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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
BBC DG Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness resign, after the BBC was accused of “serious and systemic” bias on topics like Trump, Gaza, and trans rights — Davie says departure is ‘my own decision’, while head of news also quits. Insiders say it ‘feels like a coup’ by broadcaster's enemies
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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
BBC Chair Samir Shah apologizes for an “error of judgement”, saying the Panorama edit “did give the impression of a direct call for violent action” — BBC chair Samir Shah has apologized to the U.K. culture, media and sport committee following a scandal around …
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Jane Martinson / The Guardian:
With Tim Davie's and Deborah Turness' resignations, the BBC gives in to coordinated, politically motivated, right-wing attacks by the Telegraph and Trump allies — The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Outgoing BBC News CEO Deborah Turness defends BBC journalists after President Trump called them “corrupt” and “very dishonest people” over an edited documentary — It's all getting a bit meta outside the BBC's New Broadcasting House HQ this morning as the corporation remains steeped in crisis.
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Adam Leventhal / The Athletic:
A YouGov survey estimates 9% of UK adults, or 4.7M people, watched sports via illegal streams in the six months to October, about 200K people more than in 2023 — Illegal streaming of football is on the rise in the UK and most fans want the Saturday 3pm blackout lifted, a new podcast released by The Athletic has revealed.
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Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
An interview with Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle on copyright lawsuits that threatened to bankrupt the nonprofit, fair use, IA's future, AI, and more — Last month, the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine archived its trillionth webpage, and the nonprofit invited …
Alyssa Rosenberg / NOTUS:
The Washington Post's former letters editor, Alyssa Rosenberg, reflects on her role as a professional listener, offering readers a rare chance to feel heard — On Oct. 25, 2024, I made the rashest promise of my journalism career. — William Lewis, the publisher of The Washington Post …
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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Q&A with Joy Reid on her ouster from MSNBC, her streaming show, why “not being a part of corporate media is actually a gift” at the moment, and more — After the ex-host of the ReidOut was forced out in February, she launched her own streaming show on YouTube
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Catherine Perloff / The Information:
BuzzFeed reports Q3 revenue down 17% YoY to $55.6M, as its ad, content, and commerce businesses fall; time spent fell 17% YoY to 68.5M hours; BZFD falls 30%+ — Buzzfeed's revenue plummeted 17% to $55.6 million in the third quarter compared to the same period a year earlier …
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Reuters:
An analysis details how right-wing influencers and Trump officials have formed a powerful alliance to target critics, spread false claims, and reshape media — A Reuters examination details how rightist influencers and Trump officials have formed a powerful alliance, working together …
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New York Times:
A look at the advantages and pitfalls of AI use in major newsrooms: from sifting through big datasets to suggesting headlines to causing embarrassing errors — Ryan Sabalow, a reporter for the newsroom CalMatters, noticed something peculiar when he began covering California lawmakers in 2023.
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David Marchese / New York Times:
Q&A with Greg Gutfeld, host of Gutfeld!, on his rivals Colbert and Kimmel, what offends his audience, Fox News persuading him to do a NYT interview, and more — Why can't conservatives break through on late-night TV? For years, that was an open cultural question.
Michelle Zenarosa / Poynter:
During five months of covering ICE raids, LA Public Press added legal training for staff, digital security protocols, threat assessment policies, and more — Five months of covering ICE raids taught our small LA newsroom hard lessons — and we're still figuring out how to sustain it
