Blade Runner 2049's producer sues Musk, Tesla, and WBD for allegedly using AI to create imagery close to the film, despite a denied request, to promote Cybercab (Brooks Barnes/New York Times)

Mediagazer: Blade Runner 2049's producer sues Musk, Tesla, and WBD for allegedly using AI to create imagery close to the film, despite a denied request, to promote Cybercab (Brooks Barnes/New York Times)

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Axios:

Sources: G/O Media has agreed to sell Jalopnik, a news and opinion site about car culture and one of its few remaining brands, to Static Media— Exit Content Preview … It acquired food site The Takeout from G/O Media back in March. — Private equity firm Novacap acquired Static in 2023.
Discussion: @sorenspicknall.bsky.social, @maxwelltani, @hoonofthe.day and @kerrymflynn

Discussion:

Soren Spicknall /
@sorenspicknall.bsky.social: After all these years and all the malfeasance of G/O, Jalopnik still has a spark of its old self. Fingers crossed that the new owners don't ruin it. [embedded post]

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: G/O Media is continuing to offload its titles. I'm hearing the digital media company has recently been in talks to sell car/auto site Jalopnik to Static Media.

Stef Schrader /
@hoonofthe.day: Welp, there it is. — Please don't Takeout-up the website, but keep my friends employed. [embedded post]

New York Magazine:

Jeff Zucker, Hamish McKenzie, Bari Weiss, and 54 of the most powerful people in media discuss the future of media, return of print, Big Tech, and more— On and off the record with: — Imran Amed, founder and editor-in-chief, The Business of Fashion. Willa Bennett, editor-in-chief, Cosmopolitan and Seventeen.

Discussion:

Kenny Smith /
@kennysmith.bsky.social: Let's all just take a moment to consider the three people name dropped here. — I don't even want to click through to see who the other 54 people might be to offer alternatives. [embedded post]

Gabriel Brotman /
Gabriel Brotman on LinkedIn: New York Magazine's latest “Power Issue” offers a fresh look into the state of journalism in 2024, featuring our very own Mathias Döpfner …

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Quality listicle [image]

Scott Suttell /
@ssuttell: “Still, we found a lot of optimism about the media business and its future. Even those who are gloomy about the state of the industry see a lot of good work being done in their own shops and those of their rivals.” https://nymag.com/...

Carl Swanson /
@carlstwitt: Shortly after @charlottetklein⁩ arrived @nymag this past summer, we set her on this project: interview as many members of the media elite as she could and ask them what exactly they think is going on with the media. This is what they said. https://nymag.com/... @heathenqueen76.bsky.social: Hmmm — People I consider journalists and folksci consider rabble rousing sh*t starters in the same room. — Interesting [embedded post]

Anup Kaphle /
@anupkaphle: Asked AI to summarize this and the answer was ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://nymag.com/...

Colby Hall /
@colbyhall: If the media is relying on this sort of useless and bloviated wank then they are doomed. What a waste of energy.

Ernie Smith /
@shortformernie@threads.net: This paragraph from this @nymag piece on media players is insane. It's like they got the worst people in journalism to talk smack about their competitors. — It's telling that only two people on this entire list went on record. — https://nymag.com/... [image]

CNBC:

Disney plans to name CEO Bob Iger's successor in early 2026, and says ex-Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman will replace Mark Parker as chairman in January 2025— Disney has tapped James Gorman to replace Mark Parker as the company's next chairman, effective in January, as the media giant lays …

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The Verge, Reuters, The Times, Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, IndieWire, Variety, One America News Network, CNN, Business Insider, UPI, Front Office Sports, CBS News, The Wrap, TVNewsCheck, Gizmodo, The Information, Variety, Bloomberg, Quartz, Deadline, New York Post, Financial Times, The Hollywood Reporter, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Cord Cutters News, @sherman4949, @pkafka, @sherman4949, Media Play News and Forbes

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Isabella Fish /
The Times: James Gorman is new Disney chairman

Erin Davis /
Entrepreneur: Disney Announces Major Executive Changes, Including When CEO Bob Iger Is Leaving. Here's What We Know.

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Disney Taps James Gorman as Chairman; Board Expects to Name CEO Replacement for Bob Iger in Early 2026

Deborah Sophia /
One America News Network: Disney To Name CEO Bob Iger's Replacement In 2026, Taps Morgan Stanley's Gorman As Chair

David Goldman /
CNN: Major shakeup at Disney: Board chair is out. New CEO is coming soon

Jessica Inman /
UPI: Bob Iger's successor to be announced in 2026

Megan Cerullo /
CBS News: Disney announces when it will replace CEO Bob Iger

Josh Dickey /
The Wrap: Disney Names James Gorman Chairman of the Board, Says Iger Successor to Come in Early 2026

Gordon Jackson /
Gizmodo: Disney Hopes to Replace Bob Iger as CEO in 2026

Martin Peers /
The Information: Disney Names Jim Gorman as New Chairman

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Disney Names James Gorman Chairman

William Gavin /
Quartz: Disney will announce CEO Bob Iger's successor by early 2026

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Disney Names James Gorman Board Chairman; Bob Iger's Successor Now Set To Be Announced In Early 2026

Ariel Zilber /
New York Post: Disney names ex-Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman its next chairman, aims to pick Bob Iger successor in 2026

Alexandra White /
Financial Times: Disney names James Gorman as chair

Brooks Barnes /
New York Times: Disney Names James Gorman Chairman, Sets ‘Early 2026’ for C.E.O. Change

Ryan Faughnder /
Los Angeles Times: Disney says it will pick Bob Iger's successor in early 2026

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: I know there has already been a sense among some execs at Disney that the succession process is hovering over the day-to-day operations. It's obviously a stressful process. But they'll have to wait until early 2026.

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: “Disney had initially targeted 2025 to announce a successor, as CNBC reported last year.”

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Im told that internal CEO candidates Dana Walden, Alan Bergman, Jimmy Pitaro and Josh D'Amaro have all recently met with the Disney board succession committee and were all notified of the new early 2026 timeline before today.

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Big Disney news this morning: Disney CEO to be named in early 2026; Gorman to become board chair next year Full story here: https://www.cnbc.com/...

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Disney Names Top Morgan Stanley Executive James Gorman Its New Chairman of the Board

Variety:

Dow Jones and New York Post sue AI startup Perplexity for alleged copyright infringement and say it hasn't replied to a July 2024 letter about copyright issues— News Corp CEO accuses Perplexity of ‘content kleptocracy’ … “Perplexity is a generative artificial intelligence company …

Discussion:
TechCrunch, The Wrap, Press Gazette, CNN, Reuters, Financial Times, The Verge, The Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg Law, @claireatki, CNBC, @alexbruell and @katie_robertson, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Devin Coldewey /
TechCrunch: ‘Content kleptocracy’: News Corp outlets sue Perplexity over scraped stories

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: New York Post, Dow Jones Sue Jeff Bezos-Backed AI Company for ‘Massive Amount’ of Illegal Copying

Bron Maher /
Press Gazette: News Corp seeks massive damages from AI firm perlexity for stealing content

Liam Reilly /
CNN: Rupert Murdoch's news outlets sue Perplexity AI for allegedly engaging in ‘massive freeriding’

Caitlin Huston /
The Hollywood Reporter: News Corp Sues AI Company Perplexity Over Copyright Claims, Made Up Text

Claire Atkinson /
@claireatki: The owner of The Wall Street Journal and New York Post are suing Perplexity, saying the AI search engine is using its copyrighted content without permission https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ

Alexandra Bruell /
@alexbruell: Wall Street Journal parent Dow Jones and the New York Post are suing generative AI search engine Perplexity for copyright infringement https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ

Katie Robertson /
@katie_robertson: NEWS: Murdoch's Dow Jones (parent of WSJ) and the New York Post have filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI for copyright infringement. Statement from CEO Robert Thomson: [image]

New York Times:

Blade Runner 2049's producer sues Musk, Tesla, and WBD for allegedly using AI to create imagery close to the film, despite a denied request, to promote Cybercab— Alcon Entertainment, the Hollywood company behind “Blade Runner 2049,” said it had denied a request to use images from the movie but that Mr. Musk did so anyway.

Discussion:
The Wrap, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter

Discussion:

Jeremy Fuster /
The Wrap: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producers Sue Tesla, WBD Over Cybercab AI Images, Citing Elon Musk's ‘Extreme Political and Social Views’

Dominic Patten /
Deadline: “Problematic” Elon Musk & Warner Bros. Discovery Blasted By ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producers Over “Highly Offensive” AI Imagery Used In Tesla Pitch

New York Times:

An interview with Florida billionaire David Hoffmann, who bought 5%+ of Lee Enterprises, on his plans to buy more stock, why print is important, and more— David Hoffmann is a relative newcomer to the struggling newspaper industry.Akilah Townsend for The New York Times

Discussion:
@benmullin

Politico:

Q&A with Arnon Mishkin, the head of Fox News' decision desk, about calling Arizona for Biden in 2020, not feeling “any pressure” from Fox executives, and more— In a new interview, Arnon Mishkin opens up about controversial election calls and makes some predictions for what's to come.

Discussion:
The Independent, Mediaite, @akfullerton, @politico_steve, @brianstelter, @mattgertz, IJR, TVNewsCheck, Barrett Media and Election Law Blog

Discussion:

Gustaf Kilander /
The Independent: Fox News' decision desk chief weighs in on when he thinks the 2024 election will be called

Joe DePaolo /
Mediaite: Fox News Decision Desk Guru Predicts How Long it May Take Before the Election is Called: ‘Race Seems Very, Very Close’ @akfullerton: What Fox News' Decision Desk Chief Expects for the 2024 Election. Arnon Mishkin is a good egg. A former classmate, I know him to be honest, competent, trustworthy, and unflappable. https://www.politico.com/... via @politico

Steven Shepard /
@politico_steve: New: I sat down with @arnonmishkin to talk about the @FoxNews decision desk in 2024, the 2020 Arizona call — and, yes, *that* “Succession” episode The @POLITICOMag Q&A https://www.politico.com/...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Fox News decision desk boss Arnon Mishkin says he feels no pressure to tell the Fox audience what it wants to hear. And he suspects election night will turn into election week again: “The over/under” for a presidential race call “is Saturday.” https://www.politico.com/...

Matthew Gertz /
@mattgertz: I do not understand how a reporter can interview the head of Fox's decision desk and publish him saying he's gonna make calls based on the data without asking about reports that Fox executives overruled his calls in 2020. https://www.politico.com/...

Madison Summers /
IJR: Fox News Decision Desk Guru Suggests How Many Days It Could Take Until the Election is Called

Steven Shepard /
TVNewsCheck: What Fox News' Decision Desk Chief Expects For The 2024 Election Barrett Media: Fox News Decision Desk Head: There is No Pressure to Call Presidential Race to ‘Make Our Audience Happy’

Semafor:

Q&A with two Trump campaign senior communications advisors on the media strategy, focusing on podcasters, the “toxicity” of traditional press, and more— Q&A — Shelby Talcott: How do you see the media environment? — Brian Hughes: We are seeing an unprecedented bias in the Old Guard …

Discussion:
Human Events, CBS News, @anatema0, @iansams, @semaforben and @shelbytalcott

Discussion:

Kenny Cody /
Human Events: Trump's media presence is a winning strategy

Anna Tema /
@anatema0: “We've actually excelled at it and created just a massive case study in how a political campaign nationally can get beyond the bias of the Old Guard to an entirely new place.” https://www.semafor.com/...

Ian Sams /
@iansams: An actual sentence said aloud by a Trump advisor to @semafor: “We're also not totally ignoring mainstream press. President Trump just did a sitdown with Harris Faulkner.” 😐 https://www.semafor.com/...

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: A must-read interview with @ShelbyTalcott , in which top Trump aides discuss how they see this media moment https://www.semafor.com/...

Shelby Talcott /
@shelbytalcott: New: Team Trump has focused more on podcasters than broadcasters this cycle, pushing presidential politics well outside the familiar political media ecosystem. An inside look into their media strategy, and the unique audiences they say they're reaching: https://www.semafor.com/...

New York Times:

A look at Costco Connection, a monthly magazine for Costco “executive” members that is the US' third largest by print circulation, as it expands via digital— The cover of Costco Connection has been a magnet for celebrities of all kinds.Ruth Fremson/The New York Times

Discussion:
@ismaelnafria, @dannygroner, @danbayens, @nairyasmin, @aaronorendorff, @mattyglesias, @bananapeele and @bill_shea19

Discussion:

Ismael Nafría /
@ismaelnafria: Costco Has a Magazine and It's Thriving Each month, 15.4 million copies of Costco Connection are mailed out to members. Another 300,000 are distributed via Costco warehouses. It is now the nation's third largest magazine. @nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/...

Danny Groner /
@dannygroner: “Gruening said that although he couldn't be sure that The Connection drove people to the executive tier of Costco membership (though he suspects it does), he is certain those who receive it are responsive to its content. Readers tell him as much everyday.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Dan Bayens /
@danbayens: Top magazines in the country — 1. AARP: The Magazine 2. The AARP Bulletin 3. Costco Connection https://www.nytimes.com/...

Yasmin Nair /
@nairyasmin: “There is the fleeting high of going viral, and then there is the flexed power of landing in the mailboxes of one in 20 Americans who could unsubscribe with a few simple clicks, but choose not to.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Aaron Orendorff /
@aaronorendorff: Damn! Costco is such a unit on every front. And yes, I've learned the hard way from my lovely wife: NEVER throw out *The* Costco Connection. [image]

Matthew Yglesias /
@mattyglesias: “Costco Connection is now the nation's third largest magazine by print circulation, behind AARP: The Magazine and The AARP Bulletin” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Anna Peele /
@bananapeele: Imagine writing for The Costco Connection!! The dream. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Politico:

Q&A with PolitiFact founder Bill Adair on the value of fact-checking amid polarization, journalists holding politicians accountable, free speech, and more— A veteran of the business explains the war over truth, and what it means for 2024. — The Biden administration stole $1 billion from FEMA.

Discussion:
RedState, @wuerker, @cchoksy, TVNewsCheck, Resolute Square and The Independent

Discussion:

Bonchie /
RedState: The New York Times ‘Fact-Checks’ Kamala Harris Working at McDonald's, and It's Absolutely Incredible

Matt Wuerker /
@wuerker: Remember just a year or so ago the mainstream media was very hesitant to call lies lies?

Dr. Carol E. B. Choksy /
@cchoksy: Trump's lying technique is called “dazzle” named after the WWI striped paint on ships that makes shooters hesitate because they don't know what to target. Trump's Soviet dazzle method is to tell lie after lie so people don't coalesce around one truth https://www.politico.com/...

Mark K. Miller /
TVNewsCheck: A Fact Checker's Dispatch From The War On Truth

NBC News:

After allegations of poor working conditions on MrBeast's Amazon Studios show Beast Games, industry insiders call for more safety oversight on creator-run sets— YouTube channels are gaining more mainstream attention — but some in the digital entertainment industry think growth should require better oversight.

Discussion:
@carnage4life@mas.to, @nbcwashington and @nbcbayarea

Discussion:

Dare Obasanjo /
@carnage4life@mas.to: The backlash against Mr. Beast has been fascinating to observd primarily because it's followed a path typically reserved for startups not individual. — Non-stop positive stories about how focused and hardworking he is despite making millions have now given way to tales of how he makes millions from exploiting people. … @nbcwashington: Allegations of poor working conditions on YouTuber MrBeast's new Amazon Studios show have pushed some people who work with creators to call for more safety oversight on their sets. https://nbc4dc.com/A9plxrn

Press Gazette:

How the Boston Globe, which nearly went out of business in 2009, has become a thriving regional newspaper, including through a metered paywall and newsletters— Chief commercial officer Kayvan Salmanpour explains how the Boston Globe has made local news pay.

Discussion:
Dominic Ponsford on LinkedIn and @simondowens@threads.net

Discussion:

Dominic Ponsford /
Dominic Ponsford on LinkedIn: Boston Globe chief commercial officer Kayvan Salmanpour revealed how the title has become a rare local news success story. …

Simon Owens /