Filings: G/O Media is suing Paste Media, alleging breach of contract over the sale of Splinter and Jezebel to Paste; Paste's founder says the case lacks merit (Mark Stenberg/Adweek)

Mediagazer: Filings: G/O Media is suing Paste Media, alleging breach of contract over the sale of Splinter and Jezebel to Paste; Paste's founder says the case lacks merit (Mark Stenberg/Adweek)

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New York Times:

Sources: the Trump campaign contacted X to prevent the circulation of links to the hacked JD Vance dossier posted by journalist Ken Klippenstein— Elon Musk is planting himself in Pennsylvania, has brought his brain trust to help and may even knock on doors himself.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Wrap, The Hill, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story, Quartz, Axios, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, The Daily Beast, Mediaite, Alternet.org, Washington Post, Mother Jones, New Republic, @TheDailyEdge@universeodon.com, @evilgalprods.bsky.social, @kevincolliernbc@threads.net, emptywheel, Business Insider, Digby's Hullabaloo and Le Monde.fr, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: Elon Musk Is Prepared to Spend at Least $140 Million to Help Elect Donald Trump

Scott Lemieux /
Lawyers, Guns & Money: JD Vance's chilling fascism

Sarah K. Burris /
Raw Story: J.D. Vance caught blaming Dems for something Trump campaign did: report

William Gavin /
Quartz: Elon Musk's X worked with Donald Trump's campaign to downplay hacked materials, report says

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: Kudos to the NYT when earned, and here's an example — its strong article (free link from me) today about Musk's use of Twitter (and money) to massively intervene in the election on behalf of Trump. — To the journalists who continue to support Musk by actively participating on his rancid site: You should be ashamed. …

David Gilmour /
Mediaite: Trump Campaign and Elon Musk's X Worked Together to Suppress Reporting on Hacked Info: NYT

David Badash /
Alternet.org: Elon Musk's X engaged in a ‘pattern of election interference’ to help Trump: reports

Philip Bump /
Washington Post: Vance suggests the left stole 2020 ... by doing what his own campaign did @TheDailyEdge@universeodon.com: Elon Musk swore to you the #TwitterFiles wouldn't happen again. — Then the Trump campaign called asking him to censor the JD Vance dossier. https://www.nytimes.com/... @evilgalprods.bsky.social: so at this very moment Taibbi is teeing up for Twitter Files 2.0, right? — right? [embedded post]

Kevin Collier /
@kevincolliernbc@threads.net: Per NYT, X's crackdown on Ken Klippenstein and the Iran-hacked Vance doc came after the Trump campaign reached out. Well within each party's right, but this is the exact same thing Musk, Trump, and the right threw a yearslong fit about over Hunter Biden. — https://www.nytimes.com/... [image] emptywheel: NYT “Censors” Elon Musk's Jokes about Assassinating the Vice President and His “Censorship” of JD Vance Dossier

Bryan Metzger /
Business Insider: Elon Musk may knock on doors for Trump in Pennsylvania, report says

Digby /
Digby's Hullabaloo: This Is What You'll Get America — Vance is interviewed by the NY Times and he will still …

CNN:

The Atlantic says it is increasing its pace of print publication from 10 to 12 issues per year and announces some expansions to reporting staff in a memo— New York CNN — — The Atlantic is doing something exceedingly unusual for a magazine in 2024: increasing the number of issues it prints.

Adweek:

Filings: G/O Media is suing Paste Media, alleging breach of contract over the sale of Splinter and Jezebel to Paste; Paste's founder says the case lacks merit— The two firms are embroiled in a breach of contract lawsuit in a Delaware court — The digital media firm G/O Media filed …

Discussion:
Mark Stenberg on LinkedIn

Nieman Lab:

Ahead of Hurricane Milton, NPR revised its CMS to enable 200+ member stations to publish text-only versions of their sites, accessible when bandwidth is scarce— In normal times, text-only websites are a niche interest. But a natural disaster is not normal times.

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, Adweek, @isalara, @raywert, @davidclinchnews, @jbenton, @niemanlab@threads.net and Current

Discussion:

George Winslow /
TVNewsCheck: NAB Show New York Attendance Tops 12K

Brad Pareso /
Adweek: Hurricane Milton: News Outlet Coverage, Meteorologist Death Threats, NRP Goes Text-Only, Social Media Conspiracy Theories

Isabel Lara /
@isalara: “This morning, loading the main https://wusf.org/ homepage required 8.5 megabytes of bandwidth. The text-only page needed only 21.5 kilobytes. That's a difference of about 400×.”

Ray Wert /
@raywert: This is giving me flashbacks to the World Wide Web of the late 90s — and Gawker Media sites right after Superstorm Sandy.

David Clinch /
@davidclinchnews: Every local news org, local emergency website, and even local community page should have a low bandwidth text-only version for emergencies https://www.niemanlab.org/...

Joshua Benton /
@jbenton: New by me —> With Hurricane Milton looming and cellular networks damaged, Florida's NPR stations got a lower-bandwidth way to reach residents yesterday. (Text-only news sites!) https://www.niemanlab.org/... @niemanlab@threads.net: With Hurricane Milton bearing down on the Florida coast, NPR finds a low-bandwidth way to get news to residents https://www.niemanlab.org/...

Marketing Brew:

Sources: DOJ and NCIS officials are asking ad execs about Adalytics' reports on Google's brand safety and about verification tools from IAS and DoubleVerify— Officials from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) have held multiple conversations …

Discussion:
Arielle Garcia on LinkedIn and @kelseymsutton

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Arielle Garcia /
Arielle Garcia on LinkedIn: Ryan Barwick of Marketing Brew reports that U.S. Department of Justice and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) …

Bloomberg:

Sources: in negotiations with California lawmakers, Google insisted on taxpayer funding as a precondition to spending $110M to support the journalism industry— - Tech giant, state to spend $180 million to aid news industry — Company pushed for taxpayer funds; beat back tougher bills

Discussion:
@john-on-mars.bsky.social, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

John Jensen /
@john-on-mars.bsky.social: I know the initial reaction of many will be to oppose this. After all, why should Google ask for public money .. but I'm not sure that is the right framing. — It could be that there should have been much more public funding for public efforts on the internet.

The Guardian:

The Gateway Pundit settles a defamation lawsuit with two Georgia election workers it falsely accused or wrongdoing and has removed articles about them— Website removed articles falsely accusing Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss of wrongdoing in 2020 election — The Gateway Pundit …

Discussion:
USA Today, Associated Press, CNN, Joe.My.God., WAGA-TV, Adweek, @gtconway3dg@threads.net, Washington Post, Georgia Recorder, New Republic and Missouri Independent

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Melissa Cruz /
USA Today: Georgia election workers win defamation suit against far-right site Gateway Pundit

Jeff Amy /
Associated Press: Georgia election workers settle defamation lawsuit against conservative website

Marshall Cohen /
CNN: Far-right conspiracy site Gateway Pundit settles 2020 defamation lawsuit brought by Georgia election workers @gtconway3dg@threads.net: Breaking: Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, two Georgia election workers subject to viscous harassment after falsely being accused of wrongdoing in 2020, have settled their defamation lawsuit against the far right news website The Gateway Pundit — https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Paul Wagman /
Georgia Recorder: Settlement reached in Gateway Pundit defamation case, though details were not disclosed

The Verge:

X drops Unilever from its “advertiser boycott” lawsuit after making a deal with Unilever “to continue our partnership” as part of an “ecosystem-wide solution”— X is dropping claims against Unilever in its lawsuit that accuses advertisers and brands …

Discussion:

Tyler /
@electriceden92.bsky.social: Money, real or simply valued, is a gravitational force. Now that the persons who have the most of it are psychotic Nazis, the world around us will gradually be remade to be more amenable to psychotic Nazism. Simple as. [embedded post] @beefreeferlives.bsky.social: Whelp, no more Ben & Jerry's or Hellman's mayo for me!! — Don't see any other brands on there that I buy. Usually try to buy local anyway... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... @jesseraub.bsky.social: elon musk going full pro-Trump is an effort to appeal to CEOs so that they override Marketing Departments and resume advertising on Twitter and it's working [embedded post]

Casey Newton /
@crumbler@threads.net: Extortion works!

Matt Novak /
@paleofuture.bsky.social: I know we were all joking that suing advertisers was a dumb way to get them to advertise with you. But.... [embedded post]

Jesse /
@broximar@threads.net: I mean, Unilever and Elon see eye to eye on a lot of things, like hating their workers and being friendly to Russia, so this checks out

Megan Graham /
Wall Street Journal: X Drops Unilever From Lawsuit Against Advertisers, Citing a New Agreement

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: Elon Musk's X, Unilever reach settlement after left-leaning ad boycott dustup @xnews: X is pleased to have reached an agreement with Unilever and to continue our partnership with them on the platform. Today's news is the first part of the ecosystem-wide solution and we look forward to more resolution across the industry.

Wired:

A look at the tensions between Letterboxd moderators and users when an anime classic was removed by curators from its Top 250 and top 100 animation movies lists— When the movie review site removed an anime classic, it put its community's loyalty and passion to the test.

Discussion:
@waterslicer, @adambumas, Adam Bumas on LinkedIn, Bloomberg and Just Jared

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Angela Watercutter /
@waterslicer: I love a good nerd fight. But a film nerd fight about anime on @letterboxd? ::chef's kiss:: https://www.wired.com/...

Adam Bumas /
@adambumas: The fine folks at Letterboxd may have bitten off more than they could chew when they registered an opinion about anime. My latest for @WIRED! https://www.wired.com/...

Adam Bumas /
Adam Bumas on LinkedIn: My latest for WIRED covers how Letterboxd might have bitten off more they could chew when they started weighing in on anime. — https://lnkd.in/e5JGdCCH

The Intercept:

Israel releases US journalist Jeremy Loffredo after detaining him for his reporting on where Iranian missiles landed; Loffredo can't leave Israel until Oct. 20— American journalist Jeremy Loffredo was released Friday morning by Israeli authorities after spending four days in Israeli detention following his arrest in the West Bank.

Discussion:
The Guardian, Committee to Protect …, The Dissenter, Democracy Now, New Republic, The Dissenter and The Grayzone

Discussion:
Committee to Protect Journalists: US journalist arrested in Israel over reporting on Iranian missiles

Kevin Gosztola /
The Dissenter: US Journalist Released From Israeli Detention, Barred From Leaving Country Democracy Now: Israel Detains U.S. Journalist Jeremy Loffredo over Reporting on Iranian Attacks on Israel

Kevin Gosztola /
The Dissenter: Israel Charged American Journalist With ‘Aiding The Enemy’ For Reporting On Iranian Missile Strikes

CNN:

The FCC's chair denounces Trump's “threats against free speech” after he called for CBS to lose its license, the second time this week she defends broadcasters— New York CNN — — Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel denounced former President Donald Trump's …

Discussion:

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: FCC Chairwoman Blasts Trump for ‘Threats Against Free Speech’ in ‘60 Minutes’ Tirade

Charisma Madarang /
Rolling Stone: A Pouty Trump Cancels ‘60 Minutes’ Interview, Calls for CBS to Lose Broadcast License

Brad Pareso /
Adweek: FCC Chair Rejects Trump's Call to Revoke CBS License Over Harris Interview Edit

Matthew Chapman /
Raw Story: FCC chair slams Trump's demand for CBS to ‘lose its license’ for interviewing Harris

Jon Brodkin /
Ars Technica: Trump wants CBS license revoked; FCC chair explains that isn't going to happen

Lydia O'Connor /
HuffPost: Trump Demands CBS Be Pulled Off Air In Rage-Filled Rant Over Harris Interview

Adam Jacobson /
Radio & Television Business Report: FCC Chairwoman Address Trump Comments On CBS Coverage

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: “Threats Against Free Speech”: FCC Chairwoman Condemns Donald Trump's Calls For CBS To Lose Licenses Over ‘60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris Interview Fox News: Trump calls for CBS to lose its broadcasting license amid ‘60 Minutes’ controversy: ‘UNPRECEDENTED SCANDAL!’

Liz Dye /
Above the Law: Donald Trump, ‘Genetics’ Enthusiast, Demands FCC Investigation Of CBS For Criminal Video Editing

Taegan Goddard /
Political Wire: FCC Chair Denounces Trump's Threats Against Free Speech

Joe Jervis /
Joe.My.God.: FCC Chair Roasts Trump's Call To Yank CBS's License: “Do Not Ignore Serious Threats Against Free Speech”

Ted Johnson /
TVNewsCheck: FCC Chair Condemns Donald Trump's Calls For CBS To Lose Licenses Over ‘60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris Interview

Agence France-Presse:

Ukrainian reporter Victoria Roshchyna, who disappeared in August 2023 in occupied east Ukraine, has died in Russian detention, according to Ukrainian officials— Victoria Roshchyna disappeared in August last year after travelling to Russian-held east Ukraine for a report

Discussion:
The Guardian, The Kyiv Independent, NPR, Reuters, @judywoodruff, @reevellp, @gerashchenko_en, @yarotrof, @lubinetzs, @den_kazansky, @shustry, @aliide_n, @ngumenyuk, @davidzaikin, @dmokryk, @tetyanaukrainka, @annanemtsova, @avalaina, @iwmf, @eurovanya, @rferlpress, @a_magazova, @olehnikolenko_, Al Jazeera, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Politico, @vladaknowlton@threads.net, The Sun, Adweek, NV, Meduza, RBC-Ukraine, The Kyiv Independent, Euronews, Committee to Protect …, Voice of America, IWMF, UPI and Reporters Without Borders

Discussion:

Oleksiy Sorokin /
The Kyiv Independent: EU demands investigation of Roshchyna's death, condemns ‘abuses against journalists’

Rebecca Rosman /
NPR: Award-winning Ukrainian journalist dies in Russian captivity, Kyiv says

Dan Peleschuk /
Reuters: Ukraine investigates death of journalist in Russian detention

Judy Woodruff /
@judywoodruff: so very sorry to learn of the death of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna at the hands of Russian captors; she was 2022 recipient of @IWMF Courage in Journalism Award https://mailchi.mp/...

Patrick Reevell /
@reevellp: Appalling story from Russia: Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna has died in a Russian prison. She disappeared last August after travelling to Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine to report.

Anton Gerashchenko /
@gerashchenko_en: Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchina has died in Russian captivity. On August 3, 2023, Viktoria went missing on Russian-occupied territory of Ukraine. Later, Russia confirmed she was in Russian captivity. There has been information that Viktoria was to return home soon in a [image]

Yaroslav Trofimov /
@yarotrof: Russia must immediately disclose the circumstances of the death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who died in Russian custody after being detained by occupation authorities in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, @CPJ_Eurasia says. https://cpj.org/...

Dmytro Lubinets /
@lubinetzs: I have official documentary confirmation from the Russian side of the death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who was illegally deprived of her freedom by Russia. My sincere condolences to Victoria's family! @den_kazansky: Russians killed 27-year-old Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchina, who was kidnapped a year ago in the occupied territory of the Zaporizhia region They killed her in prison simply because she was a journalist What is happening now is the triumph of evil [image]

Simon Shuster /
@shustry: Heartbroken to see reports that Viktoria Roshchyna, one of the most gifted journalists to cover the war in Ukraine, has died in a Russian prison. Her father has worked tirelessly to get her out, as have many of her friends and colleagues. https://hromadske.ua/... @aliide_n: Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who disappeared amid Russian occupation, has died in a Russian prison, according to a notification received by her father. Ukrainian officials are in process of confirming https://hromadske.ua/... [image]

Nataliya Gumenyuk /
@ngumenyuk: Our dear and beloved colleague journalist Victoria Roshchyna died in the Russian imprisonment where she was kept since 2023. We worked for many years at @HromadskeUA Vika was the bravest, the most determined. She risked to tell the truth about occupation https://kyivindependent.com/ ... [image]

David Zaikin /
@davidzaikin: What a terrible tragedy - kremlin cannibal had taken another innocent life - Kyiv confirms death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna held in Russian captivity https://kyivindependent.com/ ...

Danylo Mokryk /
@dmokryk: Viktoria Roshchyna, a Ukrainian reporter detained by Russians in Aug 2023, died in Russian captivity. Before her capture, she wrote reports from places under Russian occupation. Russians detained her when she was traveling for another such report. On Oct 6th she would turn 28. [image] @tetyanaukrainka: Another voice has been silenced by m*rderers. It has been confirmed that award-winning Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who was kidnapped in the occupied territories of Ukraine, has died in a Russian prison. In March 2022, she was detained and held twice, forced by [image]

Anna Nemtsova /
@annanemtsova: It's hard to breathe today: our colleague, freelance reporter #ViktoriaRoshchina died in a Russian jail.Vika, as friends called her, was 27-y-o. She was a devoted reporter,the winner of @IWMF Courage in Journalism. Deep condolences to Vika's family. R.I.P. https://www.iwmf.org/... [image]

Oleksandra Matviichuk /
@avalaina: Today, I learned the terrible news. Our colleague, journalist Victoria Roshchyna, died in Russian captivity. I have a question. What did they do with her? What could have been done to a young girl to make her die? I call on all journalistic organizations from different [image] @iwmf: We are devastated to learn that Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, a 2022 Courage in Journalism Award recipient, has died while imprisoned in Russia. As details emerge, our thoughts are with Victoria's loved ones. Full statement: https://www.iwmf.org/.... [image]

Vanya /
@eurovanya: They kidnapped her, denied it for a year, and then announced that she died in their custody today. She was a civilian who worked for @HromadskeUA and was just reporting news. Russia kills Ukrainian journalists. RIP Viktoria Roshchyna. [image] @rferlpress: We are deeply saddened by reports that Ukrainian journalist and former @RFERL contributor Viktoria Roshchyna has died in Russian detention. “We must honor her legacy by holding her captors accountable,” said RFE/RL President & CEO @SteveCapus. [image]

Anastasia Magazova /
@a_magazova: A terrible tragic news: Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who was kidnapped in the occupied territories of Ukraine, has died in a Russian prison. It has happened on September 19th, but her father received the news only today. She was on hunger strike for many days, many [image]

Oleh Nikolenko /
@olehnikolenko_: Since August 2023, Russia has kept Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in captivity. Today, we learned that she has died. My statement👇🏼 [image]

Veronika Melkozerova /
Politico: Ukrainian journalist died in Russian captivity, Kyiv says

Georgie English /
The Sun: Female journalist ‘dies in Russian detention’ after mysteriously going missing in Ukraine

Demian Shevko /
NV: Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna dies during transfer to Moscow Meduza: Kyiv confirms death of Viktoria Roshchyna, Ukrainian journalist held in Russian captivity since August 2023 RBC-Ukraine: Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna dies in Russian captivity: She was to be exchanged

Nate Ostiller /
The Kyiv Independent: Kyiv confirms death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna held in Russian captivity

Johanna Urbancik /
Euronews: Ukrainian journalist dies in Russian captivity

Committee to Protect Journalists:
Ukranian journalist Viktoria Roshchina dies during Russia prisoner exchange

Madison Forker /
IWMF: IWMF Statement on Death of Victoria Roshchyna, 2022 Courage Award Winner

Doug Cunningham /