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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
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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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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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 …
Digiday:
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.
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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Olesia Safronova / Bloomberg:
Ukraine says the country's hackers carried out a cyberattack that took down the online broadcasts of 20+ Russian broadcasters on Vladimir Putin's 72nd birthday — - Russian state media reported ‘unprecedented’ cyberattack — Disruption coincided with Russian president's 72nd birthday
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Amazon India completes its MX Player acquisition and merges it with Amazon miniTV to create new free streaming service Amazon MX Player — STREAMING SYNERGIES … The merged platform has over 250 million unique users in India, according to Amazon. — The service offers original shows like …
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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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