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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Al Jazeera says Israeli forces raided its Ramallah bureau in the West Bank early September 22 with a military order to immediately close the office for 45 days — Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday …
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Al Jazeera, BBC, CNN, Adweek, Sverre Haanæs on LinkedIn, Deadline, @mkpetkova@mastodon.world, @fkamiah17@syzito.xyz, Sandra Rasheed on LinkedIn, Rolling Stone, Broadband TV News, Raw Story, The Guardian, Committee to Protect …, Reuters, @afp, @biesanak, @sahouraxo, @gazanotice, @mariambarghouti, New York Times, Associated Press, @Amputado@mastodon.cc, ABC, The Times of Israel, NDTV, @attackerman.bsky.social and National Union of Journalists …
Max Tani / Semafor:
A look at Tim Miller's “Never Trump” outlet The Bulwark's surging popularity on YouTube, with subscribers up from 50,000 in September 2023 to 631,000 now — The Scoop — Tim Miller doesn't enjoy making the MrBeast face, the wide-eyed, open-mouthed smile of a million YouTube thumbnail images.
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@billkristol, @risj_oxford, @aaron_renn, @timodc, @workinwithwords, @kanew, @peterhamby and @samstein
Jessica Testa / New York Times:
A look at Racquet, a tennis magazine whose co-founders, David Shaftel and Caitlin Thompson, are in a legal dispute over their differing visions for the magazine — The indie magazine Racquet aims to become a major player in the business of tennis — after a messy dispute between its two founders.
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@jtes
Eve Batey / Vanity Fair:
The relationship between Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. casts renewed scrutiny on the ethical line between all journalists and subjects — An allegedly inappropriate relationship between the New York reporter and 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has rocked the media world
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The Daily Beast, Adweek, Jeremy Fassler, Poynter, New York Post, Page Six, SheKnows, @lxeagle17, @will_bunch, @will_bunch, @j_fassler, @bethfertig, @drmarinaarcher, HuffPost, @clayranck@threads.net, Us Weekly, @dankennedy_nu@threads.net, The Wrap, New York Times, Arizona Republic, Know Your Meme, 6abc, Slate, Fox News, Defector, Hollywood Life, Business Insider, New York Daily News, NPR, ComingSoon.net, The Guardian, The Hill, Politico, Breitbart, Newser and TMZ.com
BBC:
Peter Jay, the former economics editor of the BBC and the Times, presenter of ITV's Weekend World, and launch chairman of TV-am, dies at age 87 — Peter Jay, the former economics editor of the BBC, has died aged 87. — At various times, Jay was also economics editor of the Times newspaper …
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The Guardian, @stefanstern, @lookoutwales2, @adamboultontabb, @markesutherland, @oliverkamm, @faisalislam and @dsmitheconomics
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok rolls out its redesigned Subscription feature, which lets creators offer three tiers, to eligible creators in select regions, including the UK and the US — TikTok announced on Monday that its redesigned “Subscription” monetization offering is rolling out to eligible creators in select regions …
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TikTok, more at Techmeme »
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Washington Post lays off 54 full-time staffers from its standalone software business Arc XP, or 25% of staff in that unit — Standalone business had expanded to service other companies — The Washington Post is laying off a quarter of its workforce from Arc XP, the publisher's …
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Axios, @froomkin, @benmullin and @alexbruell
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg calls WP Engine a “cancer to WordPress” and says it profits off confusion between the WordPress project and commercial services — Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg unleashed a scathing attack on a rival firm this week, calling WP Engine a “cancer to WordPress.”
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Nate Hoffelder, @michaelbishop.me, WordPress News, @varunkrish and Matt Mullenweg, more at Techmeme »
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Netflix is eager to pitch partners on less money up front for TV shows with potential for more later based on success; Netflix denies wanting to do so — Streaming services have three choices to catch up with Netflix. We examine the pros and cons of each one.
Discussion:
The Streamable, Lucas Shaw on LinkedIn and Cord Cutters News
New York Times:
X capitulates in Brazil and could return next week, as the company's lawyers say it took down some accounts, paid fines, and named a new formal representative — In an abrupt reversal, the social network's lawyers said it was complying with court orders that it had previously defied.
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The Guardian, Washington Post, Breitbart, Forbes, Rob Karpati on LinkedIn, Michael Markovitz on LinkedIn, Reclaim The Net, Reuters, Adweek, @claudferraz, @zeynep, @mmarkovitz, @senrickscott, @wicary, @timurkuran, @morningbrew, @chrchristensen, Deadline, Agence France-Presse, CNBC, @vpace.bsky.social, @mediumboi@threads.net, @kateaconger@threads.net, @josiah.mortimer@threads.net, @fridaghitis@threads.net, TechCrunch, @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social, Engadget, @stalbaum@mastodon.social, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @clearspark.bsky.social, @dnas.is, @mattdpearce.bsky.social, @researchbuzz@researchbuzz …, The Verge and MEDIANAMA
Ryu Spaeth / New York Magazine:
An interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates on his new nonfiction book The Message, how US journalistic institutions failed about the Israeli-Hamas conflict, and more — A decade after “The Case for Reparations,” he is ready to take on Israel, Palestine, and the American media.
Discussion:
@longreads@mastodon.world, Longreads, @dwallacewells, @ryuspaeth and @brianstelter
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Interview with Joanna Coles and Ben Sherwood on plans to make The Daily Beast “an intelligent tabloid” with 30+ new contributors like Tina Brown, Kara Swisher — If the media industry is burning, Joanna Coles and Ben Sherwood aren't afraid to play close to the flames.
Discussion:
The Daily Beast and @bristei
Agata Pyka / Notes From Poland:
Facebook removes images and text from articles that Polish outlets post, citing legal doubts over Poland's implementation of an EU copyright directive — Facebook has caused anger among Polish media outlets by removing images and text from their articles when they are posted on the social media platform.
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