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New York Magazine says Olivia Nuzzi is on leave after admitting a personal relationship with a campaign figure; sources: the person is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.— “Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign,” the spokesperson said.
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New York Magazine: A Note to Our Readers — Recently our Washington Correspondent Olivia Nuzzi acknowledged …

Katie Robertson /
New York Times: Olivia Nuzzi, New York Magazine Writer, Put on Leave Over R.F.K. Jr. Relationship

Josh Fiallo /
The Daily Beast: Sex Diaries, Red Flags, Assault Claim: RFK Jr.'s Sex Secrets Revealed

Hunter Harris /
Hung Up: This is Going to Ruin The Tour — The last 30 hours would make even Aaron Sorkin sitting …

Olivia Land /
New York Post: Writer who ditched husband, job for ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli defends Olivia Nuzzi over alleged RFK Jr. affair: ‘So f-ing tired’

Will McDuffie /
ABC7: New York Magazine places reporter on leave after alleged relationship with RFK Jr.

Scott Nover /
@scott.nover@threads.net: My esteemed editors at Slate, each one a paragon of journalistic ethics like myself, requested an explainer about the latest media scandal and I, ever their servant, obliged. This is cursed shit. https://slate.com/...

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: Statement from @Olivianuzzi [image]

Josh Fiallo /
The Daily Beast: Who Is Olivia Nuzzi, the Star Reporter Engulfed in RFK Jr ‘Sexting’ Scandal?

Patrick Redford /
Defector: ‘New York’ Suspends Olivia Nuzzi Over “Inappropriate Relationship” With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: Politico Newsletter, Edited by Olivia Nuzzi's Ex-Fiancé, Skips RFK ‘Relationship’ Story

Olivia Little /
@olivialittle: goodnight [image]

Maria Theresa /
@mallapip: So, Olivia Nuzzi cheated on Ryan Lizza with RFK Jr. who cheated on Cheryl Hines in doing so, the same Cheryl Hines who has stood behind him proudly through all his recent assholery? Did I get that right?

Christina Warren /
@film_girl: Ok. So it's to look at this old tweet and laugh cos Kate Mara played the murdered journalist in House of Cards. But Kate Mara also played the drowned Kennedy date in Chappaquiddick. So what I'm saying is Kate Mara has to play Olivia in the Netflix series. [image]

Katherine Krueger /
@kath_krueger: guess she could always get a job at the free press ❤️

Elisabeth McGowan /
Hollywood Life: Olivia Nuzzi: Everything to Know About Her Alleged Relationship With RFK Jr.

David Gilmour /
Mediaite: Corey Lewandowski Deletes Post About Olivia Nuzzi Relationship With Trump Ally RFK Jr.

Cate Martel /
The Hill: 12:30 Report — Robinson revelations rock political world

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce: the PR is PRing when the phrase “in nature” shows up alongside some vague adjectives

Molly Taft /
@mollytaft: ok sexting rfk jr is somehow even crazier

Christopher Hooks /
@cd_hooks: hello. my brain parasite and I have been watching you from across the table where you're conducting this interview and... we like your style [image]

Samantha Cole /
404 Media: Behind the Blog: Good Dogs and Joyous Games

Kaz Weida /
@kazweida@threads.net: Thanks to Olivia Nuzzi, when a reporter's coverage is obviously biased, whether she's sleeping with her sources is now going to be part of the speculation and I really really hate that for us.

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Via playbook: “A note from our own Ryan Lizza:"Because of my connection to this story through my ex-fiancée, my editors and I have agreed that I won't be involved in any coverage of Kennedy in Playbook or elsewhere at POLITICO."

Devin Nunes' Alt-Mom /
@nunesalt: BWAHAHAHAHAHA

Rachel Treisman /
NPR: Magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi is on leave over an alleged relationship with RFK Jr. The Guardian: Reporter Olivia Nuzzi on leave after alleged personal relationship with RFK Jr revealed

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: More questions than answers in this WTF case of a political journalist's relationship with RFKjr... https://www.status.news/...

Kristyn Burtt /
SheKnows: Cheryl Hines Reportedly Had Fair Warning of RFK Jr.'s ‘History as a Womanizer’ Ahead of Marriage

Jessica Ellis /
@baddestmamajama: Ok I know women's standards are low but I thought they weren't “lose your job to cheat with a man twice your age implicated in multiple animal corpse mutilations” low @_eileenie_@threads.net: Nuzzi: “I...apologize to those I've disappointed, especially my colleagues at New York.” Reporters are SO sorry for disappointing the people they actually write for: each other. This is what publications & the journalists they employ offer the public, who pay to read them. …

Alex Konrad /
@alexrkonrad: an all time night for media group chats, the likes of which we may have never seen [image]

Olivia Evans /
E! Online: Journalist Olivia Nuzzi Placed on Leave After Alleged Robert F. Kennedy Jr Relationship @sreekyshooter: RFK Jr: [sounding like a fork in a garbage disposal] and that's when the Worm told me to decapitate the whale Olivia Nuzzi: [slowly playing with her engagement ring] wow :)

Caitlin Hornik /
The Sun: RFK Jr. admits to cheating on wife 37 times in ‘lust demons’ diary entry before sext scandal with reporter Olivia Nuzzi

Rod Hilton /
@rodhilton@mastodon.social: I'm struggling to keep up with Phase 2024 of America: The Series, honestly. Like am I supposed to watch the 3rd party candidate stuff too? — It must be said that not only did RFK Jr. cheat on his wife Cheryl Hines with reporter Olivia Nuzzi, but Nuzzi wrote the infamous “Conspiracy of Silence to Protect Joe Biden” piece. … @dashdobrofsky: Olivia Nuzzi spent the last few weeks of her career attacking Biden for his age — despite him being the most effective President in recent history — while having an affair with his political opponent. More proof of how rotten and untrustworthy our corporate media has become.

Zach Silberberg /
@zachsilberberg: saw this making the rounds and was like, haha great stuff. and then i noticed who tweeted it [image]

Bald Ann Dowd /
@ali_sivi: olivia nuzzi doing challengers with rfk and his brain worm

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: A person with direct knowledge of the matter says the relationship between Nuzzi and RFK Jr. was emotional and digital in nature, not physical. Both sides have also said on the record that it was never physical in nature. https://www.cnn.com/...

Dan Diamond /
@ddiamond: have so many questions that, ironically, would be best answered by a NY Mag profile

Anthony /
@aklingus: unbelievable day for Being Online

David Darmofal /
@david_darmofal: So there was this reporter, Olivia Nuzzi, who was covering my campaign. [image]

Paris Martineau /
@parismartineau: everyone who tweeted tearful goodbyes to this website when elon fired all the engineers is not allowed to participate in nuzzgate. sorry i don't make the rules

Matthew J Donovan /
@matthdonovan: @kath_krueger lol h/t @devahaz [image]

Tim Carmody /
@tcarmody: Who was the insult comedian who had the punchline “you BOTH could do better”?

Anubhav Chaudhry /
ComingSoon.net: What Happened to Olivia Nuzzi? RFK Jr. Affair Rumors Explained

John DiLillo /
@johndilillo: if you have read her profile of RFK jr this is quite literally the most insane news of all time [image]

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: In any other circumstance this would be the quintessential New York Magazine story.

Heidi N. Moore /
@moorehn: I'm already seeing defenses of Nuzzi and just want to say: This makes you sound fucking dumb. Having an affair with a political source is an enormous ethical violation, she KNEW it was an enormous ethical violation, she once WROTE AN ARTICLE about how it was an enormous ethical

Amrita Khalid /
@askhalid: So happy I left this weird little town. Associated Press: New York magazine says its star political reporter is on leave after a relationship was disclosed

Christina Warren /
@film_girl: The original Olivia Nuzzi lore c/o @hunterw from 2013. Morgan was wrong, but she was also maybe hilariously right? https://talkingpointsmemo.com/ ... read the whole thing. It's still the most iconic accidental on-record convo of all time. [image]

Mark Jacob /
@markjacob16: Here's Olivia Nuzzi puffing up RFK Jr. in the New York Times in March. It has now been revealed that Nuzzi had a romantic relationship with RFK Jr. and New York magazine put her on leave after finding out. [image]

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: NY Mag says star political reporter Olivia Nuzzi on leave after it learned of a romantic involvement with a subject of her reporting ⁦@oliverdarcy⁩ reports it's RFK Jr https://nymag.com/...

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Olivia Nuzzi is on leave from @NYMag after disclosing a relationship with RFK Jr., @oliverdarcy reports: “Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign.” https://www.status.news/...

Christina Warren /
@film_girl: @brianstelter @oliverdarcy If this is true, this is the most Olivia Nuzzi story of all time.

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: >> @NYMag has published this note - expressing regret for “this violation of our readers' trust” - on its web site https://nymag.com/...

Melissa DeRosa /
@melissadderosa: The conflicts of interest that run rampant throughout the press and go un(under)reported are truly astounding and validate the lack of trust that exists in the mainstream media

Brendan Duke /
@brendan_duke: Too god damn perfect. [image]

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “New York magazine on Thursday said its Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, is on leave after learning the star journalist had allegedly engaged in a romantic relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,” @OliverDarcy reports for STATUS https://www.status.news/...

Nick Visser /
HuffPost: Olivia Nuzzi On Leave After Relationship With Former Subject, Reportedly RFK Jr. Variety: New York Magazine's Olivia Nuzzi on Leave for Alleged ‘Personal Relationship’ With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Muri Assunção /
New York Daily News: NY Mag places Olivia Nuzzi on leave over alleged RFK Jr. relationship

Gillian Brockell /
@gbrockell@threads.net: Left: NY Mag tonight. Right: Olivia Nuzzi in March

Rebecca Falconer /
Axios: N.Y. Magazine reporter on leave after alleged relationship with RFK

Allison Winn /
@aswinn@threads.net: All I know is I'd thought that a certain reporter had totally gone off the rails in her recent TV coverage of Biden and Harris, and tonight's news now puts a lot of that in context.

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin /
@ecmclaughlin …: Agree. It explains a lot. The most recent Trump piece was so wildly sycophantic I only made it through the first few paragraphs.

Yonette Joseph /
@yonetteajoseph@threads.net: Kennedy, who is married to “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star Cheryl Hines, is alleged to have boasted privately about the alleged relationship with the reporter. At times this year, Nuzzi staked out certain pro-Kennedy positions. …

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter@threads.net: Statement from @olivianuzzix: “Earlier this year, the nature of some communication between myself and a former reporting subject turned personal. During that time, I did not directly report on the subject nor use them as a source. The relationship was never physical but should have been disclosed to prevent the appearance of a conflict. …

Tim Carmody /
@tcarmody.bsky.social: It is hard enough to enforce the rule that journalists — heck, everyone — should not enable and indulge the worst people; can we at least, starting now, no crossed fingers and no backsies, agree not to sleep with the worst people

Brian Skinner /
@thebrianskinner@threads.net: Oh come on

Joshua Holland /
@JoshuaHolland@mastodon.social: Did this affair with a candidate whose campaign was based largely on Biden's ostensible unfitness for office coincide with her big splashy NYMag piece about Biden's ostensible unfitness for office? — https://www.status.news/... #media #rfkjr #OliviaNuzzi #Election2024

Walker Bragman /
@walkerbragman@threads.net: Why even become a journalist, honestly? Like, what did you want to do in that role? Because from where I'm standing, RFK Jr.—a member of one of the most influential families in America—is one of the nation's most dangerous, amoral cranks. …

Michael Luciano /
Mediaite: Olivia Nuzzi on Leave from New York Magazine After Romantic Relationship with RFK Jr.

Ken Robert /
@kenandpapernm@threads.net: “New York magazine on Thursday said its Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, is on leave after learning the star journalist had allegedly engaged in a romantic relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.” Oliver Darcy I feel like the writers of As the World Burns are doing way too much this season.

Susan Rinkunas /
@susanrinkunas.com: Also this is Olivia Nuzzi's fiancé www.nytimes.com/2017/12/11/b...

Celeste Pewter /
@celestepewter.bsky.social: ... the absolute grossness aside, it's worth pointing out that Nuzzi's July story about Biden now deserves greater scrutiny. — I think we're all pleased and thankful for the shift to the Harris campaign, but it's now important we revisit her reporting and motivations.

Dave Levitan /
@davelevitan.bsky.social: I know it's maybe a bit perpendicular to this... news... but thinking again about the thousands of journalists capable of avoiding obvious ethical violations laid off the last couple years

Susan Rinkunas /
@susanrinkunas.com: This is gross and ethically wrong *AND* Nuzzi's Biden article alone didn't cause him to drop out. That was a decision that was obviously correct as he was clearly diminished and was going to lose to Trump. Thank u.

David Brauer /
@dbrauer.bsky.social: For new arrivals [image]

Renee DiResta /
@renee.diresta@threads.net: Another wtf moment in the saga of the bear-eating whale-decapitating brainworm-having antivax crank on the Trump Transition Team... 👀

Makena Kelly /
@makenakellyx@threads.net: this RFK JR. affair story would make a crazy essay in The Cut

Kelsey Atherton /
@atherton.bsky.social: Thrilled to learn whatever nightmare publication she'll land up at next. I'm guessing a pseudo-blog run through Substack which says it isn't a substack and is backed by the worst media cast-offs whose careers failed to survive contact with a functioning HR department.

Molly Knight /
@mollyknight.bsky.social: Never forget. [image]

Elrond Hubbard /
@danmitchell.bsky.social: Yes, very much so. It started around the beginning of the year. I love how both NY mag's unnamed spokesweasel and (ahem) “a source close to Nuzzi” tried to soften it by saying he was never a source for any of her stories after that, as if that were in some way a mitigating factor. [embedded post]

Kali Hays /
@kalihays1@threads.net: Lit-er-ally shrieked

Brian Vastag /
@brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com: lololololololololol — there are not enough lols in the world for this — https://www.status.news/... #journalism #journamism #eewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Susan Rinkunas /
@susanrinkunas.com: Reminder that she appeared to be friendly with Milo and professed deep admiration for Ann Coulter — deadspin.com/boy-do-i-fee... [embedded post] @GrimmReality@beige.party: It's been a while since I've been in the trade but, even putting rudimentary conflict-of-interest criteria aside for a second, I'm pretty sure a big unwritten rule is “don't fuck fascists.” — https://www.status.news/...

Joe Katz /
@joekatz45.bsky.social: So did Olivia Nuzzi write this article suggesting Joe Biden was mentally incapable of being president while in a romantic relationship with one of his opponents who was also making the case that Joe Biden was mentally incapable of being president? [embedded post]

Mark Taylor /
@emarktaylor@mastodon.online: #USPol — Via ‪The Farmer Jones‬ ‪@thefarmerjones.bsky.social̷ 6; — · — 7m — “Romantic affair” is such good phrasing. Clandestine meetings. They shared wine (organic from unvaxxed plants.) He brought her gifts, mostly roadkill. — https://www.status.news/... … The Hollywood Reporter: Olivia Nuzzi on Leave From New York Magazine Due to Alleged Relationship With RFK Jr.

Glenn Garner /
Deadline: New York Magazine Reporter Olivia Nuzzi Placed On Leave Over Alleged Relationship With RFK Jr.

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Q&A with ex-CNN reporter Oliver Darcy, who launched his one-man independent newsletter about media in August and who uncovered the RFK Jr./Olivia Nuzzi story— - One of the country's most high-profile journalists says she had a “personal” relationship with RFK Jr.

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New York Post, Hollywood Life, @pkafka, The Daily Beast, The Hill, Breitbart, London Evening Standard, NewsNation, Page Six, TMZ.com, Fox News, The Wrap and Variety

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Mara Siegler /
New York Post: Cheryl Hines is ‘no pushover,’ likely fuming over husband RFK Jr.'s alleged affair with star political reporter Olivia Nuzzi: source

Elisabeth McGowan /
Hollywood Life: Is Olivia Nuzzi Married? Meet Her Fiance Ryan Lizza Amid RFK Jr. Rumors

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Oliver Darcy on his RFK/Olivia Nuzzi scoop - why it matters and why it was hard for him to write - to me: [image]

Dan Ladden-Hall /
The Daily Beast: Trump Aide Quickly Deletes Tweet About RFK Jr.'s Relationship With Reporter

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: New York Magazine puts Olivia Nuzzi on leave after report of relationship with RFK Jr. London Evening Standard: Who is Robert F Kennedy Jr? New York reporter Olivia Nuzzi suspended over alleged ‘personal relationship’

Patrick Djordjevic /
NewsNation: RFK Jr., Olivia Nuzzi's reported relationship reviewed by NY Mag

Leah Bitsky /
Page Six: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. allegedly cheated on wife Cheryl Hines with political reporter Olivia Nuzzi Fox News: New York mag puts reporter Olivia Nuzzi on leave for alleged ‘personal relationship’ with RFK Jr.

Ross A. Lincoln /
The Wrap: New York Mag's Olivia Nuzzi on Leave After ‘Personal’ Relationship With RFK Jr

Lars Lofgren:

How Forbes came to dominate Google Search results via Forbes Marketplace, a “parasite” SEO affiliate business in which Forbes only owns a minority stake— Are you sick of Forbes appearing in search results? — For topics that Forbes doesn't have any expertise in?

Discussion:
@ematt, @googlescrews, @dannyashton, Jessica McKeil on LinkedIn, @ichbingisele, @goog_enough, @lenraleigh, @guidetwit, @jalioralmiel, Ross Briggs on LinkedIn, Rachmiel on LinkedIn, @rebeccagill, @lludwig, @thatkatieberry, @davidu, @josephrobison, @ktempestbradford …, @blairmacgregor, @dan_back, @lukeluby, @jeanneoliver, @jasonjonesjoe, @kevinrod81, @talebkabbara, @kevinrod81, @digitaldialect, @sebastian121461, @mountainweekly, @nicholasgarren, @larslofgren, Talking Biz News, Boing Boing, AdExchanger and Hacker News

Discussion:

Matt Gibbs /
@ematt: This is why site rep abuse is not algorithmic and Google backtracked. If it was, all big sites that appear all over Google for anything and everything would be gone. Just like what happened to small sites with HCU. All that would be left are Reddit & Quora 😂

Danny Ashton /
@dannyashton: This is an incredible must-read post. Forbes' meteoric success has inspired every major media publisher to roll out their own parasite SEO program. Site reputation abuse is a problem that Google let happen.

Jessica McKeil /
Jessica McKeil on LinkedIn: Wow. — The juiciest SEO story just dropped. Grab your coffee, and buckle up. — “We're going to dig through SEC filings, business registrations, and some notes from a scorned founder. …

Gisele Navarro /
@ichbingisele: “Forbes Marketplace is a Google heist of the highest order. It's generic, thin content with a single goal: rank to generate affiliate revenue. And Google has lapped their shit up.”～@LarsLofgren Meet the company running the Forbes Advisor show: https://larslofgren.com/... @goog_enough: In the past, I would have said that “SEO outsourcing” isn't what Forbes is known for, but that's clearly their specialty now. #googenough https://larslofgren.com/... [image]

Len /
@lenraleigh: Excellent article explaining how/why the @Forbes website is dominating Google search results! It is sad it has gotten this far.

Tim Capper /
@guidetwit: Google has decided that Forbes is the authority in everything. Credit cards, cockroach removal, and getting too high from gummies. Forbes is now the dominant authority in damn near everything. And that is fucking absurd. https://larslofgren.com/...

Sophia /
@jalioralmiel: Forbes Marketplace is the biggest Parasite SEO site in existence. They've piggybacked off the Forbes brand for years now (since the original Forbes family sold out). And unfortunately Google has done nothing about it (despite admiting it's a major issue). https://www.shorturl.at/xzPtW

Ross Briggs /
Ross Briggs on LinkedIn: I'm not a huge article sharer, but I think this is worth a read if you work in SEO or digital marketing. …

Rachmiel /
Rachmiel on LinkedIn: A scathing indictment of Forbes and google, centered around Forbes' parasite SEO “Marketplace.” Honorable shoutout to their historical MFA practices as well. …

Rebecca Gill /
@rebeccagill: SEO has turned into a strange world. I miss the days of websites deindexed for hidden text. Life as an SEO was much simpler then. Do good, be rewarded. Do bad, be punished. Now it's a crazy land of changing direction from Google and the lowest quality content winning in SERPs.

Larry Ludwig /
@lludwig: Great article about Forbes Marketplace and how it's dominating Google. https://larslofgren.com/... @thatkatieberry: 🎯🎯🎯 “To me, Forbes Marketplace looks like a completely different company where Forbes is a minority shareholder.” And yet it gets coddled by Google because it's associated with the name of a brand.

David Ulevitch /
@davidu: Sometimes you know something is true but you don't really know until you read it, and even then you can't believe it, but yet, there it is. Great detail and reporting on Forbes and Google from @LarsLofgren. This *should* be a @WSJ piece. https://larslofgren.com/...

Joe Robison /
@josephrobison: My speculation is that Forbes will get hit pretty hard 2 updates from now, but will then evolve again and restart the cycle.

K. Tempest Bradford /
@ktempestbradford@wandering.shop: TL;DR: don't click on any Forbes links. None of them. It's all garbage. — https://larslofgren.com/...

Blair MacGregor /
@blairmacgregor: This was great and begs the obvious question: if a third-party outlet is producing content as “Forbes” but isn't *really* Forbes, then why is it accruing all of the benefits in Search of being Forbes? Has Google just not figured this out algorithmically? Or do they not care? @dan_back: Here is a fascinating read on the power of Google, rankings and how Forbes leveraged their long history & standing as a media company to become one of the largest and powerful affiliate enterprises around. Well written & researched piece by @LarsLofgren https://larslofgren.com/...

Luke Luby /
@lukeluby: Part of me admires just how effective this has been. But the fact is, it's abusing #Google's algorithms and putting actual experts out of business. With the #HCU and similar updates, this could get worse. #SEO https://larslofgren.com/... @jeanneoliver: Forbes is a scam. They are not experts in everything or even anything. They've figured out how to game Google to make oceans of money from gullible consumers. This is why search results are crap. https://larslofgren.com/...

Jason Jones /
@jasonjonesjoe: @LarsLofgren In 2012 they called these sites content farms—only Forbes + others have learned to dress it up nicely unlike the sites hit by Google Panda in 2012+. Forbes and the like are too big for G to mess with (they must be in each others pockets in one way or another). Reputation abuse?

Kevin /
@kevinrod81: @LarsLofgren Also, the many SEOs who will say Forbes has built their reputation over the years. So now they can write about whatever they want. It's like saying because I read the Bible every day 10 years ago, I can now commit any crime I want every day because I have built my reputation.

Taleb Kabbara /
@talebkabbara: @LarsLofgren Google was unhappy with Forbes for doing that so Forbes struck in a deal and brought in Marketplace to bag the responsibility later on. Just trying to protect Forbes from any future problems in search. If the “subfolders” owned by Marketplace get nuked, Forbes will still

Kevin /
@kevinrod81: @LarsLofgren Guys like Mueller will still gaslight you saying they rank because their content is the best or their new term “helpful”.

Sebastian /
@sebastian121461: @LarsLofgren This is basically the same scheme as “taboola turnkey”, partnering with TIME and AP to write their affiliate content. https://finance.yahoo.com/... With Google just blindly pushing authority websites to the top, these collaborations seem inevitable.

Mike Hardaker /
@mountainweekly: @LarsLofgren When do we start calling out the real Bad character's here? The affiliate network's that are allowing this to happen in the first place, would be easy to say pump the breaks Forbes... but money talks

Nick Garren /
@nicholasgarren: @LarsLofgren The idea of “search” has been replaced with AI-powered “answers” and soon internet viewership will be heavily democratized. That said, @google seems to welcome their own demise, they can't see the forrest through the trees and it shows with the awful state of search. Here's a

Lars Lofgren /
@larslofgren: If you've wondered why Forbes appears EVERYwhere in Google now, it's because it has a parasite SEO program. The whole thing is insane: https://larslofgren.com/...

Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: How Forbes dominates Google search results

Mark Frauenfelder /
Boing Boing: Forbes' dirty little secret: Exploiting Google for massive profits

Bloomberg:

The judge overseeing the Google ad trial calls Google's testimony that it faces “fierce competition” from the likes of Microsoft and Meta “highly questionable”— - Search giant starts defense in antitrust ad tech lawsuit — Justice Department alleges company monopolized several markets

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@bigtechontrial: some interesting lines of inquiry that could have been not great for the government were headed off by objections 2.) Google then started its case. I'm going to think more about this as I write my article, but simply put, this was very disappointing for Google

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: Google's lawyer kept trying to bring in recent deals: Twitter last quarter as example of closed app dialed into auctions (likely to then also bring in Facebook) but the Court made two comments that perked up the entire room. /2

@bigtechontrial:
3.) If today is a roadmap, there's no way Google will affirmatively challenge the balance of the government's case by Wednesday/Thursday when Dunn told the Court yesterday Google intended to wrap. It seems Google is content trying to win on the law, market definition, and

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: Also on the “spaghetti” of adtech exhibit (don't worry she gets it) she said it's probably more relevant for remedies than it is for liability. I read that literally but not that she had made up her mind already on liability. But 1st defense witness. Wow. /4

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: USvGoogle Day 10. I dropped in again during afternoon to see how Google opened its defense. They went with an employee witness from sales who mapped out the adtech ecosystem and Google's offerings. I think intended to confuse but just made dominance clear. Most interesting was /1

@bigtechontrial:
The opening of Google's case revolved around having a Google exec “draw” a clearly pre-planned diagram of Google's view of the “ad tech ecosystem,” but the lines showing Google's view of the connections between parts of the industry were a mess on the screen. Very unprofessional

@bigtechontrial:
Summing up today at US v. Google (more to come in article): 1.) The day was dominated by Robin Lee's extremely long cross examination. It lasted about 4.5 hours and he (along with much of the Court) was exhausted by the end. I thought Bill Isaacson landed some punches, but...

Matthew Barakat /
Associated Press: Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology

Variety:

Netflix's most-watched licensed content in H1 2024: CoComelon led in TV series with 124M+ views and The Super Mario Bros. Movie led movies with 80M+ views— Not surprisingly, kids content continues to fare well — extremely well. No. 1 on the TV side is perennial preschool favorite …

Discussion:
About Netflix: What We Watched the First Half of 2024 — Today, we're sharing our latest Engagement Report …

Edd Cornforth /
Edd Cornforth on LinkedIn: Great stories can come from anywhere and be loved everywhere. To have the top 4 most watched shows of the year from the UK, is testament to that. …

Julian Clover /
Broadband TV News: Netflix reveals most-watched shows of H1 2024

Brendon Kleen /
Awful Announcing: ‘The Roast of Tom Brady’ was Netflix's most-watched comedy special of the first half of 2024

Jason Guerrasio /
Business Insider: The secret to a Netflix movie's success? Don't promote it.

Katie Campione /
Deadline: How Showtime's ‘Dexter’ & ‘Your Honor’ Performed After Landing On Netflix In The First Half Of 2024

Rick Porter /
The Hollywood Reporter: British Empire: U.K.-Produced Shows Rule Netflix in Latest Data Dump

Columbia Journalism Review:

As part of a settlement with journalists, the NYPD must stop kettling and expand its definition of “press” to include those without city-issued press passes— On May 30, 2020, as demonstrations erupted in New York City in response to the murder of George Floyd …

Discussion:
@joelsimonsays, @freedomofpress and @joelsimonsays

Discussion:

Joel Simon /
@joelsimonsays: Journalists covering protests across the country have been harassed, assaulted, and arrested by police. Now, a new legal framework is emerging to protect their rights. Will the cops get on board? My latest for @CJR https://www.cjr.org/... @freedomofpress: It's not just NYC. As @TrackerKK told @CJR, police departments from LA to Chicago and on college campuses across the country have arrested, kettled and otherwise harassed journalists covering protests in recent months. It needs to stop. https://www.cjr.org/...

Joel Simon /
@joelsimonsays: Interested in hearing more about policing, protests and press freedom? Join us on October 1 @newmarkjschool for Part 2 of the Covering Elections series featuring frontline reporters and legal experts. @rcfp @knightcolumbia Series cosponsor @CCMNewmarkJ https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/ ...

CNN:

A group of news organizations files an emergency petition at the Nevada Supreme Court, asking it to unseal the legal moves in the Murdoch succession battle— New York CNN — — A group of news organizations filed an emergency petition Thursday, asking Nevada's highest court to unseal …

Discussion:
@jacquihames, @eriqgardner and TVNewsCheck

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Jacqui Hames /
@jacquihames: Good, completely hypocritical of a company that plays fast and loose with others privacy should keep secret issues clearly in the public interest #Murdoch

Eriq Gardner /
@eriqgardner: Media outlets challenge “super-sealing” of Murdoch trust trial at Nevada Supreme Court today. Emergency petition for writ served on 44 lawyers working the case! [image]

The Guardian:

Australia's ABC commissions an independent review of its 2022 coverage of an operation in Afghanistan after more allegations were made about the reporting— David Anderson says further claims have come to light after broadcaster admitted video of troops in Afghanistan was ‘incorrectly edited’

Discussion:
ABC, skynews and Daily Mail

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ABC: ABC announces independent review into story that featured ‘editing error’ in helmet cam footage of commandos

Laurence Karacsony /
skynews: Don't miss ‘The Media Show’ on SkyNews.com.au

Bloomberg:

A look at the use of AI in the dead celebrity industry; some say AI projects may become the main driver of income for celebrity estates in the next five years— From voiceover work to ‘digital human’ acting jobs and immersive stage shows, celebrities like Judy Garland, James Dean and Elvis might be dead …

Discussion:
Mia Dawkins on LinkedIn

The Verge:

Twitch changes how it enforces its community guidelines: strikes for some offenses will depreciate over time, users will get more info about strikes, and more— Twitch is changing the way it enforces its community guidelines. In an announcement posted on its website …

TechCrunch:

YouTube is testing a feature that lets eligible creators avoid takedowns by editing their content if it's been age restricted or removed due to violations— YouTube is now testing a new feature that will let creators edit their videos to remove age restrictions and restore videos …

Discussion:
Beyond Search, Digital Journal, The Streamable, MediaPost, Cord Cutters News and Inside Radio

Discussion:

Stephen E. Arnold /
Beyond Search: YouTube Is Bringing More AI To Its Platform

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: YouTube Unveils Wave of AI-Powered Features and Monetization Tools for Creators

MediaPost:

Two groups representing broadcast and cable companies urge the FCC to scrap a plan to fight deepfakes by requiring on-air disclosure when political ads use AI— Broadcasters and cable companies are urging the Federal Communications Commission to scrap a proposal to require on-air disclosures …

Discussion:
The Desk, RADIO ONLINE, NAB Blog and Fox News

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Rick Kaplan /
NAB Blog: Why AI Rules for Broadcasters Miss the Target

Bug-eyed and Shameless:

Justin Ling, who has had a recurring Canadaland podcast hosting job, says he is quitting after publisher Jesse Brown cut a guest's comments on Israel and Gaza— An interview with filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova — “What made those people burn houses and slay their fellow men?” Leo Tolstoy wrote in 1863.

Discussion:
@davidemastracci, @heerjeet, @davidemastracci, @atrachelgilmore, @davidemastracci, @justinling@mastodon.online, @michael_deforge, @pdmcleod, @michael_deforge, @jessebrown, @davidemastracci, @bruce_arthur, @rationaleye, @LexyCameron@mstdn.ca, @dustbobgod, @jessebrown and @parismarx

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Davide Mastracci /
@davidemastracci: Here is the section of the post where he discusses exactly what he alleges happened. [image]

Jeet Heer /
@heerjeet: Nobody with an ounce of integrity should go on Canadaland. This thread explains why.

Davide Mastracci /
@davidemastracci: Paris weighs in.

Rachel Gilmore /
@atrachelgilmore: @JesseBrown @parismarx Jesse, you continue to torch your reputation — and can't even read an entire thread (in which Paris provides clear attribution for the voices saying this) when you try to defend your wildly unethical, indefensible decisions: [image]

Rachel Gilmore /
@atrachelgilmore: Justin Ling is “ending [his] recurring hosting gig at Canadaland” following Jesse Brown's decision to **intervene** in his podcast and edit out Paris' comments about Israel. Wildly unethical behaviour from Brown. Excerpt from Ling's newsletter: [image]

Davide Mastracci /
@davidemastracci: Justin says Jesse Brown interfered in the Gaza section of a show with @parismarx: “I also don't believe Canadaland is a free and neutral place to discuss this issue in particular, given that Jesse — as publisher and owner — frequently imposes his editorial line on others' work.”

Justin Ling /
@justinling@mastodon.online: The full text of my conversation with Anastasia Trofimova, director of Russians At War. (Plus, a bit about my hosting gig at Canadaland.) https://www.bugeyedandshameless.com/ ...

Michael DeForge /
@michael_deforge: Jesse Brown, who has now: - torpedoed the credibility of Canadaland and every journalist who works for him - gone after the livelihoods of other journalists - been caught imposing a censorious editorial line on podcast guests talks about being the victim of “bullying” [image]

Paul McLeod /
@pdmcleod: Justin Ling says on substack he has quit as fill-in host for Canadaland because, over his objections, publisher @JesseBrown cut a guest saying Israel “continues to bomb Gaza and kill so many people” ... “in what many people are claiming is a genocide against the people of Gaza” [image]

Michael DeForge /
@michael_deforge: it's been wild to watch the reputation and work of Canadaland journalists get locked in a bus and driven off a cliff by their psychopath boss in real time

Jesse Brown /
@jessebrown: @pdmcleod I was his editor. I requested citations on the genocide line. We got them, and published it. Justin's crying censorship of a line that...we published.

Davide Mastracci /
@davidemastracci: If true, I think we need to ask once again: What exactly does Karyn Pugliese do in her role as editor at Canadaland? Does she approve of Jesse's alleged behaviour? If not, why can't she stop it? If she can't stop it, why is she still there?

Bruce Arthur /
@bruce_arthur: Calling what Marx said on the podcast “Trump speak” is .... something. And it sounds like only one of the comments was restored: saying Israel “continues to bomb Gaza and kill so many people” was left out? https://x.com/... @rationaleye: @JesseBrown @parismarx “We don't run unattributed allegations” That's not even remotely accurate. You could probably find examples in every single episode of Canadaland You're just selectively editorializing THIS episode because your personal beliefs about Israel cloud your journalistic judgement

Lexy Cameron /
@LexyCameron@mstdn.ca: @Mediagazer — This isn't surprising. — Justin Ling has a propensity for uncovering the truth, in exceptional detail. — Jesse Brown and his Canadaland rag, on the other hand, has a very loose relationship with the truth.

Dustin /
@dustbobgod: any credibility canadaland retained to this point — credibility due to staff, in spite of jesse brown — is just gone

Jesse Brown /
@jessebrown: @parismarx You were able to re-record because I asked you to. We don't run unattributed allegations. “Many people say he's a rapist!”... “many people call them all terrorists!”. That's not journalism. It's Trump-speak. Your editor (me) asked you to cite the people making a claim. You

Paris Marx /