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Alyssa Lukpat / Wall Street Journal:
Top editors of 38 news organizations around the world sign a letter condemning the detention of WSJ's Evan Gershkovich and calling for his immediate release — The editors condemned Mr. Gershkovich's detention in a letter to the Russian ambassador to the U.S.
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Erik Crouch / Committee to Protect Journalists: CPJ, media organizations, and partners call for release of US journalist Evan Gershkovich
Maria Case / The New York Times Company: Statement from a coalition of news organizations regarding the detention of WSJ's Evan Gershkovich in Russia.
Joshua Yaffa / New Yorker: The Unimaginable Horror of a Friend's Arrest in Moscow
Dave Benoit / @davecbenoit: The story Evan Gershkovich wrote before he was arrested is the most read thing on WSJ today. Because his work deeply matters to people. And is that good. #IStandWithEvan https://www.wsj.com/...
Ben Fritz / @benfritz: Like many who value press freedom, I support this letter from more than three dozen top editors of news organizations around the world calling for the immediate release of my colleague, reporter Evan Gershkovich. #IStandwithEvan https://www.wsj.com/...
Hamilton Nolan / @hamiltonnolan: “We do not welcome, and will not tolerate, participation by Times journalists in protests organized by advocacy groups.” - NYT editor Joe Kahn, Feb. 16, 2023. https://twitter.com/...
Nicholas Kristof / @nickkristof: Evan Gershkovich is a great correspondent who has been imprisoned in Russia for committing journalism. Putin is taking hostages because he thinks he can benefit, so we should ensure he doesn't. There should be a push to expel Russian ambassadors and FSB officers. #istandwithevan https://twitter.com/...
Paige Williams / @williams_paige: “This is not, in other words, the kind of thing that happens all the time, even in a climate of worsening relations between Washington and Moscow. And it could not have occurred without Putin's personal approval.” https://twitter.com/...
Kenneth Roth / @kenroth: More than 30 global organizations and media outlets press the Russian government to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. He was just doing his job as a journalist. The Kremlin seems to want him as a hostage. https://cpj.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Matthew Luxmoore / @mjluxmoore: @evangershkovich and I started at @WSJ's Moscow bureau on the same morning last January. He has been committed to covering Russia diligently & fairly ever since I first met him when he arrived in Moscow in 2017. He was arrested for doing his job, and should immediately be freed. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Maggie Haberman / @maggienyt: Don't lose sight of this amid legal developments in the US > https://twitter.com/...
@pressfreedom: Joint letter by leaders of top global news organizations states: “Russia is sending the message that journalism within your borders is criminalized and that foreign correspondents seeking to report from Russia do not enjoy the benefits of the rule of law.” https://www.wsj.com/...... https://twitter.com/...
Edmund Lee / @edmundlee: Detaining any reporter for doing their job is an attack on every reporter regardless of affiliation https://twitter.com/...
Sadie Gurman / @sgurman: “Russia is sending the message that journalism within your borders is criminalized and that foreign correspondents seeking to report from Russia do not enjoy the benefits of the rule of law.” #istandwithevan https://twitter.com/...
Michael Schwirtz / @mschwirtz: Together @nytimes, @washingtonpost, @Bloomberg, and @politico call on Russia to immediately release @WSJ's Evan Gershkovich. “Evan's detention is intended to have a chilling effect on independent journalism and deprive the public of essential news.” https://www.nytco.com/...
@larryryckman: @davidfolkenflik As a Moscow correspondent for @AP in the 1990s, I always assumed the Russians would monitor my phone calls, discussions and movements whenever they wished, or could even expel me. The job was hard and dangerous enough without having to worry about being jailed, too.
Katie Deighton / @dollydeighton: An uplifting sense of solidarity from the @WSJ's newsroom peers this morning: “Gershkovich is a journalist, not a spy, and should be released immediately and without conditions.” https://www.wsj.com/...
@ebu_hq: We are deeply concerned by the detention of @wsj journalist Evan Gershkovich in #Russia We have joined with CPJ @pressfreedom and media outlets from around the world to call for his immediate release 👇 #JournalismIsNotACrime #PressFreedom https://twitter.com/...
Joe Flint / @jbflint: Please media and non-media peeps, retweet this article with hashtag #istandwithevan https://www.wsj.com/...
Khadeeja Safdar / @khadeeja_safdar: #IStandWithEvan Gershkovich, the American @WSJ journalist currently detained by Russian authorities. He's not allowed contact with his family or access to an attorney provided by his outlet. @pressfreedom & the int'l press call for his immediate release: https://cpj.org/...
Eliot Brown / @eliotwb: My friend @evangershkovich is a brave, honest, ethical, vivacious, strong and exceptionally talented journalist — one cleareyed about risks of war reporting. I'm honored to know him. I stand with Evan. Free Evan. https://cpj.org/...
@wsj: News organizations from around the world joined President Biden's call to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich https://www.wsj.com/...
Berber Jin / @berber_jin1: i've long dreamed of becoming a foreign correspondent, and @evangershkovich's work has always inspired me from afar. i am devastated by his detention in russia. he should be released immediately. #istandwithevan https://cpj.org/...
Amol Sharma / @asharma: I STAND WITH EVAN. Editors of more than three dozen news organizations signed a letter calling for the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich #istandwithevan https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
Lizeth Beltran / @leisel_leisel: I worked with @evangershkovich last year during a stint overseas. Immediately I was impressed by his talent and diligence, but most of all by how much he cared. #IStandWithEvan https://www.wsj.com/...
Will Vernon / @bbcwillvernon: Heads of major news organisations, including the @WSJ and the BBC, condemn the arrest of @evangershkovich and call for his release.... https://twitter.com/...
Tripp Mickle / @trippmickle: #istandwithevan, the @WSJ and journalists around the world calling for Evan's immediate release. https://www.wsj.com/...
WendyFry / @wendyfry_: Not only does Evan's detention have a chilling effect on independent journalism and deprive the public of essential news from Russia, it's also a dangerous precedent for foreign correspondents in any country. He should be released immediately. https://twitter.com/...
Jimmy Vielkind / @jimmyvielkind: More than three dozen top editors of news organizations around the world signed a letter to the Russian ambassador to the U.S. condemning the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and calling for his immediate release. #IStandWithEvan https://www.wsj.com/...
Peter Spiegel / @spiegelpeter: The @FT's @khalafroula is one of more than 3 dozen editors of major news orgs calling for #Russia to release @WSJ correspondent @evangershkovich in letter to Moscow's ambassador to Washington. https://twitter.com/...
Julia Ioffe / Puck: The Abduction of Evan Gershkovich
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Bloomberg:
Russia's Federal Security Service detains Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on suspicion of “espionage in the interests of the American government” — Russia's Federal Security Service said it detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Yekaterinburg …
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Snejana Farberov / New York Post: Trevor Reed calls on Biden to take ‘definite action’ to free detained WSJ reporter
Rachel Denber / Human Rights Watch: Russia's Security Service Arrests American Reporter
Matthew Keys / The Desk: Russia detains American reporter on ‘espionage’ charges
Polina Ivanova / @polinaivanovva: Our best friend and completely professional journalist Evan Gershkovich has been detained in Russia for doing his job and must be released immediately. Journalism is not a crime. The allegations are ridiculous. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ ...
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News: SABEW condemns Gershkovich arrest
Margaret Sullivan / @sulliview: This fine reporter and ethical journalist was my editorial assistant at @nytimes during the last part of my public editor stint. I'm disgusted by the charges against him and proud to know @evangershkovich. My column on him will post tomorrow morning in @GuardianUS https://twitter.com/...
Rep. Jim McGovern / @repmcgovern: I am demanding the immediate & unconditional release of Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist arrested by the Russian Government today. Journalism is not a crime & his arrest is further proof of Putin's assault on freedom—in Russia & around the world. https://apnews.com/...
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi / @congressmanraja: Vladimir Putin's decades-long assault on the freedom of the press in Russia has continued with the detainment of American journalist, Evan Gershkovich. Journalism is not a crime. Russia must release him at once. https://apnews.com/...
@nytimes: Evan Gershkovich is believed to be the first American reporter to be held as an accused spy in Russia since the Soviet Union's collapse. It marks an escalation in Moscow's tensions with the U.S. since the start of the war in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Francesca Ebel / @francescaebel: Our friend & colleague @evangershkovich has been detained in Russia. The FSB has accused him of spying. He was fully accredited as a reporter by MFA. Evan is an excellent thoughtful journalist who cares deeply about his work & these allegations are absurd https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ ...
Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers: New York Times appears to have removed all reporters from Russia. NYT spokesperson tells me: “We currently have no reporters on the ground in Russia.” https://twitter.com/...
Governor Phil Murphy / @govmurphy: Outraged by the politically-motivated detention of New Jersey native and Princeton High School graduate, @WSJ reporter @evangershkovich. The Putin regime is brazenly targeting American citizens. We will do everything in our power to help bring Evan home. https://www.wsj.com/...
Bill Browder / @billbrowder: White House condemns the hostage taking of Wall Street Journal reporter @evangershkovich. It's pretty obvious that Putin wanted to replenish his stock of high value hostages and this is how he's doing it. Makes journalism a blood sport in Russia https://www.wsj.com/...
@pressfreedom: “By detaining the #American journalist @evangershkovich, #Russia has crossed the Rubicon and sent a clear message to foreign correspondents that they will not be spared from the ongoing purge of the independent media in the country,” said @CPJEurasia's https://cpj.org/...... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers: NEW: New York Times “deeply concerned by the detention of Evan Gershkovich ... Evan is a former Times employee... We urge his immediate release. As we have seen too often, the arrest of journalists anywhere in the world deprives the public of news that is essential to all of us.”
Karine Jean-Pierre / @presssec: We are deeply concerned by the troubling reports that Evan Gershkovich, an American citizen, has been detained in Russia. Last night, White House and State Department Officials spoke with Mr. Gershkovich's employer, the Wall Street Journal.
Christopher Miller / @christopherjm: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was “deeply concerned” about the arrest of Evan Gershkovich and condemned the Kremlin's “continued attempts to intimidate, repress, and punish journalists and civil society voices”. https://www.ft.com/...
@dwnews: Russia has detained an American journalist on espionage charges — he was reportedly probing Wagner. https://www.dw.com/...
@pressfreedom: Russian Court Orders Wall Street Journal Reporter to Be Held in Custody — @WSJ CPJ President @jodieginsberg: “CPJ is deeply concerned by the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. This is the latest in a long line of attempts by Russia https://www.wsj.com/...... https://twitter.com/...
Max Seddon / @maxseddon: @evangershkovich Evan's arrest is yet another troubling sign of the off-the-charts repression, paranoia, and hostility to the US in Russia right now. A moment of which Evan was one of our finest chroniclers: https://www.wsj.com/...
@pressfreedom: Today, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) detained Evan Gershkovich, a Moscow-based reporter with @WSJ, in #Yekaterinburg. Later that day, a Moscow court ordered Gershkovich to be placed under arrest until May 29 on charges of spying https://cpj.org/...... https://twitter.com/...
Michael Weiss / @michaeldweiss: Keep in the mind the Russians want two of their operatives back: Vadim Krasikov, the Berlin killer of Zelimkhan Kangoshvili, and Sergey Cherkasov, the GRU illegal sitting in jail in Brazil. Hard not to see the kidnapping of Gershkovich as https://www.wsj.com/...... https://twitter.com/...
Sarah Rainsford / @sarahrainsford: Terrible news for @evangershkovich and for journalism in Russia https://twitter.com/...
Anna Nemtsova / @annanemtsova: Evan Gershkovich is a very professional journalist. He is not a spy. He wrote about Wagner. FSB had cleared Gershkovich for years; Russian MID had accredited him as a #Moscow correspondent for years. Is it retaliation for several Russians recently accused of espionage? https://twitter.com/...
Simon Shuster / @shustry: Awful to see the FSB has jailed an American journalist, the great @evangershkovich. So many of our colleagues have faced harassment and expulsion over the years in Russia. Now, it seems, Putin wants to turn reporters into hostages. Let Evan go. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ ...
Alec Luhn / @asluhn: Details are sparse but this seems very bad. @evangershkovich has lots of experience in Russia, has official accreditation & is obviously not a spy. This could be a game-changer for foreign media still working there https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ ...
Max Seddon / @maxseddon: Shocked by the horrifying news of Russia's absurd espionage charges against @evangershkovich, an excellent reporter and friend. Evan is accredited by Russia's MFA and was simply doing his job. Journalism is not a crime. Russia should release him at once. https://www.ft.com/...
Linda Kinstler / @lindakinstler: Waking up to news that my old friend & colleague @evangershkovich has been detained. We went to college together, I edited him at the school paper & have had the occasional privilege of editing him since. Just sick with horror at this news. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jazmine Hughes / @jazzedloon: Evan — “Gersh” — was one of my first friends at the NYT, and it's been such a treat to watch him grow into a rigorous, intrepid reporter. This is horrifying. We need him home, now. https://twitter.com/...
Rebekah Jones / @georebekah: First they came for the journalists. We don't know what happened after that. https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Berke / @jfberke: Ev is one of my best friends in the world. We need to get him home, now. https://www.wsj.com/...
European Federation of Journalists: Russia: EFJ and IFJ demand release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich
Kevin Rothrock / @kevinrothrock: Waking up to this very disturbing news and thinking about all the foreign journalists who returned to Russia to continue their work, even amid militarized censorship. https://twitter.com/...
@r__politik: Evan Gershkovich, a correspondent for @WSJ - Wall Street Journal - who has been living in Moscow for six years, has been detained in Yekaterinburg on suspicion of espionage. An important Thread 🧵 @evangershkovich
Neil Hauer / @neilphauer: After an exodus following the start of the invasion last year, a number of Western journalists working for major outlets slowly returned to Russia once the expected regime arrests/credentials being revoked didn't materialize. Seems this will be the death knell for that.
Kevin Rothrock / @kevinrothrock: A regional deputy from Russia's Sverdlovsk oblast says @evangershkovich (the arrested WSJ journalist now charged with espionage) was researching calls in Nizhny Tagil to start recruiting women inmates for Wagner Group mercenary work in Ukraine. https://t.me/...
Neil Hauer / @neilphauer: Extremely worrying news from Russia. Evan is a professional and excellent journalist. It looks like the Kremlin is thinking about making him a hostage. https://twitter.com/...
Felix Light / @felix_light: Monstrous, absurd news. Monstrous, absurd charges. @evangershkovich is a good friend, a kind, open person, and one of the best, most sensitive reporters in Russia today. Journalism is not a crime. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ ...
@leonidragozin: I second that. I know @evangershkovich personally and he is very obviously not a spy, but a very good journalist. The Kremlin has taken him hostage. https://twitter.com/...
Neil Hauer / @neilphauer: Russian officials already mentioning the possibility of ‘exchanging’ Gershkovich, saying here that it hasn't been raised yet (but presumably could be) https://twitter.com/...
@lolgop: And soon, the top-rated show on the cable network of the guy who owns the WSJ will praise Putin as a genius for this, along with the leader of the Republican Party. https://twitter.com/...
Brendan Carr / @brendancarrfcc: One day after publishing a deeply reported story on Russia's economy—and while continuing to do his job as a journalist—Putin's security services arrested @WSJ reporter & U.S. citizen Evan Gershkovich This is wrong. This is concerning. Gershkovich's brave journalism is no crime. https://twitter.com/...
@freedomofpress: Outrageous. Wall Street Journal reporter @evangershkovich arrested in Russia for “espionage.” This is a sham charge against a widely respected journalist doing his job. Authorities need to release him immediately. Journalism is not a crime. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Tim O'Brien / @timobrien: Ivan Pavlov, a prominent Russian attorney, said Gershkovich is the first criminal case for espionage against a foreign journalist in post-Soviet Russia. “That unwritten rule not to touch accredited foreign journalists, has stopped working,” he said. https://apnews.com/...
Ivana Saric / Axios: Russia detains WSJ reporter in first spy charges against U.S. journalist since Cold War
Tim Carney / @tpcarney: It takes true courage to be a reporter in Russia who writes about the reality there. God Bless Even Gershkovich, and let's get it home. https://twitter.com/...
David Rohde / @rohded: Yet another cynical, cruel & cowardly detention of an innocent American by Vladimir Putin. Free Paul Whelan, Marc Fogel & @evangershkovich https://www.wsj.com/...
@newsguild: We strongly condemn Russia's detention of Evan Gershkovich. We call for his immediate release. Journalism is not a crime. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jim Clancy / @clancyreports: The Wall Street Journal doesn't overplay the arrest of one of its journalists in Moscow. https://www.wsj.com/...
Natasha Bertrand / @natashabertrand: “No Western journalist has been tried on espionage charges in Russia in recent years. The arrest of Mr. Gershkovich represented a significant escalation in Moscow's hostilities toward foreign news organizations...Acquittals are virtually unheard-of.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld / @jeffsonnenfeld: This is horrific. Putin has abducted and arrested WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich for merely telling the truth about how Russia's economy is imploding - as my team has been tracking for months now. He must be freed immediately. https://wsj.com/... https://papers.ssrn.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Tom Hearden / @followtheh: You'd think the Fox News on air Russian love would have brought another Murdoch owned employee a little more leeway https://twitter.com/...
Bill Pascrell, Jr. / @billpascrell: These charges against a western journalist by Putin's thugs are complete lies. This is more hostage-taking plain and cruelly simple. Putin should end his vicious crackdown on free expression and free Mr. Gershkovich as well as Paul Whelan immediately. https://twitter.com/...
Anatoly Kurmanaev / @akurmanaev: Shocking news out of Russia. Thinking of @evangershkovich, one of the most insightful foreign reporters covering the country. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Matt Bradley / @mattmcbradley: This is very troubling and a clear case of retaliation or intimidation. Journalists should be protected, not punished, for their work. https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: WSJ statement: “The Wall Street Journal vehemently denies the allegations from the FSB and seeks the immediate release of our trusted and dedicated reporter, Evan Gershkovich. We stand in solidarity with Evan and his family.” https://twitter.com/...
@domenpresern: 1. Time for other Western outlets to pull out reporters? 2. The real question is - “Who does Russia want to get back?” Who was arrested recently in the West that they want back? The guy trying to get a job at the ICC? “Argentines” arrested in Slovenia? https://twitter.com/...
The Daily Beast: Wall Street Journal Reporter Detained—and Putin's Chef Jokes About Finding Him in a Graveyard
Kaitlan Collins / @kaitlancollins: The WSJ has now issued a statement after Russia arrested its reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is a U.S. citizen, for what Russia described as espionage. “The Wall Street Journal is deeply concerned for the safety of Mr. Gershkovich.” https://www.wsj.com/...
Bill Browder / @billbrowder: BREAKING: Russian Security Service Detains Wall Street Journal Reporter. This will surely drive out all Western journalists. It's Putin's standard playbook. Pick one and send a message to all. https://www.wsj.com/...
@domenpresern: 😮 It's high time for other Western outlets to pull out their reporters, isn't it? https://twitter.com/...
Heidi N. Moore / @moorehn: Russia is holding a WSJ reporter and falsely accusing him of spying for the U.S. govt. This is an incredibly scary situation for reporters and newsrooms. Hope he is safe and stays safe. https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...
BuzzFeed News:
The NYT, LAT, and WaPo won't buy Twitter Blue; NYT, LAT, BuzzFeed, and Politico won't reimburse reporters for Blue, but Semafor and other small outlets plan to — BuzzFeed isn't ponying up, but for other outlets, paying might make sense. — Pranav Dixit
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Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: The Los Angeles Times also says it will not pay for Twitter Blue, noting “verification no longer establishes authority or credibility.” Here's an internal note from managing editor Sara Yasin that went out to staff. https://twitter.com/...
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: Scoop: @WhiteHouse won't pay for @Twitter verification — It will not enroll in Twitter's “Verification for Organization” program either — It also won't reimburse staff who chose to pay for Twitter Blue either Story on @axios: https://www.axios.com/...
Derek Saul / Forbes: Billionaire LeBron James Says He Won't Shell Out $8 A Month For Twitter Verification
Mike Masnick / Techdirt: Media Has No Interest In Paying For Twitter Blue
Brooke Binkowski / @brooklynmarie: Is it really a verification any more or is it just a subscription https://twitter.com/...
Alexander Panetta / @alex_panetta: After media companies, this one is gonna test the system. https://twitter.com/...
Sean Keeley / The Comeback: LeBron James send harsh message to Elon Musk
Peter Kafka / @pkafka: I won't believe it until @JoeBiden writes a self-pitying post here complaining about the loss of his blue check. https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Darcy / CNN: News organizations reject Elon Musk's demand of paying to keep checkmarks on Twitter
Hans Mahncke / @hansmahncke: “verification no longer establishes authority or credibility” Never did. https://twitter.com/...
Max Tani / @maxwelltani: LAT also won't reimburse: “Verification no longer establishes authority or credibility, instead it will only mean that someone has paid for a Twitter Blue subscription,” @sarayasin told staff. https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: POLITICO also tells staff: “In the future, a checkmark will no longer mean you are a verified journalist. Instead, it will simply mean you are paying for benefits such as longer tweets and fewer ads. POLITICO will not pay for you to subscribe to Twitter Blue.”
Jesse Spector / @jessespector: I was once told that my articles did exceptionally well on Twitter, and that meant maybe 10% of my traffic was from here. It's a useless cesspool and I will miss it dearly. https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Mac / @rmac18: @dmccabe @kateconger Some other news in this story as the company gets ready to rid legacy verified checkmarks this weekend: Twitter's top 500 advertisers and 10,000 most-followed organizations will not be expected to pay for verification, according to an internal doc. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Roslyn / @roslyntalusan: like i'm sorry but being verified will officially lose its meaning and you'll be lumped in with the likes of MikeHunt06942069 shilling crypto schemes in your mentions. wake up https://twitter.com/...
Blake Herzinger / @bdherzinger: I am told this is what business acumen looks like - trying to charge people to produce the content and data your model requires, then having everyone but neckbeards refuse to pay you. Incredible stuff. https://twitter.com/...
@thekidskoob: This is exactly what I was saying the other day. The new “policy” around verification has completely ruined the authenticity and credibility of its core purpose. https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Grim / @ryangrim: Times is not paying for verification, they say, because “verification no longer establishes authority or credibility.” It does seem odd that Musk won't just commit to making verification actually mean real verification, even if he charges. Would it cost too much to do that? https://twitter.com/...
Claire Goforth / @claire_goforth: @oliverdarcy All verification establishes at this point is that you have $8 you're willing to spend on Twitter
Thomas Chatterton Williams / @thomaschattwill: The NYT and I see eye-to-eye on this https://twitter.com/...
Tim Fullerton / @timfullerton: This is the correct answer and I hope all organizations (and individuals) follow the Times lead. https://twitter.com/...
@skooks: Thinking about Twitter's brilliant strategy to deliberately deligitimize itself as a breaking news conduit https://twitter.com/...
Matt Novak / @paleofuture: The Times just sent me an identical statement except for one change: Instead of “verification” they won't pay for “check mark status,” an important distinction because Twitter doesn't verify the identity of Twitter Blue subscribers. https://www.forbes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@boydhilton: No one in their right mind is planning to pay for Twitter verification... https://twitter.com/...
David Clinch / @davidclinchnews: I hope many other news orgs follow suit on this. https://twitter.com/...
William Shatner / @williamshatner: Well it looks like this is becoming a #blueless thing.😉 What is CNN going to do Oliver?🤔🤷🏼 https://twitter.com/...
@stevelackmeyer: I wonder at what point do the NYT, Washington Post, CNN, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, Gannett and other news organizations agree to pick a replacement social media platform... https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Lawrence / @ndrew_lawrence: im beginning to think the business model of “give the richest man on the planet $96/yr for nothing in return” isnt especially well thought out https://twitter.com/...
Steven Monacelli / @stevanzetti: Twitter may not generate a ton of traffic but it sure does allow me to bully politicians in public so who is to say what the trade off really is https://twitter.com/...
Dan Nguyen / @dancow: The NYT gets a W here https://twitter.com/...
Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: Elon Musk wants to fill your Twitter feed with paid accounts
Heidi N. Moore / @moorehn: @JoeBelBruno @paulvigna The mass verification of newsrooms is often mocked but I actually think it was helpful in spreading accurate information for years. (I got mine artisanally back in 2011 however). It's basically unwieldy and nothing will fix it.
Andrew Marchand / @andrewmarchand: One down ... https://twitter.com/...
Joshua Benton / @jbenton: Wouldn't this mean that all these big publishers will just get the gold check for free? https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Matt Navarra / @mattnavarra: The Newsrooms Who Say They'll Pay For Twitter Blue Checkmarks For Their Journalists The New York Times: ❌ Washington Post: Undecided CNN: Undecided The Los Angeles Times: ❌ Semafor: ✅ The Daily Caller: Undecided Insider: ❌ BuzzFeed: ❌ HuffPost: ❌ https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...
Roslyn / @roslyntalusan: for those of you who feel pressured into buying twitter blue for business purposes*, please bear in mind that corporations are resisting this site owner's extortion scheme. *paying ~$8 to the man screwing your business over is not a good business decision. https://twitter.com/...
Kate Bevan / @katebevan: Big news orgs saying nope to paying for their reporters to have Elon's blue checks - good. https://twitter.com/...
Angus Johnston / @studentactivism: Honestly this is a no-brainer on multiple levels. The blue check is about to become a tool for impersonation, so it makes sense to stay away completely. https://twitter.com/...
Bob Moore / @bobmoorenews: Same with @elpasomatters. Sticking it to The Man. https://twitter.com/...
John Iadarola / @johniadarola: We need to see more major outlets signing on to this. https://twitter.com/...
Rat King / @mikeisaac: this is a no-brainer imo forget any feelings one might have about mgmt or the company — the way they are handling bluechecks now is punitive rather than value-adding and there's no actual safeguard against impersonation whether you buy it or not, which is the major concern https://twitter.com/...
@spj_tweets: “In the future, a checkmark will no longer mean you are a verified journalist. Instead, it will simply mean you are paying for benefits such as longer tweets and fewer ads.” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...
@tinu: I do t even LIKE the nyt but it's not to be denied. Twitter is destroying itself with this pay for verification shit. It's not gonna die, it's just gonna become Digg or Friendster. Google Plus. https://twitter.com/...
Helen Kennedy / @helenkennedy: Same, she declared airily. https://twitter.com/...
@kt_so_it_goes: this is that scene in every burglar comedy where they've kidnapped a hostage nobody likes enough to pay the ransom https://twitter.com/...
Peter Kafka / @pkafka: I would pay $96 to watch this meeting, or at least $8 to read Elon's mash notes to Lina. https://twitter.com/...
Charles Gaba / @charles_gaba: This whole thread is giving me serious Star-Bellied Sneeches vibes. Going forward, any account claiming to be a legitimate news source which *has* a “verified” checkmark will by definition be deemed illegitimate. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Dell Cameron / @dellcam: Twitter does not generate traffic. I've been in countless meetings at multiple outlets where this fact has been repeated to me over and over. https://twitter.com/...
Scott Nover / @scottnover: Twitter needs the New York Times WAY more than the New York Times needs Twitter. And it's not particularly close. https://twitter.com/...
Benjy Sarlin / @benjysarlin: Would be tens of thousands per month for “real” branded verification ($1k per brand, $50 per affiliated account). If brands don't pay, this whole model falls apart pretty quickly revenue-wise. https://twitter.com/...
Daniel Summers / @wfkars: It would be inane for anyone who got “legacy” verification for the sake of, y'know, actually being verified as who they said they were, to pay for the same symbol when it lacks all value whatsoever. https://twitter.com/...
Chris Messina / @chrismessina: Ah, well, that's fair! The rich get richer under Elon's watch. https://www.nytimes.com/... #DeadTwitter #LegacyVerified #ToadiesBackslider https://twitter.com/...
Kim Masters / @kimmasters: Forge ahead, Elon. https://twitter.com/...
Bruce Arthur / @bruce_arthur: That's the key: it's now worthless to anyone with credibility https://twitter.com/...
Scott Nover / @scottnover: It's very funny that newsrooms have to put out statements about whether they plan to get extorted by Elon Musk or not. https://twitter.com/...
John Scalzi / @scalzi: The Twitter blue check no longer verifies identity, it just confirms you're spending money, so from a journalistic point of view it makes no sense to pay. Have the outlet post a list on its site of its reporter's accounts and have the accounts link to it. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...
Jacob Rubashkin / @jacobrubashkin: What's the over/under on how many organizations actually pay $1,000/month for institutional verification? 10? 50? https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: CNN: “As of right now, we do not plan to pay for Twitter Blue subscriptions for either our brand or individual accounts, except for a small number of select teams who need this verification as an essential part of newsgathering and reporting.”
Nicolas Gonzalez / @nicosgonzalez: Comms guy here. Yes—no one really clicks links here compared to other platforms that drive way more traffic. This place is/was great in order to be part of a specific “discourse” and to elevate and/or engage with specific subject-matter experts. Also breaking news. Alas... https://twitter.com/...
Andy Campbell / @andybcampbell: Even if this was a good deal for companies, and even if newsrooms got high traffic from twitter (we don't), there's zero incentive to pay for any feature announced by a CEO who rips up his own rule book each week. https://twitter.com/...
Josh Marshall / @joshtpm: Seriously why would any outlet pay for it. It now just identifies the account as a troll account with fewer than 200 followers. https://twitter.com/...
Max Burns / @themaxburns: Can't wait to introduce my new Twitter account, @NYTlMES https://twitter.com/...
Heidi N. Moore / @moorehn: My hot take (possible wish fulfillment fantasy) is Elno is just running a huge troll with these threats to delete checkmarks, and he'll back down at the 11th hour. https://twitter.com/...
Adrian Weckler / @adrianweckler: Why on earth would it? Market will decide whether NYT or paid-for blue ticks are more credible sources of info on Twitter. (Don't think it'll be the $8 ticks) https://twitter.com/...
@wtfis2bdone: Lmao. NYT, WAPO, POLITICO, LA Times, Vox, BuzzFeed won't pay for Twitter Blue. https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Hanrahan / @ryanhanrahan: Making a blue checkmark meaningless makes absolutely no sense to me. Will make vetting information that much harder and make this platform even less useful than it already is. https://twitter.com/...
Lakshya Jain / @lxeagle17: Twitter really doesn't drive a lot of traffic. Not sure how many news organizations are going to pay the astronomical fees for verification ($1K/mo per brand, and then $50/mo for each affiliate). Imagine a bill of >$10K a month for the minimal traffic you get from Twitter. https://twitter.com/...
Mark Frauenfelder / Boing Boing: New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Buzzfeed say they won't pay for Twitter verification
Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap: Sorry, Elon! NY Times, WaPo, LA Times and Other Major Outlets Won't Pay for a Twitter Blue Check
@hammancheez@c.im: @Mediagazer lol MM+ a year for a 1700 member org, those prices are derived from meth
Michael Dixon / Awful Announcing: ESPN will not reimburse talent for new Twitter Blue verification system
Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today: Should You Pay for a Checkmark on Twitter, for Yourself or Your Business?
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Email: The White House will not pay for Twitter Blue for its staff; the White House and top officials' accounts like POTUS will likely maintain gray checkmarks — The White House will not pay to have its staff's official Twitter profiles continue to be verified, according to guidance issued to staffers via an email obtained by Axios.
Discussion:
Alex Gangitano / The Hill: White House won't be paying for staffers' Twitter verification
Lawrence Hurley / @lawrencehurley: Again, the old twitter verification system always mattered more to twitter than it did to any individual user, and we are about to find out why https://twitter.com/...
Keith Edwards / @keithedwards: We don't negotiate with terrorists https://twitter.com/...
Matt Whitlock / @mattdizwhitlock: I agree with this - I don't want my tax dollars paying for twitter subscriptions for government offices - whether its the White House or a Congressional office. @Twitter should find other ways to verify government organizations. https://twitter.com/...
Bob Cesca / @bobcesca_go: No one should. Elon screwed up and overpaid — no one should help him pay for his crashed car. https://twitter.com/...
@ashleygjovik: It didn't really hit me until I saw this update But many institutions (including actual govs), are undertaking tactics with Twitter/Elmo often used in public international law conflicts Naming/shaming, sanctions, ending/pausing diplomatic relations, banning or burdening trade https://twitter.com/...
Sophia A. Nelson / @iamsophianelson: None of us will https://twitter.com/...
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick / @reichlinmelnick: As a person who thinks a lot about the budget, I've been expecting this. $12,000/year for a gold checkmark on Twitter is just not a justifiable expense for most governments, big or little, so I expect few will pay. Imagine asking a small town with a tight budget to pay that. https://twitter.com/...
Matt Ford / @fordm: I don't really care whether I'm verified, but if *no one* is verified—truly verified, not just paying for a cosmetic blue check—then this website's utility and everyday value drops a lot. https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Broderick / @broderick: There have been all kinds of moments since Musk bought Twitter that you could point to as the exact moment it was officially “over,” but I actually think this is it. The US gov having a meaningful presence here was what elevated Twitter over, say, Reddit. Site's cooked. https://twitter.com/...
Evan McMurry / @evanmcmurry: “It is our understanding that Twitter Blue does not provide person-level verification as a service. Thus, a blue check mark will now simply serve as a verification that the account is a paid user.” https://www.axios.com/...
Susan Del Percio / @delpercios: Who's paying for twitter verification? I am not. https://twitter.com/...
Rory Johnston / @rory_johnston: Going great. Don't worry, I'm sure we'll have a Blue-verified White House account hosted in a hostile power in no time. https://twitter.com/...
Delia Cai / Vanity Fair: Requiem for the Twitter Blue Check
Charlotte Colombo / The Daily Dot: The rise and fall of Twitter's blue tick
Safi Bugel / The Guardian:
Gal-Dem, an outlet for women and non-binary POC, is closing after eight years, citing the difficulty of relying on partnerships and its membership model — After eight years of operation, staff statement blames financial challenge of running independent media outlet
Discussion:
@galdemzine, gal-dem, @stephenkb, @brandonjinx, @runnymedetrust, @nafisabakkar, @iwriteallday_, @msibegbuna, Press Gazette, @suyinsays, @kemioliviax, Deadline, @beardedgenius, @ashnagesh, @taniabranigan, @arjunsinghl, @emmaggarland, @beebabs, @micheletheil, @peymasad, @rhiannonlucyc, @johnnys_panic, @hishelli, @becbecliuliu, @holly, @vanessa_kisuule, @bellribeiroaddy, @hackneyabbott, @charliebcuff, @aniefiokekp, @kidsofcolourhq, @shattenstone, @thediyora, @hansmollman and @tiernandouieb
Discussion:
Gal-Dem / @galdemzine: We are incredibly sad to announce that gal-dem is closing. Several factors that have contributed to this difficult decision, including numerous challenges with running a small, mission-driven, independent media company. We've shared more here https://gal-dem.com/...
gal-dem: Goodbye from gal-dem — We are incredibly sad to announce that after eight years, gal-dem is closing.
Stephen Bush / @stephenkb: Dreadful news: https://gal-dem.com/...
@brandonjinx: Damn. I still have the first print issue. Y'all held it down 🙏🏿 https://twitter.com/...
@runnymedetrust: An incredibly sad day for UK journalism. @galdemzine provided a rare and vital platform for women and non-binary people of colour to share their experiences and speak truth to power. A huge loss for our media landscape. Solidarity with gal-dem staff and freelancers ❤️ https://twitter.com/...
Nafisa Bakkar / @nafisabakkar: Incredibly sad and a devistating loss to the media landscape. The gal-dem team have always been so incredibly generous in knowledge sharing and I really cherish them as colleagues in this industry where there isn't many of us. Their spirit will live on 🧡 https://twitter.com/...
Clarkisha Kent / @iwriteallday_: I just fell to my knees https://twitter.com/...
Ruth Ibegbuna / @msibegbuna: Really gutted to read this news. Knowing gal-dem was out there in the media was such a motivating and comforting fact. Sending strength and solidarity to their team. They made a real difference ❤️💪🏾 https://twitter.com/...
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette: Gal-dem closes after eight years citing impact of reduced brand budgets
Suyin Haynes / @suyinsays: I'm so deeply saddened to share that after eight years, @galdemzine is closing. I will always be incredibly proud of what our team has achieved and the stories we were able to tell https://gal-dem.com/...
Kemi Alemoru / @kemioliviax: It's kind of hard to put into words how much of an incalculable loss this is. The path it created for creatives like me, the friendships made, the laughs, the clapbacks, the parties, exhibits, films, podcasts, the conversations we led. I learned so much. https://gal-dem.com/...
Zac Ntim / Deadline: UK-Based Publication Gal-Dem To Close After Eight Years Due To Financial Difficulties
@beardedgenius: Really sad news. So many brilliant people were part of the gal-dem story. I hope something just as exciting, vital and inspiring grows in its place https://twitter.com/...
Ashitha Nagesh / @ashnagesh: Incredibly disheartening news today and a real loss for British media. Many great women and non-binary journalists of colour's careers were made by @galdemzine when other outlets wouldn't give them the same chances. Very sad to see it go. https://twitter.com/...
Tania Branigan / @taniabranigan: Extremely sad - but what a legacy. https://twitter.com/...
Arjun Singh / @arjunsinghl: Incredibly gutted to hear about the closure of gal-dem, an great platform for women/nb-led investigative and opinion journalism Here's a thread of great articles written by Punjabi and/or Sikh women they've platformed over the years: https://twitter.com/...
@emmaggarland: a sick publication that has given every traditional outlet a run for its money with vital and deeply felt journalism. a loss under any circumstances but especially now, when british media is so hostile & the barrier to access higher than it's been in years https://twitter.com/...
@beebabs: This is very very sad. Gal-dem really did so much for the media landscape, they saw Black women, heard them, heralded them. They were one of my first profiles I had as an author! Definitely the first photoshoot I had for a magazine. It meant so much to me. Such a loss https://twitter.com/...
Michele Theil / @micheletheil: This is so upsetting. Gal-dem was my first commission as a journalist and the first time I believed that I could do this as a job. I am so sorry to all the staff and the future POC writers that won't experience what a groundbreaking publication it was. ✊😢 https://twitter.com/...
Peymana Assad / @peymasad: This is a loss! I thought @galdemzine really pushed the debate forward on certain topics - especially about race, inclusiveness, and challenging the status quo. It was always interesting to read these diverse perspectives. https://twitter.com/...
Rhiannon L Cosslett / @rhiannonlucyc: This is sad. They changed the digital media landscape and produced some brilliant writers - many of whom are thriving and who will go on to thrive I hope! https://twitter.com/...
Katie Goh / @johnnys_panic: i can't even begin to comprehend the loss of gal-dem - to readers, writers, the uk's media landscape, staff and freelancers who have just lost their jobs and income. solidarity with old colleagues. we deserved better than this ending https://twitter.com/...
@hishelli: Fucking SHATTERED to hear this. My inbox is def open to all the queer writers at @galdemzine who are looking for some work 🤎 Shelli@autostraddle.com https://twitter.com/...
Rebecca Liu / @becbecliuliu: This is a hugely sad loss. thank you to the editorial staff over the years for teaching me so much about journalism, the care and joy you put into the edits, and giving so many of us those rare and precious chances https://twitter.com/...
Holly Brockwell / @holly: Like the brilliant women's media brands that have gone before, what we should take from this is the amazing amount achieved in those 8 years and the difference it made to readers, writers & society - especially in such hard times for digital journalism. Rest in power @galdemzine https://twitter.com/...
Vanessa Kisuule / @vanessa_kisuule: Oh, gal dem. I am, ofc, bereft. But I also just have to say thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. gal-dem emerged when I & so many women of colour were desperate for our own space. Its positive impact is incalculable. Forever grateful to have come of age with this magazine https://twitter.com/...
Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP / @bellribeiroaddy: Over the last 8 years, @galdemzine has consistently published groundbreaking stories about women of colour, by women of colour, for women of colour. Its closure is a really sad day for UK journalism and anyone who cares about amplifying marginalised voices. https://twitter.com/...
Diane Abbott MP / @hackneyabbott: Very sorry to hear gal-dem is closing. It's journalism is needed now more than ever. https://twitter.com/...
Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff / @charliebcuff: Don't have many words, but needless to say I'm a little heartbroken today. My thoughts are with the team navigating the closure and loss of jobs. Thankful to have been part of this, and to have worked with so many people on their first steps into the creative industries ♥️ https://twitter.com/...
@aniefiokekp: gal-dem were real pioneers in British journalism. The level of rigour & quality they operated at while being independent was truly incredible There's a real legacy in the writers who've passed through their doors. Some incredible journos/writers whose work will be read for years https://twitter.com/...
@kidsofcolourhq: Heartbroken for the incredible @galdemzine. Solidarity to everyone who is part of the team, whether now or previously, who must be hurting today. Personally, we are so thankful for gal-dem's support of the No Police in Schools campaign 💛. https://twitter.com/...
Simon Hattenstone / @shattenstone: This is such sad news. gal-dem produced so many great young journalists we had the pleasure of working with & getting to know when they did a guest takeover of the Guardian's Weekend mag. It's a real loss. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Diyora Shadijanova / @thediyora: A dire time for left-wing media, I stand in solidarity with all of gal-dem's staff, past and present. Many learning curves. Much to say, but not right now. Feeling proud of all the work we did but heartbroken about the work we didn't get to do. https://twitter.com/...
New York Times:
Fox News hosts rally around Trump following his indictment, denouncing it as politically motivated and as a cause for potential unrest — Despite recent criticism, the network's star personalities joined other leading conservatives in denouncing the indictment as politically motivated and a possible cause for unrest.
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Wrap, New York Post, Mediaite, Vanity Fair, @everydaywarren, @agoldmund, @jimstewartson, The Daily Beast, @kaivanshroff, @carterforva, @jason1749, @huffpostpol, @postpolitics, @pbump, @originalspin, @arifleischer, @owillis, @newrepublic, Los Angeles Times, @maxkennerly, @brianstelter, @rollingstone, @mmfa, @cfidd, @highbrow_nobrow, CNN, Financial Times, The Hill, Washington Post, Insider, The Guardian, Media Matters for America and Rolling Stone
Discussion:
Benjamin Lindsay / The Wrap: Fox News' ‘The Five’ Warns 'Country's Not Going to Stand' for Trump Indictment: ‘People Better Be Careful’ (Video)
Zach Williams / New York Post: Hochul says state police, National Guard ready for possible Trump indictment unrest
Zachary Leeman / Mediaite: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Warns Trump Indictment Will Lead to Republican Prosecutors Targeting Democrats
Warren Rhea / @everydaywarren: Such indictments happen in other levels of government and other free societies. Acknowledging the gravity, it doesn't make sense for former presidents to have what amounts to presumed immunity after their term is up. If that means someone I like is indicted, that's what it means. https://twitter.com/...
@jimstewartson: You may be shocked to learn that what was once a respected newspaper is a barely concealed Kremlin influence operation owned by Australian Reagan pal Rupert Murdoch. The @WSJ should go ahead and merge with the @nypost. Then we should shut it all down. https://www.wsj.com/...
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast: Trump Indictment Proves Fox News Simply Cannot Quit Its MAGA Daddy
Kaivan Shroff / @kaivanshroff: Needs to be said, the Wall Street Journal is just Fox News for people who think they're classy. https://twitter.com/...
@carterforva: Oh no, it would be terrible if powerful people were routinely held accountable for their crimes oh nooooooo https://twitter.com/...
@jason1749: buddy I lived through the 90's and watched them go after the Clintons for everything from real estate to murder, this is not new https://twitter.com/...
@huffpostpol: “It almost feels like they're pushing the population to react,” Tucker Carlson said. https://www.huffpost.com/...
@postpolitics: On a melodramatic night, Fox News makes room for melodrama king Glenn Beck https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Philip Bump / @pbump: It is absolutely fitting that on a night where Fox News was losing its mind over the Trump indictment, Tucker Carlson hosted the granddaddy of bizarro Fox conspiracy theories. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Jeff Yang / @originalspin: Wild how WSJ and other conservatives forget how the Republican base howled for state-level criminal indictments of Clinton and Obama throughout their terms and after, and how Trump was literally elected to shouts of “lock her up” aimed at his rival, the former First Lady https://twitter.com/...
Ari Fleischer / @arifleischer: “some local R prosecutor will look to make a name for himself by doing the same to a D. U.S. democracy will be further abused and battered. Mr. Bragg, the provincial progressive, is unleashing forces that all of us may come to regret.” https://www.wsj.com/...
Oliver Willis / @owillis: if a democrat commits a crime he or she should be indicted and go to jail https://twitter.com/...
@newrepublic: Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who privately has said that he hates Donald Trump “passionately,” called for people to stockpile AR-15s after the former president was indicted. https://newrepublic.com/...
Max Kennerly / @maxkennerly: While sitting as Vice President, Aaron Burr was indicted for murder by both New York and New Jersey. Two years after leaving office, he was federally indicted for treason. The Framers had ample opportunity to create all-purpose legal immunity for politicians. They declined. https://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: As you hear this type of rhetoric from Fox in the coming days, remember that Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch could put a stop to it at any time. They have the control room #. https://twitter.com/...
@rollingstone: G.O.P. kingmaker Tucker Carlson told Fox viewers that the charges against Trump were not just directed at one man, but are a targeted “political purge” against Republicans. https://www.rollingstone.com/ ...
@mmfa: Tucker Carlson threatens “retaliation from red states” over indictment of Donald Trump https://www.mediamatters.org/ ...
@cfidd: I mean, if that Democrat did crimes, yes, “some prosecutor” — Republican “looking to make a name for” themselves or otherwise — should absolutely indict them https://twitter.com/...
@highbrow_nobrow: 🚨NEW: Fox News host Tucker Carlson said the indictment of former president Trump by a New York grand jury on Thursday was a bigger assault on the American system of government than the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by the former https://theintellectualist.com/ ...... https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Darcy / CNN: Rupert Murdoch's media machine offers full-throated defense of Trump after grand jury indictment
Edward Luce / Financial Times: Law versus man: Trump's courtroom drama begins
Jared Gans / The Hill: Graham calls for Fox News viewers to donate to Trump: 'They're trying to bleed him dry'
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post: Tucker Carlson, other Fox pundits, call for protests of Trump charges
Matthew Loh / Insider: Lindsey Graham tried to fundraise for Trump on Fox News hours after the former president was indicted: ‘Give the man some money so he can fight!’
Jonathan Yerushalmy / The Guardian: ‘He is a bad-ass’: Fox News makes amends with Trump as he faces indictment
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America: Fox News returns to the barricades for an indicted Donald Trump
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone: Tucker Carlson: Trump's Indictment Will Start a ‘Political Purge’
Alyssa Boyle / AdExchanger:
A new bipartisan Senate bill, almost identical to a 2022 bill, would force companies with $20B+ in annual digital ad revenue to sell part of their business — Say hello to the US government's latest attempt to force antitrust regulations on the digital advertising industry. — It might sound familiar.
Discussion:
AdExchanger, @senmikelee, @swodinsky, Reuters, Marketing Brew, Mike Lee US Senator for Utah, @jason_kint, @digiphile, @berinszoka, Digiday, @jason_kint, @jason_kint, @dcnorg and NetChoice
Discussion:
AdExchanger: The AMERICA Act May Finally Bring Much-Needed Common Sense Rules To Digital Advertising
Mike Lee / @senmikelee: Today, I introduced the AMERICA Act to restore and protect competition in digital advertising. The lack of competition in digital advertising means that monopoly rents are being extracted from across the economy. https://www.lee.senate.gov/...
@swodinsky: i'm floored (in a good way) that this bill was invented but floored (in the other way) over this name https://www.lee.senate.gov/... https://twitter.com/...
Ryan Barwick / Marketing Brew: Senators introduce a new bill aimed at big ad tech
Mike Lee US Senator for Utah: The AMERICA Act: Lee Introduces Bill to Protect Digital Advertising Competition
Jason Kint / @jason_kint: And to state the obvious, it would break up Google's ad business. https://twitter.com/...
Alex Howard / @digiphile: @BerinSzoka Not on @congressdotgov https://www.congress.gov/... but full bill text is linked at the bottom of that PR: https://www.lee.senate.gov/...
@berinszoka: Lots of discussion of the AMERICA Act for and against. But I cannot find a link to the actual text. You know, the thing that would become law? Is it up? If we're not exactly sure what's in it, and haven't had time to think abou tit, how can anyone be for it? https://twitter.com/...
Jason Kint / @jason_kint: Tip of the hat to @SenMikeLee @SenAmyKlobuchar @SenTedCruz @SenBlumenthal @SenMarcoRubio @SenWarren @SenEricSchmitt @HawleyMO @SenJohnKennedy @LindseyGrahamSC @JDVance1 for all signing on to commonsense rules. Here is a 2-min explainer why it matters. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Jason Kint / @jason_kint: Smart bipartisan bill. High-speed trades, exchanges, brokers, auctions, floors, ceilings...language of Wall Street, but also adtech. Seems obvious that dominant companies shouldn't be able to broker for the buying and selling at the same time. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
UCLA's Hollywood Diversity Report finds that among 2022's top 100 original streaming films, 64% had casts with at least 30% POC vs. 57% for theatrical films — The share of women and people of color in key positions on theatrical releases slide back to 2019 levels in latest annual report
Discussion:
@jamesthetang, @indiewire, @dranachristina, @beingjanine, @thewrap and New York Daily News
Discussion:
James Tang / @jamesthetang: Findings include the odds of achieving my dreams aren't exactly high 😀 https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@indiewire: For the first time in its 10-year history, the annual UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report separated streaming from theatrical releases for analysis. https://www.indiewire.com/...
@dranachristina: To learn more about our findings regarding the top theatrical and top streaming releases in 2022, DOWNLOAD the full UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report 2023, Part 1: Film HERE. https://socialsciences.ucla.edu/ ... End of thread/ https://twitter.com/...
Janine Granda / @beingjanine: Read through this and some of my biggest takeaways are... 1) We've got a long way to go. 2) Latins are the biggest minority yet we continue to be underrepresented. 3) White audiences, you need to be more supportive of diverse stories. I mean, yikes. How embarrassing for y'all. https://twitter.com/...
Tom Hals / Reuters:
The judge in the Fox-Dominion case denies Fox's summary judgment motions and partially grants Dominion's summary judgment motions; the trial is set for April 17 — A jury will decide whether Fox Corp (FOXA.O) defamed Dominion Voting Systems with false vote-rigging claims aired by Fox News …
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Angelo Carusone / @goangelo: 1/ Judge issued ruling on the summary judgment motions in the Dominion v Fox News case. Fox Corp and Fox News' motions for summary judgment to dismiss the case have been denied. Domion's motion for summary judgment is granted in part and denied in part. Details to follow...
Twitter:
Twitter launches its Verified Organizations program, which lets companies get a verified checkmark for $1,000/month and their affiliate accounts for $50/month — Verified Organizations is a new way for organizations and their affiliates to distinguish themselves on Twitter.
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Variety, @elonmusk, Mashable, @ethicalsid, Search Engine Land and Techdirt, more at Techmeme »
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Todd Spangler / Variety: Twitter Will Exempt 10,000 Most-Followed Companies and Organizations From $1,000 Monthly Verified-Status Charge: Report
Elon Musk / @elonmusk: Important to establish whether someone actually belongs to an organization or not so as to avoid impersonation https://twitter.com/...
Luke Winkie / Slate:
Interviews with writers who publish daily Wordle clue guides, published by a slew of outlets since they reliably generate substantial traffic — Sam Hill, an editor at the technology website Digital Trends, has penned 647 articles about Wordle. Each of them follows the same basic format …
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Joshua Benton / @jbenton: Lovely @luke_winkie piece on the boom in Wordle-related content, but it misses the big twist: The @nytimes is now running its own daily Wordle content by big-name writers (@taffyakner! @DanBarryNYT! @rgay! @caityweaver!) https://slate.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Luke Winkie / @luke_winkie: For Slate, I wrote about my peers in the industry who have been asked to write daily “Wordle hint” stories — turning themselves into Sisyphean, quasi-sentient SEO machines — all in service of that sweet, sweet Wordle traffic. https://slate.com/...
Mike Hume / Washington Post:
The Washington Post vows to continue covering gaming even as its gaming news hub Launcher, which began in 2019, officially closes on March 31 — It's not over. Yes, Launcher is ending — officially closing as a subsection of The Post on March 31 following a series of newsroom layoffs — but the mission does not die.
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@mikehumepost, @mikehumepost, @mikehumepost, @walldo, @rcmacleod, @rcmacleod, @rcmacleod, @genepark, @teddyamen and @launcherwp
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Mike Hume / @mikehumepost: The sincerest of thank yous to Post leadership for allowing us to finish out a lot of the stories we'd been working on over the last two months. And massive thanks to @mattvita, @garciaruize and @PostBaron for getting this off the ground in 2019. 🧵
Mike Hume / @mikehumepost: My gratitude is endless for the Launcher team: @genepark, @jhaanelker, @leadergrev, @elisefavis, @shannonliao, @vahn16, @pithyalyse, @rcmacleod, @katbrooks, @joemoore1984. I take great pride in what we built, and it properly reflected your vast talents.🧵
Mike Hume / @mikehumepost: Since Launcher's debut, we featured 141 different bylines. Launcher would not have been what it was without the contributions from all of these writers. Their Twitter handles/names follow as a small token of my boundless gratitude and to credit their great work. 🧵
Brandon Wall / @walldo: “We ignore issues fomenting in the gaming space at our own peril. Overlook them or dismiss them and we're more likely to be caught surprised and off-balance when they manifest in other aspects of society.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Riley MacLeod / @rcmacleod: I left New York after 20 years to move to DC for the chance to help out to this team. I held back tears as we loaded my stuff into a moving van back in November. I was so afraid and sad, but also so excited for this new opportunity.
Riley MacLeod / @rcmacleod: I got to help make some great work in my time here, and I'm so gutted I won't get to help make more. But it was a privilege to work alongside the talented staff and contributors, to get to write my name, however faintly, on this site and its legacy
Riley MacLeod / @rcmacleod: We have one more story on the way, but today is the last day of Launcher. I was the team's newest member, and it sure was a whirlwind. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Gene Park / @genepark: the section was a great platform for games writers to get a washington post byline. freelancing with us looks uncertain, and thats one of the things i mourn the most. i'll also miss having a team of designers, video editor and copy editors focused on games. https://twitter.com/...
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