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Hanna Rosin / The Atlantic:
An interview with The Atlantic EIC Jeffrey Goldberg on presidential endorsements, WaPo and Jeff Bezos, concerns about a possible second Trump term, and more — A conversation with The Atlantic's editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg — On the campaign trail, Donald Trump has been very clear …
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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
The US says it believes Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who once worked for US-funded broadcaster Radio Farda, has been detained for months by Iran — An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster is believed to have been detained by Iran for months now …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
How Joanna Coles and Ben Sherwood are trying to revive The Daily Beast, amid conflicts with the staff, tech problems, and skepticism towards their vision — Ben Sherwood and Joanna Coles took over leadership of The Daily Beast in April with the task of turning the money-losing site around.Gili Benita for The New York Times
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
In the streaming era, compilation albums have become novelty items for superfans, as labels promote them as collectibles alongside books, biopics, and tours — In the streaming era, compilation albums have shrunk to a novelty item for superfans — Looking at the roster of top-selling records …
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@ashleycarman@threads.net and @ashleycarman@threads.net
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
James Ledbetter, a former media critic who wrote for The Village Voice, was Inc. magazine EIC, and started fintech newsletter FIN, died on October 28 at age 60 — He wrote the Press Clips column for The Village Voice, held top jobs at Inc. magazine and Slate, and wrote a book …
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The Village Voice, FIN, Inc.com, Talking Biz News, @helaineolen, @greenwombat, @eamonlynch, @davidwhitford, The Wrap, @tenuredradical, @grossdm, @c_spencer_, @heerjeet, @hollybizonthego, @hennesseyedit, @hollybizonthego, @theopedproject, @therichardpanek, @kantrowitz, @scaramucci, @kenli729, @villagevoice, @felixsalmon, @mkonnikova, @econhardship, @ellenychang, @nickgillespie, @lisquart, @mccarthyryanj, @jeffbercovici, @nkulw, @estherbrooklyn and Talking Biz News
Masrat Zahra / Columbia Journalism Review:
Muslim and Arab American voters in Dearborn, Michigan, say that they turned away from US media and rely on Al Jazeera, Lebanese TV, family members, and friends — Media consumption in the Arab American capital has the potential to swing the presidential election.
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The Hill, @cjr, @masratzahra, The Times of Israel, HotAir, Breitbart, Fox News, NPR, Associated Press and Mondoweiss
Ben Jacobs / Slate:
A profile of John Avlon, former CNN anchor, former Daily Beast EIC, former speechwriter for Rudy Giuliani, and now a congressional candidate running in New York — In what has somehow been nearly a decade and a half spent as a political journalist, I've encountered a lot of election cycle twists.
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@brianstelter and @bencjacobs
Athena Stavrou / The Independent:
More than 230 media industry professionals, including anonymous BBC staff, sign a letter accusing the BBC of bias favoring Israel in coverage of Gaza — Exclusive: More than 230 media industry professionals sign letter sent to BBC director general Tim Davie — Your support helps us to tell the story
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Sverre Haanes on LinkedIn, @sangitamyska, @think_or_swim, @doylech, @mrjohnnicolson, @joneshowdareyou, @josephwillits, @cjhumanrights, @mehdirhasan, @basuashis, @peterjukes, @rivkahbrown, Deadline, @sheiladebonis@mastodon.world, Yahoo News, The Independent and @serenissimaj@sciences.social
Devin Gordon / New York Times:
AI in Hollywood is a tech leap with a vast impact but remains a tool, not a replacement, for creatives; its speed, quality, and cost allow for VFX breakthroughs — The Los Angeles headquarters of Metaphysic, a Hollywood visual-effects start-up that uses artificial intelligence …
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt quits as a contributing columnist at WaPo, after abruptly leaving a Post live video event hosted by Jonathan Capehart — Hugh Hewitt has quit as a contributing columnist to The Washington Post, after storming out of a Post Live event on Friday morning …
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CNBC:
Sources: Greek media company Antenna Group is in early talks to acquire Time from Marc Benioff, who bought the magazine in 2018 for $180M — The Greek media company Antenna Group is in talks to acquire Time Inc. from Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff, according to people familiar with the matter.
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@palewire, @katiedrumm@threads.net, @pkafka, @rafat, @teddyschleifer, @amonck, @sherman4949, @maxwelltani, @heidilegg, @katiedrumm@threads.net, @edmundlee@threads.net, @reckless1280@threads.net, @katiedrumm@threads.net, The Information, GeekWire, @tomgara@threads.net, New York Post, CNBC on LinkedIn, @edmundlee@threads.net, @edmundlee@threads.net, San Francisco Business Times and The Wrap
Washington Post:
How Trump could weaponize the FCC against the media in a second term, including to punish broadcasters that air unfavorable coverage — The somewhat obscure federal agency could be used to punish broadcasters that air unfavorable coverage as part of Trump's quest to rein in independent media.
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@jdawsey1, @roigfranzia, @farhip, @thamburger, @washingtonpost, @nprinskeep and @davidfolkenflik
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