Docs: Disney seeks to dismiss a wrongful death suit because the widower agreed to arbitrate all disputes with the company when he signed up for a Disney+ trial (Jordan Valinsky/CNN)

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Columbia Journalism Review:

Some journalists call on Kamala Harris to do interviews, which can be useful for stress-testing politicians' positions, though they are not always illuminating— In the three weeks since President Joe Biden announced that he would not seek reelection, the presidential race, you may have noticed …
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Fox News: ‘GONNA HIDE IN THE BASEMENT’: Americans balk at Kamala Harris ducking interviews on campaign trail

Dave Goldiner /
New York Daily News: Nikki Haley to Trump: ‘Quit whining’ about Harris, talk about issues

Margaret Sullivan /
The Guardian: Kamala Harris must speak to the press

Tom Jones /
Poynter: When will Kamala Harris meet the press?

David Weigel /
@daveweigel: Playbook detail I hadn't seen before: Harris has been talking with her traveling press off the record (which Biden rarely did). One reason that you haven't seen as much media grumbling about access - the outlets paying for the plane are getting facetime https://www.politico.com/...

Aaron Rupar /
@atrupar: “It was 2016 all over again today ... the same mistakes are being made” — @lawrence 🔥🔥🔥 [video] @jeffjarvis: Look at the press' behavior. When given a chance to ask questions, they sound like they're in a lockerroom, seeking quotes, not policy. This does nothing to inform the electorate. I know the argument about testing a candidate: but the press as currently configured aims for game &

@jeffjarvis:
What “press”? The broken and vindictive Times? The newly Murdochian Post? Hedge-fund newspaper husks? Rudderless CNN or NPR? Murdoch's fascist media? No. She can choose many ways to communicate her stands with others outside the old press and with the public directly. The old

Dan Primack /
@danprimack: 1/ I agree that Harris needs to do media interviews. 2/ It's ironic to see some folks here make that argument, after for years talking about how CEOs and investors should eschew media interviews in favor of “going direct” via this app, etc. 3/ Yes, there's a difference between

Jay Rosen /
@jayrosen_nyu: “Access to a politician should not be seen as the be-all and end-all. What journalists do with their access matters.” https://www.cjr.org/...

Ariana Pekary /
@arianapekary: Another wise take by @Jon_Allsop: “Yes, Kamala Harris should talk to the press more” ...in which he urges the media to be “more considered when we do get access [to elusive politicians], and, in its absence, we can—and should—at least ask for it.” https://www.cjr.org/... @cjr

Jennifer Schulze /
@newsjennifer: Great points from @Jon_Allsop about press access ⤵️ Also worth noting: if Harris had spent the last 3 weeks doing lots of interviews, the press would then be obsessed with something else like why she wasn't out doing ‘real campaigning.’ https://www.cjr.org/...

Jon Allsop /
@jon_allsop: Access isn't everything. But Kamala Harris should still talk to the press. Me for @CJR: https://www.cjr.org/...

Michael M. Grynbaum /
New York Times: Kamala Harris Isn't Giving Interviews. Any Questions?

David Roberts /
@drvolts: @lpolgreen What does it tell you that no one but the reporters who have a professional interest in this seems to think that we'd learn anything illuminating at all from such an interview?

Bryan Metzger /
@metzgov: I'm a reporter, I think it's good when people talk to the press! I get that there's been a roll-out process, but that is now complete. I think they could take some questions on the plane or on the sidelines of any of their rally stops this week.

Lydia Polgreen /
@lpolgreen: As a journalist and a citizen I think it would be very good for the Democratic ticket to sit for big interviews and routinely answer on the record questions from reporters on the trail. It is disappointing that this has not happened yet. But it is not too late to change that!

Benjy Sarlin /
@benjysarlin: Trump is holding a presser today, we interviewed him last week and Vance yesterday and Vance is taking open press questions. Time's just about up on Harris to avoid this becoming a thing.

Olivier Knox /
@oknox: A few thoughts about this. Bear with me. I'll start by saying that *of course* they should be taking news media questions.

JD Vance /
@jdvance: I enjoyed sitting down with three of the major networks today to answer the tough questions any leader should answer. Kamala Harris has done as many tough interviews as Tim Walz has battlefield deployments.

Wendell Husebø /
Breitbart: Kamala Harris Denies Time Magazine Interview Request

David Weigel /
@daveweigel: Right. Made sense that Harris wasn't doing media during the veep selection (when a bunch of Qs would have been made irrelevant after the selection). But now there's a ticket, there's a press corps — just let em shoot some news of the day Qs on the plane

Jay Caspian Kang /
New Yorker: How Generic Can Kamala Harris Be?

Charlotte Alter /
TIME: The Reintroduction of Kamala Harris

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: What “press”? The broken and vindictive Times? The newly Murdochian Post? Hedge-fund newspaper husks? Rudderless CNN or NPR? Murdoch's fascist media? No. She can choose many ways to communicate her stands with others outside the old press and with the public directly. …

Joe DePaolo /
Mediaite: MSNBC's Michael Steele Accuses Media of ‘Whining’ About Kamala Harris Not Doing Interviews: Is There a ‘Real Need’ for Them? Associated Press: Vance jokes he's checking out his future VP plane while overlapping with Harris at Wisconsin airport

Fox News:
Kamala Harris' glowing Time cover dragged by critics: ‘Journos worshipping politicians, terrific’

Elizabeth Crisp /
Associated Press: Trump team seeks to pressure Harris over media appearances

Axios:

NYT plans to launch a Wirecutter podcast on August 21; its deputy publisher says the brand drove $1B in commerce in 2023 and its newsletter has 2.5M subscribers— - “Wirecutter is not only branching out in terms of its business model, it's also branching out in terms of its platforms,” …

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The New York Times Company, The Wrap, Radio & Television … and Talking Biz News

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Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: The New York Times Launches First Podcast From Wirecutter

Adam Jacobson /
Radio & Television Business Report: Sinclair Expands Podcast Division With Sports Offerings

Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: Wirecutter is launching its first podcast

@maxwelltani:

Memo: New York Public Radio CEO LaFontaine Oliver says WNYC plans to reduce staff by 8% “at minimum” before next month via layoffs or buyouts— WNYC is reducing staff by 8% “at minimum” before next month via layoffs/buyouts. In a memo this afternoon to staff, New York Public Radio CEO LaFontaine Oliver said “without swift action, we will soon face significant questions about our ability to continue to serve New York.”

Columbia Journalism Review:

A look at right-wing lawmakers' media efforts, including guest-hosting Steve Bannon's show and producing content from their offices, like Matt Gaetz's Firebrand— Steve Bannon is in prison, but his show must go on. Lucky for him, there's a Congress for that.

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CNN:

Docs: Disney seeks to dismiss a wrongful death suit because the widower agreed to arbitrate all disputes with the company when he signed up for a Disney+ trial— New York CNN — — A man suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts for the wrongful death of his wife is facing a new legal hurdle …

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Anna Betts /
The Guardian: Disney seeks to dismiss wrongful death lawsuit over widower's Disney+ free trial

Imran Rahman-Jones /
BBC: Disney+ terms prevent allergy death lawsuit, Disney says

Emma Roth /
The Verge: Disney wants to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit because of a Disney Plus agreement

Samantha Masunaga /
Los Angeles Times: Disney says man can't sue for wrongful death because he signed up for Disney+, bought parks tickets

Sam Elliott-Gibbs /
The Mirror: Disney World says man can't sue over wife's allergy death because of free Disney+ trial

Edward Ongweso Jr /
@bigblackjacobin: lol reads like the origin story of a marvel villain @alexandra_ewing: i think disney didn't want you to know they killed someone with allergies by moving this to arbitration but this is in fact going to make everyone know disney killed someone with allergies regardless of how the suit is settled

Rowby /
@rowbyyt: In America, if you watch an episode of the Mandalorian, they get to kill your wife [image]

Jeff Geerling /
@geerlingguy: I guess another good reason to unsubscribe from Disney+ — if this isn't thrown out, this is pure evil: https://wdwnt.com/... @morningbrew: Absolutely insane story from the Magic Kingdom Last year: - A woman passed away from an allergic reaction after eating at a Disney restaurant - Her husband files a wrongful death lawsuit arguing staff didn't take care, despite being warned of allergies Now: - Disney is [image] @cattailxc: If they win this then that means Disney is immune to legal action from all 153.6 million Disney+ subscribers. what the actual fuck dude @buccocapital: Top defensive moves by a corporation in the 21st Century: 1. Google making Android free to strengthen their moat + defend ad revenue 2. Disney adding a blanket arbitration clause into Disney+ signups so they can kill your family with impunity @heavyspoilers: Can't believe Bob Iger murdered my entire family and I can't do anything because I wanted to watch Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian @ethanofkrypton: Babe wake up new most evil Disney lawsuit dropped Also the widower is asking for 50,000. That is regained by Disney within mere minutes for them. Disney can bounce back from 50k. A grieving husband needs all the time in the world to bounce back @discussingfilm: Disney is trying to get a wrongful death lawsuit from a grieving husband tossed out of court because he signed up to Disney+ years earlier. His wife suffered a fatal allergic reaction at a Disney Springs restaurant but Disney insist that the husband agreed to arbitrate all [image]

Mark Frauenfelder /
Boing Boing: Woman dies from allergic reaction at Disneyland, but Disney says husband can't sue because he used Disney+ three years earlier

Rachel Treisman /
NPR: Disney wants a wrongful death lawsuit thrown out because the plaintiff had Disney+

Josh Fiallo /
The Daily Beast: Disney Claims Widower's Disney+ Sub Means He Can't File Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Press Gazette:

Analysis: at least 293 local UK newspapers have closed since 2005, including 22 in the past two years; four print titles launched between July 2022 and now— Digital launches outweigh closures since August 2022. — Twenty-two print local newspapers have closed in the UK in the past two years.

New York Times:

New York City's WCBS says it will end its nearly 60-year run as an all-news station this month; the station will become WHSQ and host ESPN New York sports talk— The news radio mainstay is turning its airwaves over to ESPN, ending its continuous coverage of the five boroughs. The Mets broadcasts will remain.

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Bloomberg:

Sources: the US DOJ considers its options after the Google monopoly ruling, like forcing a breakup of the company or requiring it to share more data with rivals— - Antitrust enforcers soliciting input from outside companies — Judge ruled Alphabet unit monopolized online search, ads

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Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: Google faces potential breakup after antitrust ruling

Tory Lariar /
AdExchanger: Who Stands To Benefit In Search Ads Following Google's Antitrust Verdict?

Rat King /
@mikeisaac: unclear what the final antitrust action will be and still appeals galore, but woof. there is a potential future in which google looks very different than it does today [image]

Ryan Barwick /
@ryanbarwick: DOJ's search case could lead to divesture of Android and Chrome. Ahead of adtech trial that seems....kinda shocking?? https://www.bloomberg.com/... @ivanthek: What does this mean? What monopolistic business practice would this solve? Would a separate AdWords business compete with other yet-to-be-named companies to sell ad space in Google search results? $GOOGL https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image]

Abner Li /
9to5Google: US DOJ might ask for breakup of Google, like spinning off Android and/or Chrome

Rob Beschizza /
Boing Boing: Department of Justice considering Google breakup

Matthew Connatser /
The Register: Google brings more Gemini AI features to Android, saves the best for Pixel 9

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: Justice Department considering push for historic break up of Google after landmark antitrust ruling: report

Danny Goodwin /
Search Engine Land: Report: U.S. considering forcing a Google breakup

New York Times:

A look at the growth of free streaming service Tubi, which does not require an account to use, is entirely dependent on ad revenue, and is not yet profitable— Tubi has exploded in popularity over the past 18 months, outpacing some competitors with much bigger budgets.

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Cord Cutters News, @mattyglesias, @davidlaz, r/television and r/entertainment

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Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Disney Expands Its New Free Live TV Streaming Service to Take on Pluto TV & Tubi

Matthew Yglesias /
@mattyglesias: The hot new thing is free television with the revenue coming from ads https://www.nytimes.com/...

David Lazarus /
@davidlaz: This article doesn't mention it, but one secret to Tubi's success is offering decent content without too many ads. Hulu and other ad-heavy services should take note https://www.nytimes.com/...

NPR:

Meta shuts down CrowdTangle, less than three months before the US election, in favor of the Meta Content Library; Mozilla says 50K+ petitioned against the move— Meta has been bombarded by academics, researchers, politicians and regulators about a tool called CrowdTangle, which most people probably haven't heard of.

Washington Post:

iSpot: tech companies have spent ~$196M in 2024 through to August 8 on US TV ads related to AI, which accounts for ~50% of their total 2024 spend on TV ads— There are so. many. commercials for artificial intelligence. — If you watched the Olympics, you probably saw the commercial …

The Verge:

Apple approves Spotify updating its app to show in-app pricing information for iPhone users in the EU starting today, after Spotify's yearslong legal battle— Spotify will begin showing in-app pricing information for iPhone users in the European Union starting today, following a yearslong legal battle against Apple.

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Billboard, Reuters, TechCrunch, MacRumors, BGR and Daring Fireball, more at Techmeme »

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Marc Schneider /
Billboard: Spotify Can Now Show Pricing Details to iPhone App Users in Europe

Jaspreet Singh /
Reuters: Spotify to add price information in its app on Apple devices in EU

José Adorno /
BGR: Spotify can finally show subscription prices in its EU iPhone app after Apple relents

John Gruber /