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Marisa Sarnoff / Mediaite:
NYT reportedly cancels the contract of an editor after her tweets about having “chills” watching Biden's plane land drew criticism, mostly from conservatives — The New York Times has reportedly terminated the contract of an editor who tweeted that she had “chills” …
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Josh Shahryar / @jshahryar: This is the most important thing I've ever written. My friend and family Lauren @Wolfe321 was just fired by the @NYTimes after the NYT was pressured by fascists, Trumpkins and hypocrites on the right for tweeting she had “chills” after witnessing Biden's landing on the 20th. https://twitter.com/...
@yashar: 1. Some news... Lauren Wolfe, who was an editor on contract for the NYT, has had her contract canceled after she tweeted what's on the left. Wolfe also tweeted what's on the right, but deleted when she learned Biden chose to take his own plane. Per two sources. https://twitter.com/...
Lauren Wolfe / @wolfe321: Please don't cancel your subscriptions to @nytimes! It is an incredible paper filled with talented journalists. We need them and we need a thriving free press. Thank you!
Lauren Wolfe / @wolfe321: Hard to fathom all the talk of “cancel culture” on my timeline while I'm left without an income during a pandemic. I'm not an ideology, I'm a hard-working person who can no longer pay her bills. @SulomeAnderson @yashar @michaeldweiss
Joe Pompeo / @joepompeo: NYT statement on the chills tweet: “There's a lot of inaccurate information circulating on Twitter. For privacy reasons we don't get into the details of personnel matters but we can say that we didn't end someone's employment over a single tweet..We don't plan to comment further”
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation: (Not) getting to the bottom of why The New York Times fired Lauren Wolfe
Wesley / @wesleylowery: All journalists are humans with feelings and emotions and opinions and biases. Journalists should be judged by the fairness of their *work* - not a random tweet or passing comment or private email in which those human biases are expressed
Anya van Wagtendonk / Vox: Did the New York Times fire an editor over a tweet? The Lauren Wolfe controversy, explained
Ashley Collman / Business Insider: A New York Times editor lost her job after she tweeted about having ‘chills’ about Biden's inauguration
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post: The New York Times says it didn't part ways with editor over Biden ‘chills’ tweet
Wesley / @wesleylowery: There are obviously things we don't know in this case. And also, this was the precise language/rationale WaPo leadership circulated internally when they suspended and publicly chided @feliciasonmez for a tweet that clearly did not violate any policy https://twitter.com/...
Tommy Vietor / @tvietor08: The New York Times demands transparency from powerful institutions not named The New York Times https://twitter.com/...
@yashar: 2. Lauren Wolfe was tasked with mostly editing stories that were on the NYT live page (which were constantly updated) related to the pandemic and breaking news events. Most of the criticism of her tweet came from conservatives.
@cmclymer: It's utterly ridiculous that NYT fired @Wolfe321 for offering an observation that is no more editorial than thousands of similar comments made by NYT journalists over the past four years. They gave into a right wing mob. That's not integrity. It's cowardice. https://twitter.com/...
Katherine Cross / @quinnae_moon: Wolfe, who was fired from the NYT for a tweet where she said she had “chills” after Biden landed in DC ahead of the inauguration, is the latest victim of a playbook perfected by the likes of GamerGate and similar harassment campaigns. https://twitter.com/...
Yashar Ali / @yashar: 4. I see a lot of people pushing for Lauren Wolfe to be re-hired Multiple sources have told me this is not going to happen. They do not intend on offering her a new contract (her deal was close to ending) But Wolfe is asking people to keep their NYT subs https://twitter.com/...
Jeff Yang / @originalspin: The @nytimes has to speak to the decision to fire @Wolfe321 and be transparent about the degree to which it was motivated by conservative pressure. And for what? For saying she felt chills at seeing the Biden plane land? Truly absurd if so. https://twitter.com/...
Abigail Disney / @abigaildisney: I know Lauren to be a cracking good journalist and decent human being. @nytimes had once again bitten off its nose to spite its face. So perverse. https://twitter.com/...
@wajahatali: Right wing works the refs. Whine and complain, and like clockwork, they succeed. We don't learn even after we briefly flirted with fascism. Wild. Also, about that “cancel culture”... https://twitter.com/...
Garrett M. Graff / @vermontgmg: This whole episode with @Wolfe321 is a troubling (and sad) sign that the NYT still hasn't figured out how to handle bad faith, faked right-wing performative outrage. It did the wrong thing and should fix it—fast. https://twitter.com/...
Patrick Hruby / @patrick_hruby: The contract part of this shouldn't be overlooked—this is also a story about weak labor protections https://twitter.com/...
Rob Sheridan / @rob_sheridan: Important thread about media outlets who cave to bad-faith faux-outrage campaigns from the right. Some outlets are gradually starting to learn (see @StarWars recently standing up against a harassment campaign) but @NYTimes will be bowing to Nazi concern-trolling for all eternity. https://twitter.com/...
Mehdi Hasan / @mehdirhasan: The @nytimes ridiculously fired @Wolfe321 - under pressure from the same kind of people who often rail against ‘cancel culture’! - but here she is taking the high ground. The @nytimes should just apologize to her and rehire her. https://twitter.com/...
Steven Perlberg / @perlberg: We don't comment on personnel matters, but allow us to throw in some additional innuendo and bounce https://twitter.com/...
@schemaly: Plus, she's generously and gracefully asking people not to unsubscribe, smh. The NYT could have offered, for example, offered support, even as a contract employee, as she was being hounded and threatened. These are choices institutions and the people running them make. https://twitter.com/...
Osman Faruqi / @oz_f: NYT times fired an editor after conservatives got angry about a tweet. Reckon we'll hear about this as much as the James Bennett resignation... https://twitter.com/...
Red Durkin / @redisdead: Conservatives: “I've been shadow banned by the woke censors of the new Left because my ‘Joe Biden Eats Fetuses for Strength’ tweet only get 35K retweets instead of full coverage on CNN!” Also Conservatives: “publicly execute this journalist for having a feeling” https://twitter.com/...
@mattnegrin: News outlets are so petrified of the bad-faith right wing that they almost always bow to the mob's demands. It's an effective tool Republicans have in working the media: making you afraid to say something true if it makes Republicans — a pro-terrorism party of fascists — look bad https://twitter.com/...
Southpaw / @nycsouthpaw: We don't comment on personnel matters except, yes, we will comment on personnel matters to provide contentless innuendo and depart from the room with a flourish of our cape. https://twitter.com/...
Evette Dionne / @freeblackgirl: The New York Times, which recently published stories about Biden's Peloton and Rolex after spending four years refusing to call a racist president racist, has now caved to bad faith Gamergate-style pressure instead of standing behind their journalist. They should be ashamed. https://twitter.com/...
Sheenie Ambardar / @drambardar: Too late. https://twitter.com/...
Lucy Siegle / @lucysiegle: Insightful threads from Katherine on firing of Lauren Wolfe from @nytimes Comparable to way complaints procedures are hijacked in uk media. Shame on @nytimes for not figuring this out. https://twitter.com/...
@taradublinrocks: #RehireLaurenWolfe ASAP, @nytimes. Everybody needs to quit being afraid of MAGA mean tweets ffs 🤨 https://twitter.com/...
Kirk Acevedo / @kirkacevedo: .@nytimes U need to rehire @Wolfe321 ASAP! U don't let fascists determine free speech. Most likely none of these fascists read The New York Times or have a yearly subscription like I do. I will cancel my subscription & ask my followers to do the same if @Wolfe321 isn't rehired. https://twitter.com/...
@rubenbolling: I don't even get this. Having “chills” while watching an American democratic process unfold isn't even “partisan” — it's patriotic. @nytimes https://twitter.com/...
@sulliview: Taking the high road in a way few would. (This would be a rich subject for a public editor, btw.) https://twitter.com/...
Kate Harding / @kateharding: Glenn Thrush still has a job. Andy Mills still has a job. Lauren Wolfe does not. https://twitter.com/...
W. Kamau Bell / @wkamaubell: Mainstream media & political leaders subscribing to Trump's “very fine people on both sides” should've been over FOREVER the moment Trump launched an attack on The Capitol. The NYT needs to fix this quick & make this right w/ @Wolfe321. https://twitter.com/...
Emily M. Farris / @emayfarris: Bedbug Stephens gets to keep his job but this woman doesn't? Come on, @nytimes. https://twitter.com/...
Linda Sarsour / @lsarsour: .@Wolfe321 is an excellent journalist who has done incredible work and she deserves to have her job. @nytimes needs to do the right thing and give her her job back ASAP. NY Times has given platforms to some “journalists” who have done far far far worse. Lauren did nothing wrong https://twitter.com/...
Nada Bakos / @nadabakos: Read this thread. I've known @Wolfe321 via this platform and her reporting for awhile now and this is reprehensible. https://twitter.com/...
Matt Walton / @themattwalton: Even better might be if the @washingtonpost hired @Wolfe321 instead, especially since @nytimes seems to be doing everything they can to lose readers. https://twitter.com/...
@lincolnsbible: Can another publication please hire her & underwrite an extensive investigation into who, exactly, at @nytimes has been running the donald-Jared shill campaign for the past 4+ years, & why? And how deeply is Howard Rosenstein involved? She might be the journalist to get that done https://twitter.com/...
Jason Goldman / @goldman: I love the New York Times and their management seems absolutely demented. What gets punished v not; their whole theory of who they are. It's just wild. https://twitter.com/...
Jeet Heer / @heerjeet: This is a good thread. And let me add: the NY Times is being incredibly cowardly in this and rewarding bad faith actors objecting to the most innocent possible tweet. This is bad for journalism. They should protect their people https://twitter.com/...
Alyssa Milano / @alyssa_milano: Please take a moment to read this thread and then tweet at the @nytimes and tell them to #rehireLauren. https://twitter.com/...
@amy_siskind: Apparently it's open game for the @nytimes to write about Biden's Rolex, but not for an employee to have an opinion about his presidency. https://twitter.com/...
Seth Cotlar / @sethcotlar: Thread. The @nytimes should not let fascists influence their hiring and firing practices. https://twitter.com/...
@miambloom: So let me understand something about @nytimes you have one person who fabricates stories, misquotes documents she never read, causes all kinds of embarrassment & she's still employed but @Wolfe321 who did nothing wrong gets fired because Republicans feefees were hurt by losing https://twitter.com/...
Michael Weiss / @michaeldweiss: .@nytimes should really reconsider this terrible decision. I'm astounded that bullying the families of ISIS hostages, falling for forged documents, and taking a jihadist hoaxer at his word is a non-sackable offense; but tweeting about one's feelings is. https://www.thedailybeast.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
@kurteichenwald: Unless there's much more to this story than we know, I'm horrified this was done by the newspaper where I got my start, the paper I have loved for decades. @nytimes - this is a mistake that will be recounted in the histories written about the paper. Fix this. Rehire @Wolfe321 https://twitter.com/...
Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail: New York Times 'cancels editor's contract' after she tweeted she had ‘chills’ watching Biden land at Joint Base Andrews as America's media competes to suck up to new president
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Ex-CNN exec S. Mitra Kalita and PA radio exec Sara Lomax-Reese launch URL Media, a newsletter seeking to expand local news on Black and brown communities — Former CNN executive S. Mitra Kalita and Philadelphia radio executive Sara Lomax-Reese have launched a newsletter seeking to expand local news …
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@mitrakalita, @russcontreras, @ampalm, @ccmnewmarkj, @eramshaw, @schmalie, @raju, @dawnc331 and Washington Post
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S. Mitra Kalita / @mitrakalita: We introduce ourselves at a pivotal time in U.S. and global history. We don't want the next 4 years to look like the last 4—or 400. https://url-media.com/
Russell Contreras / @russcontreras: SCOOP: Ex-CNN exec S. Mitra Kalita and Philly radio exec Sara Lomax-Reese have launched a newsletter to expand local news on Black and brown communities to national audiences #mediadiversity @aaja @NABJ @najournalists @NAHJ https://www.axios.com/...
Anika Palm / @ampalm: Folks, @mitrakalita's instincts about this industry are better even than most people's labored research. Her instincts + her work ethic + her research/knowledge = gamechanger. Media decisionmakers would do well to pay attention to (and pay money for) her new venture. https://twitter.com/...
@ccmnewmarkj: A fantastic new media company to support community-based media serving communities of color! Congratulations to the wonderful @slomaxreese and @mitrakalita! https://twitter.com/...
Emily Ramshaw / @eramshaw: This is awesome news! Huge congrats for taking this critical leap @mitrakalita 👏👏 https://twitter.com/...
Sarah Schmalbach / @schmalie: .@url_media: “We're building a decentralized, multi-platform network of high-performing Black and Brown media organizations. We'll share content, distribution, [...] expand revenue and build long-term sustainability. Congrats and TY @mitrakalita & @slomaxreese! This is excellent https://twitter.com/...
Raju Narisetti / @raju: Good to see a thoughtful, creative and hopeful “for-profit” approach to solving for America's local/community journalism stake its claim, after the recent stampeding into misguided beliefs that non-profit media models are the only hope. Say hello to @url_media https://twitter.com/...
CNN:
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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Larry King / @kingsthings: https://twitter.com/...
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/...
Tom Jones / Poynter: ‘Face the Nation’ moderator Margaret Brennan talks to Poynter about her newsy interview with Dr. Deborah Birx
@cnnpr: “Instead of goodbye, how about so long?” Rest In Peace, Larry. https://www.cnn.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Dan Barrett / Always Be Watching: RIP TV icon Larry King -
@missbitcoin_mai: You talked gently with a smile even I was not good at English. You are undoubtedly the man who gave me confidence in communicating in English. Thank you. Rest in peace, Dear Larry King. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Hugh Riminton / @hughriminton: On my first day at CNN, I was reporting from Colombo, Sri Lanka on the tsunami that had hit just hours before. I crossed to Larry King, who announced I was in Colombia. A huge character. CNN's #1 show was Larry King Live. Number 2 was the repeat. RIP. https://www.nytimes.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 / TVNewser: Larry King Dies at Age 87
Jeffrey Collins / @jscollinsap: Don't let anyone tell you there is no right way to interview people. Larry King's method would never work fir me, but for him it was golden. https://twitter.com/...
Philippe Corb / @philippecorbe: He also often asked a very simple but effective question : « Why ? » https://twitter.com/...
Jason Miles / @jmileskhou: I randomly met Larry King years ago in a Vegas casino. He was gracious and willing to briefly talk TV #RIP @kingsthings https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@booth: Always loved seeing him at Nate n' Al's: “A good interview you know more than you do before you start. You should come away with maybe some of your opinions changed,” King told the LA Times. “You should certainly come away entertained — an interviewer is also an entertainer.” https://twitter.com/...
Trevin Wax / @trevinwax: A great video overview of the career of Larry King. https://twitter.com/...
Bruce Lawson / @sapere_vivere: Class is permanent and so is being a graceless self-obsessed twat. https://twitter.com/...
Ed Borgato / @edborgato: I met Larry through a mutual friend several years ago. Pre Covid I'd see them most mornings at the same Beverly Hills diner where I got coffee. We'd chat about sports, politics... he had good stories; he had met everyone. It was so normal I forget what a legend he was. RIP Larry. https://twitter.com/...
Harshada Sawant / @aeharshada: I am coming so late to this ...but Larry King was a legend...such an icon https://twitter.com/...
Derek Watts / @derekwatts: RIP #LarryKing. The King of Talk leaves us with so many memories. Always so enigmatic and animated...even when being interviewed by #carteblanche. https://twitter.com/...
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/...
Margaret Talev / Axios: TV host Larry King dies at age 87
Edward Helmore / The Guardian: Larry King dies, Tom Brokaw retires - and the ‘heroic age’ of TV news slips further away
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan / @ashkan: Of all of the things I've been blessed to do, interviews with likes of Joe Montana, Hugh Hefner, Tiesto, Tony Hawk, Lyor Cohen, Gene Simmons, Russell Simmons, Joe Cocker, Def Leppard were always my favorite. As an interviewer, Larry King was the GOAT. RIP! https://www.mediagazer.com/...
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.
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/...
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/...
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.
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/...
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/...
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
David Begnaud / @davidbegnaud: Larry King said he wanted to be remembered like this: “Through his ability he brought information and entertainment to people; in times of stress he help them overcome it, in times of joy he helped him enjoy it, and loved every minute of it.” 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/...
Roy Bellamy / @roybelly: Man....i hope Piers never has to deliver a eulogy at someone's funeral 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/...
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/...
Robert Lloyd / Los Angeles Times: Appreciation: Larry King loved ‘dumb’ questions. With them, he helped write cultural history
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/...
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/...
@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/...
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/...
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/...
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 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/...
Ana Cabrera / @anacabrera: Sad news. CNN confirms that legendary talk show host Larry King has died. King was 87 years old.
Jess Cohen / E! Online: Larry King Dead at 87: Andy Cohen, Craig Ferguson and More Mourn the Loss of the Broadcast Legend
@adweek: Broadcasting icon and the face of CNN for decades Larry King has died at age 87. https://www.adweek.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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
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/...
Kaitlan Collins / @kaitlancollins: A worthwhile watch. https://twitter.com/...
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
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/...
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/...
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/...
Kimberley Leonard / @kimberleyeleo: I grew up watching Larry's interviews on CNN. RIP Larry 🙏 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/...
@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/...
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/...
Ed Lavandera / @edlavacnn: What an iconic career!! https://twitter.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/...
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/...
@adweek: RIP to broadcasting icon Larry King, who was the face of CNN for decades. https://www.adweek.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/...
Dan Steinberg / @dcsportsbog: Larry King's columns were so so good. Here's an excerpt from one 1992 piece https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Parker / @theryanparker: Larry King once pissed off @JerrySeinfeld — and it was hilarious https://thr.cm/gc1pddt
@mastertes: Rest in peace Larry King, one of the greatest interviewers of all time https://twitter.com/...
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.
@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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
Shimon Prokupecz / @shimonpro: “Not bad for a Jewish boy from Brooklyn.” https://twitter.com/...
Ed Lavandera / @edlavacnn: One CNN legend @wolfblitzer honors another @kingsthings https://twitter.com/...
Mark Ockerbloom / @ocktalks: An amazing career. #RIPLarryKing https://twitter.com/...
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/...
@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/...
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/...
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/...
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/...
Sydney Urbanek / Mononym Mythology: Larry King Wanted to Know About Your Name
Larry King: January 23, 2021 — With profound sadness, Ora Media announces the death of our co-founder …
William Hughes / The A.V. Club: Larry King's Sonic The Hedgehog impression will live on forever in our hearts
Daniel Politi / Slate: Legendary Talk-Show Host Larry King Dies at 87 After COVID-19 Hospitalization
Ethan Anderton / /Film: Larry King, Famed Broadcaster Who Appeared in ‘Ghostbusters’ and More, Has Died at 87
Anya van Wagtendonk / Vox: Legendary broadcaster Larry King has died at age 87
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
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
NBC's Peacock signs a deal for exclusive streaming rights for WWE Network content in the US from March; source says the deal runs five years and is worth $1B+ — World Wrestling Entertainment content will move to Peacock starting March 18 in deal worth more than $1 billion
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Todd Spangler / Variety: WWE Expects Peacock Deal to Help Boost Profits in 2021
Todd Spangler / Variety: NBCU's Peacock Pins WWE Network Exclusive U.S. Streaming Rights
Ethan Jakob Craft / Ad Age: Peacock inks exclusive deal with WWE Network
Ian Casselberry / Awful Announcing: WWE Network to move to NBC's Peacock streaming service in March
Kelsey Sutton / Adweek: WWE Network Heads to Peacock as NBCU Looks to Bulk Up Streaming Subscriptions
Karlene Lukovitz / MediaPost: Peacock Snags Exclusive WWE Network U.S. Streaming Rights
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable: WWE Network and NBC's Peacock sign a deal for exclusive streaming rights for WWE Network content in the US from March 18
Jon Lafayette / nexttv.com: Peacock Exclusively Pins WWE Network in the U.S.
Lauren Feiner / CNBC: NBC's Peacock gets exclusive WWE streaming rights in the U.S.
Alex Sherman / @sherman4949: This is a big deal for Peacock (gets all WWE Network programming) and a symbolic move for WWE, which is now ending its US streaming service. That's a failure for WWE. It cost $9.99/month. Now all of the content will be on Peacock for $4.99/month w/ ads https://www.cnbc.com/...
David C. Andersen / @davidcandersen: Vince McMahon must hold the patent on being able to fall ass backwards into billions of dollars from television companies, all while producing the lowest rated, record setting audience eroding content in the history of the business. THAT is what makes him a genius. 💰 https://twitter.com/...
Austin Karp / @austinkarp: Off the top rope https://twitter.com/...
Mario-F. Robles / @idjweddings: This works out great for me. My wife wants Peacock Premium ($5) because of their “super fan” The Office content (and other fave sitcoms). I currently pay $10 for the WWE Network. Now I'll just have to pay $10 to have both, and no ads. SCORE! https://twitter.com/...
Gary Cassidy / @wrestlinggary: According to @WSJ, it's a five-year deal valued at over one billion dollars. https://www.wsj.com/...
Danny Cevallos / @cevalloslaw: This is exciting news. I hope old episodes of the classic “Piper's Pit” will be available. https://www.wsj.com/....
Earl Gardner Photography / @earlwgardner: This might make it easier to cancel your WWE Network subscription https://www.wsj.com/...
@wrestlenomics: “Terms of the pact weren't disclosed. A person familiar with the deal said it runs five years and is valued at more than $1 billion.” Comes out to average annual value of at least $200 million. Compare to U.S. AAV of Raw ($265m) and Smackdown ($205m). https://www.wsj.com/...
Chris Welch / @chriswelch: WWE Network never managed to maintain a subscriber base of even 2 million people for an entire year. Now it's becoming part of Peacock in a deal said to be worth over $1 billion. Vince McMahon continues to be very good at making money. https://www.theverge.com/...
Lucas Shaw / @lucas_shaw: Disney/ESPN, Peacock and paramount+ all have sports. HBO max will soon. Amazon kind of does. Netflix may be the last pure play standing https://twitter.com/...
Lucas Shaw / @lucas_shaw: WWE was once hailed as a streaming success story. Now it's far too small to standalone. By @gerryfsmith https://www.google.com/...
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg: WWE Wrestling Heads to Peacock in Streaming Deal
Brendan Morrow / The Week: Peacock strikes streaming deal with WWE reportedly valued at over $1 billion
Rebecca Iannucci / TVLine: WWE to Shutter Streaming Service, Move Content to Peacock in New Deal
Sam Roberts / @notsam: Looks like your boy is about to have a show on Peacock! https://variety.com/...
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter: WWE Network to Move Under NBCU's Peacock in Exclusive Streaming Deal
Steven Perlberg / @perlberg: turns out people like bundles, maybe cable was on to something https://twitter.com/...
Todd Spangler / @xpangler: In March, @WWENetwork's existing U.S. subscribers (~1.1M) will be migrated to Peacock Premium, where they'll continue to get access to WWE Network but will pay 50% less per month (& get full access to Peacock Premium tier with ads) https://variety.com/...
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Content recommendation company Taboola says it has agreed to go public via a SPAC, valuing the company at $2.6B and raising $545M — Taboola, the content recommendation company known best for the chum box ads at the bottom of publishers' websites, has agreed to merge with special purpose …
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: Taboola is going public via SPAC
Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider: Taboola is going public via a SPAC, aiming to raise $545 million to expand its content recommendations to TV, cars, gaming and ecommerce
Robert Hackett / @rhhackett: i just SPAC'd in my mouth https://www.axios.com/... https://twitter.com/...
subSPAC: The Daily Dish (1/25/21) — Welcome to the Daily Dish. Every morning in your inbox subscribers receive …
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen / @rasmus_kleis: “You won't believe this one weird trick to raise lots of money for online ad tech!” https://twitter.com/...
Michael de la Merced / @m_delamerced: You'll never believe which clickbait ad company is going public via the hot Wall Street trend, the SPAC https://www.nytimes.com/...
Ronan Shields / Adweek: Taboola Goes Public With Yet Another SPAC
Yaacov Benmeleh / Bloomberg: Ad-Tech Firm Taboola Merges With SPAC at $2.6 Billion Valuation
Megan Graham / CNBC: Digital ad firm Taboola plans to go public via SPAC
Niket Nishant / Reuters: Taboola to go public through $2.6 billion blank-check deal
Sam Baker / @sam_baker: One Weird Trick To Get A $2.6 Billion Valuation (Israeli Investors Will Love This!) https://www.axios.com/...
Adam Singolda / Taboola Blog: Taboola Is Going Public — I started Taboola from my bedroom in my parent's house back in 2007 …
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: Some details on Taboola SPAC - Deal values Taboola at $2.6 billion (Its last round in 2015 valued it at $1B) - Raising $545 million - Planning to expand content recommendation business to smart TVs and devices on open web https://twitter.com/...
Mike Dudas / @mdudas: “click here to learn the 10 amazing secrets of how this spac came together” https://www.axios.com/...
Jacob Silverman / @silvermanjacob: I just can't believe there's something called the chum box industry. https://twitter.com/...
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan / contextisking.com: Digital Media Firms Have Unique Risks & Challenges. SPACs Salvation or Hail Marry?
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Inside CBS' fraught investigation into allegations of racism and misogyny on the part of CBS Television Stations President Peter Dunn and another senior exec — Gripped by scandal in the summer of 2018, CBS came up with a way to contain the crisis. — The television giant's board hired …
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times: The unusual CBS TV station deal that scored one executive a $1-million golf membership
Katie Fehlinger / @katiefehlinger: Workplace culture issues ran deep at my last organization, frankly deeper than I even realized. Many other reasons played into why I left, but this was always the biggest. I'm grateful to those who came forward candidly about this horribly pervasive issue. https://www.latimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@latimes: Gripped by scandal in 2018, television giant CBS hired outside firms to investigate sexual misconduct claims against its longtime leader, Leslie Moonves, and scour the company of traces of a toxic atmosphere https://www.latimes.com/...
David Cay Johnston / @davidcayj: Superb @latimes investigation into corruption in @CBS purchase of Long Island TV station w/ $1m payoff to an exec, “must run” stories and more by @MegJamesLAT https://www.latimes.com/...
Matt Pearce / @mattdpearce: “this is an incredible gray area” seems to be understating it https://www.latimes.com/...
Eric Deggans At Npr / @deggans: This story, with allegations of racism and sexism in the management of news personnel at CBS TV Stations, is a blockbuster. If true, shows CBS still has some housecleaning to do post-Moonves. https://www.latimes.com/...
@latimes: CBS' purchase of a Long Island TV station provided CBS stations chief Peter Dunn and other top CBS executives access to an elite country club https://www.latimes.com/...
Meg James / @megjameslat: ViacomCBS says it values diversity and respect. But top TV station execs allegedly mistreat women & Black journalists: “He's just a jive guy,” “I hate her face,” and “Are you a F-ing idiot?” Inside CBS' fraught investigation into racism & misogyny @NABJ https://www.latimes.com/...
Robert P. Baird / Columbia Journalism Review:
An in-depth look at Laurene Powell Jobs' Emerson Collective, which a source says has spent $250M on journalism, buying stakes in The Atlantic, Axios, and others — With the Emerson Collective, Laurene Powell Jobs is becoming a force in American media. What is she trying to achieve?
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@cjr: “One person's synergy, after all, is another's potential conflict of interest.” @bobbybaird on Emerson Collective and Laurene Powell Jobs: https://www.cjr.org/...
Penny Riordan / @pennyriordan1: This CJR piece is what you need to read today, which tells the story of Laurene Powell Jobs. I had no idea the Emerson Collective has invested in *so* many of the nonprofit news orgs that are leading the way in journalism innovation: https://www.cjr.org/...
Meher / @_meher: I was hired at California Sunday thanks to the increase in funding from billionaire Laurene Powell Jobs. As soon as her funding began to contract, I was laid off. It's difficult not to question the point of Jobs' wealth when it affects you so personally https://www.cjr.org/...
Raju Narisetti / @raju: Benevolent Haze @CJR on @laurenepowell and Emerson Collective and its US media investments and strategy https://www.cjr.org/... via @cjr
Mathew Ingram / @mathewi: This is a great deep dive into Laurene Powell Jobs and Emerson Collective, and its impact on media https://www.cjr.org/... via @cjr
Teddy Schleifer / @teddyschleifer: Anyway, this piece is packed with @peterlattman and some dishy details and some good, fair questions about the pluses and minuses of billionaire media ownership. https://www.cjr.org/...
Nathan Ingraham / Engadget:
Spotify says it is testing a pilot of audiobooks on the platform, with nine public-domain titles read by well-known names like Hilary Swank — Initial titles include ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Great Expectations’ and ‘Jane Eyre.’ — Spotify's aggressive move into content beyond music continues today …
Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC:
NBCUniversal and Twitter announce a multi-year global content partnership to bring live, trending content, like sports highlights, to Twitter — - Comcast's NBCUniversal and Twitter on Monday announced a multi-year global content partnership. — The deal is an effort to expand …
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Wayne Friedman / MediaPost: NBCU, Twitter Expand Advertising, Content Deal Globally
Todd Spangler / Variety: NBCUniversal, Twitter Expand Content and Ad Partnership to Span Global Footprint
Jeanine Poggi / Ad Age: NBCUniversal expands deal with Twitter to reach global audiences
Archie Bland / The Guardian:
Emails suggest members of Rolling Stone's influencer network, who pay $2K in fees, can have their content published; Rolling Stone says it labels the content — Emails from ‘best-known entertainment media outlet’ invite ‘Culture Council’ to pay for chance to publish on website
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Rasmus Kleis Nielsen / @rasmus_kleis: “Rolling Stone magazine is offering “thought leaders” the chance to write for its website if they are willing to pay $2,000 to “shape the future of culture”.” https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Jillian C. York / @jilliancyork: From the Department of “I wouldn't write for you if YOU paid ME $2,000”: Rolling Stone seeks ‘thought leaders’ willing to pay $2,000 to write for them https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Harvey G. Cohen / @cultrhack: .@RollingStone is sliding, seen most vividly in ads masquerading as articles on top of their site in recent times. Now they're calling 4 new writers to pay them $2K to get published. Don't they have editors? Can't writers without rich parents get a chance? https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Sonny Bunch / @sonnybunch: Just put Rolling Stone out of its misery already. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Zoe Kleinman / @zsk: This reminds me of a luxury travel brand which decided to ban writers from PR trips - it was deemed less “authentic” - so writers had to pay for their own trips. Suddenly the only people who pitched to them were super wealthy, and, er, not great writers https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
@terryglavin: I'm old enough to remember when Rolling Stone was not entirely a brazen rich-kids megaphone masquerading as journalism. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Berny Belvedere / @bernybelvedere: The University of Virginia should report on this story for its student body. Call it “A Violation at Rolling Stone.” https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Jason Sanford / @jasonsanford: Hey @RollingStone: In case you're unclear on the subjects of morality and ethics, asking writers to pay to publish in your magazine is extremely wrong. Money should flow to the writer, not from the writer. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Maury Brown / @bizballmaury: In the world of absolutely crappy ideas for journalism, I give you this. Rolling Stone seeks ‘thought leaders’ willing to pay $2,000 to write for them | Magazines | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Harrison Faigen / @hmfaigen: Tired: Writing for exposure Wired: Pay US to write on our site https://theguardian.com/...
Kainaz Amaria / @kainazamaria: Emails seen by the Guardian suggest that those who pass a vetting process - and pay a $1,500 annual fee plus $500 up front - will “have the opportunity to publish original content to the Rolling Stone website”. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Dr. Cynthia Greenlee / @cynthiagreenlee: “Thought leaders”: Who apparently can't THINK their way out of paper bags to see why this “buy a byline” scheme undermines journalism and journalists, who are perpetually underpaid and for whom this notion is anathema. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Lauren Johnson / Business Insider: CEOs steer clear of Fox News' Maria Bartiromo, sources say
@nxthompson: If you pay Rolling Stone $2000, they will publish whatever you write and you can set yourself “apart as a visionary, leader, and bold voice in your industry.” https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
@unofphoto: The continued slow death of magazine editorial integrity, with an inappropriate lead image. Only Rolling Stone is mentioned. Rolling Stone seeks ‘thought leaders’ willing to pay $2,000 to write for them. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
@seyitaylor: 1. create brands over a few decades 2. tech destroys the legacy business model 3. destroy the brand for short-term profit 4. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://twitter.com/...
@duckshoe: Congrats to Rolling Stone on their upcoming “Kyle Lowry is the most underrated athlete of the 21st century” article https://twitter.com/...
@tresdessert: Kinda weird how much Rolling Stone and the Rolling Stones have in common huh https://twitter.com/...
Matt Pearce / @mattdpearce: Give me $1,999 and I'll let you come over and use my printer. https://twitter.com/...
Franklin Leonard / @franklinleonard: That is certainly one way to liquidate your media brand's remaining value. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Ed Bott / @edbott: It was just a matter of time before some pillar of old media decided to go the vanity press route, but I honestly didn't think it would be Rolling Stone. https://twitter.com/...
@drwhoreads: Rolling Stone is the only mag that would look at the flailing academic publishing model and say, “hold my beer.” https://twitter.com/...
Juan Cole / @jricole: The wealthy Penske media corporation owns Rolling Stone and is accepting paid content. At @infcomment I get offers to run paid comment every day and turn them all down immediately with prejudice. We may not make any money, but our readers keep us going and we have integrity https://twitter.com/...
Csz / @cszabla: price of a byline in rolling stone: $2000 value of that byline now that this is disclosed: much less than before https://twitter.com/...
@bsletten: If you pay Rolling Stone $2000 to publish your thoughts, you are the opposite of a thought leader. https://twitter.com/...
Ben Yagoda / @byagoda: If you made a graph of payments since I started freelancing, this is in fact about where it would end up. https://twitter.com/...
Amanda Katz / @katzish: This is similar to the largely shitty unpaid-contributor posts (many essentially press releases) that Huffington Post got rid of a few years ago in order to stop diluting the brand, except YOU pay THEM https://www.google.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Tony Ballgame / @anthonysiraguse: Hey @JoeBiden let's get that $2000 stimmy going so I can become a dang thought leader already bro cmon man https://twitter.com/...
Gary He / @garyhe: Companies like AP, Getty have had this for a decade—charging to have branded images “posted to the wire” allowed them to corner the market on that category of event photography. Similar but different mechanisms: Forbes contributor, Yahoo autoposting PR newswire content, HuffPo. https://twitter.com/...
Danielle Ryan / @danirat: I've always wanted to be published by Rolling Stone but now that you can pay to be published there, it feels incredibly tarnished. What would HST think? Buncha sellouts. https://twitter.com/...
@mariemyungoklee: anyone who pays to do this isn't really a thought leader, you just have a lot of disposable income https://twitter.com/...
Tom Morton / @tommorton: Who wants to read writers who paid to be on the page? https://twitter.com/...
John Gotty / @johngotty: meanwhile, they're probably paying some lowly staff writers peanuts to crank out posts at lightening speeds https://twitter.com/...
Amanda Quraishi / @imtheq: Mercenaries of the Content Wars? Would be a good name for a band. https://twitter.com/...
Meghan Daum / @meghan_daum: That's not an earthquake. It's Hunter S. Thompson turning over in his grave. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Sam Missingham / @samatlounge: *Waves goodbye to any credibility the Rolling Stone mag had* https://twitter.com/...
Mark Little / @marklittlenews: The Culture Council ... a mutant strain of the virus that is killing trust in journalism just escaped from a cartoon villain's underground laboratory. https://twitter.com/...
Andres Guadamuz / @technollama: Rule No.1 of being a “thought leader”: not paying $2000 to prove that you're one. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Dr. Reza Aslan / @rezaaslan: I got this email. https://twitter.com/...
Matthew Fraser / @frasermatthew: The latest twist in our work-for-free media culture: Rolling Stone magazine wants you to pay them $2,000 to blog on their website. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Peter R. Neumann / @peterrneumann: There's nothing new about top magazines and newspapers selling their brand. But for as little as $2000? https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
@niemanlab: Rolling Stone is seeking “thought leaders” willing to pay $2,000 to write for their website. Writers who have passed the vetting process include “a fund manager and a Las Vegas real estate broker who also has a business selling alcohol-infused cupcakes.” https://www.theguardian.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Janine Gibson / @janinegibson: If you've got $2k and an interest in music, entertainment, food, beverage or cannabis, youcan write for Rolling Stone and position yourself as a thought leader https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Jeff Jarvis / @jeffjarvis: So sad: Rolling Stone becomes Forbes. I speculated recently that we might reach the point where one pays to write, not to read. Rolling Stone seeks ‘thought leaders’ willing to pay $2,000 to write for them https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Chris Erik Thomas / Study Hall:
A deep dive into NYT's crossword puzzle, as long time editor Will Shortz has been slow to address cultural changes and diversify its constructors and editors — Despite decades worth of missteps and competition from a growing indie scene, the Times puzzle is slow to change.
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Michael Luo / @michaelluo: Glowing words for @NewYorker crossword in @studyhallxyz. Congrats to @Lizzymaynes and our all-star roster of editors and constructors. https://studyhall.xyz/... https://twitter.com/...
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Google details its work on a privacy-conscious cookie substitute, called Federated Learning of Cohorts, claims ~95% effectiveness compared to cookie-based ads — Google on Monday said new test results show promising signs that the technology it's hoping will replace cookie-based ad targeting is working.
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John McCarthy / The Drum: What the f**k is FLoC? Google opens up on post-cookie roadmap
Laurie Sullivan / MediaPost: Google Expects ‘FLoC’ To Replace Third-Party Cookies In Ads
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: NEW: Google says it may have found a privacy-friendly substitute to cookies - A new experiment shows big returns - Big Q for industry is, does this further entrench Google's dominance for the sake of privacy? More on @axios: https://www.axios.com/...
Megan Graham / CNBC: Google says it's confident about alternatives to browser cookies that track you for ads
Chetna Bindra / The Keyword: Building a privacy-first future for web advertising
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