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Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
ICE detained British journalist Sami Hamdi on October 26 at SFO; the Council on American-Islamic Relations says it was retaliation for his criticism of Israel — Trump ally Laura Loomer took credit for Sami Hamdi's detainment in move denounced as ‘affront to free speech’
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Matt Karolian / 📰🤖:
RivalIQ: WaPo's YouTube channel's views fell 85% from April to September, after Dave Jorgenson, who led the channel, left to launch Local News International — Back in July I wrote the substack Can The Washington Post Make It Without Their “TikTok Guy” Dave Jorgenson?
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Tristan Loper on LinkedIn, @jaredbkeller.bsky.social and @davejorgenson.bsky.social
New York Times:
US progressives are embracing debate shows long used by conservatives, seeing the format as a more authentic alternative to “spoon-fed” political talking points — As millions tune in to hyperpartisan face-offs on YouTube or TikTok, can the left find its own Charlie Kirk?
Discussion:
New York Daily News
Minho Kim / New York Times:
Despite President Trump's efforts to dismantle VOA, the newsroom remains active, aided by federal court intervention and backing from some Republican lawmakers — For nearly two years, Voice of America, a federal news agency dedicated to projecting American values around the world …
Discussion:
@patrickneithard.bsky.social and @paulthedogman.bsky.social
Will Oremus / Washington Post:
A profile of Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger, who left in 2002 and whose claims that Wikipedia has a liberal bias are fueling the right's campaign against it — Is the world's biggest online encyclopedia a bastion of wokeness? Co-founder Larry Sanger thinks so, and his claims of mismanagement are being embraced on the right.
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The Guardian, @crucialwax.com, @carnage4life.bsky.social, @willoremus.com, HotAir and mrcfreespeechamerica.org
Rei Nakafuji / Nikkei Asia:
Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki says the company has no intention of bidding for Warner Bros. Discovery, noting “right now, we don't want to do a big Hollywood M&A deal” — PALTO ALTO, California — Sony Group has no intention of bidding for Warner Bros. Discovery …
Discussion:
Push Square, Tech Times, r/boxoffice, r/PS5 and r/MediaMergers
Andrew Byrd / AdMonsters:
A look at Search.com, which is building an AI chatbot to be integrated into publisher websites, giving 60% of ad revenue back to its publisher partners — With the integration of its new AI tool, Search.com proposes to pay publishers for their content. — AI search is getting crowded.
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
State of Local News report: in the past four years, monthly pageviews at the 100 largest newspapers fell by 45%+, and only 11 experienced any readership growth — “Digital news sites don't come close to replacing the number of newspapers and journalism jobs being lost.
Discussion:
@niemanlab.org, @jayrosen_nyu and Straight Arrow News
Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
Sources: X's advertising chief John Nitti, who joined in January, has left; X's CFO Mahmoud Reza Banki left in early October after less than a year in the role — John Nitti was considered a contender for CEO of the social media platform after Linda Yaccarino quit in July
Discussion:
WinBuzzer, TechCrunch, Benzinga and @passantino.bsky.social
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
YouTube says it paid out $8B+ to the music industry in the 12 months to June 2025, up from $6B+ in 2022 and $4B+ in 2021 — YouTube has paid more than $8 billion to the music industry in the 12 months between July 2024 and July 2025, the company announced on Thursday.
Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
The American Journalism Project, known mostly for providing grants to US local news outlets, is offering a “field guide” to AI tools for local reporting — For many newsrooms, figuring out whether or not they want to bring generative AI tools into their editorial work is only the beginning of a conversation.
Discussion:
TVNewsCheck
Harper's:
Jelani Cobb, Taylor Lorenz, Jack Shafer, and Max Tani discuss why trust in media has hit a record low, press freedom, AI, journalists on social media, and more — Anatomy of a credibility crisis … Trust in the press is at a record low, with only a quarter of Americans aged eighteen …
Discussion:
Matt Pearce on LinkedIn, @chuckrossdc, @alexanderrusso, @harpers, @scottnover and HotAir
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