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Four columnists quit the Jewish Chronicle after questions about its standards and ownership secrecy; one columnist said it has become “in-step with Netanyahu”— Four columnists have quit the Jewish Chronicle amid a crisis over its political direction, standards and ownership secrecy.
Discussion: BBC, @daaronovitch, @hadleyfreeman, @samuraiapology, @crucibleofwords, @dorianlynskey, @adilray, @ayokhalil8, @grantfeller, @iainoverton, @miqdaad, @briancathcart, @andrewfeinstein, @jonahcmusic, @mr_considerate, @mcneilwillson, @joshglancy, @stephenpaton134, @denismacshane, @brightonpsc, @jewdas, @hamza_a96, @sorcererlazaro, @mshafiquk, @hamza_a96, @anshelpfeffer, @solhugheswriter, @rmsalih, @doylech, @sanders4health, @thatadityaiyer, @michaelrosenyes, @lowkey0nline, @josephwillits, @henrytudorstan, @asawinstanley, @tom___scott, @keithkahnharris, @jimwaterson, @arusbridger, @zillrah7 and London Evening Standard

Discussion:

Noor Nanji /
BBC: Columnists quit Jewish Chronicle in Gaza articles row

David Aaronovitch /
@daaronovitch: I have done the same

Hadley Freeman /
@hadleyfreeman: To whoever is interested in such things, I've resigned as a columnist from @JewishChron. I'm immensely grateful for all the support I've had from the editors during my time there, and enjoyed writing for it enormously. But recent events have made it impossible for me to stay.

Hippo King Archibald Phd /
@samuraiapology: sorry what actually is the “scandal” at the jewish chronicle? they've been caught printing fanciful pro-israel propaganda? but that's what they've been doing non-stop for years? what's different this time? @crucibleofwords: Literally everyone who has worked with the Jewish Chronicle for the last couple of decades is beyond redeemable. Just a collection of some of the most vile and dishonest racists you are ever likely to meet. There's a reason that rag has had to issue so many corrections

Dorian Lynskey /
@dorianlynskey: It's mindboggling that the identity of the owner of the Jewish Chronicle - and therefore the context for its lurch to the right - can be kept secret. It feels instinctively necessary that every publication should have to disclose its ownership. @adilray: Surely the most serious question about The Jewish Chronicle is who owns it? Who funds it? Nothing else matters until that is answered. Until then, it lacks any credibility.

Ayo /
@ayokhalil8: Jewish Chronicle writers behaving as if they themselves were not part of the long-standing disinformation, fake news and smears peddled by JC is comical considering how many receipts there are. Now these tactics have come back to bite them. It was only a matter of time.

Grant Feller /
@grantfeller: A community, especially one so small, needs a newspaper to bring it together. I worked with @Freedland and know precisely what he means when he says so many of us no longer recognise the Jewish Chronicle under its divisive polemicist editor and mysterious owner

Dr Iain Overton /
@iainoverton: It is deeply troubling that the @bbc's director Robbie Gibb won't reveal who is bankrolling the Jewish Chronicle. How can the BBC demand transparency from others when its own Director is tight-lipped on something as important as this? https://archive.ph/...

Miqdaad Versi /
@miqdaad: The Jewish Chronicle is clearly an awful news outlet under Jake Wallis-Simons & it's good to see columnists abandon the sinking ship But let's not forget how its vile attitude to Muslims has been a consistent feature & was very present under Pollard 👇🏾 https://x.com/...

Brian Cathcart /
@briancathcart: As people wake up to the appalling conduct of the Jewish Chronicle and its total desertion of ethical standards, we should not overlook the disgraceful enabling role played by @ipsonews (the Independent Press Standards Organisation) the sham UK press ‘regulator’. 1/4

Andrew Feinstein /
@andrewfeinstein: The Jewish Chronicle is a mendacious rag that in a functioning democracy would lose its right to exist after countless & continual publication of lies & fabrications

Jonah Corren /
@jonahcmusic: The Jewish Chronicle, under the stewardship of Jake Wallis-Simons, has been a crucial actor in manufacturing consent amongst the British jewry for Israel's genocidal acts in Gaza. I can see this happening with members of my family. I hope it eventually faces justice.

Elvis Buñuelo /
@mr_considerate: Wouldn't be too sure about this. Both Hadley and Jonny now get to masquerade as people of principle, despite both having spent eleven months explicitly defending Israel against charges of genocide on the narrowest legalistic basis. [image]

Richard McNeil-Willson /
@mcneilwillson: Aside from everything else, the Jewish Chronicle has happily platformed a journalist quoted by a neo-Nazi mass murderer to justify the murder of 77 (many children), in his 2011 manifesto. Absolutely wild that only *now* journalists are attempting to distance themselves.

Josh Glancy /
@joshglancy: I grew up reading Jonathan Freedland in the Jewish Chronicle and wanting to write a column in our community paper, just like him. This is a grave loss to a vital community institution, but not a hugely surprising one given all that's transpired.

Steph Paton /
@stephenpaton134: While some have been quick to congratulate the now former Jewish Chronicle writers for resigning over the papers most recent scandal, let's not forget everything else they were happy to overlook in the preceding years.

Denis MacShane /
@denismacshane: Looks like rightwing anti-European Sir R Gibb BBC influencer who owns Jewish Chronicle paper is losing paper's best columnists. JC was a fine weekly. Of course pro Israel but with wide range of views. Very sad. @stephenpollard Hope BBC reports this @brightonpsc: Looks like @JakeWSimons editor of @JewishChron has seriously fcked up. Just the latest in its history of fabrications & shoddy journalism https://www.theguardian.com/ ... [image]

Hamza Yusuf /
@hamza_a96: I too am ending my relationship with the Jewish Chronicle but will continue writing unsubstantiated bile. Just elsewhere 🙏🏼 @sorcererlazaro: Wish I could take more pleasure from watching the Jewish Chronicle burn but let's face it, the damage has already been done. For too long it was allowed to poison public discourse and smear good people for ideological gain; all cheered on by the worst wankers around.

Mohammed Shafiq /
@mshafiquk: The #JewishChronicle has engaged in Islamophobia and rampant anti Muslim coverage. They've tried doing hit jobs on prominent British Muslims to silence us for our support for Palestine. They attacked me for daring to speak for Gaza and it's sad this abuse was ignored by the

Hamza Yusuf /
@hamza_a96: The Jewish Chronicle was found to have breached the IPSO Editors' Code of Practise 33 times in 3 years. That was back in 2022. Let's not pretend that rag made just one uncharacteristic error overnight. It specialises in gutter journalism and nothing else.

Anshel Pfeffer /
@anshelpfeffer: Since some people asked, I can't leave the Jewish Chronicle as I already ended my 16-year association with the paper at the end of July when I took up a full-time position with The Economist. I of course fully support my colleagues who have done so today and share their concerns.

Solomon Hughes /
@solhugheswriter: The Jewish Chronicle printing stories so fake + propagandistic that even the IDF objected is pretty wild , but it's a v. late “Last straw” - the idea that Jake Wallis Simons is an wild extremist but Stephen Pollard , with all his IPSO rulings , a moderate sensible guy is tosh.

Roshan M Salih /
@rmsalih: A few days after October 7, 2023, The Jewish Chronicle editor Jake Wallis Simons appeared on BBC Question Time. He told the millions of watching that children had been beheaded and women and babies had been raped. The beheading and raping of children has been comprehensively [video]

Roshan M Salih /
@rmsalih: Anyone remember this Jewish Chronicle piece smearing Jeremy Corbyn? They basically called the most “unracist” politician of the modern era a racist simply because he believed in justice for the Palestinians. And the mainstream media amplified this false narrative to prevent [image]

Chris Doyle /
@doylech: Serious questions about all those connected to the Jewish Chronicle. Jake Wallis-Simons, if he had any dignity, should resign. Falsification of news stories appalling but in fact it's editorial lines were actually even more disgraceful.

Larry Sanders /
@sanders4health: It is a disaster for British Jews that official leaders (Board of Deputies, Chief Rabbi and Jewish Chronicle) support the Israeli government in their massacre of Palestinians. I hope that the backlash against them has an effect.

Aditya Iyer /
@thatadityaiyer: Funny how Freedland didn't react like this when the editor of the Jewish Chronicle got a white supremacist to write “Average members of the SS and other killing units of Hitler's were rarely proud of their average days' work” in December to demonise pro-Palestinian supporters. @michaelrosenyes: Why has it proved so hard to find the owner(s) of the Jewish Chronicle? Are they hiding? Or are they just very shy people? @lowkey0nline: I did a Fire in the Booth on BBC Radio 1 in 2017 in which I used the words “cosa nostra.” The Jewish Chronicle lied that I used the phrase “kosher nostra” and then lobbied the BBC relentlessly on the issue. Eventually the JC withdrew the lie from the headline and article.

Joseph Willits /
@josephwillits: Is @rburgessbbc still appearing on this Jewish Chronicle panel? A disgraced, discredited and fraudulent organisation, hosting known anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab racists, whose relationship with the BBC via Robbie Gibb is of serious concern https://x.com/... @henrytudorstan: So let me get this straight: Jake Wallis Simons salivates for 10 months at the thought of Palestinians being butchered and those at the Jewish Chronicle are chill with this? But making up fake stories is where they *really* draw the line? Arab children don't matter do they?

Asa Winstanley /
@asawinstanley: The crisis at The Jewish Chronicle has been decades in the making. It's not about a single bad hire. The JC — under successive editors — has been pumping out anti-Palestinian fabrications for years. Here's some of what my book says about it: [image] @tom___scott: It's very clear from the Jewish Chronicle debacle that Robbie Gibb is in no way a fit & proper person to be on the BBC board. He won't resign voluntarily but other BBC board members should be calling for him to do so. His presence there brings the BBC into disrepute.

Keith Kahn-Harris /
@keithkahnharris: I am really glad that, at long last, the Jewish Chronicle is starting to lose the validation it gets from liberally-minded writers. But let's not forget that one of the most problematic elements of the JC in recent years goes beyond shoddy journalism and shoddy politics 1/

Jim Waterson /
@jimwaterson: Amid the coverage of the Jewish Chronicle this weekend there's been a lot of focus on the role of Robbie Gibb who has been the only shareholder and sole director of the business since 2020. (Although seemingly not the person funding the outlet.) 🧵This is no longer the case:

Alan Rusbridger /
@arusbridger: If only we knew who really owned the @JewishChron The only person who can be held accountable is surely BBC Director Sir Robbie Gibb since he constructed the smoke and mirrors around the purchase

Zillur Rahman /
@zillrah7: Those now distancing themselves from the ragtag Jewish Chronicle, it wasn't enough for them that the paper ran false, dangerous and Islamophobic pieces like this by the deranged Melanie Phillips? [image]

Charlotte McLaughlin /
London Evening Standard: David Baddiel has ‘no plans’ to write for Jewish Chronicle amid fabrication row

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The Guardian:

The Jewish Chronicle removes a series of sensational articles relating to the Gaza war after claims that they were fabricated by freelance journalist Elon Perry— Newspaper's due diligence is under scrutiny amid growing misgivings over its ownership and the role of its editor

Discussion:

Matthew Weaver /
The Guardian: Columnists quit Jewish Chronicle over Gaza stories based on ‘fabrications’

Jonathan Freedland /
@freedland: I have today told the editor of the Jewish Chronicle that I can no longer continue my relationship with the paper. Here is my letter to him [image]

William Dalrymple /
@dalrymplewill: Surprise, surprise! @BBCNews fails to note that man who led the far-rightwards pro-Netanyahu turn of the JC is Robbie Gibb BBC director who also stands accused of censoring BBC reports on Palestine Columnists quit Jewish Chronicle in Gaza articles row https://www.bbc.com/...

Sayeeda Warsi /
@sayeedawarsi: This from @DalrympleWill is really important The BBC and Jewish Chronicle connection is really concerning and even more so in light of recent false reporting and resignations. Although worth noting that the Jewish Chronicle has reportedly had over 30 breaches of the Editors Code

Jamin Hübner /
Jamin Hübner on LinkedIn: Journalists at Jewish Chronicle just woke up to the (rather old and uncontroversial) reality that the IDF habitually lies to its own citizens and to the world …

William Dalrymple /
@dalrymplewill: Just to put this out there with clarity: Robbie Gibb, who is responsible for turning the disgraced JC into a right-wing Pro-Netanyahu propaganda rag, is one of five people - including the Director General - on the @BBCNews editorial guidelines and standards committee. It's on

Jay Rayner /
@jayrayner1: I have watched with dismay the collapse in integrity and standards of the Jewish Chronicle. It's been a disaster for the Jewish community. As he explains, @Freedland has been pushing behind the scenes for change. Rightly, he's had enough. I applaud his decision.

Dimi Reider /
@reider: The Sunday Times publishes the most extensive interview with Elon Perry since the Jewish Chronicle implosion. It's a gem. [image]

Jack Sommers /
@jack_sommers: I still admire ex colleagues at the Jewish Chronicle - and my words might sound sour grapes given I was made redundant as part of the takeover. But the Elon Perry affair is spectacularly awful and can't be explained away with short statements about maintaining standards

Danielle Bett /
@daniellebett: A principled & brave stance from @Freedland This isn't just a single mistake, but part of a larger series of issues. The refusal to be transparent coupled by the apparent use of Netanyahu propaganda has brought shame on this paper that an apology won't fix.

Helen Lewis /
@helenlewis: This story about the Jewish Chronicle is genuinely shocking, and now I see two journalists I admire hugely — @Freedland and @HadleyFreeman — have resigned. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Rachel Fink /
Haaretz: Columnists Quit Jewish Chronicle as Troubled Paper Severs Ties With ‘Journalist’ Over Debunked Hamas Story

Stephanie Kaloi /
The Wrap: 4 Columnists Quit Jewish Chronicle After Colleague Accused of Fabricating Stories About War in Gaza

Caroline Frost /
Deadline: Four Prominent Columnists Quit Jewish Chronicle Over Gaza Stories Based On “Fabrications”

Matt Hodgkinson /
@mattjhodgkinson@scicomm.xyz: “The world's oldest Jewish newspaper, the Jewish Chronicle, has removed a series of sensational articles relating to the Gaza war after claims that the material was fabricated by a “freelance journalist” who had also misrepresented his résumé.” — https://www.theguardian.com/ ... …

New York Times:

How FX helped Disney win a record 60 Emmys with Shogun and The Bear, easily surpassing perennial Emmy heavyweights like HBO and Netflix for the first time— The network has been a darling among critics for years. But it hit a new high on Sunday, with “Shogun” winning best drama and “The Bear” picking up several awards as well.

Discussion:
The Sun, @lucas_shaw, Forbes, E! Online, Deadline, Rolling Stone, Business Insider, London Evening Standard, The Ringer, Bloomberg and Fast Company

Discussion:

Alex Doyle /
The Sun: Emmy winners 2024: The Bear, Baby Reindeer and Shogun win big at awards as The Gentlemen misses out

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: Disney won the Emmy for best drama for the first time in 19 years. HBO pulled off a major upset in a ‘down year.’ Netflix cleans up with a surprise hit. Amazon gets nada. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Peter White /
Deadline: FX Boss John Landgraf Talks Of “Thrilling” Emmy Night For ‘Shōgun’ & ‘The Bear’ & Dishes On Future Seasons Following Disney's Record-Breaking Night

Noel Santos /
Rolling Stone: How to Watch ‘Shōgun’: Here's Where to Stream the Award-Winning Series Online

Ayomikun Adekaiyero /
Business Insider: FX took a risky bet on ‘Shōgun,’ a limited prestige series in Japanese. It just won a record-breaking 18 Emmys.

Ellie Iorizzo /
London Evening Standard: Emmys 2024: Full list of winners as Shogun, The Bear and Baby Reindeer scoop top honours

Claire McNear /
The Ringer: The Winners and Losers of the 76th Emmy Awards

Shannon Cudd /
Fast Company: How to watch the 2024 Emmy Awards live online, on TV, or on a phone, including free options

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Variety:
Disney's FX won 36 awards at the 76th Emmy's, the first time that HBO or Netflix didn't get the top spot in 15 years; Netflix received 24 awards and HBO/Max 14

Discussion:
Variety, The Wrap, Associated Press, Billboard, New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, TV Insider, The Sun, Rolling Stone, New York Post, @lucas_shaw, Block Club Chicago, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, Next TV, Media Play News, Screen Rant, Reuters, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, Deadline, Reuters, Deadline, The Wrap, Variety, Deadline, The Playlist, Katie Couric Media, Los Angeles Times, New York Times and WHAS-TV

Discussion:

Jordan Moreau /
Variety: Emmy Awards 2024: Winners List (Updating Live)

Kayla Cobb /
The Wrap: John Leguizamo Gives Impassioned Emmys Speech Celebrating 2024's Historic Latinx Nominees: ‘Our Industry Is Making Progress’

Kayla Cobb /
The Wrap: FX Boss John Landgraf Credits Disney for Helping the Network Break an Emmys ‘Glass Ceiling’

Andrew Dalton /
Associated Press: ‘Shogun’ breaks Emmys record with 18 wins as ‘Hacks’ upsets ‘The Bear’

Matt Stevens /
New York Times: Emmys 2024: ‘Baby Reindeer’ Wins Best Limited Series

Danielle Directo-Meston /
The Hollywood Reporter: Emmys 2024: Where to Stream the Award-Winning Comedy Series Online

Savannah Walsh /
Vanity Fair: Where to Watch All of the 2024 Emmy-Winning Shows

Hana Carter /
The Sun: Reality stars accused of ‘storming out’ of Emmy Awards after rival show The Traitors bags win

Alan Sepinwall /
Rolling Stone: Emmys 2024 Voters Finally Decide ‘The Bear’ Is Not a Comedy

Angela Tricarico /
New York Post: From ‘The Bear’ to ‘Baby Reindeer,’ here's where to stream the 2024 Emmy Winners

Benjamin Lee /
The Guardian: Shōgun makes Emmys history as Hacks, The Bear and Baby Reindeer triumph

Kimberly Nordyke /
The Hollywood Reporter: Emmy Awards: Winners List

R. Thomas Umstead /
Next TV: Emmys: FX Has Big Emmys Night With Multiple Wins for ‘The Bear,’ ‘Shōgun’

John Latchem /
Media Play News: ‘Shogun,’ ‘The Bear,’ ‘Hacks’ Top Winners List at 76th Primetime Emmys

Greg MacArthur /
Screen Rant: Emmys September 2024: 10 Biggest Snubs & Surprises (& Which Ones Should Have Won)

Danielle Broadway /
Reuters: Full list of winners at the 76th Emmy Awards

Patrick Brzeski /
The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Shogun’ Makes History with Record 18 Emmy Wins

Missy Schwartz /
The Wrap: 7 Biggest Emmys Surprises, From ‘Hacks’ to ‘Slow Horses’ Deadline: ‘Joy Luck Club’ Sequel: Rosalind Chao Shares “I Cried When I Read The Script” - Emmys Red Carpet

Dominic Patten /
Deadline: Emmys TV Review: Smoothly Executed Reunion-Rich Ceremony Lacks Spark With Few Surprises

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: 2024 Emmys by Network: Disney's FX Dominates With 36 Total Wins

Jazz Tangcay /
Variety: ‘Shogun’ Shatters Emmy Record With 18 Wins in One Season

Michael Schneider /
Variety: ‘The Bear’ Wins 11 Emmys, Breaking Its Own Record for Most Comedy Wins in a Single Year

Nellie Andreeva /
Deadline: ‘Shōgun’ Caps Record Emmy Run With Win No. 18 For Outstanding Drama Series As Star Hiroyuki Sanada Pays Homage To Samurai Period Dramas

Gregory Ellwood /
The Playlist: ‘Shōgun,’ ‘Hacks’ & ‘Baby Reindeer’ Triumph At 2024 Emmy Awards

John Koblin /
New York Times: Emmy Awards Live Updates: ‘Shogun,’ Off to Blazing Start, Eyes Foreign-Language Breakthrough

Wall Street Journal:

A US appeals court signals skepticism with TikTok's arguments against the law that could force it to sever ties with China to keep operating in the US— Judges are considering the validity of legislation that could shut down Chinese-backed app used by half of Americans

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Washington Post, The Guardian, Axios, New York Times, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Forbes, New York Post, Semafor, CBS News, Adweek, @daveleebbg@threads.net, The Information, @reckless1280@threads.net, @knightcolumbia, @drewharwell@threads.net, CNN, London Evening Standard, @tatum_hunter_, @superwuster, @b_fung@threads.net, MediaPost, @tatum_hunter_, @ebakerwhite@threads.net, Reuters, @ebakerwhite@threads.net, Knight First Amendment …, NPR, Ad Age, @mexiconews.bsky.social, Knight First Amendment …, Neowin, @ebakerwhite, Politico, ABC7, The Hill, PBS NewsHour and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

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Dan Primack /
Axios: TikTok “ban bill” heads to court

Sapna Maheshwari /
New York Times: Will TikTok Be Banned in January? That Question Is Headed to Court.

Emily Baker-White /
Forbes: TikTok Has A Tough Day In Court Battling The ‘Ban’ Bill

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: TikTok grilled in appeals court as judges consider challenge to sale-or-ban bill

Marta Biino /
Semafor: TikTok makes its case against a potential US ban

Dave Lee /
@daveleebbg@threads.net: Bad day in court for TikTok. Bloomberg Intelligence analysts say 2 of the 3 judges seemed unconvinced by its arguments. “We're cutting TikTok's odds of halting the ban to 30% from 70%.”

Nilay Patel /
@reckless1280@threads.net: This is fascinating because the TikTok algo is so famously censorious creators invented words like “seggs” and “unalive” https://www.theverge.com/... @knightcolumbia: .@knightcolumbia comments on today's hearing in the federal #TikTok Ban case, saying that upholding the ban would do profound damage to our democracy. See the full statement from @JameelJaffer below & at the link. https://knightcolumbia.org/... [image]

Drew Harwell /
@drewharwell@threads.net: The chances of TikTok getting banned in the U.S. just went up. For real. The judges today had tough questions for the Justice Department. But they seemed unswayed by TikTok's First Amendment defense and favorable to the government's national-security concerns, repeatedly evoking a hypothetical U.S.-China war and asking, “Could Congress not bar the enemy's ownership of a major media source?” …

Brian Fung /
CNN: TikTok has 15 minutes to fight for its life

Tatum Hunter /
@tatum_hunter_: Both sides have asked for a ruling by December, and that ruling will likely be appealed, potentially sending the case to the Supreme Court. The original deadline for a ban or forced sale is January 19.

Tim Wu /
@superwuster: Just listened to the TikTok oral arguments; the case may mark the beginning of a backlash against overreaching First Amendment arguments esp in tech https://www.youtube.com/...

Brian Fung /
@b_fung@threads.net: Today wasn't the slam dunk that TikTok needed. All three judges asked some very skeptical questions about the ByteDance relationship. But they didn't let the government off easy, either, pushing DOJ on the impact to Americans' 1A rights. Hard to say how this'll turn out. https://www.cnn.com/...

Colin Kirkland /
MediaPost: As TikTok Heads To Court, Another ByteDance App Surges In The U.S.

Tatum Hunter /
@tatum_hunter_: Court is adjourned! Here's the tl;dr on today's TikTok ban hearing: Govt. says China-based ByteDance has too much leeway to manipulate TT's algorithm. TT argues the govt. is speculating and unfairly targeting a foreign-owned platform for free speech.

Emily Baker-White /
@ebakerwhite@threads.net: My impressions on the TikTok oral argument in the DC Circuit today (constitutionality of the ban bill): 1/ Nobody talked about bills of attainder or takings. The juice here is in the 1A. 2/ It wasn't a blowout, but on the whole, rough day for ByteDance/TikTok.

David Shepardson /
Reuters: TikTok, Justice Department face off in court over potential US ban

Emily Baker-White /
@ebakerwhite@threads.net: 9/ Oh. And: This thing is gonna get appealed by whoever loses. They might appeal en banc to the DC Circuit (if they want to slow things down) but after that or without that, somebody will appeal to SCOTUS. Whether SCOTUS grants cert, we don't know. But a cert petition is a given.

Emily Baker-White /
@ebakerwhite@threads.net: 8/ Overall, not a good day for TT/BD (despite a meh performance from DOJ's counsel). The judges seemed likely to find that this case does have some important speech implications (maybe intermediate scrutiny?) but seemed averse to strict scrutiny. But it could still go either way. @mexiconews.bsky.social: Jacob Gershman, no less. — They are the ones who want the TikTok algorithm for their little tiny spy country. [embedded post]

John Callaham /
Neowin: TikTok and the US government battle in court today over TikTok's possible ban

Emily Baker-White /
@ebakerwhite: My impressions on the TikTok oral argument in the DC Circuit today (constitutionality of the ban bill): 1/ Nobody talked about bills of attainder or takings. The juice here is in the 1A. 2/ It wasn't a blowout, but on the whole, rough day for ByteDance/TikTok.

Christine Mui /
Politico: TikTok launches fight for its life in court

Haleluya Hadero /
ABC7: TikTok heads to court over US law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform The Verge: TikTok is about to get its day in court … Next week, a court will hear arguments about whether …

Poynter:

Poynter plans to launch a biweekly podcast on September 23 hosted by The Poynter Report's Tom Jones, with guests discussing issues facing the media industry— The biweekly podcast will provide lively, behind-the-scenes looks at the news media business — For about five years …

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck and @tomwjones

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John Koblin /
TVNewsCheck: FX Outduels Bigger Rivals To Collect Huge Emmy Haul

Advanced Television:

The UK's ITV launches its new consumer-facing affiliate marketing brand, ITV Kerching, with a browser extension to let users find discount codes from retailers— ITV has launched its new consumer-facing affiliate marketing brand, ITV Kerching - a browser extension which aims to simplify …

Discussion:
@janinegibson.bsky.social, @stevel@hachyderm.io, @pressgazette and @marypcbuk.bsky.social

Discussion:

Janine Gibson /
@janinegibson.bsky.social: ITV, still technically a public service broadcaster, now an aggregator of discount codes so its aging users don't have to google LAKELAND 10% OFF CODE — Amazing this is a big enough business to make a difference for them [embedded post]

Steve Loughran /
@stevel@hachyderm.io: @Mediagazer surely “ITVX update for apple phones and tablets adds with belated announcement a Safari browser extension which would grant ITV unlimited access to all your browser history and the ability to manipulate all web pages you see” @pressgazette: ITV has launched a consumer-facing affiliate brand, ITV Kerching - a browser extension to help people find and redeem discount codes for online retailers. The broadcaster said it has a “long history of championing personal finance and consumer affairs” https://advanced-television.com/ ...

Semafor:

As NYT's tech staff guild, which has never secured a contract, threatens to strike, NYT says those staffers average ~$190K/year, $40K more than NYT journalists— The News — Leaders at The New York Times are concerned that protracted contract negotiations with the paper's unionized tech employees …

Discussion:

Stuart Falk /
@stufalk: The New York Times Tech Guild union is being totally irresponsible in voting to authorize a strike in the middle of the election campaign with its incredulous and insulting demands, underming other union members at the Times and insulting subscribers. https://www.semafor.com/...

Gillian Brockell /
@gbrockell@threads.net: If only there was some way those leaders could give something to the workers to ensure good election coverage! @Bellison22@mastodon.social: Good- — Leaders at The New York Times are concerned that protracted contract negotiations with the paper's unionized tech employees could disrupt its election coverage. — https://www.semafor.com/...

Evan DeSimone /
@mediaevan: I'm pretty sure that if a strike takes down the Times' election needle it will be quite bad for the paper and incredibly good for my election day mental health. https://www.semafor.com/... [image] @nytguildtech: TICK TOCK: Management came to bargaining yesterday with the same counters and disrespect we've seen before. This week, we voted by 95% to authorize a strike. There's a limit to our patience, @nytimes and Election Day is just a few weeks away. [image]

Vaughn Cockayne /
Washington Times: New York Times tech workers union votes to authorize strike

Stuart Falk /
Stuart Falk on LinkedIn: The New York Times Tech Guild union is being totally irresponsible in voting to authorize a strike in the middle of the election campaign …

NPR:

A look at the court battle in Nevada to determine Rupert Murdoch's succession, as he tries to amend his trust to hand off full control to Lachlan Murdoch— The future of Fox News — one of the most influential players in television and conservative politics — appears likely to be determined …

Discussion:

Edward Helmore /
The Guardian: Murdoch family fights to keep succession battle secret as Nevada hearings loom

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Rupert Murdoch set to face his kids in court, with the fate of Fox News in the balance my story for NPR https://www.npr.org/...

Dawn Chmielewski /
Reuters: Rupert Murdoch succession drama plays out in closed court in Nevada

Katie Robertson /
@katie_robertson: Great rundown on the Murdoch trust fight from the legendary @jimrutenberg https://www.nytimes.com/...

Paul Farhi /
@farhip: Rupert Murdoch was once known as “the Dirty Digger” for his tabloids' invasive reporting. But when it comes to his family-succession drama, it's no press allowed. ⁦@Hadas_Gold⁩: https://www.cnn.com/...

David Folkenflik /
TVNewsCheck: Rupert Murdoch To Face His Kids In Court, With Fox News' Fate In The Balance

Samantha Masunaga /
Los Angeles Times: The Murdoch family's legal battle over a media empire: What you need to know

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: Rupert is in Reno! WSJer @katherinesayre on the scene. Follow her for updates and great gambling coverage. Say hi for me!

Scott Sonner /
Associated Press: Closed-door hearing in Nevada could decide control of the Murdoch media empire

Katherine Sayre /
@katherinesayre: Rupert Murdoch has arrived at a Reno courthouse for the hearing over the future of his family trust - and his media empire [video]

Winston Cho /
The Hollywood Reporter: Rupert Murdoch's Succession Battle for Control of Fox News Begins In Nevada

Eric Garland /
@ericgarland: Rupert Murdoch's daughters with Wendi Deng are the ones challenging the future of his business empire tomorrow in Nevada. https://www.smh.com.au/... [image] @blmohr: Murdoch family fights to keep succession battle secret as Nevada hearings loom https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Jim Rutenberg /
Sydney Morning Herald: The future of the Murdoch empire comes down to a court in Nevada

Daanyal Saeed /
Crikey: The Murdoch succession drama kicks off this week. Here's everything you need to know

Jim Rutenberg /
New York Times: Future of Murdoch Empire Comes Down to a Court in Nevada

Mizy Clifton /
Semafor: Court battle for Murdoch's media empire begins

The Hollywood Reporter:

Nielsen: the Emmys averaged 6.87M viewers on ABC, up 54% from the delayed 2023 Emmys on Fox that aired in January 2024, which was an all-time low for the awards— ABC's telecast of the 76th awards improves by more than 2 million viewers. … Sunday's show, hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy on ABC …

Discussion:
TV Insider, Los Angeles Times, @tvmojoe, The Wrap, Variety, TVLine, Adweek, New York Times, Deadline, Axios and Reuters

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Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: 76th Emmy Awards ratings surge to 6.87 million viewers, best since 2021 @tvmojoe: Mixed Nielsen bag for Sunday's Emmy Awards: The show notched 6.9M viewers, which is better than the 5.9M the last September show in 2022 (it aired on a Monday) but below the 7.4M the show did in 2021—its last telecast on a Sunday in September.

Selome Hailu /
Variety: Emmys Viewership Jumps by 54% to 6.9 Million Viewers After Record-Low Ceremony in January

Matt Webb Mitovich /
TVLine: Emmys Ratings Hit a 3-Year High, Up 54% From January Telecast

John Koblin /
New York Times: Emmy Viewership Rises to 6.9 Million Viewers

Katie Campione /
Deadline: Emmys Viewership Up 60% To Show's Largest Audience In 3 Years

Sara Fischer /
Axios: Emmy Awards sees ratings rebound with 6.8 million viewers

Lisa Richwine /
Reuters: Emmys audience on ABC nears 6.9 million, highest in three years

New York Times:

Changing studio economics have made it almost impossible for young people to become movie producers and even leave accomplished producers struggling financially— Corporate consolidation and technology have upended many jobs in recent decades. But few arcs are more surprising than that of the Hollywood producer.

Nieman Lab:

WaPo tests “flexible payments”, with week-long offers ranging from $4 to $10, depending on device, browser, and articles clicked on to activate the paywall— Washington Post readers who fear the commitment of a recurring credit card charge have a new option …

Discussion:
@GreenFire@mstdn.social and @henderson_mark

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Kevin Leecaster /
@GreenFire@mstdn.social: @Mediagazer — I wish that a journalism organization would test a nickel-an-article income generation scheme.

Mark Henderson /
@henderson_mark: I think this will be wildly popular. People HATE teaser rates that chain to the “real” price later. FWIW, we had day passes at the T&G and we did a lot of business. $4 for one week? $7? $10? The Washington Post tests “flexible payments” https://www.niemanlab.org/... via @NiemanLab

The Verge:

Google's 20% ad transaction cut was a primary subject of its antitrust trial at the end of week one; the DOJ says it's a key sign of Google's online ad monopoly— For years, Google took the same 20 percent commission for ad transactions that ran through its platform, even though it was higher …

Discussion:
Digiday, Breitbart, Digital Content Next, Semafor, Adweek and Reclaim The Net, more at Techmeme »

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Marty Swant /
Digiday: Ad tech rivals reveal how Google stifled competition in DOJ antitrust testimony

Lucas Nolan /
Breitbart: Google Trial 2.0: What We Learned from Week 1 of the Ad Tech Antitrust Case

Arielle Garcia /
Digital Content Next: A recap of week one of US v. Google II

Catherine Perloff /
Adweek: Former Google Execs' Emails Revealed in Antitriust Case Undermine Company's Public Narrative

Christina Maas /
Reclaim The Net: Google on Trial: Ads, Algorithms, and Antitrust - Week 1 Breakdown

NBC News:

Meta says it's banning Russian media outlet RT from its apps globally, days after the Biden admin accused RT of acting as an arm of Moscow's spy agencies— U.S. officials on Friday accused RT of carrying out covert information warfare operations around the world as an arm of Russia's spy agencies.

Discussion:
Reuters, The Information, Al Jazeera, New York Times, @shannonpareil@threads.net, Engadget, @renee.diresta@threads.net, @alex.stamos@threads.net, 9to5Mac, @alex.stamos@threads.net, @crumbler@threads.net, CTV News, CNN, @mediaevan, @yashar, @vivalavoices.bsky.social, @brian.fishman.5@threads.net and @ashzade_@threads.net, more at Techmeme »

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Katie Paul /
Reuters: Meta bans RT and other Russian state media networks

Shannon Bond /
@shannonpareil@threads.net: Meta is banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya, and affiliated entities from all its platforms, days after the US govt accused the state broadcaster as operating as an arm of Russian intelligence. Meta spox: “After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets. …

Mariella Moon /
Engadget: Meta bans Russian state media outlets on Facebook and Instagram

Renee DiResta /
@renee.diresta@threads.net: FB just nuked RT. https://www.reuters.com/...

Alex Stamos /
@alex.stamos@threads.net: This will also anger some of the world's most wrong Substackers and a certain Moscow resident, to which I can only say...

Alex Stamos /
@alex.stamos@threads.net: Yes, I think the people who drove this decision did so because they believe that RT is an agent of a foreign power that is actively messing with our elections and the reason this is a brave move is that the election is a toss up at the moment.

Alex Stamos /
@alex.stamos@threads.net: I know who drove this decision from start to finish and it was not Mark Zuckerberg.

Casey Newton /
@crumbler@threads.net: Your move, YouTube CTV News: Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, bans Russia Today and other Russian state media networks

Evan DeSimone /
@mediaevan: This is a global ban, RT was already banned from most Meta platforms in the EU. https://www.nbcnews.com/...

Yashar Ali /
@yashar: BREAKING META, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has banned RT and other Russian state media outlets from its platforms. “After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets. Rossiya Segodnya, RT and [image] @vivalavoices.bsky.social: I thought Zuckerberg said Facebook wasn't aiding or abetting Russia spy agencies & Putin?

Brian Fishman /