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Sources: Washington Post editorial staffers had drafted an endorsement of Harris for president, and then Jeff Bezos made the decision not to publish it — Publisher Will Lewis explained the decision as a return to the newspaper's roots. — For the first time in 36 years …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
The Washington Post will not endorse a presidential candidate in the 2024 election, “nor in any future election,” writes CEO Will Lewis in a note to readers — Even though the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris remains neck and neck …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
WaPo editor-at-large Robert Kagan quits after the late move to not endorse in the presidential race; source: subscription cancellations are unusually high — The Scoop — The Washington Post's leadership recently sought meetings with the Democratic and Republican nominees for president …
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Marty Baron / @postbaron:
Ex-WaPo editor Martin Baron calls the paper's lack of an endorsement “cowardice” and says Trump will see it as “an invitation to further intimidate” Jeff Bezos — On political endorsement https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... This is cowardice, with democracy as its casualty. @realdonaldtrump will see this as an invitation to further intimidate owner @jeffbezos (and others). Disturbing spinelessness at an institution famed for courage.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board have resigned over the paper's decision not to endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election — The Scoop — Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board resigned on Thursday over the paper's decision …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Recent moves at the Los Angeles Times and NBC News, and the lack of a Washington Post presidential endorsement, raise concerns that owners are appeasing Trump
Recent moves at the Los Angeles Times and NBC News, and the lack of a Washington Post presidential endorsement, raise concerns that owners are appeasing Trump
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Meta strikes a multi-year deal with Reuters to use its news content to provide real-time answers to user queries in Meta AI chatbot, a first for Meta — - Meta has backed away from news content in its platforms' main feeds amid regulatory scrutiny, but news content may prove harder …
BBC:
Three journalists have been killed in Lebanon by an Israeli airstrike on a building known to be housing reporters, whose courtyard had cars marked “press” — Three journalists have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a building known to be housing reporters in south-eastern Lebanon, witnesses have told the BBC.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Chinese hackers targeting US political figures also unsuccessfully tried to access an account of a WSJ journalist involved in covering the breaches — The major spy operation is said to have attacked dozens of others, including a Journal reporter — WASHINGTON—The Chinese hackers …
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Sean Hollister / The Verge:
The US Copyright Office denies a request from video game preservationists to let libraries, archives, and museums lend games via remote access for study — When video game scholars want to study games that are no longer on sale, they sometimes have to drive many hours to do it legally — and that won't be changing anytime soon.
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Christopher Beam / The Atlantic:
A profile of Mike Solana, a Peter Thiel protégé whose Pirate Wires newsletter and podcast became popular among “anti-woke” tech figures since the “techlash” — Mike solana has opinions. Here are a few of them: Building stuff is good.
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Integral Ad Science, which measures digital advertising reach, is exploring a sale after receiving takeover interest; stock closed up about 9% — - Company working with Jefferies as it considers options — US-based Integral Ad Science has received takeover interest
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Nonprofit Notus names Brad Bosserman as CRO, who says the site will have ads and sponsors; the newsletter has a five-figure subscriber base and ~20 fellows — The nonprofit news organization will have a three-pronged approach to revenue — The nonprofit Allbritton Journalism Institute …