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[Thread] CBS News leaders told staff that Tony Dokoupil's interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates about the Israel-Hamas war did not meet impartiality standards — SCOOP / THREAD @PuckNews: CBS NEWS has been roiling after a CBS Mornings interview in which anchor Tony Dokoupil pressed Ta-Nehisi Coates over his pro-Palestinian framing of Israel-Palestine conflict. The interview was celebrated by many—"tense and substantive," per WaPo—but
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Kamala Harris, who mostly avoided interviews over the past few months, sets out on a media blitz, including the Call Her Daddy podcast, The View, and 60 Minutes — The vice president and Democratic nominee has set a slew of media appearances this week, including a live interview with 'The View …
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Kamala Harris' appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast shows how the media environment has changed, as campaigns target those who don't consume political media
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Channel 4 reports 2023 revenue down 10.5% YoY to £1.02B and a pre-tax deficit of £52M, from a pre-tax £20M surplus in 2022, citing a “prolonged” UK ad downturn — CEO Alex Mahon lauded gains on YouTube and beyond as the U.K. broadcaster posted its annual report …
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60 Minutes says Trump backed out of an interview last week because it planned to fact check and Trump needed an apology for his 2020 interview with Lesley Stahl — It's been a tradition for more than half a century that the major party candidates for president sit down with 60 Minutes in October.
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
European streamer SkyShowtime unveils a premium plan that lets users stream on up to five devices simultaneously, starting at €8.99 per month on October 29 — With pricing starting at €8.99 per month, the Premium plan provides the ability to stream on up to five devices simultaneously …
Financial Times:
Sources: New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is close to striking a deal to buy The Telegraph for £550M+, more than what others like National World offered — Offer could end 16-month battle to control the conservative British national newspaper — New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is closing …
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TikTok launches Smart+, an AI-powered ad tool that takes on Google's Performance Max and Meta's Advantage+, automating creative, ad targeting, and optimization — TikTok's cultural clout is undeniable, but the ad dollars? Not quite there — yet. — That's where Smart+ comes in …
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
At least 128 journalists and media workers, all but five of them Palestinian, have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war in the year since the October 7 attack — One year in, Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza has exacted an unprecedented and horrific toll on Palestinian journalists and the region's media landscape.
Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE:
Meta begins rolling out new AI tools that will let advertisers expand the aspect ratio of their videos as well as generate a video ad from a static image — Meta Platforms Inc. today said it's rolling out a full-screen video tab on Facebook and Instagram in recognition of the fact …
Semafor:
The New York Times is beta testing Zorse, a “phrase guessing game where every puzzle is a mash-up of two phrases”, with subscribers in Canada — The Scoop — The New York Times is making a bigger play into online gaming. — On Tuesday, the paper will begin beta testing a new puzzle called Zorse, Semafor has learned.
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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Adobe launches a Content Authenticity web app to let creators use its Content Credentials “nutrition labels” to apply attribution and opt out of AI training — Adobe is expanding its Content Credentials “nutrition labels” to make it even easier for creatives to be credited for their work …
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Washington Post:
Analysis: Democrats are vastly outspending Republicans on election ads on Facebook and Google, but not on X, where Trump is the biggest political ad buyer — Across the digital universe, from cable TV to Facebook, Democrats are outspending Republicans on election ads. Elon Musk's X is a rare exception.
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Neel Dhanesha / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with S-Town creator Brian Reed on his new Question Everything podcast about journalism, the lawsuit against S-Town, the Trojan Horse Affair podcast, more — After more than a decade in the industry, Brian Reed is Question(ing) Everything about it. — When the podcast S-Town came …
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