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CNN:

Brian Stelter returns to CNN as chief media analyst, appearing on air, developing digital content, and serving as lead author of the Reliable Sources newsletter— Hello again, it's Brian Stelter — yes, really. — I am thrilled to share that I am returning as the lead author …
Discussion: New York Post, Fox News, New York Times, @justinbaragona, @wjcarter, @brianstelter, @sarafischer, @johnberman, @sree, @brianstelter, Mediaite, TVLine, The Hill, The Daily Beast, The Hollywood Reporter, @thedailybeast@threads.net, @brianstelter, @digiphile@threads.net, @editorialiste, @deggans, @sherman4949, @dylanbyers, The Wrap, @pauljacobsmedia, @brianstelter, Variety, @timmcguire, @brianstelter, @briancormier, @brianstelter, TVNewsCheck and Deadline

Discussion:

David Propper /
New York Post: Brian Stelter back at CNN 2 years after he was fired during network shakeup: ‘Yes, really’

Benjamin Mullin /
New York Times: Brian Stelter Returns to CNN as Chief Media Analyst

Justin Baragona /
@justinbaragona: What's old is new again! @brianstelter is returning to CNN as its chief media analyst and retaking the reins of Reliable Sources, which Oliver Darcy left last month. According to Stelter's note this evening, the newsletter will officially relaunch on Sept. 9. [image]

Bill Carter /
@wjcarter: Great move by CNN bringing back Brian Stelter, one of the best and most indefatigable media reporters ever to work the beat. Can't wait for Reliable Sources report to return 9/9. Sure it will invaluable as it always was under Brian and successor, Oliver Darcy. Welcome back Brian!

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Just in time for the election, indeed

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: Huge congrats to @cnn and @brianstelter — the best of the best. Can't wait to see you back in my inbox.

John Berman /
@johnberman: Patrick and I are both so happy!!! [image]

Sree Sreenivasan /
@sree: Happy birthday, @brianstelter! I guess you CAN go home again! Everyone should sign up new (old) newsletter, coming Sept. 9: https://cnn.com/... From @Erik_Hayden @THR https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Simply put, CNN feels like home. Those three iconic letters are magnetic. So it's time to get back to work...

Charlie Nash /
Mediaite: Brian Stelter Returns to CNN

Rebecca Iannucci /
TVLine: Brian Stelter Returning to CNN Two Years After Reliable Sources Cancellation

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Brian Stelter returning to CNN as chief media analyst

Erik Hayden /
The Hollywood Reporter: Brian Stelter Rejoins CNN

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: @Hadas_Gold ... ...and I experienced the news more like an everyday consumer. In doing so, I learned a whole lot about the attention economy and the information ecosystem. So this time around will be different, because I am different.

Alex Howard /
@digiphile@threads.net: I'm surprised: @CNNReliableSources is rebooted, with @BrianStelter back at the helm of the media industry newsletter, working with a team of reporters, & back on-air, as an analyst. Good news for all involved. Investing in media reporting is a positive signal of @CNN's direction. …

Andrew Nusca /
@editorialiste: we love a boomerang.

Alex Sherman /
@sherman4949: Does Chris Licht have a gif

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: #Scoop @PuckNews: Two years after his termination from CNN, former host and media correspondent Brian Stelter is returning to the network full time, per reliable sources. Formal announcement expected tomorrow. (Or today now!)

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Brian Stelter Returns to CNN as Chief Media Analyst and ‘Reliable Sources’ Author

Paul Jacobs /
@pauljacobsmedia: I realize I work in media, but it never made sense why @CNN cut @brianstelter It was a really good show that provided important insight into media coverage - especially important this election season when many outlets need to up their game.

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: I'm returning to @CNN in a brand new role as Chief Media Analyst. I'll be appearing on TV, developing digital content, and once again helming the Reliable Sources newsletter.

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: @Hadas_Gold ... and I was incredibly lucky to have time as a stay-at-home dad. In the hours when Sunny and Story were at school, I tried on a variety of other hats: Harvard fellow, BBC talking head, magazine writer. I wrote for 20+ outlets and learned about the ups and downs of freelancing...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: @Hadas_Gold ... And now I get to collaborate with them again. The Reliable Sources newsletter will officially relaunch on Monday. We're going to reimagine the digest and deliver what you value most. Everyone and everything is a source now. So what's reliable?

Brian Cormier /
@briancormier: This is great! The best news I've heard all day! A good day for Brians. 🙂 Congratulations, @brianstelter!!

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: We wanted Reliable Sources readers to find out first. So I wrote them a letter: https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ... [image]

Natalie Korach /
TVNewsCheck: Brian Stelter Returns To CNN As Chief Media Analyst & ‘Reliable Sources’ Author

Associated Press:

A district court judge orders Trump to stop using Isaac Hayes' Hold On, I'm Coming, pending further review; others have objected to Trump's use of their songs— A federal judge in Atlanta ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump and his campaign must stop using the song “Hold On, I'm Coming” …

Discussion:
UPI, New York Times, CNN, New Republic, Deadline, WXIA-TV, The Hill, The Daily Beast, Courthouse News Service, The Wrap, Rolling Stone, KVUE-TV, Billboard, Digital Music News, The Guardian, USA Today, Variety, HuffPost, Copyright Lately and Consequence

Discussion:

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Judge Says Donald Trump Campaign Has To Stop Using “Hold On, I'm Coming” Amid Isaac Hayes Estate Lawsuit

Meleah Lyden /
WXIA-TV: Attorneys for family of Isaac Hayes say judge orders halt to Trump campaign using 'Hold On, I'm Coming'

Sarah Fortinsky /
The Hill: Judge orders Trump campaign to stop using song 'Hold On, I'm Coming' ahead of lawsuit from Isaac Hayes family

Megan Butler /
Courthouse News Service: Trump campaign ordered to stop using 'Hold On, I'm Coming' after lawsuit from Isaac Hayes family

Raquel ‘Rocky’ Harris /
The Wrap: Trump Ordered to Stop Using Isaac Hayes Song 'Hold On (I'm Coming)' at Rallies

Jon Blistein /
Rolling Stone: Donald Trump Has to Stop Playing 'Hold On, I'm Coming' at Rallies, Judge Rules KVUE-TV:

Attorneys for family of Isaac Hayes say judge orders halt to Trump campaign using 'Hold On, I'm Coming'

Bill Donahue /
Billboard: Isaac Hayes Estate Wins Court Injunction Against Trump Campaign Over Use of His Song at Rallies

Richard Luscombe /
The Guardian: Trump ordered by judge to stop playing Isaac Hayes song at campaign rallies

Edward Segarra /
USA Today: Donald Trump's campaign prohibited from using Isaac Hayes song after lawsuit threat

The Wrap:

DirecTV's CFO says the company is prepared to let its carriage fight with Disney take “as long as it needs to”, and “fat bundles” of channels need to be trimmed— CFO Ray Carpenter says the channel distributor is ready to go “as long as it takes” for a fair deal

Discussion:

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: DirecTV CFO Ray Carpenter says service won't blink before next week's MNF game. “We're not playing a short-term game. We need something that is going to work for the longterm sustainability of our video customers. The resolve is there”

Anthony Crupi /
Sportico: DirecTV CFO: NFL Won't Dictate Terms of Disney Carriage Fight

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: DirecTV Says Disney Blackout Has No Easy Resolution, Even With NFL Season Starting

David Satin /
The Streamable: DIRECTV Lays Blackout Blame at Disney's Feet, Outlining Tactics in New Website

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: DirecTV CFO Ray Carpenter says timing of Disney's pulling signals was bsolutely orchestrated to put the most pain on our customers. DTV holding investor conference to discuss blackout with Disney.

Sean Keeley /
Awful Announcing: DirecTV sent letters to ACC, Big 12, and SEC to help with Disney carrier dispute

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: “This is not a run of the mill dispute,” says DirecTV CFO Ray Carpenter. It's about making sure the industry can survive. We hope Disney will partner with us on that, he said.

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: As Carriage Fight With Disney Continues, DirecTV CFO Calls For Pay-TV Bundle A Fraction Of The Size Of Today's “Bloated” Packages

Caitlin Huston /
The Hollywood Reporter: DirecTV Says It Will Fight “As Long As It Needs To” In Carriage Dispute With Disney

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: I think this is DirecTV's way of saying they aren't going to fall for a banana in the tailpipe.

Phillip McDonald /
The US Sun: ABC and ESPN blacked out from DirecTV with ‘no warning’ in Disney's latest schedule shakeup after contract disputes

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The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney pulls ABC, ESPN, and other channels from DirecTV in a major carriage dispute, a year after a dispute with Charter Spectrum led to channels going dark

Discussion:
The Desk, DIRECTV, The Streamable, ComingSoon.net, Fortune, WATN, Appleosophy, Rolling Stone, The Media Leader, The US Sun, Fast Company, MediaPost, Awful Announcing, Streaming Better, BGR, Axios, Fox Business, @lucas_shaw, New York Times, SGV Tribune, Bloomberg, Variety, TVLine and Los Angeles Times

Discussion:
DIRECTV: DIRECTV College Football Fans Sidelined by The Walt Disney Company on Opening Weekend to Force Them to Buy Other Disney Channels and Services

Matt Tamanini /
The Streamable: DIRECTV: Disney Blackout Not ‘Run-of-the-Mill Dispute’ Due to Price Gouging-Like Practices

Tamal Kundu /
ComingSoon.net: Why Can't DirecTV Users Watch Disney's ABC & ESPN Channels? Dispute Explained

Chris Morris /
Fortune: DirecTV is offering a credit to customers after the loss of ABC and ESPN. Here's how to get it

David Becker /
Appleosophy: Apple TV 4K users can stream three college football games in 4K on September 7

Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: Contract dispute leaves millions of DirecTV customers without Disney channels

Jim Sheridan /
The US Sun: Millions of NFL fans to miss huge Week 1 game along with tens of college games as ESPN and ABC banned from TV service

Michael Grothaus /
Fast Company: DirecTV-Disney dispute update: Companies blame each other as ESPN and ABC go dark at the start of football season

Wayne Friedman /
MediaPost: Disney Nets Go Dark On DirecTV, 11M Affected

Andrew Bucholtz /
Awful Announcing: SEC commissioner praises YouTube TV amidst Disney-DirecTV fight

Jacob Siegal /
BGR: Here's why you can't watch ABC or ESPN on DirecTV right now

Sara Fischer /
Axios: Disney networks go dark on DirecTV amid ongoing feud Fox Business: US Open, college football coverage pulled for millions of DirecTV customers over carriage dispute with Disney

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: Disney's TV networks are now dark on DirecTV, the third-largest pay-TV operator in the US. Tennis fans won't be able to watch the US Open this week. Expect a deal before the real headache: the start of the NFL season a week from Monday. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Benjamin Mullin /
New York Times: ESPN and ABC Go Dark on DirecTV in Feud With Disney

Luca Evans /
SGV Tribune: DirecTV-Disney dispute takes USC-LSU opener off the air for DirecTV customers

Christopher Palmeri /
Bloomberg: DirecTV Viewers Lose ABC, ESPN in Contract Fight With Disney

Cynthia Littleton /
Variety: Disney Goes Dark on DirecTV in Contract Fight Over Fees for ESPN, ABC, Disney Channel, Freeform and More

Claire Franken /
TVLine: ABC and ESPN Pulled From DirecTV Amid Carriage Dispute With Disney

The Guardian:

Sources: GB News investor and hedge fund tycoon Paul Marshall is poised to buy the Spectator for up to £100M in a deal expected to close by the end of the week— Hedge fund tycoon in talks with Telegraph owner RedBird IMI to acquire magazine for up to £100m

Discussion:
@peterjukes, Byline Times, @bylinetimes, The National, @josiahmortimer and @ian_fraser

Discussion:

Peter Jukes /
@peterjukes: Our own Mini Musk - a right wing oligarch (who made his millions in disaster capitalism and Brexit) wanting to now occupy our minds with his compliant media. Marshall likely to add the Spectator to GBNews and Unherd to his stable

Josiah Mortimer /
Byline Times: The ‘Bored’ Millionaire Buying up Britain's Right-Wing Media: Paul Marshall ‘Set to Buy’ The Spectator @bylinetimes: 🚨NEW🚨 The ‘Bored’ Millionaire Buying up Britain's Right-Wing Media: Paul Marshall ‘Set to Buy’ The Spectator ‘Tory bible’ set to fall into hands of tycoon who liked tweets about ‘civil war’ and ‘mass expulsions’ of migrants, reports @josiahmortimer https://bylinetimes.com/...

Hamish Morrison /
The National: Billionaire GB News backer ‘set to close Spectator buy-out’

Josiah Mortimer /
@josiahmortimer: 🚨NEW: The ‘Bored’ Millionaire Buying up Britain's Right-Wing Media: Paul Marshall ‘Set to Buy’ The Spectator ‘Tory bible’ set to fall into hands of tycoon who liked tweets about ‘civil war’ and ‘mass expulsions’ of migrants. My latest for Byline Times https://bylinetimes.com/... [image]

Press Gazette:

The Sun EIC says video has become the “focus for everything” at The Sun over the past year, as its YouTube-based political show Never Mind the Ballots returns— News UK says Never Mind The Ballots has achieved 30 million views since launch. — Video has become …

Discussion:
@mediaevan and @mrharrycole

Discussion:

Evan DeSimone /
@mediaevan: Sometimes I feel like we've been pivoting to video my entire life. https://pressgazette.co.uk/...

The Independent:

Russian court sentences journalist Sergei Mikhailov to eight years in prison for “spreading false information” about the Russian army in his newspaper Listok— Prosecutors convicted Sergei Mikhailov for “spreading false information” about the Russian army — Support truly

Discussion:
@mat_struwe, @mike_eckel, @rg_horvath, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, The Moscow Times and Al Jazeera

Discussion:
@mat_struwe: Sergei #Mikhailov was sentenced by fascist #Russia for doing his job as a #journalist: Reporting the truth about the abhorrend war crimes of the Russian Z-Nazis in #Ukraine. #Journalism is not a crime. #FreeThemAll

Mike Eckel /
@mike_eckel: Sergei Mikhailov, a publisher of a Siberian newspaper, was sentenced to 8 years in prison after a court found him guilty of distributing false information about the Russian military. He had written about the Russian army's war crimes at Bucha. https://www.currenttime.tv/...

Robert Horvath /
@rg_horvath: Another week, another draconian sentence for a Russian voice of conscience. Sergei Mikhailov, a journalist & democratic activist in Altai, has been sentenced to 8 years prison for condemning atrocities in Bucha & Mariupol. He joins 1,000 political prisoners in Putin's Gulag. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Siberian Journalist Gets 8 Years In Prison Over Articles About Ukraine War

Bloomberg:

In a letter, Evan Spiegel tries to rally Snap staff amid a 48% stock price drop this year, says Snap will test new ad formats in the chat inbox and on Snap Map— - Snap's stock is down almost 50% on ad business struggles — Social media app will begin testing new advertising formats

Discussion:
Snap Newsroom, TechCrunch, The Verge and Reuters, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Zaheer Kachwala /
Reuters: Snap to focus on growing ads business, augmented reality amid poor stock performance

404 Media:

The organization that runs National Novel Writing Month faces criticism after saying “the categorical condemnation of AI has classist and ableist undertones”— The organization that runs National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) declared condemnation of AI “classist and ableist …

Discussion:
VentureBeat, @swiftonsecurity, @jwilker@wandering.shop, Boing Boing, The Verge, @mikedrucker, @jeremypgordon, @mikedrucker, @katriaraden, @moniza_hossain, @scully1888, @greatcheshire, @swankmotron, @arumi_kai, @drwallkick, @ghostfinder, @eph__em__era, @ghostfinder, @cstegman, @djolder, @thatbeardoadam, @diannethewriter, @Rhube@wandering.shop, @keenan@social.lol and Little Green Hexagons

Discussion:

Carl Franzen /
VentureBeat: National Novel Writing Month's AI-neutral stance criticized by bestselling authors @swiftonsecurity: Refusing to acknowledge differences in ability, or the fact being less-skilled as a stage to be built upon not denied, is commodification of humanity so they can be replaced by convergent machine models, who do not suffer the differentiated growth and truth of actual personhood. [image]

John Wilker /
@jwilker@wandering.shop: Sad to see NaNo go out with one last gasp of being absolute shit. Not surprised though. — https://www.404media.co/...

Jess Weatherbed /
The Verge: NaNoWriMo is in disarray after organizers defend AI writing tools

Mike Drucker /
@mikedrucker: There is a roughly 99.99% chance @NaNoWriMo has sold the work of hopeful writers to AI companies. Anyway, have a great Labor Day!

Jeremy Gordon /
@jeremypgordon: Last week I smoked some pot with my buddy, and had 5-6 incredible ideas for a piece of writing; the next day I tried one out, and it seemed so bad that I considered quitting altogether. Then I went to sleep, and in the morning it read fine. AI could never replace this process

Mike Drucker /
@mikedrucker: 2010: “National novel writing month is fun chance for aspiring authors to get a creative boost and write their dream story! Powered by imagination!” 2024: “It is classist to criticize anyone who pays a monthly subscription to make an app plagiarize other people's writing.” @katriaraden: 1) gAI is based on exploitation and wage theft, it lines the pockets of 1% and destroys the environment 2) if NaNoWriMo is too overwhelming ppl can refuse to participate 3) knowing there's art I won't get to make in this lifetime makes the choices I make all the more meaningful

Moniza Hossain /
@moniza_hossain: Nanowrimo has been trash for quite a while now, but this is the final nail in the coffin of yuck. AI steals from artists and authors. It's not classist or ableist to condemn big corporations stealing from creatives, many of whom are poor and disabled

Chris Scullion /
@scully1888: According to NaNoWriMo, if you don't condone the use of generative AI to replace creative writing you're “classist and ableist”. Absolute pish, but then what would you expect from someone who had four chances to write a complete word and couldn't finish any of them

Lady Emily /
@greatcheshire: The weird downfall of Nanowrimo is one of those stories I've kept up with on my own over the last few years because they went from being a site you'd use for some fun writing challenges to having some of the most bonkers management choices around.

Bryan Young /
@swankmotron: I've been participating in @NaNoWriMo for like 15 years. The last few as a Municipal Liaison. After this, I don't think I can, in good conscience, be involved with the organization. We can all still write books in November and with our local communities, but we don't need this. @arumi_kai: #NaNoWriMo, the disgraced “write a novel in a month” platform that got exposed for alleged grooming, has now fully embraced using AI to write, even going as far to post an overly aggressive FAQ about it. Apparently it's ableist AND classist to be against AI. #WritingCommunity [image] @drwallkick: the funniest part of “you can use AI in nanowrimo” is the entire point of communal writing sprints is to learn to finish things and work through the parts that suck. adding chatGPT to it is basically saying “you only have to power through and finish things if you feel like it”

Adam Christopher /
@ghostfinder: Okay, good to know. First @NaNoWriMo ignored abuse and grooming, now they support AI. Don't do NaNoWriMo. You want to write a book? Awesome. Make a spreadsheet and track it yourself, and consign NaNoWriMo to the trash where it belongs.

E M /
@eph__em__era: hey @NaNoWriMo my streak's broken. i've been doing NaNo for 13 years, donated a lot, won every year, but after your issues with mods and now your bullshit AI policy* I'm not coming back thanks no thanks *the implication that disabled folk can't write without use of AI is AWFUL

Adam Christopher /
@ghostfinder: To be clear, @NaNoWriMo are anti-writing, anti-art, anti-creativity, anti-craft. They fully support generating 50,000 words of meaningless AI slop and uploading it to complete the challenge, and if you disagree you are the enemy.

Casey Stegman /
@cstegman: What [image]

Daniel José Older /
@djolder: Hello @NaNoWriMo this is me DJO officially stepping down from your Writers Board and urging every writer I know to do the same. Never use my name in your promo again in fact never say my name at all and never email me again. Thanks!

Adam /
@thatbeardoadam: If anyone is wondering why @NaNoWriMo is doing this, here are their sponsors... [image]

Stegosaurus Rex /
@diannethewriter: NaNoWriMo posted their new AI policy: https://nanowrimo.zendesk.com/ ... Their official position seems to be that it's ableist and classist to not support AI in writing.

Dr Ro Smith /
@Rhube@wandering.shop: I've deleted my NaNoWriMo account. They not only have a generative ‘AI’ sponsor, they're defending letting you use AI to plaigiarise yourself to 50,000 on the basis that disabled people need AI. — I have a cognitive disability that makes it very difficult for me to write and I am FURIOUS. …

Keenan /
@keenan@social.lol: The way all thoughts evacuated my brain, only to be replaced with a voice endlessly screaming: “FUCK. OFF.” — https://www.404media.co/...

New York Times:

A New Hampshire man is sentenced to 27 months in prison for harassing New Hampshire Public Radio journalists, including by vandalizing their homes— Tucker Cockerline was part of a group that prosecutors said vandalized the homes of a New Hampshire Public Radio reporter, her editor and her parents.

Discussion:
US Department of Justice: New Hampshire Man Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Harass and Intimidate Two Journalists

Amanda Holpuch /
TVNewsCheck: Man Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison For Harassing Journalists @fbiboston: As a result of an #FBI Boston investigation, Tucker Cockerline, of Salem, NH, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to stalk, harass and intimidate two @NHPR journalists. https://www.justice.gov/... [image]

Ava Berger /
The Boston Globe: N.H. man sentenced for conspiracy to harass and intimidate two NHPR journalists @SoGeneris@mastodon.social: @Mediagazer “Fierce criticism of the media is a standard part of Trump's rally speeches, prompting his supporters to turn toward the press section and boo, often while using a middle finger to demonstrate their distaste for journalists.” — https://apnews.com/...

American Crisis:

The NYT's article on Trump's and Harris' housing crisis policies is a particularly ugly example of the mainstream media's continued use of false equivalence— I once asked Jill Abramson, the former top editor of the New York Times, to name the best reporters she had ever encountered.

Discussion:

Michael Tomasky /
New Republic: The Media Are About to Help Trump Fail His Way Back to the White House

Kurt Andersen /
@kbandersen: Horrible NYTimes Pitchbot-level false-equivalence framing in the @nytimes. Harris would increase tax credits to affordable housing builders by $40B & give $25K to first-time buyers. One conservative economist objects. Vs Trump's non-plan: mass deportation & lower interest rates. [image]

Roberta Rakove /
@roberta_rakove: Harris has an actual housing plan to encourage affordable construction and provide support to first time buyers. Trump wants to deport immigrants which has zero impact. How are these two equivalent for the ⁦@nytimes⁩ . The whole paper is turning into a parody account. [image]

Bruce Bartlett /
@brucebartlett: Virtually every day the New York Times publishes another bothsidesism story. Today: Trump's and Harris's housing plans are equally bad. https://www.nytimes.com/... @jonathancohn: No, NYT, you do not need to even pretend that “mass deportations” is an affordable housing strategy from Trump. FFS. [image]

Jason Linkins /
@dceiver: First, this is insane on its face. More importantly, I can't find any example of Trump's deportation plan being framed by the campaign as a means of providing affordable housing. The Times just hands them this rationale to use, if they want, free of charge. New York Post: How mainstream media's lies of Trump made one author become an independent | Reporter Replay

Eric Deggans /
Eric Deggans on LinkedIn: Margaret Sullivan, former public editor of the New York Times, calls out newspaper for “false balance nonsense” in coverage of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris …

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Margaret Sullivan calls out a looney example of false equivalence in The New York Times

Damon Kiesow /
@dkiesow@threads.net: It daily becomes harder for NYT leadership to dismiss its critics as “activists” despite a curious lack of organizational introspection. https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/ ... @wdlindsy@toad.social: I appreciate that, as a distinguished and ethical journalist, Margaret Sullivan refuses to relent in her ongoing critique of the colossal failure of US corporate media at this critical juncture in history. She focuses on the New York Times. — I also think that her explanation of what's happening doesn't go nearly far enough: …

Nieman Lab:

Seven leading SEO experts and publisher audience strategists on changing their approach due to Google Search's AI Overviews, how it may impact traffic, and more— Google's generative AI search feature is here to stay, but will it actually impact how digital outlets do business?

Discussion:

Simon Owens /
@simondowens@threads.net: The digital director for New York Public Radio: “Though our off-platform audiences are still an important part of our strategy, we've doubled down on converting people to our O&O (owned-and-operated) platforms like our app and newsletters.” — The best way to do this is to publish longform, differentiated content on platforms you own. …

Glenn Gabe /
@glenngabe: Interesting quotes -> Here's how 7 news audience directors are thinking about Google's AI Overviews And I wrote a post on SER about the challenges with tracking AIOs in Search Console... See the quote below from one of the directors: https://www.niemanlab.org/... via @NiemanLab [image]

Steven Wilson-Beales /
@stevewbeales: A nice series of interviews by @decka227 on how newsrooms are thinking about Google's AI Overviews. https://www.niemanlab.org/...

Chris Brown /
@p0st_news: The elephant in the room here is that *if* AI Overviews results improve, and are based on reliable info, then they are a very good product which a large proportion of casual news audiences will use instead of news websites https://www.niemanlab.org/...

Andrew Deck /
@decka227: AI Overviews are here to stay. Google announced this month it had launched the search feature in six new countries. But are Overviews actually changing how news publishers do business? I asked seven audience directors and SEO experts for @niemanlab. https://www.niemanlab.org/...

Simon Owens /
Simon Owens's Media Newsletter: How Google could appease publishers with its generative AI

Bryan Flaherty /
Bryan Flaherty on LinkedIn: Whenever a platform, search or otherwise, makes a change it's right for news orgs to be worried about the impact. …

Associated Press:

Linda Deutsch, a trial reporter for the AP who covered Charles Manson, OJ Simpson, and other criminal and civil trials, died on September 1 at age 80— Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first drafts of history …

Discussion:
@etuckerap, @markzbarabak, @terryanzur, @menendezrand, @boutrousted, @greta, @rcallimachi, @juliepace, @mccartneyap, @jin_chohan, Society of Professional …, LAist, People, Deadline, @markgeragos, @mikeraphone, @pvercammencnn, @frankmottek, @asnowreports, @sfutterman, @marcosbreton, Newser, The Wrap, Associated Press and r/Journalism

Discussion:

Eric Tucker /
@etuckerap: One of the most legendary @AP journalists ever, an incredibly kind and gracious person, a gifted raconteur and a mentor to so many over the decades. She documented innumerable historic moments, including the most sensational trials of modern US history. https://apnews.com/...

Mark Z. Barabak /
@markzbarabak: Linda Deutsch was, as many have noted, a legend. Early in my career I competed against her, though “compete” is a generous way to describe it. (She AP, me UPI) She was tenacious. So talented it was scary — and amazing — to behold. Above all, a delightful human being. RIP

Terry Anzur /
@terryanzur: RIP Linda Deutsch. She was the reporter I wanted to be. A real-life Brenda Starr or Lois Lane, she could emerge like a super-hero from any courtroom, grab hold of a landline and dictate what her AP obituary called “glittering first drafts of history.” I know because I saw her do [image] @menendezrand: Linda Deutsch AP trial reporter: “You have to look at them from the human side and be compassionate and also know that some people really deserve punishment and they are bad people. But there's always two sides to every story.” https://laist.com/...

Ted Boutrous /
@boutrousted: Linda Deutsch was the best of the best trial reporters in history, a truly wonderful human being, a dear friend and client of mine, a legend. When she was covering one of my trials, the judge literally came off the bench to welcome her and told me to tell her all about the case.

Greta Van Susteren /
@greta: This breaks my heart...what a great reporter...she cared about facts. Linda Deutsch, longtime AP trial writer, dies at 80 | AP News https://apnews.com/...

Rukmini Callimachi /
@rcallimachi: A rich obituary of my former AP colleague Linda Deutsch, who inspired so many younger women (myself included) and who turned court reporting into a modern Greek tragedy https://apnews.com/...

Julie Pace /
@juliepace: Linda Deutsch was a force - an incredible journalist, an advocate for women in media, and a beloved colleague to so many at AP. We're so saddened by her passing. https://apnews.com/...

Anthony McCartney /
@mccartneyap: Saddened by the death of Linda Deutsch, AP's legendary court reporter. I worked with Linda on several stories and trials late in her career, and to say she was a masterful court reporter is an understatement. https://apnews.com/...

Jin Chohan /
@jin_chohan: Had the pleasure of interviewing Linda Deutsch 2 years ago. Such sad news hearing of her passing, we sat down for 3 hours speaking about her career and the MJ case. RIP 🕊 [image] Society of Professional Journalists: Longtime SPJ/LA member, AP court reporter Linda Deutsch dead at 80

Erin Stone /
LAist: Linda Deutsch, trailblazing AP writer who covered O.J. Simpson and Manson trials, dies at 80

Brenton Blanchet /
People: Linda Deutsch, AP Court Reporter Who Covered High-Profile Trials, Dies at 80: ‘A True Trailblazer’

Greg Evans /
Deadline: Linda Deutsch Dies: Longtime AP Courts Reporter Who Covered Manson, Simpson, Spector & More Was 80

Mark Geragos /
@markgeragos: #RIP the GOAT ⁦@LindaDeutsch⁩ “I like to say there is Linda Deutsch, and then there is everybody else...She is really a throwback to real journalism ... You can trust her, and she will be fair. She understands things, and she usually gets it right.”😢 https://www.yahoo.com/... @mikeraphone: We were fortunate to have Linda Deutsch speak to students on several occasions. Condolences to her family & friends 🙏 May she RIP 🙏⁦@ULVComms⁩ ⁦@ULaVerne⁩ ⁦@LindaDeutsch⁩ Linda Deutsch, longtime AP trial writer, dies at 80 | AP News https://apnews.com/...

Paul Vercammen /
@pvercammencnn: With aching heart I'm reflecting on the passing of one of the greatest in my profession, Linda Deutsch at 80. Saw superior reporting skills sitting next to Linda Phil Spector, O.J. Simpson Las Vegas trials, etc. #rip #journalism #reporting #lindadeustsch #communication [image]

Frank Mottek /
@frankmottek: Sad news here: A tremendous loss to journalism in #LosAngeles. Distinguished journalist Linda Deutsch, longtime ⁦@AP⁩ trial writer, has departed at age 80 -AP News #RIP #LindaDeutsch #journalism ⁦@SPJLA⁩ ⁦@KABCRadio⁩ https://apnews.com/...

Anita Snow /
@asnowreports: So long to one of AP's best, the inimitable Linda Deutsch. The AP trial writer had a front row to courtroom history, dies at 80 (from @AP) https://apnews.com/...

Steve Futterman /
@sfutterman: Me and my decades-long friend Linda Deutsch who has sadly died at the age of 80. She was a giant among giants in the world of journalism. Thanks ❤️ to Shoreen Maghame who sent me this picture which I had never seen before. It brought tears to my eyes when I saw it tonight. [image]

Marcos Breton /
@marcosbreton: RIP Linda Deutsch. Legendary courts reporter for @AP for nearly 50 years.

Mike Roe /