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Brian Stelter / CNN:
After Trump won, US journalists question what a “red wave” election says about the information environment and the media's credibility, influence, and audience — New York CNN — — Donald Trump's return to power is a hinge point for the American media - in ways big, small, and to be determined.
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@kennysmith@mstdn.social, KDFX-TV, Decider and CT Mirror
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Taylor Lorenz / User Mag:
How conservatives nurtured and funded a vast network of online influencers and creators, and how structural disadvantages prevent the left from replicating it — Minutes after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 election, Dana White took the stage to thank the influencers who helped lead Trump to victory.
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MediaPost, Fast Company, Aaron Huertas on LinkedIn, @drjoehanson@threads.net, @avecruth@threads.net, @ncblake, @ncblake, @cheyennehuntca, @benghazi_ebooks, @benghazi_ebooks, @claireeshaffer, @chronotope, @chronotope, @chronotope, @claireeshaffer, @iamnickreynolds, @ethangach, @realvanjackson, @sowmyak, @karavoght, @joeholder_, @rebexxxxa, @maxwelltani, Le Monde.fr, @walthickey, @bernstein, @michaelbishop.me, Wired, @dansinker@omfg.town, @taylorlorenz@mastodon.social, Ad Age, @taylorlorenz@mastodon.social, The Hollywood Reporter and The Information
New York Times:
How Trump, a master of the media, embraced online celebrities and podcasts in the 2024 election cycle, evolving beyond tabloids, reality TV, X, and cable news — Donald J. Trump has embraced tabloids, reality TV, Twitter and cable news. This year, he moved on to podcasts and online streamers.
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Bloomberg, Arijit Bhaduri on LinkedIn and DNyuz
Sara Fischer / Axios:
How Trump and his allies could go after the media in his second term through harassment campaigns and lawsuits, draining the companies of time, money, and trust
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@brianstelter, @scottnover, Columbia Journalism Review, John Robinson on LinkedIn, Angelica Das on LinkedIn, @maxwelltani, @freedomofpress, @benmullin, @trevortimm, @robeno, @mehdirhasan, @karlbode.bsky.social, @kittypurrzog, @perspectvortex, @matthewkeyslive, @matthewkeyslive, Freedom of the Press …, Alternet.org, Boing Boing, Politico, Deadline, Sara Fischer on LinkedIn and GeekWire, more at Techmeme »
Amanda Gerut / Fortune:
Streams Charts: Election Day livestreams generated nearly 84M hours watched with 80.6% on YouTube; Fox News was the top outlet with a record 1.14M+ peak viewers — A man seen watching the broadcasting of the U.S. election results at the restaurant in Bangkok.
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Streams Charts and DNyuz
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Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Perplexity's US election hub offered helpful, real-time election insights and maps on November 5, linking to reliable resources and providing historical context
Deadline:
Nielsen: 42.3M viewers watched election night coverage across 18 US TV networks, down 25% from 2020; Amazon Prime Video was not included in the measurement
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
In an earnings call, David Zaslav says the Trump Administration may be more merger friendly, enabling a “real positive and accelerated impact on this industry” — Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said Donald Trump's re-election as president bodes well for media M&A.
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD reports Q3 adjusted EBITDA for DTC, including streaming and pay-TV, of $289M, up from $111M in Q3 2023, and 110.5M subscribers, up 7.2M from Q2 2024 — The David Zaslav-led conglomerate posted its third-quarter results. … The company, led by CEO David Zaslav, on Thursday …
Deadline:
WBD report Q3 revenue down 3% YoY to $9.62B, adjusted EBITDA down 18% YoY to $2.4B, and net income of $135M, as its box offices numbers drop — Warner Bros Discovery added more than seven million net subscribers in the third quarter of 2024 as its international Max rollout gathered pace …
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Gizmodo, Adweek, Front Office Sports, Benzinga and The Streamable
Austin Fuller / Current:
How public media newsrooms in Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, and Oklahoma are enhancing their statehouse journalism with funding from CPB — With a new round of CPB funding for state government coverage, public media newsrooms in seven more states are hiring reporters and building collaborations to strengthen statehouse reporting.
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@kosuradio, @cory_gaines, @coreyhutchins and Austin Fuller on LinkedIn
Reuters:
Canada orders TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national security, but says it is not blocking Canadians' access; TikTok plans to appeal — Canada on Wednesday ordered the wind up of TikTok's business in the country citing national security risks …
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CBC News, Android Authority, Tubefilter, New York Times, Deseret News, Digital Journal, Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, Michael Geist, MEDIANAMA, Canada's National Observer, Retail TouchPoints, Music Business Worldwide, DNyuz, TechCrunch, Music Ally, UPI, The Information, Associated Press, @prairiecentrist, @scott_dlb, @geoffreygertz, @privacylawyer, @gray_mackenzie, Government of Canada, Boing Boing, The Desk, Digital Music News, Billboard, Reuters, Variety, Engadget, Daily Sabah and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
WashPostPR / Washington Post:
WaPo launches Ask The Post AI, an experimental generative AI tool that gives curated article results and summary answers based on stories published since 2016 — Today, The Washington Post debuted “Ask The Post AI” a generative AI tool leveraging the publication's deeply-sourced …
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Richard Winfield, who worked to protect reporters' sources, convinced judges to allow cameras in court, and more as general counsel for the AP, died at age 91 — As a lawyer for The Associated Press and other news outlets, he challenged efforts to muzzle reporters and organized lawyers to promote free expression around the world.
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TVNewsCheck
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK-based Digitalbox buys three entertainment and lifestyle sites from GRV Media; GRV's executive chairman says his company has pivoted to sports journalism — Digitalbox wants a niche in entertainment while GRV Media doubles down on sports. — Online publisher Digitalbox has bought three sites …
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Nexstar report Q3 revenue up 20.7% YoY to $1.37B, net income of $180M, up from $8M in Q3 2023, and record political ad revenue of $154M, up 16% from Q3 2020 — Nexstar ad sales were up 22% from July 1-Sept. 30 ahead of the presidential election, the TV station giant reported in its third-quarter 2024 earnings Thursday.
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The Desk, TVNewsCheck, The Wrap, Inside Radio and Benzinga
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