CBS News names John Dickerson, its lead political analyst, and Maurice DuBois, an anchor for an NY affiliate, as Evening News anchors replacing Norah O'Donnell (John Koblin/New York Times)

Mediagazer: CBS News names John Dickerson, its lead political analyst, and Maurice DuBois, an anchor for an NY affiliate, as Evening News anchors replacing Norah O'Donnell (John Koblin/New York Times)

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Bloomberg:

Sources: Russia releases WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich as part of a major multi-country prisoner swap; prisoners are en route to destinations outside Russia— Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner swap with the US …
Discussion: Fox News, Metro.co.uk, KUSA-TV, The Guardian, New York Post, The Hill, CBS News, CNN, The Mirror, The i Paper, Telegraph, The Independent, @ivanthek, @gma, @hadas_gold, @jamesrbuk, @silviakillings, @jamesrbuk, @conorsen, @srabil, @samberkhead, @ianbremmer, @noahcrothman, @kevinrothrock@infosec …, New York Daily News, Deadline, TVNewsCheck, The Moscow Times and Reuters

Discussion:
Fox News: WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich being released by Russia in prisoner swap; Paul Whelan also being freed

Gergana Krasteva /
Metro.co.uk: Dual UK-Russian national ‘freed by Putin in biggest prisoner swap since Cold War’

Shaun Walker /
The Guardian: Russia prisoner swap involving US journalist Evan Gershkovich under way

Alex Oliveira /
New York Post: Russia releasing American journalist Evan Gershkovich in prisoner swap after 16 months behind bars: reports CBS News: U.S., Russia agree to prisoner swap to free Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others

Alexander Butler /
The Independent: Russia and West ‘prepare for prisoner swap’ @ivanthek: Interesting how Bloomberg and CBS are able to get confirmation of names, but CNN and NBC News have SAO sources who won't give up names. @EamonJavers @gma: BREAKING: Russia agrees to free Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan in multi-country prisoner swap, the largest since the Cold War [video]

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: For month the @WSJ has continued its campaign #FreeEvan - regular updates, pins at major events, social media campaigns, advertisements and even colleagues shaving their heads to look like him after prison authorities shaved his hair. What a wonderful day this could be.

Silvia Killingsworth /
@silviakillings: It is one of the greatest honors of my career to have helped break this news. I love my job and my colleagues. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: Absolutely fantastic news, if long-long overdue. Credit to his friends and colleagues for their relentless campaigning.

Conor Sen /
@conorsen: It was really admirable how the WSJ and its reporters, through articles and Twitter avatar changes, kept Evan front-of-mind for the past 17 months.

Sarah Rabil /
@srabil: 70 WEEKS. Evan Gershkovich, a WSJ reporter, has been imprisoned in Russia for 70 weeks. It's hard to fathom. Take a moment to think about all that you have done in that time. Join us in calling for his immediate release #IStandWithEvan #FreeEvan #Journalismisnotacrime [image]

Samantha Berkhead /
@samberkhead: SCOOP: Between 20 to 30 people may be released from Russian prison in a matter of hours, incl. Evan Gershkovich, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Ilya Yashin and many others, a source familiar with planning for the exchange says. Surreal to think about https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ ...

Ian Bremmer /
@ianbremmer: have heard illegally detained wsj reporter evan gershkovich was released by russia in prisoner exchange and flying to nyc tomorrow. most excellent news if true.

Noah Rothman /
@noahcrothman: Very heartening to hear US captives in Russia — Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, and Gordon Black - are released. They were bargaining chips for Moscow but yet to see what the Kremlin got in return. Putin traded a notorious arms dealer and a convicted hitman for Brittney Griner.

Kevin Rothrock /
@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange: The actual Bloomberg report phrases the release of Evan and Paul Whelan as still in progress: “is releasing,” “will return”... https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Jessica Schladebeck /
New York Daily News: Journalist Evan Gershkovich, Marine Paul Whelan to be freed in prisoner swap with Russia

Melanie Goodfellow /
Deadline: Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich & Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan Freed By Russia In Prisoner Swap - Reports

Melanie Goodfellow /
TVNewsCheck: Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich Could Be Freed By Russia In Prisoner Swap

The Guardian:

In a letter to ex-prime minister Gordon Brown, the UK's Met police say a special team is examining claims that Will Lewis helped cover up phone hacking claims— Exclusive: Scotland Yard move on complaint by ex-PM Gordon Brown, who accuses Will Lewis of phone hacking ‘cover-up’ in 2011

Discussion:

David Folkenflik /
NPR: U.K. police reviewing accusations against ‘Washington Post’ publisher

Hadas Gold /
CNN: UK police examining allegations Washington Post publisher purposely deleted emails in phone hacking scandal

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: How much more clear can it be that the publisher of the Washington Post — a former senior apparatchik in the Murdoch family's evil media empire — is a sleazebag? — Every day that he remains at the Post is another day in which we have to assume that Jeff Bezos is fine with this guy's history. …

Dan Froomkin /
@froomkin: WILL LEWIS MUST GO. I wrote this back when we only knew the very least of it. It's now truer than ever. https://presswatchers.org/...

Devon Heinen /
@heinendevon@threads.net: WaPo still hasn't fired its new CEO / publisher, WillLewis. And the news outlet STILL NEEDS to do so — immediately. https://www.npr.org/... @jeffjarvis: Murdoch's man, Will Lewis, might be hiding under a rock, hoping the storm over him blows over. No. His hole gets deeper. First Murdoch papers targeted me. Now there is evidence they falsely implicated me in a cover-up By Gordon Brown https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Jack Shafer /
@jackshafer: “Blazoned across the top of every edition of the Washington Post is the statement, ‘Democracy dies in darkness’,” Brown wrote. “But what if the publisher himself is a master of the dark arts?” https://www.npr.org/...

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: Jeff Bezos surely wasn't planning on “Scotland Yard investigates Washpost CEO” stories after he hired Will Lewis. But when you bring aboard a top executive from a Rupert Murdoch property, that risk has to be built into the transaction. https://www.npr.org/...

AJ McDougall /
The Daily Beast: Cops Probe Whether Washington Post Publisher Tried to Frame British PM

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Lawyers for Prince Harry and leading politicians allege Lewis ordered millions of emails destroyed. They also say he concocted a false alibi to justify that; months later, he told police of a tip that a former prime minister schemed to steal emails from Murdoch's CEO in the UK.

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: News: Scotland Yard has opened a criminal inquiry into the actions of Washington Post publisher Will Lewis while police were investigating phone hacking and other crimes at Rupert Murdoch's tabloids in 2011. My story from London for NPR (and thread): https://www.npr.org/...

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Lewis has denied all wrongdoing but has not commented on these details. Murdoch's News UK says the concern was real though a consultant found no signs of tampering. Former PM Gordon Brown denied the scheme. His complaint to Scotland Yard led police to open the new inquiry.

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: No word yet from Lewis or from Post owner Jeff Bezos. Lewis is not currently charged with any crime. He is not a defendant in the civil cases against Murdoch's papers. But to underscore the stakes: The publisher of the Washington Post is currently under criminal investigation.

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: Will Lewis can't hide now.... UK police special enquiry team to examine role of Washington Post chief in email deletions — https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

RELATED:

NPR:

Lawyers for Prince Harry and others accused WaPo CEO Will Lewis of fabricating a fake security threat 13 years ago in order to delete emails at Murdoch tabloids— LONDON — Attorneys for Prince Harry and prominent U.K. politicians today accused Washington Post chief executive and publisher …

Discussion:
The Guardian, Media Nation, @northernlights@mstdn.ca and MediaPost

Discussion:

Gordon Brown /
The Guardian: First, Murdoch papers targeted me. Now there is evidence they falsely implicated me in a cover-up

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Will Lewis is back in the news. And once again, it's for all the wrong reasons. @northernlights@mstdn.ca: The former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom tells how he was victimised by Rupert Murdoch. Even the Prime Minister of an important country is assaulted by this immoral creature. — Mugdock is old and near death; he will roast on the other side, oh yes. — #ukpolitics — https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

New York Times:

CBS News names John Dickerson, its lead political analyst, and Maurice DuBois, an anchor for an NY affiliate, as Evening News anchors replacing Norah O'Donnell— The pair are part of a broader shake-up at the show, which includes the addition of Lonnie Quinn as a regular weather anchor.

Discussion:

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: CBS Plans ‘Evening News’ Overhaul: John Dickerson, Maurice DuBois, Weather and Close Ties to ‘60 Minutes’

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: ‘CBS Evening News’ to Get Major Reboot Led By John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois named anchors of ‘CBS Evening News’ in major overhaul

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: ‘CBS Evening News’ Revamp Unveiled: John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois To Anchor From New York With Focus On Ensemble Team Paramount Press Express: Venerable CBS News Broadcast Will Move Back to New York After the Election and Be Anchored by Award-Winning Journalists John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois

Joseph Wilkinson /
New York Daily News: Norah O'Donnell to leave ‘CBS Evening News’ after election

Mark Mwachiro /
Adweek: Norah O'Donnell to Step Down From CBS Evening News Role After November Election

Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: Norah O'Donnell to exit as anchor of ‘CBS Evening News’ after 2024 election as ratings plummet

Miranda Nazzaro /
The Hill: Norah O'Donnell to step down as ‘CBS Evening News’ host after election

Miguel A. Melendez /
Entertainment Tonight: Norah O'Donnell to Exit ‘CBS Evening News’

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Norah O'Donnell Steps Down From ‘CBS Evening News’ Anchor Role

Ryan Schwartz /
TVLine: Norah O'Donnell Leaving CBS Evening News — Find Out When

Variety:

WBD, Disney, and Fox plan to launch their joint sports streaming venture Venu for $42.99 per month initially, with a seven-day free trial, expected fall 2024— Streaming sports on a stand-alone basis won't be cheap. … The service is expected to debut in the fall in conjunction with the start of the next NFL season.

Discussion:
Awful Announcing, Reuters, The Verge, CNBC, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Andrew Bucholtz /
Awful Announcing: Venu Sports, the joint ESPN/Fox/WBD streaming venture, announces launch pricing below many projections

Harshita Mary Varghese /
Reuters: Fox, Disney, Warner Bros Discovery's sports-streaming JV priced at $42.99/month

Lillian Rizzo /
CNBC: Sports streaming venture Venu priced at $42.99 a month

The Wrap:

SiriusXM plans to launch a premium podcast subscription service through Apple Podcasts for $5.99 per month or $44.99 annually, starting August 5— The offering is intended to diversify the platform's podcast revenue stream while expanding the listener base

AdExchanger:

Outbrain confirms plans to acquire Altice-owned Teads, in a transaction valuing the SSP and video monetization company at $1B+; Outbrain will pay $725M in cash— The rumors are true: Outbrain is buying Teads. — On Thursday, the content recommendation platform announced it will acquire Teads …

Discussion:
Digiday, Axios and Outbrain Inc.

Press Gazette:

RAJAR: in Q2, GB News Radio reached 518K people per week on average, overtaking Times Radio for the first time; BBC Radio 2 had a weekly reach of 13.3M people— GB News Radio has overtaken Times Radio's weekly reach for the first time according to the latest RAJAR radio listening figures for Q2 2024.

Discussion:
adambowie.com and Press Association

The Verge:

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity need to pay to scrape Reddit's data, and blocking them has been “a real pain in the ass”— After striking deals with Google and OpenAI, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is calling on Microsoft and others to pay if they want to continue scraping the site's data.

Discussion:
Engadget, Bloomberg, Business Insider, @jwherrman, Ars Technica and Prof. Ahmed Banafa on LinkedIn, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Danny Gallagher /
Engadget: Reddit CEO wants Microsoft to pay for its content

Aisha Counts /
Bloomberg: Reddit Blocks Microsoft From Searching Site Without Paying

Lian Kit Wee /
Business Insider: Reddit's CEO says Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity scraping content is ‘a real pain in the ass’

John Herrman /
@jwherrman: the tech giants were built on the web. now they're strip-mining it https://nymag.com/...

John Herrman /
@jwherrman: the era of unilateral AI data scraping isn't just unethical, it's going to have enormous unintended consequences https://www.theverge.com/...

Scharon Harding /
Ars Technica: Blocking AI bots from Microsoft, others has been “pain in the a**”: Reddit CEO

Prof. Ahmed Banafa /
Prof. Ahmed Banafa on LinkedIn: Reddit CEO Steve Huffman tells me it has been “a real pain in the ass” to block Microsoft's Bing, Perplexity, and #Anthropic from scraping the site. …

Variety:

Midia Research: songwriters average 9.5% of the $0.004 Spotify pays per stream, and of the over 300 songwriters surveyed, only 10% earn over $30K annually— Back in the days when “music” meant CDs and vinyl, a songwriter could make a decent living: their percentage of a song or songs on the average $18.99 …

Discussion:
Music Ally and MIDiA Research Blog

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Deadline:

In a Q&A at the NABJ convention, Trump questions Kamala Harris' racial identity, calls ABC News' Rachel Scott “very rude”, and complains about audio problems— “I've known her for a long time indirectly, directly, very much,” Trump said. “And she was always of Indian heritage and she was promoting Indian heritage.

Discussion:
The Hollywood Reporter, TheGrio, @abbydphillip, NPR, ABC News, New York Times, Poynter, @kamalahq, TIME, @natashasalford, CBS News, PolitiFact, @hadas_gold, @kamalahq@threads.net, @brianstelter, @mossbergwalt@threads.net, @cd_hooks, @noahcrothman, @graceokoro2, @willsommer, @emoltzen@threads.net, @jeffstorobinsky, @hadas_gold, @moniquepressley, @chenueher, @acyn, @griffinkyle@threads.net, @abcworldnewstonight …, @cbcpac, @corbinbolies, @parkermolloy, @hadas_gold, @brianstelter, @trumpstaxes, @sulliview, Washington Post, @steven_beschloss@threads.net, @hadas_gold, @aprildryan, @semaforben, @errinhaines, @griffinkyle@threads.net, @keithedwards@threads.net, @timothystamm101@threads.net, @kenpopehat@threads.net, @kbode@threads.net, Axios, WXIA-TV, @goodyk@threads.net, @dkiesow@threads.net, The Daily Beast, Iowa Capital Dispatch, The Guardian, Slate, The 19th, Media Matters for America, NABJ, Fox News, Shari Dunn on LinkedIn, Mother Jones, New York Daily News, TMZ.com, The Wrap, Rolling Stone, Variety, Barrett Media, Semafor, New Republic, Associated Press and ABC7

Discussion:

Kevin Dolak /
The Hollywood Reporter: Donald Trump's Contentious National Association of Black Journalists Address Goes Off the Rails Immediately

Gerren Keith Gaynor /
TheGrio: Trump insults Harris and Black journalist, recycles ‘Black jobs’ remark at NABJ convention

Abby D. Phillip /
@abbydphillip: Incredibly proud of @rachelvscott and @kadiagoba today. Substantive but tough questioning. NABJ leadership made a decision grounded in journalism to have Trump come answer questions. And it produced one of the newsiest interviews with him this year.

Brittney Melton /
NPR: Trump lies about Harris' race. And, Olympic rugby player takes over TikTok

Simon J. Levien /
New York Times: Live Election Updates: Trump to Take Questions at Conference for Black Journalists

Philip Elliott /
TIME: Trump Falsely Claims Harris Hasn't Always Identified as Black

Natasha S. Alford /
@natashasalford: On a personal note, NABJ has meant a lot to so many of us, so this has been hard to see play out on multiple levels. But I will never forget that Donald Trump insulted and was hostile to a Black female journalist in our own communal space and was unchecked. And the feeling of

CBS News:
Trump spars with reporters at Black journalists' conference over Kamala Harris' ethnicity, immigration and jobs PolitiFact: Fact-checking Donald Trump in Chicago at National Association of Black Journalists conference

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Trump attacking Rachel Scott sitting right next to her says her questions are ‘nasty’ @kamalahq@threads.net: @K_JeanPierre: As a Black woman who is standing in this position before you, what Donald Trump just said at the NABJ is repulsive and it is insulting

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Real headline about something that really happened today... https://www.motherjones.com/ ... [image]

Walt Mossberg /
@mossbergwalt@threads.net: This @washingtonpost headline could be a permanent fixture for all news organizations, not just fact checkers. All they'd have to do is swap in different venues and audiences.

Christopher Hooks /
@cd_hooks: trump interview at NABJ one of the weirdest by a politician I've ever seen. he used to seem virile and dangerous and now he seems washed and old.

Noah Rothman /
@noahcrothman: I really don't get the white-hot reaction from NABJ dissidents raging against Trump's appearance. This was one of the toughest interviews he's sat through in a while, and it was really illuminating. Lots to chew on. The panel did a great job. @graceokoro2: @NatashaSAlford The powerlessness is self-inflicted. You bring Trump on, knowing who he is and how he operates, it's professional malpractice not to be ready for him. It's your show, your platform, yet you're powerless? No American journalist has found a way to interview Trump since 2015. #NABJ

Will Sommer /
@willsommer: The pioneer of the “Kamala Harris isn't black” smear was Stop the Steal rally organizer Ali Alexander — who hasn't been seen much in the discourse since being caught up in a teen sexting scandal. But his attack lives on! [image]

Ed Moltzen /
@emoltzen@threads.net: Tonight ABC should announce Rachel Scott as the moderator of the September presidential debate. The sole moderator.

Jeff Storobinsky /
@jeffstorobinsky: The ENTIRE @NABJ Trump Interview (34 Minutes) [video]

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: @rachelvscott Trump now seems to be blaming Rachel for the equipment issues????

Monique Pressley /
@moniquepressley: @NatashaSAlford There were checks in the audience. Including @rolandsmartin . Hard to do more when the leadership of the organization has signed up its own folks for unnecessary abuse.

Chenue Her /
@chenueher: Donald Trump campaign's statement after his appearance at the NABJ convention today: “Today's biased and rude treatment from certain hostile members of the media will backfire massively.” #NABJ24 [image] @acyn: Faulkner: What I loved that we could not see today was how much of that audience was enjoying the moment of hearing from the candidates [video]

Kyle Griffin /
@griffinkyle@threads.net: Scott: You have attacked Black journalists, calling them a loser, saying the questions that they ask are, quote, ‘stupid and racist’. You've had dinner with a white supremacist at your Mar-a-Lago resort. So my question sir, now that you are asking Black supporters to vote for you: Why should Black voters trust you, after you have used language like that? … @abcworldnewstonight@threads.net: Former Pres. Trump appeared in Chicago at the largest annual gathering of Black journalists, and attacked VP Harris, falsely questioning her race. Rachel Scott reports and has more on Trump's vow to pardon Jan. 6 rioters convicted of attacking police. https://abcnews.go.com/...

Corbin Bolies /
@corbinbolies: Harris Faulkner says the audience listening to Trump speak today only really ever saw him on TV and didn't know a lot about his policies. The audience is comprised of hundreds of journalists.

Parker Molloy /
@parkermolloy: There's like a 50/50 chance he just doesn't know the difference between Harris and Nikki Haley. He's confused the two on multiple occasions.

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: @rachelvscott “You invited me under false pretences” Trump says, attacks NABJ for what he says is not having equipment ready and being late

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Harris campaign responds to Trump's “tirade” at NABJ by reupping the debate challenge: “All Donald Trump needs to do is stop playing games and actually show up to the debate on September 10” [image] @trumpstaxes: The entire #NABJ24 interview of Trump in Chicago was a Category 5 Dumpster Fire, but THIS is the clip that everyone will be talking about. It will quickly remind everyone what a weird, disgusting, racist piece of garbage Trump is. [video]

Margaret Sullivan /
@sulliview: Straightforward and accurate lead headline in ⁦@GuardianUS⁩ [image]

Steven Beschloss /
@steven_beschloss@threads.net: Can we pause to praise Rachel Scott for her clear, direct question that dished out a litany of Trump's racist attacks? Imagine if more journalists would, as Harris put it, say it to his face. @aprildryan: SCOOP: according to those (many) familiar with this situation, Tuesday am both Ken Lemon President of NABJ and Drew Berry Executive Director of the NABJ told Harris folks she “needed” to be in Chicago in person for the convention. The NABJ shut down the conversation for a virtual

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: This is the absolute best way to resolve these arguments about platforming people.

Jawn Staley /
@errinhaines: In the roughly half hour interview with three Black women journalists at the annual @nabj convention, Trump launched several racist and sexist attacks against Harris — his latest in a familiar playbook targeting women and people of color. https://19thnews.org/...

Kyle Griffin /
@griffinkyle@threads.net: ABC's Rachel Scott to Trump: “A lot of people did not think it was appropriate for you to be here today. You have pushed false claims about some of your rivals — from Nikki Haley to former President Barack Obama — saying that they were not born in the United States, which is not true. …

Keith Edwards /
@keithedwards@threads.net: This is a Rachel Scott appreciate post. Thank you for showing the country what real journalism looks like.

Timothy Stamm /
@timothystamm101@threads.net: Considering he seemed to have no filter and was saying his racism outlook and being incredibly weird about it I think yes because it makes the weird, creep, and loon attacks stick even harder.

Ken White /
@kenpopehat@threads.net: I mean “Trump visits the National Association of Black Journalists” already sounds like an SNL skit, I don't know what people expected.

Karl Bode /
@kbode@threads.net: not when a feckless press frames it this way, putting the false claim completely unchallenged in the headline

Donesha Aldridge /
WXIA-TV: Heated dialogue on display as Trump answers questions during panel at NABJ conference

Bill Goodykoontz /
@goodyk@threads.net: ABC News needs to give Rachel Scott a raise or promotion or both. NABJ

Damon Kiesow /
@dkiesow@threads.net: The “objective” headlines after the NABJ event promise to be almost as bad as Trump.

Josephine Walker /
The Daily Beast: Roy Wood Jr. Sets Off Hilarious #WhenITurnedBlack Trend to Mock Trump

Ariana Figueroa /
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Trump insults Harris, makes false claims, quarrels with Black journalists at conference

Adria R Walker /
The Guardian: Black journalists respond to ‘disastrous’ Trump panel at annual convention

Candice Norwood /
The 19th: Trump questions whether Harris is Black in combative interview

Lis Power /
Media Matters for America: Harris Faulkner does damage control for Trump after his disastrous NABJ panel she co-moderated

Kstewart /
NABJ: VP Harris In Talks With NABJ For Virtual or In-Person Q&A in September, Former President Trump Set to Appear In Person Wednesday

Fox News:
Trump clashes with ABC News reporter over ‘nasty question,’ blasts ‘fake news network’ during heated Q&A

Shari Dunn /
Shari Dunn on LinkedIn: The foolishness and F-ery of this situation. Insults, lack of answers, and unbridled ignorance about how white supremacy impacts Black identity in the United States. …

Dave Goldiner /
New York Daily News: Trump to Black journalists: Kamala Harris only recently ‘became a Black person’

Raquel ‘Rocky’ Harris /
The Wrap: Donald Trump Says Kamala Harris ‘Happened to Turn Black’ After Only Promoting Indian Heritage at NABJ Conference | Video

Clayton Davis /
Variety: Donald Trump: 'I Didn't Know' Kamala Harris ‘Was Black Until a Few Years Ago’ When ‘She Happened to Turn Black’ Barrett Media: News Media Reacts to Donald Trump Appearance at National Association of Black Journalists Convention

Caroline Anders /
Semafor: White House denounces ‘repulsive’ Trump comments on Harris

Bloomberg:

Sources: Disney is cutting about 140 jobs at Disney Entertainment Television, or about 2% of staff; cuts will fall hardest on NatGeo, Freeform, and ABC stations— The company is eliminating about 140 jobs, or about 2% of staff at Disney Entertainment Television, said the people …

Discussion:
Reuters, The Wrap, Cord Cutters News, New York Post, Deadline, Quartz, AV Club, Adweek, The Desk, Lucas Shaw on LinkedIn, Los Angeles Times and TVNewsCheck

Discussion:

Loree Seitz /
The Wrap: Disney Entertainment Television Lays Off 140 Staffers, Including 13% of National Geographic Workforce

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Disney Lays Off 140 Staff At Its TV Stations, Including ABC & National Geographic

Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: ABC News, ‘GMA’ staffers brace for layoffs as Disney demands budget slashes: sources

Nellie Andreeva /
Deadline: Disney Entertainment Television Lays Off 140, National Geographic Heavily Impacted

Emma Keates /
AV Club: Maybe Disney should have invested some of that Russo money into National Geographic

Lucas Shaw /
Lucas Shaw on LinkedIn: The hits keep coming. — Disney is cutting about 140 jobs in its TV group. NatGeo is hit the hardest. It's cutting about 13% of its staff. …

Samantha Masunaga /