The AP removed a fact check debunking the claim that JD Vance admitted he had sex with a couch; AP said the post didn't go through its standard editing process (David Gilmour/Mediaite)

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New York Times:

Doc: Rupert Murdoch wants to change his family trust to ensure Lachlan Murdoch stays in charge of the media empire; three other siblings are fighting the move— Rupert Murdoch, the patriarch, has moved to change the family's irrevocable trust to preserve his media businesses as a conservative force.
Discussion: The Ankler, Wall Street Journal, Variety, The Daily Beast, Quartz, GB News, Newser, Sydney Morning Herald, Fortune, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social, The Independent, The i Paper, Crikey, @jasjwright, @bn_thr_dn_tht, @mattsheffield, @michaelroston, @davidfolkenflik, @tomgara, @michaelroston, @jimrutenberg, @billbarrowap, CNN, @farhip, Business Insider, Reuters, The Information, @timbray@cosocial.ca, The Wrap, @johnmcquaid@threads.net, Deadline, The Guardian, Sharon Klyne on LinkedIn, Charlie Middleton on LinkedIn, @philthepill.wtf, @cdarwin@c.im, @profdaly@threads.net, @annmlipton@esq.social and @GottaLaff@mastodon.social, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Sean McNulty /
The Ankler: ☀️NBA Rights Final: AMAZON In, WBD Cries Foul Wall Street Journal: Rupert Murdoch Plan to Give Control to Son Lachlan Triggers Family Legal Battle

William Earl /
Variety: Rupert Murdoch Seeks Family Trust Amendment to Leave Lachlan in Charge: Report

Claire Atkinson /
The Daily Beast: How a Family Feud Could End Fox News as We Know It

Kelvin Mackenzie /
GB News: If you support Conservative Fox News - you must back Rupert Murdoch in his battle with his children Sydney Morning Herald: Lachlan Murdoch hosts Albanese, Dutton, billionaires amid real-life succession drama

Ryan Hogg /
Fortune: Billionaire Rupert Murdoch is going to court to push his 3 more liberal kids out of his Fox and News Corp media empires

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: Here's a gift link for The Times' Succession-sequel story about evil Rupert trying to control his fascist media empire from beyond the grave, screwing over his own children and English-speaking democracy. I do hope this trial gets covered like a blanket. This is an excellent start to that reporting. …

Athena Stavrou /
The Independent: Rupert Murdoch locked in secret legal battle with children over future of media empire

Jacqui Housden /
The i Paper: i morning briefing: 3 things to know as GB Energy plans unveiled

Michael Bradley /
Crikey: Rupert's legal argument finally drops the facade that News was ever a news business at all

Jasmine Wright /
@jasjwright: This story goes sooo hard

Matthew Sheffield /
@mattsheffield: Rupert Murdoch fighting feverishly to rule his media empire from beyond the grave by forcing his non-reactionary children to relinquish control to their right-wing brother Lachlan.

Michael Roston /
@michaelroston: TROUBLESOME BENEFICIARY did that come out of a Dickens book? [image]

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Hell of a story from the kids at the NYT Rupert is in court secretly trying to undo his promise to give his four eldest children equal say in the future of the media empire - and to deliver lasting control to Lachlan. Their report: https://www.nytimes.com/...

Tom Gara /
@tomgara: Incredibly juicy details here on a behind the scenes fight over control of the Murdoch empire - Rupert went full Logan Roy and rewrote the family trust so his lib kids can't take over when he dies https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

Michael Roston /
@michaelroston: He didn't meet with James Mudoch before he filed the papers YIKES [image]

Michael Roston /
@michaelroston: What a yarn by @jimrutenberg and @jonathanmahler, read the whole thing: https://www.nytimes.com/... @jimrutenberg: SCOOP: Rupert Murdoch in fierce and secret court battle with three of his eldest children over the future of his media empire — a story right out of Succession w/@jonathanmahler https://www.nytimes.com/...

Bill Barrow /
@billbarrowap: Life imitates art imitating life.

Paul Farhi /
@farhip: A “Succession”-like fight has quietly broken out among Rupert Murdoch and his children over control of the Fox empire after he dies. ⁦@jimrutenberg⁩ and ⁦@jonathanmahler⁩ with an excellent scoop. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Lloyd Lee /
Business Insider: Rupert Murdoch's succession plans just got a lot more like ‘Succession’

Utkarsh Shetti /
Reuters: Murdoch engaged in legal battle with children over succession, NYT reports

Cory Weinberg /
The Information: Stock Sell-Off, OneStream and AI

Tim Bray /
@timbray@cosocial.ca: Super interesting story about Murdoch dynastic struggle. Papa Rupert is trying to give control to fashy oldest son Lachlan, cut other saner siblings out of the picture. This is not only entertaining but really matters: https://www.nytimes.com/... [gift link]

Jacob Bryant /
The Wrap: Rupert Murdoch Ignites Succession Fight to Keep Lachlan in Charge of News Empire | Report

John McQuaid /
@johnmcquaid@threads.net: Bill Barr once again takes the role of legal butler doing the dirty work for a powerful right wing mogul - this time Rupert Murdoch as he tries to ice out his more reasonable children from beyond the grave https://www.nytimes.com/...

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Rupert Murdoch Wants Lachlan To Inherit Control Of Media Empire, Sparking Legal Battle With Other Children - Report

Sharon Klyne /
Sharon Klyne on LinkedIn: Impressive reporting by the Times on the machinations of Rupert Murdoch to ensure the right-wing bias of his media empire remains unchallenged when he passes on …

Charlie Middleton /
Charlie Middleton on LinkedIn: Claiming the “irrevocable trust” is actually not irrevocable should create serious tax problems. But the Internal Revenue Service probably …

Phil Santiago /
@philthepill.wtf: I'M THE ELDEST BOY [embedded post]

Chuck Darwin /
@cdarwin@c.im: Rupert Murdoch, 93, set drama in motion late last year, — when he made a surprise move to — change the terms of the Murdochs' irrevocable family trust — to ensure that his eldest son and chosen successor, Lachlan, — would remain in charge of his vast collection of television networks and newspapers. …

Ann Lipton /
@annmlipton@esq.social: This is a fantastic corpgov-ESG adjacent dispute. Rupert Murdoch established a trust for his media assets to be divided equally among his kids. Now, he wants to amend it so only Lachlan has governance rights, to preserve the conservative political bent — https://www.nytimes.com/...

Laffy /
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social: Rupert Murdoch is locked in a secret legal battle against three of his children over the future of the family's media empire, as he moves to preserve it as a conservative political force after his death, according to a sealed court document obtained by The New York Times. — https://www.nytimes.com/...

Bloomberg:

Together, the NBA's deals with Disney's ESPN and Comcast's NBC are expected to generate $76B over 11 years, with Amazon paying about $1.8B annually— The National Basketball Association announced new long-term TV contract with Amazon.com Inc., spurning a last minute effort by Warner Bros. Discovery Inc …

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Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: NBA Officially Reveals Long-Term TV Deals With Disney, NBCUniversal and Amazon

Alex Sherman /
CNBC: NBA says Amazon will be its new media partner, rebuffing Warner Bros. Discovery attempt to match deal

Chris Morris /
Fortune: Warner Bros Discovery reportedly sues NBA after $77 billion TV and streaming deals with NBC, ESPN and Amazon

New York Times:
NBA announces $77 billion deals with ESPN, NBC and Amazon; TNT Sports threatens to sue, per sources

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: NBA Rejects Warner Bros. Discovery, Prefers Prime Video's $1.93 Billion Annual Bid

Patrick Redford /
Defector: The NBA's Landmark TV Deal Shows What Matters

Daniel Frankel /
Next TV: NBA Says Warner 'Didn't Match the Terms' of Amazon's Proposal, Enters Long-Term TV Deal With Online Retail Giant

Amol Sharma /
@asharma: WSJ broke the news in April that NBC was making a $2.5bn per year NBA bid and that TNT was in serious jeopardy of losing league rights. Now NBC has finalized its return (1990s fans recall its last run). https://www.wsj.com/...

Oliver Darcy /
CNN: NBA and TNT's parent company prepare for legal clash in sports rights battle for the ages @wnba: It just keeps gettin' better 🤩 We have officially secured a landmark media rights deal with the Walt Disney Company, Amazon Prime Video, and NBCUniversal! https://www.wnba.com/... @nbapr: The NBA today announced the renewal of its partnership with The Walt Disney Company and new agreements with NBCUniversal (NBCU) and Amazon under which ABC/ESPN, NBC/Peacock and Prime Video will telecast NBA games beginning with the 2025-26 season and running through the 2035-36

Cynthia Littleton /
Variety: How NBC Became the Linchpin of the NBA's Megabucks TV Rights Deal Fox News: NBA rejects Warner Bros. Discovery media rights bid; TNT broadcasts to likely cease after next season

Bill DiFilippo /
UPROXX: TNT Sports Will ‘Take Appropriate Action’ After The NBA Said It Did Not Match Amazon's Media Rights Offer

Ahmad Austin Jr /
Mediaite: NBA and Amazon Agree on Broadcast Rights as TNT Lawsuit May Loom

Matt Tamanini /
The Streamable: NBA Rejects WBD's Matching Rights Claim, Confirms Deals With Amazon, Comcast, and Disney

Mark K. Miller /
TVNewsCheck: NBA Signs New 11-Year Media Rights Deal With Disney, NBC & Amazon

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Warner Bros. Discovery Says NBA Can't Reject Matching Offer: ‘We Will Take Appropriate Action’

Sahil Patel /
The Information: NBA Announces $77 Billion TV and Streaming Deals with Amazon, Disney and NBCU

Mike D. Sykes /
USA Today: 3 big questions about the future of NBA on TNT after the league officially announces Amazon deal

Ben Strauss /
Washington Post: What to know about the NBA and WNBA's massive new TV and streaming deal

Matty Willz /
Black America Web: Report: Warner Bros Discovery Threatens To Sue NBA After New TV Deal Is Announced

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: NBA announces 11-year TV deal with NBC, Prime Video, ESPN

Ryan Glasspiegel /
New York Post: NBA rejects TNT's attempt to match Amazon rights deal with potential lawsuit looming

Anthony Crupi /
Sportico: NBA Rejects WBD's Attempt to Match Amazon Bid

RELATED:

The Hollywood Reporter:
The NBA declines WBD's effort to join the set of rights packages built for Amazon, Disney, and NBCUniversal, saying WBD's proposal did not match Amazon's offer

Discussion:
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Discussion:

David Satin /
The Streamable: Lawsuit, Settlement, Compromise? What Are Warner Bros. Discovery's Next Steps in NBA Rights Drama?

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Plunges Over 6% on NBA TV Rights Loss

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Warner Bros. Discovery's Stock Tumbles Following NBA Rejection

John Ourand /
@ourand_puck: TNT statement..."We think [the NBA has} grossly misinterpreted our contractual rights with respect to the 2025-26 season and beyond, and we will take appropriate action."

John Ourand /
@ourand_puck: TNT's full statement: “We have matched the Amazon offer, as we have a contractual right to do, and do not believe the NBA can reject it. In doing so, they are rejecting the many fans who continue to show their unwavering support for our best-in-class coverage, delivered through

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: NBA Rejects Warner's Bid to Stay in Basketball, Signs Deals With Amazon, Disney, NBCU

Ed Ludlow /
@edludlow: Jassy on NBA Deal. 11 year deal through 2035/36. Amazon paying ~$1.8B annually

Andy Jassy /
@ajassy: Couldn't be more excited about the long-term agreement we just signed with the NBA. Starting in the 2025-26 season, Prime members will be able to stream an exciting slate of regular season games, the NBA Cup in-season tournament, the entire postseason play-in tournament, first [image]

Jimmy Traina /
@jimmytraina: The most surreal aspect of the NBA rejecting WBD's offer for Amazon is that TNT will still air the NBA next season. A lame-duck Charles Barkley with a live microphone on a regular basis is gonna be something else.

John Ourand /
@ourand_puck: NBA: “Warner Bros. Discovery's most recent proposal did not match the terms of Amazon Prime Video's offer and, therefore, we have entered into a long-term arrangement with Amazon.”

John Ourand /
@ourand_puck: More NBA: “Our primary objective has been to maximize the reach and accessibility of our games...Our new arrangement with Amazon supports this goal by complementing the broadcast, cable and streaming packages that are already part of our new Disney and NBCU arrangements.”

Liam Reilly /
CNN: NBA rejects Warner Bros. Discovery's matching offer to retain games, setting up potential legal showdown

Dave Nemetz /
TVLine: NBA Signs New TV Rights Deal With NBC, Disney and Amazon, Ending Decades-Long TNT Partnership Deadline: NBA Rejects Warner Bros Discovery Bid For Amazon; WNBA Renews Disney, Prime Video Deals & Links Up With NBCU - Update

The Hollywood Reporter:
The WNBA's deal with Disney, NBC, and Amazon, which is reportedly worth ~$200M/season, includes more national telecasts and an increased global reach

Discussion:
The Streamable, Next TV, Engadget, Fortune, UPROXX, TVNewsCheck, The Official Home of the WNBA, Cord Cutters News, The Wrap, New York Times and NPR

Discussion:

David Satin /
The Streamable: WNBA's Historic New Rights Deals with Disney, NBCUniversal, Amazon Finalized

Daniel Frankel /
Next TV: WNBA Set to Also Return to NBCU as Part of Surging League's New 11-Year, $2.2 Billion National TV Deal, Made Official Wednesday

Anna Washenko /
Engadget: NBA TV rights go to ESPN, NBC and Amazon as TNT is rejected

Bill DiFilippo /
UPROXX: The NBA Announced Its New Media Rights Deal With Disney, NBCUniversal, And Amazon TVNewsCheck: NBA Rejects Warner Bros Discovery Bid For Amazon; WNBA Renews Disney, Prime Video Deals & Links Up With NBCU The Official Home of the WNBA: WNBA Secures Landmark Media Rights Deals with the Walt Disney Company, Amazon Prime Video and NBCUniversal

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: NBA Makes Its Call: Deals Set With Disney, NBCUniversal and Amazon as WBD Rejected

Tania Ganguli /
New York Times: N.B.A. Announces Lucrative Rights Deals With Disney, Comcast and Amazon

Search Engine Land:

Microsoft says Bing stopped crawling Reddit after Reddit updated its robots.txt file on July 1— Reddit has updated its robots.txt file, preventing Bing and many other search engines from crawling the site. “Bing stopped crawling Reddit after they implemented their updated robots.txt file on July 1 …

Discussion:
404 Media, Neowin, @rustybrick, @cyrusshepard, @kirsons, Craig Silverman on LinkedIn, @phil_stevens@mastodon.nz, @gedankenstuecke@scholar …, @josephcox@infosec.exchange, @nateb@mastodon.thenewoil.org, @JustinH@twit.social, @Mojeek@mastodon.social, @chikorita157@sakurajima.moe and @lilithsaintcrow …, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Emanuel Maiberg /
404 Media: Google Is the Only Search Engine That Works on Reddit Now Thanks to AI Deal

Pradeep Viswanathan /
Neowin: Microsoft Bing and other search engines blocked from accessing Reddit content

Barry Schwartz /
@rustybrick: Microsoft confirms Reddit blocked Bing Search https://searchengineland.com/ ... @cyrusshepard: Wild: Reddit now blocks all major search engines *except* Google from crawling content This can only increase Google's monopoly power... ... and you can bet regulators will be interested @kirsons: @rustybrick Something tells me the next core update's gonna make Reddit's organic traffic from Google even higher

Craig Silverman /
Craig Silverman on LinkedIn: Pretty notable for OSINT: “Google is now the only search engine that can surface results from Reddit, making one of the web's most valuable repositories …

Phil Stevens /
@phil_stevens@mastodon.nz: Google search is already dead to me. Now Reddit wants to lose my clicks as well? Dare me. I am walking away from a lot of what used to be the internet these days and I have no fucks left to give. — https://www.404media.co/...

Bastian Greshake Tzovaras /
@gedankenstuecke …: «Google Is the Only Search Engine That Works on Reddit Now Thanks to AI Deal» — We move to the next level of information feudalism: some of the few bits of human-generated things left on the internet are now blocked off from being openly searchable... https://www.404media.co/...

Joseph Cox /
@josephcox@infosec.exchange: New from 404 Media: Google is now the only search engine that works on Reddit thanks to its AI deal. Try to search for Reddit results with Bing, DuckDuckGo, or a bunch of others you won't get full results. Further monopoly on valuable information https://www.404media.co/...

Nate Bartram /
@nateb@mastodon.thenewoil.org: Honestly? Good. I'm sick of getting search results that require me to log in to view and I can't log in cause the site hates my browser and/or VPN. — https://www.404media.co/...

Justin /
@JustinH@twit.social: It's ironic that for the past five years #Reddit has moved away from “discussion forum” to just another image-and-short-video scroller, and yet it's their history of rich human-human discussions that are so valuable now. — But anyone who's added “reddit” to their searches lately knows that even many years-old threads are polluted with recent spam comments. … @Mojeek@mastodon.social: Google Is the Only Search Engine That Works on Reddit Now Thanks to AI Deal — “They're [Reddit] killing everything for search but Google,” Colin Hayhurst, CEO of the search engine Mojeek told me on a call. — Hayhurst tried contacting Reddit via email when Mojeek noticed it was blocked from crawling the site in early June, but said he has not heard back. … @chikorita157@sakurajima.moe: Isn't this a monopoly? Google is the only search engine that returns results on deaddit. — https://www.404media.co/...

Lili Saintcrow /
@lilithsaintcrow@raggedfeathers.com: “And while neither Reddit or Google responded to a request for comment, it appears that the exclusion of other search engines is the result of a multi-million dollar deal that gives Google the right to scrape Reddit for data to train its AI products.” https://www.404media.co/...

RELATED:

404 Media:
Reddit appears to be blocking search engines that don't rely on Google's indexing; Bing, DuckDuckGo, and others are not showing recent results from Reddit

Discussion:
Gizmodo, 9to5Google, The Verge, 9to5Google, @luigi@mastodon …, @alexlmiller, @kevinctofel@hachyderm.io, 9to5Mac, Media Voices, @pranesh, @vxunderground, @chronotope, @orizilbershtein, @emanuelmaiberg, @megangra, @danielahanley, @hbkirb, @josephfcox, @ryanorban, @thetymonbay, MediaPost, Digital Trends, WebProNews, Sherwood News, Engadget, The Verge, @aetataureate@gamedev.lgbt and Hacker News, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Sherri L Smith /
Gizmodo: Reddit Institutes Pay-to-Play Blockade Against Microsoft Bing

Ben Schoon /
9to5Google: Reddit changes have blocked all search engines except Google amid AI ‘misuse’ [U] @luigi@mastodon.publicinterest.town: Reddit has gone nuclear on their robots.txt file, disallowing every bot! — But Google made a deal, so the robots.txt doesn't apply to them. We're witnessing the splintering of the web through content deals. — https://www.404media.co/...

Alex Miller /
@alexlmiller: Reddit will no longer show up in regular search results anywhere but Google This is insane, Steve Huffman & @sundarpichai should be ashamed of themselves for doing this deal The open web has been on the brink for years and they're trying to kill it for good

Kevin C. Tofel /
@kevinctofel@hachyderm.io: “Information wants to be free...” unless you want to access it from anywhere but #Google. — This is not how the #Internet was envisioned goes directly against the spirit of it. Sorely disappointed to see this. And another reason on my list to use Google products less and less, if at all. …

Ben Lovejoy /
9to5Mac: Reddit blocking all search engines except Google, as it implements AI paywall Media Voices: Wednesday 25th July: California's news industry is in steep decline. Here's what is at stake

Pranesh Prakash /
@pranesh: I had predicted this last year itself. It's foolish to think you can have exclusive licensing of content for “AI” without that harming #competition (and #FOSS) and encouraging oligopolies. That's the very purpose of exclusivity! @vxunderground: .@404mediaco is reporting Reddit is blocking ALL search engine crawls EXCEPT Google - which is currently paying $60,000,000/year for the right to scrape Reddit for AI training data. More information: https://www.404media.co/...

Aram Zucker-Scharff /
@chronotope: This is shitty and monopolistic of Google. In a way tho it is extremely exciting because it means that Google feels threatened in the one area it seemed to have a full lock on dominance. Alternative Search engines have become popular enough to cause Google to freak out like this.

Ori Zilbershtein /
@orizilbershtein: Timeline: - Google boosts Reddit in search by over 400% - Google announces a 60M deal with Reddit right after - Reddit announces it seeks to go public 48-72 hours after - Reddit blocks all scraping for competition search engines shortly after 👏Anti 👏Competitive👏Behavior

Emanuel Maiberg /
@emanuelmaiberg: AI is causing the internet the lock down. Reddit is blocking all search engines from crawling the site, except Google, which is paying Reddit $60 million a year to scrape it for training data https://www.404media.co/...

Megan Gray /
@megangra: Surprised that this hasn't generated anticompetitive complaints Google's Exclusive Reddit Access Google (is now the only search engine that can surface results from Reddit (well also Kagi) https://www.404media.co/...

Daniel Hanley /
@danielahanley: Exclusive deals like this one should be banned. Google could have paid Reddit for access, and Reddit could have offered those same terms to others. But Google is using a similar trick it has used with Apple: the company uses its financial firepower to knee cap its rivals.

Adam Demasi /
@hbkirb: This is shitty on Reddit's part. It makes complete sense now why they've been blocking my server. All Reddit links on The Apple Wiki have an archive. org link next to it, because every link seems “dead”. In fact, Reddit is blocking my server from confirming it's “up”.

Joseph Cox /
@josephfcox: New from 404 Media: Google is now the only search engine that works on Reddit thanks to its AI deal. Try to search for Reddit results with Bing, DuckDuckGo, or a bunch of others you won't get full results. Further monopoly on valuable information https://www.404media.co/...

Ryan Orban /
@ryanorban: I use DuckDuckGo and like many will add ‘Reddit’ to the end of a query if I'm looking for real product reviews, comparisons, etc. That stopped working a few weeks ago and now I know why!

Tushar Mehta /
@thetymonbay: We know Reddit's owners are crap. But this is Google just sitting on top of yet another anti-competition lawsuit. Great reporting as always by @404mediaco https://www.404media.co/...

Laurie Sullivan /
MediaPost: Microsoft Retrains, Releases AI-Based Search With Consideration To Publishers

Luke Larsen /
Digital Trends: Google just gained exclusive access to Reddit

Rani Molla /
Sherwood News: Google spent a mere $60 million to build the most important moat in search right now

Will Shanklin /
Engadget: AI search engines that don't pay up can't index Reddit content

Emma Roth /
The Verge: Reddit is now blocking major search engines and AI bots — except the ones that pay

Berserk Du Soleil /
@aetataureate@gamedev.lgbt: wow — this is wild. reddit has deindexed itself from all search engines but google, in an effort to both stop AI scraping and force search engines to pay — https://www.404media.co/...

Mediaite:

The AP removed a fact check debunking the claim that JD Vance admitted he had sex with a couch; AP said the post didn't go through its standard editing process— The Associated Press removed its fact-check debunking the claim that former President Donald Trump's running mate Senator JD Vance …

Discussion:
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Discussion:

Melissa Goldin /
Associated Press: No, JD Vance did not have sex with a couch

Mia Sato /
The Verge: The Associated Press removes a fact-check claiming JD Vance has not had sex with a couch

Matt Novak /
@paleofuture.bsky.social: The funny thing is that I filed this yesterday afternoon before the AP story and so much happened that I didn't have the opportunity to update in time before it ran. [embedded post]

Matthew Sheffield /
@mattsheffield: If the left and right media ecosystems were remotely similar, multiple socialist Alex Jones types would've already breathlessly pretended that the JD Vance couch gag was real. Instead, it's just an inside joke about a guy everyone knows is an angry weirdo.

Ryan Singel /
@ryansingel@writing.exchange: @Mediagazer So he did?

Brandon Friedman /
@bfriedmandc: Greatest example ever of “if you're explaining, you're losing” [image] @nycsouthpaw: This article's headline doesn't meet the ordinarily high standards of the Associated Press. The most anyone can say at this point is he didn't put it in his memoir, NOT that he never put it in the sofa. https://apnews.com/...

Matthew Gertz /
@mattgertz: So does this mean he DID have sex with the couch? https://apnews.com/... [image]

Rat King /
@mikeisaac: imagining the enterprising disinformation reporter pitching this to their editor https://apnews.com/... [image]

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: Editor: “Headline looks good. I'm just gonna change ‘with’ to ‘on.’” Reporter: “NOOOOO!” https://apnews.com/... [image]

Tim Marchman /
@timmarchman: I've asked the Associated Press whether this is a retraction or a technical glitch, because for some users on some devices, the article appears to still be live, and because if it's been retracted, there should be an editor's note.

Andy Kaczynski /
@kfile: AP fact-checked what was a joke from left-wing Twitter - but the link for this is dead now and I can no longer find the story on the AP website. What is going on? https://apnews.com/... [image]

Tim Marchman /
@timmarchman: Looks like it was retracted; AP spokesperson says “The story, which did not go out on the wire to our customers, didn't go through our standard editing process. We are looking into how that happened.”

Kelsey McKinney /
Defector: A List Of Words That Do NOT Appear In ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ So Stop Asking!!

AkivaMCohen /
@akivamcohen.bsky.social: Reason: It's nobody's business how old the couch was [embedded post] @horbinski: Boris Johnson took notes on this story (he was almost certainly the source of the rumors about Cameron). Also hey, did you hear what they're saying JD Vance did to a couch?

Lyndon Baines Johnson /
@lyndonbajohnson: An important element of the story was that the SOB was believably a pig fucker.

Eric Michael Garcia /
@ericmgarcia: Back in the day, Lyndon Johnson allegedly tried to spread a rumor an opponent had carnal knowledge with a pig. His aide said “Christ, Lyndon,” said the aide, “we can't just call the guy a pig-f**ker. It isn't true.” Johnson says “but I want to make the son-of-a-bitch deny it.”

Paul Farhi /
@farhip: Possibly the weirdest headline about a major-party candidate the @ap has ever run: https://apnews.com/... [image]

David Gilmour /
@davidmgilmour: After AP took down the article, a spokesperson told @Mediaite: “The story, which did not go out on the wire to our customers, didn't go through our standard editing process. We are looking into how that happened.” @Haste@mastodon.social: According to this publication, the AP explained that the article had “bypassed their usual editing process”, and they took it down themselves. — https://www.mediaite.com/...

Matt Novak /
Gizmodo: Why People Are Saying JD Vance Has Sex With Couches

Maeamian /
The one and only Goblin Queen: No, JD Vance did not have sex with a couch — It's important that everyone understand …

Jason Weisberger /
Boing Boing: JD Vance is not a couch f*cker

NBC News:

Longtime Mr. Beast collaborator Ava Kris Tyson leaves the YouTube channel after allegations of grooming; Tyson and the alleged victim denied the accusations— Tyson and the alleged victim denied the allegations. — Ava Kris Tyson, a longtime friend and collaborator of YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson …

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@lavags, @mrbeast, Variety, TMZ.com, @kristyson_, Benzinga, @dramaalert, Dot Esports, Forbes, @kristyson_, @dramaalert, Dexerto, @imbrainfreak, Dexerto, Dot Esports, Dexerto, Game Rant, Dexerto, @kristyson_, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Tubefilter, New York Post, PinkNews and Rolling Stone

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@lavags: These videos are massive lies and twisting the truth. Ava never did anything wrong and just made a few edgy jokes. I was never exploited or taken advantage of. Can you do me a favor and comment on these videos and tell them to stop spreading lies. This situation takes away [image] @mrbeast: Over the last few days, I've become aware of the serious allegations of Ava Tyson's behavior online and I am disgusted and opposed to such unacceptable acts. During that time, I have been focused on hiring an independent third party to conduct a thorough investigation to ensure

Todd Spangler /
Variety: MrBeast ‘Disgusted’ by Grooming Allegations Against Co-Host Ava Kris Tyson, Hires Investigator to Examine Claims

Caitlin Clark Rocks Bikini /
TMZ.com: MrBeast ‘Disgusted’ by Grooming Allegations Against Co-Host Ava Kris Tyson

Ava Kris Tyson /
@kristyson_: Having said that, I humbly apologise to anyone I have hurt with my unacceptable social media posts, past actions, and to those who may feel betrayed by how I used to act online.

Ananya Gairola /
Benzinga: MrBeast Co-Host Ava Tyson Resigns Amid Grooming Controversy, Popular YouTuber Says, ‘I Am Disgusted And Opposed To Such Unacceptable Acts’ @dramaalert: Kris Tyson from MrBeast is being accused of talking to Minors. Two videos over the last 30 days outline an alleged sexually inappropriate relationship with a minor that's started with the minor at age 13 with plans to meet up with same minor at age 16. Kris Tyson, who now goes [video]

Adam Snavely /
Dot Esports: Ava Kris Tyson parts ways with MrBeast team following accusations of inappropriate behavior with a minor

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs /
Forbes: Who Is Ava Kris Tyson? MrBeast Co-Host Quits Popular YouTube Channel Amid Allegations Of Grooming

Ava Kris Tyson /
@kristyson_: I want to add, I never groomed anyone. The person who gets brought up in these accusations @LavaGS has vocally supported that they are false.

@dramaalert:
Overnight more allegations on Kris Tyson have been posted to social media. Alleged 2019 Snapchat messages between Kris Tyson and a 14 year old at the time were posted to X but were taken down, however later were republished by other users. Former MrBeast team member Jake The [video]

Nathan W /
@imbrainfreak: Ava Kris Tyson from MrBeast preyed upon me when I was 15. This is my story: [video]

Michael Gwilliam /
Dexerto: Ninja reveals he's never alone with women in response to Ava Kris Tyson allegations

Isaac McIntyre /
Dot Esports: MrBeast ousts Ava Kris from YouTube team, has hired investigator to find ‘all the facts’

Jackie Arias /
Game Rant: Ava Kris Tyson No Longer Working for MrBeast

Dylan Horetski /
Dexerto: Ava Kris Tyson officially steps away from MrBeast in response to allegations

Ava Kris Tyson /
@kristyson_: I don't want these accusations to impact the hundreds of people who work at MrBeast, which is why I have stepped away

Ava Kris Tyson /
@kristyson_: To lump these two factors together to create a narrative that my behavior extended beyond bad edgy jokes is disgusting and did not happen. In past years, I have learned that my old humor is not acceptable. I cannot change who I was, but I can continue to work on myself

Abid Rahman /
The Hollywood Reporter: MrBeast Addresses Ava Kris Tyson Grooming Allegations, Cuts Links: “I Am Disgusted”

James Hale /
Tubefilter: Ava Kris Tyson “permanently” leaving MrBeast team after accusations she sent inappropriate messages to 13-year-old

Eric Todisco /
New York Post: MrBeast's co-host breaks silence on grooming allegations, quits YouTube channel

Charlie Duncan /
PinkNews: Ava Tyson steps back from Mr Beast over grooming allegations - ‘victim’ says they're ‘massive lies’

Washington Post:

Lewis Lapham, the editor who revived Harper's magazine in the 1980s by publishing writers including David Foster Wallace and Barbara Ehrenreich, dies at 89— He turned Harper's into what he called a “theater of ideas,” promoting emerging voices including David Foster Wallace, Christopher Hitchens and Fareed Zakaria.

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Harper's, @johnotis, @chrisschaef, @menendezrand, @davidphinney, MediaPost and New York Times

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John Otis /
@johnotis: Here's my @washingtonpost obit of editor Lewis Lapham, who revived Harper's Magazine with a radical makeover and by promoting the essays of Tom Wolfe, Annie Dillard, David Foster Wallace, Christopher Hitchens and Barbara Ehrenreich. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Christopher Schaefer /
@chrisschaef: He aspired to be a historian and was studying the subject at Cambridge when, in 1956, the Suez crisis broke out as well as the anti-Soviet uprising in Hungary, and he found himself drawn to the thrill and immediacy of documenting history as it unfolded. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @menendezrand: “What drew Lapham to these writers was his taste for heresy — he's always loved starting fights on the playground and then bringing them back into the classroom. Publishing contrary pieces gave Harper's an ecumenical edge.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

David Phinney /
@davidphinney: Lapham's extraordinary career as an innovative editor who promoted long and short literary journalism and as an essay writer always enjoying exposing the asses of affluence leaves a huge legacy. He made Harper's a must read when he was at the helm. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Ray Schultz /
MediaPost: Legendary Harper's Editor Lewis H. Lapham Dies At 89

Robert D. McFadden /
New York Times: Lewis H. Lapham, Longtime Editor of Harper's, Dies at 89

New York Times:

A US judge rejects ABC News' motion to dismiss Trump's defamation suit filed after George Stephanopoulos said Trump was found liable for raping E. Jean Carroll— The litigation stems from a March 10 interview in which George Stephanopoulos, the network's star anchor, referred to a civil case brought …

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@wendelschwab.bsky.social, @whetstone.bsky.social, Fox News, The Guardian, CNN, The Daily Beast, Deadline, The Hill and TVNewsCheck

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Whetstone /
@whetstone.bsky.social: how is that defamation, that's a plain statement of fact? a jury *did* find him liable and the judge clarified that the thing they found him liable for was in fact “rape”?

Fox News:
Trump's defamation lawsuit against ABC, George Stephanopoulos can move forward, judge rules

Marshall Cohen /
CNN: Judge refuses to dismiss Trump's defamation suit against ABC News and George Stephanopoulos over rape claim

Corbin Bolies /
The Daily Beast: Judge Refuses to Dismiss Trump's Defamation Lawsuit Against ABC, George Stephanopoulos

Adweek:

Six ad firms are limiting their clients' exposure to streaming ads from Pluto TV because they say Pluto exploits auctions using bid duplication to raise prices— Buyers who've pulled spend from the Paramount-owned FAST platform are concerned it's tricking their algorithms into spending too much

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Jamison Lackey on LinkedIn, AdExchanger, WORLD SCREEN and The Streamable

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Jamison Lackey /
Jamison Lackey on LinkedIn: Pluto TV has less watch time than other streamers. In the U.S. in June, Pluto accounted for 0.8% of watch streaming and TV time, according to the latest Nielsen figures. …

Mansha Daswani /
WORLD SCREEN: Katrina Kowalski Talks Pluto TV Strategy

Bloomberg:

UMG shares fell as much as 30% on Thursday, the biggest decline since company's IPO, and closed down 21%, after revenue growth disappointed investors— - The company's shareholders include billionaire Bill Ackman — Universal Music Group is the world's biggest record label

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New York Post, Reuters, Variety, Music Ally, Billboard and Music Business Worldwide

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Taylor Herzlich /
New York Post: Universal Music Group loses $16B in market value, plunging 24% after weak streaming reveal

Jem Aswad /
Variety: Universal Music Posts $3.2 Billion Revenue in Second Quarter, Publishing up 10% as Streaming Revenue Dips

Stuart Dredge /
Music Ally: UMG calls out subscriber slowdown at some big music services

Glenn Peoples /
Billboard: What You Should Know About UMG's Q2 Earnings: Uneven Streaming Growth, Facebook Licensing & More

The Hollywood Reporter:

An interview with Time Studios President Dave O'Connor on merging Time's branded content division with its in-house production company to make original content— The Marc Benioff-owned publisher merged its branded content division into its in-house production company as it looks to sell film and TV projects to networks and studios.

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UPROXX

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Deadline:

ITV reports H1 adjusted EBITA up 40% YoY to £212M, revenue down 3% to £1.9B, ad revenue up 10% to £889M, ITV Studios down 13% to £869M due to strikes in the US— The commercial net's adjusted EBITA was up 40% to £212M ($273M), although revenues dipped slightly to £1.9B.

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City A.M., Variety, Broadband TV News, Irish News, WORLD SCREEN and The Hollywood Reporter

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Guy Taylor /
City A.M.: ITV profit rises after ‘very successful’ period with Euro 2024 and Love Island

Naman Ramachandran /
Variety: ITV Grows Profits, Margins as It Battles Headwinds in First Half of 2024

Julian Clover /
Broadband TV News: ITV grows EBITA despite group revenue fall

Mansha Daswani /
WORLD SCREEN: First Half Ad Gains For ITV

Variety:

The new Disney+, Hulu, and Max streaming bundle goes on sale in the US for $16.99 per month with ads and $29.99 per month without ads— Dragons, Jedis, Marvel and DC superheroes, Harry Potter, Disney princesses — and more from Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery — are now available to stream for a reduced monthly price.

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The Verge, The Streamable, TVLine, IndieWire, The Wrap, Reuters, CNN, Engadget, BGR, Media Play News, Cord Cutters News, The Hollywood Reporter, Neowin, WORLD SCREEN, Deadline, 9to5Mac, @tvgrimreaper, UPROXX and Digital Trends, more at Techmeme »

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Jess Weatherbed /
The Verge: The Disney Plus, Hulu, and Max streaming bundle is now available

David Satin /
The Streamable: Max Subscribers Can Now Watch With Friends Using Apple's SharePlay Feature

Brian Welk /
IndieWire: Disney+, Hulu, and Max Bundle Launches Today with Savings Up to 38% Off Buying Separately

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Disney+, Hulu and Max Bundle Launches: Here's How Much It Costs

Deborah Sophia /
Reuters: Disney, Warner Bros launch streaming bundle with ad-free plan for $30/month

Lawrence Bonk /
Engadget: That Disney+, Hulu and Max streaming bundle is now available

Jacob Siegal /
BGR: Disney+, Hulu, Max bundle now available starting at $17 a month

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Disney+, Max, Hulu Streaming Bundle Officially Launches

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: The New Disney+, Hulu, & Max Bundle Deal Is Now Live Starting at Just $16.99 a Month

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Pricing Revealed For Disney+, Max and Hulu Bundle, Streaming Partnership Launches Today

John Callaham /
Neowin: The new Disney+-Hulu-Max streaming bundle is live in the US, offering big savings

Kristin Brzoznowski /
WORLD SCREEN: Hulu-Max-Disney+ Bundle Launches

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Disney+-Hulu-Max Bundle Pricing Revealed

Ryan Christoffel /
9to5Mac: New bundle of Disney+, Max, and Hulu launches at $16.99 starting price @tvgrimreaper: If they can't keep people subscribed at prices that lose them money today, maybe a 38% discount will fix their financials.

Briley Kenney /
Digital Trends: Best streaming deals: Sling TV, Hulu, Peacock, and more

TechCrunch:

After investigating how Meta handles AI-generated explicit images, Oversight Board asks Meta to use the terminology “non-consensual” over “derogatory”, and more— Following investigations into how Meta handles AI-generated explicit images, the company's semi-independent observer body …

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CNN, Fast Company, Engadget and Reuters, more at Techmeme »

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Chris Morris /
Fast Company: Meta's oversight board spotlights the social network's problem with explicit AI deepfakes

Karissa Bell /
Engadget: Meta needs updated rules for sexually explicit deepfakes, Oversight Board says

Katie Paul /