Mediagazer: Federal US agencies spent $1.8B+ on discretionary advertising in 2023 vs. $778.5M in 2018; advocates call for more advertising to be directed toward local news (Lori Henson/Rebuild Local News)

7:05 PM ET, September 2, 2024

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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 …

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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 — The mainstream media is still getting it wrong about Trump — I once asked Jill Abramson, the former top editor of the New York Times …

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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: @mat_struwe, @mike_eckel, @rg_horvath, Committee to Protect … and Agence France-Presse

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.

Discussion: Voice of America, @SoGeneris@mastodon.social and Media Nation

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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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.

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Wall Street Journal:

How Netflix is trying to improve dubbing and translations of non-English content, particularly South Korean reality TV shows, to drive international viewership — Using South Korea as a testing ground, the streaming giant offers culture classes to voice actors to nail the nuances of translation

Discussion: Christian Grece on LinkedIn, more at Techmeme »

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, a November challenge to write 50,000 words, said …

Lori Henson / Rebuild Local News:

Federal US agencies spent $1.8B+ on discretionary advertising in 2023 vs. $778.5M in 2018; advocates call for more advertising to be directed toward local news — But little is known about what types of media receive federal advertising spending, whether it's effective …

Discussion: @stevenwaldman and @lorihensonphd

Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

California's Senate passes AB 1836, which requires heirs' consent to use dead performers' likenesses for digital replicas; the bill now goes to the governor — The California state Senate has passed a law that requires consent for the use of dead performers' likenesses for AI-created digital replicas.

Discussion: @sagaftranews, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, SAG-AFTRA and Deadline

Glen Allsopp / Detailed:

A look at websites dominating Google's Top Stories search result feature in 2024: the top 10 media brands, led by Gannett, are behind 284 of the top 1,000 sites — In an analysis of ~45 million keywords in which Google displayed their Top Stories SERP feature, the 1,000 most prominent domains accounted for 97.3% of all listings.

Discussion: @glenngabe and @viperchill

New York Times:

How Brazil's experiment fighting fake news during the 2022 elections, giving a justice broad power to order social networks to remove content, led to the X ban — To combat disinformation, Brazil gave one judge broad power to police the internet. Now, after he blocked X, some are wondering whether that was a good idea.

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Taylor Lorenz / Taylor Lorenz's Newsletter:
Music labels and entertainment PR agencies scramble to assess Brazil's X ban, which could impact talent fandoms that are heavily supported by “stan” accounts

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Associated Press:
Brazil blocks X, following an order from Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes after Elon Musk refused to name a legal representative in the country

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Wall Street Journal:

Big YouTube shows including Hot Ones and Good Mythical Morning attract large audiences but aren't yet getting Primetime Emmy nominations and ensuing ad revenue — ‘Hot Ones,’ ‘Chicken Shop Date’ and ‘Good Mythical Morning’ draw big audiences but aren't getting the kind of ad dollars and accolades TV shows do