Jeff Bezos, who ended the WaPo endorsing political candidates, congratulates Donald Trump on his "political comeback and decisive victory" in a rare X post (Kurt Schlosser/GeekWire)
Mediagazer: Jeff Bezos, who ended the WaPo endorsing political candidates, congratulates Donald Trump on his “political comeback and decisive victory” in a rare X post (Kurt Schlosser/GeekWire)
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GeekWire:
Jeff Bezos, who ended the WaPo endorsing political candidates, congratulates Donald Trump on his “political comeback and decisive victory” in a rare X post— In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant's hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more.
Discussion:
Jeff Bezos /
@jeffbezos: Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory. No nation has bigger opportunities. Wishing @realDonaldTrump all success in leading and uniting the America we all love.
Liam Reilly /
CNN: Jeff Bezos congratulates Trump for ‘extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory’
Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Bezos congratulates Trump for ‘extraordinary political comeback’
Todd Spangler /
Variety: Jeff Bezos Praises Donald Trump's ‘Extraordinary Comeback’ After Tech Mogul Spiked Washington Post's Presidential Endorsement Fox Business: Jeff Bezos congratulates Trump on ‘extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory’
Nina Golgowski /
HuffPost: Jeff Bezos Congratulates Trump After Washington Post's Non-Endorsement Fiasco
Nick Daly /
@nickdaly.bsky.social: Which reminds me, I haven't canceled my WaPo subscription yet [embedded post]
Dave Limp /
@davill: Echoing Jeff's congrats here. Exciting times for space exploration are ahead of us.
Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: Wow, that's quite an, um, endorsement!
Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce: good stuff
Jeff Stein /
@jstein_wapo: From a story I did recently on billionaires, including Bezos, signaling their openness to Trump pre-election: “Trump has had no issue calling out political enemies by name and threatening to use the force of government for retribution, and apparently that is intimidating a lot of @canteverdie: billionaires blatantly bought this last election via purchase of media spaces, of flooding the internet strategically with their influence, and democrats are holding onto the past. they're not grappling with the current political landscape that the right is operating in
Teddy Schleifer /
@teddyschleifer: Hmmmmm
Eric Feigl-Ding /
@drericding: Now we know why Washington Post was muzzled by Bezos.
Jennifer Bendery /
@jbendery: Jeff Bezos last week: “What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Mark Elliott /
@markmobility: WaPo's endorsement finally drops.
Riley Jones /
Footwear News: Michael Jordan Refutes Fake Donald Trump Endorsement: ‘There Is Absolutely No Truth to the Claim’
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CNN:
Reporters from Politico, Axios, and more were denied credentials to Trump's election night event; a source says Politico's were revoked after critical coverage— New York CNN — — Journalists from multiple news organizations have been denied credentials to former President Donald …
Discussion:
@lacivitac, Washington Post, Fortune, TVNewsCheck, Poynter, New York Daily News, New York Times, New Republic, @hadas_gold, The Daily Beast, @noahpollak, RADAR, @byajperez, Mediaite, Voice of America, Alternet.org, @jowens510.bsky.social and New York Magazine, more at Techmeme »
Discussion:
Chris LaCivita /
@lacivitac: Actually this bullshit tweet is a result of the fact that “famed” gossip columnist @tarapalmeri was DENIED credentials to enter Mar-a-largo to cover election night due to her “proclivity” to write bullshit. well well well
Chris Morris /
Fortune: Trump denied and disinvited news outlets that were critical of him from his election night event
Stephen Battaglio /
TVNewsCheck: NewsNation Is First TV Network To Call Presidential Race For Trump Thanks To Decision Desk HQ
Tom Jones /
Poynter: Who won the 2024 presidential election coverage?
Theresa Braine /
New York Daily News: Trump campaign bans journalists from election night event over critical coverage
Katie Robertson /
New York Times: Trump Team Revokes Election Party Access for Some Journalists
Malcolm Ferguson /
New Republic: Trump Spends Election Night Taking Revenge on the Media
Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Multiple reporters from major outlets have been denied credentials to tonight's Trump campaign election night watch event in Florida - and it's because of their coverage https://www.cnn.com/...
Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: .@tarapalmeri on her pod, who was supposed to in Palm Beach for the Amazon special: “I have been honest and fair this entire time covering this election and I will be now broadcasting in studio with Brian Williams from LA.”
David Gardner /
The Daily Beast: Trump Bans Amazon Reporter From Election Party Despite Bezos Kissing the Ring
Noah Pollak /
@noahpollak: The sense of entitlement that MSM journos have is epic. They shamelessly lie and manipulate every day about Trump and then complain when he doesn't invite them to his election night party. Incredible.
Haley Gunn /
RADAR: Trump Campaign Revokes Reporters' Press Credentials on Election Night Over Negative Coverage — After Former Advisers Brand Him a ‘Fascist’
A.J. Perez /
@byajperez: “Reporters at Politico, Axios, Puck, Voice of America and Mother Jones were among those denied credentials.” A downside of access journalism is getting shut out when journos stop sanewashing.
Charlie Nash /
Mediaite: Trump Campaign Denies Major Outlets Access to Election Watch Party After They ‘P*ssed’ Them Off With Coverage
Liam Scott /
Voice of America: Trump campaign blocks some journalists from watch party over coverage
Maya Boddie /
Alternet.org: ‘Retaliation’: Trump camp ‘punishing reporters’ by denying credentials to Mar-a-Lago election event
Jeremy C. Owens /
@jowens510.bsky.social: The most remarkable news org on this list is Voice of America. Seriously? [embedded post]
Charlotte Klein /
New York Magazine: Trump Campaign Finishes the Election by Taking Revenge on the Media
Business Insider:
Sources: ~100 NYT Tech Guild members cross the picket line to work on Election Day; NYT engineer and union steward Benjamin Harnett says the figure is under 50— - Dozens of New York Times tech workers crossed the picket line amid a tech strike. — The Tech Guild is striking over remote work …
Discussion:
New York Times, @coreypein.bsky.social, @alexselbyb, @corbinbolies, @nate_cohn, Mother Jones, Fox News, Game File, Semafor, Slate, Le Monde.fr, MediaPost, Boing Boing, Townhall, Eurogamer.net, Breitbart, The Western Journal, NBC News, RedState, The Hill, Fast Company, The Verge, ZeroHedge News, HuffPost, Poynter, Gizmodo, Washington Post, Axios, The Guardian, The Wrap, Fortune, One America News Network, Washington Examiner, Variety, New York Post, NewsGuild of New York and DNyuz
Discussion:
Nate Cohn /
New York Times: Live Presidential Forecast
Corey Pein /
@coreypein.bsky.social: Some on work visas [embedded post]
Alex Selby-Boothroyd /
@alexselbyb: The Needle is dead. Long live the Pendulum. [video]
Corbin Bolies /
@corbinbolies: NYT's needle launches! Comes as @lmoses reports dozes of Tech Guild workers crossed the picket line and came into work https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
Nate Cohn /
@nate_cohn: We have a needle https://www.nytimes.com/...
Sophie Hurwitz /
Mother Jones: Why the New York Times Needle Might Break Tonight Fox News: New York Times tech employees on strike discuss impact on election coverage: ‘No contract, no needle’
Stephen Totilo /
Game File: Calls to boycott Wordle, Connections show where game industry strikes could go
Max Tani /
Semafor: Needle at risk: In bitter, election-day labor dispute, union accuses Times of trying to ‘burn the house down,’ while paper accuses tech workers of trying to ‘block this public service’
Nitish Pahwa /
Slate: The New York Times' Worst Nightmare Is Happening Now
Aude Dassonville /
Le Monde.fr: With election count just hours away, the New York Times is facing a strike by its tech workers
Rob Beschizza /
Boing Boing: New York Times tech workers on strike
Leah Barkoukis /
Townhall: The NYT Has a Big Problem on Its Hands Heading Into Election Day
Matt Wales /
Eurogamer.net: New York Times tech staff striking, asking readers not to play Wordle and other games in solidarity
Olivia Rondeau /
Breitbart: Hundreds of New York Times Staffers Strike Before Election Day
Kassandra White /
The Western Journal: New York Times' Election Day Coverage in Jeopardy as Union Goes on Strike
Marlene Lenthang /
NBC News: New York Times tech union goes on strike, one day before election
Joanne Haner /
The Hill: New York Times tech workers go on strike before election
Kristin Toussaint /
Fast Company: ‘Can you imagine if our homepage went down?’ ‘New York Times’ tech workers go on strike before the election
Wes Davis /
The Verge: The New York Times Tech Guild is on strike
Dave Jamieson /
HuffPost: New York Times Tech Workers Strike Just Ahead Of Election Day
Matthew Gault /
Gizmodo: Support Striking New York Times Tech Workers by Breaking Your Wordle Streak
Laura Wagner /
Washington Post: New York Times Tech Guild goes on strike
Sara Fischer /
Axios: NYT tech workers strike ahead of Election Day
Chris Morris /
Fortune: ‘New York Times’ tech workers are going on strike just hours before the presidential election kicks off
Brian Stelter /
One America News Network: Hundreds Of New York Times Tech Workers Strike In Lead-Up To Election Day
Jenny Goldsberry /
Washington Examiner: NYT tech guild begins strike on eve of Election Day
Todd Spangler /
Variety: New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike on Eve of 2024 Election, Alleging Unfair Labor Practices
Taylor Herzlich /
New York Post: New York Times tech staff strikes, threatening Election Day coverage
Axios:
How Trump and his allies could go after the media in his second term through harassment campaigns and lawsuits, draining the companies of time, money, and trust— - “The regulatory threat is on the edges at most,” said Andrew Jay Schwartzman, a veteran communications lawyer.
Discussion:
Trevor Timm /
@trevortimm: Trump has spent the last year calling for more leak investigations, imprisoning journalists, and censoring news outlets he doesn't like. Lawmakers and the White House must act—before it's too late. Pass the PRESS Act! Our statement at @FreedomofPress: https://freedom.press/...
Rob Eno /
@robeno: I give @brianstelter a lot of shit. And have for years. But if this is a truly sincere effort to turn the page and self reflect. Let's do it. This is worlds different from his tone in 2016 the day after the election. https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ...
Mehdi Hasan /
@mehdirhasan: People - including top US journalists, perhaps especially top US journalists - don't quite get how bad it's going to be. How beyond term one it'll be. How bad the Musks and RFKs will be. I don't think even I fully accept how bad it's going to be and I have been shouting how bad
Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: https://vox.com/ uses Trump's victory as an occasion to remind readers to donate: [image]
Josh Gerstein /
Politico: Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets. @perspectvortex: A lesson Rush Limbaugh learned 30 years ago. Being the opposition is better for your grift
Matthew Keys /
@matthewkeyslive: “Donald Trump ran a campaign based on retribution. Now he is perfectly positioned to carry it out.”
Katie Herzog /
@kittypurrzog: Congratulations to the New York Times, cable news, the ACLU, GLAAD, and much of the nonprofit industrial complex. Next few years gonna be flush.
Matthew Keys /
@matthewkeyslive: The media has a major opportunity to course correct over the next four years. Or they can stay the course and repeat the same mistakes. Not sure which path the industry will take.
Sara Fischer /
Sara Fischer on LinkedIn: 💡 Even if #DonaldTrump wins the election, he won't have as much political power to go after the media as you might think, thanks to strong legal and regulatory protections … New York Times:
In the election run-up, TV networks had prepared for a long wait, like in 2020, that didn't come; around 2:30AM ET, every network covered Trump's victory speech— Anchors were ready to camp out in the studio for days on end. Instead, Donald J. Trump declared victory in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Discussion:
Variety, @davidoatkins and The Guardian
Discussion:
Brian Steinberg /
Variety: As Trump Gained Election Lead, TV Anchors Tried to Convince Viewers to Keep Watching
David Atkins /
@davidoatkins: You cannot cede the information environment and algorithmic influence to the far right, and then make up for it with billions in paid media and ground volunteers.
Drop Site News:
In a November 3 internal email, Patrick Soon-Shiong cites Trump and Harris' stance on the Israel-Hamas war among the reasons the LAT didn't endorse a candidate
Discussion:
Columbia Journalism Review, Missouri Independent, @petersterne, @dropsitenews, The Guardian and Scroll.in
Discussion:
Jon Allsop /
Columbia Journalism Review: At War, Because We're at Work — At 2:16am, Eastern time, Eric Trump, son of Donald …
Andrew Roth /
Missouri Independent: Kamala Harris vows to end war in Gaza during final Michigan rally
Peter Sterne /
@petersterne: This seems like a principled stand to take, though it's somewhat undermined by the fact that he repeatedly and publicly insisted this wasn't the reason for his decision. @dropsitenews: In an internal email dated November 3, Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times, explained his decision for the newspaper not to endorse a presidential candidate this year. The email, addressed to the Times' top editor and the president and COO, was
Robert Tait /
The Guardian: Los Angeles Times owner cites Gaza war as a reason not to endorse Harris
Variety:
In his second term, Trump may replace top FTC and DOJ officials who have chilled dealmaking, making 2025 a breakout year for media mergers and acquisitions— Analysts expect new administration to replace top FTC, DOJ officials who have chilled dealmaking activity
Discussion:
@sherman4949 and Deadline
Press Gazette:
In a letter to a UK parliamentary committee, the FT says news organizations are forced to accept Google's AI crawlers due Googlebot's presence on most websites— News organisations don't have a “genuine choice” about whether to block Google from scraping their content for its AI services, one publisher has warned.
Columbia Journalism Review:
How journalists cover drug violence in Sinaloa, Mexico, avoiding “narco gossip” and terms like “executed” and attempting to verify videos made by cartels— For reporters covering cartels in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, ethical considerations are more than academic.
Discussion:
New York Times and CBS News
The Hollywood Reporter:
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy unveils plans to broaden the scope of media merger laws to include the purchase of UK online news outlets and news magazines— The goal is “scrutiny in the public interest” of deals that include U.K. online news publications and magazines …
Discussion:
Advanced Television
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Colin Mann /
Advanced Television: UK media merger laws to be modernised
The Guardian:
Federal police in Brazil formally charge the alleged mastermind of the murders of UK journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in June 2022— Brazilian federal police announce end of two-year inquiry into killing of journalist and Indigenous expert in Amazon
Discussion:
Reporters Without Borders and Associated Press
New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees— Hundreds of jobs will be slashed at iHeart Media as the debt-ridden radio and podcast giant has been crushed by music streaming, The Post has learned.
Discussion:
Caitlin Huston /
TVNewsCheck: iHeartMedia Undergoes Significant Layoffs
Jen Looper, PhD /
@jenlooper: Laid off today, it's a sad thing to have your work “deprioritized” but the heart will go on, as Celine says. [image]
Marty Bannister /
@martybannister: Great way to start a Monday, a little “life” news. Due to company cutbacks, my position at @iHeartRadio has been eliminated. Thanks to all who listened to our show “The Press Box”, we had fun and once again, local radio loses. Been through this before, and will rebound as always.
Stan M. Norfleet /
@stansportsman: Today was my last on @SportsTalk790, as iHeart executed nationwide layoffs. Yes, I was caught off guard, given I'd just agreed to an extension. That said, I remain forever grateful for the opportunity! I have the utmost FAITH the next season will be as rewarding. Thank you!😉🤘🏿🙏🏿 @ironhead334: iHeart is cutting and slashing their budget and letting “talent” go. When it happens again at Audacy, this dunce will be the first one crying online.
Jody Oehler /
@radiojody: After an 11 year run, today was my last show for Fox Sports 910. A huge thank you to everyone who listened and supported me. I am incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to entertain and challenge you every weekday morning. DM's are open for any opportunities.
Ronnie /
@ronniekradio: The yearly “right before the holidays” layoffs from iHeart. I always thought I'd spent my entire life in the Radio industry when I went to school for it. I learned they just do things backwards. Sad state it's in. Sad for the folks dumped in marketing, sales, music and sports
Jeff Wagner /
@jeffwagnerradio: I have a good friend who is a true radio icon. He estimates that he was fired at least nine times over his career. Radio is a brutal business where talented people (on-air and off) often lose their jobs thru absolutely no fault of their own. https://radioinsight.com/...
Caitlin Huston /
The Hollywood Reporter: iHeartMedia Undergoes Significant Layoffs Reuters: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy denies 5-day in-office mandate is ‘backdoor layoff’ as employees' frustrations mount
Matthew Keys /
The Desk: iHeart begins slashing jobs ahead of earnings report
Christopher Terry /
@christopherterry.bsky.social: We don't call it Clear Channel anymore, but even with the new name, the stench of failure remains the same. [embedded post]
Marc Schneider /
Billboard: iHeartMedia Faces Fresh Wave of Layoffs Amid Industry Struggles, Debt Woes
Lance Venta /
RadioInsight: More Names From Monday's iHeartMedia Cuts
Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement— Universal Music Group (UMG), along with ABKCO Music & Records, and Concord Music Group, filed a major copyright infringement lawsuit …
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Kristin Robinson /
Billboard: UMG Sues TuneCore Over Alleged ‘Massive’ Copyright Infringement of Rihanna, Ariana Grande & More Recordings
Theodore /
@theodorerop: This is BIG. Forget the major players involved (UMG, Believe); it's the issues being addressed that matter. Sped-up tracks, misspelling, and copyright infringement—basically calling out distributors (like @TuneCore in this case) for not having manual filters.
Dylan Smith /
Digital Music News: Believe Pledges to ‘Fight’ Universal Music Copyright Suit — Here's a Closer Look At the Half-Billion-Dollar Legal Battle
Jonathan Bailey /
Plagiarism Today: Why the TuneCore Lawsuit Could Change Digital Music Forever
Rob Freund /
@robertfreundlaw: In short, UMG says Believe and TuneCore distributes infringing copies of popular songs, disguised as fraudulent “artists” with names like “Arriana Grande.” TuneCore allegedly distributed tracks that are slight variations of UMG records, including sped up versions.
Jon Brodkin /
Ars Technica: Ever heard of “Llady Gaga”? Universal files piracy suit over alleged knockoffs.
Bob Barbiere /
Bob Barbiere on LinkedIn: This is not a condemnation of Believe. Forensics, judges and juries will figure that out. — Unfortunately the race to deliver more music faster is the true reality of the industry. …
Chris Cooke /
CMU: Universal Music claims Believe has built its business on “industrial-scale copyright infringement” and wants $500 million
Tom Breihan /
Stereogum: UMG Sues Believe And TuneCore For $500M For Distributing Sped-Up Songs To Evade Copyrights
Ashley King /