Top News:
John Bowden / The Hill:
In a New York Times interview, Trump says media will shift in his favor for the 2020 election because they need ratings: “they basically have to let me win” — predicted he will win the 2020 presidential race on Thursday due to a media shift in his favor, telling The New York Times …
Discussion:
New York Times, Toronto Star, New York Times, @maggienyt, New York Times, Politico, @jdawsey1, Washington Post, @maggienyt, NPR, Vanity Fair, @ddale8, @byrontau, @moorehn, @jdawsey1, @nytmike, Business Insider, Axios, emptywheel, @samstein, @brianstelter, @normeisen, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, @jonfavs, @parkermolloy, @karacalavera, @maggienyt, The Daily Caller, @joanwalsh, @moorehn, @pottsmark, @boutrousted, @ananavarro, Forbes, @michaelkruse, New Republic, Daily Wire, Vox, Fox News Insider, The Wrap, @aaronblake, BloombergQuint, @maggienyt, @espiers, @jayrosen_nyu, @samstein, @peterbakernyt, VICE, The Guardian, The Week, TVNewser, Mother Jones, Splinter, Talking New Media, @jayrosen_nyu, @jayrosen_nyu, Business Insider, Hollywood Reporter, Mediaite, New York Magazine, @jasondhorowitz, Al Jazeera English, @davidaxelrod, @shannonrwatts, @renato_mariotti, @samstein, @samstein, @samstein, @irisrimon, @ljbreedlove, @awzurcher, @libyaliberty, @matthewamiller, @hawaiidelilah, @irisrimon, @susan_hennessey, @fmhilton, @maggienyt, @bruce_arthur, @irisrimon, @karoli, @bdgrabinski, @tedlieu, @owillis, @rgoodlaw, @chrisgeidner, @davelevinthal, @crewcrew, @mehdirhasan, @guygavrielkay, @sacca, @dangillmor, @wakeup2politics, @manglewood, @eshap, @bythehandofbob, @arimelber, Mashable, @ashleyfeinberg, @mattyglesias, @ddale8, @cbctom, @chrisgeidner, @jamilsmith, @ddale8, @davidegreenwald, @davidegreenwald, @csanderson1217, @ezlusztig, @yashar, @filmsforchange, @chrisgeidner, @maggienyt, @yottapoint, @arimelber, @ag_conservative, The Wrap, @topherspiro, @espiers, @raju, @ddale8, @maggienyt, @moorehn, @moorehn, @juliusgoat, @colinkahl, @jmartnyt, @maggienyt, @vivian, @stevenmazie, TheBlaze and @ardenfarhi
RELATED:
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
How The New York Times' interview with Trump happened, with the help of a lunch invitation from Christopher Ruddy, Trump's longtime confidant and CEO of Newsmax — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Shortly after 1 p.m. on Thursday, President Trump came off the 18th hole of his golf course here and walked into the club house's Grill Room.
Megan Specia / New York Times:
Facebook says it removed Chechnya's Ramzan Kadyrov's accounts due to US sanctions, prompting questions on why others, like Venezuela's Maduro, are still active — The strongman leader of the Chechen Republic has long been a prolific social media user, filling his accounts with photos …
Discussion:
The Intercept and Forbes, more at Techmeme »
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
In 2017, pro-Trump media and conspiratorial hyperpartisans amplified by Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube created two parallel universes of information — On a blistering 107-degree Phoenix evening this August, thousands came to watch Donald Trump cobble together an alternate reality.
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
New York Daily News editor-in-chief and publisher Arthur Browne is retiring on December 31, but the paper's new owner, Tronc, hasn't hired a replacement — As of Monday, the New York Daily News won't have an editor in chief or a publisher. — Arthur Browne, the veteran editor …
Discussion:
@joshtpm and @brianstelter
Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:
Startups aim to provide an alternative route to internet access via VPNs and mesh networks, amid net neutrality repeal, but their approaches are as yet unproven — From VPNs to mesh networks, efforts to find an alternative route to internet access are gaining ground in Silicon Valley
Alana Hope Levinson / MEL Magazine:
Staffers at Mel, a men's magazine funded by Dollar Shave Club, grapple with how to respond to the #metoo movement — Lessons from trying to make content for men during Weinstein and #MeToo — I was sitting in my office chair when I got a rare Twitter DM from a male journalist alerting me to the existence of “Shitty Media Men.”
Discussion:
@juliedicaro, @ftrain, @myhairisblue, @cpconrad, @brosandprose and @alanalevinson
Financial Times:
Sources: investor Todd Boehly working to merge Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Group with Dick Clark Productions and Media Rights Capital, maker of House of Cards — James Fontanella-Khan in San Jose, Costa Rica, and Matthew Garrahan in London — Todd Boehly, the entertainment investor …
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Investor's Business Daily president Jerry Ferrara says profits doubled in 2017 and digital subscriptions are up 11%+ year-to-date — Business and financial news company Investor's Business Daily will see its profits double in 2017, according to its president in an interview Thursday.
Thanks:@talkingbiznews
Katharine Schwab / Co.Design:
How The New York Times climate desk, led by Hannah Fairfield, uses data visualization and maps to tell complex stories about the science of climate change — 2017 was the year that natural disasters became more than natural disasters: Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. The Mexico earthquake.
Discussion:
@lffriedman
Crayton Harrison / Bloomberg:
Nielsen: Netflix's “Bright”, which had a ~$90M budget, had 11M viewers on its opening weekend, roughly equivalent to $99M at the box office — Netflix Inc.'s ambitious attempt at a big-budget film, “Bright” starring Will Smith, drew an enough viewers in its first three days …
Discussion:
The New York Observer, @joshelman, The New York Observer, Tubefilter and Broadcasting & Cable
Leslye Davis / New York Times:
First as a journalism student, then a professional reporter, Leslye Davis chronicled a young man's struggle with cancer and his mother's with addiction — RADCLIFF, Ky. — A purring air-conditioner and the distant warble of a television acted as a sonata on a stifling May afternoon in 2012.
Discussion:
@hannaingber, @benweisernyt, @nytimes, @bridgetteanjax and @nytimes
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
