Fortune names Jim Edwards as its global news director to create "24/7 coverage across Europe, US, and Asia"; Edwards was Business Insider UK's founding editor (Chris Roush/Talking Biz News)

Mediagazer: Fortune names Jim Edwards as its global news director to create “24/7 coverage across Europe, US, and Asia”; Edwards was Business Insider UK's founding editor (Chris Roush/Talking Biz News)

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CNBC:

Netflix reports Q2 revenue up 16.8% YoY to $9.56B, vs. $9.53B est., paid memberships up 16.5% YoY to 277.65M, vs. 274.4M est., net income up 44% YoY to $2.15B— Netflix reported second-quarter earnings Thursday that showcased the media giant's position at the head of the streaming race …
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Bevin Fletcher /
StreamTV Insider: Netflix marks Q2 growth, expects ad tier scale in 2025

Emma Roth /
The Verge: Netflix is getting more comfortable with ads Netflix: Fellow shareholders, — We had a strong Q2 with 17% revenue growth and an operating margin of 27% vs. 22% last year.

Wayne Friedman /
MediaPost: Netflix 2Q Grows Ad-Subscribers 34%

Alyssa Boyle /
AdExchanger: Netflix's Advertising Business Is Boosting Profit Margins

Colin Mann /
Advanced Television: Netflix ad tier subs up 34%

Lillian Rizzo /
Lillian Rizzo on LinkedIn: Netflix reported second quarter earnings on Thursday, with the media giant beating analyst estimates as it added more global subscribers and saw its advertising business grow. …

Paolo Confino /
Fortune: Netflix vanquishes doubts about its ability to keep growing just about every profit metric

Anna Washenko /
Engadget: Netflix will drop a new multiplayer game when Squid Game season 2 premieres this year

Loree Seitz /
The Wrap: Netflix's VP of Ad Sales Pete Naylor to Depart as Streamer Expands Global Reach

Nicole Sperling /
New York Times: Netflix Adds 8 Million Subscribers

Áine /
@ainemacdermot.bsky.social: Cut the prices 44%, then you'd be doing something worthwhile. [embedded post]

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Netflix Tops 277 Million Subscribers With Strong Q2 Gain, Beats Earnings Forecasts

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Reuters:

Netflix added 8M subscribers in Q2 vs. 5M est., as it benefited from a crackdown on password-sharing and popular titles like Bridgerton and Baby Reindeer— Netflix (NFLX.O) said on Thursday it added more than 8 million subscribers in its second quarter as the streaming service benefited …

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The Ankler, The Media Leader, The Hollywood Reporter, The Desk, The Guardian, The Streamable, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, IndieWire, Deadline and Media Play News

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Sean McNulty /
The Ankler: ☀️NETFLIX Adds 8M Subscribers, Wall Street: ‘Whatevs’

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Netflix Adds 8M Subscribers As It Grows Streaming Lead on Rivals

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Netflix adds 8 million global subscribers during Q2 2024

Lauren Aratani /
The Guardian: Netflix adds 8 million subscribers due in part to success of Baby Reindeer and Bridgerton

David Satin /
The Streamable: Netflix Added 8 Million Subscribers in Q2 2024, Now at Nearly 278 Million

Tony Maglio /
IndieWire: Netflix Added 8 Million Subscribers from April to June The Hollywood Reporter:

Peter Naylor, Netflix VP of ad sales since August 2022, is leaving, and the company will hire a head of US and Canada ad sales to fill his spot— The executive has been at the streaming giant since August 2022. … Naylor has been at Netflix since August 2022.

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Variety, @pkafka, Next TV, @pkafka, TVNewsCheck, The Information, Ad Age, Adweek and Deadline, more at Techmeme »

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Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Peter Naylor is Latest Senior Ad-Sales Executive to Exit Netflix

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Peter Naylor, one of two execs Netflix hired from Snapchat to boot up its ad business in 2022, is out. Jeremi Gorman, the other snap hire, only lasted a year. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Naylor has a long digital ad track record and was onstage for Netflix at its upfront this spring and was schmoozing for them at Cannes last month. Netflix hasn't named a successor.

Jon Lafayette /
Next TV: Another Senior Executive Leaves as Netflix Says Ad Business Won't Be a ‘Primary Revenue Driver’ in 2025

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Amy Reinhard who runs ads for Netflix, was previously running studio operations for the streamer and didn't have any ad experience prior to taking the job.

Brian Steinberg /
TVNewsCheck: Peter Naylor Is Latest Senior Ad-Sales Executive To Exit Netflix

Sahil Patel /
The Information: Top Netflix Ad Exec Peter Naylor to Exit

Garett Sloane /
Ad Age: Netflix's ad sales shakeup—what Peter Naylor's departure means for its business

Bill Bradley /
Adweek: Netflix Ad Sales VP Peter Naylor Shockingly Exits Streamer

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Netflix Ad Exec Peter Naylor To Exit The Wrap: Netflix says its ad tier now accounts for over 45% of all signups in the markets where it's available, and ad tier memberships grew 34% QoQ in Q2

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Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly /
Observer: After a Solid Q2, Netflix Is Preparing For a ‘Fast Ramp’ Into Live Programming

Wayne Friedman /
MediaPost: Netflix Reports First-Half Surge In Ads, Subscribers

Georg Szalai /
The Hollywood Reporter: How Long Can Netflix Keep Beating Earnings and Subscriber Expectations?

Mansha Daswani /
WORLD SCREEN: Netflix Reports 17 Percent Revenue Gain In Q2

Christopher Grimes /
Financial Times: Netflix earnings surge on boost from ‘Baby Reindeer’ and ‘Bridgerton’ @sharonwaxman: Wow, #Netflix - amazing results. The divide between legacy studios & this streamer just keeps growing: Netflix Q2 Profits Surge 44% to $2.15 Billion As Streamer Adds 8 Million Subscribers https://www.thewrap.com/...

Mark K. Miller /
TVNewsCheck: Netflix's Subscriber And Earnings Growth Gather More Momentum As Password-Sharing Crackdown Pays Off

Martin Peers /
The Information: Netflix's Advertising Cloud Looms Larger

Kendra Barnett /
The Drum: Netflix Q2 subscribers & revenue jump as streamer doubles down on burgeoning ads business

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Could A Price Hike Be Coming To Netflix Ad Tier? Co-CEO Greg Peters Doesn't Rule It Out, But Says Execs “Love” Being “Lower”

Rebekah Valentine /
IGN: Netflix Bracing for Subs Decline After Sustained Growth Thanks to Ad Tiers

Bruce Gil /
Quartz: Netflix's ad strategy is working

Daniel Frankel /
Next TV: Netflix Solidly Beats Revenue Forecasts With 17% Growth in Q2, Adds More Than 8 Million Subscribers

Alex Bitter /
Business Insider: Netflix had another blowout quarter

NBC News:

CrowdStrike reports widespread “BSODs on Windows hosts”, impacting thousands of PCs and disrupting TV broadcasters, including Sky News and NBC News— Major carriers, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, all issued ground stops Friday morning citing communications issues.

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George Kurtz /
@george_kurtz: CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted. This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed. We

Julia Kollewe /
The Guardian: CrowdStrike Windows IT outage: Microsoft software update causes chaos with transport, banks and businesses

Michael Grothaus /
Fast Company: Windows CrowdStrike outage update: Blue screen of death, list of services down today, timeline for fix, what to know

Jamie Phillips /
The Sun: Britain faces a FAR worse threat than Microsoft's IT meltdown - ‘system failures’ are just the start of it, expert says

Louis Regan /
The US Sun: Times Square goes dark & blue screens halt work for millions as Microsoft outage 'exposes fragility of world's internet'

William Gavin /
Quartz: What to know about the massive global tech outage grounding flights, disrupting banks and more

Rhiannon Williams /
MIT Technology Review: How to fix a Windows PC affected by the global outage

Aidan Ryan /
@aidanfitzryan: Spokesperson for Audacy, owner of WEEI and Magic 106.7, says the company was affected by the global software outage Fri: “Like many companies around the world, we did experience issues as a result of today's outages. All of our stations were back up and running by 8:00 a.m. ET.”

David Rhodes /
@davidgrayrhodes: .@SkyNews have not been able to broadcast live TV this morning, currently telling viewers that we apologise for the interruption. Much of our news report is still available online, and we are working hard to restore all services.

Kevin Purdy /
Ars Technica: Major outages at CrowdStrike, Microsoft leave the world with BSODs and confusion

Kyle Barr /
Gizmodo: Chaos Reigns as Global Outage Breaks Everything from Airlines to Emergency Services

William Thornton /
al.com: Worldwide internet outage slowing flights at Alabama airports: What to know

Marc Cota-Robles /
ABC7: Departing flights from several SoCal airports resuming after being grounded due to tech outage

Alexander Martin /
The Record: CrowdStrike oopsie crashes Windows workstations across the world

Ryan Browne /
CNBC: CrowdStrike shares tank 15% in premarket after major outage hits businesses worldwide

Stan Schroeder /
Mashable: CrowdStrike, Microsoft break silence on the Windows outage disrupting the world

Julian Clover /
Broadband TV News: Broadcasters hit by Global IT outage

Troy Hunt /
@troyhunt: Something super weird happening right now: just been called by several totally different media outlets in the last few minutes, all with Windows machines suddenly BSoD'ing (Blue Screen of Death). Anyone else seen this? Seems to be entering recovery mode: [image] Variety: Sky News Off Air Briefly, Planes Disrupted During Global Microsoft IT Outage Linked to Cybersecurity Firm Crowdstrike New York Post: Flights grounded and travelers stranded — including at JFK and LaGuardia — after tech outage cripples banks and other companies around the globe

Sarah Grunau /
Houston Public Media: Global tech outage leading cause of flight delays at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport Friday morning

Tom Warren /
@tomwarren: CrowdStrike says “the issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed.” If only it was that simple. That fix requires the machines to be online, but they're boot looping due to CrowdStrike's faulty kernel driver 🤦 ♂️

Kristofer Noceda /
NBC Bay Area: Global technology outage: Flights impacted, businesses offline, what to know

Tom Warren /
@tomwarren: this isn't the first time that CrowdStrike's csagent.sys kernel driver has caused Windows BSODs. I'd imagine many executives are waking up this morning and immediately looking at moving away from CrowdStrike. It's very hard to win back trust after an event like this

Ben Lovejoy /
9to5Mac: Global IT outage takes down airlines, banks, 911 services, more; CrowdStrike to blame

Troy Hunt /
@troyhunt: If you're watching this unfold and aren't unfamiliar with the name “CrowdStrike”, they're a *massive* player in the security space and have billions of dollars of annual revenue. Their products include “EDR”, which is endpoint detection and response. Think of it as antivirus. @skysportsnews: Due to a global technical issue, Sky Sports News is currently unable to broadcast live. For all the latest sports news, scores and action, go to the Sky Sports app or website.

Sophie /
@netcapgirl: idk what's worse, that crowdstrike has kernel access to basically every system in the world or that airlines run on windows server

Trung Phan /
@trungtphan: The Crowdstrike engineer who pushed the update that caused the global IT meltdown, crashing Microsoft devices (BSOD), taking down government IT services in Australia, New Zealand and several US states while disrupting global banks, media and airlines (gonna be a crazy flying day) [image]

Dan Ladden-Hall /
The Daily Beast: Blue Screen of Death Plunges Airports and Banks Into Chaos

Jake Kanter /
Deadline: Sky News Falls Off Air, U.S. Flights Grounded Amid Global Tech Meltdown Linked To Microsoft

Bloomberg:

Podcasts seem to be recovering: Audacy's podcast business is profitable, iHeartMedia's and Acast's Q1 podcast revenue grew 18% YoY and 25% YoY, respectively— The dark days of financial and legal woes appear to be ending as the industry sees signs of revival — Hello, hello, and welcome back to Soundbite.

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Talking Biz News:

Fortune names Jim Edwards as its global news director to create “24/7 coverage across Europe, US, and Asia”; Edwards was Business Insider UK's founding editor— Fortune has hired longtime business journalist Jim Edwards to be is global news director. — He will start on Monday.

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Press Gazette:

In an interview, Metro executives say the free newspaper is now profitable in both print and digital, after it underwent a major restructuring in March 2023— Metro is growing commercially even as free London rival Evening Standard forced to reduce print output.

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Media Voices, Sofia Victoria Delgado on LinkedIn and Emily Shackleton on LinkedIn

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Sofia Victoria Delgado /
Sofia Victoria Delgado on LinkedIn: Metro.co.uk going from strength to strength 💪 Don't just take it from me banging on about audience, take it from managing director Richard Thomson …

BBC:

A Russian court convicts Evan Gershkovich of espionage and sentences him to 16 years in prison; Wall Street Journal calls the trial a “sham”— US journalist Evan Gershkovich has been sentenced by a Russian court to 16 years in prison on espionage charges, after a secretive trial decried as a “sham” by his employer.

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The Wrap, Business Insider, Voice of America, Mediaite, Reuters, Washington Post, Breitbart, Associated Press, TVNewsCheck, @davidfolkenflik, @kimzetter, freebeacon.com, The White House, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story, Newser, The Guardian, Bloomberg, Politico, Semafor, The Sun, NPR, Euractiv, CNN, @jaketapper, New York Times, @jrezaian, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, @jtoonkel, Reuters, @brettbruen, @maxseddon, Al Jazeera, @bbcstever, CBS News, Washington Examiner, Committee to Protect …, Fox News, The Daily Beast, Courthouse News Service and Talking Biz News

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David Gilmour /
Mediaite: BREAKING: Evan Gershkovich Convicted of Espionage in Russian Trial Dismissed by WSJ and US as a Sham

Robyn Dixon /
Washington Post: Russian court convicts journalist Evan Gershkovich, imposes 16-year sentence

Kirill Zarubin /
Associated Press: Russia convicts U.S. journalist of espionage after a trial widely seen as politically motivated

Charles Maynes /
TVNewsCheck: Russian Court Sentences U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich To 16 Years In Prison

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: WSJ chief executive and editor in chief issue statement on reporter's conviction by Russian court [image]

Kim Zetter /
@kimzetter: omg. Worst possible outcome for WSJ reporter charged with treason in Russia. Horrible The White House: Statement by President Joe Biden on the Sentencing of Wrongfully Detained American Evan Gershkovich

Georgi Kantchev /
Wall Street Journal: Falsely Accused WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich in Court for Hearing in Secret Russian Trial

Roxanne Cooper /
Raw Story: Russian court convicts WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich of espionage

John Johnson /
Newser: Russia Sentences American Journalist to 16 Years

Shaun Walker /
The Guardian: Russian court sentences US journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison

Mathias Hammer /
Semafor: WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich sentenced to 16 years in prison by Russian court

Ellie Doughty /
The Sun: WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich is sentenced to 16 years in Russia on trumped-up spying charges after sham closed trial

Charles Maynes /
NPR: Russian court sentences U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison

Georgi Gotev /
Euractiv: Russia's trial of US reporter Gershkovich moves quickly through secret witness testimony

Jake Tapper /
@jaketapper: It's Friday July 19, 2024. WSJ's Evan Gershkovich was detained by the Russian FSB Mar 29, 2023. 1 year & 111 days ago HE WAS JUST “CONVICTED” AND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS IN A SHAM TRIAL https://www.cnn.com/... JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME! FREE EVAN NOW! #IStandWithEvan [image]

Ivan Nechepurenko /
New York Times: Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Russian Prison

Jason Rezaian /
@jrezaian: This sentence is the cruel and obvious outcome of a ridiculous process. It's long past time to bring Evan, Paul Whelan and all American hostages home to their families. #IStandWithEvan https://www.cnn.com/... Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: 1 Killed, Several Wounded In Fresh Russian Attacks On Ukraine Regions

Jessica Toonkel /
@jtoonkel: It is outrageous that my colleague Evan Gershkovich was sentenced today to 16 years in a Russian prison for doing his job. Journalism is not a crime. It has been 478 days since he has been wrongfully detained. #journalismisnotacrime #FreeEvan @WSJ

Brett Bruen /
@brettbruen: This is the same country that just praised Trump's selection of #JDVance Might be a good moment for either of these men to condemn Moscow's jailing of an American journalist & demand his release...

Max Seddon /
@maxseddon: A court in Russia has sentenced Evan Gershkovich, the WSJ reporter arrested last year on absurd espionage charges, to 16 years in high-security prison. Russia rushed through the trial and didn't bother presenting public evidence. It may be a prelude to an exchange. Free Evan! [video]

Steve Rosenberg /
@bbcstever: A court in Yekaterinburg has convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich of espionage and sentenced him to 16 years in a high security penal colony. The trial has been dismissed as a ‘sham’ by US officials & the WSJ. [video] CBS News: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich convicted by Russian court, sentenced to 16 years

Jack Birle /
Washington Examiner: American reporter Evan Gershkovich sentenced to 16 years in Russian prison

Dan Ladden-Hall /
The Daily Beast: WSJ's Evan Gershkovich Gets 16 Years After ‘Sham’ Spy Trial

Mediaite:

Veteran cable news host Lou Dobbs, who made his name on CNN and then Fox Business, has died at 78; Trump announced his death on Truth Social— Lou Dobbs, the veteran broadcaster who made his name on CNN and then Fox Business as an icon of financial news, passed away at the age of 78 …

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Radio & Television …, CNN, Washington Post, @loudobbs, Variety, Broadband TV News, ComingSoon.net, @yashar, The US Sun, @mehdirhasan, @carolmswain, Los Angeles Times, NPR, Newser, @markjacobnews@threads.net, Next TV, Reuters, USA Today, CBS News, The Wrap, The Desk, New York Times, The Daily Beast, The Hollywood Reporter, TVLine, al.com, TMZ.com, HuffPost, The Independent, Washington Examiner, New York Post, Deadline, TVNewsCheck, Fox News, Talking Biz News and ABC13

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Ethan Shanfeld /
Variety: Lou Dobbs, Conservative Pundit and Former CNN Host, Dies at 78

Julian Clover /
Broadband TV News: US news anchor Lou Dobbs dead at 78

Disheeta Maheshwari /
ComingSoon.net: What Happened to Lou Dobbs? News Anchor Passes Away

Phil Towers /
The US Sun: Who is Lou Dobbs' wife Debi Segura?

Mehdi Hasan /
@mehdirhasan: For the record, Lou Dobbs was an election denier, a climate denier, accused Obama of being a foreigner, accused Romney of being a traitor, accused Antifa of doing 1/6, pushed antisemitic tropes about George Soros, and accused immigrants of bringing disease into the country.

Dr. Carol M. Swain /
@carolmswain: @clk657 He was a great mentor. We both got booted off CNN the same year.

Dr. Carol M. Swain /
@carolmswain: This deeply saddens me. I loved Lou's heart for America. He was a friend and supporter who gave me my first break on national TV. Thanks to Lou, I became a paid contributor for CNN's #LouDobbsTonight. We reconnected after the Harvard scandal. #LouDobbs https://www.mediaite.com/...

Alana Wise /
NPR: Lou Dobbs, the controversial Fox News host, has died

Mark Jacob /
@markjacobnews@threads.net: Lou Dobbs was primarily responsible for turning my dad into a person who demonized immigrants. It made no sense. One of my dad's best friends was an immigrant. But Lou Dobbs poisoned by father's mind. I never forgave Dobbs for that.

R. Thomas Umstead /
Next TV: Veteran Cable TV Journalist Lou Dobbs Dies

Kanishka Singh /
Reuters: Lou Dobbs, former Fox Business and CNN host, dead at 78

KiMi Robinson /
USA Today: Lou Dobbs, political commentator and former ‘Lou Dobbs Tonight’ anchor, dies at 78

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: CNN, Fox Business broadcaster Lou Dobbs dies at 78

Michael Levenson /
New York Times: Lou Dobbs, Former Fox Business Host and Trump Booster, Dies at 78

Matt Webb Mitovich /
TVLine: Lou Dobbs, Conservative Political Commentator, Dead at 78

Lydia O'Connor /
HuffPost: Fox Business Personality Lou Dobbs Has Died, Trump Announces

Justin Rohrlich /
The Independent: Trump announces former Fox Business and CNN host Lou Dobbs has died

Jack Birle /
Washington Examiner: Lou Dobbs dead: Trump announces conservative commentator's death at 78

Patrick Reilly /
New York Post: Lou Dobbs, iconic conservative pundit, dead at 78

Denise Petski /
Deadline: Lou Dobbs Dies: Conservative Political Commentator & Former CNN, Fox Business Network Host Was 78

Denise Petski /
TVNewsCheck: Lou Dobbs Dies: Conservative Political Commentator & Former CNN, Fox Business Network Host Was 78

Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: TV biz news anchor Dobbs dies at 78

The Record:

Bangladesh orders a nationwide shutdown of its mobile internet amid student protests that killed dozens of people to “ensure the security of citizens”— Authorities in Bangladesh have reportedly ordered a nationwide shutdown of mobile internet networks amid student protests …

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Sachin Ravikumar /
Reuters: Violence breaks out in London linked to Bangladesh protests

Arun Devnath /
Bloomberg: What Triggered Deadly Student Protests in Bangladesh?

Hannah Ellis-Petersen /
The Guardian: Bangladesh imposes communications blackout as protest violence continues

Marta Biino /
Semafor: Bangladesh bans public demonstrations in capital as deadly student protests escalate Associated Press: Internet and mobile services cut off in Bangladesh amid violent protests that have killed 28 people

Naman Ramachandran /
Variety: Bangladesh Internet in ‘Total Shutdown’ Amid Student Protests and Dozens of Deaths: ‘Things Are Really Turning Bad’

Niki Koswanage /
Bloomberg: Bangladesh Internet Goes Dark as Widening Protests Kill 39 SWAMY WORLD: Bangladesh students protest set fire to government buildings 39 people died and internet services shut down across the country New York Times: The Protests in Bangladesh — Demonstrators in Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital, on Thursday.Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Pranav Dixit /
Engadget: Bangladesh is experiencing a ‘near-total’ internet shutdown amid student protests

Shafiqul Alam /
Courthouse News Service: 32 dead in Bangladesh unrest, protesters set fire to state TV network

Washington Post:

Sue Mi Terry, wife of WaPo columnist Max Boot, has been charged with acting as an agent of South Korea; the indictment cites a WaPo column she wrote with Boot— Sue Mi Terry, a senior fellow for Korea studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, was charged with failing to register as a foreign agent.

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Fox News, The Daily Beast, @chuckrossdc, @reporterhal, @koryodynasty, @dfriedman33, @chuckrossdc, @leznver, @dfriedman33, CNN, US District Court, Southern District of New York, freebeacon.com, New York Post, Mediaite, @kevinrothrock@infosec …, Fox News, New York Times, Hollywood Life, Breitbart and WWD

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Fox News: Washington Post slaps editor's note on opinion pieces written by accused foreign agent for South Korea

Dan Ladden-Hall /
The Daily Beast: Ex-CIA Analyst Worked for South Korea in Exchange for Louis Vuitton Handbag: Prosecutors

Chuck Ross /
@chuckrossdc: NEW: WaPo Columnist Max Boot Accused Trump Figures of Acting as Foreign Agents. Now, His Wife is Accused of Working Covertly for a Foreign Government https://freebeacon.com/... @reporterhal: This is uncomfortable for WaPo, to say the least; national security columnist's wife accused of being international spy: Ex-CIA analyst accused of working for South Korean intelligence service https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Raphael Rashid /
@koryodynasty: Another wild piece about the analyst accused of spying for S. Korea. Except WaPo reveals that the accused, who has been their occasional op-ed contributor, is married to a WaPo columnist... who covers national security. Her latest was co-authored with him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Dan Friedman /
@dfriedman33: The think tank and op-ed parts of this indictment, I'd think, might worry a lot of DC pundit/scholar types. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]

Chuck Ross /
@chuckrossdc: “During the Trump years, Boot called for ‘ramp[ed] up enforcement’ of foreign agent laws to curb ‘foreign influence’ in American politics. The federal government has indeed beefed up enforcement of those statutes, but it may have hit closer to home than Boot expected.

Britt Robinson /
@leznver: This was not on my bingo card. Golden rule—never take the handbags. But on a serious note, there are so few women at the top of the Korea field, now there is one less. Very disheartening. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Dan Friedman /
@dfriedman33: Who could've imagined this op-ed headlined “South Korea takes a brave step toward reconciliation with Japan” was not 100% on the level? https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image] US District Court, Southern District of New York: Sealed indictment — The Grand Jury charges: INTRODUCTION + Li For more than a decade …

Chuck Ross /
freebeacon.com: WaPo Columnist Max Boot Accused Trump Figures of Acting as Foreign Agents. Now, His Wife Is Accused of Working Covertly for a Foreign Government

New York Post:
Glam ex-CIA analyst denies she's a South Korean spy, runs red light in cab to flee from The Post

David Gilmour /
Mediaite: Wife of Washington Post Columnist Max Boot Charged With Espionage By Justice Department

Kevin Rothrock /
@kevinrothrock@infosec.exchange: Sue Mi Terry, a senior fellow for Korea studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (and the wife of columnist Max Boot), has been indicted for failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Fox News:
Former CIA analyst charged for acting as secret agent for South Korean intel in exchange for gifts

Joel B. Pollak /
Breitbart: Wife of Never Trump's Max Boot, CNN Analyst and Washington Post Columnist, Indicted as Foreign Agent

Variety:

Fox Entertainment announces a restructuring of its operations that includes layoffs for about 30 people— Fox Entertainment has unveiled a restructuring of its operations that includes layoffs for about 30 staffers. — “While there are many exciting aspects to realizing our path forward …

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The Wrap, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter

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Nellie Andreeva /