How reporting by Oregon's Malheur Enterprise on a rail project forced Malheur County to admit wrongdoing, pay a $40K settlement, and commit to more transparency (Nicole Slaughter Graham/Poynter)

Mediagazer: How reporting by Oregon's Malheur Enterprise on a rail project forced Malheur County to admit wrongdoing, pay a $40K settlement, and commit to more transparency (Nicole Slaughter Graham/Poynter)

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Variety:

Sources: Amazon Prime Video is in talks with veteran anchor Brian Williams to host a live Election Night special, its first entry into news-related programming— Brian Williams may have found his next TV-news job....except it won't be on traditional TV. — The veteran NBC News …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Mediaite, TechCrunch, DNyuz, The Hill, The Hollywood Reporter, @dylanbyers, TVLine, @hbraun.jackson@threads.net, @brianstelter, @stevemberkowitz@threads.net, @crumbler@threads.net, @bristei, @fivesilhouettes.bsky.social, @dylanbyers, @daveleebbg@threads.net, @mcbride.david.j@threads.net, @wagatwe.com and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: Brian Williams will cover election night in Amazon Prime's first foray into news

Phillip Nieto /
Mediaite: Brian Williams In Talks With Amazon to Host A Prime Video Election Night Program

Juliann Ventura /
The Hill: Brian Williams may host Amazon election night special

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Former NBC News Anchor Brian Williams in Talks With Amazon to Lead Election Night Special

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: SCOOP @PuckNews: Amazon has signed BRIAN WILLIAMS to anchor election night coverage on Prime Video, per sources familiar. This is Amazon's first foray into news and Williams' first return to anchor desk since NBC. Full details in the next IN THE ROOM: https://puck.news/...

Claire Franken /
TVLine: Brian Williams to Host Election Night Special on Prime Video (Report)

Henry Jackson /
@hbraun.jackson@threads.net: If this were the launch of a news program with a full staff that was going to stick around, I could see it. Streamers owe us news, we need to put that expectation on them. But Trump is already stating his plans to try to overturn a result that goes against him. …

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “If the project comes to fruition, it could mark the first entry into news-related programming” by Amazon Prime Video https://variety.com/...

Steve Berkowitz /
@stevemberkowitz@threads.net: I look forward to ads for Fallout, Thursday Night Football, groceries, 🧻 and healthcare mixed with state by state coverage.

Casey Newton /
@crumbler@threads.net: Brian Williams commentating next to a box showing you other elections you might like

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: Brian Williams set to vie for attention on Election Night with CNN, MSNBC, NBC News, CBS News, ABC News and Fox News with a live Election Night special that would stream on Amazon https://variety.com/... via @variety

Jaye /
@fivesilhouettes.bsky.social: Isn't this the dude that lied about being in a helicopter that was shot down in Iraq....? [embedded post]

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: Big signal here re: future of news on streaming... and remember that the streamers who say “we don't do news” are the same streamers who said “we don't do sports,” then went and got NFL.

David McBride /
@mcbride.david.j@threads.net: I guess that we don't know the full plan, but without a news bureau backing them, even great anchors are just blowing smoke. A great anchor takes input from reporters, photographers, researchers, producers, historians and analysts and delivers a coherent, informative and approachable picture of what's happening. … @wagatwe.com: just what's missing from election and news coverage! we don't hear enough from white male millionaires. [embedded post]

Variety:

YouTube blocks songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Green Day, and others in the US, after its music licensing agreement with performing rights organization SESAC expired— Songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Green Day, R.E.M., Burna Boy, Rush and many others are currently unplayable on YouTube in the U.S. due …

Discussion:
@teamyoutube: @claybitkid @claybitkid we hear you. our music license agreement with SESAC has expired without an agreement on renewal conditions despite our best efforts. for this reason, we have blocked content on YouTube in the US known to be associated with SESAC - as in line with copyright law

Stephanie Kaloi /
The Wrap: YouTube Blocks Songs by Adele, Nirvana, Bob Dylan and More Due to Legal Dispute @pearltearizzy: Approximately 1.1 million songs have been taken off YouTube by SESAC right now For those who don't know, SESAC is the organization that deals with rights to play music on public spaces and businesses. So far, this only affects Americans. [image]

Anthony Suszczynski /
@asuszczynski: A significant number of videos, including music videos, on @YouTube are currently inaccessible due to a licensing dispute between the platform and SESAC, one of the major music rights organizations in the U.S. The disagreement has led to widespread content blocks, frustrating [image] @Raccoon@techhub.social: @Techmeme — It's super weird, because I went on the official Green Day account earlier to listen to a song, and even the music video had been taken down. (This song was “Last Ride In”, which they used for the name of one of their 7-Eleven coffees for the American idiot anniversary)

Carly Thomas /
The Hollywood Reporter: Songs by Adele, Kendrick Lamar, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, More Blocked by YouTube Due to Legal Dispute

Richard Lawler /
The Verge: YouTube pulls songs from Adele, Nirvana, and others due to SESAC dispute

Poynter:

How reporting by Oregon's Malheur Enterprise on a rail project forced Malheur County to admit wrongdoing, pay a $40K settlement, and commit to more transparency— The Malheur Enterprise's dogged reporting and lawsuit forced the county to admit wrongdoing — and earned the paper a Poynter Prize

The Desk:

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes Senate Bill 254, which would have expanded the rights of journalists to tour state prisons and interview incarcerated people— Governor Newsom expressed concerns over allowing the press unfettered access to inmates, which he said could turn criminals into social media stars.

Discussion:
CBS News, @matthewkeyslive and Politico

Discussion:

Matthew Keys /
@matthewkeyslive: California Governor Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have given journalists unfettered access to state prisons and their inmates; in a veto message, Newsom said he was worried that significant media coverage could turn inmates into social media stars. https://thedesk.net/...

New York Times:

Q&A with John Oliver on why he doesn't consider himself a journalist, his frustration with HBO delaying putting his show's segments on YouTube, and more— Nobody is doing late-night comedy quite like John Oliver. Oliver first became known to U.S. audiences as the senior British correspondent for …

Discussion:

Amy Hunt /
@amyhuntindallas: @lourdesgnavarro ... This was such an amazing interview. John Oliver is the reason I have HBO. @lourdesgnavarro: Today on The Interview, we are coming to you in all the mediums including video! You can now watch our interviews going forward. Our video debut is with @LastWeekTonight host and creator @iamjohnoliver who was funny, thoughtful and very humble. https://www.nytimes.com/... @nytimes: “It's only funny if it's true.” John Oliver recently spoke about what he's learned in the ten years of making “Last Week Tonight,” why he doesn't consider himself a journalist and not giving in to nihilism. Read or listen to The Interview here. https://www.nytimes.com/... [video]

Michael Grant /
@michaelgrant_cj: John Oliver “Our stories are aggregations of incredible journalism. So it cannot function without journalism. We recheck it to make sure it's accurate or that it hasn't changed. But we're building this to make jokes.” https://www.nytimes.com/... @nytimes@threads.net: “Burn it down. Burn everything down to the ground.” John Oliver is known for his funny deep dives into societal problems on “Last Week Tonight,” and he's often shocked by how much worse things are than he originally thought. Read or listen to more on The Interview. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Daniel Paisner /
@danpaisner@threads.net: “... however much better it felt to watch it, it is depressing that it's this close. That's my aftertaste from it. That it's still this close when everyone can see what you can see in that debate. It's hard not to find that somewhere between depressing, infuriating and outrageous."@therealjohnoliver_ , on watching the HarrisTrumpDebate... @lastweektonight https://www.nytimes.com/... @attorneydad: This is such a good piece and I encourage you to take ~40 mins and listen to it. I'm fascinated with his process. I wish I could do all my appellate briefs that way. @cjsinner@threads.net: This interview with John Oliver was so good, fascinating to hear how/whether he thinks of himself as a journalist. He doesn't. BUT all of the feelings he talks about (if you remove the comedy) are *exactly* like being a journalist. … @_eileenie_@threads.net: Reading Lulu Garcia-Navarro's interview with John Oliver left me desperately sad that his weekly half-hour of truth is called entertainment, while the shit Mark Leibovitch pulls out of his ass in @theatlantic & punditing on @msnbc is called journalism. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Washington Post:

Meta will also block sharing of Ken Klippenstein's newsletter and other sources with the JD Vance dossier, citing foreign meddling and hacked materials policies— The platform blocked a journalist from sharing a purported research document on the candidate, mirroring its past controversy.

Discussion:
The Verge, @jason, @willoremus, @viacristiano, Business Insider, @willoremus@threads.net, Fast Company and Mediaite

Discussion:

Wes Davis /
The Verge: Meta blocks links to the hacked JD Vance dossier on Threads, Instagram, and Facebook @jason: I just scanned the JD Vance PDF. The version I looked at had all the personal doxing information removed (i.e. social security number, address, etc). So, it's the right call to block the version with personal information — 100%. Of the “redacted version,” it seems to be a

Will Oremus /
@willoremus: Elon Musk and Republican leaders have spent years decrying the previous Twitter regime's move to block the Hunter Biden laptop story under its hacked materials policy. Now Musk's X is blocking the JD Vance dossier in exactly the same way. Curious how they justify this..

Cristiano Lima-Strong /
@viacristiano: There's tons of nuance and distinctions here, but X and Meta acting on different policies underscores how thorny these calls on access to dubiously sourced or potentially revealing articles can be. Full story here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Cristiano Lima-Strong /
@viacristiano: NEW: Both X and Meta are cracking down on an article containing the purported Vance dossier that's been linked to foreign hacking — but under different rationales. (Sound somewhat familiar?) https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Cristiano Lima-Strong /
@viacristiano: Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, confirmed Friday it is also blocking users from sharing the newsletter under its policies against foreign meddling & hacked materials, and that it will block other sources containing the Vance dossier [image]

Katie Notopoulos /
Business Insider: Threads joins X in blocking posts to apparently leaked documents about JD Vance

Will Oremus /
@willoremus@threads.net: Turns out Meta is *also* blocking the JD Vance dossier across all its platforms, including Threads. Here's the latest on how the social media titans who said it was wrong to “censor” the Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020 are justifying doing the same thing to the Vance dossier today: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Chris Stokel-Walker /
Fast Company: Why X suspended journalist Ken Klippenstein for sharing a hacked document on JD Vance

Phillip Nieto /
Mediaite: Journalist Ken Klippenstein Suspended By X After Publishing Hacked JD Vance Dossier

RELATED:

The Verge:
X is blocking links to Ken Klippenstein's newsletter with a hacked JD Vance dossier and has suspended Klippenstein's X account for posting Vance's personal info

Discussion:
Jacobin, @gtbarry@mastodon.social, Axios, @sindarina@ngmx.com, HuffPost, Ars Technica, Techdirt, @eliothiggins, ComingSoon.net, New York Post, Reason, @thezedwards, @alibreland, @rmac18, @justinbaragona, @leahmcelrath, @rmac18, @emptywheel, @jessicalburbank, @pkafka@threads.net, Adweek, NBC News, @newrepublic@threads.net, @omimesis@mastodon.social, @BackFromTheDud@mas.to, New Republic, @oremus.bsky.social, @davekarpf.bsky.social, @Cyberpreppy@mastodon.social, @hn50@social.lansky.name, @digiphile@mastodon.social, Elizabeth Lopatto on LinkedIn, @passantino@threads.net, @mmasnick.bsky.social and Hacker News

Discussion:

Branko Marcetic /
Jacobin: For Ken Klippenstein, Against Censorship @gtbarry@mastodon.social: X blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier — X is preventing users from posting links to a newsletter containing a hacked document that's alleged to be the Trump campaign's research into vice presidential candidate JD Vance. The journalist who wrote the newsletter, Ken Klippenstein, has been suspended from the platform. …

Angrej Singh /
Axios: X suspends journalist who shared leaked Vance docs @sindarina@ngmx.com: “X is preventing users from posting links to a newsletter containing a hacked document that's alleged to be the Trump campaign's research into vice presidential candidate JD Vance. The journalist who wrote the newsletter, Ken Klippenstein, has been suspended from the platform.” …

Paige Skinner /
HuffPost: Journalist Banned From X After Publishing JD Vance Dossier

Jon Brodkin /
Ars Technica: Musk's X blocks links to JD Vance dossier and suspends journalist who posted it

Mike Masnick /
Techdirt: Quick Let's Watch Everyone Flip Sides On Twitter's Handling Of The Hunter Biden Laptop vs. The JD Vance Dossier

Eliot Higgins /
@eliothiggins: There's whole bot networks pushing Russian disinformation designed to interfere with the US election, yet they seem to operate without this level of intervention.

Anubhav Chaudhry /
ComingSoon.net: Why Was Ken Klippenstein ‘Banned’ From X (Twitter)? JD Vance Dossier Explained

Taylor Herzlich /
New York Post: X blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier, suspends journalist's account

Liz Wolfe /
Reason: More Vance Than Anyone Could Ever Need

Zach Edwards /
@thezedwards: X is locking accounts that link to the J.D. Vance report released by Ken Klippenstein. I assume they are locking all the accounts that linked to the old 2016 leaked docs too? Oh right, forgot this is a partisan network now. [image]

Ali Breland /
@alibreland: got temporarily locked out of twitter for posting about the jd vance dossier with a screenshot from his investments portion. it's not “private information” anymore [image]

Ali Breland /
@alibreland: notable how quickly they started enforcing the vance dossier given how diminished the moderation team is and how they often dont bother to handle a lot of things that otherwise violate the rules, or at least handle them quickly [image]

Ryan Mac /
@rmac18: There are parallels to the NYPost Hunter Biden laptop story. The key difference is Twitter prevented distribution of the NYPost story because it believed the material had been hacked (though it later turned out not to be.) In Klippenstein's case, it's been established that the

Justin Baragona /
@justinbaragona: UPDATE A Twitter/X spokesman told me that Ken Klippenstein was temporarily suspended for sharing JD Vance's personal information, specifically his home address and partial Social Security number. https://x.com/...

Leah McElrath /
@leahmcelrath: Musk also locked Ken's attorney's account:

Leah McElrath /
@leahmcelrath: The TOS are whatever Musk says they are, essentially.

Leah McElrath /
@leahmcelrath: I read through the table of contents of the JD Vance dossier. The information it contains appears to be all—or mostly all—part of the public record. It's hard to see how Ken violated TOS, especially since this entire platform is weaponized by foreign ICs.

Leah McElrath /
@leahmcelrath: So @kenklippenstein published the hacked dossier on JD Vance, and Elon Musk suspended his account: [image]

Ryan Mac /
@rmac18: The irony of this is that it appears X got rid of the page explaining its once existent “hacked materials” policy. So it's unclear why Klippenstein was suspended. https://help.x.com/... https://x.com/... [image] @emptywheel: Hey @elonmusk: Did you just suspend @kenklippenstein bc you like JD Vance more than Hunter Biden? @jessicalburbank: This is what happens when I try to click on @kenklippenstein's link to the JD Vance Dossier piece. Elon Musk, big free speech guy! [image]

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka@threads.net: For those asking: This is not the same as the Biden laptop story. But it does have echoes: Twitter (and others, including Facebook), *thought* the laptop story could have been a hack and leak, with good reason. But no evidence ever emerged that it was, and Jack Dorsey subsequently apologized for banning links to the NY Post story that used the material. …

Brad Pareso /
Adweek: Journalist Banned From X After Publishing Vance Dossier, Links to Material Blocked

Kevin Collier /
NBC News: Independent journalist publishes Trump campaign document hacked by Iran despite election interference concerns @newrepublic@threads.net: Independent journalist Ken Klippenstein was suspended from X shortly after sharing a leaked dossier on Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance. https://newrepublic.com/... @BackFromTheDud@mas.to: @Mediagazer Ay, Melon Husk has a variable definition of what “Free Speech” is.

Will Oremus /
@oremus.bsky.social: ingenious move by musk to go ham on the vance dossier while all the content moderation experts are locked up at a stanford trust and safety conference [embedded post]

Dave Karpf /
@davekarpf.bsky.social: I mean sure, I'm happy to point and laugh at Elon's hypocrisy here. — But I'm not gonna rally to the cause of engagement-bait. — Two things can both be bad for different reasons at the same time.

Dave Karpf /
@davekarpf.bsky.social: The Klippenstein thing is just raw Substackonomics: —Dude posts the Vance dossier, declaring “sure it's Iranian hackers but I'm a courageous journalist btw plz subscribe.” —bunch of people say “lol fuck yeah here's money.” —Elon suspends. —Next he'll say “I'm being silenced! plz subscribe!” [image]

Adrian Randall /
@Cyberpreppy@mastodon.social: It's Elon Musk's personal website. He owns it 100%. He can do whatever he wants with it. And he will never, ever let you use it in a way that threatens him or his allies. — https://www.theverge.com/... @hn50@social.lansky.name: X (Twitter) blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier — Link: https://www.theverge.com/... Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/ ... #twitter

Alex Howard /
@digiphile@mastodon.social: Today, X suspended @kenklippenstein after he published a dossier the Trump campaign compiled on J.D. Vance on his newsletter on Substack, citing a rule against “posting private info.” Verge reports X is blocking the URL, scrubbing it from search, & deleted their hacked materials policy. https://www.theverge.com/... …

Elizabeth Lopatto /
Elizabeth Lopatto on LinkedIn: seems familiar... https://lnkd.in/g4DCN5Zm

Jon Passantino /
@passantino@threads.net: A spox for X says: “Ken Klippenstein was temporarily suspended for violating our rules on posting unredacted private personal information, specifically Sen. Vance's physical addresses and the majority of his Social Security number.” — RE: https://www.threads.net/...

Mike Masnick /
@mmasnick.bsky.social: I am sure that Jim Jordan will be launching an investigation into Elon Musk's suppression of this leak about someone close to a presidential campaign this close to an election. — Right? — Or did that only apply to the Hunter Biden laptop? [embedded post]

Current:

NPR is making changes to Morning Edition and All Things Considered, including shorter stories, a broader range of topics, and a more conversational tone— NPR has begun making strategic changes to its newsmagazines in an attempt to reverse a trend in audience loss.

Discussion:
@jaycowit, @johnspurlock and @currentpubmedia

Discussion:

Jay Cowit /
@jaycowit: https://current.org/... this article makes me sad. not because NPR is trying, that's good! it's because it could have been written in 2007. Public radio *did* all these things the last 15 years, until execs stopped myriad shows and cultures that celebrated exactly these ideals.

John Spurlock /
@johnspurlock: 'More than two-thirds of NPR's broadcast audience is over 45, but only the over-65 portion has seen growth in the last five years, Chapin said. So NPR has begun “actively targeting” the 40-64 age group with these changes.' https://current.org/...

Wall Street Journal:

Comcast's European pay-TV company Sky sues WBD, accusing it of violating a 2019 deal giving Sky exclusive rights to shows, including a new Harry Potter series— European pay-TV operator Sky accuses Warner of violating co-production deal giving it exclusive long-term rights to shows

Discussion:
Deadline, AV Club, Financial Times, IndieWire, The Information, Variety, SlashFilm, The Desk, DNyuz, The Wrap, Bloomberg and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Dominic Patten /
Deadline: Warner Bros Discovery Slams Comcast-Owned Sky For Trying To Gain Contract “Leverage” With ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series Suit; WBD Ignored Deal, Euro Pay-TV Service Claims - Update

William Hughes /
AV Club: Comcast and Warner Bros. fighting over who gets to make Harry Potter show no one wants

Brian Welk /
IndieWire: Comcast's Sky Sues Warner Bros. Discovery Because It Wants in on Max's Harry Potter Series

Martin Peers /
The Information: Meta's Costly Reality

Ryan Scott /
SlashFilm: David Zaslav's Harry Potter HBO Series Is Already In The Middle Of A Lawsuit [UPDATE]

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Comcast's Sky sues WBD over long-term TV deal

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Comcast's Sky Sues Warner Bros. Discovery for Denying Partnership on ‘Harry Potter’ Series

Winston Cho /
The Hollywood Reporter: Comcast Sues Warner Bros. Discovery Over Refusal to Partner on ‘Harry Potter’ Series

Wired:

A profile of Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle, as the service fights existential battles over copyright, including from music labels like UMG— The web's collective memory is stored in the servers of the Internet Archive. Legal battles threaten to wipe it all away.

Discussion:
Rolling Stone, @lionblogosphere, @xerxesqados, @profwoodward, @glynmoody, @pete@social.coop, @deepakadk, @ronanbeckman, @knibbs, @neilturkewitz, @lacey9020, @towntopics2024, @jomc, @jawnsy@mastodon.social, @knibbs, @glynmoody@mastodon.social, @fight@mastodon …, Kate Knibbs on LinkedIn, @wired@threads.net, @Jayhoffmann@mastodon.social and r/technology, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:
@lionblogosphere: So sad that the Internet Archive Wayback Machine is going to be destroyed and turned off because of copyright lawsuits. Congress should do something ASAP. https://www.wired.com/... @xerxesqados: I know we've stopped calling artists sellouts for signing to major labels but we need to bring this back to anyone signed to UMG specifically If your label is trying to burn the Library of Alexandria you need to drop them or you're a scab https://www.wired.com/...

Alan Woodward /
@profwoodward: I've used the Internet Archive in some very important situations - it's demise would be a matter significant regret https://www.wired.com/...

Glyn Moody /
@glynmoody: The Internet Archive's Fight to Save Itself - https://www.wired.com/... destroying our main library of the digital past would be #copyright's greatest shame, and proof that it should go

Pete Ashton /
@pete@social.coop: I am occasionally asked why I download and save so much stuff. Part of it is habit and perhaps a mild psychosis, but mostly it's because I know there's a very good chance I won't be able to download it again in the future. — So yeah, I will always support the Internet Archive. https://www.wired.com/...

Deepak Adhikari /
@deepakadk: Wayback Machine (@internetarchive) is a repository of web pages that functions as an unparalleled record of the internet. It is one of the most important historical-preservation organizations in the world. Via @WIRED https://www.wired.com/...

Ronan Beckman /
@ronanbeckman: The Internet Archive has been a vital organisation in documenting the history of the Web. I have found it invaluable in accessing rare, out of print books. But their existence is in peril due to copyright lawsuits. I support them, but what is your opinion? https://www.wired.com/... @knibbs: Most of the headline-grabbing copyright battles over the past few years have been over AI. But the Internet Archive is fighting its own war over copyright—and it's in grave danger. https://www.wired.com/...

Neil Turkewitz /
@neilturkewitz: Kahle inadvertently exposes the fact that he still doesn't get it. He says “I think the copyright cartel is on a roll,” once again portraying his infringing conduct as a battle against “The Man” while wholly ignoring the fact that books have authors! 🤯🤬 https://www.wired.com/...

Messieurs Lacey /
@lacey9020: A very useful archive to get things that you have to fight for today, like old video game wav files. The Internet Archive's Fight to Save Itself https://www.wired.com/...

Eric Adams Crime Family /
@towntopics2024: 🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING NOW: 4 sources tell me 1st Dep Mayor Sheena Wright and Chancellor Banks hastily getting married this weekend in order to use Spousal privilege that protects private conversations between spouses and prevents one spouse from testifying against the other in court

Joanne Mcneil /
@jomc: Must-read reporting on how the Internet Archive struggles to survive. It's a crucial resource for me, and as I said in the story, many of the books I read through the Open Library are nearly impossible to access otherwise https://www.wired.com/...

Jonathan Yu /
@jawnsy@mastodon.social: “The combined weight of these legal cases threatens to crush the Internet Archive. The UMG case could prove existential, with potential fines running into the hundreds of millions. The internet has entrusted its collective memory to this one idiosyncratic institution. It now faces the prospect of losing it all.” …

@knibbs:
Earlier this month, I reported on how the archive lost its appeal in a lawsuit brought by book publishers. That's bad news for the IA, but there's a much bigger problem: Major music labels are *also* suing the non-profit, and the damages could run to the hundreds of millions

Glyn Moody /
@glynmoody@mastodon.social: The Internet Archive's Fight to Save Itself - https://www.wired.com/... destroying our main library of the digital past would be #copyright's greatest shame, and proof that it should go @fight@mastodon.fightforthefuture.org: “It's the time of Orwell but with corporations.” https://www.wired.com/... This is a must-read on the existential battle of @internetarchive — If you wanna take action after, we've got a list of things to do at https://www.battleforlibraries.com/ [image]

Kate Knibbs /
Kate Knibbs on LinkedIn: Most of the headline-grabbing copyright battles over the past few years have been over AI. But the Internet Archive is fighting its own war over copyright … @wired@threads.net: Its employees are some of its most devoted congregants. “It's a window into the late-'90s web ethos and late-'90s San Francisco culture—the crunchy side, before it got all tech bro. It's utopian, it's idealistic.” 🔗 https://www.wired.com/...

Jay Hoffmann /
@Jayhoffmann@mastodon.social: Apart from, you know, the web itself, the Internet Archive is one of the single greatest innovations of the information age. — This is tragic. — https://www.wired.com/...

Variety:

Memos: Scripps is “winding down” its linear national TV news business on November 15, resulting in ~200 layoffs, and president of news Kate O'Brian is leaving— Scripps is backing out of a ambitious effort to offer national news across its many TV stations, and its reasons for doing so may give rivals the shudders.

Discussion:

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: Here's the email Adam Symson president and CEO of Scripps sent out this morning to staff [image]

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Another Cable TV Network Is Shutting Down & The Second News Network This Year

Eugene Daniels /
@eugenedaniels2: Absolutely gut wrenching news. Scripps (formerly Newsy) is the reason I got to move to DC and some of my favorite humans still work there. Any of them that come to you looking for jobs, hire them. Talent abounds, especially in the DC bureau.

Jeremy Barr /
@jeremymbarr: CEO Adam Symson said that “necessary revenue growth hasn't materialized” and that advertisers want to stay away from national news right now.

Tamer Morsy /
@tamerspotlight: These stories eat at my soul and for the life of me, I do not understand why there isn't a bigger sense of urgency in the industry.

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Scripps News exec Kate O'Brian to leave company

Jon Lafayette /
TVNewsCheck: E.W. Scripps Folding Scripps News, Eliminating 200 Jobs; Stock Jumps 15%

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: Scripps News is shutting down, another victim of the TV news business downturn

Ethan Alter /
Adweek: Scripps News Announces Layoffs and Programming Changes

Press Gazette:

NCTJ survey: average UK salary for a reporter in the UK is £34.5K and £45.5K in London; in TV, the average is £50K, in radio £32K and in newspapers £32.2K— Average pay for UK journalists has kept pace with the wider economy with those using AI paid more, according to a new survey.

Discussion:
@pressgazette and HoldtheFrontPage

Discussion:
@pressgazette: Pay for UK journalists has grown since 2018 after period of stagnation, @NCTJ_news Journalists at Work survey reveals Also: -Journalists using AI earning more -Progress on diversity is ‘disappointing’ -63% would recommend being a journalist https://pressgazette.co.uk/...

Bloomberg:

Sources: Apple rethinks its movie strategy, including rolling back theatrical releases and cutting budgets for most to under $100M, after some box office misses— The tech giant intended to spend $1 billion annually on films for cinemas. After several box office disappointments …

Discussion:
@tvgrimreaper, @theashleyray, @scottmendelson, @tim_bays, @lucas_shaw, @pkafka, Ars Technica and 9to5Mac

Discussion:

Scott Mendelson /
@scottmendelson: If people actually watched these movies on Apple TV+ after theaters, they could live with the negative box office coverage. But they don't (Apple isn't drowning in active subscribers), so once again, theaters are losing out due to the folly of the streaming mirage.

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: Apple is rethinking its approach to the movie business. After funding a bunch of expensive movies that opened in theaters, it's now looking to make more modestly budgeted projects for its streaming service. A look inside with @tgbuckley https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: I'm old enough to remember when Apple's movies were profitable even though no one went to see them. https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...

Samuel Axon /
Ars Technica: Report: Apple changes film strategy, will rarely do wide theatrical releases

Ryan Christoffel /