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Columbia Journalism Review:

Mariel Garza, editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times, resigns after the outlet's owner blocked the editorial board's plans to endorse Harris for president— Mariel Garza, the editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times, resigned on Wednesday, after the newspaper's owner had blocked …
Discussion: @drpatsoonshiong, Fox News, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter, Washington Examiner, Daily Mail, The Gateway Pundit, Townhall, Poynter, New York Times, @byelsieramos, @newsjennifer, Breitbart, @williambibbiani, @matildabress, @michaelzlin, @gerrickkennedy, @mrneuropolitan, @sewellchan, @laura_nelson, @sewellchan, @silvermanjacob, @jswatz_tx@threads.net, The Hill, @saralibby, @byrobinepley, @elonmusk, @mac_ryan_@threads.net, @davidfolkenflik, @deggans, @lara_korte, @jnicholsonindc, @loisbeckett, @johnrmoffitt, @mediamorphis, UPI, @mattdpearce, @maxapotter, @sewellchan, @robrtgreene, @kateaurthur, @sewellchan, @ragregg, @mac_ryan_@threads.net, @sewellchan, Newser, Axios, @sewellchan, @kylebuis, The Guardian, @lanana421, @sewellchan, @jamesrbuk, @cagirl80, @maxapotter, @nickpowellchron, @sdkstl, Twitchy, @loisbeckett, @latguild, Ken Peterson on LinkedIn, Associated Press, @ryanboswell@sfba.social, @mattsheffield@mastodon.social, Status, Bloomberg, New York Post, SFGATE, The Independent, @ianrosewrites@scicomm.xyz, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, CNN, Washington Times, The Editor's Desk, @ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social, @barney@mas.to, @Basmitharts@weird.autos, Semafor, @coachfinstock.bsky.social, @marisakabas.bsky.social, @Bellison22@mastodon.social, @WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social, The San Francisco Standard, Deadline, Adweek, Blaze Media, The Daily Caller, RedState, Mediaite and r/Journalism

Discussion:

Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong /
@drpatsoonshiong: So many comments about the @latimes Editorial Board not providing a Presidential endorsement this year. Let me clarify how this decision came about. The Editorial Board was provided the opportunity to draft a factual analysis of all the POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE policies by EACH Fox News: LA Times editor resigns over the paper not endorsing Harris for president: ‘Not okay with us being silent’

Sharon Knolle /
The Wrap: LA Times Editorial Page Editor Resigns After Paper Skips Presidential Endorsement | Exclusive

Katie Kilkenny /
The Hollywood Reporter: Los Angeles Times Editorial Page Editor Resigns Following Paper's Decision Not to Endorse Presidential Candidate

Jenny Goldsberry /
Washington Examiner: Los Angeles Times editorials editor quits when owner won't endorse Harris

Germania Rodriguez Poleo /
Daily Mail: LA Times boss says editors were asked to come up with ‘fair’ analysis of Trump AND Kamala - but chose not to

Jim Hᴏft /
The Gateway Pundit: LA Times Owner Exposes Editorial Board's Bias After Refusing to Draft Balanced Analysis of Trump and Kamala Harris Policies — Opts for Silence Instead of Informing Voters

Leah Barkoukis /
Townhall: Here's What the LA Times' Editorials Editor Did After Owner Decided Not to Run Presidential Endorsement

Tom Jones /
Poynter: The Los Angeles Times won't endorse a candidate for president. Its owner offers a nonsensical explanation

Elsie Ramos /
@byelsieramos: “I am resigning because I want to make it clear that I am not OK with us being silent,” ⁦@marielgarzaLAT⁩ https://www.cjr.org/...

Jennifer Schulze /
@newsjennifer: “It makes us look craven and hypocritical, maybe even a bit sexist and racist.” Fallout from the @latimes owner blocking planned endorsement of Harris⤵️ https://www.cjr.org/... [image]

David Ng /
Breitbart: LA Times Readers Cancel Subscriptions in Backlash over No Kamala Harris Endorsement: ‘F**k You!’

William Bibbiani /
@williambibbiani: So people are - rightfully - angry that he prevented the Los Angeles Times from making a presidential endorsement, and his defense is yes, he DID prevent the Los Angeles Times from making a presidential endorsement, because he doesn't know how newspapers work. Shameful.

Matilda Bress /
@matildabress: Thank you, Mariel & love to all the fantastic journalists at @latimes “I am resigning because I want to make it clear that I am not OK with us being silent,” Garza told me in a phone conversation. “In dangerous times, honest people need to stand up. This is how I'm standing up.”

Gerrick Kennedy /
@gerrickkennedy: LAT does a fantastic voters guide...this side by side policy comparison could have existed as a piece. Endorsements serve a particular purpose. Either way, your continued interference in newsroom decisions shows your staff that you don't trust their editorial judgment.

Aaron McCall /
@mrneuropolitan: It is not popular - and I don't know if there is enough public trust for public funded media - but our current model that depends on ad clicks and billionaires is bad for our democracy.

Sewell Chan /
@sewellchan: @latimes Hours after @semafor reported on Tuesday that Soon-Shiong had blocked the endorsement, Trump's rapid-response team sent out an email calling the newspaper's decision “the latest blow” for Harris. https://www.semafor.com/...

Laura J. Nelson /
@laura_nelson: The non-endorsement undermines “every single endorsement we make, down to school board races,” Garza wrote. “People will justifiably wonder if each endorsement was a decision made by a group of journalists after extensive research and discussion, or through decree by the owner.”

Sewell Chan /
@sewellchan: This year, the @latimes' assessment would have carried more weight than other publications', because Harris is the first major-party nominee from California since Ronald Reagan.

Jacob Silverman /
@silvermanjacob: Of course Musk is appreciative that Soon-Shiong blocked the paper from endorsing Harris. [image]

John Schwartz /
@jswatz_tx@threads.net: Thank you, @sewellchan — a great story with real moral clarity https://www.cjr.org/...

Juliann Ventura /
The Hill: L.A. Times editorial editor quits after owner blocks plans to endorse Harris

Sara Libby /
@saralibby: It's understandably difficult for members of the public to fully grasp the distinctions between the news side and the opinion side of a paper. But what's laid out here is NOT an editorial, and presumably the owner of a newspaper would know that. https://x.com/...

Robin Epley /
@byrobinepley: .@marielgarzaLAT is incredibly courageous and I admire her so deeply for making this decision. Our readers deserve to know without doubt that no one calls an editorial board's shots, not even our employers.

Elon Musk /
@elonmusk: @DrPatSoonShiong @latimes Makes sense

Ryan Mac /
@mac_ryan_@threads.net: and another thing: im not mad. please dont put in the newspaper (that i own) that i got mad.

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: LAT owner @DrPatSoonShiong says below he gave editorial board the charge of assessing both candidates not making an endorsement per se. Unlikely to soothe roiled waters inside LAT @deggans: Such an analysis would neatly avoid questions about how Trump is conducting himself publicly, his promises to go after political opponents, his lies about not losing the 2020 election or immigrants eating pets, etc. Perhaps the owner should leave journalism to journalists...

Lara Korte /
@lara_korte: Garza argues the non-endorsement has thrown the board's integrity into question. [image]

Jonathan Nicholson /
@jnicholsonindc: The list of ex-LAT talent grows longer and more impressive. Sigh.

Lois Beckett /
@loisbeckett: @elonmusk ... Hey @elonmusk, did you ask @DrPatSoonShiong to not allow the @latimes editorial board to endorse Kamala Harris?

John Moffitt /
@johnrmoffitt: Today is when people will need to do brave things.

Dwayne Winseck /
@mediamorphis: The bad media mogul—and the kind that throttle editorial & journalistic freedom—is regaining force amidst the crisis of ad-funded news media. Coupled with authoritarian populist bullying by Trump, @PierrePoilievre, Orban, etc, , these are lethal blows to media freedom, 1/

Sheri Walsh /
UPI: L.A. Times editorials editor quits over decision to withhold presidential endorsement

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce: Endorsing or not is traditionally the owner's prerogative, but publicly dumping on the staff is classless. @maxapotter: “This is a point in time where you speak your conscience no matter what.” —@marielgarzaLAT What this editor did ain't easy. I submit that this is what walking the walk of journalistic integrity looks like. And she said it like a journalist — succinctly and truthfully.

Sewell Chan /
@sewellchan: My friend Mariel Garza just resigned as editorials editor of @latimes after the newspaper's owner blocked the editorial board's plan to endorse Kamala Harris for president. https://www.cjr.org/...

Robert Greene /
@robrtgreene: @marielgarzaLAT is a journalist of unimpeachable integrity.

Kate Aurthur /
@kateaurthur: @elonmusk ... You plus-one-ing him means that this is for sure a deplorable decision on Soon-Shiong's part. Thanks for clarifying!

Sewell Chan /
@sewellchan: On Oct. 11, Patrick Soon-Shiong, who bought @latimes in 2018, informed the editorial board that the Times would not be making an endorsement for president. The message was conveyed to Garza by Terry Tang, the paper's editor.

Remington A. Gregg /
@ragregg: This isn't how editorials work. Coming up with this silliness *in this one instance* makes this interference even more laughable.

Ryan Mac /
@mac_ryan_@threads.net: like clockwork

Sewell Chan /
@sewellchan: @latimes @semafor I was the newspaper's editorial page editor in 2020 and 2021, and presided over the board's endorsement of Joe Biden in 2020. Months earlier, before I took the job, Soon-Shiong had stopped the editorial board from making an endorsement in the Democratic presidential primary.

Evann Gastaldo /
Newser: LA Times Editor Resigns After Harris Endorsement Is Blocked

Rebecca Falconer /
Axios: LA Times editor resigns after owner blocks Harris endorsement plans

Sewell Chan /
@sewellchan: @marielgarzaLAT is an outstanding—and upstanding—journalist. During our collaboration our colleague @robrtgreene for editorial writing. Mariel's departure is a big loss for @latimes and for California journalism.

Kyle Buis /
@kylebuis: This is not how endorsements work, and really comes off as someone looking to protect his interests by blunting his staff's work. Very bad look by the LA Times owner. @lanana421: @DrPatSoonShiong @latimes With all due respect, that's not how endorsements work. The L.A. Times makes endorsements in election cycles for up and down- ballot candidates, ballot measures, propositions, etc. Just say you overruled your editorial board's endorsement of VP Harris in favor of tax cuts.

Sewell Chan /
@sewellchan: It's the owner's prerogative and right to decide whether (and whom) to endorse. But in both the 2020 D primary, and now, the decision not to make an endorsement needed to better communicated and explained.

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: Unlike Donald Trump, Kamala Harris has not been president. So this explanation doesn't even remotely make sense on its own terms. Except, of course, to the owner of this site, who's replied: “makes sense”.

Claudia P. Granados /
@cagirl80: So BOTH coastal papers of record— the @latimes & @nytimes decided to sit out the MOST impt election of our lifetime! Am guessing it's in their best economic interest to sit it out instead of doing their jobs. Noted. The press is important in democracies. This is #NoBueno

@maxapotter:
“Owning a newspaper carries great public responsibility. In my view, media proprietors should hire leaders they trust and then let them exercise their judgment.” — @sewellchan reporting the story.

Nick Powell /
@nickpowellchron: What he's describing is not how any editorial board worth its salt operates when it comes to endorsements. Readers look to us to give authoritative opinions on candidates and their policies. Otherwise what the hell is the point of endorsing?

Staci D Kramer /
@sdkstl: “I am resigning because I want to make it clear that I am not okay with us being silent. In dangerous times, honest people need to stand up. This is how I'm standing up.” - Mariel Garza

Warren Squire /
Twitchy: Newspaper's Surprising ‘Neutral’ Turn Has Democrat Activist Editor Rushing for the Door

Lois Beckett /
@loisbeckett: There's been a lot of Twitter speculation about whether @DrPatSoonShiong's decision to block an @latimes endorsement of Kamala Harris was related to his relationship with @elonmusk. Musk just responded to @DrPatSoonShiong's tweet about not wanting to run an endorsement: [image]

Ken Peterson /
Ken Peterson on LinkedIn: “In dangerous times, honest people need to stand up. This is how I'm standing up.” — Those are the words of former Los Angeles Times … Associated Press: Los Angeles Times editor resigns after newspaper withholds presidential endorsement

Ryan Boswell /
@ryanboswell@sfba.social: And I was just starting to appreciate reporting from the LA Times more in the last few months. — The actual reporting team is still doing a decent job, but the owner has failed us all. — But it is important that word does get out that the editorial team did fully intend to endorse Harris, had they not been blocked. …

Matthew Sheffield /
@mattsheffield@mastodon.social: MAGA Media censorship strikes again: Los Angeles Times editorial page editor resigns after being blocked by paper's owner from publishing staff endorsement of Kamala Harris https://www.cjr.org/...

Oliver Darcy /
Status: A Puzzle at The Post — The Washington Post building. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Christopher Palmeri /
Bloomberg: LA Times Editorial Chief Quits After Harris Endorsement Quashed

David Propper /
New York Post: Los Angeles Times editorial boss resigns after billionaire owner Patrick Soon-Shiong scraps Harris endorsement

Farley Elliott /
SFGATE: LA Times editor quits after billionaire owner blocked paper's presidential endorsement

Josh Marcus /
The Independent: LA Times editorials editor quits after billionaire owner reportedly blocked paper from endorsing Harris

Ian Rose /
@ianrosewrites@scicomm.xyz: I know how hard the news business is, but the billionaire hobby model is not going to be the way out. The sooner we realize that, the better. — News-about-the-news can seem like very inside baseball, but I urge everyone to be aware of what is happening at the LA Times. — #uspol #news #journalism …

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: LA Times owner seems to be in league with Trump, vetoing a Harris endorsement and then letting the campaign use standard-issue lies to smear the paper for something it didn't do. — The editorial page editor quit in protest and she deserves our respect. …

Liam Reilly /
CNN: Los Angeles Times editor resigns after newspaper owner blocked plans to endorse Harris

Mallory Wilson /
Washington Times: L.A. Times, California's largest paper, decides to not endorse home-state Kamala Harris

Andybechtel /
The Editor's Desk: A passive approach to political endorsements @ChrisHolladay@mastodon.social: @Mediagazer — LA Times really needs to rethink this hill they want to die on.

Barney /
@barney@mas.to: The Los Angeles Times' editorials editor has resigned, to protest the new pro-fascist owner's ban on presidential candidate endorsements. — #USPol #Journalism — https://www.cjr.org/... @Basmitharts@weird.autos: #USPol — Some quality Streisand effects — happening out in LA. — https://www.cjr.org/... @coachfinstock.bsky.social: He's literally saying I asked for both sidesism and doesn't see a problem with that.

Marisa Kabas /
@marisakabas.bsky.social: this fucking guy [image] @Bellison22@mastodon.social: LA Times editorials editor resigns after owner blocks endorsement — “The non-endorsement undermines the integrity of the editorial board & every single endorsement we make, down to school board races. People will justifiably wonder if each endorsement was a decision made by a group of journalists after extensive research and discussion, or through decree by the owner.” …

Warner Crocker /
@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social: Stand up move. — Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement — #politics #media #journalism — https://www.cjr.org/... [image]

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: Thank you, Mariel Garza. — Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement https://www.cjr.org/... The San Francisco Standard: L.A. Times opinion editor quits after billionaire owner kills endorsement

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Los Angeles Times Editorials Editor Resigns Over Owner's Decision Not To Endorse In Presidential Race

Brad Pareso /
Adweek: LA Times' Billionaire Owner Blocks Paper's Planned Endorsement in Presidential Race Blaze Media: Los Angeles Times editorial board will not endorse Kamala Harris after decades of endorsing Democrats for president

Nicole Silverio /
The Daily Caller: Los Angeles Times Reportedly Declines To Endorse Presidential Candidate For First Time In 20 Years

Jennifer Van Laar /
RedState: WHOA! Kamala Harris Loses a Huge Home State Endorsement

Kipp Jones /
Mediaite: LA Times' Billionaire Owner Forbids Paper's Editorial Board from Making 2024 Endorsement, Report Claims

Associated Press:

Medill's State of Local News report finds a net gain of 81 US digital news sites over the past year, 127 closed newspapers, ~2,000 lost newsroom jobs, and more— Newspapers in the United States closed at the rate of more than two per week during 2023, but a burst of activity among digital …

Discussion:

Zach Metzger /
Local News Initiative: The State of Local News

Sara Fischer /
Axios: Most U.S. counties have little to no local news sources

Tim Franklin /
Tim Franklin on LinkedIn: The was some positive news in the new Medill Local News Initiative Northwestern University Medill School State of Local News Report released today. …

Sophie Culpepper /
Nieman Lab: Medill's 2024 State of Local News report expands what it qualifies as local news — and asks readers to point out what it missed

Paul Farhi /
Columbia Journalism Review: Green shoots in local news, but not where they're needed most

New York Times:

Suchir Balaji, who spent four years at OpenAI, says OpenAI's use of copyrighted data broke the law and failed to meet fair use criteria; he left in August 2024— Suchir Balaji spent nearly four years as an artificial intelligence researcher at OpenAI. Among other projects …

Discussion:

David Folkenflik /
TVNewsCheck: Jailed Reporters, Silenced Networks: What Trump Says He'd Do To The Media If Elected @jeffjarvis: This is terrible editorial conflict of internet at The Times. The story is based on a guy with a CS BA not a law degree defining fair use in league with The Times' suit against OpenAI. Awful. Former OpenAI Researcher Says the Company Broke Copyright Law https://www.nytimes.com/...

Annemarie Bridy /
@AnnemarieBridy@mastodon.social: This is silly. We'll know if OpenAI broke copyright law when the fair use issues in the pending cases are litigated. This is not the kind of thing that a disgruntled AI bro can be a whistleblower about. — Former OpenAI Researcher Says Company Broke Copyright Law - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/...

Lucas Ropek /
Gizmodo: Former OpenAI Staffer Says the Company Is Breaking Copyright Law and Destroying the Internet

Mark Milstein /
Mark Milstein on LinkedIn: Former OpenAI Researcher Says the Company Broke Copyright Law — Suchir Balaji spent nearly four years as an artificial intelligence researcher at OpenAI. …

Henry Mulak /
Henry Mulak on LinkedIn: Just off a class on intellectual property rights in the era of Artificial Intelligence at Stanford Continuing Studies, there's this follow up. …

Matthew Schruers /
Matthew Schruers on LinkedIn: This NY Times article on OpenAI and copyright litigation is disappointing. The subject of AI copyright litigation calls for more coverage …

Alexis Morrell /
Alexis Morrell on LinkedIn: This is just going to keep getting more and more interesting — and complex! — “Former OpenAI Researcher Says the Company Broke Copyright Law …

Ben Grover /
Ben Grover on LinkedIn: Interesting article and questions to ponder: — The fact that ChatGPT claims that they are doing “fair use” by consuming material that has a copyright seems pretty tenuous to me. …

Kyle Wiggers /
TechCrunch: Longtime policy researcher Miles Brundage leaves OpenAI @jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net: #WhereIsMySurprisedFace „Former OpenAI Researcher Says the Company Broke Copyright Law" (gift link) https://www.nytimes.com/...

Reuters:

IAB, cable trade group NCTA, and the Electronic Security Association sue to block the US FTC's “click to cancel” rule, alleging it oversteps the FTC's authority— An industry group representing cable and internet providers sued along with two others on Wednesday to block …

Discussion:
USA Today, Cord Cutters News, The Verge and AV Club

Discussion:

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Cable TV & Internet Industry Sues to Stop FTC's “Click to Cancel” Rule

Reuters:

Cambodia frees reporter Mech Dara, detained on October 1 on charges of inciting social unrest, on bail, after the government released a video of him apologizing— An award-winning Cambodian journalist who was arrested on charges of inciting social unrest was freed on bail on Thursday …

Discussion:
The Guardian, Raw Story, New York Times and Reuters

Discussion:

Rebecca Ratcliffe /
The Guardian: Journalist who exposed Cambodia's scam industry released by authorities

Wall Street Journal:

At a conference, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says he'd like the company to reach ad revenue sharing agreements with publishers, rather than licensing deals— Journal parent Dow Jones sued the AI startup this week, alleging copyright infringement — Perplexity wants to reach revenue …

Discussion:
Adweek, The Hollywood Reporter, Business Insider, San Francisco Business Times and MEDIANAMA

Discussion:

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Perplexity CEO Speaks at News Corp. Event Days After Lawsuit: “Let's Talk About the Elephant in the Room”

Melia Russell /
Business Insider: The CEO of Perplexity said the AI-powered search engine isn't trying to replace the news

NPR:

A look at what Donald Trump says he will do to the media if elected, including jailing reporters, investigating TV networks, and taking their licenses away— Former President Donald Trump often basks in the glow of press attention. Just as often, he trashes the press and threatens journalists.

Discussion:

Kim Dozier /
@kimdozier: Trump “joked that the prospect of prison rape would loosen reporters' lips about their sources. “When this person realizes that he is going to be the bride of another prisoner shortly, he will say, 'I'd very much like to tell you exactly who that was,'” Trump told a Texas rally.

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Trump threatens media with darker days if he wins the election - a fuller version of my story from Monday https://www.npr.org/...

Jill Geisler /
@jillgeisler: “,,, a new survey of hundreds of journalists who received safety training from the International Women's Media Foundation finds 36% say they have faced or been threatened with physical violence on the job — and they have felt especially threatened at Trump campaign rallies.”

Molly Jong-Fast /
@mollyjongfast: Yeah this is totally happening and his people will be thrilled but this is actually how democracy dies

Luke Zaleski /
@zaleskiluke: But I was told trump was gonna save free speech? 🤷🏻 ♂️ I signed a petition for a million dollars and paid to tweet this and everything 😂 and you're saying he's just a dictator who wants to destroy the press?

Steve Thompson PhD /
@SteveThompson@mastodon.social: “Jailed reporters, silenced networks: What Trump says he'd do to the media if elected” — https://www.npr.org/... “On the campaign trail and in interviews, Trump has suggested that if he regains the White House, he will exact vengeance on news outlets that anger him. …

Kathleen Culliton /
Raw Story: 'I hope you're dismembered': Report reveals why journalists fear covering Trump's events

Washington Post:

Documents show direct ties including payments between Russia's government and John Mark Dougan, an ex-deputy sheriff behind fake news sites targeting US voters— Russian documents reviewed by The Post expose the workings of a Moscow network that has become a potent source of fake news targeting American voters.

Discussion:
Election Law Blog, Mother Jones, @catherinebelton, @shayan86, @simonateba, @catherinebelton, @washingtonpost, @catherinebelton, @washingtonpost, @catherinebelton, @wiczipedia@threads.net, @nickkristof, @catherinebelton, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, @Nonya_Bidniss@infosec …, @erosalie.infoepi.com, @erosalie@infosec.exchange, Wired and LGBTQ Nation, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Rick Hasen /
Election Law Blog: Must-Read WaPo: “American creating deepfakes targeting Harris works with Russian intel, documents show”

David Corn /
Mother Jones: Trump and Russia: It's Still Damn Important

Catherine Belton /
@catherinebelton: The more than 150 documents for the first time expose some of the inner workings of a network that researchers and intelligence officials say has become the most potent source of fake news emanating from Russia and targeting American voters over the past year.

Shayan Sardarizadeh /
@shayan86: BBC Verify has extensively reported on an AI-powered influence operation run by Moscow-based former Florida cop John Mark Dougan. Now @washingtonpost says it's seen documents that show Dougan has been directly working with Russian military intelligence. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]

Simon Ateba /
@simonateba: BREAKING: The Washington Post just reported that John Mark Dougan (@RealBadVolf), a former U.S. Marine and Palm Beach County deputy, has been working with Russian intelligence to spread fake news and misinformation aimed at Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign, according to [image]

Catherine Belton /
@catherinebelton: Disinformation researchers say Dougan's network was probably behind a recent viral fake video smearing Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz, which US intelligence officials said was created by Russia. It received nearly 5 million views on X in less than 24 hours.

Catherine Belton /
@catherinebelton: The documents show that John Mark Dougan, who also served in the U.S. Marines and has long claimed to be working independently of the Russian government, was provided funding by an officer from the GRU, the country's military intelligence service. @washingtonpost: The documents show that John Mark Dougan, who also served in the U.S. Marines and has long claimed to be working independently of the Russian government, was provided funding by an officer from the GRU, the country's military intelligence service. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Catherine Belton /
@catherinebelton: Dougan's liaison at the GRU is a senior figure in Russian military intelligence working under the cover name Yury Khoroshevsky, the documents show, who serves in the GRU's Unit 29155, which oversees sabotage, political interference operations and cyberwarfare targeting the West.

@washingtonpost:
Exclusive: Russian documents reviewed by The Post expose the workings of a Moscow network that has become a potent source of deepfakes and misinformation that targets Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Catherine Belton /
@catherinebelton: An American who fled to Moscow is working directly with Russian military intelligence to pump out deepfakes and misinformation that targets Harris's campaign, according to documents obtained by a European intelligence service https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Nina Jankowicz /
@wiczipedia@threads.net: Copy Cop “was provided funding by an officer from the GRU, Russia's military intelligence service,” according to documents reviewed by the Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Nina Jankowicz /
@wiczipedia@threads.net: “The documents show that Dougan is also subsidized and directed by a Moscow institute founded by Alexander Dugin, a far-right imperialist ideologue”

Nicholas Kristof /
@nickkristof: Trump voters might reflect on this point: When Russia's GRU is producing deepfake videos to interfere in the American election and bolster Trump, that probably means he's good for Putin but not for Americans: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Catherine Belton /
@catherinebelton: Since September 2023, posts, articles and videos generated by Dougan and some of the Russians who work with him have garnered 64 million views, said @SadeghiMckenzie, a researcher at NewsGuard, a company that tracks disinformation online.

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: Look up the definition of “traitor” — hard to see how this guy doesn't qualify: — https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @Nonya_Bidniss@infosec.exchange: The URL got the word right but the story says “misinformation.” Folks. When it's the Russian government doing the lying, it's disinformation. When it's your drunk uncle and kooky stuff about colloidal silver or whatever, it's misinformation. Disinformation is intentional. …

E. Rosalie /
@erosalie.infoepi.com: The documents show that Dougan is also subsidized and directed by a Moscow institute founded by Alexander Dugin. One 2022 document shows that Dugin's Eurasia movement, which promotes his theories of a Russian empire, “actively cooperates with the Russian Defense Ministry.” @erosalie@infosec.exchange: The documents show that Dougan is also subsidized and directed by a Moscow institute founded by Alexander Dugin. One 2022 document shows that Dugin's Eurasia movement, which promotes his theories of a Russian empire, “actively cooperates with the Russian Defense Ministry.” — https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

David Gilbert /
Wired: Russian Propaganda Unit Appears to Be Behind Spread of False Tim Walz Sexual Abuse Claims

Mira Lazine /
LGBTQ Nation: Tim Walz is the victim of a disturbing deepfake campaign & Russia is likely behind it

Advanced Television:

Kantar UK Q3 data: Disney+ kept the top spot for new subscribers, ~60% of new Netflix subscribers chose ad tier, and Tubi's debut had no impact on paid services— Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the UK's streaming market.

Discussion:
The Mirror, Broadband TV News and The Media Leader

Discussion:

Hannah McGreevy /
The Mirror: John Williams' best scores of all time from Harry Potter to Home Alone as new doc lands on Disney+

Julian Clover /
Broadband TV News: New subscribers taking Netflix ads tier but Disney gets the growth

Lunch Box:

A columnist tells why he took a LA Times buyout after 13 years reporting on Southern California: journalism institutions are losing community ties, and more— Recently I accepted a buyout and left my job as a columnist at the Los Angeles Times after 13 years reporting on Southern California.

Discussion:

Frank Shyong /
@frankshyong: Key quotes: “Journalism should have a powerful, unshakeable humanity...Journalism should be a firm anchor to place, history and geography during a time when all of that seems to be collapsing. Journalism...should be a lunch box.” [image]

Karen Attiah /
@karenattiah@threads.net: “Journalism institutions don't see the deterioration of this social contract because we do not tell an objective story about ourselves. That failure leaves a lot of journalists confused about who we are, what our institutions represent, and why we're doing this work.”

Frank Shyong /
@frankshyong: I wrote (rewrote?) an essay about why I left the LA Times, what's happening to journalism and why I started Lunch Box, my new Substack newsletter. https://open.substack.com/... [image]

Kyle Chayka /
@chaykak: “I decided that if I must practice journalism for a commercialized information product, it may as well be one of my own design.” https://frankbear.substack.com/ ...

Mynette Louie /
@mynette: @frankshyong Ugh, sorry you had to endure all those micro- & macroaggressions! Been there. As have most of us POC who work in white spaces. Looking forward to continuing to read your writing, on your own terms!

Ann Marie Awad /
Ann Marie Awad on LinkedIn: “Journalism should have a powerful, unshakeable humanity, a sense of empathy and emotional intelligence that no AI can ever hope to replicate. …

Felicity Nelson /
Felicity Nelson on LinkedIn: “I don't believe journalism is dying, even if its institutions always seem to be. Journalism is practiced by all kinds of people everywhere …

Katherine X Reynolds Lewis /
Katherine X Reynolds Lewis on LinkedIn: Powerful call to action from Frank Shyong — “Journalism institutions don't see the deterioration of this social contract because we do not tell an objective story about ourselves. …

The Irish Times:

The Irish Data Protection Commission fines LinkedIn €310M over using personal data for behavioral analysis and targeted ads under GDPR, after a 2018 complaint— Penalty relates to social media platform's processing of its members' data for targeted advertising

Discussion:

Associated Press:
LinkedIn hit with 310 million euro fine for data privacy violations from Irish watchdog

George Morahan /
Business Plus: DPC fines LinkedIn €310m for data processing failings

Sarah Fielding /
Engadget: EU fines LinkedIn $334 million for violating the GDPR

Brian O'Donovan /
RTÉ: Breaking Irish data watchdog fines LinkedIn €310m

Adrian Weckler /
Irish Independent: LinkedIn fined €310m by Irish Data Protection Commission

Diarmuid Pepper /
TheJournal.ie: LinkedIn Ireland hit with €310 million fines by Data Protection Commissioner

Jennifer Duggan /
Bloomberg: LinkedIn Fined €310 Million for Illegal Data Practices in EU

Reuters:

Sources: Sajith Sivanandan, the head of Disney's Hotstar in India, has resigned, after a decision to stream sports on Hotstar and not Reliance's JioCinema— The head of U.S. giant Disney's Hotstar streaming app in India, Sajith Sivanandan, has resigned, three sources said on Thursday …