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Google says the US DOJ's “radical and sweeping proposals” in the Search antitrust case risk “hurting” consumers, businesses, developers, and US competitiveness— The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today shared a broad outline of radical changes it may demand as part …
Discussion: MediaPost, Engadget, Fortune, Gizmodo, MarTech, CNN, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Hill, Silicon Valley Business …, Associated Press, PCMag, TechCrunch, Ori Sasson on LinkedIn, @adamkovac, @khushitavasant, @jason_kint, @eshumarneedi@threads.net, Adweek, @wkasel, @jason_kint, @balancecrafting, @adamkovac, ZeroHedge News, @adamkovac, Financial Times, Android Police, Jennifer Elias on LinkedIn, MPR News, 9to5Google, Investor's Business Daily, Business Times, Chamber of Progress, New York Times, The Verge, Bloomberg, Neowin, The Information and Ars Technica, more at Techmeme »

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Mariella Moon /
Engadget: The Justice Department could force Google to break itself up

Todd Feathers /
Gizmodo: DOJ Reveals Its Plan for Breaking Up Google's Search Monopoly

Anu Adegbola /
MarTech: Google blasts DOJ's ‘radical’ proposed breakup plan

Owen Klinsky /
Daily Caller News Foundation: ‘Remedying These Harms’: Federal Government Weighs Breakup Of $2 Trillion Tech Giant

Julia Shapero /
The Hill: Federal prosecutors eye asking judge to break up Google

Anthony Duignan-Cabrera /
Silicon Valley Business …: DOJ files another Google breakup proposal

Shawn Chen /
Associated Press: US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case

Kate Irwin /
PCMag: Android, Chrome May Split From Google in Antitrust Case

Ori Sasson /
Ori Sasson on LinkedIn: History has a way of repeating itself in the tech world. — The DOJ's recent move to consider breaking up Google echoes the antitrust ruling …

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: DOJ's Google antitrust remedy proposal is out - and as expected, DOJ chose the “remedy spaghetti” against the wall strategy. It floated a dozen remedies, many of which having nothing to do with Judge Mehta's ruling in the case.

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: Most egregiously, DOJ proposes that Google share its search query data and algorithms - its secret sauce, spent decades refining - with rival search engines. This is exactly the kind of “duty to deal” idea that Judge Mehta already rejected. [image] @khushitavasant: Google ought to be broken up, its businesses spun off, DOJ + several states just told a DC court in a high-level remedy framework as part of the search #monopoly suit. Technically, DOJ is “considering” it but I doubt DOJ will make U-turns in a final proposal in March 2025. [image]

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: There it is. Confirmation directly from the Department of Justice that divestiture of Chrome, Android and/or Play are all on the table as remedies to Google's antitrust abuses. US DOJ's remedies framework just posted. Their final proposal is due Nov 20th. /1 [image] @eshumarneedi@threads.net: ‪This is extremely radical and almost certain not to happen. That's all I'll say. ‬

Catherine Perloff /
Adweek: The DOJ Says Google May Need ‘Structural’ Changes to Undo Its Search Monopoly @wkasel: The @USDOJ_Intl case against @Google just dropped - with a framework for how they might approach this, and it's a 💣. Here is the link: https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ... 🧵.

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: lol. The Chamber of Google has weighed in on the remedies framework. This actually means DOJ hit the mark. ps it's absurd to suggest the list has “nothing to do with the ruling.” [image] @balancecrafting: DOJ wisely anticipates attempted noncompliance, so seeks an order to not destroy evidence, and to not retaliate against rivals - or anyone involved in remedies (presumably including whistleblower employees) Also good ban on Google owning competitors [image]

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: It's very clear that DOJ is starting broad, throwing out trial balloons to please the Google haters marching through DOJ's doors with far-out remedy ideas. If DOJ doesn't narrow their list, Judge Mehta will prob narrow it for them. https://x.com/...

Tyler Durden /
ZeroHedge News: US Antitrust Officials Consider Google Breakup As ‘Trustbusting Era’ May Return

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: The big headline is DOJ teasing “structural remedies” (i.e. breakup) for Chrome, Play, and Android. But the DOJ never charged Chrome's use of Google search default as monopolizing behavior. And Android aspects of ruling can be dealt with by behavioral/contractual remedies. [image]

Rajesh Pandey /
Android Police: The DOJ wants to break up Google, suggests splitting Chrome and Android

Jennifer Elias /
Jennifer Elias on LinkedIn: The DOJ has officially submitted its recommendations for remedies toward Google following its search monopoly ruling. …

Dara Kerr /
MPR News: Justice Department calls for sanctions against Google in landmark antitrust case

Abner Li /
9to5Google: Google says DOJ's antitrust remedies, like Android/Chrome spinoff, are ‘radical and sweeping’

Richard Lawler /
The Verge: A Google breakup is on the table, say DOJ lawyers

Karthik Mudaliar /
Neowin: The DOJ might force Google to spin off its search business

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Bloomberg:

Filing: the US DOJ lays out “behavioral and structural remedies”, including a breakup, for the federal judge to consider in the Google Search antitrust case— - Antitrust officials also mull making Google share search data — Justice Department proposes multiple options in historic case

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CNBC, Associated Press, New York Post, US District Court for the District of Columbia, News/Media Alliance, Harsh Singh on LinkedIn, Adweek, The Register, Quartz, Yahoo Lifestyle, New York Times, Reuters, @jason_kint, @vidushi_law, @progresschamber, @balancecrafting, @jason_kint, @mattdpearce, @jason_kint, @catherineperlo1 and Reuters, more at Techmeme »

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Jennifer Elias /
CNBC: DOJ indicates it's considering Google breakup following monopoly ruling

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: DOJ may seek Google breakup after landmark antitrust case victory: ‘Unlawful conduct’ News/Media Alliance: Statement: News/Media Alliance Applauds Department of Justice Remedies in Landmark Google Antitrust Lawsuit

Harsh Singh /
Harsh Singh on LinkedIn: The DOJ's consideration to break up Google following its monopoly ruling has many of us wondering about the real impact. …

Rocio Fabbro /
Quartz: Google might get broken up after its big antitrust loss

Alexis Keenan /
Yahoo Lifestyle: DOJ's Google breakup remedy puts tech world on notice

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: Seriously, if you're linking to Google's blog post spin in response to the Dept of Justice filing but not to the actual DOJ filing then you may want to check yourself or your Google funding. Here is the link to DOJ filing: https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ...

Vidushi Dyall /
@vidushi_law: Okay let's dig in. DOJ starting off with justifying an expansive “unitary framework” that consists of behavioral and structural remedies to “eradicate existing evils.” [image] @progresschamber: The Justice Department is swinging for the fences with its proposed remedies in Google's search antitrust case - including a potential company breakup. Check out our statement on DOJ's high-level proposal, which dropped tonight: https://progresschamber.org/ ...

@balancecrafting:
DOJ's high level initial remedies framework is out. Headers hint at ties to findings - Search Distribution And Revenue Sharing - Accumulation And Use Of Data - Advertising Scale And Monetization Plus - Administration, Anti-circumvention & Anti-retaliation https://www.courtlistener.com/ ...

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: Hat tip to Adam at the Chamber of Google for spending months making it clear to regulators that “choice screens” doesn't work for a monopoly brand used as a verb. It seems DOJ heard his advice.

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce: Notable for the news industry: Department of Justice is thinking about allowing publishers to opt in for being linked on Google Search while being able to opt out of Google AI summaries. [image]

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: It's a fairly broad, ten pages that starts by reiterating the findings of the DC Court and the duty to seek an order not only addressing the existing harms from Google's illegal conduct but - this is critically important - prevent recurrence going forward. /2 [image]

Catherine Perloff /
@catherineperlo1: The DOJ is arguing for ‘structural’ changes to address Google's monopoly in search (and also wants to limit Google's web crawler ability to ingest sites for their AI and limits to Pmax) Read more here 👇🏻 https://www.adweek.com/...

Jody Godoy /
Reuters: US mulling potential breakup in Google search case Wall Street Journal: US judges have little modern precedent to guide them on whether a breakup like the one the DOJ is proposing in the Google Search antitrust case is appropriate

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@wsjbusiness: U.S. antitrust enforcers haven't broken up a company in 40 years. Several cases, including two involving Google, could determine whether that dormant period comes to an end. https://www.wsj.com/...

Matt Novak /
@paleofuture.bsky.social: I like how legal experts pretend precedent is still a thing that's supposed to guide judges after all the bullshit SCOTUS has pulled. The norms respecters are playing by a very different set of rules. [embedded post]

Dave Michaels /
Dave Michaels on LinkedIn: I knew very little about antitrust before I started writing about it two years ago. Pretty much the only thing I knew was that antitrust law …

Tom Chivers /
Semafor: US government says it is considering breaking up Google Financial Times: The US DOJ's quest to end Google's long-standing dominance remains the stuff of fantasy, as whatever the courts may order, any real reckoning will take years

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Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: DOJ Considers Forcing Google to Sell Off Parts of its Business Including Chrome & Android to End Search Monopoly

Tyler Durden /
ZeroHedge News: Futures Drop On DOJ's Google Crackdown, China Plunge

Lukasz Olejnik /
@LukaszOlejnik@mastodon.social: Doesn't that FT op-ed sound rather absurd? Unpopular opinion: Today no web browser can finance itself on its own in a sustainable manner. Taking Chrome out of Google would not end well for security of web browsing. That's just a fact of nature. https://www.ft.com/... [image]

Jack Simpson /
The Guardian: Google faces US government attempt to break it up

The Hollywood Reporter:

Paramount's Shari Redstone backs CBS co-host Tony Dokoupil after execs criticized his work and says she lacks editorial control but “something needs to be done”— The mogul, who cut a deal to sell Paramount — including CBS — to Skydance earlier this year, weighed in on the topic on Wednesday.

Discussion:
Deadline, HotAir, @claytravis, Newsbusters, @coreypein.bsky.social, @hadas_gold, The Free Press, New York Post, Breitbart and New York Times

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Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Shari Redstone Defends CBS Anchor Tony Dokoupil's Interview Of Ta-Nehisi Coates - “I Frankly Think Tony Did A Great Job”

David Strom /
HotAir: Maoist Struggle Sessions at CBS

Curtis Houck /
Newsbusters: New Reporting Details CBS's Dokoupil Thrown into Struggle Sessions for Grilling Coates

Corey Pein /
@coreypein.bsky.social: “The comments from Redstone came during a panel at Advertising Week specifically focused on ‘using engaging content to fight hate.’” [embedded post]

Bari Weiss /
The Free Press: The Fallout at CBS Continues

Charles Gasparino /
New York Post: ADL defends anchor Tony Dokoupil after CBS News panned tense interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates over Israel

Paul Bois /
Breitbart: CBS News Bosses Knock Tony Dokoupil for Asking Ta-Nehisi Coates Tough Question on Israel

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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Tony Dokoupil's Q&A with Ta-Nehisi Coates was one of several moments that led to CBS execs criticizing him; source: Shari Redstone disagreed with execs

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Hadas Gold /
CNN: Shari Redstone says CBS leaders made ‘bad mistake’ with handling of Ta-Nehisi Coates interview fallout

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Shari Redstone Says CBS ‘Made a Mistake’ in Rebuking Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview: ‘Tony Did a Great Job’

Jill Goldsmith /
TVNewsCheck: Shari Redstone Defends CBS Anchor Tony Dokoupil's Interview Of Ta-Nehisi Coates

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: “I've been working with the CEOs. I've been working with the woman who does a lot of our diversity training, and I think we all agree that this was not handled correctly, and we all agree that something needs to be done.”

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Redstone says it was hard for her to go against her executive team but “ I think they made a mistake”

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Shari Redstone at AdWeek says she does not think Tony Dokoupil crossed editorial standards - she thinks Tony did a “great job” in the interview “frankly I was very proud of the work he did” and she has let him know that

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Packed house for @sarafischer's panel with Shari Redstone. Redstone said CBS made a mistake in the way it handled the aftermath of Tony Dokoupil's interview. “I frankly think Tony did a great job with that interview.”

Jonathan W. Gray /
New Republic: Ta-Nehisi Coates Corrects the Record

David Bauder /
Associated Press: When is an interview too tough? CBS News grappling with question after Dokoupil interview

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: CBS News won't discipline host after controversial Ta-Nehisi Coates interview about Israel

Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: CBS' Tony Dokoupil offers ‘regrets’ at teary staff meeting after grilling anti-Israel author

Zack Linly /
Bossip: CBS News Execs Admonish Tony Dokoupil's Discussion With Ta-Nehisi Coates On Israel And Palestine

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Less news, more happy talk: Why CBS News' reprimand of Tony Dokoupil is so ridiculous

Candace McDuffie /
The Root: In Leaked Audio, CBS Execs Admit Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview Was Handled Poorly

Evann Gastaldo /
Newser: CBS Addresses Controversial Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates

Emily Hallas /
Washington Examiner: CBS News criticizes anchor for pushing back against anti-Israeli Ta-Nehisi Coates

@dylanbyers:

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@brianstelter, @billybinion, @levinejonathan, @jeffjarvis, Fox News, CBS News, @dylanbyers, Adweek, Mediaite, @chsommers, @davidafrench, @billybinion, @frankluntz, @dylanbyers, New York Post, @colbyhall, @davidklion, @brianstelter, Adweek, @bariweiss, @dylanbyers, Washington Post, CNN, The Daily Beast and r/Journalism

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Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of CBS parent Paramount Global, conveyed to CBS executives that she disagreed with how the situation was handled and that she didn't believe the interview violated editorial standards.” https://www.wsj.com/...

Billy Binion /
@billybinion: This somehow keeps getting more ludicrous. People who are not on the left know that the bulk of media often asks biased questions & pushes a narrative. One reporter asks questions outside of that orthodoxy and we have trauma trainers & accusations of racism. It is beyond parody. [image]

Jon Levine /
@levinejonathan: This is like North Korea stuff [image] @jeffjarvis: Correct. It was a shocking attack, not an interview: CBS News exec says Ta-Nehisi Coates interview didn't meet standards https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Fox News: CBS' Tony Dokoupil expressed regret to ‘upset’ colleagues for tense exchange with anti-Israel author: Report

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: This morning, on October 7, CBS News leaders Wendy McMahon & Adrienne Roark told staff that the interview did not meet editorial standards for impartiality, though they declined to elaborate on how or why. When they tried to move on, CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan

Mark Mwachiro /
Adweek: CBS News Determines That Tony Dokoupil's Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates Did Not Meet Editorial Standards

Isaac Schorr /
Mediaite: Tony Dokoupil Is Being Ritually Humiliated for Asking the Wrong Person the Wrong Questions

Christina Hoff Sommers /
@chsommers: Lunacy at @CBSNews. Reporter @TonyDokoupil did his job and posed tough questions to Ta-Nehisi Coates about his anti-Israel screed. Dokoupil's questions made some staff uncomfortable. Now CBS is bringing in a “trauma trainer” to help everyone heal. What crap.

David French /
@davidafrench: Good grief. This is absurd. Tony Dokoupil conducted a fair, tough interview. It was quite civil. Plus, Coates is a grown adult and can handle a hard conversation. No person is entitled to softball interviews. No person should feel entitled to softball interviews.

Billy Binion /
@billybinion: This is kinda wild to me. Even if you disagreed with Tony Dokoupil's pushback, he challenged Ta-Nehisi Coates—substantively—to better explain his views. That is the point of journalism. The media's job is not to do PR for Coates and his book.

Frank Luntz /
@frankluntz: Ta-Nehisi Coates raised some thoughtful points, and Tony Dokoupil asked some thoughtful questions in response: https://www.youtube.com/... Can't we just leave it at that without getting a “trauma trainer” involved?

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: UPDATE: CBS News has invited self-described “mental health expert, DEI strategist and trauma trainer” Dr. Donald Grant to moderate conversation on this issue in an all-staff meeting tomorrow.

Piers Morgan /
New York Post: Walter Cronkite will be turning in his grave at this cowardly CBS attack on good journalism

Colby Hall /
@colbyhall: Tony Dokoupil and Ta-Nehisi Coates should be lauded for a tough but entirely civil conversation about a very difficult and complex matter. CBS News handwringing looks weak as hell from where I'm sitting.

David Klion /
@davidklion: This, from the Free Press editorial on the Coates/CBS controversy, is a stunning inverse of reality. Imagine living through the past year and thinking our side is the one with power. [image]

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: CBS News executives say last week's heated morning show interview with acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates, during which his new book was compared to “extremist” writings, did not meet the network's editorial standards. Story w/ @Hadas_Gold >>> https://www.cnn.com/...

Bari Weiss /
@bariweiss: CBS journalist @tonydokoupil did his job by asking tough questions. That's when the trouble began. Scoop (with audio recordings) of the fracas @CBSNews @CBSMornings in @TheFP: https://www.thefp.com/...

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: Crawford: “I don't even understand how Tony's interview failed to meet our editorial standards... I thought our commitment was to truth. When someone comes on our air with a one-sided account of very complex situation—which Coates himself acknowledges that he has—it's my CNN: CBS News says heated Ta-Nehisi Coates interview did not meet editorial standards after criticism

Corbin Bolies /
The Daily Beast: CBS Says Tense Tony Dokoupil, Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview Didn't Meet Its Standards

Wall Street Journal:

Analysis: among 200 politically focused TikTok accounts with viral posts, ~20% were news influencers, as news influencers take a bigger role in the US election— Move over, Lester Holt. Popular TikTokers are commanding huge audiences on social-media platforms. — “It's official,” the news report on TikTok declared.

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@azi

RELATED:
Pew Research Center: US adults on TikTok follow influencers and creators popular on social media but very few politicians, civic actors, or traditional media outlets and journalists

Discussion:
User Mag, Anchor Change …, Poynter, @pewresearch, @sippey.com, TechCrunch and Engadget, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:
Poynter: TikTok users are more interested in pop culture and entertainment than news and politics, study finds @pewresearch: On TikTok, the majority of accounts followed by adult users in the U.S. (59%) post about pop culture and entertainment. Content related to news (5%) and politics (10%) is quite rare by comparison. https://www.pewresearch.org/ ... [image]

Michael Sippey /
@sippey.com: I'm shocked. [embedded post]

Amanda Silberling /
TechCrunch: On TikTok, pop culture prevails over news and politics

The Atlantic:

Podcasters have become the mainstream media as the presidential candidates seek out large shows with friendly hosts and as legacy media brands lose influence— A conversation with Helen Lewis on how independent podcasters became the new mainstream — Kamala Harris is in the midst …

Discussion:
Washington Post, @theatlantic, Simon Owens's Media Newsletter, Vanity Fair and Fortune

Discussion:
@theatlantic: Kamala Harris is on a media blitz that includes the world of mega-popular podcasts. “Are we in a new era in which chats with friendly podcasters rival (or even overtake) traditional media interviews?” @loracorkelley asks @helenlewis in The Atlantic Daily: https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... [image]

Simon Owens /
Simon Owens's Media Newsletter: Welcome to the podcast election

Caitlin Dewey /
Vanity Fair: Donald Trump is a Wannabe Dictator and “Unserious Man,” Kamala Harris Says in Media Blitz

Press Gazette:

OpenAI's head of media partnerships says it does not currently intend to share SearchGPT ad revenue with publishers and “no one wants to read AI-generated news”— OpenAI's head of media partnerships has said the company does not currently intend to share ad revenue …

Discussion:
The Wrap and @tim_stevens

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Sean Burch /
The Wrap: OpenAI Media Chief Says Readers Reject ChatGPT Stories: ‘No One Wants to Read AI-Generated News’

404 Media:

A group of Wikipedia editors form the WikiProject AI Cleanup to “combat the increasing problem of unsourced, poorly-written AI-generated content” on the website— A group of Wikipedia editors have formed WikiProject AI Cleanup, “a collaboration to combat the increasing problem of unsourced …

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@jasonkoebler.bsky.social,

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Jason Koebler /
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social: sorry, I should not have used the word “hallucinating” in the initial post - people using AI are fucking up wikipedia with fake shit that they are generating using AI or they are maybe earnestly trying to contribute but are using AI which is getting stuff wrong but I was running out of characters

Jason Koebler /
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social: Wikipedia is perhaps the greatest cross cultural cooperative collaboration in the history of humankind and it is getting fucked up with AI and is taxing the volunteer editors who are already spread thin with bullshit like this: [image]

Variety:

Memo: CNN executive Ken Jautz, who played a key role in running CNN and developing some top CNN personalities, is leaving by the end of 2024 after 36 years— Ken Jautz, a key senior CNN executive who played a critical role in both making the news giant run properly and developing …

Discussion:
The Wrap, TVNewsCheck and Deadline

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Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: CNN Executive Vice President Ken Jautz to Exit After 36 Years

Lucas Manfredi /
TVNewsCheck: CNN Executive VP Ken Jautz To Exit After 36 Years

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Top CNN Executive Ken Jautz To Depart At End Of Year

Deadline:

The UK government formally passes the Independent Film Tax Credit into law, with relief available for qualifying films starting October 30— The UK government has formally passed the much-talked-about Independent Film Tax Credit into law and relief will be available for qualifying films starting October 30.

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Advanced Television and London Evening Standard

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Colin Mann /
Advanced Television: Tax boost for UK film sector

New York Times:

The Authors Guild partners with startup Created by Humans to help writers license their books to AI companies; Walter Isaacson is an investor and adviser— Created by Humans, a company that aims to help writers license their works for use by A.I. companies, has struck a partnership with the Authors Guild.

ProPublica:

A once family-owned rural Ohio newspaper that is now owned by Metric Media plays a key part in an effort by fossil fuel interests to kill a proposed solar farm— Co-published with Floodlight and Tow Center for Digital Journalism … Reporting Highlights

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Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Fossil fuel interests are working to kill solar in one Ohio county. The hometown paper is helping.

Steven Monacelli /
@stevanzetti: This is some excellent investigative reporting

David Roberts /
@drvolts: A fantastic story from @propublica about how fossil fuel dark money — collaborating with a “local newspaper” that got sold to a RW national chain — is spreading disinformation to ward off a big solar project in Ohio. https://www.propublica.org/...

Miranda Green /
@mirandacgreen: Word tends to spread fast in Knox County, Ohio, but we found misinfo has spread faster. Residents who were used to conversations about Friday night football were bombarded with anti-solar messaging It turns out fossil fuel interests were secretly working to shape the convo

Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz: Phenomenal investigation

Miranda Green /
@mirandacgreen: My latest investigation: Fossil Fuel Interests Are Working to Kill Solar in One Ohio County. The Hometown Newspaper Is Helping. W/ @jsmithrichards & @acookiecrumbles https://www.propublica.org/... Ohio Capital Journal: Fossil fuel interests are working to kill solar in one Ohio county. The local newspaper is helping

Charles Ornstein /
@charlesornstein: Love the opening line of this story: “Word tends to spread fast in rural Knox County, Ohio. But misinformation has spread faster.” The Secret Playbook Behind Effort to Kill Solar in an Ohio County https://www.propublica.org/... @mirandacgreen @jsmithrichards

Samantha Bartram /
@samebartram: Holy shit my home town made @propublica!!! Thanks to the reporters for this clear-eyed accounting of how a crumbling media industry & handful of people w a shit load of oil & gas money set the perfect stage for misinformation & distrust to take hold: https://www.propublica.org/...

Charlie McHenry /
@CharlieMcHenry@connectop.us: Fossil Fuel Interests Are Working to Kill Solar in One Ohio County. Because of course they are. But in this case, the Hometown Newspaper Is Helping. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #GlobalWarming #FossilFuels #Solar #Ohio #FossilFools #EndFossilFuels https://www.propublica.org/...

HoldtheFrontPage:

Internal memo: UK publisher Reach tells staff that journalists “on a general shift” need to write “at least eight stories a shift” to help drive page views— Bosses at Reach plc have launched a drive to increase story count across its network of regional websites in a bid to boost online traffic.

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Charlotte Tobitt /
Press Gazette: Why Reach journalists are being asked to write up to eight articles per day

Joshi Herrmann /
@joshi: “If you're on a general shift and you're not on a job, it should be at least eight stories a shift.” Absolutely ridiculous expectation - bad for journalism and terrible for the mostly young journalists being asked to churn out content all day.

Joshi Herrmann /
@joshi: The biggest threat to journalism (way ahead of fake news etc) is reporters being given less and less time to work on stories, turning reputable newspapers into re-write shops. It reduces quality, hurts trust, makes earning reader revenue much harder and burns out staff.

Andrew Connelly /
@connellyandrew: @pressgazette This is churnalism, not journalism. And if your business model relies on treating your employees like battery hens then you deserve to be hounded out of the industry.

Kieran Doody /
Kieran Doody on LinkedIn: I'll say it again, simply churning out more content is not a sustainable way to boost page views (or ensure you are supplying valuable and trustworthy journalism) …

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: Quite telling that it never seems to occur in the calculus here that articles might get more views if they're good, rather than just if there's lots of them. @pressgazette: Regional press giant Reach has launched a drive to increase story counts across its titles, Holdthefrontpage reports. It reports on an email, sent by a senior Reach editor, suggests reporters should be writing EIGHT stories per shift https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/ ...

Jim Waterson /
@jimwaterson: Local news reporters at Reach outlets are told to publish EIGHT stories per shift in a bid to make up for clicks-per-article declining. This email from management is refreshingly honest - but the outcome isn't good for anyone. By @journalism_news: https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/ ... [image]

Simon Curtis /
@bifana_bifana: Anyone who has ever been commissioned to write something will know that being told to write “eight article per shift” is impossible, bar just thumping the keyboard and producing a word salad for the sake of it. Maybe produce one of quality and people will hang around to read it.

Luke Turner /
@luketurneresq: the race to the bottom... Reach sites are basically unreadable due to intrusive banners, while all that weird 'here's a blackhead being popped!' ‘Insurance!’ ‘Irrelevant celebrity news!’ 'You're 45 - and fat!' ‘Can you believe this gadget?’ affiliate stuff undermines their brands

Sarah Deech /
@londonette: I wonder if Reach has ever considered that trying to actually read a Reach article is one of the most painful, user-unfriendly things on the entire internet? The pop up ads make them virtually unreadable.

CNN:

The FCC's chairwoman says threats against stations for airing content that conflicts with government views “undermine the fundamental principle of free speech”— In a move that critics are calling a flagrant abuse of power, Florida's Department of Health is threatening …

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Emily Dreibelbis Forlini /
PCMag: Florida Deploys Mobile EV Chargers As Hurricane Milton Barrels Toward the Coast

Steve M. /
No More Mister Nice Blog: YES, BUT THAT INTIMIDATION OF CITIZENS HAPPENED OUTSIDE THE ACELA CORRIDOR, SO WHY SHOULD WE COVER IT?

Scott Lemieux /
Lawyers, Guns & Money: Chilling Effects — Mark Joseph Stern puts Ron DeSantis's threat to impose criminal penalties …

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: FCC Chair: Florida Government's Threat To Stations For Airing Abortion Ad Undermines Free Speech

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter@threads.net: In a move that critics are calling a flagrant abuse of power, Florida's Department of Health is threatening to bring criminal charges against local TV stations for airing a campaign ad about overturning the state's six-week abortion ban. Today the FCC chairwoman stepped in...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter@threads.net: The unusual warning from the Republican-controlled state agency prompted the Democratic chair of the FCC, @jrosenworcel, to issue a statement saying that stations should not be intimidated for airing political ads. — “The right of broadcasters to speak freely is rooted in the First Amendment,” Rosenworcel said today. …

Nathaniel Weixel /
The Hill: Florida health officials threaten television stations for airing abortion ballot campaign ad

Carl Gibson /
Alternet.org: FCC chair smacks down Ron DeSantis' ‘dangerous’ attempt to censor pro-choice ad

Emine Yücel /
Talking Points Memo: Latest Target Of DeSantis' Intimidation Project: TV Stations That Air Amendment 4 Ads

Gabrielle Russon /
Florida Politics: FCC warns Florida: Threatening TV stations over abortion ad violates First Amendment

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Florida's Department of Health sends a cease-and-desist letter to TV stations airing an ad supporting a pro-abortion amendment, calling it “false advertisement”

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Kevin Eck /
Adweek: FCC: Florida Health Officials Demand to Remove Pro-Abortion Ad ‘Undermines Principles of Free Speech’

Judd Legum /
Popular Information: Florida threatens TV executive with jail time for airing ad in support of abortion rights @sonnymarchbanks: The FL Dpt of Health has fired off a cease & desist letter to TV stations for airing pro-Amend 4 ads. The ad in question: A woman with brain cancer is shown in an ad describing how she found out she had a brain tumor while pregnant with her second child. https://floridapolitics.com/ ...

Pat Dennis /
@patdennis: When Republicans talk about how much they love Viktor Orban, they mean jailing people at TV stations who agree to run their opponents ads https://floridapolitics.com/ ...

Matthew Green /
@matthew_d_green: Apparently Florida TV stations that run ads supporting the abortion amendment are being threatened with prosecution by the government of Florida. We're heading into a dark time in America for free speech. I hope everyone is prepared. https://floridapolitics.com/ ...

Matthew Green /
@matthew_d_green: I mean actually prepared as in: you'll have to stop cheering for these people to win, and start thinking about how to communicate safely in the face of a hostile government. The Virginian-Pilot: Florida threatens to prosecute TV stations over abortion ad. FCC head calls it ‘dangerous.’

Emily Ramshaw Hartstein /
@eramshaw@threads.net: The Florida Department of Health is making an unprecedented legal effort to stop a local TV station from airing an advertisement in support of an abortion rights ballot measure. @shefali.luthra reports. https://19thnews.org/...

Liz Dye /
Above the Law: Florida Tries To Ban Abortion Referendum Ads Under Public Health Law That Regulates Slaughterhouses And Septic Tanks

Shefali Luthra /
The 19th: Florida is trying to block a TV ad about a woman with cancer who got an abortion

George Winslow /
Tv Technology: FCC Chair: Attempts To Prosecute TV Stations for Airing Abortion Ad Are ‘Dangerous’

Tessa Stuart /
Rolling Stone: DeSantis Seeks To Silence Brain Cancer Patient Speaking Out About Her Abortion

Alanna Vagianos /
HuffPost: Ron DeSantis Sends Ominous Threat To TV Station That Aired Pro-Choice Ad

Digby /
Digby's Hullabaloo: The Censorship Scam — Hey, remember when JD Vance weirdly went on about the Biden …

Ja'han Jones /
MSNBC: DeSantis administration warns local TV stations to remove ads about abortion ballot measure

Rhian Lubin /
The Independent: DeSantis administration threatens local TV station for airing abortion rights campaign ads

Financial Times:

The Independent's US editorial team increased by 40% in 2023 to about 50 journalists as it beefed up before the US election, and US visitor numbers rose by 20%— US plans follow acquisition of Buzzfeed's UK operations earlier this year — The Independent, the London-based media group …

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