BBC Head of Product for iPlayer and Video Ankit Kumar leaves; a source says he left abruptly, and the product team is having a "turbulent time" as execs leave (Jake Kanter/Deadline)

Mediagazer: BBC Head of Product for iPlayer and Video Ankit Kumar leaves; a source says he left abruptly, and the product team is having a “turbulent time” as execs leave (Jake Kanter/Deadline)

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Variety:

Sources: WBD will lay off ~1,000 employees across sectors including finance, business affairs, and production; source: fewer than 10 Max staffers are affected— Sources tell Variety that nearly 1,000 employees will be laid off across a few sectors in a new cost-cutting move at WBD …
Discussion: The Information, Deadline, @minotimusic, @tvgrimreaper, The Desk, Jon Malone on LinkedIn, Cord Cutters News, Quartz, IndieWire, The Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap

Discussion:

Sahil Patel /
The Information: More Layoffs Hit Warner Bros. Discovery

Peter White /
Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery Starts New Round Of Layoffs

Minoti Vaishnav /
@minotimusic: Or. Zaslav can just pay himself 10 mil less. Let WB retain their employees and have roofs over their heads and food on their plates. He'd still be rich and ultimately lose nothing. But hey, what do I know right? https://variety.com/... @tvgrimreaper: Cable bundle fees drive the entire legacy video entertainment business. Those fees are melting away, and there's nothing comparable to replace them with. The industry's future is smaller and less profitable. [image]

Jon Malone /
Jon Malone on LinkedIn: In the media industry, it's never a surprise... but always disappointing. For anyone whose life got flipped today or in the past, please let me know if I can make any introductions for you. …

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Warner Bros. Discovery Reportedly Lays Off Nearly 1,000 Employees Including From its Max Streaming Service

Bruce Gil /
Quartz: Warner Bros. Discovery ‘is not working’ and should make some big changes, analysts say

Tony Maglio /
IndieWire: Warner Bros. Discovery to Lay Off Fewer Than 1,000 Staffers in New Round of Job Cuts

Caitlin Huston /
The Hollywood Reporter: Layoffs Hit Warner Bros. Discovery Again

Raquel ‘Rocky’ Harris /
The Wrap: Warner Bros. Discovery Begins Layoffs Across Production, Business Affairs and Finance

Axios:

Taboola CEO Adam Singolda says the company has struck a deal with Apple to power native advertising in the Apple News and Apple Stocks apps; TBLA jumps ~5%— - Taboola's effort to build trust with Apple across its various teams and stakeholders was “a multiyear process,'” Singolda said.

Discussion:
On my Om, One Man & His Blog, Simon Owens's Media Newsletter, Media Voices, The Overspill, Jay Friedman on LinkedIn, @sarafischer, The Drum, @counternotions@mastodon …, @thomholwerda@exquisite.social, The Verge, MediaPost, 9to5Mac, @simondowens@threads.net, @benedictevans@threads.net, @crumbler@threads.net and @joesteel@duck.haus, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Dave B /
On my Om: Taboola + Apple News? No thanks

Adam Tinworth /
One Man & His Blog: Bad News: Apple ❤️ Taboola

Simon Owens /
Simon Owens's Media Newsletter: Will Apple News finally generate meaningful revenue for publishers? Media Voices: Wednesday 17th July: How Hamburger Morgenpost has embraced AI to transform its business model

Charlesarthur /
The Overspill: Start Up No.2257: Apple signs with chumboxer Taboola, might AI be good for lawyers?, Iran also had plot to kill Trump, and more

Jay Friedman /
Jay Friedman on LinkedIn: This feels like the equivalent of Louis Vuitton partnering with Goodwill to operate its retail outlets. What am I missing? — https://lnkd.in/...

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: NEW: @apple has brought on @taboola to sell ads on its behalf across Apple News and Stocks apps - Taboola will be the exclusive ad seller globally where the apps are available. - NBCU will continue to sell ads in some markets https://www.axios.com/...

Kendra Barnett /
The Drum: Taboola shares surge as the adtech firm, known for clickbait, secures Apple ads deal @counternotions@mastodon.social: News you'd prefer not to read but it's News business. — https://www.axios.com/... @thomholwerda@exquisite.social: Speaking of Apple and sleaze, Apple struck a deal with Taboola, the ad company responsible for those bullshit clickbait ad boxes with fantastical, untrue, sleazy headlines. Taboola is going to run ads in Apple News on your iPhone. — Apple PR spokesperson @gruber has written extensively about how much he despises Taboola. …

Laurie Sullivan /
MediaPost: Apple Strikes Deal With Taboola To Power Native Advertising

Ryan Christoffel /
9to5Mac: Apple taps infamous Taboola as new ad seller for Apple News and Stocks

Simon Owens /
@simondowens@threads.net: Apple News has always undermonetized its large user base, mostly because Apple's always been hesitant to build out ad products. This Taboola partnership may supercharge its advertising sales and result in better revenue sharing for publishers. https://www.axios.com/...

Benedict Evans /
@benedictevans@threads.net: Taboola is the herpes of the internet - this seems a very strange decision from Apple. https://www.axios.com/...

Casey Newton /
@crumbler@threads.net: Big win for people who like their news accompanied by horrible garbage links

Joe Rosensteel /
@joesteel@duck.haus: Apple News customers complaining about low quality ads in Apple News has finally moved the needle at Apple ... towards even worse ads. — A+ job, ad bros. High-fives all around. Bonuses for everyone. — https://www.axios.com/...

Reuters:

A jury convicts Ozy Media and its founder Carlos Watson of fraud, in a case accusing them of lying to investors about the startup's finances and sham deals— Ozy Media and founder Carlos Watson were convicted of fraud by a Brooklyn federal jury on Tuesday, in a case accusing them of lying …

Discussion:
New York Times, Courthouse News Service, Associated Press, Breitbart, @ednynews, The Information, The Verge, TheGrio, Variety, Deadline, Axios, Mediaite, The Wrap and Bloomberg

Discussion:

Danielle Kaye /
New York Times: Carlos Watson, Ozy Media Founder, Is Found Guilty of Fraud

Nika Schoonover /
Courthouse News Service: Jury finds Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson guilty on all counts

Jennifer Peltz /
Associated Press: Former TV host slapped with guilty verdict in fraud case @ednynews: The verdict is in: Carlos Watson of Ozy Media Inc. has been found guilty on all 3 counts of a multi-million dollar fraud scheme.

Julia Hornstein /
The Information: Ozy Media Founder Carlos Watson Found Guilty in Fraud Trial

Sharae Griffin /
TheGrio: Ex-TV host Carlos Watson convicted in trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media

Cynthia Littleton /
Variety: Ozy Media Chief Carlos Watson Found Guilty of Securities Fraud and Conspiracy Charges: ‘A Con Man Who Told Lie After Lie,’ Prosecutor Says

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Ozy Media Founder And CEO Carlos Watson Found Guilty Of Fraud, Faces Up To 37 Years In Prison

Sara Fischer /
Axios: Ozy Media's Carlos Watson found guilty of fraud

Jamie Frevele /
Mediaite: JUST IN: Ex-Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson Convicted of Fraud and Identity Theft

Adam Chitwood /
The Wrap: Carlos Watson and Ozy Media Found Guilty of Fraud

Hong Kong Free Press:

Hong Kong-based reporter Selina Cheng says she was fired by The Wall Street Journal for taking up the position of chair of the Hong Kong Journalist Association— American newspaper The Wall Street Journal has fired Hong Kong-based reporter Selina Cheng weeks she was elected chair …

Discussion:
@jonamorem, @jfsteinfeld, @missanabeem, @maryhui, @lewispants, @semaforben, @lilahass, @compliancememe, @tulikabose_, @moorehn, @nate_dicamillo, @sharp_writing, @mike_hixenbaugh, @dancow, @wesleylowery, @johnsimpsonnews, @selina_cheng, @_karenhao, @usa_baozilover, @feliciasonmez, @debbychan_hk, @selina_cheng and @tomgrundy

Discussion:

Jonathan Moremi /
@jonamorem: This is utterly shocking, @WSJ! Bad enough that the #UK and the rest of the world don't care that #China is violating all contracts in #HongKong. But to provide cover for that and attack your own journalists is beyond despicable. Full solidarity with the colleague(s). #EpicFail

Jemimah Steinfeld /
@jfsteinfeld: “It is obvious to me that the fear and unease the press in Hong Kong have been facing for years now has equally affected the Journal's management, even though they're far away on different continents”

Annalisa Merelli /
@missanabeem: Solidarity with @selina_cheng and journalists standing for press freedom everywhere, especially where it's most threatened (including by their employers).

Mary Hui /
@maryhui: Thank you, @selina_cheng, for your unwavering work in defending & expanding the space for press freedom in Hong Kong. As she says: “The right for reporters to work w/o fear must be protected not just by the law, but more crucially, by ourselves: reporters, editors, & publishers”

Lewis Raven Wallace /
@lewispants: This is a truly absurd, painful, and telling example of the inconsistent standard created by claims of “objectivity” in mainstream press. What is uncontroversial in the U.S. (fighting for press freedom) is not permissible for a journalist in Hong Kong. Bananas.

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: Huge media story out of Hong Kong, where news organizations (not just WSJ) have been backing away from journalist organizations

Lila Hassan /
@lilahass: Disturbing that @WSJ holds press freedom to double standards, and in the process endanger reporters and itself. It campaigns for Evan in Russia, with its whole staff, but not in Hong Kong. Selina is right. Press freedom isn't controversial anywhere, it's essential everywhere.

Matt Kelly /
@compliancememe: Seems a bit nuts that @WSJ is (rightly) fighting for press freedom for Evan Gershkovich, but firing another reporter for same because it might ruffle Beijing's feathers.

Tulika Bose /
@tulikabose_: Devastated to continue to see attacks on female journalists of color in mainstream news outlets. This is unethical and wrong — advocating for press freedom does not make you biased if you're not white

Heidi N. Moore /
@moorehn: The WSJ firing reporters for joining a union for press freedom. Incredible. Particularly disgraceful of the paper to do this as WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich is imprisoned in Russia.

Nate DiCamillo /
@nate_dicamillo: This looks like the @WSJ is willing to bend the knee to the CCP which is extremely disturbing

Andy Sharp /
@sharp_writing: Unprecedented (at least in my knowledge) for a reporter to hold a press conference after being fired. I think we all need to hear the @WSJ 's side of this story.

Mike Hixenbaugh /
@mike_hixenbaugh: “The editor said employees of the Journal should not be seen as advocating for press freedom.”

Dan Nguyen /
@dancow: “The editor said employees of the Journal should not be seen as advocating for press freedom” 🤯

Wesley /
@wesleylowery: today brings us a new greatest hits in “the appearance of objectivity” cannon: newspaper that is currently running an international press freedom campaign - directly involving its reporters and editors - fires a reporter for being elected to run a press freedom group.

John Simpson /
@johnsimpsonnews: The Wall Street Journal @WSJ has sacked @selina_cheng, who is chair of the Hong Kong Journalists' Association. The HK authorities don't like the HKJA. You'd hope a big Western news organisation would stand up to Chinese pressure and defend its own. Not, it seems, in this case.

Selina Cheng /
@selina_cheng: Below is HKJA's statement: [image]

Karen Hao /
@_karenhao: The @WSJ today fired my former colleague for STANDING UP for press freedom. Words cannot describe how twisted & abhorrent this is, at a time when journalists around the world are being intimidated, detained & killed into silence. In awe of Selina's bravery, strength & leadership. @usa_baozilover: If you think China is an evil totalitarian dictatorship then you were knowingly endangering your journalist colleagues

Felicia Sonmez /
@feliciasonmez: “The right for reporters to work without fear must be protected not just by the law, but more crucially, by ourselves: reporters, editors, and publishers.”

Debby Chan /
@debbychan_hk: Wall Street Journal has pressured a reporter not to stand for the HK Journalist Association's election. It then dismissed her after she was elected as the union's chair.

Selina Cheng /
@selina_cheng: Today I was fired from the Wall Street Journal. This is my statement: [image]

Associated Press:

The NBA's Board of Governors approves the league's next media rights deals with Disney, NBC, and Amazon Prime Video; WBD could still match one of the deals— The NBA's Board of Governors approved the league's next media rights deals with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video at its meeting Tuesday …

Discussion:
Sportico, Puck, NBA.com, The Desk, @sherman4949, New York Times, @mikevorkunov, Awful Announcing and The Streamable

Discussion:

Anthony Crupi /
Sportico: TNT on the Clock as NBA Board of Governors Approves Media Deals

John Ourand /
Puck: Zaz & YouTube's Failed NBA Marriage

Steve Aschburner /
NBA.com: Commissioner Adam Silver breaks down state of NBA at Summer League in Las Vegas

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: NBA Board approves telecast deal with ESPN, Prime Video, NBC

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Adam Silver says he doesn't have a sense yet of how difficult getting the media rights deal finalized will be if Warner Bros Discovery matches and/or sues. “We'll see.”

Mike Vorkunov /
@mikevorkunov: Adam Silver says the NBA's new media deals were discussed at today's Board of Governors meeting. “We did approve this stage of media proposals,” Silver said, but cautioned that the process is not done and there's some things he can't say now.

Ben Axelrod /
Awful Announcing: Warner Bros. Discovery will reportedly attempt to match Amazon's NBA package

Proof:

Investigation: Apple, Nvidia, Anthropic, and others trained their AI on a dataset that contained YouTube video transcripts, including from the WSJ, NPR, and BBC— AI companies are generally secretive about their sources of training data, but an investigation by Proof News found …

Discussion:
The Verge, Engadget, Peter Csathy on LinkedIn, Beyond Search, SWAMY WORLD, @alshafei@mastodon.social, Ezra Cooperstein on LinkedIn, The Register, @DAIR@dair-community.social, Ars Technica, @benlovejoy, @neilturkewitz, @mkbhd, @juliaangwin, @mkbhd, Quartz, Digital Trends, Craig Newmark on LinkedIn, @carnage4life@mas.to, Dexerto, Nieman Lab and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Mat Smith /
Engadget: The Morning After: AI models from Apple, NVIDIA and more were reportedly trained on YouTube videos

Peter Csathy /
Peter Csathy on LinkedIn: Confirming what we already knew, WIRED reportedly proves that Apple (yes, even Apple), NVIDIA, Anthropic, Salesforce and other giants scraped 173,536 YouTube videos …

Stephen E. Arnold /
Beyond Search: Stop Indexing! And Pay Up!

Esra'a /
@alshafei@mastodon.social: “AI companies are generally secretive about their sources of training data, but an investigation by Proof News found some of the wealthiest AI companies in the world have used material from thousands of YouTube videos to train AI.” — https://www.wired.com/... #AI #Theft #Data

Ezra Cooperstein /
Ezra Cooperstein on LinkedIn: I've said it before, but it's time for YouTube to communicate how it's protecting creator's content on the platform. — https://lnkd.in/...

Matthew Connatser /
The Register: If you think AI labs wouldn't stoop to using scraped YouTube subtitles for training, think again

Dair /
@DAIR@dair-community.social: ""It's theft," said Dave Wiskus, the CEO of Nebula, a streaming service partially owned by its creators, some of whom have had their work taken from YouTube to train AI." — https://www.wired.com/...

Samuel Axon /
Ars Technica: YouTube creators surprised to find Apple and others trained AI on their videos @benlovejoy: A third-party organization breached YouTube conditions by downloading the data, which was then used by Apple and other tech giants ...

Neil Turkewitz /
@neilturkewitz: This is hysterical. “Among the videos used by AI companies are 146 from Einstein Parrot.” It's a channel featuring an actual parrot. Life imitates stochastic parrots! We have come full circle. @timnitGebru @emilymbender @mmitchell_ai

Marques Brownlee /
@mkbhd: Apple has sourced data for their AI from several companies One of them scraped tons of data/transcripts from YouTube videos, including mine Apple technically avoids “fault” here because they're not the ones scraping But this is going to be an evolving problem for a long time

Julia Angwin /
@juliaangwin: Huge investigation from @proof__news today: We reveal the trove of YouTube videos that are being used to train AI models (including Anthropic's Claude). Yes, it includes all your favorite YouTubers - from @hankgreen to @MrBeast to @khanacademy. https://www.proofnews.org/...

Julia Angwin /
@juliaangwin: @MKBHD It's not just Apple. Anthropic's Claude AI is one of the most popular chatbots and they confirmed to us that they are used the YouTube subtitles dataset to train their AI. I wonder if you could test by asking Claude some questions about your reviews! https://www.proofnews.org/...

Marques Brownlee /
@mkbhd: Fun fact, I pay a service (by the minute) for more accurate transcriptions of my own videos, which I then upload to YouTube's back-end. So companies that scrape transcripts are stealing *paid* work in more than one way. Not great.

Britney Nguyen /
Quartz: Apple, Nvidia, and other tech companies trained AI with thousands of YouTube videos

Andrew Tarantola /
Digital Trends: Apple was just caught training AI on YouTube videos without consent

Craig Newmark /
Craig Newmark on LinkedIn: Wondering if your favorite YouTubers' videos were used to train AI? Now you can find out. The latest investigation from @proof__news reveals …

Dare Obasanjo /
@carnage4life@mas.to: YouTube creators are up in arms because it turns out Anthropic, Apple & Nvidia have trained their AIs on subtitles from their videos. — This fundamentally misunderstands how the web works. Crawling the web to build apps is what it's built on from day one. — https://www.proofnews.org/...

Ben Lovejoy /
9to5Mac: Apple trained AI models on YouTube content without consent; includes MKBHD videos

Washington Post:

Six journalists who worked at DCist, closed by WAMU earlier in 2024, launch the 51st, a worker-run local news site for DC, and a $250K fundraising campaign— The worker-run newsroom will attempt to fill a niche its founders say opened when WAMU closed DCist.

Discussion:
@51stnews: Ummm are you really about to get us over $100k on our FIRST DAY!??!? D.C. community is amazing!!! We are so so in awe of this support! https://givebutter.com/The51st [image]

Colleen Grablick /
@colleengrablick: soo hey sharks, a team of former WAMU and DCist staffers are here today asking YOU for $250,000 to sustain our worker-led, community-based local news outlet @51stnews!!! it's really happening!! you can learn more about our efforts and donate here! https://givebutter.com/The51st

Tara Francis Chan /
@taramfrancis: Giving advice about running a worker-led nonprofit news outlet is great, but there's nothing like then seeing them launch!! @gaufre: Residents of the nation's capital need more local news! I'm supporting @51stnews and you should too!

Martin Austermühle /
@maustermuhle: 🚨If you think D.C. needs more local journalism, here's an amazing chance to help create some! A group of former @dcist and @wamu885 staffers are creating @51stnews, a non-profit worker-led news outlet on all things D.C. And they need your financial help: https://givebutter.com/The51st

Amanda Michelle Gomez /
@amanduhgomez: I'm so excited to support @51stnews, a newsroom run by journalists for and with the community, no executives involved. I can't tell you how many times the executives of my local newsrooms have stifled reporting by refusing to invest in journalists and stories. Please support:

Allison McCague, PhD /
@petitephd: Great news for local journalism. Let's help them thrive, DC!

Heidi N. Moore /
@moorehn: Really great idea. Hope very much that they succeed 🙏

@51stnews:
🧵 When DCist was shut down, we watched as so many of you mourned the loss of a vital local news source. A team of us got to thinking: What if we could create an outlet controlled by us (the journalists) and you (our community)? No executives involved.

@51stnews:
We've launched The 51st, a worker-led nonprofit news outlet, run by and for residents of Washington, D.C.

Dan Vock /
@danvock: The idea seems to have worked well for @BlockClubCHI. Best of luck to my former colleague @ndelgadillo07 and the rest of the crew!

Alex Taliadoros /
@alexctaliadoros: Hard to overstate how much DC needs this. Do your thing, friends: https://givebutter.com/The51st [image]

Elahe Izadi /
@elaheizadi: exclusive from me: former DCist staff are launching a new worker-led nonprofit called The 51st to cover local news in Washington, and a fundraising campaign they hope will propel their project into the the future. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @jeffjarvis: With help from the Tiny News Collective. Gift link: Former DCist staff launch the 51st, new local news site for Washington https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Ernie Smith /
@ernie@writing.exchange: Another worker-owned media outlet is hitting the scene, this time in DC, built from the ashes of WAMU. — Good people here too—I had the chance to work closely with Eric Falquero when I volunteered with Street Sense a decade-plus ago. — https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Ottilie Mitchell /
Ottilie Mitchell on LinkedIn: Since moving to DC in June I've been helping this amazing team to produce a video for the launch of their crowdfunding campaign today! …

TechCrunch:

Deezer debuts Playlist with AI in beta, where users can create playlists from text prompts, powered by Google's Gemini 1.5, following rivals' similar offerings— Deezer is the latest music streaming app to introduce an AI playlist feature. The company announced on Monday that a select number …

Discussion:
Deezer Newsroom, Digital Music News, Music Ally and Music Business Worldwide

Discussion:

Karina Klusen /
Deezer Newsroom: Deezer invites users to get creative with AI playlists in global beta launch

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: Are We Firing the Human Curators Already? Deezer Joins AI Party with ‘Playlist with AI’ Beta

Stuart Dredge /
Music Ally: Deezer launches its own ‘Playlist with AI’ feature in beta

Mandy Dalugdug /
Music Business Worldwide: Deezer unveils AI playlists in global beta

Nieman Lab:

The editorial union at Ziff Davis' Mashable, Lifehacker, and PC Mag agrees to a tentative contract prohibiting layoffs or salary cuts due to generative AI— Ziff Davis can't lay off workers or decrease their salary due to generative AI, according to the tentative contract.

Discussion:

Andrew Deck /
@decka227: The editorial union for @mashable, @lifehacker, and @PCMag has won unprecedented AI protections. No union members can be laid off or see a decrease in salary due to generative AI adoption, says the tentative contract. More in my latest for @NiemanLab. https://www.niemanlab.org/...

Ethan Marcotte /
@beep@follow.ethanmarcotte.com: YOU TRULY LOVE TO SEE IT: “In a precedent-setting contract negotiation, the editorial union for Mashable, Lifehacker, and PC Mag has successfully bargained for protections against generative AI.” — https://www.niemanlab.org/... #1u #unions #labor Nieman Journalism Lab on LinkedIn: “The tentative contract explicitly prohibits any union member from being laid off or receiving a cut in their base salary as a result …

Rebekah Entralgo /
The NewsGuild: Prime Day Walkout Averted at Ziff Davis

Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Disney is working on features to increase the hours viewers spend on streaming, including pop-up live channels and more-tailored recommendations— Entertainment giant makes technical improvements meant to retain subscribers and encourage longer viewing sessions

Discussion:
Cord Cutters News, @tvgrimreaper, IndieWire, @wsjbusiness, @gabrielmalor.bsky.social, Ars Technica and Quartz, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Disney+ Will Reportedly Be Adding Live 24/7 Channels Of Popular Shows

@tvgrimreaper:
The idea that tech improvements will drive significant engagement gains compared to just making more shows people will watch* is fantasy. *which Iger has said Disney can't/ won't spend the money to make

Christian Zilko /
IndieWire: Disney+ Wants to Make You Finish What You've Started — Report @wsjbusiness: The entertainment giant is pushing its streaming business to reach profitability with tech improvements and a more Netflix-like experience at Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ https://www.wsj.com/...

Scharon Harding /
Ars Technica: Streaming's bundling obsession ignores the real problem with subscription costs

The Hollywood Reporter:

MSNBC Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough says that he was “surprised” and “disappointed” after NBC leadership pulled his show on Monday— The MSNBC host returned to the channel Tuesday, saying he was “surprised” and “disappointed” by the decision to preempt his show Monday.

Discussion:
Fox News, Variety, @grynbaum, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Axios, @jameslynch32, @maxwelltani, @newsjennifer, @grynbaum, @joebrusuelas, @jeffjarvis, @ivanthek, Mediaite, Newser, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Washington Examiner, HuffPost, TVLine, Raw Story, Daily Mail, Raw Story, Fox News, Deadline

Discussion:
Fox News: NBC bosses get thrashed on MSNBC again as ‘Morning Joe’ criticizes circumstances of show's benching

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Joe Scarborough ‘Surprised, Very Disappointed’ by MSNBC Pre-Emption

Michael M. Grynbaum /
@grynbaum: Joe Scarborough just took an on-air swipe at NBC leadership for yanking yesterday's “Morning Joe.” “We were very surprised. We were very disappointed.” He says the show staff was told NBC would be running a single feed across every network (which didn't happen)

Jeremy Barr /
Washington Post: ‘Morning Joe’ hosts angered by Monday cancellation after Trump shooting

James Lynch /
@jameslynch32: Scarborough: “Next time we're told there's going to be a news feed replacing us...the news feed will be us or they can get somebody else to host the show."[video]

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: In attempting to avoid a scandal, NBCU managed to piss off the viewers and the talent. And the network didn't even totally follow through: As we reported, a plan to also move Nicole Wallace and Ari Melber around yesterday was scrapped after viewer backlash https://www.semafor.com/...

Jennifer Schulze /
@newsjennifer: The @NBCNews mgt team that made the call to censor its leading political talk show should have been fired months ago for hiring Ronna McDaniel, a trump fake elector co-conspirator.

Michael M. Grynbaum /
@grynbaum: Scarborough also says NBC had told him MSNBC opinion shows would be pre-empted throughout Monday. “Our team was not given a good answer as to why that didn't happen ... I guess they changed their plans.”

Joseph Brusuelas /
@joebrusuelas: @IvanTheK @brianstelter That is so on brand for @JoeNBC. He's always been a bit like the morning drive FM DJ railing against the man/mgt from the 1980's in addition to the insightful political analysis. That's part of the secret sauce of that show - besides Minka who we all adore & respect-that boomers

@jeffjarvis:
In yesterday's statement, NBC News executives said they made this decision in collaboration with Joe and Mika. That, clearly, was a lie. We still need to know more about what happened at NBC News.

@jeffjarvis:
.@JoeNBC: “Next time we're told there's going to be a news feed replacing us, we will be in our chairs. And the news feed will be us or they can get somebody else to host this show.” Add this to the Ronna McDaniel revolt and I'd say NBC News executives have lost the confidence of

@jeffjarvis:
Good. @JoeNBC criticizes the bosses: “We were told in no uncertain terms on Sunday night that there was going to be one news feed against all channels.... I guess after there was such strong blowback about what happened yesterday morning that they changed their plans.... We were @ivanthek: Wow. Now Joe Scarborough now going after NBC News management for taking Morning Joe off the air yesterday. @brianstelter

Colby Hall /
Mediaite: Joe Scarborough Addresses Morning Joe Getting Pulled Off MSNBC: ‘We Were Very Surprised. We Were Very Disappointed’

John Johnson /
Newser: After Trump Shooting, a Brouhaha at Morning Joe

Dan Ladden-Hall /
The Daily Beast: Joe Scarborough: Mika and I Will Quit if ‘Morning Joe’ Is Pulled Again

Asher Notheis /
Washington Examiner: MSNBC's Morning Joe returns to air, furious over being yanked following Trump shooting

Sara Boboltz /
HuffPost: MSNBC's ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts ‘Disappointed’ To Be Ordered Off-Air After Trump Shooting

Ryan Schwartz /
TVLine: Joe Scarborough ‘Very Disappointed’ by NBC News' Decision to Preempt Monday's Morning Joe: ‘Our Team Was Not Given a Good Answer’ (Watch)

Kelly Laco /
Daily Mail: Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough respond to getting pulled off air after Donald Trump shooting

Tom Boggioni /
Raw Story: ‘Surprised and disappointed’: Joe Scarborough slams his bosses for yanking Monday's show

Hanna Panreck /
Fox News: ‘Morning Joe’ host Scarborough addresses being off air, criticizes network: ‘We were very disappointed’

Axios:

Nate Silver joins Polymarket, a predictions market startup that has raised $70M since 2020, as an adviser; he'll continue to produce his Substack newsletter— - “Probabilities really matter when you're trying to make plans,” Silver said in a phone interview.

Discussion:
@elliosch, @lyingwithstats, @cwarzel, @loudmouthjulia, @cwarzel, @tvmojoe, @zbs.bsky.social and @DemocracyMattersALot …

Discussion:

Elliott Schwartz /
@elliosch: “all international” [image]

Charlie Warzel /
@cwarzel: this makes sense to me and feels very much of a piece with decline in news consumption/traffic. less of an interest in consuming news in older formats, more of an interest in engaging with it through betting

Julia Alexander /
@loudmouthjulia: I don't know why, because this concept makes sense to me, but this is the nail in the coffin for me* this election season. *there are four more months I'm sure there will be other nails in other coffins.

Charlie Warzel /
@cwarzel: ‘Thank you Mr. President. Charlie Warzel, White House Correspondent for Draft Kings. Previously you said that...’ @tvmojoe: @loudmouthjulia it's just the sad trajectory of so many soulless folks who've gone all-in on the idea that monetization and maximal profits are the only thing that matter, and that anyone who pushes back on the idea is a commie/"SJW." I could cite many examples in streaming/TV right now, but...

Swoop Jackson /