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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: Advanced Television, New York Times, Adweek, @justinbaragona, Poynter, @sree, @brianstelter, The Hollywood Reporter, @thedailybeast@threads.net, @brianstelter, Mediaite, @digiphile@threads.net, @editorialiste, @deggans, @sherman4949, @wjcarter, @dylanbyers, The Wrap, @brianstelter, @pauljacobsmedia, TVLine, @johnberman, @brianstelter, Variety, @timmcguire, @brianstelter, New York Post, @brianstelter, Fox News, @sarafischer, @briancormier, The Hill, @brianstelter, The Daily Beast, TVNewsCheck, Deadline and Barrett Media

Discussion:
Advanced Television: Stelter back at CNN — Brian Stelter, the media reporter who left CNN two years ago amid differences …

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

Bradpareso /
Adweek: 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]

Tom Jones /
Poynter: Brian Stelter returns to CNN

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: Just in time for the election, indeed

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.

Charlie Nash /
Mediaite: Brian Stelter Returns to CNN

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

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!

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

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?

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

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

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

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

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Brian Stelter Returns To CNN As Chief Media Analyst, Reliable Sources Newsletter Lead 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:

Anubhav Chaudhry /
ComingSoon.net: What Happened to Donald Trump & Isaac Hayes? Song Controversy Explained

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

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

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

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

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'

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”

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tamal Kundu /
ComingSoon.net: Why Can't DirecTV Users Watch Disney's ABC & ESPN Channels? Dispute Explained DIRECTV: DIRECTV College Football Fans Sidelined by The Walt Disney Company on Opening Weekend to Force Them to Buy Other Disney Channels and Services

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

Financial Times:

Interviews with Sony executives, including CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, on why the company needed to shift its focus from distribution to the creation of IP and more— Tech group joins Netflix, Apple and Amazon in spending war as it targets greater share of $3tn entertainment industry

Discussion:
Advanced Television, Metro.co.uk and PlayStation LifeStyle

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, Engadget, TechCrunch, The Verge and Reuters, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Mariella Moon /
Engadget: Snap is testing a less confusing version of its app

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

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

Discussion:

Ian Fraser /
@ian_fraser: #GBeebies owner Paul Marshall poised to snap up the Spectator. Could he be an even worse owner than the Barclay family and Lloyds Banking Group? https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

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] @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/...

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

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

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— Video has become “the focus for everything” at The Sun over the past year with increased investment following the closure of TalkTV.

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/...

Digiday:

How Newsweek, The Hill, and Wirecutter are using Reddit Pro, AMAs, and other Reddit tools to build relationships with Reddit moderators and expand on the site— While it hasn't formally launched a publisher program, over the last 18 months Reddit has been steadily rolling out products …

Discussion:
Reddit Upvoted and Simon Owens's Media Newsletter

Status:

Source: CNN CEO Mark Thompson is in serious conversations with Josh Tyrangiel to hire him; Tyrangiel is currently a WaPo columnist and was Vice news chief— While news of Tyrangiel's potential hire is sure to excite many at CNN, it's not difficult to see how others at the network might not be so thrilled.

Discussion:
@justinling.bsky.social

Columbia Journalism Review:

How Business of Fashion, founded by a fashion outsider, became an industry staple with over 100K paying subscribers and an international staff of about 100— How The Business of Fashion became an unlikely insider's guide. — In January 2022, Glossier—a beauty blog turned beauty company …

Discussion:
@sophiefkemp and

Discussion:

Sophie Frances Kemp /
@sophiefkemp: i loved fact-checking this piece by haley mlotek — it's one of the hardest (and most fun!) pieces i've ever worked on. about fashion & power & capital & access https://www.cjr.org/...

Poynter:

A report from The Poynter Institute on the state of journalism, addressing trends in audience, trust, creators, local news, products, revenue, and innovation— Values Rising: Trends and traction in journalism and the news industry, a report from The Poynter Institute Summer 2024 Table …

Discussion:
American Press Institute, Poynter, @asharock, @poynter and Alex Mahadevan on LinkedIn

Discussion:

Tom Jones /
Poynter: The future is not all bleak: Poynter president Neil Brown talks about a new report on the state of journalism

Aaron Sharockman /
@asharock: Doom-and-gloom narratives in the journalism industry that cherry pick stories of vulture capitalists, job loss and print closures are incomplete or out of date, painting an inaccurate picture of a news and information ecosystem on life support. https://www.poynter.org/... [image] @poynter: Is the news industry on life support? A new Poynter report titled “On Poynt” suggests otherwise, offering a new look into the state of journalism by considering trends in product, audience growth strategies, AI and innovation. https://www.poynter.org/...

Law Dork:

Financial analysis: Reed O'Connor, a Texas federal judge overseeing X v. Media Matters, has at least three potential connections with Elon Musk-related entities— This past week, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor issued a ruling that had the result of keeping a lawsuit that Elon Musk's X Corp. brought …

Discussion:
@chrisgeidner, Techdirt, @chrisgeidner and @lawdorknews

Discussion:
@chrisgeidner: NEW: Judge Reed O'Connor, the Northern District of Texas judge overseeing X Corp.'s lawsuit against Media Matters, has an Elon Musk-entangled investment history. A Law Dork in-depth report: https://www.lawdork.com/...

@chrisgeidner:
I put a ton of work into this report, as I think it's important on a case level, judge level, and system level. Please, check it out. https://www.lawdork.com/...

@chrisgeidner:
On X Corp. v. Media Matters, Reed O'Connor, and Elon Musk. This is a story about a really concerning case and judge — and a system that barely seems to notice, let alone care. https://www.lawdork.com/...