The Biden-Harris administration launches a Reddit White House account for news and info about federal government work; first posts are about Hurricane Helene (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Mediagazer: The Biden-Harris administration launches a Reddit White House account for news and info about federal government work; first posts are about Hurricane Helene (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

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The Biden-Harris administration launches a Reddit White House account for news and info about federal government work; first posts are about Hurricane Helene— VP Kamala Harris is on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, FEMA has a page dedicated to fighting the rumors circulating on social media …
Discussion: @megancoyne46, @elizlanders, @hadas_gold, @liahaberman, The Hill, Axios, Spotify, r/Georgia and r/NorthCarolina, more at Techmeme »

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Megan Coyne /
@megancoyne46: As a big Reddit fan, I'm so excited we launched a White House account on the platform today! Meeting more people where they are to get out critical information about the work this Administration is doing 🫡 (With a perfect first comment from this Redditor on our first post) [image]

Elizabeth Landers /
@elizlanders: The @WhiteHouse is launching a Reddit account. The goal: keeping the public informed on Hurricane Helen/Milton response, recovery & preparedness. They will also be sharing info on state-based sub-Reddits, & larger sub-Reddits like r/politics, where they can correct misinfo

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: sort of shocked they didn't already have one?

Lia Haberman /
@liahaberman: LinkedIn ☑️ Reddit ☑️ If the White House joins Roblox, they've won 2024 social media bingo

Lauren Irwin /
The Hill: White House launching Reddit account with updates on hurricane response, preparedness

Press Gazette:

The Independent's operating profit rose to £3.5M for a new 15-month reporting period, vs. £1.9M for a 2022 12-month period; 2023 revenue fell by 0.3% YoY— CEO Christian Broughton and chairman John Paton explain The Independent's five key growth areas.

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Financial Times:

The Independent's US editorial team increased by 40% in 2023 to about 50 journalists as it beefed up before the US election, and US visitor numbers rose by 20%— US plans follow acquisition of Buzzfeed's UK operations earlier this year — The Independent, the London-based media group …

The Hollywood Reporter:

Channel 4 reports 2023 revenue down 10.5% YoY to £1.02B and a pre-tax deficit of £52M, from a pre-tax £20M surplus in 2022, citing a “prolonged” UK ad downturn— CEO Alex Mahon lauded gains on YouTube and beyond as the U.K. broadcaster posted its annual report …

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The Guardian, Channel 4, CampaignUK, Broadband TV News, Radio News Hub, Deadline, The Media Leader, Variety, Financial Times, The Guardian, Telegraph, WORLD SCREEN and Telegraph

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Nils Pratley /
The Guardian: Channel 4 chiefs should not be taking bonuses while indies try to survive Channel 4: Performance highlights: — 2023 revenues topped £1 billion for the third consecutive year …

Jack Benjamin /
The Media Leader: Channel 4 linear ad revenue down 16% after TV market recovery ‘failed to materialise’

K.J. Yossman /
Variety: U.K's Channel 4 Posts Revenues of $1.6 Billion for 2023

Daniel Thomas /
Financial Times: Channel 4 makes loss after worst advertising fall since 2008 financial crash

Mark Sweney /
The Guardian: Channel 4 bosses took hundreds of thousands in bonuses as revenues dived

James Warrington /
Telegraph: Channel 4 sinks £52m into the red with biggest-ever funding shortfall

Mansha Daswani /
WORLD SCREEN: Channel 4 Hails “Resilient” Performance Amid Market Volatility

James Warrington /
Telegraph: TV ads to target households on individual streets

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Deadline:
Channel 4 announces its first overnight US election coverage in 32 years, with guests including Boris Johnson and Stormy Daniels, and a partnership with CNN

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Sophie West /
@soph_west: Excting news incoming our @Channel4 US election results show with @ITNProductions @IJRumsey & his brilliant team once again pulling together an amazing line up...

Hannah Roberts /
The Independent: Emily Maitlis and Krishnan Guru-Murthy to helm Channel 4 coverage of US election

Scott Bryan /
@scottygb: Channel 4 announces 8 hour US election coverage overnight. Emily Maitlis and Krishnan Guru-Murthy to host from Washington DC. Guests include Stormy Daniels, Frank Lutz, Boris Johnson, Caitlyn Jenner, Malcolm Turnbull and Brian Cox (Succession). @itn: 🚨 ITN Productions will produce @Channel4's first US Election night coverage in 32 years - in partnership with CNN📺🇺🇸 Hosted by @maitlis, @krishgm and @mattfrei in the US, with @theJeremyVine in London and featuring a cast of stellar guests. Watch live on Nov 5th from 10:15pm. [image]

Louisa Compton /
@louisa_compton: BREAKING: Channel 4 announces plans for America Decides: US Election Results on Nov 5th hosted by @krishgm & @maitlis with @mattfrei & @theJeremyVine on data - exclusive guests inc @BorisJohnson & Stormy Daniels & a partnership with CNN to bring our viewers comprehensive coverage [image]

Philip O'Connor /
@philipoconnor: I had a lot of respect for Channel 4 News, most of which has just been lost due to this announcement - if you don't want your coverage to be taken seriously, then booking Johnson and Daniels is the way to go.

Channel 4:
Channel 4 announces groundbreaking international lineup for first overnight US election coverage in 32 years

Professor Colin Talbot /
@colinrtalbot: Boris Johnson and Stormy Daniels? Seriously @Channel4News - what have either of them got to add to an otherwise pretty good line-up? Bit of populist titillation and gossip? 🤷 ♂️

Emily M /
@maitlis: This will be a nail biter night. . . - do hope you join us on @Channel4 - November 5th - #AmericaDecides

Scott Bryan /
@scottygb: Channel 4's partnership with CNN means that perhaps we won't see Richard Quest trying to escape a maze every 30 seconds.

Gabriel Radus /
@radusgabriel: Delighted to have joined the @ITNProductions team a few weeks ago to be Deputy Editor for Channel 4's US election special - America Decides. It promises to be a cracker...!

Kenny Smith /
@kennysmith@mstdn.social: I appreciate that the A-C listers were already booked, but I know PLENTY of interesting and reasonable charismatic political scientists who are well versed on the subject matter. — From: @Mediagazer — Channel 4 announces its first overnight US election coverage in 32 years, with guests including Boris Johnson and Stormy Daniels, and a partnership with CNN (Jake Kanter/Deadline) …

Matthew Corrigan /
TVBEurope: Channel 4 partners with CNN for US election

Tobi /
@tobifrenzen: @louisa_compton ... I seriously look forward to a time when Johnson isn't even invited to the opening of a fridge any more. Alas, we seem to be aeons away from that point still.

Connor Scott-Gardner /
@connorscottg: I read this tweet and could not tell if it was a joke it is so awful.

The Hollywood Reporter:

European streamer SkyShowtime unveils a premium plan that lets users stream on up to five devices simultaneously, starting at €8.99 per month on October 29— With pricing starting at €8.99 per month, the Premium plan provides the ability to stream on up to five devices simultaneously …

Discussion:

Roberto Soto /
Roberto Soto on LinkedIn: We are launching our SkyShowtime Premium tier on October 29th! 🚀 — Standard with Ads, Standard, and now Premium are available across our 22 markets. … @skyshowtime: Today, SkyShowtime announced the launch of its new Premium subscription plan, which will be available in all of SkyShowtime's 20+ markets simultaneously on 29 October. Read more: https://www.shorturl.at/2K401 #SkyShowtime [image]

Julian Clover /
Broadband TV News: SkyShowtime to introduce new premium plan

Rasmus Larsen /
FlatpanelsHD: SkyShowtime to add 4K content with new Premium plan

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Sky Showtime debuts premium tier with 4K streaming

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: SkyShowtime Launching Ad-Free Premium SVOD Plan Across Europe

George Winslow /
TVNewsCheck: NFL Dramatically Boosts vMPVD Sign-Ups

Bloomberg:

Brazil's Supreme Court authorizes the return of X after the company complied with its demands, including taking down some accounts and appointing a legal rep— - Court banned platform in August as billionaire defied orders — Social network had 22 million users in South American country

Discussion:

Martin Peers /
The Information: Brazil's Supreme Court Lifts Suspension of X

Jessica Barshis /
Human Events: BREAKING: Brazil lifts ban on X @technology: Brazil's Supreme Court authorized the return of X after Elon Musk complied with its demands, including taking down some user accounts and appointing a legal representative for the platform in the country. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Claire Cameron /
Semafor: Brazil lifts ban on Elon Musk's X following disinformation fight

Corynne McSherry /
Electronic Frontier Foundation: The X Corp. Shutdown in Brazil: What We Can Learn

Didi Rankovic /
Reclaim The Net: Elon Musk vs. Brazil's Moraes Just Got Messier and the Drama Isn't Done Yet

Lian Kit Wee /
Business Insider: Musk's X paid $5 million in fines to the wrong bank, Brazil's Supreme Court said

Press Gazette:

RT revoices a series of Putin's key speeches using AI to show him delivering them in English, likely a bid to undermine Western translations— Putin Speaks project offers counter to Western Putin translations. — Russia's state-controlled TV news network has revoiced a series …

Discussion:
Press Gazette on LinkedIn and HuffPost

Press Gazette:

Survey: across the UK's biggest news shows, there was an average of 1.97 men for every one woman expert between November and April, compared to 4.1 in 2014— Men still outnumber women in terms of broadcast newsreaders and quoted experts. — Double the number of men are being quoted …

Florida Politics:

Florida's Department of Health sends a cease-and-desist letter to TV stations airing an ad supporting a pro-abortion amendment, calling it “false advertisement”— ‘Here, the Department is threatening the station with criminal prosecution if it does not cease running the Advertisement.’

Discussion:

Emine Yücel /
Talking Points Memo: Latest Target Of DeSantis' Intimidation Project: TV Stations That Air Amendment 4 Ads

Liz Dye /
Above the Law: Florida Tries To Ban Abortion Referendum Ads Under Public Health Law That Regulates Slaughterhouses And Septic Tanks

George Winslow /
Tv Technology: FCC Chair: Attempts To Prosecute TV Stations for Airing Abortion Ad Are ‘Dangerous’

Tessa Stuart /
Rolling Stone: DeSantis Seeks To Silence Brain Cancer Patient Speaking Out About Her Abortion

Alanna Vagianos /
HuffPost: Ron DeSantis Sends Ominous Threat To TV Station That Aired Pro-Choice Ad

Ja'han Jones /
MSNBC: DeSantis administration warns local TV stations to remove ads about abortion ballot measure

Matthew Green /
@matthew_d_green: Apparently Florida TV stations that run ads supporting the abortion amendment are being threatened with prosecution by the government of Florida. We're heading into a dark time in America for free speech. I hope everyone is prepared. https://floridapolitics.com/ ... @sonnymarchbanks: The FL Dpt of Health has fired off a cease & desist letter to TV stations for airing pro-Amend 4 ads. The ad in question: A woman with brain cancer is shown in an ad describing how she found out she had a brain tumor while pregnant with her second child. https://floridapolitics.com/ ...

Digby /
Digby's Hullabaloo: The Censorship Scam — Hey, remember when JD Vance weirdly went on about the Biden …

Pat Dennis /
@patdennis: When Republicans talk about how much they love Viktor Orban, they mean jailing people at TV stations who agree to run their opponents ads https://floridapolitics.com/ ...

Matthew Green /
@matthew_d_green: I mean actually prepared as in: you'll have to stop cheering for these people to win, and start thinking about how to communicate safely in the face of a hostile government.

Rhian Lubin /
The Independent: DeSantis administration threatens local TV station for airing abortion rights campaign ads

Ellsworth Toohey /
Boing Boing: DeSantis threatens TV stations over abortion rights ad

Axios:

OpenAI signs a content deal with Hearst, letting it use content from 40+ local newspapers and 20+ magazines, after deals with Condé Nast and Dotdash Meredith— - Like its other recent publisher deals, OpenAI says Hearst content that's used to fuel answers to user queries in ChatGPT will feature …

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, OpenAI, MediaPost, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter, CNBC, San Francisco Chronicle and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Ray Schultz /
MediaPost: Hearst Signs Content Partnership With OpenAI

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: OpenAI, Hearst Strike Content Licensing Partnership

Winston Cho /
The Hollywood Reporter: OpenAI Inks Deal With Hearst, Marking Another Major Media Partnership

Hayden Field /
CNBC: OpenAI announces content deal with Hearst, including content from Cosmopolitan, Esquire and the San Francisco Chronicle

Chase DiFeliciantonio /
San Francisco Chronicle: Hearst, OpenAI announce partnership for U.S. newspaper and magazine content

Jackie Davalos /
Bloomberg: OpenAI, Hearst Strike Deal to Bring News Content to ChatGPT

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Wired:
The number of outlets blocking OpenAI's GPTBot has decreased since Dotdash Meredith and Condé Nast announced licensing deals with OpenAI in May and August

Discussion:

Ben Welsh /
@palewire: Wired's @Knibbs cited research from our https://homepages.news/ archive in this new story. https://www.wired.com/... [image]

The Hollywood Reporter:

In a podcast trailer, Ta-Nehisi Coates says CBS' Tony Dokoupil commandeered the Israel-Hamas war interview and “I don't think he did Nate and Gayle a service”— In the trailer for the next episode of ‘What Now? with Trevor Noah’ podcast Coates offered more thoughts on the much-talked about ‘CBS Mornings’ interview.

Discussion:
Media Nation, Breitbart, What Now? with Trevor Noah on YouTube, @jeremymbarr, @scottsloofman and @heerjeet

Discussion:

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Less news, more happy talk: Why CBS News' reprimand of Tony Dokoupil is so ridiculous

Paul Bois /
Breitbart: CBS News Bosses Knock Tony Dokoupil for Asking Ta-Nehisi Coates Tough Question on Israel What Now? with Trevor Noah on YouTube: Ta-Nehisi Coates with his first response since CBS interview. | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast

Jeremy Barr /
@jeremymbarr: In an upcoming podcast trailer, Ta-Nehisi Coates praised Gayle King and said she gave him a head's up about some issues she planned to press him on. But King never got to ask a single question... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ... [image]

Scott Sloofman /
@scottsloofman: So to sum up according to CBS' twisted anti-journalism logic: Giving the questions to your interview subject before the interview: good Asking tough questions about a complicated subject: bad Glad we got that all cleared up

Jeet Heer /
@heerjeet: This actually gets at what was wrong with the CBS interview. It was okay for Dokoupil to ask his so-called “tough questions” (in fact tired nationalist talking points that discredited him). The problem was that his bluster took over segment and silenced his colleagues, who in

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@dylanbyers:

Discussion:
New York Post, CNN, Washington Post, Bossip, The Free Press, Adweek, @dylanbyers, New York Times, Mediaite, The Root, Adweek, @jeffjarvis, @chsommers, @davidafrench, @billybinion, @frankluntz, @dylanbyers, Newser, @colbyhall, @davidklion, @brianstelter, @bariweiss, @dylanbyers, Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Daily Beast, CBS News, Fox News, RedState, Newsbusters, Variety, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, HotAir, Twitchy and r/Journalism

Discussion:

Charles Gasparino /
New York Post: ADL defends anchor Tony Dokoupil after CBS News panned tense interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates over Israel CNN: CBS News says heated Ta-Nehisi Coates interview did not meet editorial standards after criticism

Zack Linly /
Bossip: CBS News Execs Admonish Tony Dokoupil's Discussion With Ta-Nehisi Coates On Israel And Palestine

Mark Mwachiro /
Adweek: CBS News Determines That Tony Dokoupil's Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates Did Not Meet Editorial Standards

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: This morning, on October 7, CBS News leaders Wendy McMahon & Adrienne Roark told staff that the interview did not meet editorial standards for impartiality, though they declined to elaborate on how or why. When they tried to move on, CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan

Isaac Schorr /
Mediaite: Tony Dokoupil Is Being Ritually Humiliated for Asking the Wrong Person the Wrong Questions

Candace McDuffie /
The Root: In Leaked Audio, CBS Execs Admit Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview Was Handled Poorly @jeffjarvis: Correct. It was a shocking attack, not an interview: CBS News exec says Ta-Nehisi Coates interview didn't meet standards https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Christina Hoff Sommers /
@chsommers: Lunacy at @CBSNews. Reporter @TonyDokoupil did his job and posed tough questions to Ta-Nehisi Coates about his anti-Israel screed. Dokoupil's questions made some staff uncomfortable. Now CBS is bringing in a “trauma trainer” to help everyone heal. What crap.

David French /
@davidafrench: Good grief. This is absurd. Tony Dokoupil conducted a fair, tough interview. It was quite civil. Plus, Coates is a grown adult and can handle a hard conversation. No person is entitled to softball interviews. No person should feel entitled to softball interviews.

Billy Binion /
@billybinion: This is kinda wild to me. Even if you disagreed with Tony Dokoupil's pushback, he challenged Ta-Nehisi Coates—substantively—to better explain his views. That is the point of journalism. The media's job is not to do PR for Coates and his book.

Frank Luntz /
@frankluntz: Ta-Nehisi Coates raised some thoughtful points, and Tony Dokoupil asked some thoughtful questions in response: https://www.youtube.com/... Can't we just leave it at that without getting a “trauma trainer” involved?

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: UPDATE: CBS News has invited self-described “mental health expert, DEI strategist and trauma trainer” Dr. Donald Grant to moderate conversation on this issue in an all-staff meeting tomorrow.

Evann Gastaldo /
Newser: CBS Addresses Controversial Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates

Colby Hall /
@colbyhall: Tony Dokoupil and Ta-Nehisi Coates should be lauded for a tough but entirely civil conversation about a very difficult and complex matter. CBS News handwringing looks weak as hell from where I'm sitting.

David Klion /
@davidklion: This, from the Free Press editorial on the Coates/CBS controversy, is a stunning inverse of reality. Imagine living through the past year and thinking our side is the one with power. [image]

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: CBS News executives say last week's heated morning show interview with acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates, during which his new book was compared to “extremist” writings, did not meet the network's editorial standards. Story w/ @Hadas_Gold >>> https://www.cnn.com/...

Bari Weiss /
@bariweiss: CBS journalist @tonydokoupil did his job by asking tough questions. That's when the trouble began. Scoop (with audio recordings) of the fracas @CBSNews @CBSMornings in @TheFP: https://www.thefp.com/...

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: Crawford: “I don't even understand how Tony's interview failed to meet our editorial standards... I thought our commitment was to truth. When someone comes on our air with a one-sided account of very complex situation—which Coates himself acknowledges that he has—it's my

Emily Hallas /
Washington Examiner: CBS News criticizes anchor for pushing back against anti-Israeli Ta-Nehisi Coates

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: CBS brass says Dokoupil, Coates interview did not meet standards

Corbin Bolies /
The Daily Beast: CBS Says Tense Tony Dokoupil, Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview Didn't Meet Its Standards Fox News: CBS News staff in uproar after host challenges guest's anti-Israel views, network leadership responds

Teri Christoph /
RedState: CBS Anchor Ticks Off Network Brass by Committing Act of Journalism, Now Must Pay the Price

Nicholas Fondacaro /
Newsbusters: CBS Anchor Gets Dressed Down By Editorial Bosses for Confronting Liberal Extremist

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: ‘CBS News’ Says Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates and Tony Dokoupil ‘Did Not Meet Editorial Standards’

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: CBS News Executives Said That ‘CBS Mornings’ Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates Did Not Meet Editorial Standards

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: ‘CBS Mornings’ Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates Did Not Meet Editorial Standards, CBS News Execs Tell Staff

Mike Roe /
The Wrap: CBS News Review Finds Contentious Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview Didn't Meet Editorial Standards

John Sexton /
HotAir: On 10/7, CBS News Apologizes for Questioning Ta-Nehisi Coates About His One-Sided Book

SiliconANGLE:

Meta begins rolling out new AI tools that will let advertisers expand the aspect ratio of their videos as well as generate a video ad from a static image— Meta Platforms Inc. today said it's rolling out a full-screen video tab on Facebook and Instagram in recognition of the fact …

Discussion: Facebook,
AdExchanger, MediaPost, Adweek, The Verge, TVBEurope, MarTech and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Allison Schiff /
AdExchanger: Video And Generative AI Is Meta's Favorite Combo

Colin Kirkland /
MediaPost: Meta Brings New GenAI Tools To Targeted Video Ads

Jenny Priestley /
TVBEurope: Meta unveils tool that creates 16 seconds of AI-generated video

Chris Wood /
MarTech: Meta announces genAI video tools for advertisers

Aisha Counts /
Bloomberg: Meta Launches Generative AI Video Tools for Advertisers

Axios:

Fox News Media plans to launch a daily Spanish-language news show on Fox Deportes on October 15 and debuts a machine-translated Spanish version of its site— - There have been a few conservative news startups launched since 2020, including Americano Media and Voz Media …

Discussion:
The Desk, The Hill, Mediaite, TVNewsCheck, Deadline, Variety, Fox News, Kansas Reflector, Newsbusters and NewscastStudio

Discussion:

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Fox News Media launching Spanish news program, website

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Fox News launching Spanish-language program

Colby Hall /
Mediaite: Vamos! Fox News to Launch Spanish Language News Program Fox Noticias Hosted By Rachel Campos Duffy

Matthew Keys /
TVNewsCheck: ‘Fox Noticias’ To Debut On Fox Deportes Later This Month

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Rachel Campos-Duffy to Lead Spanish-Language ‘Fox Noticias’ for Fox Deportes

Matthew Shapiro /
Fox News: FOX NEWS MEDIA TO LAUNCH NEW ONE-HOUR SPANISH-LANGUAGE PROGRAM ENTITLED FOX NOTICIAS ON FOX DEPORTES BEGINNING OCTOBER 15

Tim Carpenter /