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Max Tani / Semafor:
At an internal meeting, NYT's top editors shared what they thought of internal and external feedback, “explicit threats from Trump about us in the media”, more — The Scoop — With the 2024 presidential election a few weeks away, one question was top of mind for staff at The New York Times …
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Washington Post:
Pointing at media personnel during a rally, Trump says “someone would have to shoot through the fake news” to hit the bulletproof glass and “I don't mind that” — Trump's latest comments were an escalation of violent language he and his supporters have used in recent days.
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Porter Anderson / Publishing Perspectives:
PEN America: 10,046 school books bans across 29 states were recorded from July 2023 to June 2024, up ~200% YoY; Florida had 4,500+ bans and Iowa had 3,600+ bans — Calling US book bannings ‘tragic for young people,’ PEN America, four days before the 2024 US elections, cites a one-year 200-percent increase in such censorship.
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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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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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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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Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Polish radio station Off Radio Krakow used AI to create an interview with Nobel laureate Wislawa Szymborska, who died in 2012, leading to a barrage of criticism — A radio station in Poland fired its on-air talent and brought in A.I.-generated presenters. An outcry over a purported chat …
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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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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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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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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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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 …
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