Australia's ABC removes a 2022 video of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, admitting it was "incorrectly edited" after accusations ABC had added gunshot sounds (The Guardian)

Mediagazer: Australia's ABC removes a 2022 video of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, admitting it was “incorrectly edited” after accusations ABC had added gunshot sounds (The Guardian)

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Wall Street Journal:

A US appeals court signals skepticism with TikTok's arguments against the law that could force it to sever ties with China to keep operating in the US— Judges are considering the validity of legislation that could shut down Chinese-backed app used by half of Americans
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Brad Pareso /
Adweek: Court Appears Skeptical of TikTok's Challenge to US Ban

Dan Primack /
Axios: TikTok “ban bill” heads to court

Mandy Dalugdug /
Music Business Worldwide: TikTok on the clock: A timeline of the app's tumultuous relationship with the current US government

Sapna Maheshwari /
New York Times: Will TikTok Be Banned in January? That Question Is Headed to Court.

Brian Fung /
CNN: TikTok has 15 minutes to fight for its life

Emily Baker-White /
Forbes: TikTok Has A Tough Day In Court Battling The ‘Ban’ Bill

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: TikTok grilled in appeals court as judges consider challenge to sale-or-ban bill

Dave Lee /
@daveleebbg@threads.net: Bad day in court for TikTok. Bloomberg Intelligence analysts say 2 of the 3 judges seemed unconvinced by its arguments. “We're cutting TikTok's odds of halting the ban to 30% from 70%.”

Nilay Patel /
@reckless1280@threads.net: This is fascinating because the TikTok algo is so famously censorious creators invented words like “seggs” and “unalive” https://www.theverge.com/... @knightcolumbia: .@knightcolumbia comments on today's hearing in the federal #TikTok Ban case, saying that upholding the ban would do profound damage to our democracy. See the full statement from @JameelJaffer below & at the link. https://knightcolumbia.org/... [image]

Drew Harwell /
@drewharwell@threads.net: The chances of TikTok getting banned in the U.S. just went up. For real. The judges today had tough questions for the Justice Department. But they seemed unswayed by TikTok's First Amendment defense and favorable to the government's national-security concerns, repeatedly evoking a hypothetical U.S.-China war and asking, “Could Congress not bar the enemy's ownership of a major media source?” …

Tatum Hunter /
@tatum_hunter_: Both sides have asked for a ruling by December, and that ruling will likely be appealed, potentially sending the case to the Supreme Court. The original deadline for a ban or forced sale is January 19.

Tim Wu /
@superwuster: Just listened to the TikTok oral arguments; the case may mark the beginning of a backlash against overreaching First Amendment arguments esp in tech https://www.youtube.com/...

Brian Fung /
@b_fung@threads.net: Today wasn't the slam dunk that TikTok needed. All three judges asked some very skeptical questions about the ByteDance relationship. But they didn't let the government off easy, either, pushing DOJ on the impact to Americans' 1A rights. Hard to say how this'll turn out. https://www.cnn.com/...

Colin Kirkland /
MediaPost: As TikTok Heads To Court, Another ByteDance App Surges In The U.S.

Tatum Hunter /
@tatum_hunter_: Court is adjourned! Here's the tl;dr on today's TikTok ban hearing: Govt. says China-based ByteDance has too much leeway to manipulate TT's algorithm. TT argues the govt. is speculating and unfairly targeting a foreign-owned platform for free speech.

Emily Baker-White /
@ebakerwhite@threads.net: My impressions on the TikTok oral argument in the DC Circuit today (constitutionality of the ban bill): 1/ Nobody talked about bills of attainder or takings. The juice here is in the 1A. 2/ It wasn't a blowout, but on the whole, rough day for ByteDance/TikTok.

Emily Baker-White /
@ebakerwhite@threads.net: 9/ Oh. And: This thing is gonna get appealed by whoever loses. They might appeal en banc to the DC Circuit (if they want to slow things down) but after that or without that, somebody will appeal to SCOTUS. Whether SCOTUS grants cert, we don't know. But a cert petition is a given.

Emily Baker-White /
@ebakerwhite@threads.net: 8/ Overall, not a good day for TT/BD (despite a meh performance from DOJ's counsel). The judges seemed likely to find that this case does have some important speech implications (maybe intermediate scrutiny?) but seemed averse to strict scrutiny. But it could still go either way. @mexiconews.bsky.social: Jacob Gershman, no less. — They are the ones who want the TikTok algorithm for their little tiny spy country. [embedded post]

Emily Baker-White /
@ebakerwhite: My impressions on the TikTok oral argument in the DC Circuit today (constitutionality of the ban bill): 1/ Nobody talked about bills of attainder or takings. The juice here is in the 1A. 2/ It wasn't a blowout, but on the whole, rough day for ByteDance/TikTok.

John Callaham /
Neowin: TikTok and the US government battle in court today over TikTok's possible ban

Marta Biino /
Semafor: TikTok makes its case against a potential US ban

David Shepardson /
Reuters: TikTok, Justice Department face off in court over potential US ban

Christine Mui /
Politico: TikTok launches fight for its life in court

Haleluya Hadero /
ABC7: TikTok heads to court over US law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform

The Hollywood Reporter:

Nielsen: the Emmys averaged 6.87M viewers on ABC, up 54% from the delayed 2023 Emmys on Fox that aired in January 2024, which was an all-time low for the awards— ABC's telecast of the 76th awards improves by more than 2 million viewers. … Sunday's show, hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy on ABC …

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Associated Press, TV Insider, Los Angeles Times, @tvmojoe, The Wrap, Variety, TVLine, Adweek, New York Times, Deadline, Axios and Reuters

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Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: 76th Emmy Awards ratings surge to 6.87 million viewers, best since 2021 @tvmojoe: Mixed Nielsen bag for Sunday's Emmy Awards: The show notched 6.9M viewers, which is better than the 5.9M the last September show in 2022 (it aired on a Monday) but below the 7.4M the show did in 2021—its last telecast on a Sunday in September.

Selome Hailu /
Variety: Emmys Viewership Jumps by 54% to 6.9 Million Viewers After Record-Low Ceremony in January

Matt Webb Mitovich /
TVLine: Emmys Ratings Hit a 3-Year High, Up 54% From January Telecast

John Koblin /
New York Times: Emmy Viewership Rises to 6.9 Million Viewers

Katie Campione /
Deadline: Emmys Viewership Up 60% To Show's Largest Audience In 3 Years

Sara Fischer /
Axios: Emmy Awards sees ratings rebound with 6.8 million viewers

Lisa Richwine /
Reuters: Emmys audience on ABC nears 6.9 million, highest in three years

Financial Times:

How Netflix staged a remarkable recovery since its 2022 stock crash, adding 45M+ subscribers via a password crackdown and gaining an edge over Hollywood rivals— The company has staged a remarkable recovery since the ‘great correction’ of 2022 and now has the edge over Hollywood rivals

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@rasmus_kleis, @1br0wn and @jnthnhndrckx, more at Techmeme »

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Rasmus Kleis Nielsen /
@rasmus_kleis: Netlix “also discovered that its subscriptions kept growing during the strikes, even without much fresh programming. ..."They ... were still doing fine while the traditional TV businesses were really struggling,"" Jamie Lumley, analyst at Third Point, says https://www.ft.com/...

Ian Brown /
@1br0wn: Netflix's 'lavish spending appears to have topped out, at least for now. “Now that they're the dominant player, they don't have to pay people extra to be in business with them, right? Now they can take advantage of their market share."' 🤨 https://www.ft.com/...

Jonathan Hendrickx /
@jnthnhndrckx: “Competition remains fierce not just within the category of subscription streaming, but also against the broader category as a whole (...) YouTube already accounts for over 20 per cent more TV usage than Netflix and is growing at a faster rate.” https://www.ft.com/... [image]

Sky News:

Sources: Guardian Media Group is in talks to sell The Observer to Tortoise Media, which would invest £25M in The Observer in the first five years of ownership— The world's oldest Sunday newspaper is to be sold to a news venture founded five years ago in a deal which would see GMG offload …

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The Guardian, @markkleinmansky, @psythor and @markkleinmansky

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Mark Kleinman /
@markkleinmansky: EXCLUSIVE: Guardian Media Group is in exclusive talks to sell The Observer, the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, to Tortoise Media, a news start-up founded five years ago, in a deal which would further reshape the British national newspaper market. Full story on @SkyNews soon.

James O'Malley /
@psythor: So... are they just not going to update the Guardian website on a Sunday?

Mark Kleinman /
@markkleinmansky: EXCLUSIVE: Staff on The Observer are being briefed now on talks to sell the 233 year-old Sunday newspaper to Tortoise Media, which was founded by former Times editor James Harding in 2019 and which is promising to invest £25m in the title over five years. https://news.sky.com/...

Variety:

A UK judge hands former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards a six month suspended prison sentence over making indecent images of children, meaning he will avoid jail— Huw Edwards has been handed a suspended prison sentence of six months after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children.

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The Guardian, Adweek, The Guardian, Sky News, The Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, London Evening Standard, Reuters, Associated Press, Deadline, @soniasodha, NME, @katebevan, Breitbart, @soniasodha, @real_shirelass, Financial Times, @lewismac_, Newser, @georgemonbiot, Press Association, Press Gazette, @xerophile@union.place, The Hollywood Reporter, London Evening Standard and CNN

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Jane Martinson /
The Guardian: After the Huw Edwards scandal - and all the others - we must have a BBC fit for the modern age

Brad Pareso /
Adweek: Ex-BBC Presenter Huw Edwards Given Suspended Sentence for Indecent Child Images

Daniel Boffey /
The Guardian: Huw Edwards given suspended sentence for accessing indecent images of children

Sky News:
Huw Edwards latest: Ex-BBC newsreader leaves court to media scrum; mugshot released; ‘reputation in tatters,’ judge tells him

Ethan Singh /
The Sun: 'It's ludicrous,' fury over Huw Edwards as experts slam ‘two tier justice’ & ask why he dodged jail for ‘heinous crime’

Georg Szalai /
The Hollywood Reporter: BBC Boss Says Huw Edwards Won't Return After Conviction of “Appalling” Crimes: “An Affair Like This Impacts Our Reputation” London Evening Standard: Mother of teenager ‘groomed’ by Huw Edwards hits out after disgraced BBC star avoids prison Associated Press: Former prominent BBC news anchor Huw Edwards gets suspended sentenced for indecent images of children on phone

Jake Kanter /
Deadline: As Huw Edwards Is Spared Jail, BBC Insiders Prepare To Dish Dirt In Workplace Culture Review

Sonia Sodha /
@soniasodha: I'm not someone who thinks we should be ratcheting up sentencing across the board... but I really do think we need to look at sentencing for viewing child abuse imagery online. These are real crimes with real - child - victims. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Kate /
@katebevan: I've now read the sentencing remarks and despite the mitigating factors, I still feel that anyone who has anything to do with images of child sex abuse should be in prison, tbh https://www.judiciary.uk/...

Sonia Sodha /
@soniasodha: Doesn't always have to be custodial - there are other forms of punishment. But child sex offenders need to be appropriately punished, 6 month suspended sentence for viewing worst category of child abuse image does not seem right. Lab shld look at this in their sentencing review. @real_shirelass: 🚨Huw Edwards arrives at the magistrates court this morning only to be greeted by protesters shouting that justice needs to be served for the innocent children. Protesters are holding up posters with some reading the BBC covered up and protected paedophiles. [video]

Suzi Ring /
Financial Times: Huw Edwards given 6-month suspended jail sentence for indecent child images

Lewis /
@lewismac_: Huw Edwards given a 6 MONTH SUSPENDED sentence after admitting to grooming & sexting children. But god forbid you wanna watch a game of footie without giving the corporations their wedge cause then you get 5.5 years! The justice system is well and truly broken. I hate it here. [image]

Jenn Gidman /
Newser: BBC Host Won't Go to Prison Over Child Sex Abuse Photos

George Monbiot /
@georgemonbiot: So Huw Edwards gets a suspended sentence for buying and making pornographic images of children, while peaceful environmental defenders seeking to prevent social catastrophe get 3, 4 and 5 years. Some justice, this.

Hannah Roberts /
Press Association: The downfall of former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards: A timeline of events

Sarah Grisham /
@xerophile@union.place: @Mediagazer Abhorrently lenient.

Lily Ford /
The Hollywood Reporter: Disgraced Ex-BBC Anchor Huw Edwards Handed 6-Month Suspended Prison Sentence Over Child Sex Abuse Images

Tristan Kirk /
London Evening Standard: Huw Edwards spared jail: Disgraced ex-BBC News anchor gets suspended sentence over child sex abuse images

Poynter:

Poynter plans to launch a biweekly podcast on September 23 hosted by The Poynter Report's Tom Jones, with guests discussing issues facing the media industry— The biweekly podcast will provide lively, behind-the-scenes looks at the news media business — For about five years …

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TVNewsCheck and @tomwjones

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Press Gazette:

Four columnists quit the Jewish Chronicle after questions about its standards and ownership secrecy; one columnist said it has become “in-step with Netanyahu”— Four columnists have quit the Jewish Chronicle amid a crisis over its political direction, standards and ownership secrecy.

Discussion:
BBC, @daaronovitch, @hadleyfreeman, @samuraiapology, @crucibleofwords, @dorianlynskey, @adilray, @ayokhalil8, @grantfeller, @iainoverton, @miqdaad, @briancathcart, @andrewfeinstein, @jonahcmusic, @mr_considerate, @mcneilwillson, @joshglancy, @stephenpaton134, @denismacshane, @brightonpsc, @jewdas, @hamza_a96, @sorcererlazaro, @mshafiquk, @hamza_a96, @anshelpfeffer, @solhugheswriter, @rmsalih, @doylech, @sanders4health, @thatadityaiyer, @michaelrosenyes, @lowkey0nline, @josephwillits, @henrytudorstan, @asawinstanley, @jdportes, @tom___scott, @keithkahnharris, @jimwaterson, @arusbridger, @zillrah7 and London Evening Standard

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Noor Nanji /
BBC: Columnists quit Jewish Chronicle in Gaza articles row

David Aaronovitch /
@daaronovitch: I have done the same

Hadley Freeman /
@hadleyfreeman: To whoever is interested in such things, I've resigned as a columnist from @JewishChron. I'm immensely grateful for all the support I've had from the editors during my time there, and enjoyed writing for it enormously. But recent events have made it impossible for me to stay.

Hippo King Archibald Phd /
@samuraiapology: sorry what actually is the “scandal” at the jewish chronicle? they've been caught printing fanciful pro-israel propaganda? but that's what they've been doing non-stop for years? what's different this time? @crucibleofwords: Literally everyone who has worked with the Jewish Chronicle for the last couple of decades is beyond redeemable. Just a collection of some of the most vile and dishonest racists you are ever likely to meet. There's a reason that rag has had to issue so many corrections

Dorian Lynskey /
@dorianlynskey: It's mindboggling that the identity of the owner of the Jewish Chronicle - and therefore the context for its lurch to the right - can be kept secret. It feels instinctively necessary that every publication should have to disclose its ownership. @adilray: Surely the most serious question about The Jewish Chronicle is who owns it? Who funds it? Nothing else matters until that is answered. Until then, it lacks any credibility.

Ayo /
@ayokhalil8: Jewish Chronicle writers behaving as if they themselves were not part of the long-standing disinformation, fake news and smears peddled by JC is comical considering how many receipts there are. Now these tactics have come back to bite them. It was only a matter of time.

Grant Feller /
@grantfeller: A community, especially one so small, needs a newspaper to bring it together. I worked with @Freedland and know precisely what he means when he says so many of us no longer recognise the Jewish Chronicle under its divisive polemicist editor and mysterious owner

Dr Iain Overton /
@iainoverton: It is deeply troubling that the @bbc's director Robbie Gibb won't reveal who is bankrolling the Jewish Chronicle. How can the BBC demand transparency from others when its own Director is tight-lipped on something as important as this? https://archive.ph/...

Miqdaad Versi /
@miqdaad: The Jewish Chronicle is clearly an awful news outlet under Jake Wallis-Simons & it's good to see columnists abandon the sinking ship But let's not forget how its vile attitude to Muslims has been a consistent feature & was very present under Pollard 👇🏾 https://x.com/...

Brian Cathcart /
@briancathcart: As people wake up to the appalling conduct of the Jewish Chronicle and its total desertion of ethical standards, we should not overlook the disgraceful enabling role played by @ipsonews (the Independent Press Standards Organisation) the sham UK press ‘regulator’. 1/4

Andrew Feinstein /
@andrewfeinstein: The Jewish Chronicle is a mendacious rag that in a functioning democracy would lose its right to exist after countless & continual publication of lies & fabrications

Jonah Corren /
@jonahcmusic: The Jewish Chronicle, under the stewardship of Jake Wallis-Simons, has been a crucial actor in manufacturing consent amongst the British jewry for Israel's genocidal acts in Gaza. I can see this happening with members of my family. I hope it eventually faces justice.

Elvis Buñuelo /
@mr_considerate: Wouldn't be too sure about this. Both Hadley and Jonny now get to masquerade as people of principle, despite both having spent eleven months explicitly defending Israel against charges of genocide on the narrowest legalistic basis. [image]

Richard McNeil-Willson /
@mcneilwillson: Aside from everything else, the Jewish Chronicle has happily platformed a journalist quoted by a neo-Nazi mass murderer to justify the murder of 77 (many children), in his 2011 manifesto. Absolutely wild that only *now* journalists are attempting to distance themselves.

Josh Glancy /
@joshglancy: I grew up reading Jonathan Freedland in the Jewish Chronicle and wanting to write a column in our community paper, just like him. This is a grave loss to a vital community institution, but not a hugely surprising one given all that's transpired.

Steph Paton /
@stephenpaton134: While some have been quick to congratulate the now former Jewish Chronicle writers for resigning over the papers most recent scandal, let's not forget everything else they were happy to overlook in the preceding years.

Denis MacShane /
@denismacshane: Looks like rightwing anti-European Sir R Gibb BBC influencer who owns Jewish Chronicle paper is losing paper's best columnists. JC was a fine weekly. Of course pro Israel but with wide range of views. Very sad. @stephenpollard Hope BBC reports this @brightonpsc: Looks like @JakeWSimons editor of @JewishChron has seriously fcked up. Just the latest in its history of fabrications & shoddy journalism https://www.theguardian.com/ ... [image]

Hamza Yusuf /
@hamza_a96: I too am ending my relationship with the Jewish Chronicle but will continue writing unsubstantiated bile. Just elsewhere 🙏🏼 @sorcererlazaro: Wish I could take more pleasure from watching the Jewish Chronicle burn but let's face it, the damage has already been done. For too long it was allowed to poison public discourse and smear good people for ideological gain; all cheered on by the worst wankers around.

Mohammed Shafiq /
@mshafiquk: The #JewishChronicle has engaged in Islamophobia and rampant anti Muslim coverage. They've tried doing hit jobs on prominent British Muslims to silence us for our support for Palestine. They attacked me for daring to speak for Gaza and it's sad this abuse was ignored by the

Hamza Yusuf /
@hamza_a96: The Jewish Chronicle was found to have breached the IPSO Editors' Code of Practise 33 times in 3 years. That was back in 2022. Let's not pretend that rag made just one uncharacteristic error overnight. It specialises in gutter journalism and nothing else.

Anshel Pfeffer /
@anshelpfeffer: Since some people asked, I can't leave the Jewish Chronicle as I already ended my 16-year association with the paper at the end of July when I took up a full-time position with The Economist. I of course fully support my colleagues who have done so today and share their concerns.

Solomon Hughes /
@solhugheswriter: The Jewish Chronicle printing stories so fake + propagandistic that even the IDF objected is pretty wild , but it's a v. late “Last straw” - the idea that Jake Wallis Simons is an wild extremist but Stephen Pollard , with all his IPSO rulings , a moderate sensible guy is tosh.

Roshan M Salih /
@rmsalih: A few days after October 7, 2023, The Jewish Chronicle editor Jake Wallis Simons appeared on BBC Question Time. He told the millions of watching that children had been beheaded and women and babies had been raped. The beheading and raping of children has been comprehensively [video]

Roshan M Salih /
@rmsalih: Anyone remember this Jewish Chronicle piece smearing Jeremy Corbyn? They basically called the most “unracist” politician of the modern era a racist simply because he believed in justice for the Palestinians. And the mainstream media amplified this false narrative to prevent [image]

Chris Doyle /
@doylech: Serious questions about all those connected to the Jewish Chronicle. Jake Wallis-Simons, if he had any dignity, should resign. Falsification of news stories appalling but in fact it's editorial lines were actually even more disgraceful.

Larry Sanders /
@sanders4health: It is a disaster for British Jews that official leaders (Board of Deputies, Chief Rabbi and Jewish Chronicle) support the Israeli government in their massacre of Palestinians. I hope that the backlash against them has an effect.

Aditya Iyer /
@thatadityaiyer: Funny how Freedland didn't react like this when the editor of the Jewish Chronicle got a white supremacist to write “Average members of the SS and other killing units of Hitler's were rarely proud of their average days' work” in December to demonise pro-Palestinian supporters. @michaelrosenyes: Why has it proved so hard to find the owner(s) of the Jewish Chronicle? Are they hiding? Or are they just very shy people? @lowkey0nline: I did a Fire in the Booth on BBC Radio 1 in 2017 in which I used the words “cosa nostra.” The Jewish Chronicle lied that I used the phrase “kosher nostra” and then lobbied the BBC relentlessly on the issue. Eventually the JC withdrew the lie from the headline and article.

Joseph Willits /
@josephwillits: Is @rburgessbbc still appearing on this Jewish Chronicle panel? A disgraced, discredited and fraudulent organisation, hosting known anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab racists, whose relationship with the BBC via Robbie Gibb is of serious concern https://x.com/... @henrytudorstan: So let me get this straight: Jake Wallis Simons salivates for 10 months at the thought of Palestinians being butchered and those at the Jewish Chronicle are chill with this? But making up fake stories is where they *really* draw the line? Arab children don't matter do they?

Asa Winstanley /
@asawinstanley: The crisis at The Jewish Chronicle has been decades in the making. It's not about a single bad hire. The JC — under successive editors — has been pumping out anti-Palestinian fabrications for years. Here's some of what my book says about it: [image]

Jonathan Portes /
@jdportes: Utterly bizarre. I (& many others, Jewish & not) have criticised JC for the deranged bigotry of Mel Phillips & close association of its current & former editors with racist hatemonger Douglas Murray. Just as we've criticised Spectator, Times & Telegraph on identical grounds. @tom___scott: It's very clear from the Jewish Chronicle debacle that Robbie Gibb is in no way a fit & proper person to be on the BBC board. He won't resign voluntarily but other BBC board members should be calling for him to do so. His presence there brings the BBC into disrepute.

Keith Kahn-Harris /
@keithkahnharris: I am really glad that, at long last, the Jewish Chronicle is starting to lose the validation it gets from liberally-minded writers. But let's not forget that one of the most problematic elements of the JC in recent years goes beyond shoddy journalism and shoddy politics 1/

Jim Waterson /
@jimwaterson: Amid the coverage of the Jewish Chronicle this weekend there's been a lot of focus on the role of Robbie Gibb who has been the only shareholder and sole director of the business since 2020. (Although seemingly not the person funding the outlet.) 🧵This is no longer the case:

Alan Rusbridger /
@arusbridger: If only we knew who really owned the @JewishChron The only person who can be held accountable is surely BBC Director Sir Robbie Gibb since he constructed the smoke and mirrors around the purchase

Zillur Rahman /
@zillrah7: Those now distancing themselves from the ragtag Jewish Chronicle, it wasn't enough for them that the paper ran false, dangerous and Islamophobic pieces like this by the deranged Melanie Phillips? [image]

Charlotte McLaughlin /
London Evening Standard: David Baddiel has ‘no plans’ to write for Jewish Chronicle amid fabrication row

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The Guardian: The Jewish Chronicle removes a series of sensational articles relating to the Gaza war after claims that they were fabricated by freelance journalist Elon Perry

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Matthew Weaver /
The Guardian: Columnists quit Jewish Chronicle over Gaza stories based on ‘fabrications’

Brian Cathcart /
Byline Times: Victims of Jewish Chronicle Falsehoods are Demanding Action from Press Regulators

Jonathan Freedland /
@freedland: I have today told the editor of the Jewish Chronicle that I can no longer continue my relationship with the paper. Here is my letter to him [image]

William Dalrymple /
@dalrymplewill: Surprise, surprise! @BBCNews fails to note that man who led the far-rightwards pro-Netanyahu turn of the JC is Robbie Gibb BBC director who also stands accused of censoring BBC reports on Palestine Columnists quit Jewish Chronicle in Gaza articles row https://www.bbc.com/...

Sayeeda Warsi /
@sayeedawarsi: This from @DalrympleWill is really important The BBC and Jewish Chronicle connection is really concerning and even more so in light of recent false reporting and resignations. Although worth noting that the Jewish Chronicle has reportedly had over 30 breaches of the Editors Code

William Dalrymple /
@dalrymplewill: Just to put this out there with clarity: Robbie Gibb, who is responsible for turning the disgraced JC into a right-wing Pro-Netanyahu propaganda rag, is one of five people - including the Director General - on the @BBCNews editorial guidelines and standards committee. It's on

Jamin Hübner /
Jamin Hübner on LinkedIn: Journalists at Jewish Chronicle just woke up to the (rather old and uncontroversial) reality that the IDF habitually lies to its own citizens and to the world …

Jay Rayner /
@jayrayner1: I have watched with dismay the collapse in integrity and standards of the Jewish Chronicle. It's been a disaster for the Jewish community. As he explains, @Freedland has been pushing behind the scenes for change. Rightly, he's had enough. I applaud his decision.

Dimi Reider /
@reider: The Sunday Times publishes the most extensive interview with Elon Perry since the Jewish Chronicle implosion. It's a gem. [image]

Jack Sommers /
@jack_sommers: I still admire ex colleagues at the Jewish Chronicle - and my words might sound sour grapes given I was made redundant as part of the takeover. But the Elon Perry affair is spectacularly awful and can't be explained away with short statements about maintaining standards

Danielle Bett /
@daniellebett: A principled & brave stance from @Freedland This isn't just a single mistake, but part of a larger series of issues. The refusal to be transparent coupled by the apparent use of Netanyahu propaganda has brought shame on this paper that an apology won't fix.

Helen Lewis /
@helenlewis: This story about the Jewish Chronicle is genuinely shocking, and now I see two journalists I admire hugely — @Freedland and @HadleyFreeman — have resigned. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Stephanie Kaloi /
The Wrap: 4 Columnists Quit Jewish Chronicle After Colleague Accused of Fabricating Stories About War in Gaza

Rachel Fink /
Haaretz: Columnists Quit Jewish Chronicle as Troubled Paper Severs Ties With ‘Journalist’ Over Debunked Hamas Story

Caroline Frost /
Deadline: Four Prominent Columnists Quit Jewish Chronicle Over Gaza Stories Based On “Fabrications”

Matt Hodgkinson /
@mattjhodgkinson@scicomm.xyz: “The world's oldest Jewish newspaper, the Jewish Chronicle, has removed a series of sensational articles relating to the Gaza war after claims that the material was fabricated by a “freelance journalist” who had also misrepresented his résumé.” — https://www.theguardian.com/ ... …

Nieman Lab:

WaPo tests “flexible payments”, with week-long offers ranging from $4 to $10, depending on device, browser, and articles clicked on to activate the paywall— Washington Post readers who fear the commitment of a recurring credit card charge have a new option …

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@GreenFire@mstdn.social and @henderson_mark

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Kevin Leecaster /
@GreenFire@mstdn.social: @Mediagazer — I wish that a journalism organization would test a nickel-an-article income generation scheme.

Mark Henderson /
@henderson_mark: I think this will be wildly popular. People HATE teaser rates that chain to the “real” price later. FWIW, we had day passes at the T&G and we did a lot of business. $4 for one week? $7? $10? The Washington Post tests “flexible payments” https://www.niemanlab.org/... via @NiemanLab

New York Times:

How FX helped Disney win a record 60 Emmys with Shogun and The Bear, easily surpassing perennial Emmy heavyweights like HBO and Netflix for the first time— The network has been a darling among critics for years. But it hit a new high on Sunday, with “Shogun” winning best drama and “The Bear” picking up several awards as well.

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Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: Disney won the Emmy for best drama for the first time in 19 years. HBO pulled off a major upset in a ‘down year.’ Netflix cleans up with a surprise hit. Amazon gets nada. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Peter White /
Deadline: FX Boss John Landgraf Talks Of “Thrilling” Emmy Night For ‘Shōgun’ & ‘The Bear’ & Dishes On Future Seasons Following Disney's Record-Breaking Night

Noel Santos /
Rolling Stone: How to Watch ‘Shōgun’: Here's Where to Stream the Award-Winning Series Online

Ayomikun Adekaiyero /
Business Insider: FX took a risky bet on ‘Shōgun,’ a limited prestige series in Japanese. It just won a record-breaking 18 Emmys.

Alex Doyle /
The Sun: Emmy winners 2024: The Bear, Baby Reindeer and Shogun win big at awards as The Gentlemen misses out

Ellie Iorizzo /
London Evening Standard: Emmys 2024: Full list of winners as Shogun, The Bear and Baby Reindeer scoop top honours

Claire McNear /
The Ringer: The Winners and Losers of the 76th Emmy Awards

Shannon Cudd /
Fast Company: How to watch the 2024 Emmy Awards live online, on TV, or on a phone, including free options

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Variety:
Disney's FX won 36 awards at the 76th Emmy's, the first time that HBO or Netflix didn't get the top spot in 15 years; Netflix received 24 awards and HBO/Max 14

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Jordan Moreau /
Variety: Emmy Awards 2024: Winners List (Updating Live)

Kayla Cobb /
The Wrap: John Leguizamo Gives Impassioned Emmys Speech Celebrating 2024's Historic Latinx Nominees: ‘Our Industry Is Making Progress’

Angela Tricarico /
New York Post: From ‘The Bear’ to ‘Baby Reindeer,’ here's where to stream the 2024 Emmy Winners

Kayla Cobb /
The Wrap: FX Boss John Landgraf Credits Disney for Helping the Network Break an Emmys ‘Glass Ceiling’

Danielle Directo-Meston /
The Hollywood Reporter: Emmys 2024: Where to Stream the Award-Winning Comedy Series Online

Savannah Walsh /
Vanity Fair: Where to Watch All of the 2024 Emmy-Winning Shows

Andrew Dalton /
Associated Press: ‘Shogun’ breaks Emmys record with 18 wins as ‘Hacks’ upsets ‘The Bear’

Alan Sepinwall /
Rolling Stone: Emmys 2024 Voters Finally Decide ‘The Bear’ Is Not a Comedy

Hana Carter /
The Sun: Reality stars accused of ‘storming out’ of Emmy Awards after rival show The Traitors bags win

Benjamin Lee /
The Guardian: Shōgun makes Emmys history as Hacks, The Bear and Baby Reindeer triumph

Matt Stevens /
New York Times: Emmys 2024: ‘Baby Reindeer’ Wins Best Limited Series

R. Thomas Umstead /
Next TV: Emmys: FX Has Big Emmys Night With Multiple Wins for ‘The Bear,’ ‘Shōgun’

John Latchem /
Media Play News: ‘Shogun,’ ‘The Bear,’ ‘Hacks’ Top Winners List at 76th Primetime Emmys

Greg MacArthur /
Screen Rant: Emmys September 2024: 10 Biggest Snubs & Surprises (& Which Ones Should Have Won)

Kimberly Nordyke /
The Hollywood Reporter: Emmy Awards: Winners List

Danielle Broadway /
Reuters: Full list of winners at the 76th Emmy Awards

Patrick Brzeski /
The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Shogun’ Makes History with Record 18 Emmy Wins

Missy Schwartz /
The Wrap: 7 Biggest Emmys Surprises, From ‘Hacks’ to ‘Slow Horses’ Deadline: ‘Joy Luck Club’ Sequel: Rosalind Chao Shares “I Cried When I Read The Script” - Emmys Red Carpet

Dominic Patten /
Deadline: Emmys TV Review: Smoothly Executed Reunion-Rich Ceremony Lacks Spark With Few Surprises

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: 2024 Emmys by Network: Disney's FX Dominates With 36 Total Wins

Jazz Tangcay /
Variety: ‘Shogun’ Shatters Emmy Record With 18 Wins in One Season

Michael Schneider /
Variety: ‘The Bear’ Wins 11 Emmys, Breaking Its Own Record for Most Comedy Wins in a Single Year

Nellie Andreeva /
Deadline: ‘Shōgun’ Caps Record Emmy Run With Win No. 18 For Outstanding Drama Series As Star Hiroyuki Sanada Pays Homage To Samurai Period Dramas

Gregory Ellwood /
The Playlist: ‘Shōgun,’ ‘Hacks’ & ‘Baby Reindeer’ Triumph At 2024 Emmy Awards

John Koblin /
New York Times: Emmy Awards Live Updates: ‘Shogun,’ Off to Blazing Start, Eyes Foreign-Language Breakthrough

New York Times:

Changing studio economics have made it almost impossible for young people to become movie producers and even leave accomplished producers struggling financially— Corporate consolidation and technology have upended many jobs in recent decades. But few arcs are more surprising than that of the Hollywood producer.

NBC News:

Meta bans Russian media outlet RT from its apps globally, days after the Biden administration accused RT of acting as an arm of Moscow's spy agencies— U.S. officials on Friday accused RT of carrying out covert information warfare operations around the world as an arm of Russia's spy agencies.

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Kamya Pandey /
MEDIANAMA: Meta Bans Russian State Media Worldwide, Citing Covert Influence Operations

Katie Paul /
Reuters: Meta bans RT and other Russian state media networks

Shannon Bond /
@shannonpareil@threads.net: Meta is banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya, and affiliated entities from all its platforms, days after the US govt accused the state broadcaster as operating as an arm of Russian intelligence. Meta spox: “After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets. …

Mariella Moon /
Engadget: Meta bans Russian state media outlets on Facebook and Instagram

Renee DiResta /
@renee.diresta@threads.net: FB just nuked RT. https://www.reuters.com/...

Alex Stamos /
@alex.stamos@threads.net: This will also anger some of the world's most wrong Substackers and a certain Moscow resident, to which I can only say...

Alex Stamos /
@alex.stamos@threads.net: Yes, I think the people who drove this decision did so because they believe that RT is an agent of a foreign power that is actively messing with our elections and the reason this is a brave move is that the election is a toss up at the moment.

Alex Stamos /
@alex.stamos@threads.net: I know who drove this decision from start to finish and it was not Mark Zuckerberg.

Casey Newton /
@crumbler@threads.net: Your move, YouTube CTV News: Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, bans Russia Today and other Russian state media networks

Evan DeSimone /
@mediaevan: This is a global ban, RT was already banned from most Meta platforms in the EU. https://www.nbcnews.com/...

Yashar Ali /
@yashar: BREAKING META, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has banned RT and other Russian state media outlets from its platforms. “After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets. Rossiya Segodnya, RT and [image] @vivalavoices.bsky.social: I thought Zuckerberg said Facebook wasn't aiding or abetting Russia spy agencies & Putin?

Brian Fishman /
@brian.fishman.5@threads.net: This is interesting for many reasons, but particularly so in the wake of the charges related to Russian espionage. Meta would likely not simply rely on accusations made in a charging document to inform this sort of decision (unless related sanctions change the legal calculus). …

The Guardian:

Australia's ABC removes a 2022 video of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, admitting it was “incorrectly edited” after accusations ABC had added gunshot sounds— News director Justin Stevens confirms in Melbourne Press Club speech broadcaster has removed the clip and is ‘looking into how this happened’

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Calum Jaspan /
Sydney Morning Herald: ABC news boss derides agenda-driven ‘bullying’ of broadcaster's staff

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer /
news.com.au: ‘Huge questions to answer for’: ABC lashed over allegations it doctored footage recorded by Australian soldier

Padraig Collins /
Daily Mail: Bombshell video emerges after ABC loses war crimes defamation case against high-profile Australian soldier Heston Russell

David Southwell /
Daily Mail: Furious backlash grows against the ABC after fake gunshots were added to a story about serious war crime allegations by Australian soldiers

Neil Mitchell /
@3awneilmitchell: These allegations of the ABC doctoring Afghanistan video are most disturbing. If true, heads must roll.

Sophie Elsworth /
@sophieelsworth: ABC news boss Justin Stevens will not say whether the broadcaster will apologise to former soldier Heston Russell after it published doctored audio depicting an Australian soldier firing six shots at unarmed civilians in Afghanistan, @australian. LISTEN. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/ ...

Senator Matt Canavan /
@mattjcan: Looks like the ABC aired a doctored video to bolster its case against Australian troops in Afghanistan. Yet the mainstream media is exempt from the “misinformation” bill? The misinformation bill is about protecting them, not you. @joneshowdareyou: Oh dear. 🙄 Waa, waa, waa ... “Activists on X, for example, rarely go a day without piling on the ABC's respected national political lead and Insiders host David Speers. “David's track record and work over decades is exemplary.” Ffs. #auspol https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Amanda Meade /
@meadea: New: ABC admits video of Australian soldiers firing from helicopter in Afghanistan was ‘incorrectly edited’ https://www.theguardian.com/ ... @7newsmelbourne: The ABC is in damage control launching an investigation into its own reporting and deleting an online video that depicted Australian soldiers firing on unarmed Afghan civilians. @Channel7's Spotlight revealed the clip's audio was doctored with extra gunshots added in. @rob7scott [video]

Heston Russell /
@hestonrussell: The ABC's utterly shameful campaign against our soldiers https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ ...

Heston Russell /
@hestonrussell: Heston Russell accuses ABC of doctoring more footage from discredited 7:30 coverage of alleged Afghanistan war crimes https://www.skynews.com.au/... via @SkyNewsAust

Heston Russell /
@hestonrussell: Tune in to finally see the shocking truth of how far some within @abcnews went in their campaign to make-up a war crime story... it's time for real accountability. @7NewsSpotlight @7NewsAustralia #Spotlight #Shocking #Exclusive #Media #HestonRussell #Accountability #Veterans [video]

Heston Russell /
@hestonrussell: Heston Russell hits out at ABC after network forced to remove footage with doctored gunshot audio https://www.skynews.com.au/... via @SkyNewsAust @7newsadelaide:

The ABC is in damage control launching an investigation into its own reporting and deleting an online video that depicted Australian soldiers firing on unarmed Afghan civilians. @Channel7's Spotlight revealed the clip's audio was doctored with extra gunshots added in. @rob7scott [video]
@benfordhamlive: The ABC is embroiled in a fresh scandal involving Heston Russell. They've been caught manipulating a controversial video. In the original footage, an Aussies soldier can be seen firing one shot. But in the ABC's version there are 5 extra gunshots added. Listen to Ben's [image] 7 News Spotlight on YouTube: War hero or war criminal? From Afghanistan to the Australian Federal Court | Full documentary

Sophie Elsworth /
theaustralian: ABC news boss Justin Stevens says altered audio in a news report on war crimes 'shouldn't have occurred'

Rob McKnight /
7NEWS: Inside Media: Kyle and Jackie O in trouble in Melbourne as ABC investigates Heston Russell story and Big Brother returns Sky News Australia on YouTube: Heston Russell's fight against ABC an ‘astonishing case of media treachery’

Ellie Dudley /
theaustralian: Heston Russell demands meeting with Kim Williams amid doctored footage allegations

Sophie Elsworth /
theaustralian: ABC removes footage, including audio of Australian soldier, and claims they were shooting at unarmed Afghan civilians

Kaitlyn Hudson-O'Farrell /
dailytelegraph: A video of an Australian soldier shooting at men from a helicopter in Afghanistan has been removed from the ABC's website after claims the clip was altered …

Variety:

Fox News hires Vivek Ramaswammy to host Truths with Vivek Ramaswamy, a roundtable series that will debut on Fox Nation on September 22, and then air on Fox News— Vivek Ramaswamy has come off the campaign trail and will soon be taking part in the streaming wars.

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Sharon Knolle /
The Wrap: Vivek Ramaswamy to Host New Roundtable Show for Fox Nation

Brad Pareso /
Adweek: Vivek Ramaswamy to Host New Roundtable Show for Fox Nation

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Fox News Taps Vivek Ramaswamy to Host Fox Nation Series ‘Truths’

Justin Baragona /
@justinbaragona: Remember when we were saying that Vivek was just using the GOP presidential campaign to position himself for a right-wing media career? https://variety.com/...

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: Former Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is jumping from the campaign trail to the streaming wars, leading a new roundtable program on Fox Nation that will also air on Sunday nights on Fox News Channel https://variety.com/... via @variety

Howie Klein /
@downwithtyranny: Fox News has hired anti-democracy sociopath Vivek Ramaswamy to host a roundtable program that will include Matt Taibbi & Rabbi Shmully Hecht. Show starts Sept 22 https://variety.com/...

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: Inbox: Fox hires Vivek Ramaswamy to host a new roundtable show for Fox Nation [image]

Evan DeSimone /
@mediaevan: The haters said this guy was just in it to launch a right-wing media career. Congratulations to the haters. https://variety.com/...

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Fox Nation to debut Vivek Ramaswamy-hosted TV show

Courtney Ur /
Fox News: FOX NATION TAPS VIVEK RAMASWAMY TO HOST NEW SERIES “TRUTHS WITH VIVEK RAMASWAMY” PREMIERING SEPTEMBER 22

Brian Steinberg /
TVNewsCheck: Vivek Ramaswamy To Host Roundtable Series On Fox Nation, Fox News

Nieman Lab:

A look at The Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual initiative launched in 2021 with Microsoft funding to report on both sides of the US-Mexico border— “If you look beyond the wall, you really see these two vibrant communities that are involved in each other's lives and the integration between them.”

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