Forbes' unionized editorial staff passes a vote of no confidence in CEO Mike Federle and chief content officer Randall Lane, over pay issues and more (Chris Roush/Talking Biz News)

Mediagazer: Forbes' unionized editorial staff passes a vote of no confidence in CEO Mike Federle and chief content officer Randall Lane, over pay issues and more (Chris Roush/Talking Biz News)

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New York Times:

How Linsey Davis and David Muir firmly pursued real-time fact-checking to build guardrails around Trump in the ABC News debate between Trump and Harris— Calmly and firmly, Linsey Davis and David Muir pursued the kind of real-time fact-checking missing from many previous debates.
Discussion: ABC News, NBC News, Status, CNN, Fox News, Breitbart, Los Angeles Times, @acyn, @timalberta, @davidfolkenflik, @brianstelter, The Cut, TIME, @dicktofel, MSNBC, Status, @brianstelter, @newscentralcnn, @sarafischer, @jvlast@threads.net, Wall Street Journal, @abughazalehkat, @kyleclark9news@threads.net, New Republic, @mistergeezy, @mehdirhasan, Variety, Poynter, @davidgura, @brianstelter, @juliachanb, @billackman, The Federalist, New York Times, @howardkurtz, San Diego Union-Tribune, @joolesplumm, Mediaite, The Wrap, @nhannahjones, Fast Company, @dylanbyers, @get_status@threads.net, UPI, Axios, @benjysarlin, @yashar, @jmflatham, @brianstelter, @acwardblueridge@threads.net, @hughhewitt, @cmclymer, Barrett Media, Newser, Vogue, The Guardian, The Hill, The Daily Beast, Politico, Deadline, Media Matters for America, Advocate, Vanity Fair and C-SPAN.org

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Riley Hoffman /
ABC News: READ: Harris-Trump presidential debate transcript

Oliver Darcy /
Status: Denigrating Disney — MAGA Media's attacks on Disney reflect a larger — and disturbing — trend in American politics.

Ariel Edwards-Levy /
CNN: CNN Flash Poll: Majority of debate watchers say Harris outperformed Trump onstage Fox News: Liberals praise ABC debate moderators, taunt Trump for complaining about bias: 'You've lost'

Joel B. Pollak /
Breitbart: ABC News Fact-checked Trump 7 Times; Never Fact-checked Kamala Once

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: Linsey Davis held Trump's feet to the fire. How she became ABC News' rising star @acyn: CNN Fact Check of the debate: This was a staggeringly dishonest debate performance from former President Trump. Just lie after lie on subject after subject by my preliminary count, he made at least 33 false claims [video]

Tim Alberta /
@timalberta: One way to look at it: ABC moderators fact-checked Trump 2-3 times and Harris zero times Another way to look at it: ABC moderators fact-checked Trump 2-3 times instead of 500 times

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: The ABC duo is factchecking, pretty much just Trump so far, but it's focused, crisp and brief, so it doesn't feel as though it's interfering.

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Trump is on the phone with “Fox & Friends.” Here is his first answer about the debate. He says three times that it was “3 on 1” but says “I thought I did a great job.” [video]

Andrea González-Ramírez /
The Cut: Thank You to ABC News' Fact-Checkers

Richard Tofel /
@dicktofel: The job of the moderators is to help the American people get a better, more informed look at the candidates. Muir and Davis did that, both when they fact-checked Trump and when they let Trump drone on.

Oliver Darcy /
Status: ABC's Authority — David Muir and Lindsey Davis firmly corrected Donald Trump and declined …

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Trump suggests Disney's FCC licenses should be revoked due to the debate: “I think ABC took a big hit last night. To be honest, they are a news organization - they have to be licensed to do it - they ought to take away their license for the way they did that.” @newscentralcnn: JUST IN: A fact check of the big debate. CNN's Daniel Dale (@ddale8) notes “Trump has been staggeringly dishonest and Harris has been overwhelmingly (though not entirely) factual.” @JohnBerman [video]

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: Conservative criticism of ABC's fact checks won't move the needle with undecided voters, but they help Democrats position Trump as being on the defense post-debate.

Jonathan V. Last /
@jvlast@threads.net: Over at the old place the anti-antis are losing their minds over how unfair the ABC moderators are. Which is, you know, tells you something.

Kat Abu /
@abughazalehkat: btw David Muir and Linsey Davis are the most effective debate moderators we've seen since 2015 and any future debates should follow their example @kyleclark9news@threads.net: I'm impressed with Linsey Davis and David Muir's calm, composed, and concise fact-checking.

Greg /
@mistergeezy: Jake Tapper and Dana Bash can learn a lot from David Muir and Linsey Davis. Well done! [image]

Mehdi Hasan /
@mehdirhasan: Totally normal response to losing a debate. Not authoritarian or dictatorial at all. Btw, this is the free speech champion that Musk keeps hailing.

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: By Fact-Checking Trump, ABC News Changed the Format of Presidential Debates

Tom Jones /
Poynter: Looking back at Tuesday night's presidential debate, including ABC News' solid performance

David Gura /
@davidgura: “Using calm and authoritative tones, ⁦@DavidMuir⁩ and ⁦@LinseyDavis⁩ offered a model for real-time fact-checking that has been absent from many recent presidential debates.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: My 2¢: Debate moderators are in an impossible position whenever Trump is on the stage. The same is true for journalists more broadly whenever Trump is the story: You're damned if you fact-check and you're damned if you don't.

Julia B. Chan /
@juliachanb: ABC's David Muir and Linsey Davis are doing a good job as moderators so far. Fact-checking statements and lies.

Bill Ackman /
@billackman: Why do the moderators only fact check @realDonaldTrump and not @KamalaHarris?

Brianna Lyman /
The Federalist: ABC News Moderators Turned Debate Into A Partisan Show Trial Against Trump

Michael M. Grynbaum /
New York Times: Trump Criticizes ABC Debate Moderation and Fox News Anchors @howardkurtz: Trump often took Harris' bait, and she performed well. But it really was 3 on 1 as ABC repeatedly asked Trump tougher questions with more follow ups and corrections, Kamala not so much https://www.foxnews.com/...

David Gilmour /
Mediaite: ‘Three Against One’: Megyn Kelly Unleashes On ‘Biased’ ABC Debate Moderators And Their ‘Full Of Sh*t’ Fact-Checks

Andi Ortiz /
The Wrap: Stephen Colbert Applauds David Muir and Lindsey Davis for Debate Fact-Checks: ‘Can a Moderator Win a Debate?’ | Video

Ida Bae Wells /
@nhannahjones: Shout out to the @ABC moderators for fact-checking in real time. This is how you do it.

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: Incredibly commendable job by @DavidMuir, @LinseyDavis and the @ABCPolitics team tonight. 👏 @get_status@threads.net: ABC News showed how it is done. David Muir and Linsey Davis on Tuesday night facilitated a compelling and instructive debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, while also fact-checking the lie-peddling former president and establishing a basic baseline of truth at the high-stakes political showdown. … UPI: In debate, Trump rants, cites conspiracy theories as Harris pushes back, touts her vision for future

Ivana Saric /
Axios: Trump “less inclined” to do another debate with Harris

Benjy Sarlin /
@benjysarlin: Trump has a reputation for only complaining about media bias when it's really important and not on an hourly basis for 40 years so I'm sure the American people are going to be especially eager to hear several days of him laying out his case here

Yashar Ali /
@yashar: Sean Davis, the CEO of Federalist, believes that ABC should lose its broadcast license and that David Muir, Linsey Davis, and various ABC News executives should be indicted on federal criminal charges. [image] @jmflatham: Dana Bash and Jake Tapper arguing you can't fact check and run a smooth debate, @abc David Muir and linsey Davis just curb stomped their @CNN credibility

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Live on Fox, Trump insults the two Fox anchors who have been pitched as debate moderators - Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum - and says “I wouldn't want to have” them. He says he would want Sean Hannity, Jesse Watters or Laura Ingraham to host instead. (An obvious non-starter.) [video]

AC Ward /
@acwardblueridge@threads.net: High praise from an excellent fact-checker during a political debate.

Hugh Hewitt /
@hughhewitt: Former President Trump to @foxandfriends just now: " “I think ABC took a big hit last night. To be honest, they are a news organization - they have to be licensed to do it - they ought to take away their license for the way they did that.”

Charlotte Clymer /
@cmclymer: Shout-out to Linsey Davis and David Muir of ABC News for actually doing their damn jobs as moderators. Much appreciated from a grateful voting public.

Garrett Searight /
Barrett Media: Grading Performance of David Muir and Linsey Davis During ABC News Presidential Debate

Kate Seamons /
Newser: How the Real-Time Debate Fact-Checking Went Down

Emma Specter /
Vogue: A Star of Tuesday's Presidential Debate? ABC's Linsey Davis

Gabrielle Canon /
The Guardian: ABC News hosts of Harris-Trump debate praised for keeping candidates on-topic

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: ABC fact-checks Trump during debate over false claim of migrants eating pets

Kierra Frazier /
Politico: The moderators have fact-checked Trump Deadline: The Debate As It Happened: Donald Trump Gets The Last Word In A Debate That Had Him On Defense Media Matters for America: David Muir fact-checks Donald Trump on viral lie about migrants eating dogs after Harris challenges the size of his rallies

Ryan Adamczeski /
Advocate: Who is moderating the tonight's presidential debate? Meet anchors David Muir and Linsey Davis

Michael Calderone /
Vanity Fair: 2024 Presidential Debate Recap: Highlights From the Harris-Trump Showdown

Joemandese /
C-SPAN.org: User Clip: People On Television Are Saying...

CNBC:

Shares of Truth Social owner Trump Media closed down over 10% after Trump's debate with Harris, ending at their lowest level since they began publicly trading— The share price of Trump Media plunged more than 13% on Wednesday, a day after majority shareholder Donald Trump gave …

Discussion:
UPI, @levie, @kellyscaletta, @timsteno, Boing Boing, CBS News, NPR, New York Post, @Free_Press@mstdn.social, CBS News, Fast Company, NewsNation, @KimPerales@toad.social, Boing Boing, The Guardian, Forbes, CNN, Mediaite and Reuters, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Doug Cunningham /
UPI: Trump Media stock tumbles to record low following his Harris debate performance

Aaron Levie /
@levie: The myriad ways Trump finds to burn his supporters is really impressive. [image]

Tim Stenovec /
@timsteno: Trump trade is dialing back today: Trump Media & Technology -12 % Rumble -7.5% Private prison operators Geo Group -7% , CoreCivic -5.5% Renewable energy stocks are higher. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Carla Sinclair /
Boing Boing: Down-in-the-dump Trump calls for ABC to lose its license for fact-checking him (video)

Maria Aspan /
NPR: Wall Street investors think Trump lost the debate, too

Taylor Herzlich /
New York Post: Trump's Truth Social sinks to lowest level, dropping over 13% after testy debate with Harris @Free_Press@mstdn.social: DJT Stock Falls To $16.58 — The stock price of Trump Media plunged at the opening bell to its lowest level since the company began publicly trading as DJT on the Nasdaq. — DJT shares dropped a day after former President Donald Trump faced Vice President Kamala Harris in a presidential debate hosted by ABC News. …

Megan Cerullo /
CBS News: Trump Media's stock price slides after Donald Trump and Kamala Harris debate

Michael Grothaus /
Fast Company: DJT stock price today: Truth Social parent Trump Media is having a post-debate hangover

Ashleigh Jackson /
NewsNation: Who spoke more during the presidential debate: Trump or Harris?

Kim Perales /
@KimPerales@toad.social: “Trump Media shares plunge after GOP nominee's debate with Harris.” — Since some WS “experts” & traders now believe Kamala Harris will win the presidential election, it's a good omen. — #TFG's DGT is still down 13% for the day. — The stock price of Trump Media plunged at the opening bell to its lowest level since the co began publicly trading. …

Rob Beschizza /
Boing Boing: DJT shares sink after debate disaster

Phillip Nieto /
Mediaite: Trump Takes to Truth Social to Claim Debate Was His Best ‘EVER’

404 Media:

Oahu Publications, which owns Hawaii newspapers, is using AI-generated newscasters on the YouTube and Instagram channels of The Garden Island, launched in 1902— A company that owns several newspapers in Hawaii is using AI-generated newscasters to create video news segments against the wishes …

Discussion:
Wired, @brianvastag@sciencemastodon …, Tim Thigpen on LinkedIn and @jason_koebler

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Guthrie Scrimgeour /
Wired: An AI Bot Named James Has My Old Local News Job

Brian Vastag /
@brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com: @Mediagazer I wasn't expecting Kauai to be at the forefront of AI-generated news. Because we don't have much of it out here.

Tim Thigpen /
Tim Thigpen on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/gf8xsscT — “AI startup Channel 1 made headlines last year when it published a 22 minute long video demoing a proof of concept for a personalized video news service. …

Talking Biz News:

Forbes' unionized editorial staff passes a vote of no confidence in CEO Mike Federle and chief content officer Randall Lane, over pay issues and more— The unionized editorial staff of Forbes, represented by The NewsGuild of New York, has overwhelmingly passed a vote of no confidence …

Discussion:
@talkingbiznews

Baekdal:

Affiliate links are no longer an easy revenue source for news publishers, as Google downranks product recommendations from non-specialized outlets— This is an archived version of a Baekdal/Basic newsletter (it's free). It is sent out about once per week and features the latest articles …

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@danackerman, @mediaevan and @risj_oxford

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Dan Ackerman /
@danackerman: Great analysis here on why publishers who put all their eggs in the ecommerce affiliate basket are in trouble, largely because “publishers have been mass producing so many low-quality product recommendations articles.” https://baekdal.com/...

Evan DeSimone /
@mediaevan: Soooo many publishers went all in on affiliate links to replace ad revenue. https://baekdal.com/...

GamesIndustry.biz:

Seoul-based Spoon Labs, which operates an audio streamer called Spoon and a short video app called Vigloo, raised ~$89.3M from PUBG publisher Krafton— It's the firm's largest investment in a non-gaming area to date — PUBG firm Krafton has invested KRW 120 billion ($89.3 million) in streaming company Spoon Labs.

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The Information, KED Global, Game Developer, Forbes and Games Press news, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Kaya Yurieff /
The Information: TikTok's Tougher Legal Fight

Seung-Woo Lee /
KED Global: Krafton diversifies its business by investing in Spoon Labs

Zinnia Lee /
Forbes: PUBG Developer Krafton Invests $90 Million In Bite-Sized K-Drama Startup Spoon Labs Games Press news: KRAFTON INVESTS IN SHORT-FORM VIDEO PLATFORM ‘SPOON LABS,’ WITH FOCUS ON DRAMATIC CONTENT

TechCrunch:

Bluesky rolls out the ability to post videos of up to 60 seconds with optional attached subtitles; each post can contain one video, and adult content is allowed— Bluesky, the social networking startup now nearing 10 million users thanks to X's ban in Brazil, will now allow users to share videos …

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Colin Kirkland /
MediaPost: Bluesky Supports Native Video, Gains Competitive Edge

Emma Roth /
The Verge: Bluesky lets you post videos now

Grant McConnaughey /
@grantmcconnaughey@threads.net: On their very first attempt the Bluesky folks made a video player that is 10x better than the Threads video player (on iOS). @bsky.app: Bluesky now has video! Update your app to version 1.91 or refresh on desktop! — We've begun gradually rolling out the ability to post video. Thanks for your patience! — Estamos gradualmente implementando a capacidade de postar vídeos. Obrigado pela sua paciência!

Mike Masnick /
@mmasnick.bsky.social: Does this mean I need to upload videos of my fidget toys? — (No, do NOT encourage me) [embedded post]

Sarah Perez /
@sarahprz@threads.net: Bluesky catches up to X with native support for video https://techcrunch.com/...

Paul Frazee /
@pfrazee.com: Kit is very excited to make her video debut

Emily /
@emilyliu.me: If you're in line to post video, stay in line — we're rolling out *posting* video gradually, but you can watch video now. you'll need to be on version 1.91, update your app! [embedded post]

Semafor:

Sources: a group led by Dovid Efune, conservative publisher of The New York Sun, bids for The Telegraph; source: backers include Oaktree and Hudson Bay Capital— The Scoop — A group of North American financiers led by a low-profile, British-born conservative publisher have emerged …

Discussion:
The Guardian, New York Times, Sky News, Press Gazette and @afneil

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Mark Kleinman /
Sky News: New York Sun owner weighs takeover bid for The Daily Telegraph

Charlotte Tobitt /
Press Gazette: Telegraph sale latest: Newspaper auction continues as Paul Marshall completes Spectator deal

Status:

As part of a News Media Alliance lobbying effort, 100+ news executives are visiting Washington, DC, on September 11 to warn lawmakers about AI's impact on media— More than 100 news executives will descend on Capitol Hill to warn lawmakers about the threats A.I. poses to the industry.

Discussion:
News/Media Alliance, @newsalliance, Washington Post and CNN

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News/Media Alliance: News/Media Alliance Hosts ‘Support Journalism’ Fly-In in Washington, D.C. to Advocate for Support for Quality Journalism @newsalliance: “With so many news companies striking deals with AI firms, Coffey is prepared to defend the news industry's position that those deals, without regulatory pressure, will never reflect the true market value of her members' content.” via @axios https://www.axios.com/...

The Verge:

On Day 2 of the US DOJ's antitrust trial focused on ads, a former News Corp executive testifying as a government witness said Google held publishers “hostage”— Google's tool that lets publishers sell ad space on their websites is ubiquitous, but that's largely a testament …

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Catherine Perloff /
Adweek: Former Google Ad Exec Testifies Its Ad Operations Resisted Innovation And Its Ad Server Team Was ‘Lazy And Slow’

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: Google exec said firm's ‘goal’ was to ‘crush’ digital ad rivals: court docs

Vidushi Dyall /
@vidushi_law: Towards the end, we heard that Layser wrote in a 2019 op ed, that she wanted G to contribute AdX to PreBid (header bidding) even though G doesn't bid into 3P, in order to make make it an open source tool for all. https://www.adexchanger.com/ ...

Vidushi Dyall /
@vidushi_law: She testified that she thinks part of ad tech should be “community assets” not run by for-profit companies. Judge Brinkema asked “What do you mean by community asset? Open source?” and whether exchanges should be non-profit?

Vidushi Dyall /
@vidushi_law: She also distinguished direct deals on selling ad space from open auction/real time bidding, and saying there isn't much shift happening here.

Vidushi Dyall /
@vidushi_law: On Unified Price Rules, implemented by G, Layser said she didn't feel it was in publishers interests because it reduced control over how they can monetize. @SuffolkLITLab@esq.social: TL;DR: In a federal antitrust trial, a former publishing executive testified that Google's dominance in online ads has left publishers feeling trapped, emphasizing the tight grip the tech giant has over ad tech markets amid accusations of monopolistic practices. https://www.theverge.com/... #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

Vidushi Dyall /
@vidushi_law: On direct, Layser testified that switching publisher ad servers and from G's DFP isn't really a option because of revenue loss risk and that she didn't choose DFP because it's innovative, calling it a “30 year old piece of tech that is slow and clunky.”

Vidushi Dyall /
@vidushi_law: Layser, like other witnesses yesterday, want full access to G demand. The judge commented on this, asking if she wanted access to G's advertiser demand but didn't want to go through the system to get it? The answer was yes.

Simone Lobo /
MEDIANAMA: US Dept of Justice Accuses Google of Stifling Competition in Digital Ads; MediaNama's Take

Vidushi Dyall /
@vidushi_law: Checking in on Day 2 of #USvGoogle II. The first witness of the day was Stephanie Layser, who has a long career in publishing. A few employers include NY Post, DailyMail and most notably NewsCorp.

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: The judge in DOJ v Google case is appropriately skeptical of Google's ad tech rivals wanting to turn Google ad tech services into a public utility.

Marty Swant /
Digiday: The Rundown: Highlights as sparks begin to fly on Day 2 of the latest Google antitrust trial

RELATED:

New York Post:
A former News Corp executive testifies in Google's ad antitrust trial that News Corp weighed switching from Google ad tools in 2017 but would have lost $9M

Discussion:
ResearchBuzz, Reuters, Breitbart, Marketing Brew, Adweek and The Verge

Discussion:
ResearchBuzz: Ukraine Cultural Heritage, Google, FTX, More: Wednesday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, September 11, 2024

Jody Godoy /
Reuters: News Corp would have lost $9 million in 2017 by ditching Google ads, ex-exec testifies

Lucas Nolan /
Breitbart: Former News Corp Exec's Testimony Sheds Light on Google's Dominance in Digital Advertising

Ryan Barwick /
Marketing Brew: Google ‘impossible to negotiate with,’ former News Corp exec testifies

Lauren Feiner /
The Verge: US v. Google redux: all the news from the ad tech trial

TechCrunch:

A group of Democratic senators asks the FTC and DOJ to probe whether AI tools that summarize online content like news may amount to anticompetitive practices— A group of Democratic senators is urging the FTC and Justice Department to investigate whether AI tools that summarize …

Discussion:
UPI, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, @bishplsok, @shadowhaxor, @leftcoastbabe, News/Media Alliance, Raptive and Axios

Discussion:
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar: Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Generative AI Products for Potential Antitrust Violations

Michael Bishop /
@bishplsok: https://techcrunch.com/... 1. Tying search indexing to AI summarization opt-in is blatantly anticompetitive when you have monopoly control of search 2. @aripap picked literally the best time to start writing about G antitrust, lol 3. Pub rev share maybe finally on the table!

Keith Mitchell /
@shadowhaxor: @TechCrunch YES! This needs to happen. Google is ripping off people's content, using it in its search engine without providing any traffic to their sites. Screw Google.

Janice Hough /
@leftcoastbabe: As much as MSM media is failing us, we really need local journalism. Senator Amy Klobuchar is working to do something about that. https://www.axios.com/...

News/Media Alliance:
Statement: Senators Raise Antitrust Concerns with DOJ, FTC Around New Features of Generative Artificial Intelligence Raptive: Statement from Marc McCollum, Chief Innovation Officer at Raptive, on Senator Amy Klobuchar's Letter Addressing AI's Impact on Content Creators

The Guardian:

Pact: UK TV production sector revenue fell by £392M to £3.61B in 2023; the amount spent on commissioning programs by UK broadcasters fell from £1.99B to £1.78B— Revenue plunges as cash-strapped broadcasters spend less on commissioning amid ad slump and shift to streaming

Discussion:
Pact, WORLD SCREEN, James Lessell on LinkedIn, Deadline, Daily Mail, Broadcast and C21Media

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Mansha Daswani /
WORLD SCREEN: Pact: U.K. TV Production Revenues Fell 8 Percent In 2023

James Lessell /
James Lessell on LinkedIn: A worrying article, but waiting for the winds to change is not the answer. Here's the problem and the solution (that's working for me): …

Max Goldbart /
Deadline: UK Broadcasting Chiefs Branded “Callous” & “Cloth-Eared” By Pact Boss For Publicly Proclaiming Death Of Mid-Budget Shows

Paul Revoir /
Daily Mail: BBC is urged to top promoting US shows and back British TV after bosses promoted Suits and Gossip Girl

Asheville Watchdog:

An interview with former Washington Post Editor Martin Baron on Jeff Bezos' purchase of the outlet, Trump's election in 2016, and his memoir, Collision of Power— Asheville Watchdog hosted a special free public event on Thursday, Sept. 5. Watchdog political reporter Tom Fiedler interviewed …

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