A judge, not a jury, will give the verdict in the antitrust trial about Google's ad business, after Google paid $2.3M to cover US government's monetary damages (Matthew Barakat/Associated Press)

Mediagazer: A judge, not a jury, will give the verdict in the antitrust trial about Google's ad business, after Google paid $2.3M to cover US government's monetary damages (Matthew Barakat/Associated Press)

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Washington Post:

Will Lewis criticizes reports that he tried to suppress stories on his ties to a phone hacking case and calls David Folkenflik an activist, not a journalist— In a statement Thursday, William Lewis pushes back at media outlets' accounts of events leading up to Post editor Sally Buzbee's abrupt departure on Sunday.
Discussion: The Guardian, CNN, Poynter, Politico, Press Watch, Associated Press, The Handbasket, @dankennedy_nu@threads.net, @mattdpearce@threads.net, @sallyjenx@threads.net, @froomkin, @langfittnpr, SFGATE, @katie_robertson, @froomkin, Mediaite, @arusbridger, @rationaldoge@hachyderm.io, HuffPost, @davidgura@threads.net, @ericuman, @davidfolkenflik, The Daily Beast, @wesleylowery, @jayrosen_nyu, @jdawsey1, @jackshafer, @claremalone, @brianstelter, @atrios, @jbenton, @dicktofel, @bgrueskin, @jeremymbarr, @freddydeknatel, @jeffjarvis, @pressgazette, @hoipollois.bsky.social, @wesleylowery, @edmundlee, @mollywoodpro@threads.net, @_cingraham, @janinegibson, @juwanthecurator.bsky.social and The Wrap

Discussion:

Oliver Darcy /
CNN: Morale plummets inside The Washington Post as staffers express alarm over publisher's attempts to squash story

Dan Froomkin /
Press Watch: Will Lewis must go. The Washington Post publisher's actions cast doubt on his newsroom's credibility.

David Bauder /
Associated Press: After editor's departure, Washington Post's publisher faces questions about phone hacking stories

Marisa Kabas /
The Handbasket: The Washington Post is in fascist-guided free fall

Dan Kennedy /
@dankennedy_nu@threads.net: Regarding the reported 70m drop in The Washington Post's audience, that's raw digital traffic, which really isn't worth all that much. At one time the Post had 3m paid subscribers, then it dropped to 2.5m. It would be very telling to know what it is today. JournalismThreads @mattdpearce@threads.net: The only real defense against what's happening at the Washington Post are my friends in the newsroom at the Post refusing to lower their ethical standards a millimeter. Let the culture eat the cronyism for lunch.

Sally Jenkins /
@sallyjenx@threads.net: Matt I share your sentiment but accuracy please: Matt Murray holds his position only because Sally Buzbee declined it, according to our own very good reporting. He is an excellent editor. It wasn't cronyism.

Dan Froomkin /
@froomkin: Yes, indeed. Kudos to Washington Post media reporters @sarahellison and @ElaheIzadi for their bold reporting in exceedingly difficult circumstances. https://www.mediaite.com/...

Frank Langfitt /
@langfittnpr: @WashPost CEO Will Lewis calls @davidfolkenflik an “activist, not a journalist,” after David exposed Lewis' attempts to kill an embarrassing story. I've worked w/ David for 3 decades. He's a GREAT journalist. This is just one more example that proves it. @MorningEdition @NPR

Drew Magary /
SFGATE: The Washington Post is about to embrace the darkness

Katie Robertson /
@katie_robertson: This story, by The Washington Post's @sarahellison and @ElaheIzadi about their own CEO and publisher, deserves to be read as well as applauded for the thorough way they have interrogated multiple claims https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Dan Froomkin /
@froomkin: Lewis now giving his own reporters shit for their coverage of him. “On Wednesday, when a reporter approached him to follow up on scheduling an interview, he expressed his disapproval with The Post's recent reporting on its own leadership changes.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Fire him

Colby Hall /
Mediaite: Washington Post Reporters Deliver Unflinching Piece on Claims Against New CEO Rattling Newsroom

Alan Rusbridger /
@arusbridger: It's not v classy to smear ⁦@davidfolkenflik⁩ as an “activist” rather than a journalist for writing a story which appears to be true. Smacks of Murdoch rather than ⁦@washingtonpost⁩. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Bruce MacDonald /
@rationaldoge@hachyderm.io: 'It is considered a third rail in journalism for business-side leaders to intervene or attempt to influence coverage in their own publications, particularly when it concerns them and their own interests, said Kathleen Culver, director of the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. …

Marita Vlachou /
HuffPost: NPR Reporter Says WaPo CEO Offered Him Interview In Exchange For Killing Story

David Gura /
@davidgura@threads.net: Horsefeathers.

Eric Umansky /
@ericuman: Post CEO William Lewis does not like the Post's coverage of him. BTW, the Post's @sarahellison and @ElaheIzadi have been doing great coverage. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Post publisher draws more scrutiny after newsroom shakeup — @washpost reports on firestorm, firewalls, and sometimes fiery chief exec https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Wesley /
@wesleylowery: the criticism that someone is “an activist and not a journalist” has always been a nonsensical ad-hominem, as evidenced by the idea that it would ever apply to ⁦@davidfolkenflik⁩ of all people. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Jay Rosen /
@jayrosen_nyu: Were he wiser, Will Lewis would be focusing on one thing right now: losing the newsroom, meaning the confidence Washington Post journanlists have in him. And before calling @davidfolkenflik an “activist, not a journalist,” he would know what the Post newsroom thinks about that.

Josh Dawsey /
@jdawsey1: I feel lucky to be colleagues with ⁦@sarahellison⁩ — a terrific reporter and person. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Jack Shafer /
@jackshafer: @jeremymbarr ... is an excellent media reporter and no activist. Will Lewis is dead wrong about him.

Clare Malone /
@claremalone: I mean, first of all, ⁦@davidfolkenflik⁩ is a journalist not an activist. But this is pretty stunning rhetoric for Lewis to use, purposefully weaponizing the current right wing discourse about NPR against an individual reporter. Uh! Alarm bells! https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: The Washington Post's latest account of turmoil atop the Post is top-notch media reporting. By the time you finish reading, your eyebrows may be permanently raised. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Joshua Benton /
@jbenton: Anyone who declares @davidfolkenflik “an activist, not a journalist” because he wrote a story about you you didn't like is prima facie not the person to run the @washingtonpost https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Richard Tofel /
@dicktofel: Very bad sign here that WaPo's publisher has chosen to attack the integrity of ⁦@davidfolkenflik⁩ of ⁦@nprnews⁩. People long familiar with the US press beat know Folkenflik as a straight shooter and fair reporter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: Calling Folkenflik “an activist, not a journalist” is straight from the Murdoch/Fox playbook. Somewhere in the Afterlife, Roger Ailes is softly muttering, “Well done, my man. Well done.”

Jeremy Barr /
@jeremymbarr: In a new story, Washington Post publisher Will Lewis calls NPR media reporter @davidfolkenflik “an activist, not a journalist,” for writing that Lewis offered him a deal to not run a story about the UK hacking scandal in exchange for an interview https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image] @freddydeknatel: Calling a reporter “an activist, not a journalist” for reporting something you don't like is... very on brand for a former Murdoch media exec. This also isn't a denial at all of what @davidfolkenflik reported. The Will Lewis era kicking off at The Post! https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image] @jeffjarvis: The Post is forced to cover its own journalistically dubious boss, who issues traditionalists' favorite slander against critics, calling @davidfolkenflik “an activist, not a journalist.” He projects. Gift link: Post publisher draws more scrutiny after newsroom shake-up... @pressgazette: Lewis has responded calling Folkenflik “an activist, not a journalist” and saying he “had an off the record conversation with him... and some six months later he has dusted it down, and made up some excuse to make a story of a non-story” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @hoipollois.bsky.social: David Folkenflik is a beloved public radio journo who does the quirky stories that are fascinating. — It's a bad look for an incoming newspaper owner to get defensive and call journalists names, ESP one holding him to account. — It's like ... he opposes the mission of journalism. [embedded post]

Wesley /
@wesleylowery: you know, all of this wapo drama makes me really interested in reading some fresh, deep reporting and sweeping writing about Will Lewis role in the UK phone hacking scandal.

Edmund Lee /
@edmundlee: This comment from Will Lewis on @davidfolkenflik is completely off base. David is one of the best media reporters out there. Period. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Molly Wood /
@mollywoodpro@threads.net: I can't get enough of this story for a lot of reasons, but one of them is how Lewis' behavior so obviously reveals the way Murdoch properties operate, which of course we already knew. Also, calling David Folkenflik an “activist” is such an anti-NPR right-wing tell. Like. Activist. *snort*

Christopher Ingraham /
@_cingraham: Post publisher Will Lewis now attempting to denigrate NPR's David Folkenflik as “an activist, not a journalist.” Notably he doesn't deny anything. Deeply unserious, hackish stuff here. Will be a massive blow to the Post's credibility if he stays on. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]

Janine Gibson /
@janinegibson: The after effects of phone hacking. Still! “It is not the first time that Lewis has engaged in intense efforts to head off coverage about him in ways that many U.S. journalists would consider deeply inappropriate” https://www.npr.org/... @juwanthecurator.bsky.social: Calling David Folkenflik an “activist” is like, to borrow a Brit for this analogy, calling Queen Elizabeth a “reformer” [embedded post]

Ross A. Lincoln /
The Wrap: Washington Post CEO Calls Reporter Who Exposed Quid Pro Quo Offer ‘an Activist, Not a Journalist’

RELATED:

NPR:

Will Lewis repeatedly offered an exclusive interview about WaPo's future, in exchange for dropping a story on claims he helped cover up UK phone hacking scandal— The Washington Post has written twice this spring about allegations that have cropped up in British court proceedings involving its new publisher and CEO, Will Lewis.

Discussion:
New York Times, @_cingraham, New Republic, @davidfolkenflik, @djvanness@mastodon.social, Media Nation, @arusbridger, @jlgolson, @craigmwhitlock, @sdkstl, @mariaramirezny, @froomkin, @bradkleinnews, @keitholbermann, @nick_field90, @jackshafer, @dan1763, @gtconway3d, @kslane, @davidfolkenflik, @bgrueskin, The Daily Beast, @not2b@sfba.social, @markjacobnews@threads.net, Newser, @karaswisher@threads.net, Politico, Axios, @sallyjenx@threads.net, @jswatz_tx@threads.net, Mediaite, CNN, @juwanthecurator.bsky.social, @dankennedy_nu@journa.host, The Wrap, Financial Times, @brainnotonyet.bsky.social, @TonyStark@progressivecafe …, Puck, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, @ChrisBoese@newsie.social and New York Times

Discussion:

Christopher Ingraham /
@_cingraham: This is extremely gross: The Washington Post's new publisher offered NPR an exclusive interview if they agreed to kill a story about his legal troubles. NPR refused, and the exclusive interview went to perennial management-defender Dylan Byers at Puck https://www.npr.org/... [image]

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling /
New Republic: How Washington Post's Shady New CEO Keeps Breaking Journalism Ethics

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: To misquote the Godfather, new Washington Post publisher Will Lewis made me an offer I had to refuse. My chat on @UpFirst with @NPRinskeep on the failed campaign of a top news executive to thwart unwelcome coverage https://www.npr.org/...

Dave Vanness /
@djvanness@mastodon.social: Will Lewis must resign. Democracy will die in darkness when editors like Lewis turn off the lights. #willlewis #washingtonpost #journalism #rupertmurdoch #jeffbezos https://www.npr.org/... [image]

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Lewis keeps digging and demands a bigger shovel

Alan Rusbridger /
@arusbridger:

Alan Rusbridger /
@arusbridger: This is the episode of @mediaconfpod where @Bynickdavies sets out the allegations over a phone hacking cover up against @washingtonpost CEO Will Lewis. https://podcasts.apple.com/... [image]

Jordan Golson /
@jlgolson: This sort of thing happens every day. It's called “journalism.” It's the media equivalent of prosecutors cutting a deal with a smaller fish to get them to flip on the bigger fish. I guess sources know not to trust this NPR reporter now, though. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Craig Whitlock /
@craigmwhitlock: “When the late former Post managing editor Eugene Patterson was publisher of the St. Petersburg Times, he insisted the newspaper report his arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol on the front page.”

Staci D Kramer /
@sdkstl: >>In several conversations, Lewis repeatedly — and heatedly —offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post's future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations.<<

María Ramírez /
@mariaramirezny: There is a reason why the U.S. has the best journalism in the world. Reporters push back. Tina Brown said journalism in the U.S. is a mission; in the UK it's a job. She meant to be disparaging towards Americans, I guess.

Dan Froomkin /
@froomkin: “In several conversations, Lewis repeatedly — and heatedly —offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post's future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations.” WOW @bradkleinnews: A great detail from NPR's Folkenflik. “When the late former Post managing editor Eugene Patterson was publisher of the St. Petersburg Times, he insisted the newspaper report his arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol on the front page.”

Keith Olbermann /
@keitholbermann: Hey, @JeffBezos... You've hired a thug to run @washingtonpost He's not going to survive here You should get it over with and fire him today before he destroys your paper

Nick Field /
@nick_field90: @davidfolkenflik “That first interview appears to have gone to Puck's Dylan Byers. It ran a day after the Post's piece in May” Funny, that same Dylan Byers published an anti-Buzbee piece yesterday just an hour after the NYT article was posted. What a coincidence....

Jack Shafer /
@jackshafer: @davidfolkenflik “In several conversations, Lewis repeatedly — and heatedly —offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post's future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations.”

Dan Smith /
@dan1763: @davidfolkenflik @andevers A difference between U.K. and US media. The idea that anyone would be surprised if the owner blocks the paper they own, from writing an unfavourable story about them is just laughable in a U.K. environment. That's WHY they own these loss making organisations.

George Conway /
@gtconway3d: “Lewis had just been named publisher and CEO by Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, but had not yet started. Lewis repeatedly—and heatedly—offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post's future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations.”

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: The Washington Post's publisher pushed his executive editor hard to kill a damning story about him. It wasn't the first time - he did the same to me. My piece for NPR https://www.npr.org/...

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: Washpost CEO to NPR's @davidfolkenflik: If you drop that embarrassing story about me, I'll give you an exclusive interview. Folkenflik to Washpost CEO: No. https://www.npr.org/... [image]

Corbin Bolies /
The Daily Beast: WaPo CEO Will Lewis: Ask Me Anything Except About That Phone Hack Cover-Up

Joe /
@not2b@sfba.social: @dangillmor You could link to the NPR story, which is not paywalled: https://www.npr.org/...

Mark Jacob /
@markjacobnews@threads.net: It's up to Jeff Bezos to fire Washington Post CEO Will Lewis for trying to kill coverage of his own ties to Rupert Murdoch's UK phone hacking scandal. Did Bezos buy WaPo to make it great or to wreck its credibility? https://www.npr.org/...

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher@threads.net: This is, um, not good. Tho this kind of horse trading happens (largely with celebs), it is rare and shocking and adds heft to sally.buzbee accounts. Good on @davidfolkenflik: Washington Post's new CEO tried to kill a story about him - again https://www.npr.org/...

Sally Jenkins /
@sallyjenx@threads.net: I've had it. The Washington Post consists of its journalists. If an editor was spineless or gooey enough to be “rattled” by a mere remark from someone powerful, they didn't belong in the job. And for anyone to suggest off the record without putting their name to it that that's what happened is even more cowardly. …

John Schwartz /
@jswatz_tx@threads.net: I only worked in journalism 40 years, but this looks bad to me. Does it look bad to you? “In several conversations, Lewis repeatedly — and heatedly —offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post's future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations.” https://www.npr.org/...

Phillip Nieto /
Mediaite: NPR Media Reporter Accuses Washington Post CEO of Trying to Kill Negative Story By Dangling Exclusive Interview CNN: Washington Post publisher Will Lewis reportedly tried to kill story about his involvement in UK hacking scandal

@juwanthecurator.bsky.social:
Will Lewis is ruining the already battered reputation of the Washington Post in record time. He tried to swindle a deal out of a MEDIA REPORTER to hide a story about him trying and failing to previously hide a story. I think even Jeff Bezos could have found a better con artist. [embedded post]

Dan Kennedy /
@dankennedy_nu@journa.host: The Will Lewis Resignation Watch has officially begun. David Folkenflik has devastating new details about the Washington Post publisher's attempts to cover up his role in the Murdoch phone-hacking scandals, including offering an exclusive interview to Folkenflik last December if he'd agree to drop a story he was working on. #journalism …

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Washington Post CEO Will Lewis Attempted to Kill Phone Hacking Story: ‘Drop the Story, Get the Interview’

Karl /
@brainnotonyet.bsky.social: This is a very clear glimpse of the way democracy dies as journalism is strangled by its billionaire owners in an attempt to protect themselves from accountability. Corruption at this scale/unaccountable wealth are massive parts of the ongoing war against democracy and integral to understanding it. … @TonyStark@progressivecafe.social: This is why a free press is vital, so at least one can hold another outlet accountable. — Needless to add that there are major problems at the Washington Post and I've been talking about them for awhile. — They are going to need quite a rehabilitation to regain trust, if it's possible. …

Dylan Byers /
Puck: ‘Post’ Mortem — The real and surprising story behind Sally Buzbee's departure from The Washington Post.

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: 1. Washington Post CEO came from the Murdoch empire. — 2. He has been implicated in the (still not fully unraveled) UK “phone hacking” scandal that exemplified the sleaziness of the Murdoch empire. — 3. He told Post editor not to publish a story containing references to his alleged involvement. …

Chris Boese /
@ChrisBoese@newsie.social: Clash Over Phone Hacking Article Preceded Exit of Washington Post Editor — Will Lewis, the chief executive of The Washington Post, objected to coverage of a legal development involving him in a phone hacking case. — https://www.nytimes.com/...

New York Times:

Sources: WBD, home of TNT Sports, strikes a $650M deal for US rights to the French Open for 10 years, with plans to air the event on cable networks and Max— Warner Bros. Discovery has a 10-year, $650 million deal in place to be the new home of the French Open in the United States beginning in 2025 …

Discussion:
Variety, The Wrap, Awful Announcing, Barrett Media and Sports Media Watch

Discussion:

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Warner Bros. Discovery Snares U.S. Rights to French Open (EXCLUSIVE)

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Warner Bros. Discovery Acquires US Rights to French Open

Jon Lewis /
Sports Media Watch: WBD reportedly acquiring French Open

Semafor:

Some unionized journalists at the NYT, Reuters, and others criticize the NewsGuild over organizing costs and union leaders' left-leaning criticism of journalism— The Scoop — A top news union's organizing costs and some of its leaders' outspoken left-leaning criticism of journalism …

Discussion:
The NewsGuild, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social, Fox News and New York Post

Discussion:

Rebekah Entralgo /
The NewsGuild: Newsletter: Historic First Contract Wins at Tribune

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: Here it is again—journalists characterizing critics as “activists”—in a report on fighting in the NY Guild between said activists and those who wear the cloak of “independence.” — “The Guild's leaders ‘have forgotten that we are a union for journalists, not activists.’” — https://www.semafor.com/... Fox News: New York Times, Reuters staff battle with news union after radical Guild rep makes controversial post

CNN:

Alex Jones agrees to liquidate his personal assets to pay Sandy Hook families under Chapter 7 bankruptcy, in a move that could end his ownership of Infowars— Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday moved to liquidate his personal assets, agreeing to demands from the families …

Discussion:
New York Times, TMZ.com, New York Post, NPR, Courthouse News Service, Fox News, Gizmodo, The Hill, New Republic, New York Daily News, who13.com, Boing Boing, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Columbia Journalism Review, @jalefkowit@vmst.io, Deadline, CBS News, Mediaite, @_L1vY_@mstdn.social and Rolling Stone

Discussion:

Elizabeth Williamson /
New York Times: Alex Jones Seeks to Liquidate His Assets to Pay Damages to Sandy Hook Families

Juliana Kim /
NPR: Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones agrees to liquidate assets to pay Sandy Hook families

Cameron Thompson /
Courthouse News Service: Facing mounting pressure, Alex Jones moves to liquidate assets in bankruptcy case

Fox News:
Alex Jones seeks to liquidate assets to help pay $1.5 billion he owes to Sandy Hook families

Matt Novak /
Gizmodo: Alex Jones Asks Court for Permission to Sell InfoWars to Pay Sandy Hook Families That He Defamed

Cate Martel /
The Hill: 12:30 Report — Biden's stark message in Normandy

Edith Olmsted /
New Republic: Alex Jones Just Cost Himself Everything

Jessica Schladebeck /
New York Daily News: InfoWars host Alex Jones moves to liquidate assets to pay Sandy Hook families

Joshua Hallenbeck /
who13.com: Alex Jones seeks to convert bankruptcy to Chapter 7 liquidation

Rob Beschizza /
Boing Boing: Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones agrees to liquidate Infowars

Edward Helmore /
The Guardian: Alex Jones to liquidate assets to help meet $1.5bn Sandy Hook judgment

Amanda Yen /
The Daily Beast: Alex Jones to Sell InfoWars to Pay $1.5 Billion Debt to Sandy Hook Families

Anisha Dutta /
Columbia Journalism Review: Small signs of hope—but a long way to go—for Indian media independence

Jason Lefkowitz /
@jalefkowit@vmst.io: If Alex Jones really is selling InfoWars, the next episode of Knowledge Fight is gonna be LIT — https://www.cnn.com/...

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Alex Jones Seeks To Liquidate His Holdings As He Faces Sandy Hook Defamation Judgment

Megan Cerullo /
CBS News: Alex Jones to liquidate assets to pay Sandy Hook families

Michael Luciano /
Mediaite: Alex Jones Moves to Liquidate Assets and Relinquish Ownership of Infowars

Mother Bones /
@_L1vY_@mstdn.social: In more good news: — “Infowars host and known conspiracy theorist #AlexJones has just moved to liquidate his personal assets to pay the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre, to whom he owes more than $1.5 billion in damages, a move that would end his ownership of #Infowars.” …

Associated Press:

A judge, not a jury, will give the verdict in the antitrust trial about Google's ad business, after Google paid $2.3M to cover US government's monetary damages— A judge rather than a jury will decide whether Google violated federal antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising.

Discussion:
Reuters, more at Techmeme »

The Canadian Press:

Google signs a deal with The Canadian Journalism Collective to distribute the CA$100M the company has promised to Canadian news companies in 2023— Google names group to dole out $100M to news — OTTAWA - Google announced which organization it has selected to distribute the $100 million …

Discussion:

Alfred Hermida /
@hermida: Here's the full list of Canadian news organisations applying for Google funding. The list runs to 24 pages and more than 500 entries. https://storage.googleapis.com/ ...

Alfred Hermida /
@hermida: Google is closing down its Google News Showcase program in Canada. Instead its only monetary contribution to journalism will be the CAD$100m per year agreed under the Bill C-18 exemption. https://blog.google/... Jaffer Zaidi / Google: How we're moving forward with the Canadian news ecosystem

Variety:

Sources: WBD would like the NBA to consider a “fourth package”, which would carve out a small package of games rights, alongside Disney's, Amazon's, and NBCU's— The media company has signaled in recent days to the NBA that it would like to discuss the prospect of carving …

Discussion:
The Streamable, @dennismtracy, @bristei, Front Office Sports, Sportico, Financial Times and The Desk

Discussion:

David Satin /
The Streamable: WBD Reportedly Trying to Carve Fourth NBA Rights Package out of Failing RSN Inventory

Dennis Tracy /
@dennismtracy: David Zaslav: “we don't need the NBA” Also David Zaslav: um... 🥺 https://variety.com/...

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: Warner Bros. Discovery hopes to cadge the NBA, NBC, Disney and Amazon into giving up games in already-sketched out rights deals so it can have a small package all its own — a sign of how much its ties with the league have deteriorated.... https://variety.com/...

Michael McCarthy /
Front Office Sports: Buzzer Beater? TNT Is Negotiating for Fourth NBA Rights Package

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: NBA close to $76 million deal with national TV broadcasters

The Seattle Times:

Oregon's First Pamplin Media sells to a Southern newspaper chain, and EO Media, which publishes 12 titles, closes five papers and puts up the company for sale— A one-two punch this week is knocking out much of Oregon's remaining local newspaper ownership.

Bloomberg:

A woman who claims to be the inspiration for the Martha character on Baby Reindeer files a $170M defamation lawsuit against Netflix— - Californian suit says show outed her and ruined her life — Netflix says it'll defend the $170 million claim vigorously

Discussion:
SlashFilm, Forbes, The Wrap, The Daily Beast, Us Weekly, Quartz, Business Insider, Financial Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, CBS News, KHOU-TV, E! Online, PennLive, Raw Story, Vanity Fair, CNN, Deadline, Radio Times, The Guardian, NME, Awardsdaily, graziadaily.co.uk, Los Angeles Times, Deadline, Screen Rant, The Verge, Media Play News, Courthouse News Service, The A.V. Club, New York Times, Page Six, Advanced Television, UPROXX, New York Post, TVLine, Fox News, ComingSoon.net, IndieWire, The Sun, Rolling Stone, TMZ.com and New York Daily News

Discussion:

BJ Colangelo /
SlashFilm: Why The Alleged Real Life Baby Reindeer Stalker Is Suing Netflix For $170 Million

Kayla Cobb /
The Wrap: ‘Baby Reindeer’ Creator Richard Gadd Was Surprised When His ‘Weird’ and ‘Traumatic’ Show Blew Up: ‘A Lot of People Are Suffering’ | Video

Eboni Boykin-Patterson /
The Daily Beast: The 5 Words That Open ‘Baby Reindeer’ Could Decide Its Legal Fate

Miranda Siwak /
Us Weekly: Netflix Hits Back at Alleged ‘Real Martha’ Fiona Harvey's $170 Million Lawsuit Over ‘Baby Reindeer’

Eammon Jacobs /
Business Insider: ‘Baby Reindeer’: Fiona Harvey says Netflix did a terrible job of disguising her identity

Variety:
'Baby Reindeer's' Alleged ‘Real Martha’ Sues Netflix, Demanding at Least $170 Million in Damages

Kate Gibson /
CBS News: Netflix to fight woman's claim of being inspiration behind “Baby Reindeer” stalker character

Hayley Santaflorentina /
E! Online: Baby Reindeer Alleged Real-Life Stalker Fiona Harvey Files $170 Million Lawsuit Against Netflix

Claudia Dimuro /
PennLive: ‘Real’ Martha from ‘Baby Reindeer’ sues Netflix: ‘The biggest lie in television history’

Savannah Walsh /
Vanity Fair: Baby Reindeer's Real-Life Martha Sues Netflix for $170 Million

Hilary Whiteman /
CNN: Netflix to fight $170 million damages claim over ‘Baby Reindeer’

Jake Kanter /
Deadline: ‘Baby Reindeer’ Saga: BBC Gets Spike In Compliance Questions From Factual Drama Producers

Abby Robinson /
Radio Times: Baby Reindeer true story: Creator Richard Gadd on his “bonkers” stalking ordeal

Maya Yang /
The Guardian: Baby Reindeer: woman who claims to be real-life Martha sues Netflix for $170m

Joey Moser /
Awardsdaily: Nava Mau On Teri Finally Meeting Martha and Who She Dated Before Donny for ‘Baby Reindeer’

Christi Carras /
Los Angeles Times: ‘Baby Reindeer’ lawsuit: Alleged ‘real Martha’ seeks $170 million from Netflix

Dominic Patten /
Deadline: 'Baby Reindeer's Real-Life Martha Pursues Netflix With $170M Defamation & Negligence Suit

TC Phillips /
Screen Rant: Baby Reindeer's Alleged Martha Scott Inspiration Sues Netflix For Defamation

Jess Weatherbed /
The Verge: Netflix faces $170 million lawsuit over Baby Reindeer stalker depiction

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Media Play News: Woman Sues Netflix for $170 Million in Defamation Lawsuit Over ‘Baby Reindeer’

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Courthouse News Service: Woman claiming to be real-life inspiration for Martha on hit show ‘Baby Reindeer’ sues Netflix

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The A.V. Club: Fiona Harvey, alleged real-life basis for Baby Reindeer's Martha, sues Netflix for $170 million

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UPROXX: The Alleged Real-Life Martha Of ‘Baby Reindeer’ Has Sued Netflix For A Staggering Amount Of Money

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New York Post: Real-life Martha from hit Netflix show ‘Baby Reindeer’ sues streaming giant for eye-popping sum

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TVLine: Baby Reindeer: Netflix Hit With $120M Defamation Lawsuit From Woman Claiming to Be Real-Life Martha

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ComingSoon.net: Baby Reindeer's ‘Real Martha’ Fiona Harvey Is Suing Netflix

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IndieWire: ‘Baby Reindeer’: The Real ‘Martha’ Makes Good on Her Promise to Sue Netflix

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The Sun: Baby Reindeer ‘stalker’ Fiona Harvey sues Netflix for £40MILLION over ‘defamation’

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Rolling Stone: ‘Baby Reindeer’: Real-Life Martha Files $50 Million Lawsuit Against Netflix

ESPN:

Netflix's livestreamed boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson is rescheduled for November 15— The boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson has a new date. — After the scheduled July 20 clash between the Youtuber-turned-prizefighter and former heavyweight champion …

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New York Daily News: Mike Tyson's boxing match with Jake Paul gets new date

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USA Today: Paul-Tyson fight at AT&T Stadium rescheduled for 3 days before Cowboys-Texans on MNF

Matt Levy /
New York Post: We found affordable tickets for the rescheduled Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight

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Plain Dealer: Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight is rescheduled

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UPI: Jake Paul-Mike Tyson boxing bout moved to Nov. 15

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TVLine: Jake Paul and Mike Tyson's Netflix Fight Rescheduled for November, Following Tyson's Ulcer Scare

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The Sun: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson new date confirmed after Netflix fight was postponed following 57-year-old boxer's health scare

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Digital Trends: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson gets new date on Netflix

Fox News:
Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight rescheduled for November after boxing legend's medical scare forces postponement

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The Wrap: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Fight Moved to November 15

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KHOU-TV: Netflix announces new date for Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Netflix's Mike Tyson, Jake Paul Live Boxing Match Rescheduled to Nov. 15

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Next TV: Netflix's Jake Paul-Mike Tyson Fight Rescheduled For November

Axios:

TikTok confirms that it has fixed a flaw that let the accounts of CNN and Sony be hacked— - TikTok confirmed to Axios that the unidentified hackers were able to take over CNN's account. — Reports suggest that they also attempted to hijack Paris Hilton's TikTok account.

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Engadget: TikTok says it fixed a vulnerability that enabled a cyberattack on high-profile accounts

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Los Angeles Times: TikTok cyberattack targets CNN, Paris Hilton and other high-profile accounts

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