The BBC launches an independent review of its workplace culture after scandals around presenters like Huw Edwards; DG Tim Davie says no one is "indispensable" (Ben Quinn/The Guardian)

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The Guardian:

The BBC launches an independent review of its workplace culture after scandals around presenters like Huw Edwards; DG Tim Davie says no one is “indispensable”— Tim Davie says corporation is committed to change after controversies involving senior presenters, including Huw Edwards
Discussion: Deadline

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Max Goldbart /
Deadline: BBC Boss Bans The Word “Talent”

Press Gazette:

The Evening Standard reports revenue down 15% YoY to £26.8m in the FY ending October 1, 2023 and a loss of £20.6M, its highest loss since going free in 2009— The Evening Standard has reported its highest losses since going free in 2009, for the year before it decided to drop its daily print edition.

Semafor:

Yashica Olden, who was Condé Nast's first head of diversity, equity, and inclusion, quietly left in June 2024, after internal tensions over the Israel-Hamas war— The Scoop — Condé Nast's high-profile head of diversity quietly stepped down in June amid bitter internal tensions …

New York Times:

A look at Pod Save America, which gets 20M monthly downloads, and its parent company Crooked Media, as both have grown into institutions in liberal politics— The hosts of the political podcast have outlasted the wave of anti-Trump #Resistance that made it popular. That's where things get complicated.

Discussion:
@bernstein and Fox News

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Joe Bernstein /
@bernstein: For @NYTStyles, I profiled @PodSaveAmerica, which has outlived the Resistance moment that made it huge, and, by helping its ever-loyal Democratic audience process its emotions, turned into something genuinely influential https://www.nytimes.com/...

Financial Times:

An interview with IAC chair Barry Diller on his Paramount bid being “more of a duty than a desire”, why Hollywood's hold on entertainment is “gone”, and more— IAC chair hits out at Trump and warns of power shift to Big Tech in film and TV

Discussion:
@tonytassell

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Semafor:

Q&A with ATTN co-founder and co-CEO Matthew Segal on the current social ecosystem, vertical video optimization, trying to be the “HBO of short-form”, and more— The News — Born in 2014, the media company ATTN is the product of the Facebook video age …

Financial Times:

A Venezuelan rights group says the country has cancelled 40+ passports, mostly of journalists and activists, since Nicolás Maduro claimed a re-election victory— Move part of campaign of repression since President Nicolás Maduro claimed re-election win, say rights groups

Discussion:
@kenroth, The Art Newspaper and Reuters

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Kenneth Roth /
@kenroth: “Venezuela has cancelled the passports of dozens of journalists and activists since Nicolás Maduro claimed a re-election victory, part of...an intensifying campaign of repression against the authoritarian president's opponents.” https://www.ft.com/...

Rolling Stone:

An interview with Puerto Rican Vtuber Ironmouse on recently breaking the Twitch subscriber record with over 326K subs, misconceptions about Vtubing, and more— The Puerto Rican Vtuber took the all-time subscriber record from Kai Cenat during a marathon of charity streaming

Discussion:
Dexerto, @dredgenv, @rollingstone, @thetexaslopez, @ironmouse, @yochriscruz, Game Rant, Sportskeeda, Dexerto and

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@dredgenv: @RollingStone @ironmouse To all doubters: think of vtubers as ventriloquists, the person you see is the puppet, but behind it is the puppet master, the real human being of flesh and blood controlling that puppet through technology (1/2) @rollingstone: Today Puerto Rican Vtuber @ironmouse finished her 40-day journey to surpass Kai Cenat as Twitch's all-time most subscribed-to streamer. But critics are questioning whether she's legit. “I am a real life, human woman.” Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/ ... [image]

Texas Lopez /
@thetexaslopez: @RollingStone @ironmouse I don't understand how people are confused on this. We've had voice actors for animated films for decades, and we've had CGI models with actors as well for years. This isn't much different and their accomplishments in their field shouldn't be considered much different either. @ironmouse: The subathon has ended. Thank you all so much for changing my life and thank you for being the greatest community in the universe. This past month has been a dream and its all because of you. Thank you all and goodnight. See you on stream again soon. I love you all. [image]

Chris Cruz /
@yochriscruz: Just before the end of her record-breaking subathon, I spoke to the vtuber GOAT @ironmouse about her journey to Twitch stardom and being an inspiration to all. “I am a real life, human woman.” For @RollingStone https://www.rollingstone.com/ ...

Diana Velásquez Vargas /
Game Rant: Ironmouse Responds to Kai Cenat Comments

Jackie Arias /
Game Rant: Kai Cenat Comments on Ironmouse Subathon Sportskeeda: VTuber community calls out Kai Cenat for comparing Ironmouse to AI while praising her for breaking the Twitch subscriber record

Connor Bennett /
Dexerto: Ironmouse claims breaking Twitch sub record & beating Kai Cenat will help all VTubers

New Yorker:

A profile of Bang Si-hyuk, a South Korean music producer and chairman of Hybe Corporation who is taking his formula for creating K-pop idols like BTS to the US— Chairman Bang, the man behind BTS, is bringing his formula for creating K-pop idols to America. — Scooter Braun was in a tailspin.

Discussion:
@cfnchng, @christataetae, @thelionmutters, @intrnl_mnologue, @sugatheartist and @themarkrussell

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Cat-Cat /
@cfnchng: It's a LONG read but eye opening. You'll def feel icky for playing into this machine but we all need the reminder that at the end of the day, it is a business. You might get a subscribe popup but just click away. it doesn't hide the article. https://www.newyorker.com/...

Christia /
@christataetae: Whether you like Bang or not, highly recommend you read. Very much gives an insight into the business, what our guys are dealing with and how fans are..."managed." https://www.newyorker.com/... @thelionmutters: Loved this article by the @NewYorker because it equally exposes the artificiality of K-pop but also why it works and what is great about it. This was a great piece to read. https://www.newyorker.com/... @intrnl_mnologue: Hybe is heavily invested not in music but in perfecting the formula to exploit the parasocial relationship between fans and idols. This is one reason i got turned off by kpop, because it isn't about music, but a business approach to get fans to spend more https://www.newyorker.com/...

Paula /
@sugatheartist: The article titled “The K-Pop King” mainly focuses on praising the talents of Bang Shi Hyuk and 🛴 and their journey together. I'll mention parts I didn't see discussed on Twitter. https://www.newyorker.com/...

Vulture:

The gap between TV show seasons is growing, with an 18-month break the new normal, thanks to the streaming production model and TV shows becoming spectacles— Eighteen-month gaps between seasons are the new normal. Here's why. — By Josef Adalian, Remember Stranger Things?

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, Screen Rant, Gizmodo and Just Jared

Discussion:

Jason Zinoman /
TVNewsCheck: ‘Saturday Night Live’ And The Underappreciated Influence Of Carol Burnett

Ben Protheroe /
Screen Rant: 10 Uplifting TV Shows To Help You Get Through A Hard Time

New York Times:

Sources: the Trump campaign contacted X to prevent the circulation of links to the hacked JD Vance dossier posted by journalist Ken Klippenstein— Elon Musk is planting himself in Pennsylvania, has brought his brain trust to help and may even knock on doors himself.

Discussion:
emptywheel, Joe.My.God., @kenklippenstein, The Independent, Newsweek, @esjesjesj, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Daily Beast, @kenklippenstein, @mac_ryan_@threads.net, Ken Klippenstein, The Verge, Raw Story, The Good in Us, Lawyers, Guns & Money, HuffPost, @kenklippenstein, The Guardian, InsideEVs, New Jersey Online, Talking Points Memo, Townhall, Ken Klippenstein, Benzinga, The Information, CNN, Digby's Hullabaloo, New York Magazine, Salon, The Hill, Quartz, Axios, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, The Wrap, Washington Post, Mother Jones, New Republic, Alternet.org, @evilgalprods.bsky.social, @TheDailyEdge@universeodon.com, Mediaite, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Business Insider and @kevincolliernbc@threads.net

Discussion:

Joe Jervis /
Joe.My.God.: Musk And Trump Conspired To Block Vance Report

Ken Klippenstein /
@kenklippenstein: The “doxxing” nonsense was always a pretext to censor the JD Vance dossier https://x.com/...

Josh Marcus /
The Independent: Trump's niece says Musk now ‘owns’ ex-president: 'He's always been up for sale'

Adeola Adeosun /
Newsweek: Mary Trump Exposes Elon Musk as Uncle Donald's ‘New Owner’ @esjesjesj: This is wild. -Elon suspends Ken Klippenstein for linking to the JD Vance dossier saying it counts as doxxing -It comes out that Trump personally asked Elon to ban Ken -Elon, embarrassed, reinstates Ken -Ken's same link to the dossier is still up It was never about doxxing.

David Thompson /
The Daily Beast: Donald Trump's Niece Says He Is Now ‘Owned’ by Elon Musk

Ken Klippenstein /
@kenklippenstein: Not a single congressional Democrat has said anything about X coordinating with the Trump campaign to censor the JD Vance Dossier.

Ryan Mac /
@mac_ryan_@threads.net: In an interview, @lulugnavarro asked JD Vance 5 times if he believes Trump lost the 2020 election. He doesn't answer and instead focuses on Twitter's censorship of the Hunter Biden laptop story. — We reported that the Trump campaign connected with X to prevent the circulation of links to hacked campaign material. …

David McAfee /
Raw Story: Trump's niece spills on her uncle's 'devil's bargain' that will help him ‘end’ democracy

Mary L. Trump /
The Good in Us: Donald's New Owner — [Substack was down for a while and is still a little glitchy.

Scott Lemieux /
Lawyers, Guns & Money: The Twitter Files — I briefly alluded to this article yesterday, but it's worth noting …

Ken Klippenstein /
@kenklippenstein: In case you're wondering why my suspension was lifted: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/ ...

Oliver Milman /
The Guardian: Trump campaign worked with Musk's X to keep leaked JD Vance file off platform

Patrick George /
InsideEVs: RoboFlop: Tesla's Cybercab Event Torched By Analysts And Investors

Kevin Manahan /
New Jersey Online: Harris vs. Trump analyst tells panicky Dems: GOP is creating fake polls | ‘Desperate, unhinged, Trumpian’

Brad Slager /
Townhall: Scarborough Sympathizes With Emhoff's Abuse, and Tim Walz Leads the Testosterone Voting Charge!

Rounak Jain /
Benzinga: Elon Musk Collaborated With Trump Campaign To Block Hacked JD Vance Material Off X: Report

Martin Peers /
The Information: Musk's Robotaxi Reveal Is a Dud for Investors

Liam Reilly /
CNN: Trump campaign connected with Elon Musk's X before it blocked links to hacked materials

Jonathan Chait /
New York Magazine: J.D. Vance Says Trump Was Right to Try to Steal the Election, Because of Twitter

Charles R. Davis /
Salon: “I've answered your question with another question”: JD Vance refuses to say if Trump lost in 2020

William Gavin /
Quartz: Elon Musk's X worked with Donald Trump's campaign to downplay hacked materials, report says

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: Kudos to the NYT when earned, and here's an example — its strong article (free link from me) today about Musk's use of Twitter (and money) to massively intervene in the election on behalf of Trump. — To the journalists who continue to support Musk by actively participating on his rancid site: You should be ashamed. …

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: Elon Musk Is Prepared to Spend at Least $140 Million to Help Elect Donald Trump

Philip Bump /
Washington Post: Vance suggests the left stole 2020 ... by doing what his own campaign did

David Badash /
Alternet.org: Elon Musk's X engaged in a ‘pattern of election interference’ to help Trump: reports @evilgalprods.bsky.social: so at this very moment Taibbi is teeing up for Twitter Files 2.0, right? — right? [embedded post] @TheDailyEdge@universeodon.com: Elon Musk swore to you the #TwitterFiles wouldn't happen again. — Then the Trump campaign called asking him to censor the JD Vance dossier. https://www.nytimes.com/...

David Gilmour /
Mediaite: Trump Campaign and Elon Musk's X Worked Together to Suppress Reporting on Hacked Info: NYT

Will Bunch /
The Philadelphia Inquirer: What does Elon Musk, the world's richest man, want from Pennsylvania ... and America?

Bryan Metzger /
Business Insider: Elon Musk may knock on doors for Trump in Pennsylvania, report says

Kevin Collier /
@kevincolliernbc@threads.net: Per NYT, X's crackdown on Ken Klippenstein and the Iran-hacked Vance doc came after the Trump campaign reached out. Well within each party's right, but this is the exact same thing Musk, Trump, and the right threw a yearslong fit about over Hunter Biden. — https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

Adweek:

Filings: G/O Media is suing Paste Media, alleging breach of contract over the sale of Splinter and Jezebel to Paste; Paste's founder says the case lacks merit— The two firms are embroiled in a breach of contract lawsuit in a Delaware court — The digital media firm G/O Media filed …

Discussion:
@adweek and Mark Stenberg on LinkedIn

Discussion:
@adweek: The digital media firm G/O Media filed a lawsuit in Delaware court last month against Paste Media, according to public records obtained by ADWEEK. The lawsuit alleges that Paste Media breached the contract the two parties signed last year when Paste Media acquired the titles