Top News:
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sources: GB News investor and hedge fund tycoon Paul Marshall is poised to buy the Spectator for up to £100M in a deal expected to close by the end of the week — Hedge fund tycoon in talks with Telegraph owner RedBird IMI to acquire magazine for up to £100m
Discussion:
@peterjukes, Byline Times, @bylinetimes, The National, @josiahmortimer and @ian_fraser
Rachel Hagan / The Independent:
Russian court sentences journalist Sergei Mikhailov to eight years in prison for “spreading false information” about the Russian army in his newspaper Listok — Prosecutors convicted Sergei Mikhailov for “spreading false information” about the Russian army — Support truly
Discussion:
The Moscow Times, @mat_struwe, @mike_eckel, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, @rg_horvath and Al Jazeera
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
The organization that runs National Novel Writing Month faces criticism after saying “the categorical condemnation of AI has classist and ableist undertones” — The organization that runs National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) declared condemnation of AI “classist and ableist …
Discussion:
The Verge, @arumi_kai, @mikedrucker, @drwallkick, @ghostfinder, VentureBeat, @katriaraden, @eph__em__era, @diannethewriter, @swiftonsecurity, @thatbeardoadam, @ghostfinder, Boing Boing, @moniza_hossain, @cstegman, @scully1888, @djolder, @jeremypgordon, @mikedrucker, @greatcheshire, @swankmotron, @Rhube@wandering.shop, @keenan@social.lol and Little Green Hexagons
Amanda Holpuch / New York Times:
A New Hampshire man is sentenced to 27 months in prison for harassing New Hampshire Public Radio journalists, including by vandalizing their homes — Tucker Cockerline was part of a group that prosecutors said vandalized the homes of a New Hampshire Public Radio reporter, her editor and her parents.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Sun EIC says video has become the “focus for everything” at The Sun over the past year, as its YouTube-based political show Never Mind the Ballots returns — News UK says Never Mind The Ballots has achieved 30 million views since launch. — Video has become …
Discussion:
@mediaevan and @mrharrycole
Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
The NYT's article on Trump's and Harris' housing crisis policies is a particularly ugly example of the mainstream media's continued use of false equivalence — I once asked Jill Abramson, the former top editor of the New York Times, to name the best reporters she had ever encountered.
John Rogers / Associated Press:
Linda Deutsch, a trial reporter for the AP who covered Charles Manson, OJ Simpson, and other criminal and civil trials, died on September 1 at age 80 — Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first drafts of history …
Discussion:
@etuckerap, @markzbarabak, @terryanzur, Society of Professional …, @menendezrand, LAist, People, @boutrousted, @greta, @rcallimachi, @juliepace, @mccartneyap, @jin_chohan, Deadline, @markgeragos, @mikeraphone, @pvercammencnn, @frankmottek, @asnowreports, @sfutterman, @marcosbreton, Newser, The Wrap, Associated Press and r/Journalism
Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
Seven leading SEO experts and publisher audience strategists on changing their approach due to Google Search's AI Overviews, how it may impact traffic, and more — Google's generative AI search feature is here to stay, but will it actually impact how digital outlets do business?
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney pulls ABC, ESPN, and other channels from DirecTV in a major carriage dispute, a year after a dispute with Charter Spectrum led to channels going dark — Disney previously saw its channels go dark a year ago in a dispute with Charter Spectrum. — Disney finds itself at the center …
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The Streamable, The Wrap, DIRECTV, Rolling Stone, WATN, Appleosophy, Fortune, ComingSoon.net, Awful Announcing, The Media Leader, The US Sun, Fast Company, MediaPost, Streaming Better, BGR, Axios, Fox Business, @lucas_shaw, New York Times, SGV Tribune, Bloomberg, Variety, TVLine, Los Angeles Times and The Desk
Poynter:
A report from The Poynter Institute on the state of journalism, addressing trends in audience, trust, creators, local news, products, revenue, and innovation — Values Rising: Trends and traction in journalism and the news industry, a report from The Poynter Institute Summer 2024 Table …
Discussion:
@asharock, @poynter, Alex Mahadevan on LinkedIn and Poynter
Keith Doucette / The Canadian Press:
Postmedia's CEO says more layoffs at SaltWire and The Halifax Herald are needed because the outlets were near bankruptcy; Postmedia bought the network August 26 — Business Matters: Experts concerned about Postmedia newspaper purchase — Layoffs at Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain …
Discussion:
Postmedia
Chris Moody / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the journalists who found new perspectives after leaving the US media hubs of New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC, for smaller cities and towns — As a teenager growing up in a rural Georgia town in the early 2000s, Alison Miller counted the days until she could move away for good.
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 — 
