Experts including Martin Baron and Dean Baquet discuss ongoing challenges facing traditional media, from a decline in trust to competition from social networks (Farah Nayeri/New York Times)

Mediagazer: Experts including Martin Baron and Dean Baquet discuss ongoing challenges facing traditional media, from a decline in trust to competition from social networks (Farah Nayeri/New York Times)

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Variety:

YouTube blocks songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Green Day, and others in the US, after its music licensing agreement with performing rights organization SESAC expired— Songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Green Day, R.E.M., Burna Boy, Rush and many others are currently unplayable on YouTube in the U.S. due …
Discussion: @teamyoutube: @claybitkid @claybitkid we hear you. our music license agreement with SESAC has expired without an agreement on renewal conditions despite our best efforts. for this reason, we have blocked content on YouTube in the US known to be associated with SESAC - as in line with copyright law

Carly Thomas /
The Hollywood Reporter: Songs by Adele, Kendrick Lamar, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, More Blocked by YouTube Due to Legal Dispute

Richard Lawler /
The Verge: YouTube pulls songs from Adele, Nirvana, and others due to SESAC dispute

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: YouTube's SESAC Contract Expires Without a Deal — Adele, Nirvana, Kendrick Lamar, Britney Spears & More Unavailable

Anthony Ha /
TechCrunch: YouTube blocks videos from Adele, Green Day, Bob Dylan, others in dispute with SESAC

Anthony Suszczynski /
@asuszczynski: A significant number of videos, including music videos, on @YouTube are currently inaccessible due to a licensing dispute between the platform and SESAC, one of the major music rights organizations in the U.S. The disagreement has led to widespread content blocks, frustrating [image] @pearltearizzy: Approximately 1.1 million songs have been taken off YouTube by SESAC right now For those who don't know, SESAC is the organization that deals with rights to play music on public spaces and businesses. So far, this only affects Americans. [image]

Ashley Iasimone /
Billboard: Songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Kendrick Lamar & More Blocked on YouTube in Dispute With SESAC @Raccoon@techhub.social: @Techmeme — It's super weird, because I went on the official Green Day account earlier to listen to a song, and even the music video had been taken down. (This song was “Last Ride In”, which they used for the name of one of their 7-Eleven coffees for the American idiot anniversary)

Stephanie Kaloi /
The Wrap: YouTube Blocks Songs by Adele, Nirvana, Bob Dylan and More Due to Legal Dispute

Daniel Kreps /
Rolling Stone: Thousands of Music Videos, Including Nirvana's ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit,’ Removed From YouTube Amid Copyright Dispute

Variety:

Sources: Amazon Prime Video is in talks with veteran anchor Brian Williams to host a live Election Night special, its first entry into news-related programming— Brian Williams may have found his next TV-news job....except it won't be on traditional TV. — The veteran NBC News …

Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, The Ankler, Dan Rayburn on LinkedIn, CNN, @daveleebbg@threads.net, @dylanbyers, @bristei, @hbraun.jackson@threads.net, @stevemberkowitz@threads.net, @crumbler@threads.net, @mcbride.david.j@threads.net, @dylanbyers, @brianstelter, The Hill, Mediaite, TVLine, TechCrunch, @fivesilhouettes.bsky.social, DNyuz, The Hollywood Reporter, @wagatwe.com and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: Brian Williams will cover election night in Amazon Prime's first foray into news

Dan Rayburn /
Dan Rayburn on LinkedIn: I don't think Amazon Prime Video is a platform consumers would go to for election night editorial coverage. …

Brian Stelter /
CNN: Brian Williams is set to anchor election night coverage on Prime Video. Is Amazon getting into live news?

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: Big signal here re: future of news on streaming... and remember that the streamers who say “we don't do news” are the same streamers who said “we don't do sports,” then went and got NFL.

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: Brian Williams set to vie for attention on Election Night with CNN, MSNBC, NBC News, CBS News, ABC News and Fox News with a live Election Night special that would stream on Amazon https://variety.com/... via @variety

Henry Jackson /
@hbraun.jackson@threads.net: If this were the launch of a news program with a full staff that was going to stick around, I could see it. Streamers owe us news, we need to put that expectation on them. But Trump is already stating his plans to try to overturn a result that goes against him. …

Steve Berkowitz /
@stevemberkowitz@threads.net: I look forward to ads for Fallout, Thursday Night Football, groceries, 🧻 and healthcare mixed with state by state coverage.

Casey Newton /
@crumbler@threads.net: Brian Williams commentating next to a box showing you other elections you might like

David McBride /
@mcbride.david.j@threads.net: I guess that we don't know the full plan, but without a news bureau backing them, even great anchors are just blowing smoke. A great anchor takes input from reporters, photographers, researchers, producers, historians and analysts and delivers a coherent, informative and approachable picture of what's happening. …

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: SCOOP @PuckNews: Amazon has signed BRIAN WILLIAMS to anchor election night coverage on Prime Video, per sources familiar. This is Amazon's first foray into news and Williams' first return to anchor desk since NBC. Full details in the next IN THE ROOM: https://puck.news/...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “If the project comes to fruition, it could mark the first entry into news-related programming” by Amazon Prime Video https://variety.com/...

Juliann Ventura /
The Hill: Brian Williams may host Amazon election night special

Phillip Nieto /
Mediaite: Brian Williams In Talks With Amazon to Host A Prime Video Election Night Program

Claire Franken /
TVLine: Brian Williams to Host Election Night Special on Prime Video (Report)

Jaye /
@fivesilhouettes.bsky.social: Isn't this the dude that lied about being in a helicopter that was shot down in Iraq....? [embedded post]

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Former NBC News Anchor Brian Williams in Talks With Amazon to Lead Election Night Special @wagatwe.com: just what's missing from election and news coverage! we don't hear enough from white male millionaires. [embedded post]

Wired:

An interview with Eric Eddings, who leads podcast development for Kevin Hart's Hartbeat, on the rise of “chatcasts” and their impact in the podcasting industry— “The industry part of podcasting has to not be afraid to invest in innovation,” says audio executive Eric Eddings.

Discussion:
@jvquantum and @bonybean

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JV Quantum /
@jvquantum: Chat podcasts are here to stay, according to audio exec Eric Eddings. It's all about that personal connection! But don't think the industry is stuck in the past - innovation is key! 🎙️ #podcasts #audioindustry Chat Podcasts Rule the Market—and Always W... https://www.wired.com/...

Poynter:

How reporting by Oregon's Malheur Enterprise on a rail project forced Malheur County to admit wrongdoing, pay a $40K settlement, and commit to more transparency— The Malheur Enterprise's dogged reporting and lawsuit forced the county to admit wrongdoing — and earned the paper a Poynter Prize

Discussion:
@emmettoconnell@mas.to

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Emmett O'Connell /
@emmettoconnell@mas.to: The Malheur Enterprise is a rare newspaper, almost no community has something like it. And this is a great example of how a cadre of trained, professional and dogged reporters keep focus on an issue that leads to better government. — https://www.poynter.org/...

New York Times:

Experts including Martin Baron and Dean Baquet discuss ongoing challenges facing traditional media, from a decline in trust to competition from social networks— A panel at the Athens Democracy Forum explores how and whether traditional news organizations can regain the influence and trust that once defined them.

New York Times:

Q&A with John Oliver on why he doesn't consider himself a journalist, his frustration with HBO delaying putting his show's segments on YouTube, and more— Nobody is doing late-night comedy quite like John Oliver. Oliver first became known to U.S. audiences as the senior British correspondent for …

Discussion:

Amy Hunt /
@amyhuntindallas: @lourdesgnavarro ... This was such an amazing interview. John Oliver is the reason I have HBO. @lourdesgnavarro: Today on The Interview, we are coming to you in all the mediums including video! You can now watch our interviews going forward. Our video debut is with @LastWeekTonight host and creator @iamjohnoliver who was funny, thoughtful and very humble. https://www.nytimes.com/... @nytimes: “It's only funny if it's true.” John Oliver recently spoke about what he's learned in the ten years of making “Last Week Tonight,” why he doesn't consider himself a journalist and not giving in to nihilism. Read or listen to The Interview here. https://www.nytimes.com/... [video]

Michael Grant /
@michaelgrant_cj: John Oliver “Our stories are aggregations of incredible journalism. So it cannot function without journalism. We recheck it to make sure it's accurate or that it hasn't changed. But we're building this to make jokes.” https://www.nytimes.com/... @attorneydad: This is such a good piece and I encourage you to take ~40 mins and listen to it. I'm fascinated with his process. I wish I could do all my appellate briefs that way. @nytimes@threads.net: “Burn it down. Burn everything down to the ground.” John Oliver is known for his funny deep dives into societal problems on “Last Week Tonight,” and he's often shocked by how much worse things are than he originally thought. Read or listen to more on The Interview. https://www.nytimes.com/... @cjsinner@threads.net: This interview with John Oliver was so good, fascinating to hear how/whether he thinks of himself as a journalist. He doesn't. BUT all of the feelings he talks about (if you remove the comedy) are *exactly* like being a journalist. …

Daniel Paisner /
@danpaisner@threads.net: “... however much better it felt to watch it, it is depressing that it's this close. That's my aftertaste from it. That it's still this close when everyone can see what you can see in that debate. It's hard not to find that somewhere between depressing, infuriating and outrageous."@therealjohnoliver_ , on watching the HarrisTrumpDebate... @lastweektonight https://www.nytimes.com/... @_eileenie_@threads.net: Reading Lulu Garcia-Navarro's interview with John Oliver left me desperately sad that his weekly half-hour of truth is called entertainment, while the shit Mark Leibovitch pulls out of his ass in @theatlantic & punditing on @msnbc is called journalism. https://www.nytimes.com/...

The Desk:

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes Senate Bill 254, which would have expanded the rights of journalists to tour state prisons and interview incarcerated people— California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Friday that would have expanded the rights of journalists to tour state prisons and interview incarcerated individuals.

Discussion:
The Verge, TechCrunch, Los Angeles Times, Politico, @matthewkeyslive, The San Francisco Standard, CBS News and Deadline, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Matthew Keys /
@matthewkeyslive: California Governor Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have given journalists unfettered access to state prisons and their inmates; in a veto message, Newsom said he was worried that significant media coverage could turn inmates into social media stars. https://thedesk.net/...

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: California Governor Gavin Newsom Vetoes AI Safety Bill: “I Do Not Believe This Is The Best Approach”

Wired:

A profile of Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle, as the service fights existential battles over copyright, including from music labels like UMG— The web's collective memory is stored in the servers of the Internet Archive. Legal battles threaten to wipe it all away.

Discussion:
Rolling Stone, @profwoodward, @glynmoody, @jomc, @deepakadk, @ronanbeckman, @neilturkewitz, @lacey9020, @lionblogosphere, @xerxesqados, @towntopics2024, @knibbs, @pete@social.coop, @knibbs, @jawnsy@mastodon.social, @glynmoody@mastodon.social, @fight@mastodon …, Kate Knibbs on LinkedIn, @wired@threads.net, @Jayhoffmann@mastodon.social and r/technology, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Alan Woodward /
@profwoodward: I've used the Internet Archive in some very important situations - it's demise would be a matter significant regret https://www.wired.com/...

Glyn Moody /
@glynmoody: The Internet Archive's Fight to Save Itself - https://www.wired.com/... destroying our main library of the digital past would be #copyright's greatest shame, and proof that it should go

Joanne Mcneil /
@jomc: Must-read reporting on how the Internet Archive struggles to survive. It's a crucial resource for me, and as I said in the story, many of the books I read through the Open Library are nearly impossible to access otherwise https://www.wired.com/...

Deepak Adhikari /
@deepakadk: Wayback Machine (@internetarchive) is a repository of web pages that functions as an unparalleled record of the internet. It is one of the most important historical-preservation organizations in the world. Via @WIRED https://www.wired.com/...

Ronan Beckman /
@ronanbeckman: The Internet Archive has been a vital organisation in documenting the history of the Web. I have found it invaluable in accessing rare, out of print books. But their existence is in peril due to copyright lawsuits. I support them, but what is your opinion? https://www.wired.com/...

Neil Turkewitz /
@neilturkewitz: Kahle inadvertently exposes the fact that he still doesn't get it. He says “I think the copyright cartel is on a roll,” once again portraying his infringing conduct as a battle against “The Man” while wholly ignoring the fact that books have authors! 🤯🤬 https://www.wired.com/...

Messieurs Lacey /
@lacey9020: A very useful archive to get things that you have to fight for today, like old video game wav files. The Internet Archive's Fight to Save Itself https://www.wired.com/... @lionblogosphere: So sad that the Internet Archive Wayback Machine is going to be destroyed and turned off because of copyright lawsuits. Congress should do something ASAP. https://www.wired.com/... @xerxesqados: I know we've stopped calling artists sellouts for signing to major labels but we need to bring this back to anyone signed to UMG specifically If your label is trying to burn the Library of Alexandria you need to drop them or you're a scab https://www.wired.com/...

Eric Adams Crime Family /
@towntopics2024: 🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING NOW: 4 sources tell me 1st Dep Mayor Sheena Wright and Chancellor Banks hastily getting married this weekend in order to use Spousal privilege that protects private conversations between spouses and prevents one spouse from testifying against the other in court @knibbs: Most of the headline-grabbing copyright battles over the past few years have been over AI. But the Internet Archive is fighting its own war over copyright—and it's in grave danger. https://www.wired.com/...

Pete Ashton /
@pete@social.coop: I am occasionally asked why I download and save so much stuff. Part of it is habit and perhaps a mild psychosis, but mostly it's because I know there's a very good chance I won't be able to download it again in the future. — So yeah, I will always support the Internet Archive. https://www.wired.com/...

@knibbs:
Earlier this month, I reported on how the archive lost its appeal in a lawsuit brought by book publishers. That's bad news for the IA, but there's a much bigger problem: Major music labels are *also* suing the non-profit, and the damages could run to the hundreds of millions

Jonathan Yu /
@jawnsy@mastodon.social: “The combined weight of these legal cases threatens to crush the Internet Archive. The UMG case could prove existential, with potential fines running into the hundreds of millions. The internet has entrusted its collective memory to this one idiosyncratic institution. It now faces the prospect of losing it all.” …

Glyn Moody /
@glynmoody@mastodon.social: The Internet Archive's Fight to Save Itself - https://www.wired.com/... destroying our main library of the digital past would be #copyright's greatest shame, and proof that it should go @fight@mastodon.fightforthefuture.org: “It's the time of Orwell but with corporations.” https://www.wired.com/... This is a must-read on the existential battle of @internetarchive — If you wanna take action after, we've got a list of things to do at https://www.battleforlibraries.com/ [image]

Kate Knibbs /
Kate Knibbs on LinkedIn: Most of the headline-grabbing copyright battles over the past few years have been over AI. But the Internet Archive is fighting its own war over copyright … @wired@threads.net: Its employees are some of its most devoted congregants. “It's a window into the late-'90s web ethos and late-'90s San Francisco culture—the crunchy side, before it got all tech bro. It's utopian, it's idealistic.” 🔗 https://www.wired.com/...

Jay Hoffmann /
@Jayhoffmann@mastodon.social: Apart from, you know, the web itself, the Internet Archive is one of the single greatest innovations of the information age. — This is tragic. — https://www.wired.com/...

Current:

NPR is making changes to Morning Edition and All Things Considered, including shorter stories, a broader range of topics, and a more conversational tone— NPR has begun making strategic changes to its newsmagazines in an attempt to reverse a trend in audience loss.

Discussion:
@jaycowit, @johnspurlock and @currentpubmedia

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Jay Cowit /
@jaycowit: https://current.org/... this article makes me sad. not because NPR is trying, that's good! it's because it could have been written in 2007. Public radio *did* all these things the last 15 years, until execs stopped myriad shows and cultures that celebrated exactly these ideals.

John Spurlock /
@johnspurlock: 'More than two-thirds of NPR's broadcast audience is over 45, but only the over-65 portion has seen growth in the last five years, Chapin said. So NPR has begun “actively targeting” the 40-64 age group with these changes.' https://current.org/...

Wall Street Journal:

Comcast's European pay-TV company Sky sues WBD, accusing it of violating a 2019 deal giving Sky exclusive rights to shows, including a new Harry Potter series— European pay-TV operator Sky accuses Warner of violating co-production deal giving it exclusive long-term rights to shows

Discussion:
Deadline, AV Club, Financial Times, IndieWire, The Information, Variety, SlashFilm, DNyuz, The Desk, The Wrap, Bloomberg and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Dominic Patten /
Deadline: Warner Bros Discovery Slams Comcast-Owned Sky For Trying To Gain Contract “Leverage” With ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series Suit; WBD Ignored Deal, Euro Pay-TV Service Claims - Update

William Hughes /
AV Club: Comcast and Warner Bros. fighting over who gets to make Harry Potter show no one wants

Brian Welk /
IndieWire: Comcast's Sky Sues Warner Bros. Discovery Because It Wants in on Max's Harry Potter Series

Martin Peers /
The Information: Meta's Costly Reality

Ryan Scott /
SlashFilm: David Zaslav's Harry Potter HBO Series Is Already In The Middle Of A Lawsuit [UPDATE]

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Comcast's Sky sues WBD over long-term TV deal

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Comcast's Sky Sues Warner Bros. Discovery for Denying Partnership on ‘Harry Potter’ Series

Winston Cho /
The Hollywood Reporter: Comcast Sues Warner Bros. Discovery Over Refusal to Partner on ‘Harry Potter’ Series

Press Gazette:

NCTJ survey: average UK salary for a reporter in the UK is £34.5K and £45.5K in London; in TV, the average is £50K, in radio £32K and in newspapers £32.2K— Average pay for UK journalists has kept pace with the wider economy with those using AI paid more, according to a new survey.

Discussion:
@pressgazette

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Variety:

Memos: Scripps is “winding down” its linear national TV news business on November 15, resulting in ~200 layoffs, and president of news Kate O'Brian is leaving— Scripps is backing out of a ambitious effort to offer national news across its many TV stations, and its reasons for doing so may give rivals the shudders.

Discussion:

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Another Cable TV Network Is Shutting Down & The Second News Network This Year

Eugene Daniels /
@eugenedaniels2: Absolutely gut wrenching news. Scripps (formerly Newsy) is the reason I got to move to DC and some of my favorite humans still work there. Any of them that come to you looking for jobs, hire them. Talent abounds, especially in the DC bureau.

Jeremy Barr /
@jeremymbarr: CEO Adam Symson said that “necessary revenue growth hasn't materialized” and that advertisers want to stay away from national news right now.

Tamer Morsy /
@tamerspotlight: These stories eat at my soul and for the life of me, I do not understand why there isn't a bigger sense of urgency in the industry.

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: Here's the email Adam Symson president and CEO of Scripps sent out this morning to staff [image]

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Scripps News exec Kate O'Brian to leave company

Jon Lafayette /
TVNewsCheck: E.W. Scripps Folding Scripps News, Eliminating 200 Jobs; Stock Jumps 15%

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: Scripps News is shutting down, another victim of the TV news business downturn

Ethan Alter /