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NPR plans to stop using Twitter as the social network “is taking actions that undermine our credibility” by implying that NPR is not editorially independent — The broadcaster said that the label undermined its credibility “by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent.”
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David Folkenflik / NPR: NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as ‘state-affiliated media’
Kevin Collier / @kevincollier: You've probably heard this a million times, but it's still true. Twitter does not drive substantial traffic, and it never has, for any news publication I'm aware of. https://www.npr.org/...
Geoff Brumfiel / @gbrumfiel: NEW: NPR has decided it will no longer participate on Twitter due to inaccurate labelling of our main account. Twitter doesn't make or break anything we do as an organization, and so there's not much benefit for staying. Full statement from CEO John Lansing below. https://twitter.com/...
Todd Spangler / Variety: NPR Quits Twitter After Musk's Social Network Labels Its Account ‘Government-Funded Media’
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: News: NPR becomes first major news org to stop using Twitter, saying that the Elon Musk-owned platform “is taking actions that undermine our credibility.” “We are not putting our journalism on platforms that have demonstrated an interest in undermining our credibility...” https://twitter.com/...
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: NPR leaves Twitter due to misleading ‘government-funded media’ label
Fox News: NPR quitting Twitter in anger over having its ‘credibility’ undermined by Elon Musk's platform
Marita Vlachou / HuffPost: NPR To Leave Twitter After Being Labeled ‘State-Affiliated Media’
@shoq@mastodon.social: @davidfolkenflik — David, please help @npr understand that this is a unique moment in history. If they go big on the Fediverse now, it will 1) cost little, 2) provide a way to verify all @npr staff, 3) …
@shoq@mastodon.social: @davidfolkenflik @npr The @npr account already has 15,000 followers. That's a fine place to start. There are many ways we can all help you do this for the benefit of all. Please don't jump to another VC folly like Post, or some sketchy twitter clone. …
Drew Harwell / @drewharwell@mastodon.social: How a news organization can respond to Twitter, rather than continue to pour resources, free content and ad dollars into it after their reporter gets banned — https://www.npr.org/...
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: NPR quits Twitter after it questions the network's editorial independence - my story: https://www.npr.org/...
Parker Molloy / The Present Age: As NPR Exits, It Becomes Increasingly Clear That Elon Musk Doesn't Understand Twitter
Keith Boykin / @keithboykin: NPR has become the first major national news organization to quit Twitter. “At this point I have lost my faith in the decision-making at Twitter,” said NPR CEO John Lansing. “I would need some time to understand whether Twitter can be trusted again.” https://www.npr.org/...
Christopher Gorham / @chrisgorham: Guessing they won't be the last. 🤔 https://twitter.com/...
Benjamin Lindsay / The Wrap: NPR Quits Twitter, Becomes First Major News Org to Leave Elon Musk Platform Since Takeover
Brad Hill / RAIN News: NPR guides 8.8M followers away from Twitter in reaction to “government-funded” label
Alex Perry / Mashable: NPR officially leaves Twitter
Nicholas Grossman / @ngrossman81: Twitter does not drive substantial traffic for any *established, funded, professional* news publication. I can't help but notice that it's people with big platforms, who know that their voice will get out regardless, who are quickest to declare Twitter doesn't matter for anyone. https://twitter.com/...
@blackamazon: And journalists are being really myopic by focusing on traffic and it's actually insulting to our audiences at this point It doesn't drive traffic but when entire beats whole wave is sitting on the platform and researching stories or collecting FROM Twitter Yeah it matters https://twitter.com/...
@georgetakei@universeodon.com: Elon managed to chase NPR from his platform. He's slowly poisoning everything there, yet he remains toxically lacking in self-awareness of his actions.
Christopher Mims / @mimsical@mastodon.social: the brand reputation boost Musk is giving Meta/Facebook/Instagram is incalculable — just being the least-objectionable social medium left standing is, suddenly, somehow a major accomplishment — #twitter #NPR #elonmusk
Tim Mak / @timkmak@journa.host: No word on whether NPR will migrate to Mastodon. But I'm happy to continue pushing colleagues to come on over. Who would you like to see most?
@nprpolitics: NPR is stepping away from Twitter, and this includes this NPR Politics feed. Please read the thread to find other ways to find our work, including: NPR Politics Instagram: https://bit.ly/40Ys9L1 NPR Politics newsletter: https://www.npr.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Caitlin Fichtel / Bloomberg: NPR Quits Twitter After Musk Labels It ‘State-Affiliated Media’
John Johnson / Newser: NPR Ditches Twitter Over Label From Elon Musk
Helen Kennedy / @helenkennedy: Twitter needs NPR far more than NPR needs Twitter. https://twitter.com/...
Clara Jeffery / @clarajeffery: This is true for the biggest companies. But Twitter has been a notable driver of traffic. More the point, it accelerates a story taking off and becoming part of the national dialog. Or did. https://twitter.com/...
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: NPR says goodbye to Elon Musk's Twitter
Ariel Shapiro / The Verge: NPR becomes first major news organization to leave Twitter
Thomas Barrabi / New York Post: NPR quits Twitter over Elon Musk ‘state-affiliated media’ label flap
Aimee Picchi / CBS News: NPR says it's quitting Twitter after being labeled “state-affiliated media” by platform
Nadine Yousif / BBC: NPR quits Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label
Shayna Greene / Politico: NPR leaves Twitter after ‘government-funded media’ label
@jennifernuzzo: The departure of fact-based organizations and individuals from our information environment does not bode well for our democracy. https://twitter.com/...
Josh Gerstein / @joshgerstein: Reading closely: NPR's Lansing quoted saying network is “not” government-funded, while CPJ statement defending NPR says it is. https://twitter.com/...
Max Tani / @maxwelltani: In a statement, NPR says its accounts will “no longer be active on Twitter because the platform is taking actions that undermine our credibility by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent.” https://twitter.com/...
Lawrence Hurley / @lawrencehurley: I thought the whole point of the Twitter takeover was that it was going to get out of the business of labeling things... https://twitter.com/...
Adam Weinstein / @adamweinstein: Taibbi: I'm leaving Twitter because of Elon's decisions NPR: We're leaving Twitter because of Elon's decisions Elon: My screen name is Harry Bōlz and my building says Titter on it, also the nonpaying blue checks go away on 4/20 now, haha
Piers Morgan / @piersmorgan: NPR media correspondent uses Twitter to link to story that NPR has quit Twitter. Prediction: NPR, like everyone else who announces they're quitting Twitter, will be back on Twitter very soon... https://twitter.com/...
Michael McDonald / @electproject: Soon Twitter will be no better than Truth Social...and just as successful. All so a juvenile owner can troll people and organizations he disagrees with https://twitter.com/...
David Mack / @davidmackau: a totally reasonable decision but i can't help but think this is exactly what he wants https://twitter.com/...
Steve Inskeep / @nprinskeep: NPR employees with personal accounts are told they may make their own decisions. I'll take it day by day.
Scott Detrow / @scottdetrow: NPR is stepping away from Twitter. It's the right move and I'm proud of us for taking it. Here's where you can still find all our content: https://twitter.com/...
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast: NPR Ditches Twitter After Elon Musk Labeled It ‘State-Affiliated Media’
Leila Fadel / @leilafadel: NPR is saying goodbye to Twitter and so am I. Our CEO writes “the platform is taking actions that undermine our credibility by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent.” Find us anywhere else. Find me on instagram @leilafadelnpr https://twitter.com/...
David Sirota / @davidsirota: This is a very corporate-media-centric view. It's true that giant conglomerates funded by governments, corporations & billionaires don't need such platforms because they have so much money. But — as much as I don't like this site — the end of Twitter will crush independent media. https://twitter.com/...
Alex Howard / @digiphile: If @NPR has decided to stop posting “fresh content” to its 52 of official accounts on @Twitter, per @davidfolkenflik reports: https://www.npr.org/... then @JohnLansing should tweet why — not just RT a thread — share the story + statement from all 52 & clarify if they'll respond https://twitter.com/...
Christopher Ingraham / @_cingraham: When I was at the Post it was absolutely bananas how *little* traffic Twitter drove. No matter how viral a tweet about a story was, the click-throughs were just an infinitesimal fraction of the RTs and faves https://twitter.com/...
Damon K / @dada_drummer: Get on other platforms now don't wait till this collapses entirely https://twitter.com/...
Phil Williams / @nc5philwilliams: “At this point I have lost my faith in the decision-making at Twitter. I would need some time to understand whether Twitter can be trusted again.” https://twitter.com/...
Parker Lyons / @tweetsbyparker: this is a massive loss for twitter and its users. it took years for twitter to build credibility with journalists to encourage shifting more content to the platform. this is the result of short-sighted animosity and the misguided categorization of content creators as customers. https://twitter.com/...
Lora Kelley / @loracorkelley: “We are not putting our journalism on platforms that have demonstrated an interest in undermining our credibility and the public's understanding of our editorial independence,” a @NPR spokeswoman said. With @katie_robertson for @nytimes. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Sheel Mohnot / @pitdesi: Whoa. All NPR accounts will stop using twitter. They got a “U.S. state-affiliated media” moniker, though they have editorial independence. <1% of their budget comes from government grants. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Steve Herman / @w7voa: #NPR will no longer post fresh content to its 52 official #Twitter feeds after being labeled by Elon Musk as “state-affiliated” and then “government-funded media.” https://www.npr.org/...
Sherrilyn Ifill / @sifill_: Good for you @NPR. It's just a matter of time now. https://twitter.com/...
Edmund Lee / @edmundlee: NPR signs off on Twitter by telling people where else to find them https://twitter.com/...
Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D / @rvawonk: This makes NPR the first major news organization to leave Twitter, and should be seen as an ominous sign. Elon Musk has made it clear that he wants people to get their news directly from Twitter, not through legitimate news gathering orgs. And this is how he'll accomplish that. https://twitter.com/...
Philip Lewis / @phil_lewis_: NPR announces that its 52 accounts “will no longer be active on Twitter,” citing the social media platform's decision to label NPR “state-affiliated media” https://www.npr.org/...
Fred Wellman / @fpwellman: Great job, Elon. One thing advertisers love is major news organizations ditching your platform. https://twitter.com/...
Dr. Thrasher / @thrasherxy: It wasn't racism, transphobia, pay-to-pay, sacking of its employees, ending its safety precautions, ending verification, banning tech journos, or calling itself “Titter” that drove NPR off Twitter...it was [check notes] being called state-affiliated & govt funded (which it is)🤣😭 https://twitter.com/...
Alex Howard / @digiphile: In its 1st tweet since Musk's inaccurate label — now evolved to “government-funded media” — @NPR tweeted links to email, apps, & other social media accounts & stated it produces “independent, consequential journalism.” No @-mention of @johnlansing's statement or its own coverage. https://twitter.com/...
Chris Franklin / @campster: NPR is doing what we all wish we could. https://twitter.com/...
Asma Khalid / @asmamk: NPR will no longer actively maintain its flagship Twitter (@NPR) or any other editorial accounts due to the inaccurate/misleading label on the NPR twitter handle. For good or for bad - I've long been a free spirit on this site, so, for now, you can still find me here twittering https://twitter.com/...
@deggans: NPR as an organization quit Twitter, thanks to the Chief Twit's capricious handling of labels on our main account. I'll still be active here. But this is a blow to journalists who built their brands and spread word about great work w/autonomy. DETAILS: https://www.npr.org/...
Alejandra Caraballo / @esqueer_: It begins. There's going to be an exodus of news away from Twitter. There's already far fewer journalists. Once the journalists and outlets are gone, the politicians will leave too. https://twitter.com/...
Mike Savage / WEKU: WEKU ends content sharing on Twitter
Associated Press: NPR is done with Twitter over ‘government funded’ label as they lash out against the platform for ‘undermining our credibility’
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In a Twitter Space, Elon Musk said Twitter will change @BBC's “government-funded media” tag to “publicly funded” and he had “utmost respect” for the broadcaster — Billionaire also says pain level from owning site is ‘extremely high’ but the business is ‘breaking even’
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Sawdah Bhaimiya / Insider: A reporter tried several times to end an interview with Elon Musk, but the Twitter owner ignored him and kept speaking for another 30 minutes
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Matthew Keys / The Desk: Twitter to amend “government-funded” label on BBC account
Charles Arthur / @charlesarthur: Sales of nano-scale violins reach record high https://www.bbc.com/...
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Jody Serrano / Gizmodo:
Twitter considers outlets to be “Government-funded Media” when “the government provides some or all” of their funding and “may” be involved in editorial content
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Benjamin Hart / New York Magazine: Elon Musk Drives NPR Off Twitter in Latest Genius Move
Britney Nguyen / Insider: NPR CEO explains why the news organization is quitting Twitter: ‘At this point I have lost my faith in the decision-making at Twitter.’
Bobby Allyn / @bobbyallyn: NEW: Elon tells me Twitter is using this list to determine which media outlets receive the “government-funded media” label: https://en.wikipedia.org/... When I pointed out that NPR's government support does not effect the network's editorial decisions, he told me: “If you really... https://twitter.com/...
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite: NPR Quits Twitter For Good, Accusing Platform of Trying to ‘Undermine Our Credibility’
Avi Asher-Schapiro / @aaschapiro: So, Musk is using a Wikipedia as a source for “government-funded” media. Interestingly: 1—the list includes outlets like Dubai TV, but Twitter hasn't labeled it yet, meaning he prioritized NRP, BBC etc. 2—the list *does not* include a lot of obvious state media, like Al Saudiya https://twitter.com/...
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill: NPR says it's leaving Twitter
Kris Holt / Engadget: NPR is ditching Twitter over ‘government-funded media’ label on its main account
Sara Fischer / Axios: NPR suspending Twitter use over “government-funded” label
David Matthews / New York Daily News: NPR quits Twitter after being labeled ‘state-affiliated media’
Pierre Poilievre / @pierrepoilievre: We must protect Canadians against disinformation and manipulation by state media. That is why I'm asking @Twitter @elonmusk to accurately label CBC as “government-funded media”. It is a fact. And Canadians deserve the facts. https://twitter.com/...
Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D / @rvawonk: According to Elon Musk: “If you really think that the government has no influence on the entity they're funding then you've been marinating in the Kool-Aid for too long.” So by his logic, the US government controls his companies. https://twitter.com/...
@stephaniecarvin: To be clear, he is equating the CBC to Russia's Tass and China's People's Daily. https://twitter.com/...
Noah Berlatsky / @nberlat: twitter is owned by a disinformation spewing conspiracy theorist. which is not great. https://twitter.com/...
@alt_localgov: If Musk believes NPR has a consistent slant and that their editorial decisions are influenced by their government funding, he's created a logical conflict he can't resolve bc control of gov changes parties from time to time. https://twitter.com/...
Alan Stacey / @alanvrk: LMFAO. This Wikipedia page has been edited more times in the past eight hours than in the preceding twelve years. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Joanna Elmy / @joannaelmy: The main problem runs much deeper. After half a century of exposure to extremist views on government and 30 years of increasingly partisan TV/media, most Americans can't even conceive the idea of a public broadcaster and funding journalism for the public good. https://twitter.com/...
Brian / @sortabad: This isn't profound as others have mentioned it too; but by El*n's own words this means that Twitter is Middle Eastern state media https://twitter.com/...
Nicole Perlroth / @nicoleperlroth: Did you then ask Elon about Tesla's dependency on China? https://twitter.com/...
Nick Waters / @n_waters89: Any decision from external organisations regarding Twitter should take into account it's being run by someone who essentially has the opinions of 14 year-old redditor who's just discovered r/conspiracy. https://twitter.com/...
Walker Bragman / @walkerbragman: I want to stress here that the Saudi Press Agency, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's state news outlet, is not labeled as “state-affiliated” by Twitter. https://twitter.com/...
David Mac Dougall / @davidmacdougall: If Elon Musk is indeed using this Wikipedia list to determine which media outlets get a “government-funded media” label then 🇫🇮Yle in #Finland and 🇪🇪ERR in #Estonia would get the label. Looks like 🇸🇪SVT, 🇩🇰DR, 🇳🇴NRK and 🇮🇸RUV would avoid it. Interesting development @merjaya! https://twitter.com/...
LeGate / @williamlegate: Elon, Tesla, and SpaceX have all received FAR more money from the government than NPR has... where are their “government affiliated” labels? https://twitter.com/...
Pete Strzok / @petestrzok: “When I pointed out that NPR's government support does not effect the network's editorial decisions, [Musk] told me: 'If you really think that the government has no influence on the entity they're funding then you've been marinating in the Kool-Aid for too long.'” Big if true. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Molly Jong-Fast / @mollyjongfast: The goal here is to strengthen the false equivalency between something like Russia today (government sponsored propaganda,) and the British broadcasting service (news) https://twitter.com/...
Mark Frauenfelder / Boing Boing: Elon Musk labels NPR as “Government-Funded Media” - NPR responds by quitting Twitter
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
A look at Rupert Murdoch's mounting problems; sources blame the 92-year-old's erratic behavior for the disarray in both his media empire and personal life — With the $1.6 billion Dominion lawsuit threatening to hobble Fox News, the ink on his divorce to Jerry Hall still wet …
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Aaron Mok / Insider: Mick Jagger's security guy reportedly helped Rupert Murdoch's ex-wife disable security cameras suspected of beaming footage back to Fox HQ after divorce
Bill Grueskin / @bgrueskin: Just spitballing, but imagine an HBO series built around this family dynamic https://www.vanityfair.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers: some stunning Murdoch stuff here from @gabrielsherman > https://www.vanityfair.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Cheri Jacobus / @cherijacobus: Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch had the halls, green rooms and makeup rooms at NYC FOX News studios bugged, I was told by two people who worked there. I was told this separately by them in conversations months apart. Both times while I was at the studios - they were warning me. https://twitter.com/...
Peter Jukes / @peterjukes: When [Hall] settled into the Oxfordshire home she received in the divorce [from Murdoch], she discovered surveillance cameras were still sending footage back to Fox headquarters. Mick Jagger sent his security consultant to disconnect them.https://www.vanityfair.com/ ... via @VanityFair
Zack Budryk / @budrykzack: I mostly think Logan Roy is way cooler than Murdoch on a purely aesthetic/charismatic level, but this is incredibly Logan https://twitter.com/...
@kateyrich: The fact that not leaking stories to the writers room of Succession was part of Jerry Hall's divorce settlement with Rupert Murdoch... too late to get that detail on Succession? https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Paddy Manning / @gpaddymanning: Really? “Unable to quash [the Disney deal], Lachlan reached a breaking point. According to three sources, he suffered a panic attack about the merger and was briefly treated at an LA-area hospital. (The person close to Lachlan denied this.)” https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Joyce Carol Oates / @joycecaroloates: doubt that anyone's heart was broken. transactional relationships are what they are. even what appear to be normal relationships may be transactional on the part of one partner & can be dissolved without acrimony, like deciding to move out of an apartment, not renew a lease. https://twitter.com/...
Christopher Ingraham / @_cingraham: Rupert Murdoch divorced his fourth wife via email https://www.vanityfair.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Heidi N. Moore / @moorehn: So many amazing details and such good reporting in this @gabrielsherman profile of Rupert Murdoch. What stands out: Succession is more or less a documentary. https://www.vanityfair.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Joshua Benton / @jbenton: PROTIP FOR THE LADIES: There's no quicker way to a man's heart than to offer to clean his teeth https://www.vanityfair.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Edmund Lee / @edmundlee: real succession drama with emergency medevac for Rupert, dinner table fights, an email divorce, and more broken vertebrae ... worth the read https://twitter.com/...
Nick Turse / @nickturse: As death-proof as Kissinger! “COVID was only the most recent medical emergency... In recent years, Murdoch has suffered a broken back, seizures, two bouts of pneumonia, atrial fibrillation, and a torn Achilles tendon, a source close to the mogul told me” https://www.vanityfair.com/...
David Mack / @davidmackau: the details in this are extraordinarily juicy https://www.vanityfair.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Anuj Chopra / @anujchopra: “There is an irony to Murdoch's current woes. He monetized outrage and grievance to build a conservative media empire that influenced politics on three continents...Now these same forces are threatening to destroy his legacy, his still-vast empire” https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Bruce Arthur / @bruce_arthur: There is a lot going on in here, which is perhaps best summed up by Jerry Hall's divorce settlement forbidding her from leaking story ideas to Succession. Oh, and the savaging of democracy as family pastime https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Lauren Hirsch / @laurenshirsch: https://www.vanityfair.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Lisa Tozzi / @lisatozzi: One of the terms of Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall's divorce settlement was that Hall couldn't give story ideas to the writers on Succession https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Gabriel Sherman / @gabrielsherman: If you miss Logan already, my cover story on Rupert Murdoch in the May @VanityFair is out today!! https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: There is a metric TON of news in this @gabrielsherman story about the Murdoch family. He even obtained Rupert's email telling Jerry Hall that they were getting divorced https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Brian Morrissey / @bmorrissey: Gotta give Murdoch credit. This is the appropriate response to the suggestion Tucker Carlson is a “messenger from God” https://www.vanityfair.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Laura Bassett / @lebassett: My favorite nugget from the VF cover story this morning is that Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall's divorce settlement bars her from giving story ideas to Succession writers...which sounds like a plot point straight out of Succession https://jezebel.com/...
Ben Jacobs / @bencjacobs: Not since @daveweigel was ordered to cut off contact with the writer's room of Narcos . . . https://twitter.com/...
Fiona Sturges / @fionasturges: What an astonishing read, not least this: “When [Hall] settled into the Oxfordshire home she received in the divorce, she discovered surveillance cameras were sending footage back to Fox headquarters. Mick Jagger sent his security to disconnect them.” https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Jeremy Gordon / @jeremypgordon: Getting a lot of “Succession” vibes from this... https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Chris Wallace / @c_s_wallace: 🧨 Do not miss this Rupe latest @VanityFair. There's at least six incredible stories in it, including that the anti-choice #Murdoch was a prime mover in getting Trump to stack #SCOTUS to overturn #RoeVWade. https://www.vanityfair.com/... #RupertMurdoch #auspol
Jenny Che / @jsyche: “One of the terms of the settlement was that Jerry Hall couldn't give story ideas to the writers on Succession” https://www.vanityfair.com/...
@craigroth: Wow — a great read and inside look at the Murdoch empire. There's a special place in hell awaiting ole' Rupert, and he can save a seat for Trump. They deserve each other for eternity. Inside Rupert Murdoch's Succession Drama | Vanity Fair https://www.vanityfair.com/...
Katie Robertson / @katie_robertson: Most brutal break-up message since Carrie's Post-it note (from @gabrielsherman in @VanityFair) https://www.vanityfair.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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Warner Bros. Discovery officially announces Max as the new name of its flagship streamer, with content from HBO and Discovery+, launching in the US on May 23 — It's not HBO Max — soon it's just going to be Max. … The company announced the name change at a press event Wednesday …
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Drew Taylor / The Wrap: ‘The Conjuring’ Drama Series in the Works at Max
CNBC: Warner Bros. Discovery closes in on ‘Max’ as the name of its combined HBO Max-Discovery+ streaming service
Kourtnee Jackson / CNET: HBO Max Will Relaunch in May as Max for the Same Monthly Price
Matt Tamanini / The Streamable: How Do HBO Max Users Get New Max Streaming App? Will User Information, History Migrate to New App?
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: Warner Bros. Discovery to launch ‘Max’ service starting at $9.99/mo on May 23
Ryan Scott / SlashFilm: Warner Bros. Discovery Officially Announces Max, New Streaming Service That Will Combine HBO Max And Discovery+
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap: ‘Max’ Is the New Name for Warner Bros. Discovery's Combined Streaming Offering
Katherine Hamilton / Forbes: New ‘Max’ Streaming Service Combines HBO And Discovery+ Shows—Here's What You Need To Know
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: Warner Bros. Discovery launching rebranded 'Don't Call It HBO' Max video service next month
Julian Clover / Broadband TV News: Warner Bros. Discovery streamer is called Max
Jeremy Konrad / Bleeding Cool: Max Pricing: Tiers Include $9.99, $14.99, & $19.99
Gabrielle Sanchez / The A.V. Club: Warner Bros. Discovery officially unveils the combined streaming app, Max
Thomas K. Arnold / Media Play News: Max, Just Max: HBO Max-Discovery+ Mashup Details Announced
Shrishty / Collider: HBO Max Is Officially Getting a New Name
Ryan Schwartz / TVLine: Newly Combined HBO Max/Discovery+ Streaming Service to Be Called Max — Get Details on Pricing, Launch Date
@variety: The first two plans align with existing HBO Max pricing, and WBD said current HBO Max customers will not see their pricing change (for now) when the new service debuts. The third tier, “Max Ultimate,” expands to up to four streams and includes 4K content. https://variety.com/...
Nina Metz / @nina_metz: I like HBO as a brand. You like HBO as a brand. WBD is betting we'll keep watching (paying) regardless of what the app is called. They're focusing on all the other potential subscribers who apparently think HBO doesn't reflect their tastes. Hence: Max https://variety.com/...
Christina Warren / @film_girl: What is even dumber is that they aren't even killing Discovery+. You can still pay $6 a month for that. And all of its content isn't on Max. So they literally are just taking the one selling point out of the name of HBO Max. Like, HBO is the most valuable WBD asset, full stop!
Alex Sherman / @sherman4949: Casey Bloys sounds faux exhausted listing all of HBO's recent hit prestige shows.
Christina Warren / @film_girl: Like, in a perfect world you'd have two apps, an HBO app and an app that has all the HBO content plus all the other shit. But if you can't do that, ruining what was actually a decent branding decision by downplaying your most important asset is just staggering in its stupidity.
Christina Warren / @film_girl: For all the terrible things AT&T did to Time Warner (Warner Media, whatever), at least it recognized that the most valuable asset was the HBO brand. Going all-in on the name HBO Max was not something I liked, but I like renaming it Max and cutting off your best brand even less
Katharine Trendacosta / @k_trendacosta: Max is not a streaming service. It's a dog. It's a type of Pepsi. It's a string of crashing Boeing planes.
@deggans: Hollywood Reporter sez Warner Bros Discovery announced its new streaming service combining HBO Max and Discovery+ will be called Max, debuting May 23. Critics always thought AT&T might kill the HBO brand, but looks like WBD might actually get it done. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
Phillip / @majorphilebrity: HBO. H-B-O. The network known for The Sopranos, Game Of Thrones, VEEP, Entourage, The Comeback, Girls, The Wire, True Blood and OZ is taking the HBO out of its name to merge with..... *checks notes* Discovery? 10/10. Congrats to the whole marketing team! https://twitter.com/...
Karl Bode / @karlbode: a day later and I'm still laughing at how how proud Time Warner Discovery execs are about killing the HBO brand and making a shittier product https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Chris Vannini / @chrisvannini: Call me crazy but HBO Max dropping the strongest brand in television seems unwise. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Corbin Bolies / @corbinbolies: CNN just aired a commercial for a “Max Original” ahead of Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming event next week, where they're reported to announce “Max” as the new name of its revamped streaming service.
J. Clara Chan / The Hollywood Reporter: HBO Max Renamed as Max
Todd Spangler / @xpangler: the new Max service will launch in the US on May 23, with 3 price tiers (including the new Max Ultimate plan at $19.99) https://variety.com/... via @Variety
Kate Aurthur / @kateaurthur: It's Warner Bros. Discovery's big press and investors day, and David Zaslav's first big announcement is this (will thread our coverage as it unfolds): HBO Max to Be Renamed ‘Max’ With Addition of Discovery+ Content https://variety.com/...
@capybaroness: this is the weirdest rebrand. hbo is an extremely well-known brand that's associated with some of the best tv shows ever. was there market research like “yeah we're worried people think our streaming service might have too much good stuff on it” https://twitter.com/...
Lucas Shaw / @lucas_shaw: WBD CEO David Zaslav is on stage to announce his new streaming service. “This is a real moment for us... this is our time.”
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: David Zaslav confirms WBD super-streamer will be called “MAX.” He sells it as a streamer “every member of the household” can go to for content. “It's the one to watch because we have so many of the world's iconic and globally recognized franchised. It's our superpower.” https://twitter.com/...
@golikehellmachi: we're not just the home of good television, we want everyone to understand that we have plenty of shit television, too https://twitter.com/...
@wario64: NYT: HBO Max and Discovery+ combined service will be called Max, costing about $16 a month. Debuting in May or June https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Matt Pearce / @mattdpearce: MBA brain is when you look at HBO and decide it's too many good TV shows. https://twitter.com/...
Adam Ozimek / @modeledbehavior: Let the streaming service consolidations begin! Thank goodness https://www.nytimes.com/...
Mark Lewis / @marklewismd: Ok hear me out, what if we merged ALL the streaming services into a single feed that came to your house through — I don't know — some sort of thick wire? https://twitter.com/...
Rat King / @mikeisaac: this is the funniest quote ever “To be clear — we also have garbage” https://twitter.com/...
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look back at the UK tabloid phone-hacking case, ahead of the Dominion-Fox case: Rupert Murdoch and Fox survived the scandal and press rules changed little — A little over ten years ago, a long-awaited report, authored by Lord Justice Leveson, examined the incestuous relations between …
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post: Judge chides Fox News over Dominion claim of ‘missing’ Murdoch documents
Marshall Cohen / CNN: Judge rules Dominion can't bring up January 6 at Fox News defamation trial, scolds Fox attorneys over Rupert Murdoch's role
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times: Judge Limits Fox's Options for Defense in Dominion Trial
David Lazarus / @davidlaz: Fox's lawyers apparently felt the jury would not look kindly on the network's role in a coup attempt https://twitter.com/...
Kyle Clark / @kyleclark: “Dominion has cited the death threats its employees have received. People have shown up outside its Denver headquarters armed and left voice mail messages threatening to blow up its offices.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
Bill Grueskin / @bgrueskin: Delaware judge to Fox lawyer: “I need to feel comfortable that when you represent something to me, it's the truth. I'm not very happy right now. I don't know why this is such a difficult thing.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Erik Wemple / @erikwemple: Fox News has issued a statement about today's contentions by Dominion that the network was not forthcoming about Rupert Murdoch's status as a corporate officer: https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: Dominion will not be able to bring up 1/6 at the Fox News defamation trial, a judge has ruled. That's a legal victory for Fox, but the judge also ruled in favor of some of Dominion's motions. @MarshallCohen has the full breakdown here. https://www.cnn.com/...
@svdate: The judge is having difficulty understanding why Fox News has trouble with the truth? He obviously does not watch much Fox News. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
@erikwemple: More from the courtroom in Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News from the courtroom of Judge Eric Davis in Wilmington, DE: A lawyer for Dominion this afternoon issued a stern rebuke to how Fox News and its parent company, Fox Corp., have behaved on one key item in this case. 1/
Jon Allsop / @jon_allsop: I've seen a few stories about the Dominion-Fox case call it the biggest threat to the Murdoch empire since the phone-hacking scandal in the U.K. That was something of a formative media story for me, and the comparison made me curious. So I wrote about it: https://www.cjr.org/...
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Dominion lawsuit judge plans to appoint a special master to probe whether Fox lied by saying Rupert Murdoch was only an officer at Fox Corp. and not at Fox News — The judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems' massive defamation case against Fox News said Wednesday that he plans to appoint …
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill: Judge sanctions Fox News for withholding evidence in Dominion lawsuit
Josh Dickey / The Wrap: Fox News vs. Dominion: Judge Weighs Sanctions for Network Lawyers' Failure to Disclose Rupert Murdoch Corporate Role
John Whitehouse / Media Matters for America: Judge in Dominion case admonishes Fox lawyers for allegedly withholding discovery and misleading the court about Rupert Murdoch's role
Julia Malleck / Quartz: What you need to know about Dominion's $1.6 billion defamation trial against Fox
The Daily Beast: Dominion Judge to Appoint Special Master to Decide if Fox News Withheld Key Evidence
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair: Judge Tells Fox News Lawyers They Have a “Credibility Problem” In Dominion Suit Days Before Trial Starts
Pete Strzok / @petestrzok: Things going great for Fox up in Delaware. https://www.cnn.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@shannonfreshour: The Court appointing a Special Master on the eve of jury selection because of failure of Defendant to provide full discovery is a bold/rare move.. WOW. that is setting a hell of a contempt case https://twitter.com/...
@kafearless: OMG so even Fox's attorney is lying to the JUDGE.. this FOX lying virus is very contagious. This is really really bad. @glennkirschner2 https://twitter.com/...
Sam Levine / @srl: Judge overseeing Dominion v. Fox defamation suit plans to appoint a special counsel to determine whether Fox withheld evidence. “I am very concerned... that there have been misrepresentations to the court. This is very serious” https://www.cnn.com/... via @MarshallCohen
Jon Passantino / @passantino: “I am very concerned... that there have been misrepresentations to the court. This is very serious,” Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis said Wednesday at a pretrial hearing in Wilmington, via @MarshallCohen https://www.cnn.com/...
Jon Passantino / @passantino: The judge overseeing Dominion's massive defamation case against Fox News said he plans to appoint a special master to investigate whether the right-wing network lied to the court https://www.cnn.com/...
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: More bad news for Fox News, via @MarshallCohen: The judge says “he plans to appoint an outside attorney to investigate whether the right-wing network lied to the court to withhold key evidence, after repeatedly expressing exasperation and frustration with Fox's attorneys.”
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: The judge has ordered Fox to preserve “any and all communications” related to the issue. More from @MarshallCohen here: https://www.cnn.com/...
John C. Watson / Fortune: As Rupert Murdoch defends Fox News' lies in court, a media professor reveals the terrifying truth that journalism has no standardized requirements
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Vox Media spins off NowThis as an independent company, a year after acquiring the outlet; Vox will take a minority stake and continue to sell ads for NowThis — Known for its viral videos of politicians and other newsmakers, NowThis is preparing to cover the 2024 election as an independent company.
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Ben Mullin / @benmullin: scoop: Vox Media is spinning out NowThis, which it acquired a year ago, to a nonprofit called accelerate change https://www.nytimes.com/...
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap: Vox Media to Spin Off Viral Political News Site NowThis
Teddy Schleifer / @teddyschleifer: Accelerate Change has been a favorite of many Silicon Valley donors who want to see more investment in progressive media https://twitter.com/...
Ben Wessel / @benwessel: Excited to see how the #youthvote rockstars at NowThis grow and thrive under the leadership of Accelerate Change! https://twitter.com/...
Matthew Zeitlin / @mattzeitlin: rip pivot to video https://twitter.com/...
Sean Morrow / @snmrrw: Accelerate Change, the non-profit now funding NowThis, got $10,000 from Goldman Sachs' donor-advised fund, according to 2020 filings. disclosure: I worked at NowThis for 8 years and they gave me many opportunities I truly appreciate, and I still have many friends there. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Emails: UMG asked Spotify, Apple, and other services to block developers training AI services from scraping melodies and lyrics from their copyrighted songs — Universal Music Group says new technology relies on unauthorised use of copyrighted material — Universal Music Group …
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Prarthana Prakash / Fortune: Billionaire mogul Barry Diller has some advice for the media about A.I.: Sue
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen / @rasmus_kleis: “AI-generated songs have been popping up on streaming services and UMG has been sending takedown requests “left and right"[The] company is asking streaming companies to cut off access to their music catalogue for developers using it to train AI technology" https://giftarticle.ft.com/...
Gavin Sheridan / @gavinsblog: Well now. Has the horse already bolted? https://twitter.com/...
Anna Nicolaou / @annaknicolaou: scoop: Universal Music has told streaming services to block AI systems from scraping melodies and lyrics from their copyrighted songs. UMG is concerned about generative AI training itself on popular music without permission/payment: https://www.ft.com/...
@pgeuder: I'm guessing the licensing agreement only permits the listeners of the music to be human, and not processing machines. Where can one draw the line between software analyzing music to add effects (equalizing or compressing effects) and analyzing music for...cross music use. Aha! :) https://twitter.com/...
Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: AI-generated songs on Apple Music and Spotify breach copyright, says music label UMG
William Gallagher / AppleInsider: The music industry wants Apple Music & Spotify to block AI music training
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Fox News will host the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate, set to be held in Milwaukee; the debate will also be live streamed on Rumble — Fox News will host the first Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee later this year, Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel announced on Wednesday.
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Jill Goldsmith / Deadline: Fox News To Host First Republican Presidential Primary Debate
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times: Fox News to Host First Republican Presidential Primary Debate
@gop: 🚨BREAKIKG NEWS: The RNC is proud to announce the @FoxNews Republican Primary Debate with Partners @YAF and @RumbleVideo. Text ‘Debate’ to 80810 for all the latest updates! https://www.foxnews.com/...
CJ Pearson / @thecjpearson: Glad to see this from the @GOP. Why give our dollars to companies and corporations that hate us? See ya later, YouTube! https://twitter.com/...
Steve Cortes / @cortessteve: Great news! @rumblevideo is the answer to YouTube's oppression & censorship @chrispavlovski https://twitter.com/...
Jack Poso / @jackposobiec: I am told this is only happening for the first debate and that the rest of the debates will be with CNN, MSNBC etc Conservatives are getting okie-doked again https://twitter.com/...
@froomkin: “Fox News Republican Primary Debate with partners Young America's Foundation and Rumble”. https://www.foxnews.com/...
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: I don't think anyone involved has any idea what kind of carnival of the insane these “debates” are going to be with Individual One ready to tear into both Fox and any would-be challengers. https://twitter.com/...
Dave Rubin / @rubinreport: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 🔥🔥 BREAKING: @rumblevideo will be exclusive livestream partner of the Republican debates. Sorry, not sorry, YouTube! https://www.foxnews.com/... 🔥🔥🔥🔥 🔥🔥
Erin Ailworth / Wall Street Journal:
A team of Russian reporters, scholars, programmers, and database specialists launches the Russian Independent Media Archive, starting with work from 13 outlets — Partnership between PEN America, Bard College comes as WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich remains imprisoned in Russia
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@penamerica: “When I learned about the arrest of Evan Gershkovich... I was like, of course... they grabbed the son of immigrants...” said @mashagessen. “It makes you understand things and be able to talk to people in ways that make you a better journalist... (which) is scary to this regime.” https://twitter.com/...
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Guardian US names Dana Canedy, the former publisher of Simon & Schuster, as managing editor, reporting to Editor-in-Chief Betsy Reed — Ms. Canedy, the first Black woman to serve as the publisher of Simon & Schuster's flagship imprint, will oversee the newsroom's daily operations.
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CNN:
Brian Stelter joins Vanity Fair as a special correspondent to cover the Fox News trial, with a weekly column and podcast episodes about the defamation case — Elon Musk is ratcheting up the chaos on Twitter. — The erratic thin-skinned billionaire, who already destabilized Twitter last year …
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Alex Howard / @digiphile: Despite Musk's hostility for journalists & news media (NOT propaganda!) conflation of editorial errors with intentional deception, & BS labels, @oliverdarcy reports @WSJ @washingtonpost are still paying @Twitter for ads. Unverified @NYTimes keeps tweeting. https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
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