How YouTube, NBC, Eurosport, and others are enlisting creators to cover the Paris Olympics, to fill in storytelling gaps and captivate a younger generation — NBC and Eurosport among those using ‘creators’ to spur interest and reach wider audiences — Sandra Kwon's life …
Discussion:
MediaPost and Rob Pilgrim on LinkedIn
Michael Dixon / Awful Announcing:
The Boston Globe issues a correction and apologizes for incorrectly calling Olympic boxer Imane Khelif “transgender” in a headline in its Friday print edition — “The editing lapse is regretful and unacceptable” — Paris, France; Imane Khelif (ALG) reacts after defeating Anna Luca Hamori …
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@bostonglobe, New York Post, @luckytran@threads.net, @jayrosen_nyu, The Boston Globe, Media Nation, @theerougarou, @metraux_julia, @gregbeacham, @ebharrington, @brooklynmarie, @parkermolloy, @esqueer_, @erininthemorn, @erininthemorn, The Guardian, Axios, @underthedesknews@threads.net, @joanwestenberg@threads.net, @qasimrashid@threads.net, @qasimrashid@threads.net and BBC
Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
CBS News names Adrienne Roark as president of editorial and newsgathering and Jennifer Mitchell as president of stations and digital, as part of a restructuring — Jennifer Mitchell will become president of stations and digital as part of the shift — CBS News and Stations is naming Adrienne Roark …
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Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter
Advanced Television:
Parks Associates: 46% of US households own at least one streaming media player, while 68% own a CTV; Roku makes the most popular player, followed by Amazon — Parks Associates' has released its Tech Ecosystem Dashboard revealing Roku is the most popular brand of streaming media players in the US, followed by Amazon.
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TVNewsCheck, Cord Cutters News and Media Play News
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
BuzzFeed issues a “cease and desist” to Trending Now, which uses AI to aggregate B2B stories, accusing the startup of copyright infringement with its logo — Trending Now accused of copyright infringement with its logo. — Buzzfeed has issued a “cease and desist” …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Music streaming has exited its high-growth era, as big streaming services pick up fewer new subscribers, causing revenue shortfalls for music labels — Investors worry the industry has peaked. Label bosses preach patience. — Hollywood is warming up to the promise of artificial intelligence.
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Billboard, @lucas_shaw, 9to5Mac and @rezendi, more at Techmeme »
Max Tani / Semafor:
The WSJ's explosive report from January about UNRWA's alleged links to Hamas were based on Israeli intel reports the WSJ has been unable to confirm — In January, The Wall Street Journal made an explosive claim: Quoting “intelligence reports,” the paper reported that not only had 12 members …
Discussion:
@maxwelltani
Bart Meijer / Reuters:
The EU Commission says TikTok agreed to permanently withdraw TikTok Lite's “Reward programme” in the EU to comply with the DSA and not launch a similar program — ByteDance's TikTok has agreed to permanently withdraw its TikTok Lite rewards programme from the EU to comply …
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TechCrunch, Bloomberg, 9to5Mac and @eu_commission, more at Techmeme »
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Trump withdraws from the September 10 ABC debate, citing his legal conflicts with ABC and Biden ending his campaign, and pitches a September 4 Fox News debate — The Harris campaign said Saturday that it would be “happy to discuss further debates after the one both campaigns have already agreed to …
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Mediaite, MSNBC, Fox News, New Republic, The Hill, @jason_koebler, @bgrueskin, @davidplouffe, @mattmfm, @asfried, @justinbaragona, @sahilkapur, @kamalaharris, @kamalahq, New York Times, Associated Press, @keithedwards@threads.net, @craig.forman@threads.net, NPR, The Hollywood Reporter, The Guardian, Mediaite, The Sun, NBC News, Boing Boing, CNN, The Wrap, New York Daily News, BBC, UPI, Variety, CBS News, HuffPost, TVLine, Boston Herald, Rolling Stone, New York Post and Reuters