Gannett names Caren Bohan as editor-in-chief of USA Today, effective immediately; Bohan has been serving as interim EIC since July (Josh Dickey/The Wrap)

Mediagazer: Gannett names Caren Bohan as editor-in-chief of USA Today, effective immediately; Bohan has been serving as interim EIC since July (Josh Dickey/The Wrap)

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New York Magazine says Olivia Nuzzi is on leave after admitting a personal relationship with a campaign figure; sources: the person is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.— “Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign,” the spokesperson said.
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New York Magazine: A Note to Our Readers — Recently our Washington Correspondent Olivia Nuzzi acknowledged …

Brian Stelter /
CNN: New York magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi placed on leave after disclosing RFK relationship The Guardian: Reporter Olivia Nuzzi on leave after alleged personal relationship with RFK Jr revealed

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: New York Magazine puts Olivia Nuzzi on leave after report of relationship with RFK Jr.

Katie Robertson /
New York Times: Olivia Nuzzi, New York Magazine Writer, Put on Leave Over R.F.K. Jr. Relationship

David Gilmour /
Mediaite: Corey Lewandowski Deletes Post About Olivia Nuzzi Relationship With Trump Ally RFK Jr.

Dan Ladden-Hall /
The Daily Beast: Trump Aide Quickly Deletes Tweet About RFK Jr.'s Relationship With Reporter

Christopher Hooks /
@cd_hooks: hello. my brain parasite and I have been watching you from across the table where you're conducting this interview and... we like your style [image]

Anthony /
@aklingus: unbelievable day for Being Online @dashdobrofsky: Olivia Nuzzi spent the last few weeks of her career attacking Biden for his age — despite him being the most effective President in recent history — while having an affair with his political opponent. More proof of how rotten and untrustworthy our corporate media has become.

David Darmofal /
@david_darmofal: So there was this reporter, Olivia Nuzzi, who was covering my campaign. [image]

Maria Theresa /
@mallapip: So, Olivia Nuzzi cheated on Ryan Lizza with RFK Jr. who cheated on Cheryl Hines in doing so, the same Cheryl Hines who has stood behind him proudly through all his recent assholery? Did I get that right?

Olivia Little /
@olivialittle: goodnight [image]

Jessica Ellis /
@baddestmamajama: Ok I know women's standards are low but I thought they weren't “lose your job to cheat with a man twice your age implicated in multiple animal corpse mutilations” low

Dan Diamond /
@ddiamond: have so many questions that, ironically, would be best answered by a NY Mag profile

Zach Silberberg /
@zachsilberberg: saw this making the rounds and was like, haha great stuff. and then i noticed who tweeted it [image] Variety: New York Magazine's Olivia Nuzzi on Leave for Alleged ‘Personal Relationship’ With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Mark Taylor /
@emarktaylor@mastodon.online: #USPol — Via ‪The Farmer Jones‬ ‪@thefarmerjones.bsky.social̷ 6; — · — 7m — “Romantic affair” is such good phrasing. Clandestine meetings. They shared wine (organic from unvaxxed plants.) He brought her gifts, mostly roadkill. — https://www.status.news/... …

Ken Robert /
@kenandpapernm@threads.net: “New York magazine on Thursday said its Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, is on leave after learning the star journalist had allegedly engaged in a romantic relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.” Oliver Darcy I feel like the writers of As the World Burns are doing way too much this season.

Tim Carmody /
@tcarmody.bsky.social: It is hard enough to enforce the rule that journalists — heck, everyone — should not enable and indulge the worst people; can we at least, starting now, no crossed fingers and no backsies, agree not to sleep with the worst people

Christina Warren /
@film_girl: Ok. So it's to look at this old tweet and laugh cos Kate Mara played the murdered journalist in House of Cards. But Kate Mara also played the drowned Kennedy date in Chappaquiddick. So what I'm saying is Kate Mara has to play Olivia in the Netflix series. [image]

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Olivia Nuzzi is on leave from @NYMag after disclosing a relationship with RFK Jr., @oliverdarcy reports: “Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign.” https://www.status.news/...

Katherine Krueger /
@kath_krueger: guess she could always get a job at the free press ❤️

David Brauer /
@dbrauer.bsky.social: For new arrivals [image]

Susan Rinkunas /
@susanrinkunas.com: This is gross and ethically wrong *AND* Nuzzi's Biden article alone didn't cause him to drop out. That was a decision that was obviously correct as he was clearly diminished and was going to lose to Trump. Thank u.

Patrick Reilly /
New York Post: Star political reporter Olivia Nuzzi on leave from New York Magazine over alleged romantic relationship with RFK Jr.

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce: the PR is PRing when the phrase “in nature” shows up alongside some vague adjectives

Gillian Brockell /
@gbrockell@threads.net: Left: NY Mag tonight. Right: Olivia Nuzzi in March

Molly Taft /
@mollytaft: ok sexting rfk jr is somehow even crazier

Christina Warren /
@film_girl: The original Olivia Nuzzi lore c/o @hunterw from 2013. Morgan was wrong, but she was also maybe hilariously right? https://talkingpointsmemo.com/ ... read the whole thing. It's still the most iconic accidental on-record convo of all time. [image]

Christina Warren /
@film_girl: @brianstelter @oliverdarcy If this is true, this is the most Olivia Nuzzi story of all time.

Susan Rinkunas /
@susanrinkunas.com: Reminder that she appeared to be friendly with Milo and professed deep admiration for Ann Coulter — deadspin.com/boy-do-i-fee... [embedded post]

Dave Levitan /
@davelevitan.bsky.social: I know it's maybe a bit perpendicular to this... news... but thinking again about the thousands of journalists capable of avoiding obvious ethical violations laid off the last couple years

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: NY Mag says star political reporter Olivia Nuzzi on leave after it learned of a romantic involvement with a subject of her reporting ⁦@oliverdarcy⁩ reports it's RFK Jr https://nymag.com/...

Joshua Holland /
@JoshuaHolland@mastodon.social: Did this affair with a candidate whose campaign was based largely on Biden's ostensible unfitness for office coincide with her big splashy NYMag piece about Biden's ostensible unfitness for office? — https://www.status.news/... #media #rfkjr #OliviaNuzzi #Election2024

Devin Nunes' Alt-Mom /
@nunesalt: BWAHAHAHAHAHA

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: Statement from @Olivianuzzi [image]

Amrita Khalid /
@askhalid: So happy I left this weird little town.

Molly Knight /
@mollyknight.bsky.social: Never forget. [image]

Brian Skinner /
@thebrianskinner@threads.net: Oh come on

Susan Rinkunas /
@susanrinkunas.com: Also this is Olivia Nuzzi's fiancé www.nytimes.com/2017/12/11/b...

Allison Winn /
@aswinn@threads.net: All I know is I'd thought that a certain reporter had totally gone off the rails in her recent TV coverage of Biden and Harris, and tonight's news now puts a lot of that in context.

Melissa DeRosa /
@melissadderosa: The conflicts of interest that run rampant throughout the press and go un(under)reported are truly astounding and validate the lack of trust that exists in the mainstream media

Nick Visser /
HuffPost: Olivia Nuzzi On Leave After Relationship With Former Subject, Reportedly RFK Jr.

Michael Luciano /
Mediaite: Olivia Nuzzi on Leave from New York Magazine After Romantic Relationship with RFK Jr.

Alex Konrad /
@alexrkonrad: an all time night for media group chats, the likes of which we may have never seen [image]

Brendan Duke /
@brendan_duke: Too god damn perfect. [image]

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin /
@ecmclaughlin …: Agree. It explains a lot. The most recent Trump piece was so wildly sycophantic I only made it through the first few paragraphs.

Kali Hays /
@kalihays1@threads.net: Lit-er-ally shrieked

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter@threads.net: Statement from @olivianuzzix: “Earlier this year, the nature of some communication between myself and a former reporting subject turned personal. During that time, I did not directly report on the subject nor use them as a source. The relationship was never physical but should have been disclosed to prevent the appearance of a conflict. …

Elrond Hubbard /
@danmitchell.bsky.social: Yes, very much so. It started around the beginning of the year. I love how both NY mag's unnamed spokesweasel and (ahem) “a source close to Nuzzi” tried to soften it by saying he was never a source for any of her stories after that, as if that were in some way a mitigating factor. [embedded post]

Renee DiResta /
@renee.diresta@threads.net: Another wtf moment in the saga of the bear-eating whale-decapitating brainworm-having antivax crank on the Trump Transition Team... 👀

Bald Ann Dowd /
@ali_sivi: olivia nuzzi doing challengers with rfk and his brain worm

Makena Kelly /
@makenakellyx@threads.net: this RFK JR. affair story would make a crazy essay in The Cut

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: A person with direct knowledge of the matter says the relationship between Nuzzi and RFK Jr. was emotional and digital in nature, not physical. Both sides have also said on the record that it was never physical in nature. https://www.cnn.com/...

Ross A. Lincoln /
The Wrap: New York Mag's Olivia Nuzzi on Leave After ‘Personal’ Relationship With RFK Jr

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “New York magazine on Thursday said its Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, is on leave after learning the star journalist had allegedly engaged in a romantic relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,” @OliverDarcy reports for STATUS https://www.status.news/...

Rebecca Falconer /
Axios: N.Y. Magazine reporter on leave after alleged relationship with RFK

Matthew J Donovan /
@matthdonovan: @kath_krueger lol h/t @devahaz [image]

Celeste Pewter /
@celestepewter.bsky.social: ... the absolute grossness aside, it's worth pointing out that Nuzzi's July story about Biden now deserves greater scrutiny. — I think we're all pleased and thankful for the shift to the Harris campaign, but it's now important we revisit her reporting and motivations.

Brian Vastag /
@brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com: lololololololololol — there are not enough lols in the world for this — https://www.status.news/... #journalism #journamism #eewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Yonette Joseph /
@yonetteajoseph@threads.net: Kennedy, who is married to “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star Cheryl Hines, is alleged to have boasted privately about the alleged relationship with the reporter. At times this year, Nuzzi staked out certain pro-Kennedy positions. …

Kelsey Atherton /
@atherton.bsky.social: Thrilled to learn whatever nightmare publication she'll land up at next. I'm guessing a pseudo-blog run through Substack which says it isn't a substack and is backed by the worst media cast-offs whose careers failed to survive contact with a functioning HR department.

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: >> @NYMag has published this note - expressing regret for “this violation of our readers' trust” - on its web site https://nymag.com/...

Walker Bragman /
@walkerbragman@threads.net: Why even become a journalist, honestly? Like, what did you want to do in that role? Because from where I'm standing, RFK Jr.—a member of one of the most influential families in America—is one of the nation's most dangerous, amoral cranks. … @GrimmReality@beige.party: It's been a while since I've been in the trade but, even putting rudimentary conflict-of-interest criteria aside for a second, I'm pretty sure a big unwritten rule is “don't fuck fascists.” — https://www.status.news/...

Tim Carmody /
@tcarmody: Who was the insult comedian who had the punchline “you BOTH could do better”?

Mark Jacob /
@markjacob16: Here's Olivia Nuzzi puffing up RFK Jr. in the New York Times in March. It has now been revealed that Nuzzi had a romantic relationship with RFK Jr. and New York magazine put her on leave after finding out. [image]

John DiLillo /
@johndilillo: if you have read her profile of RFK jr this is quite literally the most insane news of all time [image]

Joe Katz /
@joekatz45.bsky.social: So did Olivia Nuzzi write this article suggesting Joe Biden was mentally incapable of being president while in a romantic relationship with one of his opponents who was also making the case that Joe Biden was mentally incapable of being president? [embedded post] Fox News: New York mag puts reporter Olivia Nuzzi on leave for alleged ‘personal relationship’ with RFK Jr. The Hollywood Reporter: Olivia Nuzzi on Leave From New York Magazine Due to Alleged Relationship With RFK Jr.

New York Times:

A US FTC report on the data practices of Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six other companies finds “vast surveillance” of consumers to monetize their information— Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission finds.

Discussion:
The Guardian, Axios, Washington Post, Federal Trade Commission, NBC News, The Verge, Adweek, @mulvihill79, @ftc, @chesterj1, @wendyndavis, @senmarkey, @mattdpearce, @ftc, Los Angeles Times, How-To Geek, GovInfoSecurity.com, BleepingComputer, SiliconANGLE, The Register, TechCrunch, Android Authority, @BenjaminHCCarr@hachyderm.io, CBS News, ZDNET, MediaPost, Reuters, Engadget, Federal Trade Commission, @brucelawson@social …, @stefan@stefanbohacek.online, AdExchanger and @aram@aoir.social, more at Techmeme »

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Johana Bhuiyan /
The Guardian: Social media and online video firms are conducting ‘vast surveillance’ on users, FTC finds

Daysia Tolentino /
NBC News: Social media companies engaged in ‘vast surveillance,’ FTC finds, calling status quo ‘unacceptable’

Gaby Del Valle /
The Verge: The FTC says social media companies can't be trusted to regulate themselves

Brad Pareso /
Adweek: FTC Study Finds ‘Vast Surveillance’ of Social Media Users

Michael Mulvihill /
@mulvihill79: A blistering new FTC report out this morning details long-standing practices of consumer surveillance and privacy abuses by streamers and social media companies. Essential reading and long overdue. @ftc: Report recommends limiting data retention and sharing, restricting targeted advertising, and strengthening protections for teens 2/

Jeffrey Chester /
@chesterj1: Again & again, @linakhanFTC led FTC, with its on-point consumer protection division, peels back the commercial surveillance marketing apparatus which structures platforms & other US & global digital media. https://www.ftc.gov/...

Wendy Davis /
@wendyndavis: @linakhanFTC blasts behavioral advertising, says it “helped drive the creation of a multi-billion dollar industry specializing in tracking and collecting vast amounts of Americans' personal data.” https://www.ftc.gov/... [image]

Ed Markey /
@senmarkey: The @FTC's expert report makes clear: Big Tech companies “bury their heads in the sand when it comes to children using their services.” COPPA 2.0 will stop this willful blindness. Let's pass this critical legislation.

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce:

@ftc:
FTC staff report finds large social media and video streaming companies have engaged in vast surveillance of users with lax privacy controls and inadequate safeguards for kids and teens 1/ https://www.ftc.gov/...

Queenie Wong /
Los Angeles Times: Social media platforms engaged in ‘vast surveillance’ and failed to protect young people, FTC finds

Christian Zibreg /
How-To Geek: FTC Agrees Social Media and Streaming Services Surveil People

Sergiu Gatlan /
BleepingComputer: FTC exposes massive surveillance of kids, teens by social media giants

Maria Deutscher /
SiliconANGLE: FTC finds that social media, streaming giants engaged in ‘vast surveillance’ of users

Brandon Vigliarolo /
The Register: No way? Big Tech's ‘lucrative surveillance’ of everyone is terrible for privacy, freedom

Devin Coldewey /
TechCrunch: FTC report on predatory social media data hoarding hints at future regulations

Adamya Sharma /
Android Authority: All your paranoia about social media sites surveilling you is probably spot-on

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. /
@BenjaminHCCarr@hachyderm.io: #FTC Finds ‘Vast #Surveillance’ of #SocialMedia Users, including minors, collecting and sharing more personal information than users realized — Report is based on an investigation into #Meta, #YouTube, #TikTok data collection methods, how they track personal and demographic information, and the impact of these practices on minors from 2019 to 2020. …

Kate Gibson /
CBS News: Social media companies, video streaming services engage in “vast surveillance” of users, FTC says

Cesar Cadenas /
ZDNET: FTC report exposes massive data collection by social media brands - how to protect yourself

Lawrence Bonk /
Engadget: Sweeping FTC study finds that social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its users Federal Trade Commission: FTC Staff Report Finds Large Social Media and Video Streaming Companies Have Engaged in Vast Surveillance of Users with Lax Privacy Controls and Inadequate Safeguards for Kids and Teens

Bruce Lawson /
@brucelawson@social.vivaldi.net: FTC Staff Report Finds Large Social Media and Video Streaming Companies Have Engaged in Vast Surveillance of Users with Lax Privacy Controls and Inadequate Safeguards for Kids and Teens https://www.ftc.gov/... Report recommends limiting data retention and sharing, restricting targeted advertising, and strengthening protections for teens

Stefan Bohacek /
@stefan@stefanbohacek.online: “The F.T.C. said it began its study nearly four years ago to offer the first holistic look into the opaque business practices of some of the biggest online platforms that have created multibillion-dollar ad businesses using consumer data. …

Allison Schiff /
AdExchanger: FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Decries The Term ‘Surveillance Advertising’

Aram Sinnreich /
@aram@aoir.social: Kudos to the FTC for highlighting the prevalence and costs of surveillance capitalism but it would be even better if the federal government would acknowledge its own role as a top customer for consumer data. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Variety:

Netflix's most-watched licensed content in H1 2024: CoComelon led in TV series with 124M+ views and The Super Mario Bros. Movie led movies with 80M+ views— Not surprisingly, kids content continues to fare well — extremely well. No. 1 on the TV side is perennial preschool favorite …

Discussion:

Brendon Kleen /
Awful Announcing: ‘The Roast of Tom Brady’ was Netflix's most-watched comedy special of the first half of 2024 About Netflix: What We Watched the First Half of 2024 — Today, we're sharing our latest Engagement Report …

Julian Clover /
Broadband TV News: Netflix reveals most-watched shows of H1 2024

Jason Guerrasio /
Business Insider: The secret to a Netflix movie's success? Don't promote it.

Katie Campione /
Deadline: How Showtime's ‘Dexter’ & ‘Your Honor’ Performed After Landing On Netflix In The First Half Of 2024

Rick Porter /
The Hollywood Reporter: British Empire: U.K.-Produced Shows Rule Netflix in Latest Data Dump

Lars Lofgren:

How Forbes came to dominate Google Search results via Forbes Marketplace, a “parasite” SEO affiliate business in which Forbes only owns a minority stake— Are you sick of Forbes appearing in search results? — For topics that Forbes doesn't have any expertise in?

Discussion:
Talking Biz News, @ematt, @dannyashton, @blairmacgregor, @rebeccagill, @googlescrews, @josephrobison, @lenraleigh, @thatkatieberry, @lludwig, Ross Briggs on LinkedIn, @jasonjonesjoe, @dan_back, @kevinrod81, @talebkabbara, @kevinrod81, @ichbingisele, @goog_enough, @lukeluby, @guidetwit, @digitaldialect, @jalioralmiel, @davidu, @sebastian121461, @jeanneoliver, @mountainweekly, @nicholasgarren, @larslofgren, Boing Boing and Hacker News

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Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: How Forbes dominates Google search results

Matt Gibbs /
@ematt: This is why site rep abuse is not algorithmic and Google backtracked. If it was, all big sites that appear all over Google for anything and everything would be gone. Just like what happened to small sites with HCU. All that would be left are Reddit & Quora 😂

Danny Ashton /
@dannyashton: This is an incredible must-read post. Forbes' meteoric success has inspired every major media publisher to roll out their own parasite SEO program. Site reputation abuse is a problem that Google let happen.

Blair MacGregor /
@blairmacgregor: This was great and begs the obvious question: if a third-party outlet is producing content as “Forbes” but isn't *really* Forbes, then why is it accruing all of the benefits in Search of being Forbes? Has Google just not figured this out algorithmically? Or do they not care?

Rebecca Gill /
@rebeccagill: SEO has turned into a strange world. I miss the days of websites deindexed for hidden text. Life as an SEO was much simpler then. Do good, be rewarded. Do bad, be punished. Now it's a crazy land of changing direction from Google and the lowest quality content winning in SERPs.

Joe Robison /
@josephrobison: My speculation is that Forbes will get hit pretty hard 2 updates from now, but will then evolve again and restart the cycle.

Len /
@lenraleigh: Excellent article explaining how/why the @Forbes website is dominating Google search results! It is sad it has gotten this far. @thatkatieberry: 🎯🎯🎯 “To me, Forbes Marketplace looks like a completely different company where Forbes is a minority shareholder.” And yet it gets coddled by Google because it's associated with the name of a brand.

Larry Ludwig /
@lludwig: Great article about Forbes Marketplace and how it's dominating Google. https://larslofgren.com/...

Ross Briggs /
Ross Briggs on LinkedIn: I'm not a huge article sharer, but I think this is worth a read if you work in SEO or digital marketing. …

Jason Jones /
@jasonjonesjoe: @LarsLofgren In 2012 they called these sites content farms—only Forbes + others have learned to dress it up nicely unlike the sites hit by Google Panda in 2012+. Forbes and the like are too big for G to mess with (they must be in each others pockets in one way or another). Reputation abuse? @dan_back: Here is a fascinating read on the power of Google, rankings and how Forbes leveraged their long history & standing as a media company to become one of the largest and powerful affiliate enterprises around. Well written & researched piece by @LarsLofgren https://larslofgren.com/...

Kevin /
@kevinrod81: @LarsLofgren Also, the many SEOs who will say Forbes has built their reputation over the years. So now they can write about whatever they want. It's like saying because I read the Bible every day 10 years ago, I can now commit any crime I want every day because I have built my reputation.

Taleb Kabbara /
@talebkabbara: @LarsLofgren Google was unhappy with Forbes for doing that so Forbes struck in a deal and brought in Marketplace to bag the responsibility later on. Just trying to protect Forbes from any future problems in search. If the “subfolders” owned by Marketplace get nuked, Forbes will still

Kevin /
@kevinrod81: @LarsLofgren Guys like Mueller will still gaslight you saying they rank because their content is the best or their new term “helpful”.

Gisele Navarro /
@ichbingisele: “Forbes Marketplace is a Google heist of the highest order. It's generic, thin content with a single goal: rank to generate affiliate revenue. And Google has lapped their shit up.”～@LarsLofgren Meet the company running the Forbes Advisor show: https://larslofgren.com/... @goog_enough: In the past, I would have said that “SEO outsourcing” isn't what Forbes is known for, but that's clearly their specialty now. #googenough https://larslofgren.com/... [image]

Luke Luby /
@lukeluby: Part of me admires just how effective this has been. But the fact is, it's abusing #Google's algorithms and putting actual experts out of business. With the #HCU and similar updates, this could get worse. #SEO https://larslofgren.com/...

Tim Capper /
@guidetwit: Google has decided that Forbes is the authority in everything. Credit cards, cockroach removal, and getting too high from gummies. Forbes is now the dominant authority in damn near everything. And that is fucking absurd. https://larslofgren.com/...

Sophia /
@jalioralmiel: Forbes Marketplace is the biggest Parasite SEO site in existence. They've piggybacked off the Forbes brand for years now (since the original Forbes family sold out). And unfortunately Google has done nothing about it (despite admiting it's a major issue). https://www.shorturl.at/xzPtW

David Ulevitch /
@davidu: Sometimes you know something is true but you don't really know until you read it, and even then you can't believe it, but yet, there it is. Great detail and reporting on Forbes and Google from @LarsLofgren. This *should* be a @WSJ piece. https://larslofgren.com/...

Sebastian /
@sebastian121461: @LarsLofgren This is basically the same scheme as “taboola turnkey”, partnering with TIME and AP to write their affiliate content. https://finance.yahoo.com/... With Google just blindly pushing authority websites to the top, these collaborations seem inevitable. @jeanneoliver: Forbes is a scam. They are not experts in everything or even anything. They've figured out how to game Google to make oceans of money from gullible consumers. This is why search results are crap. https://larslofgren.com/...

Mike Hardaker /
@mountainweekly: @LarsLofgren When do we start calling out the real Bad character's here? The affiliate network's that are allowing this to happen in the first place, would be easy to say pump the breaks Forbes... but money talks

Nick Garren /
@nicholasgarren: @LarsLofgren The idea of “search” has been replaced with AI-powered “answers” and soon internet viewership will be heavily democratized. That said, @google seems to welcome their own demise, they can't see the forrest through the trees and it shows with the awful state of search. Here's a

Lars Lofgren /
@larslofgren: If you've wondered why Forbes appears EVERYwhere in Google now, it's because it has a parasite SEO program. The whole thing is insane: https://larslofgren.com/...

Mark Frauenfelder /
Boing Boing: Forbes' dirty little secret: Exploiting Google for massive profits

New York Times:

For marketers, ensuring brand safety on YouTube and other platforms has become difficult during the US election, as their ads appear next to inflammatory videos— Large organizations and brands saw their advertising dollars funneled to videos amplifying inflammatory narratives …

Discussion:
@tchambers@indieweb.social, TVNewsCheck and @lauren@mastodon …

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Tim Chambers /
@tchambers@indieweb.social: Not great look for YouTube: — https://www.nytimes.com/... TVNewsCheck: On YouTube, Major Brands' Ads Appear Alongside Racist Falsehoods About Haitian Immigrants

Lauren Weinstein /
@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org:

Bloomberg:

How Hot Ones host Sean Evans grew the YouTube show into one of the most popular talk shows in the world, using empathy, deep research, and an approachable style— Watching a celebrity ingest hot sauce is the hook, but it's Sean Evans' skill as an interviewer that keeps audiences coming back.

The Wrap:

Gannett names Caren Bohan as editor-in-chief of USA Today, effective immediately; Bohan has been serving as interim EIC since July— The six-year veteran of the paper was appointed interim EIC when Terence Samuel stepped down in July — Gannett has named Caren Bohan as editor-in-chief of USA Today …

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USA Today and @brianstelter

New York Times:

Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD— The Motion Picture Association has been wooing the company for years. The addition gives the group a lot more muscle.

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The Hollywood Reporter, Advanced Television, Los Angeles Times, Variety, The Wrap and Deadline

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Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Amazon Prime Video and MGM Studios Join Motion Picture Association

Colin Mann /
Advanced Television: Prime Video, MGM Studios join MPA

Christi Carras /
Los Angeles Times: Amazon MGM Studios is joining the Motion Picture Assn.

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: Amazon Joins Motion Picture Association

VentureBeat:

Amazon's Twitch is launching The Glitch, a “brand-customizable” game world in Fortnite, on September 20, with two brand partners having their own in-game worlds— Twitch has teamed up with Halo co-creator Alex Seropian's Look North World to create The Glitch, a brand-customizable game world in Fortnite.

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Brandon Doerrer /
Ad Age: How Twitch will work with brands on ‘The Glitch’

Colin Kirkland /
MediaPost: Twitch Launches Brand-Customizable Game In Fortnite

Chris Melissinos /
Chris Melissinos on LinkedIn: I am SO EXCITED to finally be able to talk about this! — Watching this go from concept to deployment has been so exciting! …

Patrick Moran /
Patrick Moran on LinkedIn: As a former Amazonian, it's a very personal and heartfelt moment of gratitude and accomplishment to have my start-up hired to develop …

Alexander Seropian /
Alexander Seropian on LinkedIn: This is something to pay attention to. When we started Look North World the promise was creating a new way to make games and build community. …

Jennifer Maas /
Variety: Twitch, Amazon Ads Launch Fortnite Game ‘The Glitch’ as New Marketing Opportunity for Brands Including Domino's, Peloton

Press Gazette:

The Economist introduces AI translations into French, German, Mandarin, and Spanish for Espresso, its budget-friendly, “snack-sized” journalism app— The Economist has deployed AI-translated content on its budget-friendly “snack-sized” app Espresso after deciding the technology had reached the “good enough” mark.

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Publishers Weekly and Ludwig Siegele on LinkedIn

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Emma Kantor /
Publishers Weekly: Here, There, and Everywhere: Conversations with Children's Book Translators

Wall Street Journal:

Memo: Disney plans to stop using Slack in most units by the end of 2024, after a hacking group leaked 1TB+ of its data, including 44M Slack messages, in July— The company said in a memo that most of its businesses would stop using the tool by the end of this year

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Richard Speed /
The Register: Disney kicks Slack to the curb, looks to Microsoft Teams for a happily ever after

Martin Peers /
The Information: KKR Grabs the Best of Axel Springer

Sal Rodriguez /
@sal19: Disney abandoning Slack, as reported by @RWhelanWSJ, is particularly notable to me considering Microsoft didn't start taking Slack seriously until learning in 2015 that Disney basically stopped using email bc of Slack, which I reported for Reuters. How times have changed!

Nick Percoco /
@c7five: Confused by the @Disney transition away from Slack to something else. If the reports online are accurate regarding what happened, it seems the root cause of the problem wasn't Slack but rather a security culture where installing games and game mods on a corporate computer is

Robbie Whelan /
@rwhelanwsj: Disney to stop using Slack, according to internal memo from CFO Hugh Johnston. The move comes after a hacking attack exposed huge trove of private company information in millions of Slack messages: https://www.wsj.com/...

Robbie Whelan /
Robbie Whelan on LinkedIn: Disney is breaking up with Slack, the popular workplace communications and project management software. …

Jameson Hardy /
Jameson Hardy on LinkedIn: Disney is making a strategic move by dropping Slack over data integrity concerns. While the decision seems significant, questions arise about the extent of its usage and the financial implications. …

Sarah Whitten /
NBC New York: Disney to ditch Slack following July data breach Business Insider: Disney is ditching Slack after hackers gained access, and some employees aren't happy. Read the CFO's memo.

Variety:

Study: revenue from premium VOD in India grew 38% YoY to $1.04B in H1 2024, driven by cricket; YouTube still makes up 92% of all online video consumption— Local content, especially live sports, were the dominant programming categories, across the country's ad-supported (AVOD) …

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WORLD SCREEN and Deadline

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Mansha Daswani /