Top News:
Jason Hancock / Missouri Independent:
Missouri's governor vows to prosecute a reporter he labeled a hacker after the reporter alerted the state to a website flaw that exposed teachers' SSNs — The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notified a state agency and held its story while a problem that risked exposing the social security numbers of Missouri teachers was fixed
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@gabrieljr, @charlesminshew, @jeffstone500, @capitolwatch, @mackenziehuck, @jaspar, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, @markberman, @petersterne, @averygwilks, @westbywest, @codysandusky, @evacide, @hootnhollerpod, @hootnhollerpod, @swiftonsecurity, @sengregrazer, @jribas, @allie_kite, @fakebenjay, @govparsonmo, @mtdukes, @charlesminshew, @mtdukes and @armystrang
Discussion:
Gabe Rosenberg / @gabrieljr: This is both poor logic, and dangerous. @GovParsonMO is trying to prosecute a reporter for doing their job, and you can read what's actually happening here: https://missouriindependent.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Charles Minshew / @charlesminshew: [saves what I originally wanted to say to drafts...] https://twitter.com/...
@jeffstone500: Lawsuits like this aren't even about winning. This + the ShotSpotter harassment against @VICE are only latest designed to intimidate journalists by driving up organizational costs and making reporters think twice about doing quality investigative work. https://twitter.com/...
Daniela Altimari / @capitolwatch: This is a wild story. Instead of criminal prosecution, the reporter deserves a public service Pulitzer!! https://twitter.com/...
Mackenzie Huck / @mackenziehuck: Oh, Missouri. Do better. Give the reporter an award, not legal action! https://twitter.com/...
@jaspar: Absolute clown shit. The reporter did nothing wrong. The website was publishing SSNs! https://twitter.com/...
Josh Renaud / St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Missouri teachers' Social Security numbers at risk on state agency's website
Mark Berman / @markberman: “The newspaper delayed publishing this report to give the department time to take steps to protect teachers' private information, and to allow the state to ensure no other agencies' web applications contained similar vulnerabilities.” https://www.stltoday.com/...
Peter Sterne / @petersterne: This is a press freedom issue. The government is threatening to prosecute a journalist who reported on a government agency's mistake. cc @rcfp @pressfreedom @FreedomofPress https://twitter.com/...
Avery Wilks / @averygwilks: Speaking of stories that cause grown adults to behave like children https://twitter.com/...
Ben West / @westbywest: .@GovParsonMO The felony was violation of RSMo Section 610.035 in exposing up to 100k teacher SSNs. I'll submit an invoice shortly so you needn't waste that $50M. https://missouriindependent.com/ ...
Cody Sandusky / @codysandusky: @MO_Independent @GovParsonMO I encourage everyone seeing this tweet to call the gov's office and share their thoughts on this banal investigation. I just got off the phone to discuss it, warning that ransomware attacks and other cybercrime is on the rise - attacking this type of action is bad and dangerous.
Eva / @evacide: “View source” is not a crime. Prosecuting people for reporting security flaws in your website is vile. https://twitter.com/...
@hootnhollerpod: holy shit 1) state fucks up thing they've been warned for fucking up before 2) reporter notices fuck up and reports to state 3) state claims they've been hacked by reporter 4) governor seeks criminal charges against reporter https://missouriindependent.com/ ...
@hootnhollerpod: the post dispatch even held the story while the state fixed the problem so as not to publicize the data vulnerability.
@swiftonsecurity: Sometimes you just need people hitting F12 and seeing if there's a hidden column for social security numbers on your site. Computer security, especially data disclosure, is hugely about assurance against mistakes. https://twitter.com/...
State Senator Greg Razer / @sengregrazer: Seeking criminal prosecution of a journalist who pointed out the vulnerability to the state is an abuse of power. Also, it's very embarrassing to call this a “hack.” Moral of the story: Missouri has not adequately invested in IT infrastructure. #moleg https://missouriindependent.com/ ...
Allison Kite / @allie_kite: On Tuesday, a @stltoday reporter alerted the state of a data vulnerability. The paper agreed to hold off publication until it was fixed. By Thursday, @GovParsonMO labeled the reporter a “hacker” and vowed to seek prosecution. https://missouriindependent.com/ ... #moleg
@fakebenjay: First and foremost, fuck the governor of Missouri. Second, I never thought I'd hear of anything stupider than “the Sony hacks happened because passwords were stored in plaintext in passwords.txt”, but “Missouri teacher SSNs were stored in the browser dev tools” might top it. https://twitter.com/...
Governor Mike Parson / @govparsonmo: This morning, at 9:45 a.m., I will hold a press conference regarding the recent hacking of @MOEducation's website. We will outline the state's efforts to strengthen data security and the steps that will be taken to hold those involved accountable. https://twitter.com/...
Charles Minshew / @charlesminshew: This is what we tell journalism students not to do... take one side of the story and run with it. Read more about this from the @stltoday: https://www.stltoday.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Bucholtz / Awful Announcing:
ESPN's Adam Schefter says he was wrong to send a full story draft about an NFL labor lockout in 2011 to Bruce Allen, a top executive of Washington Football Team — The latest big story out of the Washington Football Team emails the NFL obtained via investigation (but still has not fully released) …
Discussion:
Josh Eberley / @josheberley: The rare but always confusing halfway admission of guilt, doused in a dirty lie https://twitter.com/...
Katelyn Burns / @transscribe: “You see what ha-happened was I meant to call him ‘Mr. Not-Editor,’ hyphenated names are in vogue but I'm still getting used to them!” https://twitter.com/...
@gifdsports: I like how Schefter released this from the ESPN PR account but didn't post or RT it from his main account with 8 million followers lol . https://twitter.com/...
Southpaw / @nycsouthpaw: Schefter is unable to say that this was the only time he did it. https://twitter.com/...
@awfulannouncing: ESPN's Adam Schefter on sending entire CBA story to Bruce Allen for “edits”: “Looking back, I shouldn't have done it.” https://awfulannouncing.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Talia Bracha Lavin / @chick_in_kiev: homie you called your source “mr editor” https://twitter.com/...
Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk: Adam Schefter: “I shouldn't have” sent unpublished story to Bruce Allen
Jenna Lemoncelli / New York Post: Adam Schefter responds to Bruce Allen email controversy: ‘A step too far’
David Rutz / Fox News: ESPN writer Adam Schefter criticized for sending draft of story to Redskins GM in 2011
Danny O'Neil / DannyO, Yo: Why Jon Gruden's emails become public
Michael McCann / Sportico: Gruden Fallout Turns NFLPA Focus to 650K Remaining Emails
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Los Angeles Times:
Court docs: in 2011, ESPN's Adam Schefter referred to Washington Football Team exec Bruce Allen as “Mr. Editor” and sought feedback on an unpublished story — Several inflammatory emails by Jon Gruden were filed as exhibits in federal court by attorneys for Washington Football …
Discussion:
@espnpr, @kevinmdraper, @kevinmdraper, The Wrap, New York Post, Fox News, CNN, ProFootballTalk, @johnjcook, @tonyromm, Cup of Coffee, @sarahspain, @osinttechnical, @marc_bertrand, @lukeplunkett, @mikebellatl, @brianefallon, The Comeback, @nielslesniewski, @erikwemple, @markberman, Insider, @johnjcook, @osinttechnical, @nrarmour, @xoxogossipgita, @markberman, Poynter, @tonyromm, DannyO, Yo, @genepark, @johnjcook, @edmundlee, @chiefincarolina, @bubbaprog, @drewmagary, @annkillion, @not_carlisle, Barrett Media, The Federalist, @kerrymflynn, The Daily Beast, @davidmcswane, @kevinmdraper, @kevinmdraper, @robertlusetich, @kevinmdraper, Front Office Sports, @darrenrovell, Wall Street Journal, @sethdavishoops, @dvnjr, @jclarknbcs, @dvnjr, @craigcalcaterra, @ba_turner, Yahoo Sports, Sports Illustrated, @aaronnagler, @nflosophy, @danwoikesports, @kennyking_jr, @gwiss, @mr_jasonjones, Mediaite, Defector, UPROXX, Barstool Sports, NPR, Hollywood Reporter, Awful Announcing and The Hill
Discussion:
Kevin Draper / @kevinmdraper: . @AdamSchefter sent Bruce Allen an unpublished draft of a story and called him “Mr. Editor” according to court filings the LA Times uncovered. https://www.latimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Kevin Draper / @kevinmdraper: I am not exactly sure what this statement from ESPN is doing, but it's certainly not a condemnation of a blatantly unethical journalistic practice. https://twitter.com/...
Tony Maglio / The Wrap: EA Sports to Scrub Jon Gruden From ‘Madden NFL 22’
Joshua Rhett Miller / New York Post: Michael Sam on Jon Gruden's emails: NFL will ‘crack down on bigotry’
Ryan Gaydos / Fox News: Jon Gruden emails: Ex-NFL QB calls controversy ‘disappointing,’ knew second report would doom coaching career
Kerry Flynn / CNN: ESPN reporter sought approval from former Washington Football Team exec Bruce Allen on unpublished story
John Cook / @johnjcook: not really! @KenDilanianNBC routinely submitted story drafts for review to the CIA press office. The AP, his employer at the time he got caught, stood by him. https://theintercept.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Tony Romm / @tonyromm: @nielslesniewski i have received a few, um, alarming messages since tweeting this lol
Craig Calcaterra / Cup of Coffee: Cup of Coffee: October 14, 2021
Sarah Spain / @sarahspain: Lots of ?s after reading this: https://latimes.com/... Gruden/Schefter emails were part of a June court filing b/w Snyder & Allen. Did someone leak just Gruden/Schefter stuff? Same person? Same reason? And some emails weren't part of filing, so was filing source of leaks or no?
Marc Bertrand / @marc_bertrand: Schefter hasn't posted or retweeted his own statement. 🤔 https://twitter.com/...
Luke Plunkett / @lukeplunkett: (you have no idea how many people you interview in video games ask to see the full story in advance) https://twitter.com/...
@mikebellatl: This is news? How do you think “insiders” get their inside information... by fostering relationships with league execs and coaches. https://twitter.com/...
Brian Fallon / @brianefallon: @TonyRomm [Whispers] yes, people do it
Sean Keeley / The Comeback: Media world reacts to latest Adam Schefter news
Niels Lesniewski / @nielslesniewski: @TonyRomm I actually think I have witnessed someone doing this, but it was not a credible media outlet.
@erikwemple: @johnjcook @KenDilanianNBC And Frank Foer sent at least a partial draft of his Alfa Bank story to Fusion GPS.
Barnaby Lane / Insider: One of ESPN's most prominent NFL reporters is facing backlash after asking Washington's GM to review an unpublished story
John Cook / @johnjcook: The NYT's @MarkMazzettiNYT also submitted a story draft to the CIA press office for review, though not his own—he passed along a Maureen Dowd column pre-publication to a CIA flack. https://gawker.com/...
Nancy Armour / @nrarmour: This doesn't make it better https://twitter.com/...
Gita Jackson / @xoxogossipgita: It's not “common practice” tho that's why you even have to make this statement aaaaaaaaaaaaaa https://twitter.com/...
Mark Berman / @markberman: also all jokes aside (and Mr. Editor confirms, there are many jokes!) it goes without saying that lots of people report on lots of complex stuff every day without sending our stories to sources or subjects of stories first. Anyway sorry to Media Discourse https://twitter.com/...
Tom Jones / Poynter: ESPN's Adam Schefter crosses a journalistic line
Tony Romm / @tonyromm: literally no one does this, this shit gets you fired anywhere else https://twitter.com/...
Danny O'Neil / DannyO, Yo: The ethics of the scoop: There are none
Gene Park / @genepark: this is a firable offense. Once again, media companies shows how much they don't give a shit about the rules or ethics if one of their faves is in trouble. This is journalism 101 shit. I knew this was wrong at age 16. Gtfo with this statement https://twitter.com/...
John Cook / @johnjcook: @MarkMazzettiNYT Here's a WikiLeaks email showing that the NYT's @kenvogel (then at Politico) shared a story draft about fundraising with a DNC flack https://wikileaks.org/...
Edmund Lee / @edmundlee: ALL reporters know this is simply not done. There's never been a gray area here and it's never a “judgment call.” You. Do. Not. Do. That. Ever. Now imagine knowing that and sending an email to a source asking if “anything that should be added, changed, tweaked...” https://twitter.com/...
Matt Lane / @chiefincarolina: Honestly don't understand why folks be mad. He has a high profile source giving him high profile info, he allowed them to check it and redact/add information that was *from* them. 🤷♂️ https://twitter.com/...
Timothy Burke / @bubbaprog: “In no way did I, or would I, cede editorial control or hand over final say about a story to someone I called ‘Mr. Editor’” https://twitter.com/...
Toni Vaxton / @not_carlisle: did bruce allen write this https://twitter.com/...
Eddie Scarry / The Federalist: THE JON GRUDEN STORY ISN'T ABOUT THE NFL. IT'S ABOUT OUR CULTURE'S GROWING CONTEMPT FOR WHITE MEN
@kerrymflynn: “It was a step too far and, looking back, I shouldn't have done it.” - @AdamSchefter https://twitter.com/...
Robert Silverman / The Daily Beast: Star ESPN Reporter Adam Schefter Has History of Sketchy, Unethical Behavior
J. David McSwane / @davidmcswane: I don't even request additions, changes, tweaks from my actual editor. https://twitter.com/...
Kevin Draper / @kevinmdraper: Nobody is, or should be, under any illusions that Adam Schefter is Ida Tarbell over here. But ESPN says it is a journalism organization (and genuinely has some of the industry's finest journalists) and that means defining what is acceptable journalism. Apparently this is.
Kevin Draper / @kevinmdraper: (Providing fans “the most accurate, fair and complete story” quite explicitly means remaining independent and retaining full control of it, not sending a draft to a source as a heads up or allowing them to edit any part of it)
Robert Lusetich / @robertlusetich: @kevinmdraper Kevin, NFL GMs/agents/Players leak to Adam Schefter because they can control the narrative and he gets scoops. That's the way insiders work in sports. The journalistic question here is, is there a quid pro quo, and if so, what is it?
Kevin Draper / @kevinmdraper: This morning I keep thinking about this story I wrote about Jimmy Pitaro and the NFL three years ago. I asked lots of people about ESPN's committment to journalism, and wrote a little bit of it. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Michael McCarthy / Front Office Sports: Caesars Sportsbook Might Pursue ESPN's Adam Schefter
Darren Rovell / @darrenrovell: This is my tweet from this morning. It could have been written better. Do I think most journalists check with the sources, sometimes even show them pieces of stories? Yes. Do I think journalists show sources full unedited pieces & offer them to edit it as they see fit? No. https://twitter.com/...
Don Van Natta Jr / @dvnjr: The only documents from the NFL's inquiry of a toxic workplace inside the Washington Football Team are the offensive Jon Gruden emails, leaked days after being found. No report, no findings, no emails were released/leaked by the NFL about its inquiry of Dan Snyder and the WFT.
John Clark / @jclarknbcs: Jon Gruden was sending these emails to the GM/President of the Washington football team. Bruce Allen was there from 2009-2019. These emails only came up because of the NFL's investigation into Washington's workplace. And none of Bruce's and WFT's emails have been released 🤔 https://twitter.com/...
Don Van Natta Jr / @dvnjr: Jon Gruden's offensive emails were selectively leaked from a trove of 650,000 emails collected by the NFL as part of its workplace misconduct inquiry of the Washington Football Team. Where are the rest of the toxic emails, including any that were sent or received by Dan Snyder? https://twitter.com/...
Craig Calcaterra / @craigcalcaterra: Jesus Christ, Rovell. The only reason you think “we've all done this” is because you're a goddamn press agent for brands and the most terrifying thing you can imagine is displeasing the people you shill for. https://twitter.com/...
Brad Turner / @ba_turner: Great work by the HOF @LATimesfarmer and outstanding reporter @nathanfenno on: Jon Gruden emails were part of June court filing by WFT owner Dan Snyder https://www.latimes.com/...
Jack Baer / Yahoo Sports: ESPN's Adam Schefter admits taking ‘a step too far’ in emails with ex-WFT president
Madeline Coleman / Sports Illustrated: Report: Former WFT Employees Say Team Offered Money for Public Silence About Workplace
Aaron Nagler / @aaronnagler: This is such a bad look for @ESPN https://www.latimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
NFL Philosophy / @nflosophy: This looks worse than it was. To me, this is Adam asking Bruce to confirm details he's been told and he gets a little too chummy. But it's also not *not* a concern in that it might indicate there's likely other emails like this. https://twitter.com/...
Dan Woike / @danwoikesports: ESPN's Adam Schefter sought feedback from former Washington Redskins president Bruce Allen a soon-to-be posted story, addressing him as “Mr. Editor” as part of a legal filing that ended up exposing Jon Gruden @nathanfenno and @LATimesfarmer report https://www.latimes.com/...
Kenny King Jr / @kennyking_jr: Wait, Schefter is involved too? ESPN is about to implode. https://twitter.com/...
Greg / @gwiss: Oh. Schefter was blatantly protecting nfl owners? https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Michael Luciano / Mediaite: Adam Schefter Responds to Criticism Over Sharing Unpublished Story with Washington GM: It Was ‘A Step Too Far’
Barry Petchesky / Defector: Adam Schefter Is Pathetic And ESPN Is Gutless
Bill DiFilippo / UPROXX: Adam Schefter Is Getting Dragged For Running A Story By Bruce Allen About The NFL's 2011 Lockout And Calling Him ‘Mr. Editor’
Jerry Thornton / Barstool Sports: Let's Hope Darren Rovell's Beef with Keith Olbermann is Our Next ‘Forever War’
Bill Chappell / NPR: With Jon Gruden gone, cheerleaders and players want the NFL to release more data
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter: ESPN's Adam Schefter Says Resurfaced Email to Source Went a “Step Too Far”
Jay Rigdon / Awful Announcing: Emails reveal Adam Schefter gave an entire story to Bruce Allen for approval
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill: ESPN's Schefter faces criticism over sending story to NFL exec
Wall Street Journal:
Microsoft is shutting down the Chinese version of LinkedIn and replacing it with a job board stripped of social media features or news — LinkedIn cites challenging operating environment, as retreat marks the biggest departure from China by a major tech company in years
Discussion:
Official LinkedIn Blog, New York Times, CNET, Insider, MediaPost, Axios, TechCrunch, Techdirt, Daily Herald, Engadget, @stuwoo, @ferdeline, Bloomberg, ZDNet, New York Post, Search Engine Land, @davidpaulk, @ruima, @emilyrauhala, @emilydparker, @bethanyallenebr, @wongmjane, @stuwoo, @pekingmike, UPI, CNBC, The Verge and @sarafischer, more at Techmeme »
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Official LinkedIn Blog: China: Sunset of Localized Version of LinkedIn and Launch of New InJobs App Later This Year
Karen Weise / New York Times: LinkedIn to Shut Down Service in China, Citing ‘Challenging’ Environment
Carrie Mihalcik / CNET: Microsoft is shutting down LinkedIn in China
Sarah Jackson / Insider: LinkedIn is shutting down its Chinese site after drawing criticism for censoring profiles with content considered offensive to the country's government
Laurie Sullivan / MediaPost: Microsoft To Remove ‘Social’ Part Of LinkedIn In China
Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: Microsoft to pull LinkedIn from Chinese market
Kris Holt / Engadget: Microsoft to shut down LinkedIn in China over ‘challenging operating environment’
Stu Woo / @stuwoo: Huge news from China: LinkedIn says it is closing its professional-networking site in China. This comes after the Microsoft-owned service blocked the profiles of journalists and human-rights activists in China for prohibited content. w/@lizalinwsj https://www.wsj.com/...
Ayden Férdeline / @ferdeline: @emilyrauhala Or perhaps poses too much of a reputational/compliance issue for Microsoft? Even if LinkedIn is profitable in the Chinese market, they have so many other business units that could be exposed and vulnerable if China became too upset...
Molly Schuetz / Bloomberg: Microsoft Shuts LinkedIn in China, Citing ‘Challenging’ Climate
Theo Wayt / New York Post: Microsoft kills LinkedIn China after platform censored posts at government's request
David Paulk / @davidpaulk: Amid mounting censorship complaints, #LinkedIn has announced it will shutter the version of its site operating in China. In March, China's internet regulator had told LinkedIn staff to better regulate the platform's content, setting a 30-day deadline. https://www.wsj.com/...
@ruima: Seems to me LinkedIn could theoretically comply but doesn't want to bear risks & costs, which is very rational, bc I think it's pretty much only used by export import folks & MNC employees. At 50mm registered users it's <half of leader Maimai (110mm+) as of 2020 & way less active https://twitter.com/...
Emily Rauhala / @emilyrauhala: Surprised. LinkedIn has been crossing lines in China for a while. Must not be making money? https://twitter.com/...
Emily Parker / @emilydparker: LinkedIn: “While we've found success in helping Chinese members find jobs and economic opportunity, we have not found that same level of success in the more social aspects of sharing and staying informed” Translation: Censorship became unmanageable https://blog.linkedin.com/...
B. Allen-Ebrahimian / @bethanyallenebr: NEW: Huge move by LinkedIn just weeks after they censored US journalists' profiles — they are going to phase out LinkedIn's China-based website and create a new China-only app. Major implications for future of US companies trying to operate in both China and US. https://twitter.com/...
Jane Manchun Wong / @wongmjane: “We're also facing a significantly more challenging operating environment and greater compliance requirements in China” https://blog.linkedin.com/...
Stu Woo / @stuwoo: Here's the LinkedIn statement. It acknowldeges the company made compromises to operate in China, and indicates that it concluded that it's no longer worth it. https://blog.linkedin.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Mike Forsythe / @pekingmike: Is it OK to have mixed feelings about this? LinkedIn's censoring of accounts was rightly condemned but the direct message function is great for reaching out to potential sources inside China. A valuable tool for journalists. https://twitter.com/...
Sommer Brokaw / UPI: Microsoft shuts down China's localized LinkedIn
Samantha Subin / CNBC: Microsoft to shut down LinkedIn website in China as internet censorship increases in the country
Richard Lawler / The Verge: Microsoft to ‘sunset’ LinkedIn for China, and replace it with an app lacking social media features
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Alden's treatment of outlets is utterly predatory; rivals like Stewart Bainum's all-digital Baltimore Banner, to launch next year, could provide an alternative — The Tribune Tower rises above the streets of downtown Chicago in a majestic snarl of Gothic spires and flying buttresses that were designed to exude power and prestige.
Discussion:
@sulliview, New York Times, @zmiller547, @bikeblisschick, @vinp27, @jimdaleywrites, @zacharyos, @akamisterjayem, @danahull, @milehighrobert, @jones_mattryan, @mdgbmore, @patbagley, @nickbaumann, @mckaycoppins, @mmcintire, @davidfolkenflik, @losowsky, @mediaevan, @felixsalmon, @tjortenzi, @nicolesandler, @davealtimari, @royalpratt, @brettmmurphy and @ellierushing
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@sulliview: I've read (and written) a lot about the demise of local newspapers but very little as searing as this @mckaycoppins piece in @TheAtlantic which includes an interview with Alden's elusive villain, Heath Freeman https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
Marc Tracy / New York Times: The executive who tried to buy The Baltimore Sun plans a rival news outlet.
Zack Miller / @zmiller547: I really don't have any words after reading this. Everyone inside the industry knew it was bad but I'm begging the non-journalists that follow me to read this. It's terrifying and heart-wrenching. This is a deep dive into how wealthy hedge funds are destroying the 4th estate. https://twitter.com/...
Cherilyn DeVries / @bikeblisschick: One of the reasons local papers are dying. Financial operatives are intentionally harming them. https://twitter.com/...
Vinnie P. / @vinp27: Pick up a razor-thin Boston Herald and you can see Alden's hatchet work on display. https://twitter.com/...
Jim Nightly Frights / @jimdaleywrites: This is a great article, but to read it you wouldn't know Chicago has another daily—the @Suntimes—as well as a vibrant ecosystem of nonprofit alternative newsrooms poised to step into the breach https://twitter.com/...
Zachary Oren Smith / @zacharyos: Where have I heard this before: “These papers were in many cases left for dead by local families not willing to make the tough but appropriate decisions to get these news organizations to sustainability. These papers would have been liquidated if not for us stepping up.” https://twitter.com/...
@akamisterjayem: It's deeply unsettling to see a warning about an awful thing that has already befallen you. https://twitter.com/...
@danahull: “You could look to Oakland, California, where the East Bay Times laid off 20 people one week after the paper won a Pulitzer.” https://twitter.com/...
Robert Sanchez / @milehighrobert: Not a lot new here, but still well worth the read. And please remember that @5280magazine, a city mag, had this story five years ago: https://www.5280.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Matt Jones / @jones_mattryan: If you haven't worked for Alden, it's hard to understand *how* bad they are. Sure, it's hard everywhere for newspapers. But Alden is a whole other thing. If you need proof, just ask any of us who have left the @virginianpilot and @Daily_Press this year. https://twitter.com/...
Matthew D. Gallagher / @mdgbmore: Very important read about the fate or future of newspapers and local journalism. I'm still betting on Bainum and The Baltimore Banner. https://twitter.com/...
Pat Bagley / @patbagley: .@mckaycoppins commits another act of stellar journalism. The Salt Lake Tribune is one of the very few newspapers that escaped Alden's greedy clutches. This is personal to me https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Nick Baumann / @nickbaumann: The thing @mckaycoppins unfairly elides here is that while all this stuff may *seem* bad, some brave investors and forward-thinking investment managers are going to get really rich because of it! Inspiring stuff, in my opinion. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
McKay Coppins / @mckaycoppins: Inside Alden Global Capital, the secretive hedge fund that's gutting local newspapers across the country—and could be coming to your town next. My cover story for the November issue of @TheAtlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
Mike McIntire / @mmcintire: Galling examination of the ongoing bust-out of local journalism by Wall Streeters more interested in selling off the furniture than shoring up democracy https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: In deep dive on Alden, the owner of & threat to some 200 papers, @mckaycoppins notes its takeover of Tribune was financed by Cerebus— a private-equity firm which owned security outfit that trained Saudi operatives who helped murder Jamal Khashoggi. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
Andrew Losowsky / @losowsky: “In legal filings, Alden has acknowledged diverting hundreds of millions of dollars from its newspapers into risky bets on commercial real estate, a bankrupt pharmacy chain, and Greek debt bonds” https://twitter.com/...
Evan DeSimone / @mediaevan: Everyone has a baseline awareness of what Alden is and some destructive ways that it operates, but seeing it all laid out is really demoralizing. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
Felix Salmon / @felixsalmon: Really fantastic, detailed profile of Alden Global Capital, the hedge fund killing newspapers, by @mckaycoppins. I'd love to see some estimates of the possible profits, though. That's the one missing piece. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
T.J. Ortenzi / @tjortenzi: Baltimore is getting a new news org: “Next year, Bainum will launch The @BaltimoreBanner, an all-digital, nonprofit news outlet. He told me it will begin with an annual operating budget of $15 million, unprecedented for an outfit of this kind.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
Nicole Sandler / @nicolesandler: Important story. Where I live, the Miami Herald used to be a not very good paper. Now, under Alden ownership, we still get it delivered, but it's truly awful. Didn't think it could get much worse, but now know that anything is possible. https://twitter.com/...
Dave Altimari / @davealtimari: The reporter used the Chicago Tribune as the lead to this story but easily could have used The Courant the oldest paper in the country. What this hedge fund has done to journalism is criminal frankly. Destroyed by the third string kicker for Duke. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
Gregory Pratt / @royalpratt: It's important for me to say: @chicagotribune is still a strong newspaper doing great journalism that needs your support. But what's happening across the country with Alden is terrible and this piece really puts it into perspective https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Brett Murphy / @brettmmurphy: “They call Alden a vulture hedge fund, and I think that's honestly a misnomer. ... A vulture doesn't hold a wounded animal's head underwater.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
Ellie Rushing / @ellierushing: “If you want to know what it's like when Alden Capital buys your local newspaper, you could look to Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where coverage of local elections in more than a dozen communities falls to a single reporter working out of his attic.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Ted Sarandos' memo to all Netflix staff on Chappelle's show: “We have a strong belief that content on screen doesn't directly translate to real-world harm” — Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos sent a lengthy missive to the entire company following the mounting controversy around a new original special from comic Dave Chappelle.
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Travis Clark / Insider: Netflix's co-CEO said content doesn't ‘translate to real-world harm’ in defense of Chappelle's new special. A Netflix documentary suggests otherwise.
Bryan Fuller / @bryanfuller: “We have a strong belief that content on screen doesn't directly translate to real-world harm,” says the platform that streams @Lavernecox's @Disclosure_Doc that clearly states and proves content on screen directly translates to real world harm for the trans community. https://twitter.com/...
Savannah Walsh / Vanity Fair: Netflix's Ted Sarandos Just Keeps Defending Dave Chappelle
@theeashleyray: do you remember when Netflix re-cut 13 Reasons Why to have suicide warnings and PSAs because people told them it would directly translate to real-world teens harming themselves? https://twitter.com/...
Shanelle Genai / The Root: Netflix Employees Plan Walkout Over Dave Chappelle's Special as Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Doubles Down in Support
Nick Gillespie / @nickgillespie: “Adults can watch violence, assault and abuse - or enjoy shocking stand-up comedy - without it causing them to harm others.” @netflix CEO Ted Sarandos standing up for free expression. Kudos. https://variety.com/...
Mohanad Elshieky / @mohanadelshieky: Then why did Netflix remove Hasan Minhaj's Patriot Act episode about Saudi Arabia from their platform in Saudi if comedians are supposed to expose issues that are uncomfortable? https://twitter.com/...
Charles Barfield / The Playlist: Netflix CEO Continues To Defend Dave Chappelle And Says ‘The Closer’ Jokes Won't “Directly Translate To Real-World Harm”
@sorayamcdonald: “Content” made by D.W. Griffith resurrected a whole domestic terrorist organization called the KKK. This argument from Sarandos is complete bunk. https://variety.com/...
@oglakyn: Disclosure, available on Netflix literally right now, it's a documentary about depictions of trans people in media and it comes to the exact opposite conclusion except with actual research and facts. Ted should check it out. https://twitter.com/...
@kimcrayton1: And this how mediocre, unremarkable, white dudes in tech create UNNECESSARY crisis management issue for their organizations Very few expect that the special will be removed BUT to insist that HARM is not being inflicted is disgusting given the reality https://variety.com/...
Eliza Clark / @theelizaclark: Ted should watch “Disclosure,” a deeply moving and well-made Netflix documentary that clearly illustrates how content has real world ramifications. https://variety.com/...
Matthewprigge / UPROXX: Netflix Top Brass Is Still Trying To Defend Dave Chappelle's New Special As Its Employees Revolt
Niko Stratis / @nikostratis: They literally talk about this in Disclosure, a documentary streaming on Netflix https://twitter.com/...
Mohanad Elshieky / @mohanadelshieky: Then why did Netflix remove Hasan Minhaj's Patriot act episode about Saudi Arabia since you believe it's ok for content to expose issues that are uncomfortable? https://twitter.com/...
@variety: “GLAAD was founded 36 years ago because media representation has consequences for LGBTQ people,” GLAAD said in a statement. https://variety.com/...
Imara Jones / @imarajones: I'm now beginning to feel sorry for the comms team @netflix. “Adults can watch violence, assault and abuse - or enjoy shocking stand-up comedy - without it causing them to harm others.” #Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos. @translashmedia https://variety.com/...
@deirdres: The flaw in his logic is that a violent movie is a fantasy and most people recognize it as such. Comedy, however, is expected and understood to be commenting on the real world. 'Content Doesn't Directly Translate to Real-World Harm' https://variety.com/... via @variety
@sadydoyle: Dave Chappelle literally quit his own TV show because he thought his content was directly translating to real-world harm https://twitter.com/...
David Poland / @davidpoland: When you are in a hole, stop digging, Theodore. I agree with your argument. But what are you doing?!?! Ted Sarandos Doubles Down on Dave Chappelle Defense: 'Content Doesn't Directly Translate to Real-World Harm' (EXCLUSIVE) https://variety.com/... via @variety
@variety: After addressing top leadership, Sarandos sent a lengthy missive on Monday to the entire company — some of whom have increasingly expressed outrage over jokes about the trans community in “The Closer,” and have scheduled a walkout protest in response. https://variety.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@oni_blackstock: This is getting even more ridiculous. Netflix's Ted Sarandos is now saying that anti-trans content doesn't actually lead to real world harm. How would he know what it's like to be a trans woman especially a Black trans woman in this country? https://variety.com/...
George M Johnson / @iamgmjohnson: F*** you & Dave Chappelle. All this over a comedian 16 years past his prime. https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Lattanzio / IndieWire: Netflix Chief Again Defends Chappelle Special: 'Content Doesn't Directly Translate to Real-World Harm'
Abby Monteil / Decider: Netflix's Ted Sarandos Stands by Dave Chappelle's ‘The Closer’ as Employees Plan Walkout
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Zoe Schiffer / The Verge:
Netflix reinstates a trans employee and two others suspended for crashing a top executive meeting; trans staffers still plan to walk out on October 20
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@rainofterra, Bloomberg, @lucas_shaw, UPROXX, Los Angeles Times, @latimes, @nicolearbour, @drkarlynb, @theferocity, @angryblacklady, @briannawu, @variety, @lindaholmes, @rzgreenfield, @zyoritv, @java_jigga, Insider, @blackamazon, @igzrap, @brienneofsnark_, @allisonlcarter, Mediaite, @loudmouthjulia, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, Wall Street Journal, The Wrap, The A.V. Club, Collider, Variety, Discourse Blog, Hollywood Reporter, @martinsfp, CNET, SlashFilm, Washington Post, @oliviamesser, @sadydoyle, @woot_master, @sorayamcdonald, @q_aurelius, @maureenjohnson, @histoftech, @suzicurran, @jasperkintsugi, @glaad, @zoeschiffer, Input, Vanity Fair, New York Post, Gizmodo, Decider, @femfreq, The Atlantic and Hollywood Reporter
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Terra Field / @rainofterra: Netflix has reinstated me after finding that there was no ill-intent in my attending the QBR meeting. I've included the statement I requested below. I'm going to take a few days off to decompress and try to figure out where I'm at. At the very least, I feel vindicated. https://twitter.com/...
Lucas Shaw / @lucas_shaw: I have obtained internal documents disclosing the cost and financial performance of several Netflix shows. The Dave Chappelle special cost $24.1M. “Sticks & Stones” cost $23.6M. Both of those specials cost more than an entire season of Squid Game.
Mike Redmond / UPROXX: ‘Squid Game’ Sure Turned Out To Be A (Relatively) Inexpensive Hit For Netflix
Christi Carras / Los Angeles Times: Trans Netflix employees will stage walkout to protest controversial Chappelle special
@latimes: Trans Netflix employees and allies will take “a day of rest” on Oct. 20 in protest of their company's decision to release Dave Chappelle's “The Closer.” https://www.latimes.com/...
Nicole Arbour / @nicolearbour: We can make jokes about everybody or nobody. Those are the rules of comedy, and freedom. https://twitter.com/...
@drkarlynb: Fire them. They are disrupting business operations. Fire them now. https://twitter.com/...
Saeed Jones / @theferocity: Odd setup. Seems stressful. https://twitter.com/...
@angryblacklady: i'm not sure if the trans employee was actually an activist or we're just doing that thing where we call anyone who's just trying to live comfortably in their own skin without being attacked for it is an “activist” https://twitter.com/...
Brianna Wu / @briannawu: My favorite part is how two cis dudes heard the outcry from trans employees, watched the special and were like, “This is fine!” Maybe other people might have a more informed perspective. Just saying! https://twitter.com/...
@variety: That Sarandos would wade into a debate about the potential harmful effects of content is notable, given that those who condemn Chappelle's jokes have specifically cited the physical danger that anti-trans ideology poses to that community. https://variety.com/...
@lindaholmes: Another great example of “a better thing to say than this is nothing.” https://twitter.com/...
Rebecca Greenfield / @rzgreenfield: Companies need diverse workforces for EXACTLY this reason — people with differing viewpoints can spot potential problems. And yet, as is often the case, companies decide to ignore their “diverse” staffs — to their peril. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Andrew Campbell / @zyoritv: Ironically, I think the net result of this will be driving more people to watch Chappelle's special https://twitter.com/...
@java_jigga: Between this and seeing Disney do that puff piece on how fauci has depression from doing AIDS it's been an awful funny post pride https://twitter.com/...
Kelsey Vlamis / Insider: Netflix CEO said the company believes content 'doesn't directly translate to real-world harm' in defense of Dave Chappelle special, report says
IGZ / @igzrap: SCOOP: No one gives AF. Stop trying to police comedians smfh. Here's a great idea if you don't like something, don't watch it https://twitter.com/...
@brienneofsnark_: The jokes were deeply unfunny long before they were offensive. So he failed at his one job. https://twitter.com/...
Allison Carter / @allisonlcarter: Netflix wants to be seen — internally and externally — as progressive, including on LGBTQ issues. It programs and hires with diversity in mind. Then they're surprised when they air a transphobic special and their staff revolts. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Josh Feldman / Mediaite: Netflix CEO Stands by Defense of Dave Chappelle Special; Employees Plan Walkout Next Week in Protest
Julia Alexander / @loudmouthjulia: Great, detailed report on the issues inside Netflix. Also looks at the numerous data points Netflix uses, including impact, to determine whether a title is successful or not. Netflix title pages contain tons of valuable metrics used to look at key, specific success indicators. https://twitter.com/...
Lucas Shaw / @lucas_shaw: The special generated about $19M in value. It is less efficient (0.8x) than Bo Burnham. Both figures would suggest it lost money. But that is not how Netflix calculates. (Netflix says Chappelle's specials are its most watched specials.)
Lucas Shaw / @lucas_shaw: Members of Netflix's black and trans employee groups met with Netflix leadership after Chappelle's previous special (Sticks & Stones) to discuss the transphobic remarks. They agreed they would be more careful in the future. So this special has employees *Very upset*
Lucas Shaw / @lucas_shaw: Netflix trans employees plan to stage a walkout next week, as first reported by @ZoeSchiffer. The company will also host activist Alok Vaid-Menon next week.
Lucas Shaw / @lucas_shaw: This Dave Chappelle special has caused the greatest worker uproar inside Netflix I can remember. Here is a story about the tension between the streaming giant and its workers. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Madeline Roth / The Wrap: Netflix Employees to Stage Walkout Over Dave Chappelle Special
William Hughes / The A.V. Club: Ted Sarandos' Chappelle response prompts plans for trans employee walkout at Netflix
Ryan O'Rourke / Collider: Squid Game Budget Reportedly Only Cost Netflix $21.4 Million
Ellise Shafer / Variety: Netflix Trans Employees and Allies Plan Walkout in Protest of Dave Chappelle Special
Samantha Grasso / Discourse Blog: Netflix's Commitment to Trans People Is a Joke
J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter: Netflix Says Employees Can “Disagree Openly” as Trans Staffers Plan Walkout Over Chappelle Special
Martin Sfp Bryant / @martinsfp: There are few statements as tone-deaf, out-of-touch, and missing-the-point as “This will not be the last title that causes some of you to wonder if you can still love Netflix. I sincerely hope that you can.” https://www.theverge.com/...
Joan E. Solsman / CNET: Netflix trans-worker group plans walkout Oct. 20 over Chappelle special, report says
Danielle Ryan / SlashFilm: Transgender Netflix Employees Plan Walkout Over Dave Chappelle Special — Why This Matters
Julian Mark / Washington Post: Netflix CEO argues that Chappelle's new special, criticized as transphobic, is too popular to cancel
Olivia Messer / @oliviamesser: A director literally sending a link to a meeting certainly seems like an invitation to that meeting—and that seems like it would have been obvious *before* a suspension https://twitter.com/...
@sadydoyle: This is a really good first step toward repairing the harm, but I want to know what leadership has actually learned from all this going forward. https://twitter.com/...
Wootmaster / @woot_master: If you're trans and want basic dignity you're deemed an “activist” lmao https://twitter.com/...
T.C. Aurelius / @q_aurelius: Wait. Someone gave her the link to the meeting that she was suspended for “trying to attend...” I don't work at Netflix, but in my world that's being invited to the meeting. If someone sends me a link to a meeting it's because they want me to be there... https://twitter.com/...
Maureen Johnson / @maureenjohnson: Good on you, Terra! https://twitter.com/...
NightMar on Elm St / @histoftech: You better believe all the bad press and worker solidarity is motivating Netflix's decision to start doing the right thing (or rather undoing the wrong thing). Glad to see this. https://twitter.com/...
@suzicurran: “Additionally when a director shared the link, it further supported that this was a meeting you could attend...” No kidding. https://twitter.com/...
@jasperkintsugi: @gawdiemuva @verge Plot twist: She was, by the company's own admission, invited. https://twitter.com/...
@glaad: We stand with the trans employees, Black LGBTQ employees, and everyone at @Netflix supporting them, speaking out, and calling for change. https://twitter.com/...
@zoeschiffer: Breaking: Netflix has reinstated sr. software engineer Terra Field. The trans ERG has also planned a company-wide walkout on October 20th to protest statements made by Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. Organizers say Field's reinstatement doesn't solve the larger issues at play. https://twitter.com/...
Savannah Walsh / Vanity Fair: Netflix Reinstates Terra Field, a Trans Employee Who Condemned Dave Chappelle's Special
Alex Mitchell / New York Post: Transgender Netflix workers plan walkout over Dave Chappelle controversy
Brianna Provenzano / Gizmodo: Netflix's Trans Employees Plan Walk Out to Protest New Dave Chappelle Special
Abby Monteil / Decider: Netflix Reinstates Trans Employee Who Spoke Out Against Dave Chappelle's ‘The Closer’
Feminist Frequency / @femfreq: Having some positive examples of trans representation does not give a platform a free pass to include hateful programming as well. As @SamFederFilm so succinctly put it, “You can't do a carbon offset for bigotry.” https://www.theverge.com/...
Helen Lewis / The Atlantic: Dave Chappelle's Rorschach Test
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Nicholas Kristof is leaving the NYT after 37 years, according to an email to staff, and has formed a PAC ahead of a potential run for Oregon governor — Mr. Kristof, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, is weighing a run for governor of Oregon, the state where he grew up.
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Axios, The Wrap, Gawker, Fox News, @ashagony, @jonathanalter, CNN, Vanity Fair, @jeanuh_, @maragay, @cathyreisenwitz, @elivalley, @samhaselby, @speechboy71, @pdxdadpod, @peterhotez, The Daily Beast, @nycjim, @cliffordlevy, Washington Post, Politico, @sarafischer, @marcatracy, @jswatz, @mitchksmith, @nytimes, @jocelynbenson, @mlcalderone, @cliffordlevy, @econ_marshall, @joshsternberg and Boing Boing
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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap: Nicholas Kristof Leaves NY Times to Weigh Run for Governor in Oregon
Brian Flood / Fox News: Liberal columnist Nicholas Kristof quits New York Times after 37 years, explores run for Oregon governor
Ash J / @ashagony: This is nice, but Oregon is really taking one for the team here. https://twitter.com/...
Jonathan Alter / @jonathanalter: This is a real loss for journalism but potentially a big win for Oregon. I'm glad @NickKristof is doing this, and I hope it encourages more good people to run for office at all levels. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Oliver Darcy / CNN: Nicholas Kristof leaves The New York Times as he explores run for governor of Oregon
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair: Nicholas Kristof “Reluctantly” Quits the New York Times Ahead of Expected Run for Oregon Governor
Gina Cherelus / @jeanuh_: Working with Nick these last couple years has been life-changing and I'm not exaggerating — The priceless mentorship, encouragement and simply getting to watch him work on his passions is a privilege that I do not take lightly. Wishing you the best going forward! https://twitter.com/...
Mara Gay / @maragay: Not just a great journalist but a consummate colleague and a just plain nice guy who took time to support young journalists. https://twitter.com/...
Cathy Reisenwitz / @cathyreisenwitz: As someone fundamentally incapable of separating fact from fiction, politics is a better fit for him than journalism. https://twitter.com/...
Eli Valley / @elivalley: Bret Stephens please run for Attorney General of Idaho https://twitter.com/...
Sam Haselby / @samhaselby: Here's @NickKristof in 2002 writing about how the US invasion of Afghanistan would “a merciful war” that “may end up saving one million lives” https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Michael Cohen / @speechboy71: I applaud Kristof for taking the plunge but if I was an Oregon voter I'd ask “why would I vote for a gubernatorial candidate who has no management or executive experience and has never worked in politics or government?” In short, this feels like a very heavy lift. https://twitter.com/...
@pdxdadpod: Hello from Oregon! We don't want you here and you're in no way qualified for this job. Don't embarrass yourself and waste our time! https://twitter.com/...
Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD / @peterhotez: Wishing @NickKristof + family the very best. Literally for decades Nick was among 2-3 important journalists I depended on to get it right on neglected tropical diseases #NTDs It was a special thrill when we were inducted together @americanacad https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast: Nicholas Kristof Quits The New York Times After 37 Years for Expected Oregon Guv Run
Jim Roberts / @nycjim: I had the privilege of working with @NickKristof for many years at the @nytimes. Smart, creative, caring. Early ally of digital journalism. Fearless too, which might help explain his apparent interest in entering politics. Will be rooting for you, Nick. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Cliff Levy / @cliffordlevy: .@NickKristof, one of the finest journalists of our era, is leaving the NYT to explore a run for Oregon governor. Nick is known for his “incisive reporting, profound empathy and a determination to bear witness,” NYT opinion editor @katiekings says. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Christopher Cadelago / Politico: Kristof leaves the Times in prep for governor run
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: Quote from @NickKristof in the memo just sent to staff: “This has been my dream job, even with malaria, a plane crash in Congo and periodic arrests abroad for committing journalism. Yet here I am, resigning — very reluctantly.” https://twitter.com/...
Marc Tracy / @marcatracy: After nearly 40 years at the Times, 20 as opinion columnist, Nick Kristof is resigning as he considers Oregon gubernatorial run https://www.nytimes.com/...
John Schwartz / @jswatz: “I have a great job, outstanding editors and the best readers, I may be an idiot to leave. But you all know how much I love Oregon.... I've reluctantly concluded that I should try not only to expose problems but also see if I can fix them directly.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Mitch Smith / @mitchksmith: When I was a 19-year-old college student in Nebraska, @NickKristof took a crazy chance on me, flew me overseas on a reporting trip and changed the trajectory of my career. Thanks for everything, and congrats on an incredible run at NYT. https://twitter.com/...
@nytimes: Nicholas Kristof, after 37 years at The New York Times as a reporter, editor and opinion columnist, is leaving the newspaper as he considers running for governor of Oregon, the state where he grew up. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jocelyn Benson / @jocelynbenson: This is really extraordinary news, a testament to how leaders from all walks of life are stepping up to enter the arena and play a role in protecting our democracy, advancing the truth and serving the public during this critical moment in history. https://twitter.com/...
Michael Calderone / @mlcalderone: As Nick Kristof exits the Times, re-upping @charlottetklein last month on how the columnist was “looking more and more like he's running for Oregon governor” https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Cliff Levy / @cliffordlevy: @NickKristof @katiekings On a personal note: Nick was always kind and helpful to younger journalists — at the NYT (including me) and across the industry. He believed that journalism has the power to make society better, and wanted to nurture the next generation of journalists. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Marshall Steinbaum / @econ_marshall: By god we've been living under the tyranny of bad columnists and the whole time there was this easy way out?? https://twitter.com/...
Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook names Nicola Mendelsohn as VP of its global ad business, succeeding Carolyn Everson, who departed earlier this year; Mendelsohn was VP for EMEA — Ms. Mendelsohn succeeds Carolyn Everson, who maintained tight relationships with marketing executives
Discussion:
Meg Graham / @megancgraham: Facebook Inc. has named Nicola Mendelsohn VP of its global business group, succeeding Carolyn Everson. She assumes the role as Facebook confronts new scrutiny on subjects including its pursuit of younger users and how it responds to misuse of its products. https://www.wsj.com/...
David Hellier / Bloomberg: Facebook Elevates Nicola Mendelsohn to Key Advertising Job
Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters:
Facebook says it now counts activists and journalists as “involuntary” public figures, increasing protections for them against targeted harassment and bullying — Facebook Inc(FB.O) will now count activists and journalists as “involuntary” public figures and so increase protections …
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Isabella Simonetti / Observer: Facebook bans coordinated harassment of activists and crime victims
Dr. Julie Posetti / @julieposetti: Finally, after years of petitioning from journalists like @mariaressa, press freedom organisations & #onlineviolence experts like me, Facebook agrees that it should not be permissible for users to threaten journalists with death on the platform... https://www.reuters.com/... 1/2
Alex Warofka / @alexwarofka: Excited to share some very important updates to our Community Standards today that will better protect human rights defenders, journalists, and other public figures on @Facebook: https://about.fb.com/... (thread)
Vishwanath Sarang / @vishwanathsarng: One of the things I'm quite proud of that Facebook does, is every time major policy changes are made it also publishes the meeting research of how those decisions were made. They are a good window into the thoughtfulness of people working on this stuff. https://about.fb.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Peter W. Singer / @peterwsinger: Facebook will increase harassment protection for journalists+human rights activists, no longer allowing death threats or “derogatory sexualized photoshopped images” https://www.reuters.com/... #likewar Golf clap for doing right thing years late https://twitter.com/...
Monique Beals / The Hill: Facebook increasing protections for activists, journalists against harassment
Nishant Kauntia / MediaNama: Facebook will now remove coordinated efforts to harass or silence public figures
David Carroll / @profcarroll: It only took a Nobel to somewhat shame Facebook into addressing one of its many malignancies. https://twitter.com/...
@madmikeofficial: I can't wait to get banned from Facebook for calling Xi Winnie the Pooh https://twitter.com/...
@slpng_giants: Imagine having to get petitioned to not allow death threats on your platform. https://twitter.com/...
Nina Jankowicz / @wiczipedia: Happy to see these changes being announced at Facebook. Of course, the proof will be in the enforcement pudding. Here's hoping. https://about.fb.com/...
Kate Starbird / @katestarbird: A good step forward to healthier online spaces, but I can't help but think that @mariaressa (and others) have been pleading with Facebook to put policies like these in place for ~6 years. So much damage done in the interim. https://twitter.com/...
Moira Whelan / @moira: Progress! Today @Facebook announced changes to address the challenges politically engaged women face on the platform. Violence against women on-line is a solvable problem. @NDItech and @NDIWomen look forward to the global application of this move. https://about.fb.com/...
@camillefrancois: This has been much needed for years. I'm glad to see FB rolling this out to protect human rights defenders, journalists and other public figures on their services. It's a step towards taking patriotic trolling threats more seriously and addresses real gaps in previous frameworks. https://twitter.com/...
Mark Ames / @markamesexiled: Zuck just created another big reason for everyone to loathe journalists and “activists” even more. Offering hacks protection from the Facebook peasantry is a crude PR move to win over corporate media critics, and it'll work on these corrupt vain fools. https://www.reuters.com/...
Eliza / @elizableu: But removing human trafficking on Facebook is asking too much? https://twitter.com/...
Lance Ulanoff / @lanceulanoff: I'm fascinated by this concept of “involuntary public figures” since it's very much a phenomenon generated or amplified by social media. https://www.reuters.com/...
Dan Froomkin / @froomkin: Online harassment of journalists, particularly women, is a real problem. So as long as this applies to things like death threats and sexualized content, I'm OK with it. But it shouldn't apply to critiques of their work. Criticism is an essential check on journalistic misconduct. https://twitter.com/...
Renee DiResta / @noupside: Another update to FB's coordinated brigading policy - gets at the real nuance around limited purpose public figures & those who become public involuntarily. One interesting thing about this policy update is the transparency docs at the bottom. https://about.fb.com/...
Alexandru Voica / @alexvoica: Today, we are announcing updates to our bullying and harassment policy that will increase protections for all public figures (including journalists and human rights defenders) and expand our actions against mass brigading and attacks on public figures: https://about.fb.com/...
Alex Warofka / @alexwarofka: @jilliancyork Another important piece of this (not touched on in the Reuters piece) is new policies against coordinated mass harassment, brigading, and reporting, including from state actors and adversarial networks. More details in our update here: https://about.fb.com/...
@maasalan: This is a good move to help alleviate issues of online harassment disproportionately faced by activists and journalists, especially women. https://www.reuters.com/...
Chillian J. Yikes / @jilliancyork: Finally, Facebook actually proposes a GOOD policy change. https://www.reuters.com/...
Dashia Starr / CNET: Facebook updates policies to protect against mass harassment, attacks on public figures
Alex Thompson / @alexthomp: Determining who is and who isn't a public figure is hard when everyone can go viral, post, etc. https://twitter.com/...
Adam Isserlis / @adamiss: An important update as we work to protect journalists and other public figures on Facebook: https://www.reuters.com/...
Brian Flood / Fox News: Facebook will treat journalists, activists as public figures to limit harassment and bullying
J.D. Smith / blacktechdaily.com: Facebook says it will ban content that sexually harasses celebrities
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: Facebook introduces new policies to protect public figures from targeted harassment
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Twitter begins testing ads in replies on Android and iOS globally, placed after the first, third, or eighth reply to a tweet — Just kidding, it's a bad place — I don't know about you, but I sometimes feel like Twitter is overloaded with ads in my feed.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Twitter found a way to show users more ads
Jon Fingas / Engadget: Twitter tests ads in the replies to tweets
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
In a new deal, Redbox will license content from Lionsgate's library to its streaming service and Lionsgate will distribute Redbox Entertainment titles — EXCLUSIVE: Redbox has set a multi-year distribution deal with Lionsgate for the release of Redbox Entertainment titles …
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Todd Spangler / Variety: Redbox Taps Lionsgate to Distribute Original Films, Licenses Studio Library Titles for Free Streaming Services
Daniel Frankel / nexttv.com: Redbox to Distribute Movies Through Lionsgate, Also License Programming From Mini-Major
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
LeBron James' SpringHill sells a minority stake to a consortium of investors, including Nike and Epic Games, bringing its valuation to $725M — As Variety reported last month, the investors include RedBird Capital Partners, Fenway Sports Group and Nike. Also included in a Thursday announcement …
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Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
News Reporter, MA — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
