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Larry King, a long time CNN talk show host, dies at 87 — (CNN)Larry King, the longtime CNN host who became an icon through his interviews with countless newsmakers and his sartorial sensibilities, has died. He was 87. — His son, Chance, confirmed King's death Saturday morning.
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times: Larry King, Breezy Interviewer of the Famous and Infamous, Dies at 87
Piers Morgan / @piersmorgan: Larry King was a hero of mine until we fell out after I replaced him at CNN & he said my show was ‘like watching your mother-in-law go over a cliff in your new Bentley.’ (He married 8 times so a mother-in-law expert) But he was a brilliant broadcaster & masterful TV interviewer. https://twitter.com/...
@cnn: Larry King, the longtime CNN host who became an icon through his interviews with countless newsmakers and his sartorial sensibilities, has died. He was 87. https://www.cnn.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Margaret Talev / Axios: TV host Larry King dies at age 87
A.J. Katz / TVNewser: Larry King Dies at Age 87
Robert Lloyd / Los Angeles Times: Appreciation: Larry King loved ‘dumb’ questions. With them, he helped write cultural history
@cnnpr: “Instead of goodbye, how about so long?” Rest In Peace, Larry. https://www.cnn.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Craig Ferguson / @craigyferg: Just heard the awful news about Larry King. He taught me so much. He was a true mensch. He probably even taught me that word. So long pal, thanks for all the laughs. Say hi to Rickles. #RIPLarryKing
A.J. Katz / @ajkatztv: .@kingsthings told TVNewser in 2013: “I knew how to communicate. I know how to make people laugh, and I know how to draw people out. And I knew how to listen, which is very important in interviewing. Listening is as important as asking.” https://www.adweek.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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Andrew Cuomo / @nygovcuomo: Larry King was a Brooklyn boy who become a newsman who interviewed the newsmakers. He conducted over 50,000 interviews that informed Americans in a clear and plain way. New York sends condolences to his family and many friends.
William Hughes / The A.V. Club: Larry King's Sonic The Hedgehog impression will live on forever in our hearts
Keith Olbermann / @keitholbermann: My friend Larry King has died. It is literally true that thousands of us can make that sad statement this morning. While he was easily caricatured, I've never known anybody who made a bigger deal out of the slightest kindness afforded him. #RIPLarryKing 1) 25 years ago... https://twitter.com/...
Jim Acosta / @acosta: Broadcasting legend and longtime CNN host Larry King has passed away. He will be missed by so many CNN employees past and present. #RIPLarryKing https://twitter.com/...
Larry Karaszewski / @karaszewski: A true legend has passed. We had the honor of working with Larry King on our OJ miniseries. Larry graciously agreed to play himself and was so full of stories about how his show became the nightly epicenter for all the personalities involved in that case. https://www.cnn.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Christiane Amanpour / @camanpour: Larry King was a giant of broadcasting and a master of the TV celebrity/statesman-woman interview. His name is synonymous with CNN and he was vital to the network's ascent. EVERYONE wanted to be on Larry King Live. May he Rest in Peace. https://www.cnn.com/...
Anne Rice / @annericeauthor: We have lost Larry King. He has died at age 87. I knew Larry only through radio & TV interviews. He was always interesting, gracious and fun. I will miss him.
Ed Lavandera / @edlavacnn: Want to share this little story about #LarryKing. In 2003, I was still a relatively new correspondent at @CNN. I was assigned to cover the homecoming of five soldiers of the 507th Maintenance Company from Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas
Taylor Shapiro / Washington Post: Larry King, TV host who gave boldface names a cozy forum, dies at 87
Daniel Politi / Slate: Legendary Talk-Show Host Larry King Dies at 87 After COVID-19 Hospitalization
Ana Cabrera / @anacabrera: Sad news. CNN confirms that legendary talk show host Larry King has died. King was 87 years old.
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: As Jeff Zucker's statement said, Larry King's newsmaker interviews “truly put the network on the international stage.” I talked about King's impact on cable news here https://twitter.com/...
Ben Sherwood / @bensherwood: When he wasn't on @cnn or at @NatenAl with his friends, @kingsthings often roamed the @LittleLeague fields of Los Angeles coaching and cheering his sons Chance and Cannon. Among his many roles, he was a real ⚾️ fan and a devoted sports dad. #RIPLarryKing
George Takei / @georgetakei: Thanks for the countless interviews and insights, Larry King. You understood human triumph and frailty equally well, and that is no easy feat. There was no one else like you, and you shall be missed. Rest with the heavens now.
Ed Lavandera / @edlavacnn: One CNN legend @wolfblitzer honors another @kingsthings https://twitter.com/...
Vir Sanghvi / @virsanghvi: There can't be a single TV presenter of my generation who wasn't influenced in some way by Larry King. Rest In Peace https://twitter.com/...
Dennis McLellan / Los Angeles Times: Larry King, legendary talk-show host, dies at 87
Charlie Warzel / @cwarzel: at my 1st reporting job i was given an assignment to interview larry king for his new streaming show and i showed up at his hotel and he was like let's eat lunch! and so i ate lunch with him for THREE hours and he just asked me questions about the internet and told stories
Mark Ockerbloom / @ocktalks: An amazing career. #RIPLarryKing https://twitter.com/...
@rolandsmartin: Easy, @marclamonthill: @piersmorgan is a 100% asshole. Larry @kingsthings was a class act. Always good to be around. Piers? Insufferable. A total bore. https://twitter.com/...
@adweek: Broadcasting icon and the face of CNN for decades Larry King has died at age 87. https://www.adweek.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@mastertes: Rest in peace Larry King, one of the greatest interviewers of all time https://twitter.com/...
Pat Kiernan / @patkiernan: When I was asked to audition for a TV host role in The Sopranos in 1998, they asked me if I could do the interview “more like Larry King.” I said no. King was inimitable. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Joe Madison / @madisonsiriusxm: Larry King taught me that the next question should always be based on the last answer. I use that advice almost every day. #RIPLarryKing https://www.cnn.com/...
Sizwe Dhlomo / @sizwedhlomo: A good broadcast network always has a tribute pill ready to roll out & air in minutes. RIP Larry King 🙏🏽 https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Parker / @theryanparker: Larry King once pissed off @JerrySeinfeld — and it was hilarious https://thr.cm/gc1pddt
Oliver Jia / @oliverjia1014: Larry King was as close to impartial as you could get with an American cable news interviewer. His non-combativeness and diplomatic style of letting guests speak uninterrupted were why he was able to interview everyone from rockstars to dictators. I'm sad to see him go. https://twitter.com/...
Stephanie Ruhle / @sruhle: I've always found wedding toasts given by the best man & ABOUT the best man to be the worst. I was wrong. This is. https://twitter.com/...
Brian Flood / Fox News: Larry King, TV talk-show icon who quizzed the famous and infamous, dies at 87
Trevor Ncube / @trevorncube: Larry King was an inspiration to many. He taught me that the interview is not about the journalist but the guest. #RIPLarryKing https://twitter.com/...
Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken: Larry King's real legacy is his late-night radio show, and especially the open-phone hours when he talked to callers or just told stories. I wish more recordings were readily available. When he broadcast from Boston once, I got to watch in person. RIP. https://apnews.com/...
@thr: CNN boss Jeff Zucker, Jim Acosta and more anchors pay tribute to Larry King, “giant of broadcasting.” https://thr.cm/hZUaVlw https://twitter.com/...
Adrian Horton / The Guardian: Larry King, famed cable news interviewer, dies aged 87
Ethan Anderton / /Film: Larry King, Famed Broadcaster Who Appeared in ‘Ghostbusters’ and More, Has Died at 87
Alana Rocha / @viaalana: To the man who showed me in my college radio days the value of asking short, obvious, to-the-point questions; and how they always elicited the best responses. #RIPLarry https://twitter.com/...
@sagaftrafound: We honor the influential work and life of radio and broadcast news host, and @sagaftra member Larry King. His lionized career and spirited interviews made their mark in history and in our lives. Our condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Ray Steele / @raysteelertv6: It's easy to forget how influential Larry King has been to radio and television, particularly cable tv as we know it. His show especially shaped the 92 election like no other. RIP https://twitter.com/...
Stephanie Busari / @stephaniebusari: Some notes on how Larry King inspired me and what I learned from the King of interviewers in my @CNN career. Rest in peace @kingsthings A big loss. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Shimon Prokupecz / @shimonpro: “Not bad for a Jewish boy from Brooklyn.” https://twitter.com/...
Mark Warner / @markwarner: Sad to learn of veteran TV and radio broadcaster Larry King's passing. He left his mark on so many lives and was a brilliant broadcaster and a friend to so many. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. He will be missed. https://twitter.com/...
Anya van Wagtendonk / Vox: Legendary broadcaster Larry King has died at age 87
Shinan Govani / @shinangovani: One of those people that made me into the nosy rascal that I am today: LARRY KING. Watching him, night after night, was like being AT the party. It was the zeitgeist, it was the culture, it was the unholy parade of usual suspects. RIP, @kingsthings. https://twitter.com/...
Tate Delloye / Daily Mail: Legendary talk show host Larry King dies aged 87 at LA hospital just three weeks after being transferred from the ICU as he battled COVID
Marc Lamont Hill / @marclamonthill: And, for context, Larry said he didn't like your show because you made it all about you. Sort of like you're doing as we mourn his death. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Roy Bellamy / @roybelly: Man....i hope Piers never has to deliver a eulogy at someone's funeral https://twitter.com/...
Dan Steinberg / @dcsportsbog: Larry King's columns were so so good. Here's an excerpt from one 1992 piece https://twitter.com/...
Bob Wachter / @bob_wachter: Great obit writing occupies its own special place in the world of journalism. Like this, from Larry King's obit @nytimes by Robert D. McFadden. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Ed Lavandera / @edlavacnn: What an iconic career!! https://twitter.com/...
@nytimes: Breaking News: Larry King has died at 87. In five decades on radio and TV, he interviewed presidents, psychics, movie stars and swindlers — anyone with a story to tell. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Sam / @wakeupsheeeep: Larry King, dead 65 days after his birthday, on a date with 65 numerology. 65 the direct reflection of 56, the number we all know too well. His son died at age 65. 42 weeks before his upcoming birthday & 21 days after news broke of hospitalization from “COVID,” as predicted. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Mark Devenport / @markdevenport: Alongside all the other major set pieces Larry King was there for, his 1994 show featuring @GerryAdamsSF & Ken Maginnis still sticks in my memory https://twitter.com/...
Larry Karaszewski / @karaszewski: I remember discovering King on radio driving across country in the late 70s when he was sometimes the only voice you could find on your dial from midnight to 6AM. His show always felt like a real conversation. https://twitter.com/...
Jeffrey Goldberg / @jeffreygoldberg: An actually great question the late Larry King once asked Richard Nixon: “When you drive by the Watergate, do you feel weird?” https://www.nytimes.com/...
@adweek: RIP to broadcasting icon Larry King, who was the face of CNN for decades. https://www.adweek.com/...
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter: Larry King Once (Hilariously) Irked Jerry Seinfeld With Sitcom Question
Marc Lamont Hill / @marclamonthill: This is crass and tasteless, Piers. Why take personal shots at a time like this?Just say something kind. Or don't say anything. There's alway that. https://twitter.com/...
Cynthia Littleton / Variety: ‘A True Legend’: Larry King Remembered as Sharp Interviewer Who Was ‘Gracious and Fun’
@wajahatali: The biggest insult to Larry King was you taking over his iconic show and being terrible at it. Also, stop being this petty. The man just died. Have some chill. Wait a day or two, or a few hours. Utterly classless. https://twitter.com/...
David Dayen / @ddayen: “Ok, any minute now we're going to see this historic moment, the death of a brutal dictator... don't forget, tomorrow on the show, Joan Embry from the San Diego Zoo!” Legend. RIP https://www.nytimes.com/...
Kimberley Leonard / @kimberleyeleo: I grew up watching Larry's interviews on CNN. RIP Larry 🙏 https://twitter.com/...
Jorge Sedano / @sedano: Prior to his national stardom, Larry got his start in my hometown of Miami - most prominently on @WIOD & local TV. He was also a big part of the @MiamiDolphins radio broadcast in early 70's. The man was a broadcast legend. He loved sports. Especially, the @Dodgers RIP 🙏🏽 https://twitter.com/...
Phil Rosenthal / @philrosenthal: Had the pleasure of your company a few times and loved your spirit of fun, comradeship, love of deli, and your laugh. Rest In Peace Sir Larry. via @NYTimes https://www.nytimes.com/...
Kaitlan Collins / @kaitlancollins: A worthwhile watch. https://twitter.com/...
Maria Shriver / @mariashriver: A legend in the radio and broadcast world. Honored to have known him and been interviewed by him. Sending love to his family. He was one of a kind. https://twitter.com/...
Tommy Beer / Forbes: Veteran Broadcaster Larry King Dead At 87
Wall Street Journal:
Comcast's NBCUniversal is shutting down its sports cable channel, NBCSN, at the end of the year and moving much of its programming to USA network — National Hockey League, Nascar programming will move to network USA — NBCUniversal is shutting down its sports cable channel NBCSN at the end …
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John Ourand / @ourand_sbj: NBC has told distributors and some sports leagues that it plans to shut down its NBCSN sports channel by the end of the year. Story coming in SBD
Matthew Keys / The Desk: Comcast to sunset national NBC Sports Network
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable: NBCSN to Shut Down at End of Year, With Premier League and NHL Moving to USA Network
Paul Rabil / @paulrabil: Industry news leaked on @WSJ yesterday — my thoughts below. Yes, the world has been rapidly moving towards broadcast O&O (ex NBC) and streaming (ex peacock) exclusively — a few cable ch may survive, but most won't over the next 2 yrs...on TV at least (1/4) https://www.wsj.com/...
Michael Schneider / @franklinavenue: USA Network now coming full circle to its origins as a sports network https://twitter.com/...
Adam Stern / @a_s12: .@NASCAR will be among the properties that NBC Sports moves to @USA_Network for some events as a result of shutting down NBCSN by end of this year, @Ourand_SBJ reports. ➖ Unclear what it would mean for IndyCar, whose deal with NBC expires after '21. 📜: https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Shayna / @hayyyshayyy: It can be argued that NBC isn't doing enough for the NHL right now, and losing a cable station - which is where many still consume sports - should diminish their chances of renewing the rights with the league. https://twitter.com/...
Pete Pistone / @ppistone: USA Network and Peacock linear TV/streaming combo platter is the future augmented by what remains on the NBC mothership https://twitter.com/...
Dan Rayburn / @danrayburn: Breaking News: NBC to shut down NBC Sports Network at end of 2021. USA Network will begin carrying and/or simulcasting certain NBC Sports programming including NHL, NASCAR and Premier League. @peacocktv will also carry some programming starting in 2022. https://www.wsj.com/...
Greg Wyshynski / @wyshynski: Fairly impactful news for NHL https://twitter.com/...
Nicholas Grous / @grousark: Step 1: recognize that all video content will be streamed in the future. Step 2: consolidate linear assets and SLOWLY shift to streaming to not totally disrupt legacy biz. Step 3: Go all-in on streaming. We are living through step 2. https://www.wsj.com/...
@jasonhirschhorn: There are pockets of this happening already in both areas. But the acceleration is finally here. I'm one of those that think they should have been there 10 years ago.
@jasonhirschhorn: Most companies with multiple streaming services will consolidate into one. Either through additive tiers to the main product or just do away with other brands in favor of one. Maybe 5 years as content org structures consolidate as model and marketing funnels are mastered.
@jasonhirschhorn: Little by little, media cos will continue to retire cable brands. Especially as their streaming services get a foothold. Some will use brands for content/navigation. But Netflix shows you can deliver multiple genres and demos via one brand. https://variety.com/...
Brian Steinberg / @bristei: Executives hope the move will bolster the economics of the company's big USA cable network, but it's unclear how the move will shift NBC's thinking about sports rights and programming https://variety.com/...
Andrew Wallenstein / @awallenstein: Got a feeling we're going to see more channel closures like this in 2021. More cracks in the facade of traditional TV. https://twitter.com/...
Bob Williams / @williamsbob75: Huge sports media news here - has a big Premier League impact too, of course. https://twitter.com/...
@insidecablenews: @JBFlint Operative word..."some". They don't want a dedicated sports channel when they split up sports between streaming and traditional outlets. I predict the Olympics Channel is going to get it next...especially if the Tokyo games are cancelled. That channel is full of repeats.
Joe Flint / @jbflint: Atlantic Ten Basketball also moving to USA Network as part of NBC Sports Network shutdown. https://www.wsj.com/...
Alexandre Giess / @alexgiess: C̵h̵a̵r̵a̵ c̵t̵e̵r̵s̵ sports welcome https://twitter.com/...
Joe Flint / @jbflint: Pete Bevacqua, Chairman, NBC Sports Group: “We're absolutely committed more than ever to live sports as a company, and having such a huge platform like USA Network airing some of our key sports content is great for our partners, distributors, viewers and advertisers alike.”
Edmund Lee / @edmundlee: feels like part of a precursor to leverage Peacock into cable broadband packages https://twitter.com/...
Staci D Kramer / @sdkstl: Way too much conclusion jumping before full details are out on NBC plans to shut down NBCSN this year. It doesn't mean all of the content shifts to @peacockTV streaming. Will link to @Ourand_SBJ @JBFlint etc when stories post. (Almost wish I was working this one. Almost.)
Frank Pallotta / CNN: NBC Sports Network to shut down by the end of the year
Kevin Draper / New York Times: NBC Sports Network Will Shut Down to Bolster Peacock Streaming Service
A.J. Katz / TVNewser: NBCSN Will Shut Down at the End of 2021
Jesse Spector / Deadspin: NBC-ya Sports Network — Peacock pulls plug, moves NHL, NASCAR to USA Network
Madeline Coleman / Sports Illustrated: Report: NBC to Shut Down NBC Sports Network by End of 2021
Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath / Axios: NBCUniversal to shut down its sports cable network
Zoe Greenberg / The Boston Globe:
Boston Globe launches Fresh Start, an initiative that will allow individuals to ask the paper to update or anonymize past coverage of them online — FRESH START — Revisiting the past for a better future — Fresh Start: Submit your appeal Fresh Start: Frequently Asked Questions
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Elahe Izadi / Washington Post: An old arrest can follow you forever online. Some newspapers want to fix that.
Amanda Beland / @amanda_beland: @ArunRath talked internet search equity with @dankennedy_nu - what if you could petition for your mistakes to *not* be Google-able. @GBHNews https://www.wgbh.org/...
Linda Pizzuti Henry / @linda_pizzuti: Taking action on our criminal justice coverage, the Fresh Start Initiative addresses the lasting impact that stories about past embarrassments or minor crimes, forever online and searchable, can have on a person's life. On @BostonGlobe and @BostonDotCom https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ...
Dasia Moore / @daijmoore: Important!! “The “Fresh Start” initiative is part of a broader effort to rethink the @BostonGlobe 's criminal justice coverage and how it affects communities of color.” Proud of the team that worked hard to make this happen https://twitter.com/...
Wesley / @wesleylowery: this seems really smart and the kind of thing that, even if not a ton of people utilize it, signals a real commitment to building relationships with communities that haven't always had the most warm relationship with their local paper https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ...
Rana Cash / @rana_cash: “They're trying to put their life back together and move on and be a productive member of society, and the press around whatever it was that got them into trouble continues to haunt them.” https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ...
Sarah Glover / @sarah4nabj: Excellent news @BostonGlobe. The media in all corners must re-evaluate its coverage of crime and stories that may character assassinate. Some members of legacy media “free-wheel” under the umbrella of “reporting on crime” at various stages.... (thread) https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ...
Daniel Lippman / @dlippman: Pretty interesting project ... https://twitter.com/...
@tonyamosley: I've been thinking a lot about the absolute need to interrogate ourselves and our journalism. There's not better time than right now. “The Boston Globe's new program will allow people to ask the newspaper to update or anonymize past coverage of them.” https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ...
Aaron Lavinsky / @adlavinsky: @maggieNYT With your following, you should consider sharing this directly from the Globe, which is responsible for the initiative. WaPo's aggregate factory doesn't need your amplification. https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ...
Mark Jacob / @markjacob16: Yes, newsrooms must reform how they cover crime. But the Boston Globe's “Fresh Start” unpublishing program sounds a little too much like Winston Smith's job in Orwell's “Nineteen Eighty-Four” to me. An immutable archive is important. Disagree? Tell me why. https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ...
Nicole Dungca / @ndungca: Important initiative. Would love to see other outlets follow suit https://twitter.com/...
Luis Ferr-Sadurn / @luisferre: Interesting initiative from the Boston Globe. The “right to forget” has been enshrined in Europe, but has failed to gain a foothold in the U.S., primarily because of free speech rights. Some newsrooms, like Cleveland Plain Dealer, and now the Globe, are taking a crack at it. https://twitter.com/...
Deborah L. Dwyer / @deborahldwyer: 2) The equity question is huge. Who has the knowledge and agency to make a request in the first place? I'd love to see community agencies get involved, offering expungement clinics, for example, to help ensure “redemption” is equitable. Another column: https://www.rjionline.org/... 3/4
Deborah L. Dwyer / @deborahldwyer: There is *so* much to consider when creating these programs, but I'll mention a few here. 1) Thrilled that @jtuohey21 mentions how this will affect future reporting decisions. You can read a column I wrote about that here: https://www.rjionline.org/... 2/4
Deborah L. Dwyer / @deborahldwyer: Lastly, responding to individual requests could strain resources in small newsrooms; following up on 10-year-old court cases can be time intensive. Programs like @clevelanddotcom's initiative to employ technological solutions are important tools to resource and equity challenges.
Lothar / @ltr_zh: Look - more of the shit I referred to (but by the Globe) earlier. You think this shit doesn't matter, you've lost your goddamned mind. https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Deborah L. Dwyer / @deborahldwyer: Happy to be included in this article about the @BostonGlobe's new Fresh Start initiative allowing people to request crime reports about them be reviewed for removal. 1/4 https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ...
Zoe Greenberg / @zoegberg: Boston Globe is launching a “right to forget” type program, where people can apply to anonymize or update past coverage of them online. A very intriguing way to try to “update the record” https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ...
Matthew Guariglia / @mguariglia: For centuries newspapers have taken their cues on how to cover criminal justice directly from police. That meant incredible racist coverage and re-inscribing ideas about criminality. This is a compelling way to bring to revise that dynamic. https://twitter.com/...
Jessica Ullian / @jessicau: I'm glad the Globe is taking this on, but a blanket opt-in is likely to benefit wealthy white past offenders above all (which this article does point out). Anti-racist initiatives aren't color blind. https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ...
Bob Cronin / Newser: Newspaper Offers to Erase Embarrassing Pasts
Hannah Lilly / @hannah_lilly: Lots to still figure out, but REALLY excited about this initiative! @BostonGlobe launches ‘Fresh Start’ initiative https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ...
David Skok / @dskok: This is an important and dare I say brave initiative. It's a complex issue that I'm still conflicted about but that I trust will be treated with the greatest of care by the most thoughtful editors I've ever known in journalism. https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ...
Rebecca Ostriker / @globeostriker: Boston Globe launches ‘Fresh Start’ initiative - similar to “right to forget” programs - to address the lasting impact stories about past embarrassments, mistakes, or minor crimes, forever online and searchable, can have on a person's life https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ... via @BostonGlobe
@madgeofhonor: just wanted to mention some of the worst and also most harmful examples of the Globe ruining people's lives is slandering homicide victims for having criminal records and traumatizing their grieving families. Maybe this has gotten better but it's so awful when it happens ever https://twitter.com/...
@madgeofhonor: I would also like the Boston Globe to start a program called “Not printing everything the cops say verbatim” and another program called “asking rigorous follow up questions rather than printing released statements” https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ...
Naomi Martin / @naomimartin: If you were named in prior Globe stories, you can now apply to have your name anonymized or removed from search results. A committee will review each application. The goal is to reduce harm to ordinary people and give chance for Fresh Start in digital age https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ...
@cpcsnews: Thank you to the @BostonGlobe for launching this “Fresh Start” initiative, and thank you for engaging with us as your team worked through the process of launching this important, forward-looking program. https://www.bostonglobe.com/ ...
J. Clara Chan / The Wrap: Boston Globe to Allow People in Past Crime Stories to Request Updates or Anonymity
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: Boston Globe will consider people's requests to have articles about them anonymized
Josh Sternberg / The Media Nut: Should media be in the reputation-rehabilitation business?
Chuck Lindell / Austin American-Statesman:
Texas Supreme Court clears the way for four defamation lawsuits from Sandy Hook parents to proceed against Alex Jones and Infowars — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected, without comment, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' attempt to toss out four defamation lawsuits by parents of children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012.
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Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime: Texas Supreme Court Silently Denies Alex Jones All Forms of Relief: Sandy Hook Families and Others Can Now Sue Conspiracy Theorist and InfoWars into the Ground
Bob Cronin / Newser: Court: Newtown Parents Can Sue Alex Jones
@pamkeithfl: Hey @fred_guttenberg did you see this? I know you have a LOT on your plate, but maybe Ms. Green needs to be sued to kingdom come for her insanely vile comments about Parkland, too. https://twitter.com/...
Jillian Barberie / @askjillian: Get him. For EVERYTHING HE HAS. He ruined families that were already grieving the death of their child. They received death threats and some moved as many as 7 times. He's a ghoul. https://twitter.com/...
David Weissman / @davidmweissman: With all of the harm that Alex Jones has caused, even leading an insurrection that got 6 people killed and many arrested, how has this man not been arrested yet? https://twitter.com/...
Michael O'Keefe / @mokeefeman: Hopefully, this will set precedent for the family members of Sandy Hook, and Parkland families. They should sue Marjorie Taylor Greene. https://twitter.com/...
@bennettthesage: I say this with all due respect. Fuck Alex Jones. Fuck everything that he wrought. Fuck his conspiracy for profit bullshit. Fuck his “I was with 150 Women” self-aggrandizing humble brag. Fuck his supplements tainted with lead. Fuck him, and fuck him. Rake him over the coals. https://twitter.com/...
John Pavlovitz / @johnpavlovitz: He deserves to lose everything. https://twitter.com/...
Ed Bott / @edbott: A world in which Alex Jones is broke, miserable, and completely deplatformed? Sign me up. https://twitter.com/...
Brianna Wu / @briannawu: When Alex Jones sued me for defamation, the lawsuit was so nonsensical and baseless, it went nowhere. Based on the quality of his legal team, I don't have much faith in his ability to withstand civil litigation from the Sandy Hook families. https://lawandcrime.com/...
Joan Osborne / @joan_osborne: After meeting and singing for some of the parents of murdered Sandy Hook children, I was incensed all over again about the vicious cruelty of Alex Jones' attacks on these grieving families. This is a righteous decision and I hope he winds up penniless, disgraced, and imprisoned. https://twitter.com/...
David Hogg / @davidhogg111: Awesome- Texas Supreme Court Silently Denies Alex Jones All Forms of Relief: Sandy Hook Families and Others Can Now Sue Conspiracy Theorist and InfoWars into the Ground I can't tell you how many death threats you got because of this horrible man. https://lawandcrime.com/...
@aliceinthewater: And the Texas Supreme Court is not known for it's liberal decisions. https://twitter.com/...
The New York Times Company:
Kathleen Kingsbury officially named opinion editor of NYT, after serving in the role as acting editor following the resignation of James Bennet — Kathleen, who has superbly led the Opinion team these last few months will officially take on the role of Opinion Editor. Learn more in this note from A.G. Sulzberger.
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Elahe Izadi / @elaheizadi: Kathleen Kingsbury, who had been filling in as Opinion editor at the NYT after James Bennet resigned post-Tom Cotton editorial, is now in the role permanently: https://www.nytco.com/...
@meredithdclark: We're the same age. She's doing one of my dream jobs, though I'd rather at a smaller paper in the South (@newsobserver - call me!). Kudos! Kathleen Kingsbury Is Named New York Times Opinion Editor https://www.nytimes.com/...
Marc Tracy / @marcatracy: Our story on Katie Kingsbury being named permanent opinion editor (new title). Two of her predecessors went on to be executive editor. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Kara Swisher / @karaswisher: Well-deserved for @katiekings: https://www.nytco.com/...
Abraham Gutman / @abgutman: This is cool! As an editorial writer, @katiekings's series w/ Jessia Ma, @MatteenM, and @stuartathompson on the boyfriend loophole in gun confiscations for domestic abusers has been a blueprint for leveraging the power of editorials effectively. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Stuart Andrew Thompson / @stuartathompson: hey @nytopinion has a new official leader! katie is a wonderful colleague and a HUGE backer of graphics/visual storytelling. more good things to come! https://twitter.com/...
Lauren Kelley / @lauren_kelley: This is really great news for us! https://twitter.com/...
Kathleen Kingsbury / @katiekings: Some news (belatedly)... thank you to every one of you who has so kindly reached out. https://www.nytco.com/...
Jessica Grose / @jessgrose: Katie is the best and I am SO excited for this!!! https://twitter.com/...
Eric Boehm / Reason:
WaPo updated an article about Kamala Harris from July 2019 by removing an anecdote where she jokingly compared life on the campaign trail to jail — UPDATE: As of 1:15 p.m. on January 22, The Washington Post has updated its website and URLs to restore the original version of the Kamala Harris profile detailed in Reason's post, below.
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Ben Smith / @benyt: This is pretty weird https://reason.com/...
Hans Mahncke / @hansmahncke: I don't think “updated” is the correct verb here. Maybe un-self-censored? https://twitter.com/...
Fuzzy Slippers / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: WaPo Caught Stealth Editing 2019 Story About Kamala Harris Mocking Prisoners Begging for Food and Water
Jon Levine / @levinejonathan: How many other times has the Washington Post done stuff like this? Who made the call? Was WashPo contacted by Kamala Harris' office on this before the change was made? CC @ErikWemple https://twitter.com/...
Mark Halperin / Wide World of News: Senator Schumer Munches Meatloaf
@reason: After Reason's reporting, the @washingtonpost has updated its website and URLs to restore the original version of the Kamala Harris profile, including the vice president's cringe-worthy comments about inmates begging for food and water. https://reason.com/...
Niall Stanage / @niallstanage: @benyt “The original story remains available in print” is quite a thing to say.
Josh Kraushaar / @hotlinejosh: “At a time when legacy publications are increasingly seen as playing for one political “team” or the other, this type of editorial decision will not do anything to fix that perception” https://reason.com/...
Daniel Radosh / @danielradosh: Washington Post scrubbed a mildly unflattering Kamala Harris anecdote from a profile (not nearly as bad as the pearl-clutching from Reason would have you believe but whatever) and their explanation for why it's not a big deal is hilarious https://reason.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Jon Murray / @jonmurray: @jackshafer Telling that the new piece now has a link to the old one at top.
Sadanand Dhume / @dhume: I'm betting that there are still a few old-fashioned journalists at the Post who would disagree with this kind of retroactive airbrushing. https://reason.com/...
Byron York / @byronyork: New journalism: In 2019, Washington Post publishes interesting reporting on Kamala Harris. In 2021, Post sanitizes story. Opening anecdote simply disappears. From @reason https://reason.com/...
Alex Thompson / @alexthomp: uhhhh This month, washington post changed the lede of a July 2019 feature on Maya Harris. The new one is....more flattering (pics below) Wapo says: “The profile of Maya Harris was updated with new reporting...The original story remains available in print.” https://reason.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@jenniferm_q: I don't know what's worse - the stealth edit to make Kamala look better or the stupidity of thinking that edit would go unnoticed Like, WaPo knows the internet exists right? https://reason.com/...
Alex Griswold / @hashtaggriswold: Wait so WaPo purged a *two-year-old story* of an unflattering anecdote, and their response is “the original story remains available in print”? https://reason.com/...
Garrett Ventry / @garrettventry: Meanwhile, Republican flacks can't even get inaccurate headlines changed! https://twitter.com/...
Jack Shafer / @jackshafer: “Hello Wayback, get me rewrite.”
Jack Shafer / @jackshafer: It would have been easy enough for the Washington Post to say, You know, you're right, we were wrong to delete that paragraph. We're putting it back in. https://reason.com/...
Jacob / @perrid13: @benyt @mollyesque The Post's update is weird and shouldn't happen. The outrage over Harris' exaggeration of how hard the campaign is is silly.
Robert Kraychik / Breitbart: Washington Post Deletes Embarrassing Anecdote from 2019 Kamala Harris Profile After Inauguration
Marisa Sarnoff / Mediaite: Unflattering Kamala Harris Anecdote Disappears in Republished WaPo Story, Reappears Via Link
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation: The Washington Post deletes an embarrassing anecdote about Kamala Harris
Lia Eustachewich / New York Post: Washington Post caught scrubbing Kamala Harris ‘prisoner’ story
Dave Urbanski / TheBlaze: Washington Post erased Kamala Harris' crass joke about inmates from a 2019 story — then put it back after they got caught
Julia Alexander / Musings on Mouse:
Studios must find a way to make movies that both grow subscribers and work for the huge box office in China, where their streaming services likely won't launch — [Hello! I know what you're thinking: what the hell is this and what's it doing in my inbox? Good question!
Etan Vlessing / Hollywood Reporter:
Bloomberg Media signs with WME, which will look to convert its journalism into film and TV projects for third-party platforms like streaming services — The agency will look to convert the global media brand's journalism and news franchises into film and TV projects.
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
The New Yorker returns National Magazine Award for a 2018 story after its investigation found that the main subjects deceived the author and its fact-checkers — The New Yorker has returned a National Magazine Award for a 2018 article about a Japanese business that rents actors who pretend to be customers' family members.
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Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: Breaking: The @NewYorker is returning its National Magazine Award for Feature Writing for “A Theory of Relativity,” the 2018 story by Elif Batuman that was re-examined last month. The magazine found that key subjects made “false biographical claims.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Todd Spangler / Variety:
MoffettNathanson survey: 62% of Apple TV+ subscribers were on free offers in Q4 2020, only 30% said they plan to renew at the regular $4.99/month price — Apple has said it wants to bulk up revenue from services — including Apple TV Plus, which is just over one year old.
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@xpangler, @lanceulanoff, @mrtvstud, @tvgrimreaper, @tealambition, @kipjmooney, @colettelala, UPROXX, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac and Just Jared, more at Techmeme »
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Todd Spangler / @xpangler: @MrTVStud @AppleTVPlus @Variety good point - Apple TV+ is supposed to be coming to Google Chromecast this year (and other Android TV OS devices in the future) https://variety.com/...
Lance Ulanoff / @lanceulanoff: This is no way to build a streaming network. What sort of retention can Apple expect when payment kicks in, 25%? https://twitter.com/...
Gary / @mrtvstud: @xpangler @AppleTVPlus @Variety I don't think this was mentioned in your article, but not supporting Android devices is also a huge obstacle for growth.
TV Grim Reaper / @tvgrimreaper: As expected by Apple's actions. https://twitter.com/...
Sabrina / @tealambition: this isnt even surprising, who would willingly pay for this??? They barely have anything to offer https://twitter.com/...
Kip Mooney / @kipjmooney: I did a free trial, paid for a month, and then they gave me three months free. https://twitter.com/...
Colette Lala / @colettelala: Good. It's what they deserve. I'm on a free membership myself and I will be canceling when it's done. They don't churn out enough content. I'll resubscribe for 1 month to binge Morning Show s2. That's how it'll be from now on. It's not worth the price. Do BritBox or Acorn instead https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Nagelhout / UPROXX: Brie Larson Will Reportedly Star In Apple TV's ‘Lessons In Chemistry’ Series
Josh Taylor / The Guardian:
In an Australian Senate hearing, a Google executive said that a law forcing Google to pay news outlets for links could prompt it to stop offering Search — As Google and Facebook face Senate committee, poll finds three in five Australians agree social media companies should prioritise news in feeds
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Mike Cherney / Wall Street Journal: Google Escalates Dispute With Australia by Threatening Search Shutdown
Edward Russell / @byerussell: Everyone in media should be watching the showdown in Australia. Google threatens to cut off search functions in Australian if country requires company to pay news organizations for content. https://www.smh.com.au/...
News Media Alliance: Statement: News Media Alliance Criticizes U.S. Trade Representative Letter Pressuring Australian Government to Postpone Platform Bargaining Code
Michelle Toh / CNN: Google threatens to shut down search in Australia
Steven Guilbeault / @s_guilbeault: We stand in solidarity with our Australian partners. Canada is similarly working to introduce a more equitable digital regulatory framework across platforms and news media. When facing the web giants, we must stand united. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Morgan Harper / @mh4oh: Google, a global monopoly, threatening a whole country. What was that about don't be evil again? https://www.google.com/...
Matt Stoller / @matthewstoller: Google drops the mask. We are more powerful than countries and we're not afraid to show it. https://www.google.com/...
Dina Srinivasan / @dinasrinivasan: well — also a kinda weird move from an antitrust perspective. if Google's threat works (and even if it doesn't) — Google's delivering proof of “market power” to courts and legislatures on a silver platter https://twitter.com/...
@nytimesbusiness: The battle in Australia centers on power: who gets to decide payments, what prompts a charge for the tech companies and when do they have to reveal changes in their algorithms https://www.nytimes.com/...
ShiannonCorcoran / @shiannonc: That's a bit authoritarian, Rex. Starting to sound like Morrison. Why should it be up to the govt to decide whether we can use a search engine or not simply bec a greedy, old media mogul wants to make money out of search engine links. https://twitter.com/...
@nytimesbusiness: A few hours before Google threatened to take away its search engine in Australia, where it controls 95 percent of all queries, the company agreed to pay news publications in France under an agreement that is likely to lead to more deals across Europe. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Lenore Taylor / @lenoretaylor: Google's threat to withdraw its search engine from Australia is chilling to anyone who cares about democracy https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Ben de Pear / @bendepear: The social media platforms continually say they want some sort of regulation but in the one country- Australia where they're regulated to pay for news Google is threatening to shut their search engine & Facebook is threatening to block the sharing of news https://www.ft.com/...
John Tasioulas / @jtasioulas: “When a private corporation tries to use its monopoly power to threaten and bully a sovereign nation, it's a surefire sign that regulation is long overdue.” https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Ben Smith / @benyt: On the way out, the Trump admin weighed in on behalf of big tech in Australia ... https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Christopher Mims / @mims: I mean on the one hand yes, a country losing Google search would be bad, on the other hand wouldn't it also inspire the kind of competition everyone freaking out about this should want? https://www.nytimes.com/...
Wolfie Christl / @wolfiechristl: To me, the choice between News Corp and Google is like being stuck between a rock and a hard place. But tech giants threatening democratically-elected governments to shut down digital infrastructure to fight legislation is crossing the red line. https://twitter.com/...
Rex Patrick / @senator_patrick: Sorry @Google, but we will decide which search engines come to this country and the circumstances in which they come. #auspol https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Philipp Kloeckner / @pip_net: Empty and stupid threat.🤦♂️ If the world continues to exist, they'll lose market share, users discover alternatives. If the boycott has severe consequences for public life & order, we'll have 100% certainty that BigG is too important, public infrastructure, and MUST to be regulated https://twitter.com/...
Justin Schlosberg / @jrschlosberg: The real battle here is between media moguls and tech monopolies. As so often in media policy, the need to support genuinely independent journalism in the public interest is erased from the equation. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
@deniseshrivell: Wasn't a threat. They were stating what would happen. Typical inflammatory language #auspol https://twitter.com/...
Chas Newkey-Burden / The Week: Google threatens to pull out of Australia over media payment law
Harsh Gupta Madhusudan / @harshmadhusudan: CCP, sorry GOOG, threatening Canberra. Another reason to support national digital champions in India. The world needs competition. https://twitter.com/...
Mordy Oberstein / @mordyoberstein: I'm so confused. Google, in France, will pay for news content: https://techcrunch.com/... But in Australia, no. https://www.reuters.com/... @geochingu?!
Norman Swan / @normanswan: Could be an amazing opportunity for Australian tech entrepreneurs. Google threatens to disable search in Australia if media code becomes law https://www.smh.com.au/...
Mark Little / @marklittlenews: The financial deal is a real precedent (although devil is in the detail). Important also the principle of prominence. Platforms (From Google to Netflix) assigning importance in a particular market to public media and publishers from that market. https://www.reuters.com/...
Adam Bankhurst / IGN: Google Threatens to Pull Search Engine from Australia
Nicholas Vinocur / @nicholasvinocur: Google threatens to yank search from Australia over news fees. Not the first time we see warnings of radical action over licensing and copyright, but this struggle seems particularly fierce: https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Benedict Evans / @benedictevans: Australia to Google and Facebook: “break how the entire Internet works or get out!” Google and Facebook: well then we'd have to get out. Australia: “stop threatening us!” https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Lucas Nolan / Breitbart: Google Threatens to Remove Search Engine from Australia
Kate Crawford / @katecrawford: GOOGLE: if you pass a law that makes us pay media companies for journalism, we'll shut down search in Australia. PRIME MINISTER: “But we don't respond to threats” GOOGLE: “It's not a threat. It's a reality.” Last two are *checks notes* actual quotes. https://www.smh.com.au/...
Naaman Zhou / @naamanzhou: Funny that the biggest and most credible threat of China-style censorship in Australia is coming from a US private company https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Peter Klages / @peterklages: I tend to take a fairly simple view of these things nowadays. After they delivered us Brexit, Trump, Abbott and Morrison (among other atrocities), if Rupert & Lachlan Murdoch are in favour of something, then I'm against it. Go Google. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Verum Bellator / @verumbellator1: Google and Facebook are BOTH going to stop users from sharing news in Australia. You read that correctly. https://twitter.com/...
Vijay Shekhar Sharma / @vijayshekhar: One day, Google will treat Indian publishers equal to these French publisher and pay for content it uses to generate traffic. One day, just because we are Indian, we will not be treated unfairly by big tech companies. https://techcrunch.com/...
Josh Taylor / @joshgnosis: Facebook confirms removing news means users themselves - not just news outlets - would not be able to share links to news articles.
Josh Taylor / @joshgnosis: Facebook said it doesn't monetise news content, and then was asked if it monetised fake news. “Fake news does not add any commercial benefits to Facebook.” Hmmmm
Josh Taylor / @joshgnosis: Facebook: “We have not threatened, we have explained” they'll pull out news from the news feed if the code passes.
Josh Taylor / @joshgnosis: Guardian Australia MD @danstinton: “Opponents of the code are defending an open Internet that cease to exist years ago, and instead has become dominated by a small number of very, very large US tech companies. Google and Facebook are the internet for most Australians....”
Josh Taylor / @joshgnosis: You can argue FB doesn't directly sell ads against types of content like new articles etc, but content is designed to keep people engaged on the platform longer to keep them on the website and seeing the ads they do put up.
@abcnews: Google Search to disappear from Australia if new government rules go ahead, company warns https://www.abc.net.au/...
Naj / @nxjhxssxn: Interesting approach by Australia to rebalance the perpetual growth in power of Google and Facebook. Regardless of it becoming law or not, they have certainly planted the seed of an interesting model. https://twitter.com/...
Luke Buckmaster / @lukebuckmaster: “Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia if a code forcing the company to negotiate payments to news media companies goes ahead.” Who predicts a backdown from @ScottMorrisonMP? https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Prof. Peter Doherty / @profpcdoherty: That would be a massive problem, and be a massive negative on many, including economic, fronts. We would be shooting ourselves in the foot. Google threatens to shut down search in Australia if digital news code goes ahead https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Josh Bornstein / @joshbbornstein: They will use the same threats to avoid paying tax in Australia https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Senator Andrew Bragg / @ajamesbragg: The @AuSenate inquiry into the Big Tech / media bargaining code has already revealed that Big Tech organisations are in a monopoly position, pay a low rate of tax in Australia and face a very low level of regulation.
Senator Andrew Bragg / @ajamesbragg: The bottom line is that while Google's threats to consumers and policy makers sounds bad, their solution “Showcase” remains a column of smoke. This is the credibility gap. I have asked Google to provide details of Showcase on notice to the @auSenate.
Senator Andrew Bragg / @ajamesbragg: The difference between media outfits and a coffee shop on Google is that the barista gets paid for their coffee whereas the media content is repurposed onto Google which collects advertising revenue instead of the media outfit.
Senator Andrew Bragg / @ajamesbragg: Google don't want to pay for “links and snippets” which is not mentioned in the legislation but seems to be central to the business model where media outfits have seen their advertising revenue move to Big Tech. This would appear to gut the code.
Senator Andrew Bragg / @ajamesbragg: I am a markets person, but there is regulation in every market. Big Tech is the Wild West and this is a proportionate response designed to bring parties to the table which I am confident it will do. We won't yield to threats. We can't.
Senator Andrew Bragg / @ajamesbragg: Now Google threatens to leave Australia by effectively blackmailing consumers and policy makers if they cannot use Showcase - which we have never seen. The dynamics in Australia are similar to other markets.
Senator Andrew Bragg / @ajamesbragg: The whole basis of this reform is to ensure public interest journalism has a viable future in Australia. This is in response to the collection of advertising revenue by tech companies rather than media companies, thereby threatening the future of public interest journalism.
Senator Andrew Bragg / @ajamesbragg: Facebook, which is the home of fake news, told the committee that credible news from the ABC, Australian or Guardian had no commercial value!
Senator Andrew Bragg / @ajamesbragg: Google says it wants to use “Google Showcase” to pay for journalism. This would obviate the need for the code as the legislation sets out but “Showcase” isn't available in Australia, which makes it a column of smoke. This doesn't appear to be a serious attempt to engage.
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Beyond unhappy customers and claims of censorship, cable providers won't drop networks like Fox News due to FCC statutes, leased access, programming leverage — - Comcast has limited ability to ditch competing news channels — Smaller networks like Newsmax could pay for distribution
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@newsynick, @postopinions, @taralach, @lucas_shaw, @oliverdarcy, @gerryfsmith and Mediaite
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Nick Turner / @newsynick: How likely is it that Fox News will get deplatformed by cable companies for allegedly spreading misinformation? The short answer: not very. The long answer: also not very. https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @gerryfsmith @chrispalmeri @MoritzDispatch
@postopinions: Sure, they can choose to remain mum, writes @ErikWemple. “But as their colleagues continue dismantling American democracy, they'll have to share in the legacy.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Tara Lachapelle / @taralach: Critics of Fox News & Newsmax want cable providers to drop the networks. But aside from the thorny free-speech issue, top pay-TV cos have another complicating factor: they own the competition. Comcast owns MSNBC, DirecTV parent AT&T owns CNN. @gerryfsmith https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Lucas Shaw / @lucas_shaw: Columnists would like cable operators to drop Fox News. @gerryfsmith explains why that's not gonna happen. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: “The fight against election misinformation has a new target: your cable company,” @gerryfsmith reports, noting TV providers such as @ATT, @comcast, and @CharterNewsroom didn't respond to requests for comment. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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