An interview with FT CEO John Ridding on how FT hit its highest-ever revenue of £500M last year, appealing to younger audiences, AI, and more (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)

Mediagazer: An interview with FT CEO John Ridding on how FT hit its highest-ever revenue of £500M last year, appealing to younger audiences, AI, and more (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)

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New York Times:

The US sanctions five Russian news outlets including RT, sanctions RT's EIC, indicts two RT staffers, and seizes 32 domains, as it fights Russian influence— American spy agencies have assessed that the Kremlin favors former President Donald J. Trump, seeing him as skeptical of U.S. support for Ukraine.
Discussion: CNN: Exclusive: Biden administration to accuse Russia of sustained effort to influence 2024 election

David Gilmour /
Mediaite: BREAKING: Biden Administration to Accuse Russia of 2024 Election Interference

Eric Tucker /
KVUE-TV: US accuses Russia of using state media to spread disinformation before the November election US Department of Justice: Justice Department Disrupts Covert Russian Government-Sponsored Foreign Malign Influence Operation Targeting Audiences in the United States and Elsewhere

Alan Feuer /
@alanfeuer: The U.S. company at the center of this Russian plot uses the same slogan, the indictment notes, as Tenet Media—the home of Lauren Southern, Tim Pool and Benny Johnson among others.

Alan Feuer /
@alanfeuer:

Renee DiResta /
@renee.diresta@threads.net: Long-running effort known as “Doppleganger” that began in ~2022 or so Associated Press:

US accuses Russia of using state media to spread disinformation before the November election

Kyle Griffin /
@griffinkyle@threads.net: As alleged in an unsealed affidavit, the Russian companies Social Design Agency (SDA), Structura National Technology (Structura), and ANO Dialog, operating under the direction and control of the Russian Presidential Administration, used these domains, among others …

Kyle Griffin /
@griffinkyle@threads.net: New: The Justice Department just confirmed a Russian election interference campaign “operating under the direction and control of the Russian Presidential Administration.” DOJ announced the ongoing seizure of 32 internet domains used in Russian government-directed foreign malign influence campaigns — in violation of U.S. money laundering and criminal trademark laws. Fox News: 2 Russia-based RT employees indicted by US, internet domains seized in election influence probe

Diego Mendoza /
Semafor: ‘Psychological warfare’: US sanctions Russian actors over attempted election interference

Wired:

The Internet Archive loses its appeal of a district court ruling that favored publishers in a copyright dispute over the nonprofit's ebook lending program— The legal battle was spurred by book publishers objecting to the archive's digital lending library.

Discussion:
The Verge, @future_of_music, @fbfishslap, @firewalkwjaime, @adamquinn__, @andymcnulty90, @alexeyguzey, @notjessewalker, @tjstiles_author, @tyleralbertario, @knibbs, @neilturkewitz, @publisherswkly, @vanderhoofy, @spencerbeswick, @devlinhartline, @cremieuxrecueil, Mailchimp, @internetarchive, @msmaggiemayhem, @mcmansionhell, @draculavoice, @paulskallas, Public Knowledge, Bloomberg Law and Library Journal infoDOCKET, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:
@future_of_music: The second circuit has sided with authors and publishers over Internet Archive in a lawsuit over the unlicensed scanning and redistribution of ebooks. This is a fairly straightforward decision—IA's case was always a legal longshot. https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ... @fbfishslap: As a reminder, this case was over the Internet Archive temporarily waiving the “only one person can read an ebook at a time” requirement on their library DURING A PANDEMIC WHEN PHYSICAL LIBRARIES WERE CLOSED @firewalkwjaime: Extremely disappointing. Internet Archive has always been a useful tool through my high school years and I still consider it a very invaluable source towards my budding cinephilia, which only grows stronger now.

Adam Quinn /
@adamquinn__: I was just using Internet Archive earlier today to skim an obscure out-of-print book that happened to be on the topic of a dissertation paragraph I'm writing. When the dissertation becomes a book manuscript soon, I won't be touching any Hachette imprints with a ten foot pole.

Andy McNulty /
@andymcnulty90: This is so disappointing. I can't tell you how important the Internet Archive has been to my research over the years. I've found photos of relatives I never knew existed. I've read articles I would never be able to access without IA.

Alexey Guzey /
@alexeyguzey: Publishers to boycott:

Jesse Walker /
@notjessewalker: The Internet Archive has reportedly lost its appeal in the Hachette case. I'm reupping this old thread in light of the news.

T.J. Stiles /
@tjstiles_author: Good news. “Scanning and lending,” when translated, means Internet Archive has been publishing its own unauthorized digital editions of books under rules it makes up for itself. It made tens of millions doing it. Authors got bupkis. Copyright covers all formats & editions. @tyleralbertario: The Internet Archive's open library has been an incredible research asset for me and thousands of others, one of the greatest information democratization tools of the 21st century, all about to get obliterated like the Library of Alexandria. A dark day. @knibbs: Very bad news for the Internet Archive today. Will be updating this story as comments/statements come in: https://www.wired.com/...

Neil Turkewitz /
@neilturkewitz: “IA asks this Court to bless the large scale copying & distribution of copyrighted books without permission from or payment to the Publishers or authors...This may be what IA & its amici prefer, but it is not an approach that the Copyright Act permits.” 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 And see... [image] @publisherswkly: BREAKING: The Internet Archive has lost its appeal in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the long-running, closely watched copyright case over the scanning and lending of print library books. Full story to follow.

Erin Vanderhoof /
@vanderhoofy: it's impossible to overstate how important the internet archive has been for filling in gaps in access for any writer looking to do good work without a university affiliation! what is happening is really bad for everyone

Spencer Beswick /
@spencerbeswick: Lewis Hyde's book “Common as Air: Revolution, Art, and Ownership” totally shaped my understanding of copyright and the commons. Reading it will impress upon you why destroying the Internet Archive is so bad for society! https://www.goodreads.com/... [image]

Devlin Hartline /
@devlinhartline: Hachette v. Internet Archive is out: 2d Circuit rejects controlled digital lending theory; IA's use is not transformative; all four fair use factors favor the publishers; the public benefits from shutting down IA's infringement. #copyright https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/ ... @cremieuxrecueil: This is not good. Hachette Books, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Wiley have won their case and their books are going to be removed from the Internet Archive. If you still want or need to get their books for free, use libgen and Anna's Archive. @internetarchive: Internet Archive Responds to Appellate Opinion in Hachette v. Internet Archive “We are disappointed in today's opinion about the Internet Archive's digital lending of books that are available electronically elsewhere. We are reviewing the court's opinion and will continue to @msmaggiemayhem: Disappointed by this setback for the Internet Archive. Library licensing for e-books is expensive (up to 300x the cost of an individual text) plus it is subject to censorship & retraction. Wiley, one of the plaintiff publishers, has withdrawn 1300 academic e-books from students. [image]

Kate Wagner /
@mcmansionhell: I genuinely think this is the worst thing to ever happen to a repository of information since the burning of the library of alexandria @draculavoice: the internet itself had the potential, both as what it does and what it stood for as an entity, to be *about* information and history. the internet archive was proof that the internet could *be* an archive. but now, by law, it mustn't be. it is literally obligated to be worse.

LindyMan /
@paulskallas: Of course the internet archive is going to crash and burn. You cant rely on one site to chronicle the internet. That's not how things work. Not Lindy The only thing that works is people saving what they think is valuable and passing it on to other people. Generation after

Shiva Stella /
Public Knowledge: Second Circuit Decision Limiting Book Lending Harms Libraries, Public

Gary Price /
Library Journal infoDOCKET: Second Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms District Court Ruling in Hachette v. Internet Archive

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

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

New York Times:

The Black List, which has hosted thousands of unproduced screenplays and became an indispensable tool for studios and producers, now accepts fiction books— Acclaimed films like “Juno,” “Slumdog Millionaire” and “The King's Speech” were produced after appearing on the Black List.

Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, The Wrap, Publishers Weekly, Deadline, @xanalter, @theblcklst,

Discussion:

Samantha Masunaga /
Los Angeles Times: The Black List, a platform for unproduced screenplays, expands into fiction books

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: The Black List Expands Into Fiction and Unpublished Novels

John Maher /
Publishers Weekly: Two Decades After Shaking Up Hollywood, the Black List Sets Its Sights on Fiction

Dominic Patten /
Deadline: Pure Fiction: The Black List Offers New Novelists A New Avenue To Publication, TV & Film Adaptations

Alexandra Alter /
@xanalter: Will be very interested to see what kind of novels/authors get discovered through The Black List. I spoke to Franklin Leonard about his expansion into fiction. https://www.nytimes.com/... @theblcklst: Fiction writers can now create a FREE Writer Profile to spotlight their unpublished, self-published, and published manuscripts to the Black List's membership of publishing, theater, film, and television professionals. https://blcklst.com/fiction [image]

@theblcklst:
Fiction writers can now also purchase high-quality feedback from our experienced publishing industry readers and submit their manuscripts to our open fiction programs. https://blcklst.com/fiction

Press Gazette:

An interview with FT CEO John Ridding on how FT hit its highest-ever revenue of £500M last year, appealing to younger audiences, AI, and more— Financial Times chief executive John Ridding has pointed to three early decisions he made that have had a lasting impact on the health of the newspaper group.

Variety:

AMC Networks and Charter reach an early renewal for their multiyear carriage deal; Spectrum TV Select customers will get free access to AMC+'s ad-supported tier— AMC Networks and Spectrum parent Charter Communications have reached an early renewal for their multiyear carriage deal.

Discussion:

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: AMC Networks, Charter Renew Multi-Year Distribution Deal Charter Communications, Inc.: AMC NETWORKS AND CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCE EARLY MULTI-YEAR RENEWAL AGREEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION OF AMC NETWORKS' LINEAR NETWORKS AND DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER STREAMING SERVICE

Jon Lafayette /
Next TV: Spectrum TV Customers Get AMC Plus DTC Service as Part of New Deal Between Charter, AMC Networks @tvgrimreaper: Similar to the Charter/ Disney deal. Since that deal, few Charter subs have activated their Disney+ subscriptions. In the quarter following that deal, Charter lost 180,000 residential cable subscribers.

John Finn /
Streaming Better: Spectrum TV Select Customers To Get AMC+ (With Ads) At No Additional Cost

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Charter Spectrum and AMC Networks Ink Early Renewal Deal, Will Bundle AMC+ With Cable TV

The Independent:

Elon Musk, in an eventually deleted X post, promoted a Tucker Carlson interview with a Hitler apologist who downplayed the Holocaust and said Nazis were humane— Self-proclaimed historian Darryl Cooper claimed Winston Churchill ‘was the villain of Second World War’ and that millions …

Discussion:
Media Matters for America, @tuckercarlson, @liz_cheney, Haaretz, @rmac18, @crumbler@threads.net, @ronaldfilipkowski@threads.net, @legalminimum.bsky.social, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, @renee.diresta@threads.net, @katzonearth.bsky.social, @brokentoys.social, Newsweek, UnHerd, OutsideTheBeltway, @coreypein.bsky.social, @chosennj@threads.net, @osullyville.bsky.social, @mcuban, @thetnholler@threads.net, @morten, @joelpollak, @carlquintanilla and Mediaite, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Matt Gertz /
Media Matters for America: Tucker Carlson is pushing Nazi apologias and Holocaust denial. He addressed the RNC just weeks ago.

Tucker Carlson /
@tuckercarlson: Darryl Cooper may be the best and most honest popular historian in the United States. His latest project is the most forbidden of all: trying to understand World War Two. (1:20) History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict (12:39) The Jonestown Cult (32:10) World War Two (45:04) How [video]

Liz Cheney /
@liz_cheney: Actually, this is pro-Nazi propaganda, including, “Churchill was the chief villain of WW2” and Hitler “didn't want to fight.” No serious or honorable person would support or endorse this type of garbage.

Ben Samuels /
Haaretz: Tucker Carlson Platforms Holocaust Revisionism - With Elon Musk's Endorsement

Ryan Mac /
@rmac18: My Grok AI-curated “stories for you” featured a topic called “Musk Endorses Holocaust Revisionism” with a photo of Musk in a Nazi uniform. So I clicked in to see what it was about and the first post was from Musk hyping up how good Grok AI is. [image]

Ron Filipkowski /
@ronaldfilipkowski@threads.net: All these “conservatives” expressing shock and dismay that Tucker Carlson is a Nazi apologist are pretty pathetic. Maybe try some critical thinking skills when they start dog whistling so your ears don't get blown out by the bullhorn. You knew who he was all along. @legalminimum.bsky.social: Thread. Imagine caping for fucking Hitler in 2024. — Where's those “Greatest Generation” assholes when we need them? [embedded post]

Renee DiResta /
@renee.diresta@threads.net: The guest just before this one also had old social media hot takes on Hitler. Per NBC: ""If I, a Jew, a member of the Tribe, Hebrew Schooled, can read Mein Kampf & think ‘holy shit, Hitler actually had some decent points.’ Then NO ONE is safe from hating you once they find out who is behind the White genocide happening all over the world," he wrote in another post." …

Jonathan M. Katz /
@katzonearth.bsky.social: Cooper — the guy who called the Holocaust “humane” — is one of the richest Substackers around. He has tens of thousands of paid subscribers paying $50 to $60 a year, meaning he's at least taking in $500,000. — Substack pockets 10% of that haul. [embedded post]

Lum /
@brokentoys.social: Tucker Carlson (and Elon Musk by proxy) are platforming the views of Darryl Cooper, a “historian” trying to “understand WW2”. — Unsurprisingly, he's lying. (thread) [image]

Matt Bernius /
OutsideTheBeltway: Tucker Carlson Promotes Hitler Apologist

Corey Pein /
@coreypein.bsky.social: Is someone maintaining a public archive of Musk's deleted posts? The stuff he leaves up is bad enough, but the stuff he deletes is like evidence for a war crimes tribunal. [embedded post]

Steven Kreiss /
@chosennj@threads.net: Tucker Carlson interviews a holocaust denying historian in which Churchill is the bad guy and Hiltler is the good guy. And of course Elon plugs the interview on X.

Dan O'Sullivan /
@osullyville.bsky.social: I have a serious question, in light of the fact that I've been reading about Holocaust planning this week: what's the bottom on all this? If US conservatism is in a race to the bottom a lot like that of the Nazis leading up to the Holocaust, what's their version of that? [embedded post]

Mark Cuban /
@mcuban: Delete your account @thetnholler@threads.net: Here's why Mark Cuban just told Elon to “delete his account” https://www.newsweek.com/...

Morten Øverbye /
@morten: Elon Musk deleted his tweet saying a podcast with Tucker Carlson and Darryl Cooper offering excusatory narrative for nazis while calling Winston Churchill “the chief villain of WW2” was “Very interesting. Worth watching”. [image]

Joel Pollak /
@joelpollak: In which @TuckerCarlson's guest seems to imply Nazi death camps were a humane solution to a problem of millions of civilians voluntarily seeking refuge from a war Hitler started, and compares the Nazis' policies to what Israel is doing in Gaza in response to a war Hamas started.

Carl Quintanilla /
@carlquintanilla: Deleted after @mcuban wrote: “Delete your account.”

Ahmad Austin Jr /
Mediaite: Tucker Carlson's Favorite Historian Has Repeatedly Suggested Hitler Wasn't So Bad

Press Gazette:

The Guardian's award-winning Middle East correspondent Martin Chulov departs abruptly; Chulov was reportedly the subject of an internal investigation— Martin Chulov denies allegations against him. — The Guardian has declined to comment on the departure of its long-serving Middle East correspondent Martin Chulov.

Discussion:
Talking Biz News and London Evening Standard

Discussion:

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, Will Federman on LinkedIn and Simon Owens's Media Newsletter

Discussion:

Will Federman /
Will Federman on LinkedIn: Special thanks to Kayleigh Barber for letting me speak about a platform that I love to personally use and is driving both growth and engagement in The Hill newsroom. …

CNN:

Brian Stelter returns to CNN as chief media analyst, appearing on air, developing digital content, and serving as lead author of the Reliable Sources newsletter— Hello again, it's Brian Stelter — yes, really. — I am thrilled to share that I am returning as the lead author …

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

Discussion:

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

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: The looming competition between Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy is also a test for free versus paid

Ethan Alter /
Adweek: Brian Stelter Returns to CNN

Abdul Azim Naushad /
ComingSoon.net: Why Was Brian Stelter Fired From CNN?

Michael Malone /
Next TV: Brian Stelter Back 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

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

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

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

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

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: @Hadas_Gold ... ...and 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.

Andrew Nusca /
@editorialiste: we love a boomerang.

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

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

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

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: We wanted Reliable Sources readers to find out first. So I wrote them a letter: https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ... [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 Cormier /
@briancormier: This is great! The best news I've heard all day! A good day for Brians. 🙂 Congratulations, @brianstelter!!

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

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

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. …

Erik Hayden /
The Hollywood Reporter: Brian Stelter Rejoins CNN

Charlie Nash /
Mediaite: Brian Stelter Returns to CNN

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

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

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

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

TechCrunch:

YouTube expands its existing parental controls to let parents link their account to their teens' account and gain insight into the teens' activity— YouTube is expanding its existing set of parental controls with a new feature that would allow a parent to link their account to their teen's account …

Discussion:
YouTube Official Blog, 9to5Google and The Verge

Discussion:

Jess Weatherbed /