Blockworks, one of the biggest crypto media companies, says it will be profitable this year and launches a consulting business called Blockworks Advisory (Max Tani/Semafor)

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The Hollywood Reporter:

Paramount's Shari Redstone backs CBS co-host Tony Dokoupil after execs criticized his work and says she lacks editorial control but “something needs to be done”— The mogul, who cut a deal to sell Paramount — including CBS — to Skydance earlier this year, weighed in on the topic on Wednesday.
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Hadas Gold /
CNN: Shari Redstone says CBS leaders made ‘bad mistake’ with handling of Ta-Nehisi Coates interview fallout

Matthew Hennessey /
Wall Street Journal: You Can't Report in Here. This Is the Newsroom! — CBS News subjects Tony Dokoupil …

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Corporate owners don't ordinarily weigh in on TV news decisions. But this was no ordinary decision. Shari Redstone says CBS leaders made a “bad mistake” with their handling of the Ta-Nehisi Coates interview fallout, @Hadas_Gold and @Liam_A_Reilly report: https://www.cnn.com/...

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Shari Redstone Defends CBS Anchor Tony Dokoupil's Interview Of Ta-Nehisi Coates - “I Frankly Think Tony Did A Great Job”

Curtis Houck /
Newsbusters: New Reporting Details CBS's Dokoupil Thrown into Struggle Sessions for Grilling Coates

Corey Pein /
@coreypein.bsky.social: “The comments from Redstone came during a panel at Advertising Week specifically focused on ‘using engaging content to fight hate.’” [embedded post]

David Strom /
HotAir: Maoist Struggle Sessions at CBS

Bari Weiss /
The Free Press: The Fallout at CBS Continues

Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: CBS' Tony Dokoupil offers ‘regrets’ at teary staff meeting after grilling anti-Israel author

Paul Bois /
Breitbart: CBS News Bosses Knock Tony Dokoupil for Asking Ta-Nehisi Coates Tough Question on Israel

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Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Tony Dokoupil's Q&A with Ta-Nehisi Coates was one of several moments that led to CBS execs criticizing him; source: Shari Redstone disagreed with execs— Critique of Ta-Nehisi Coates book prompts turmoil as Paramount's controlling shareholder objects to how network handled matter

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New York Post, The Wrap, TVNewsCheck, acecomments.mu.nu, American Thinker, @benmullin, @brianstelter, @hadas_gold, Instapundit, @hadas_gold, New Republic, Associated Press, The New Arab, Breitbart, Los Angeles Times, Fox News, Bossip, Media Nation, The Root, Mediaite, Adweek, Newser, The Hollywood Reporter, @dylanbyers and Washington Examiner

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Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: Shari Redstone rips CBS clampdown on Tony Dokoupil after heated interview on ‘apartheid’ Israel: ‘Tony did a great job’

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Shari Redstone Says CBS ‘Made a Mistake’ in Rebuking Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview: ‘Tony Did a Great Job’

Jill Goldsmith /
TVNewsCheck: Shari Redstone Defends CBS Anchor Tony Dokoupil's Interview Of Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ace /
acecomments.mu.nu: Reporter Who Dared to Ask Woke Prophet Ta-Nehisi Coates Offers “Regrets” For Committing Unauthorized Journalism at “Teary” Racial Bullying Struggle Session

Andrea Widburg /
American Thinker: CBS News continues its decades-long decline into the leftist muck

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Packed house for @sarafischer's panel with Shari Redstone. Redstone said CBS made a mistake in the way it handled the aftermath of Tony Dokoupil's interview. “I frankly think Tony did a great job with that interview.”

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of CBS parent Paramount Global, conveyed to CBS executives that she disagreed with how the situation was handled and that she didn't believe the interview violated editorial standards.” https://www.wsj.com/...

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Redstone says it was hard for her to go against her executive team but “ I think they made a mistake”

Ed Driscoll /
Instapundit: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING STRUGGLE SESSION UPDATE: CBS Rebukes Anchor Over Tense Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates. …

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: “I've been working with the CEOs. I've been working with the woman who does a lot of our diversity training, and I think we all agree that this was not handled correctly, and we all agree that something needs to be done.”

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Shari Redstone at AdWeek says she does not think Tony Dokoupil crossed editorial standards - she thinks Tony did a “great job” in the interview “frankly I was very proud of the work he did” and she has let him know that

Jonathan W. Gray /
New Republic: Ta-Nehisi Coates Corrects the Record

David Bauder /
Associated Press: When is an interview too tough? CBS News grappling with question after Dokoupil interview

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: CBS News won't discipline host after controversial Ta-Nehisi Coates interview about Israel Fox News: CBS' Tony Dokoupil expressed regret to ‘upset’ colleagues for tense exchange with anti-Israel author: Report

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

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

Candace McDuffie /
The Root: In Leaked Audio, CBS Execs Admit Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview Was Handled Poorly

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

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

Abid Rahman /
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”

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers:

The Keyword:

Google says the US DOJ's “radical and sweeping proposals” in the Search antitrust case risk “hurting” consumers, businesses, developers, and US competitiveness— The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today shared a broad outline of radical changes it may demand as part …

Discussion:
The Wrap, The Verge, Engadget, MediaPost, Fortune, Gizmodo, MarTech, The Hill, Associated Press, TechCrunch, Ori Sasson on LinkedIn, @adamkovac, @khushitavasant, @jason_kint, Daily Caller News Foundation, @eshumarneedi@threads.net, @wkasel, WHDH-TV, @jason_kint, @balancecrafting, @adamkovac, ZeroHedge News, @adamkovac, Financial Times, PCMag, Jennifer Elias on LinkedIn, Android Police, MPR News, Silicon Valley Business …, 9to5Google, Investor's Business Daily, Business Times, Chamber of Progress, New York Times, Adweek, Bloomberg, Neowin, The Information and Ars Technica, more at Techmeme »

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Sean Burch /
The Wrap: DOJ Weighs Breakup of Google for ‘Unlawful Conduct’ in Search-Engine Dominance

Lauren Feiner /
The Verge: How the DOJ wants to break up Google's search monopoly

Mariella Moon /
Engadget: The Justice Department could force Google to break itself up

Todd Feathers /
Gizmodo: DOJ Reveals Its Plan for Breaking Up Google's Search Monopoly

Anu Adegbola /
MarTech: Google blasts DOJ's ‘radical’ proposed breakup plan

Julia Shapero /
The Hill: Federal prosecutors eye asking judge to break up Google

Shawn Chen /
Associated Press: US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case

Ori Sasson /
Ori Sasson on LinkedIn: History has a way of repeating itself in the tech world. — The DOJ's recent move to consider breaking up Google echoes the antitrust ruling …

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: DOJ's Google antitrust remedy proposal is out - and as expected, DOJ chose the “remedy spaghetti” against the wall strategy. It floated a dozen remedies, many of which having nothing to do with Judge Mehta's ruling in the case.

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: Most egregiously, DOJ proposes that Google share its search query data and algorithms - its secret sauce, spent decades refining - with rival search engines. This is exactly the kind of “duty to deal” idea that Judge Mehta already rejected. [image] @khushitavasant: Google ought to be broken up, its businesses spun off, DOJ + several states just told a DC court in a high-level remedy framework as part of the search #monopoly suit. Technically, DOJ is “considering” it but I doubt DOJ will make U-turns in a final proposal in March 2025. [image]

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: There it is. Confirmation directly from the Department of Justice that divestiture of Chrome, Android and/or Play are all on the table as remedies to Google's antitrust abuses. US DOJ's remedies framework just posted. Their final proposal is due Nov 20th. /1 [image]

Owen Klinsky /
Daily Caller News Foundation: ‘Remedying These Harms’: Federal Government Weighs Breakup Of $2 Trillion Tech Giant @eshumarneedi@threads.net: ‪This is extremely radical and almost certain not to happen. That's all I'll say. ‬ @wkasel: The @USDOJ_Intl case against @Google just dropped - with a framework for how they might approach this, and it's a 💣. Here is the link: https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ... 🧵.

James Kukstis /
WHDH-TV: US government considers a breakup of Google

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: lol. The Chamber of Google has weighed in on the remedies framework. This actually means DOJ hit the mark. ps it's absurd to suggest the list has “nothing to do with the ruling.” [image] @balancecrafting: DOJ wisely anticipates attempted noncompliance, so seeks an order to not destroy evidence, and to not retaliate against rivals - or anyone involved in remedies (presumably including whistleblower employees) Also good ban on Google owning competitors [image]

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: It's very clear that DOJ is starting broad, throwing out trial balloons to please the Google haters marching through DOJ's doors with far-out remedy ideas. If DOJ doesn't narrow their list, Judge Mehta will prob narrow it for them. https://x.com/...

Tyler Durden /
ZeroHedge News: US Antitrust Officials Consider Google Breakup As ‘Trustbusting Era’ May Return

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: The big headline is DOJ teasing “structural remedies” (i.e. breakup) for Chrome, Play, and Android. But the DOJ never charged Chrome's use of Google search default as monopolizing behavior. And Android aspects of ruling can be dealt with by behavioral/contractual remedies. [image]

Kate Irwin /
PCMag: Android, Chrome May Split From Google in Antitrust Case

Jennifer Elias /
Jennifer Elias on LinkedIn: The DOJ has officially submitted its recommendations for remedies toward Google following its search monopoly ruling. …

Rajesh Pandey /
Android Police: The DOJ wants to break up Google, suggests splitting Chrome and Android

Dara Kerr /
MPR News: Justice Department calls for sanctions against Google in landmark antitrust case

Anthony Duignan-Cabrera /
Silicon Valley Business …: DOJ files another Google breakup proposal

Abner Li /
9to5Google: Google says DOJ's antitrust remedies, like Android/Chrome spinoff, are ‘radical and sweeping’

Karthik Mudaliar /
Neowin: The DOJ might force Google to spin off its search business

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Bloomberg:

Filing: the US DOJ lays out “behavioral and structural remedies”, including a breakup, for the federal judge to consider in the Google Search antitrust case— - Antitrust officials also mull making Google share search data — Justice Department proposes multiple options in historic case

Discussion:
CNBC, Associated Press, US District Court for the District of Columbia, Barron's Online, New York Post, iPhone in Canada Blog, News/Media Alliance, The Register, Quartz, Yahoo Lifestyle, @jason_kint, @vidushi_law, @progresschamber, @balancecrafting, @jason_kint, @mattdpearce, @jason_kint, Semafor, Harsh Singh on LinkedIn, New York Times, @catherineperlo1, Adweek, Reuters, Daily Sabah and Reuters, more at Techmeme »

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Jennifer Elias /
CNBC: DOJ indicates it's considering Google breakup following monopoly ruling

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: DOJ may seek Google breakup after landmark antitrust case victory: ‘Unlawful conduct’

John Quintet /
iPhone in Canada Blog: Google: U.S. Plan to Split Company Could Hurt Android, Boost iPhone News/Media Alliance: Statement: News/Media Alliance Applauds Department of Justice Remedies in Landmark Google Antitrust Lawsuit

Rocio Fabbro /
Quartz: Google might get broken up after its big antitrust loss

Alexis Keenan /
Yahoo Lifestyle: DOJ's Google breakup remedy puts tech world on notice

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: Seriously, if you're linking to Google's blog post spin in response to the Dept of Justice filing but not to the actual DOJ filing then you may want to check yourself or your Google funding. Here is the link to DOJ filing: https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ...

Vidushi Dyall /
@vidushi_law: Okay let's dig in. DOJ starting off with justifying an expansive “unitary framework” that consists of behavioral and structural remedies to “eradicate existing evils.” [image] @progresschamber: The Justice Department is swinging for the fences with its proposed remedies in Google's search antitrust case - including a potential company breakup. Check out our statement on DOJ's high-level proposal, which dropped tonight: https://progresschamber.org/ ...

@balancecrafting:
DOJ's high level initial remedies framework is out. Headers hint at ties to findings - Search Distribution And Revenue Sharing - Accumulation And Use Of Data - Advertising Scale And Monetization Plus - Administration, Anti-circumvention & Anti-retaliation https://www.courtlistener.com/ ...

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: Hat tip to Adam at the Chamber of Google for spending months making it clear to regulators that “choice screens” doesn't work for a monopoly brand used as a verb. It seems DOJ heard his advice.

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce: Notable for the news industry: Department of Justice is thinking about allowing publishers to opt in for being linked on Google Search while being able to opt out of Google AI summaries. [image]

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: It's a fairly broad, ten pages that starts by reiterating the findings of the DC Court and the duty to seek an order not only addressing the existing harms from Google's illegal conduct but - this is critically important - prevent recurrence going forward. /2 [image]

Harsh Singh /
Harsh Singh on LinkedIn: The DOJ's consideration to break up Google following its monopoly ruling has many of us wondering about the real impact. …

Catherine Perloff /
@catherineperlo1: The DOJ is arguing for ‘structural’ changes to address Google's monopoly in search (and also wants to limit Google's web crawler ability to ingest sites for their AI and limits to Pmax) Read more here 👇🏻 https://www.adweek.com/...

Catherine Perloff /
Adweek: The DOJ Says Google May Need ‘Structural’ Changes to Undo Its Search Monopoly

Jody Godoy /
Reuters: US mulling potential breakup in Google search case

Wall Street Journal:
US judges have little modern precedent to guide them on whether a breakup like the one the DOJ is proposing in the Google Search antitrust case is appropriate

Discussion:
@wsjbusiness: U.S. antitrust enforcers haven't broken up a company in 40 years. Several cases, including two involving Google, could determine whether that dormant period comes to an end. https://www.wsj.com/...

Matt Novak /
@paleofuture.bsky.social: I like how legal experts pretend precedent is still a thing that's supposed to guide judges after all the bullshit SCOTUS has pulled. The norms respecters are playing by a very different set of rules. [embedded post]

Dave Michaels /
Dave Michaels on LinkedIn: I knew very little about antitrust before I started writing about it two years ago. Pretty much the only thing I knew was that antitrust law … Financial Times: The US DOJ's quest to end Google's long-standing dominance remains the stuff of fantasy, as whatever the courts may order, any real reckoning will take years

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Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: DOJ Considers Forcing Google to Sell Off Parts of its Business Including Chrome & Android to End Search Monopoly

Tyler Durden /
ZeroHedge News: Futures Drop On DOJ's Google Crackdown, China Plunge

Jack Simpson /
The Guardian: Google faces US government attempt to break it up

Lukasz Olejnik /
@LukaszOlejnik@mastodon.social: Doesn't that FT op-ed sound rather absurd? Unpopular opinion: Today no web browser can finance itself on its own in a sustainable manner. Taking Chrome out of Google would not end well for security of web browsing. That's just a fact of nature. https://www.ft.com/... [image]

Richard Lawler /
The Verge: A Google breakup is on the table, say DOJ lawyers

Wall Street Journal:

Analysis: among 200 politically focused TikTok accounts with viral posts, ~20% were news influencers, as news influencers take a bigger role in the US election— Move over, Lester Holt. Popular TikTokers are commanding huge audiences on social-media platforms. — “It's official,” the news report on TikTok declared.

Discussion:
@azi

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Pew Research Center: US adults on TikTok follow influencers and creators popular on social media but very few politicians, civic actors, or traditional media outlets and journalists

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CMU, User Mag, Anchor Change …, Poynter, @pewresearch, @sippey.com, TechCrunch and Engadget, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Chris Cooke /
CMU: TikTok sued by multiple US states over design features that damage the health of young users Poynter: TikTok users are more interested in pop culture and entertainment than news and politics, study finds @pewresearch: On TikTok, the majority of accounts followed by adult users in the U.S. (59%) post about pop culture and entertainment. Content related to news (5%) and politics (10%) is quite rare by comparison. https://www.pewresearch.org/ ... [image]

Michael Sippey /
@sippey.com: I'm shocked. [embedded post]

Amanda Silberling /
TechCrunch: On TikTok, pop culture prevails over news and politics

Press Gazette:

OpenAI's head of media partnerships says it does not currently intend to share SearchGPT ad revenue with publishers and “no one wants to read AI-generated news”— OpenAI's head of media partnerships has said the company does not currently intend to share ad revenue …

Discussion:
The Wrap and @tim_stevens

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Sean Burch /
The Wrap: OpenAI Media Chief Says Readers Reject ChatGPT Stories: ‘No One Wants to Read AI-Generated News’

The Atlantic:

Podcasters have become the mainstream media as the presidential candidates seek out large shows with friendly hosts and as legacy media brands lose influence— A conversation with Helen Lewis on how independent podcasters became the new mainstream — Kamala Harris is in the midst …

Discussion:
Washington Post, @theatlantic, Washington Post, Simon Owens's Media Newsletter, Vanity Fair and Fortune

Discussion:

Aaron Blake /
Washington Post: How Kamala Harris's media blitz went @theatlantic: Kamala Harris is on a media blitz that includes the world of mega-popular podcasts. “Are we in a new era in which chats with friendly podcasters rival (or even overtake) traditional media interviews?” @loracorkelley asks @helenlewis in The Atlantic Daily: https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... [image]

Simon Owens /
Simon Owens's Media Newsletter: Welcome to the podcast election

Caitlin Dewey /
Vanity Fair: Donald Trump is a Wannabe Dictator and “Unserious Man,” Kamala Harris Says in Media Blitz

404 Media:

A group of Wikipedia editors form the WikiProject AI Cleanup to “combat the increasing problem of unsourced, poorly-written AI-generated content” on the website— A group of Wikipedia editors have formed WikiProject AI Cleanup, “a collaboration to combat the increasing problem of unsourced …

Discussion:
@mvario@mastodon.social: The Editors Protecting Wikipedia from AI Hoaxes — https://www.404media.co/... > WikiProject AI Cleanup is protecting Wikipedia from the same kind of misleading AI-generated information that has plagued the rest of the internet. — [image]

Jason Koebler /
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social: 1: AI is hallucinating events, historical figures, entire concepts on Wikipedia — 2: a task force of Wikipedia editors is detecting and deleting this stuff — www.404media.co/the-editors- ...

Jason Koebler /
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social: sorry, I should not have used the word “hallucinating” in the initial post - people using AI are fucking up wikipedia with fake shit that they are generating using AI or they are maybe earnestly trying to contribute but are using AI which is getting stuff wrong but I was running out of characters

Jason Koebler /
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social: Wikipedia is perhaps the greatest cross cultural cooperative collaboration in the history of humankind and it is getting fucked up with AI and is taxing the volunteer editors who are already spread thin with bullshit like this: [image]

Joseph Cox /
@josephcox@infosec.exchange: New: some Wikipedia editors have formed WikiProject AI Cleanup, “a collaboration to combat the increasing problem of unsourced, poorly-written AI-generated content on Wikipedia.” https://www.404media.co/... @cryptohagen@social.data.coop: Some #Wikipedia editors have formed WikiProject AI Cleanup, “a collaboration to combat of unsourced, poorly-written AI-generated content. .” — https://www.404media.co/... ..is to protect one of the world's largest repositories of information from misleading AI-generated information that plagued Google search, books on Amazon, and academic journals …

Semafor:

Blockworks, one of the biggest crypto media companies, says it will be profitable this year and launches a consulting business called Blockworks Advisory— THE SCOOP — One of the biggest names in crypto media is launching a consulting business. — Blockworks is set to announce …

The Hollywood Reporter:

Derek Jeter, co-founder of The Players' Tribune, launches Cap 2 Productions to produce TV and streaming content, with projects planned for ESPN, Apple, and more— The New York Yankees legend launches a shingle focused on family-friendly docs and scripted sports-related projects as buyers binge on star athlete-driven content

Discussion:
Sportico

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Luke Cyphers /
Sportico: Derek Jeter Launches Company to Grow Hollywood Footprint

Deadline:

The UK government formally passes the Independent Film Tax Credit into law, with relief available for qualifying films starting October 30— The UK government has formally passed the much-talked-about Independent Film Tax Credit into law and relief will be available for qualifying films starting October 30.

Discussion:
Advanced Television and London Evening Standard

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Colin Mann /
Advanced Television: Tax boost for UK film sector

New York Times:

The Authors Guild partners with startup Created by Humans to help writers license their books to AI companies; Walter Isaacson is an investor and adviser— Created by Humans, a company that aims to help writers license their works for use by A.I. companies, has struck a partnership with the Authors Guild.

Discussion:
Trip Adler on LinkedIn

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 …

Discussion:
@pressgazette

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