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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.
Discussion: The Wrap, New York Post, @kenandpapernm@threads.net, @film_girl, @susanrinkunas.com, @celestepewter.bsky.social, @davelevitan.bsky.social, @susanrinkunas.com, @renee.diresta@threads.net, @makenakellyx@threads.net, @atherton.bsky.social, @mollyknight.bsky.social, @danmitchell.bsky.social, @kalihays1@threads.net, @atrupar, @markjacob16, @susanrinkunas.com, @davidfolkenflik, @benmullin, @film_girl, @brianstelter, @melissadderosa, @johndilillo, @joekatz45.bsky.social, @brendan_duke and @brianstelter

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

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

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.

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]

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

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.

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

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.

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... 👀

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

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.

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

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]

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

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]

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]

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/...

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/...

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

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

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

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]

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

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, The Wrap, Los Angeles Times, Variety and Deadline, more at Techmeme »

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

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: Amazon Joins Motion Picture Association

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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/...

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. …

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

Lawrence Bonk /
Engadget: Sweeping FTC study finds that social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its users

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

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.

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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

@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/...

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 …

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

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Tim Chambers /
@tchambers@indieweb.social: Not great look for YouTube: — https://www.nytimes.com/...

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

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, Amazon Ads Launch 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 …

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

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 /
WORLD SCREEN: Indian Premium VOD Sector Tops $1 Billion In First Half

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.

Adweek:

A look at Erika Badan's plans as CEO of Food52: pivoting from mass retail, rebuilding content infrastructure, and launching a fresh slate of video programming— The two publishers share a business model but have vastly different cultures and commercial circumstances — Erika Badan understands the skepticism.

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Sean Griffey /
@seangriffey: Really great piece on Food52 which has become a shell of its past self. I'm encouraged for the first time in years because it sounds like they recognize again that content is critical in a content-to-commerce story. https://www.adweek.com/...

Mark Stenberg /
Mark Stenberg on LinkedIn: Exclusive: Food52 saw massive growth during the pandemic, but a downturn in demand, lack of clear strategy and unsustainable commerce model undid its gains. …

Simon Owens /
@simondowens@threads.net: Many sites that made big bets on driving commerce revenue via product recommendations are now struggling to grow and even seeing a decline in sales. This could be the result of too many publishers rushing into the space at once, or it's an early sign that generative AI is having a negative impact on product recommendation content. …

Simon Owens /
Simon Owens on LinkedIn: Many sites that made big bets on driving commerce revenue via product recommendations are now struggling to grow and even seeing a decline in sales. …

Mark Stenberg /
@markstenberg3: Exclusive: Food52 saw massive growth during the pandemic, but a downturn in demand, lack of strategy and poor commerce model undid its gains. Now, former Barstool Sports CEO Erika Badan is at the helm, aiming to find improbable success—again. For @ADWEEK:https://www.adweek.com/ ...

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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Martin Peers /
The Information: KKR Grabs the Best of Axel Springer Business Insider: Disney is ditching Slack after hackers gained access, and some employees aren't happy. Read the CFO's memo.

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

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

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/...

The Guardian:

A look at Intelligencer Today, a pro-Russian, anti-vaccine website with editorial board members tied to Trump and contributors tied to Kremlin state media— George Papadopoulos and others involved in Intelligencer, increasingly popular source of news in rightwing circles

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling /
New Republic: Trump's Surprising Ties to Another Russian Disinfo Scheme

Matt Bernardini /
@mattbernardini7: NEW: Ex-Trump adviser George Papadopoulos, a Pennsylvania fake elector, a woman linked to the GRU, and others, are helping to grow a Pro-Russia misinformation website https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Sue Stone /
@knittingknots2@mstdn.social: Ex-Trump advisers help to grow pro-Russia website that spreads misinformation | Donald Trump | The Guardian — https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Travis Gettys /
Raw Story: Bevy of Trump allies now working to promote Kremlin propaganda to U.S. conservatives

Brian Whitaker /
@brian_whit: @MattBernardini7 More background here about Papadopoulos and his Russian connections during Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. https://brian-whit.medium.com/ ...

Wendy Siegelman /
@wendysiegelman@mastodon.social: Ex-Trump advisers help to grow pro-Russia website that spreads misinformation — George Papadopoulos, his wife Simona Mangiante and others are editorial board directors of Intelligencer, a growing source of news in rightwing circles …

Laffy /
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social: Ex-#Trump advisers help to grow pro-Russia website that spreads misinformation — George Papadopoulos and others involved in Intelligencer, increasingly popular source of news in rightwing circles — https://www.theguardian.com/ ... @rvps2001@mastodon.social: 🇺🇸 Amid the recent crackdown on #Russian influence in American media, a group of former #Trump advisers and operatives have quietly helped build a pro-Russian website that frequently spreads debunked conspiracy theories about the war in #Ukraine, election fraud and vaccines. …

Wall Street Journal:

Amazon's new competition TV show, debuting October 30, will have entrepreneurs pitch judges, including Amazon execs; finalists' product will be sold on Amazon— In competition show, sellers compete in front of Amazon executives and celebrity judges — Coming soon: Amazon.com sellers duking …

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David J. Katz on LinkedIn and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »

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David J. Katz /