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Thomas Claburn / The Register:
Matt Mullenweg says WP Engine no longer has free WordPress.org access and WP Engine customers having trouble with their sites should contact WP Engine support — WordPress on Wednesday escalated its conflict with WP Engine, a hosting provider, by blocking the latter's servers …
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
A look at Project 2025's plans for the news media, including defunding NPR, PBS, and other public broadcasters and removing restrictions on media ownership — From defunding NPR and PBS to kicking reporters out of the White House, it's an array of conservative priorities and Trumpian retreads.
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@froomkin, @jillgeisler, Tong Li on LinkedIn, @johnastoehr, @newsjennifer, @jbenton and @laurengbarton
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney officially launches its password sharing crackdown; users can add an “Extra Member” for $6.99/month for Disney+ Basic or $9.99/month for Disney+ Premium — The company rolled out what it is calling its paid sharing policy this week, letting users add a member outside their household …
Angela Fu / Poynter:
A Muck Rack survey of 402 US journalists found that their primary sources of stress include workload, salary, and the expectation that they always be “on” — A Muck Rack survey found high levels of burnout and exhaustion among journalists. One potential reason? The upcoming election.
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@risj_oxford, @jackcarterbenjamin …, Muck Rack, MediaPost and r/Journalism
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will likely strike “certain partnerships” for AI training content, but some publishers may be overestimating their content's value — 'If they demanded that we don't use their content, then we just wouldn't use their content.'
Deadline:
Sources: Disney is laying off ~300 people in the US in corporate operations, including in communications; ESPN, Disney Entertainment, and parks are not affected — Disney is in the middle of a new wave of cuts as part of a “cost-saving initiative,” sources tell Deadline.
Tom Jones / Poynter:
The New York Post reporter covering top Wisconsin political races has strong ties to Republicans and conservatives and was paid by Republican entities in 2023 — In the wake of Olivia Nuzzi-RFK Jr. scandal, New York Post fails to disclose GOP politics work of reporter covering Wisconsin races
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JSOnline, @coffeebean26, @patrickdmarley, @mattortega, @mattortega, Crooks and Liars and @kennysmith@mstdn.social
iMore:
iMore, which covers Apple products and services and is owned by Future PLC, says it will no longer post new content; its forum will stay active until November 1 — Time to power down for good. — Dig out your old iPod and fire up your ‘Songs to cry to’ playlist, I come bearing sad news.
Vittoria Elliott / Wired:
X releases its first transparency report since Elon Musk took over; X took action on 2,361 accounts over hateful content in H1 2024, down from 1M in H2 2021 — In the first half of 2024, the report says, X received nearly 67 million reports of hateful conduct, and took action on more than 2,000 accounts.
Natasha Lennard / The Intercept:
CNN's Jake Tapper and Dana Bash accused Rep. Rashida Tlaib of antisemitism and doubled down after the source of a statement attributed to Tlaib corrected them — In the last three days, CNN hosts Jake Tapper and Dana Bash have performed a masterclass in journalistic malpractice — better described in this case as “lying.”
New York Times:
How NBC News, CNN, Fox News, and others are preparing for election day, with contingency plans to push back against misinformation and cover legal reviews — Here's how they're preparing to make calls in a very tight race — and ensure that viewers and readers believe them.
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Media Matters for America, TMZ.com, @benmullin and @benmullin
Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak:
A US district court judge grants a judgment against LibGen for copyright infringement, ordering it to pay $30M and requiring the disabling of LibGen domains — A New York federal court has ordered the operators of shadow library LibGen to pay $30 million in copyright infringement damages.
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