A bankruptcy court approves Barnes & Noble's $1.83M acquisition of Denver's Tattered Cover bookstores, which will be B&N's first US deal for an indie bookstore (Andrew Albanese/Publishers Weekly)

Mediagazer: A bankruptcy court approves Barnes & Noble's $1.83M acquisition of Denver's Tattered Cover bookstores, which will be B&N's first US deal for an indie bookstore (Andrew Albanese/Publishers Weekly)

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New York Magazine:

The White House asked news outlets to hold their stories on the prisoner swap until Evan Gershkovich and others were in US custody, an embargo Bloomberg broke— How did Bloomberg beat The Wall Street Journal and the rest of the press corps on one of the most-watched stories in the world …
Discussion: Mediaite, Talking Biz News, Wall Street Journal, @djmatthewdalton, @biettetimmons, @sdkstl, @megankstack, Washington Post, WBUR, Sarah Krouse on LinkedIn, @oriana0214, @ishaantharoor, @jamesrbuk, @tbridis, @brianmfloyd, @dancow, @maggienyt, @mradamtaylor, @WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social, @mediaevan, @bashowicks@threads.net, New York Post, CBS News, Poynter, Semafor, Fox News, The Guardian, The Mirror, Telegraph and Wall Street Journal

Discussion:

David Gilmour /
Mediaite: Bloomberg Under Fire for Breaking Embargo To Seize Russia Prisoner Exchange Scoop

Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: Bloomberg broke Gershkovich embargo

Bojan Pancevski /
Wall Street Journal: How Germany Enabled a Historic Hostage Swap With Russia

Matthew Dalton /
@djmatthewdalton: Fantastic story by ⁦@bopanc⁩, including this fascinating nugget: Germany “saw an opening when their Russian counterparts said they wanted to wrap up the deal before the U.S. election in November.” https://www.wsj.com/...

Nora Biette-Timmons /
@biettetimmons: I *need* to know more about how & why this happened, especially re: the tweet this story mentions... 👀

Staci D Kramer /
@sdkstl: >>With a prisoner swap, you don't know if it's going to happen until it happens. (As one Journal reporter put it: “We literally had Yaroslav Trofimov on the ground with binoculars waiting to see Evan come off the plane, and we pubbed as soon as that happened.")<<

Megan K. Stack /
@megankstack: Not usually impressed by pearl clutching stories about reporters breaking “the rules,” but reporting these prisoners were free when they were still aboard a Russian plane/in Russian custody is indeed pretty awful.

Sarah Krouse /
Sarah Krouse on LinkedIn: What a day for Evan and his family, WSJ and anyone who believes in the importance of a free press. If you read one thing today …

Oriana Pawlyk /
@oriana0214: “The Russian plane was still in the air at the time of publication. That plane could have just turned around and gone back to Moscow, which is why the Journal and other publications had agreed to hold off.”

Ishaan Tharoor /
@ishaantharoor: The Post respected a embargo imposed by US officials who didn't want this to be derailed last minute, so other outlets (and Ankara) got ahead of us Live updates: Evan Gershkovich, others to be freed in U.S.-Russia prisoner swap, Turkish government says https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: I had wondered when Bloomberg ran this earlier than everyone else - especially when it wasn't clear whether or not Evan was actually out of Russia yet - whether something like this had happened.

Ted Bridis /
@tbridis: Hearing from inside @WSJ - which at moment remains notably silent on this - news was embargoed until Evan was out safely, so that premature reporting wouldn't muck things up. Ecstatic if this happens but such scoops are risky.

Brian Floyd /
@brianmfloyd: breaking a prisoner swap embargo and celebrating it (when it's not even your reporter either!) is unforgivable and says a lot about the editors' judgment [image]

Dan Nguyen /
@dancow: who is the editor whose greatest career honor was to break embargo and endanger the lives of hostages [image]

Maggie Haberman /
@maggienyt: Reporting it before Gershkovich and other prisoners were safe and the deal was completed

Adam Taylor /
@mradamtaylor: Assumed this was a case of one side of newsroom not knowing what the other side was doing, but perhaps not? [image]

Warner Crocker /
@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social: Inside media embargo-ball — Everybody Is Mad at Bloomberg for Its Embargo-Breaking Gershkovich Scoop — #journalism — https://nymag.com/... [image]

Evan DeSimone /
@mediaevan: As a general rule, embargoes are for losers, but in this specific instance, with lives a stake, unconscionable.

Bash O Wicks /
@bashowicks@threads.net: This WSJ story is such a good (long) read on the events that went on behind the scenes with Evan Gershkovich since day one. I've been so slammed with traveling today that I had to read it again to fully grasp the details.

Tom Jones /
Poynter: Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich freed in a prisoner swap with Russia, according to Turkish officials

Caroline Anders /
Semafor: Russia frees WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich in prisoner swap with US Fox News: WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich released by Russia in prisoner swap; Paul Whelan also being freed

Shaun Walker /
The Guardian: Russia prisoner swap involving US journalist Evan Gershkovich under way Wall Street Journal: A detailed timeline of Evan Gershkovich's arrest and release and the months of negotiations involving spy agencies, billionaires, politicians, and his mother

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Columbia Journalism Review:

RFE/RL says it plans to use the “relationships and expertise” developed in its efforts to free Alsu Kurmasheva to free three non-American RFE/RL journalists— Two weeks ago, Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was jailed last year in Russia …

Discussion:

Vritti Johar /
ComingSoon.net: Is Evan Gershkovich Married? Relationship Explained

Nick Visser /
HuffPost: Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Alsu Kurmasheva Land In U.S. After Russia Prisoner Swap

Mark Mwachiro /
Adweek: TV Journalists React to Release of WSJ's Evan Gershkovich and Other Prisoners From Russian Custody Committee to Protect Journalists: CPJ: Release of Gershkovich, Kurmasheva welcome, but Russia must stop stifling reporting The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: Reporters Committee statement on the release of Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and Vladimir Kara-Murza Reporters Without Borders: Free at last: American journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva swapped in Russian prisoner exchange

Liam Scott /
Voice of America: Historic prisoner swap sees Americans Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva freed from Russia

Jessica Schladebeck /
Boston Herald: Gershkovich, Whelan freed with several others in prisoner swap with Russia

Ellise Shafer /
Variety: Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich to Be Released From Russia in Prisoner Swap

Jeffrey M. McCall /
The Hill: Russia is using American journalists as pawns on its geopolitical chessboard

New York Times:

The US DOJ sues TikTok, saying it collected children's data without parents' permission, knowingly let users under the age of 13 create accounts, and more— The Justice Department said that TikTok illegally collected children's data and knowingly allowed users under the age of 13 to create accounts.

Discussion:
CBS News, Variety, Los Angeles Times, CNN, Ad Age, US Department of Justice, Reuters, Fortune, The Verge, The Register, The Information, Engadget, Politico, Arun Rao on LinkedIn, TVNewsCheck, Forbes, Associated Press, Bloomberg, ABC News, Washington Post, Deadline, ABC7 and Semafor, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Caitlin Yilek /
CBS News: Justice Department sues TikTok over alleged children's online privacy law violations

Todd Spangler /
Variety: TikTok Sued by U.S. Justice Department for Allegedly ‘Knowingly and Repeatedly’ Violating Child Data Privacy Law

Wendy Lee /
Los Angeles Times: Justice Department sues TikTok for allegedly violating child privacy laws US Department of Justice: Justice Department Sues TikTok and Parent Company ByteDance for Widespread Violations of Children's Privacy Laws

Amanda Gerut /
Fortune: TikTok parent ByteDance sued for 'massive-scale invasions of children's privacy'

Chris Williams /
The Register: Uncle Sam sues TikTok, accuses vid app of trashing millions of kids' privacy

Paris Martineau /
The Information: Justice Department Sues TikTok Over Child Privacy Violations

Arun Rao /
Arun Rao on LinkedIn: The Justice Department's Consumer Protection Branch, together with the Federal Trade Commission, today filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court …

Eric Niiler /
TVNewsCheck: AI Is Learning To Predict The Weather

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs /
Forbes: U.S. Government Sues TikTok—Claims App Violated Privacy Of Children ABC News: Justice Department sues TikTok, alleging the social media company violated a children's online privacy law

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Justice Department Sues TikTok Over Alleged Violations Of Child Privacy Laws

Alexander Mallin /
ABC7: US government sues TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children's data

Tasneem Nashrulla /
Semafor: US government sues TikTok over child privacy concerns

The Canadian Press:

Study: a year after Meta blocked news content in Canada due to the Online News Act, Canadians' total engagement with news content on social media is down 43%— Canadian news struggling after Meta ban: study — MONTREAL - A new study is painting a grim portrait of how local Canadian news outlets …

Discussion:
CBC News, @mediaecosystem, ChrisD.ca, @mediaecosystem and Media Ecosystem Observatory, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Kate McKenna /
CBC News: One year after news ban, Canadian journalism is suffering — but Meta isn't budging @mediaecosystem: Surprisingly, only 22% of Canadians know that news is banned on Facebook and Instagram. And despite the ban, news organization content is still available on #Meta platforms through work-around strategies. [image]

@mediaecosystem:
It's been a year since #Meta decided to block Canadians from viewing/accessing/sharing news article links on its platform! Our new brief shows a dramatic drop in news reach and social media impact with minimal public awareness. https://www.shorturl.at/SYvn0 [image]

@mediaecosystem:
Overall, Canadians are simply seeing less news online - an estimated reduction of 11 million views per day across Instagram and Facebook - due to the ban. Read the full brief by @s_j_parker, @AengusBridgman, Christopher Ross and Zeynep Pehlivan 👉🏽https://www.shorturl. at/ SYvn0

Aengus Bridgman /
Media Ecosystem Observatory: Old News, New Reality: A Year of Meta's News Ban in Canada

New York Times:

Docs and sources: The News Movement, a social media-first outlet, has slashed revenue expectations and is in talks to sell a controlling stake to Antenna Group— The Washington Post is creating a division to find valuable audiences in new places. The C.E.O.'s last company shows that's a tough road.

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social, @ainemacdermot.bsky.social, @benmullin and Media Nation

Discussion:

Sharon Knolle /
TVNewsCheck: Assistant Director Says Hundreds Of Production Workers Are Sitting At Home

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: Will Lewis left behind a business disaster. Will his fabled 3rd newsroom at The Post be built on BS such as this? — 'The company began adopting the “HIPPO” method for engaging its audience, short for “hook + intrigue, pace and payoff.” Making Money From News Aimed at Gen Z Is Easier Said Than Done https://www.nytimes.com/...

Áine /
@ainemacdermot.bsky.social: Strange. I've never even heard of them, & I'm usually at least peripherally aware of that space. 💭 [embedded post]

Kotaku:

GameStop shuts down Game Informer, the oldest gaming magazine in the US, and lays off staff; launched in 1991, it was among the last print gaming magazines— Game Informer, the longest-running gaming magazine in the U.S., is officially dead and GameStop killed it.

Discussion:
Variety, Dexerto, Bloomberg, VentureBeat, @BrendanSinclair …, Boing Boing, Engadget, The Verge, My Nintendo News, Digital Trends and @gameinformer

Discussion:

Jordan Moreau /
Variety: Game Informer Magazine Shuts Down After 33 Years

Jason Schreier /
Bloomberg: Sony's Bungie Faces Reckoning After Mass Layoff

Jordan Fragen /
VentureBeat: GameStop shutters Game Informer after 33 years

Brendan Sinclair /
@BrendanSinclair@mastodon.social: After 33 years, Game Informer is shutting down. All the staff were laid off and the site is already down entirely. — It was obviously headed this way given the situation at GameStop and the people running the show there, but it's still hard watching it happen. Best of luck to everyone no longer there. …

Rob Beschizza /
Boing Boing: Game Informer magazine closes, with all staff losing their jobs and the website wiped

Danny Gallagher /
Engadget: Game Informer magazine is shutting down after 33 years

Jay Peters /
The Verge: Game Informer is shutting down

Carli Velocci /
Digital Trends: Game Informer, one of gaming's longest-running magazines, shuts down after 33 years

Animation Magazine:

WBD plans to shut down Boomerang, its standalone streaming service for classic cartoon brands, on September 30, and move both content and subscribers to Max— Warner Bros. Discovery announced today that the standalone video streaming app and website for its Boomerang service …

Discussion:
The Streamable, Engadget, BGR, The Hollywood Reporter, @hoaks.bsky.social, Cartoon Brew, Advanced Television, TVNewsCheck, Next TV and Cord Cutters News

Discussion:

David Satin /
The Streamable: Warner Bros. Discovery Shuttering Boomerang, Moving Cartoon Network Content to Max

Lawrence Bonk /
Engadget: Say goodbye to Boomerang, the streaming service dedicated to classic cartoons

Jacob Siegal /
BGR: Classic cartoon streamer Boomerang is shutting down, but it's good news for Max subscribers

Rick Porter /
The Hollywood Reporter: Warner Bros. Discovery Shutting Down Boomerang Streaming Service

Amid Amidi /
Cartoon Brew: Warner Bros. Discovery Is Shutting Down Its Classic Cartoon Streaming Platform Boomerang Advanced Television: Boomerang not coming back — Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) will shut down its Boomerang streaming service …

Gene Maddaus /
TVNewsCheck: Teamsters, Basic Crafts Unions Ratify Contracts

R. Thomas Umstead /
Next TV: That's All Folks: Warner Bros. Discovery to Shut Down Boomerang Streaming Service

Nieman Lab:

How three journalists used tools including the Wayback Machine, Airtable lists, Dropbox links, and scrapers to save their work, as news sites shut down— From loading up the Wayback Machine to meticulous AirTables to 72 hours of scraping, journalists are doing whatever they can to keep their clips when websites go dark.

Discussion:
@internetarchive and TVNewsCheck

Discussion:
@internetarchive: Since corporations are bad archivists (see: MTV News 🕳️), where do journalists turn to preserve their own work? First stop: The Internet Archive's @waybackmachine. And then? Well, it gets complicated, as @HanaaTameez highlights for @NiemanLab 👉 https://www.niemanlab.org/... [image]

Futurism:

ChatGPT is citing DNyuz as an authoritative and original source, but DNyuz is a notorious pirater of news for copy-pasting articles from the NYT, AP, and others— Back in June, The New York Times published a fascinating investigation by its award-winning tech reporter Kashmir Hill …

Discussion:
@thezedwards, @matdryhurst and @parismarx@mastodon.online

Discussion:

Zach Edwards /
@thezedwards: Ad tech companies need to stop working with websites flagrantly stealing news content - all these accountIDs need to be suspended by specific ad tech companies https://dnyuz.com/ads.txt cc @CheckMyAdsHQ [image]

Mat Dryhurst /
@matdryhurst: Why we spent so much time on deduplication for our opt out, and more reason why robots.txt is not fit for the AI data question You can opt out work on sites you control, but if someone reposts the work you have no say The more success you have with your art, the less control

Paris Marx /
@parismarx@mastodon.online: OpenAI is regularly citing a content mill that plagiarizes articles to make money running ads next to them instead of linking users to the originals published by the New York Times. — https://futurism.com/... #tech #ai #openai #artificialintelligence #journalism

Publishers Weekly:

A bankruptcy court approves Barnes & Noble's $1.83M acquisition of Denver's Tattered Cover bookstores, which will be B&N's first US deal for an indie bookstore— On July 30, a federal bankruptcy court approved Barnes & Noble's acquisition of Tattered Cover, setting the stage …

Discussion:
Denver Gazette, @bsiegel1201, @tfrei, @tatteredcover, Publishers Weekly

Discussion:

Bernadette Berdychowski /
Denver Gazette: Court approves Denver's Tattered Cover sale to Barnes & Noble, sealing $1.8M deal

Bill Siegel /
@bsiegel1201: This includes payment of $1.6 million in secured claims and $50,000 for back rent with plans to extend the leases on the store's sites. https://www.denverpost.com/... #retail #landlords 2/2

Terry Frei /
@tfrei: Court approves $1.8M sale of Tattered Cover to Barnes & Noble. TC name will remain on 4 stores. Like most area authors, I've done signings at both and am grateful for the support. Let TC still act as a feisty independent, as hard as that might be. https://denvergazette.com/... [image] @tatteredcover: We wholeheartedly thank each and every one of you for your continued patronage as we venture into this exciting new chapter. We greatly look forward to being able to better support you and your book-buying needs.

@tatteredcover:
All of us here at Tattered Cover are proud and excited to announce that our sale has been approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado and we have completed our transaction with Barnes & Noble. [image]

Publishers Weekly:

OverDrive, which helps libraries and other organizations lend digital catalogs, is integrating its video streaming service Kanopy with its other collections— With the demand for digital content surging in libraries and schools, OverDrive this week announced the formation of a newly configured Content Group.

Discussion:
OverDrive and Jennifer Leitman on LinkedIn

Axios:

NABJ President Ken Lemon says Trump's Q&A was delayed because he threatened not to take the stage if he was going to be fact-checked— - “[Trump's team] said, 'Well, can you not fact check? … - At the time, President Trump blamed the delay on audio problems.

Discussion:
The Hill, Vibe, New Republic, @sophiacai99, @phil_lewis_, Mediaite, Boing Boing, HuffPost, Poynter and CBS News

Discussion:

Lauren Irwin /
The Hill: NABJ president: Trump interview delayed over fact-checking dispute, not audio issues

DeMicia Inman /
Vibe: Kamala Harris In Talks With NABJ For Virtual Event

Edith Olmsted /
New Republic: Now We Know Why That Disastrous Trump Event Started So Late

Sophia Cai /
@sophiacai99: SCOOP: Trump didn't want to be fact-checked live at NABJ, refusing to go onstage, a stalemate so prolonged NABJ leaders were prepping a statement to say why Trump wouldn't show. As Ken Lemon was preparing it, Trump walked onstage, Lemon told @DelanoMassey https://www.axios.com/...

Philip Lewis /
@phil_lewis_: Axios confirming my reporting that Trump did not want to be fact-checked live and was refusing to go on stage, according to the NABJ president https://www.axios.com/...

David Gilmour /
Mediaite: Trump Refused to Take NABJ Stage Unless They Called Off Live Fact Check, Per NABJ President

Jason Weisberger /
Boing Boing: Trump whined about delays he caused at the NBJA conference

Ben Blanchet /