Lawyers for Prince Harry and others accused WaPo CEO Will Lewis of fabricating a fake security threat 13 years ago in order to delete emails at Murdoch tabloids (David Folkenflik/NPR)

Mediagazer: Lawyers for Prince Harry and others accused WaPo CEO Will Lewis of fabricating a fake security threat 13 years ago in order to delete emails at Murdoch tabloids (David Folkenflik/NPR)

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Al Jazeera:

An Israeli airstrike kills Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and his cameraman Rami al-Refee in the Gaza Strip— Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Refee killed in Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City. — Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and his cameraman Rami al-Refee …
Discussion: The Desk, Mediaite, Committee to Protect …, @mkpetkova@mastodon.world, @hadas_gold, The Times of Israel and Reuters

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David Gilmour /
Mediaite: Al Jazeera Reporter Breaks Down On Air Covering Graphic Killing Of Two Colleagues In Gaza Committee to Protect Journalists: Al Jazeera journalists Ismail Al Ghoul and Rami Al Refee killed in Gaza

Mariya /
@mkpetkova@mastodon.world: The Israeli army killed today two colleagues, Ismail Al Ghoul and Rami Al Rafee. May they rest in peace and their killers face justice. — #Palestine #Gaza #Genocide — https://www.aljazeera.com/...

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: A correspondent for the Al Jazeera network - Ismail al-Ghoul - and his cameraman Rami Al-Rifi, have been killed in Gaza in an airstrike while reporting from Haniyeh's family home. They had been live all day.

Emanuel Fabian /
The Times of Israel: Palestinian media says Israeli Gaza strike killed 2 Al Jazeera journalists; IDF doesn't comment

The Hollywood Reporter:

A TikTok account leaks 12+ videos of HBO's House of the Dragon finale, filming the screen with another device; the season one finale also leaked in October 2022— Several clips from the finale were uploaded on TikTok ahead of its debut on Aug. 4. — It happened again …

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Variety, Comic Book, TVNewsCheck, Deadline, Screen Rant, The Mirror, Forbes, TVLine, ComingSoon.net, Metro.co.uk, TV Insider, Dexerto, AV Club and The Wrap

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Charlie Ridgely /
Comic Book: House of the Dragon Season 2 Finale Clips Leak Ahead of Premiere

Todd Spangler /
TVNewsCheck: Apex Capital Trust Submits $43B Bid For Paramount Global, Including $400M Breakup Fee To Skydance

Lynette Rice /
Deadline: Quelle Surprise: Scenes From The ‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 2 Finale Have Leaked

Nathan Graham-Lowery /
Screen Rant: House Of The Dragon Season 2 Finale Leaks On Social Media Days Before Airing

Lucas Hill-Paul /
The Mirror: House of the Dragon season 2 leak sparks outrage as huge spoilers spread on social media

Paul Tassi /
Forbes: Warning: The ‘House Of The Dragon’ Finale Has Leaked Online And Spoilers Are Everywhere

Nick Caruso /
TVLine: House of the Dragon's Season 2 Finale Leaks on TikTok

Kelli Boyle /
TV Insider: ‘House of the Dragon’ Finale Leaks Online (Again)

Tom Percival /
Dexerto: The House of the Dragon Season 2 finale has leaked; you know what you have to do now

Emma Keates /
AV Club: The House Of The Dragon finale leaked... again

Ross A. Lincoln /
The Wrap: ‘House of the Dragon’ Finale Leaks for the Second Season in a Row

Reuters:

Apex Capital Trust submits an offer to acquire Paramount Global, offering an all-cash deal for up to $43B that includes paying a $400M breakup fee to Skydance— Apex Capital Trust has submitted a competing offer to acquire Paramount Global (PARA.O) in an all-cash deal for up to $43 billion, the investment firm said on Wednesday.

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Variety, IndieWire, The Wrap, The Streamable, Quartz, Axios, Reuters, Deadline, TVNewsCheck and The Desk

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Todd Spangler /
Variety: Apex Capital Trust Submits $43 Billion Bid for Paramount Global, Including Payment of $400 Million Breakup Fee to Skydance

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Apex Capital Trust Submits Competing Bid to Acquire Paramount for Up to $43 Billion

David Satin /
The Streamable: Another Potential Paramount Buyer Considering Bid as ‘Go Shop’ Window with Skydance Continues

Sara Fischer /
Axios: Edgar Bronfman Jr. still eyeing a Paramount deal

Reuters:
Ex-Warner Music chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr. still pursuing bid for Paramount despite Skydance deal: report Deadline: Edgar Bronfman Jr. Still Mulling Bid For Paramount Control During Skydance “Go-Shop” Period TVNewsCheck: Edgar Bronfman Jr. Still Mulling Bid For Paramount Control During Skydance ‘Go-Shop’ Period

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Paramount shareholder sues Skydance Media over merger

Financial Times:

Ofcom: in 2023, 48% of UK 16- to 24-year-olds watched broadcast TV in an average week, a record low and down from 76% in 2018, as TikTok and YouTube dominate— Less than half of 16- to 24-year-olds are tuning in every week, Ofcom finds — Less than half of young audiences …

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ofcom.org.uk: Public Service Broadcasters remain the most watched by audiences in Wales, despite a decline in overall TV viewing

Caroline Davies /
The Guardian: Less than half of young people in UK watch live television, says Ofcom

Michelle Manafy /
@michellemanafy@journa.host: (I'm kind of surprised it is this many!) — Last year, 48 percent of 16- to 24-year-olds tuned in to regular broadcast services in an average week, a record low that compares with 76 percent in 2018, Ofcom found in its annual review https://www.ft.com/... #research #media

Charlotte Tobitt /
Press Gazette: News is TV genre seeing biggest dip in viewing - Ofcom

Radio Ink:

Magellan AI: US podcast advertising rose 22% YoY in Q2 with the top 500 podcasts averaging $252K/month each; episode ad loads rose 5.95% YoY to 9.11%— After an unsure 2023, podcasting is seeing an advertising boom, according to Magellan AI's latest analysis of podcast advertising trends.

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RAIN News, Inside Radio, Barrett Media, Podnews and RADIO ONLINE

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Brad Hill /
RAIN News: 30-second midrolls reign in podcast ads, and much more from Magellan benchmark report

New Yorker:

Spotify prioritizes what a user has recently listened to and recommended content, encouraging users to become passive listeners, a form of enshittification— The platform interface has gradually made it harder to find the music I want to listen to. With the latest app updates, I'd had enough.

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Spotify

Current:

Survey: noncommercial radio news pay fell 8% YoY and commercial radio news salaries rose 23%+ between the end of 2022 and the end of 2023 in major US markets— A survey of radio news salaries showed a 2.5% decline compared to last year's survey, led by a substantial drop among noncommercial stations.

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@currentpubmedia

NPR:

Lawyers for Prince Harry and others accused WaPo CEO Will Lewis of fabricating a fake security threat 13 years ago in order to delete emails at Murdoch tabloids— LONDON — Attorneys for Prince Harry and prominent U.K. politicians today accused Washington Post chief executive and publisher …

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The Guardian, Media Nation and Byline Investigates

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Gordon Brown /
The Guardian: First Murdoch papers targeted me. Now there is evidence they falsely implicated me in a cover-up

Dan Sabbagh /
The Guardian: UK police special enquiry team to examine role of Washington Post chief in email deletions

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Will Lewis is back in the news. And once again, it's for all the wrong reasons.

Sydney Morning Herald:

Australia's Nine publishing staff return to work after a five day strike and accept an improved pay offer of 11.5% over three years, an AI code, and more— Nine's publishing staff have accepted an improved pay offer from management, just hours after returning to work following the first strike across the newspapers since 2017.

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New York Times:

Court filings: in Fiona Harvey's defamation lawsuit, Richard Gadd, who created Netflix's Baby Reindeer, says the show is “emotionally true” but “fictionalized”— Richard Gadd, the show's creator, said in a court filing that Fiona Harvey, who is suing Netflix for defamation …

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TMZ.com: ‘BABY REINDEER’ REAL-LIFE MARTHA WASN'T CONVICTED FOR STALKING ... Netflix Reportedly Admits

Mia O'Hare /
The Mirror: Baby Reindeer's real-life Martha ‘not convicted of stalking Richard Gadd,’ say Netflix

Jasmine Valentine /
Dexerto: Baby Reindeer's real-life Martha was never convicted of stalking Richard Gadd

Lily Ford /
The Hollywood Reporter: Netflix Admits Real-Life Martha From ‘Baby Reindeer’ Was Not Convicted of Stalking Richard Gadd

Jake Kanter /
Deadline: Netflix Admits 'Baby Reindeer's Real-Life Martha Was Not Convicted Of Stalking Richard Gadd

Joyce Eng /
GoldDerby: ‘Baby Reindeer’ editor Peter H. Oliver on the art of knowing when to cut away [Exclusive Video Interview]

Katie Song /
TV Insider: ‘Baby Reindeer’ Creator Richard Gadd Insists ‘Martha Scott Is Not Fiona Harvey’

Hope Sloop /
Entertainment Tonight: ‘Baby Reindeer’ Creator Richard Gadd Breaks Silence on Fiona Harvey's Lawsuit Against Netflix

Eammon Jacobs /
Business Insider: ‘Baby Reindeer’ actor Richard Gadd shared ‘sexually explicit, violent, and derogatory’ emails he says Fiona Harvey sent him. Here are 6 key takeaways from the court filing.

Marcus Wratten /
PinkNews: Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd responds to ‘real-life’ Martha's lawsuit

Ryan Louis Mantilla /
ComingSoon.net: ‘Martha Scott Is Not Fiona Harvey,’ Says Baby Reindeer's Richard Gadd in Legal Response

Ryan Schwartz /
TVLine: Baby Reindeer's Richard Gadd Declares ‘Martha Scott Is Not Fiona Harvey’ in Response to Harvey's Defamation Suit Against Netflix

Larisha Paul /
Rolling Stone: ‘Baby Reindeer’ Creator Supports Netflix in Defamation Suit Filed by Real-Life Martha

Glenn Whipp /
Los Angeles Times: Richard Gadd knew his ‘Baby Reindeer’ was dark. So was his life. Not anymore

Claire Keenan /
The Guardian: Baby Reindeer's Richard Gadd responds to Fiona Harvey's lawsuit against Netflix

Press Gazette:

Reach reports overall H1 revenue down 5.2% YoY to £265M, print revenue of £204M, digital revenue of £60M, and adjusted operating profit up 23.1% YoY to £44.5M— The UK's largest commercial publisher, Reach, has reported growth in its digital revenues for the first time since 2022.

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Axios:

NABJ faces backlash after announcing Trump will be interviewed at its convention by ABC News' Rachel Scott, Fox News' Harris Faulkner, and Semafor's Kadia Goba— - President Biden addressed a joint NABJ and NAHJ conference virtually in 2020. — Hillary Clinton spoke at a joint conference between …

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Karen Attiah /
@karenattiah: I have decided to step down as co- chair from this year's #NABJ24 convention in Chicago. To the journalists interviewing Trump, I wish them the best of luck. For everyone else, I'm looking forward to meeting and reconnecting with all of you in the Windy City. #nabj

Kstewart /
NABJ: NABJ to Host Former President Trump for a Conversation in Chicago During Annual Convention

Clayton Davis /
Variety: Donald Trump: 'I Didn't Know' Kamala Harris ‘Was Black Until a Few Years Ago’ When ‘She Happened to Turn Black’

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Why Donald Trump Will Be Speaking at the NABJ Convention - but Not Kamala Harris Media Matters for America: Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner on peers at NABJ convention: “Where are the journalists who are not activists?”

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Donald Trump Quickly Hits Turbulence At NABJ Convention, Blasts “Hostile” And “Rude” First Question From ABC News' Rachel Scott

Adria R Walker /
The Guardian: ‘It puts everyone in a really bad position’: Black journalists react to Trump joining NABJ panel

Imara Jones /
@imarajones: When I accepted my @NABJ Journalist of Distinction Award in 2022, I said that we have to resist our training which says that the truth always has two sides. Platforming Donald Trump at a professional event today doesn't show even-handedness. It shows how democracies die. [video]

Symone D. Sanders Townsend /
@symonedsanders: Some of the best journalists in the country are members of NABJ. So, why wouldn't they interview Trump? He is the Republican nominee. Seems like the journalists complaining don't understand their jobs are to actually ask the questions. NABJ didn't platform Trump. The voters in

Tyler J. Davis /
The TRiiBE: NABJ fails to read the room with last-minute Donald Trump addition

Jim Trotter /
@jimtrotter_nfl: This is such a poor decision by @NABJ that it's difficult to put into words. 🤦🏾 ♂️ CBS News: Watch live: Trump takes questions from Black journalists attending annual convention in Chicago

Karen Attiah /
@karenattiah: While my decision was influenced by a variety of factors, I was not involved or consulted with in any way with the decision to platform Trump in such a format. @thewayoftheid: “Seems like the journalists complaining don't understand their jobs are to actually ask the questions.” As the 2023 NABJ Journalist of Distinction I am well aware of my job, thank you. The point that we shouldn't platform violent bigots regardless of title still stands. Thanks!

Corbin Bolies /
@corbinbolies: NEW: A source familiar says @KamalaHarris won't be attending NABJ due to logistical reasons, including finalizing a VP pick. She apparently tried to schedule a virtual chat during the convention or an in-person chat after the convention, but NABJ declined.

Andrew Feinberg /
@andrewfeinberg: @Toure @IAmSophiaNelson I get why one would be concerned over @HARRISFAULKNER but saying her presence means Trump won't be “properly challenged” is disrespectful as hell to @kadiagoba and @rachelvscott

Rachel Bitecofer /
@rachelbitecofer: Not if none of those questions are going to ask him about his plans to retaliate and jail journalists @SymoneDSanders !! Otherwise all you do is normalize him like the rest of the media system. @curiousscout: It's one thing to hold a press conference for a former president/candidate, it's another to give a pathological liar with authoritarian ambitions a platform with no real journalistic substance. All this stands to do is create a false narrative of legitimacy with Black folks.

Touré /
@toure: I respect Symone's position, journalists should ask q's, but we'll see if Trump is challenged. when NABJ puts Harris Faulkner on the panel that signals that Trump won't be properly challenged. But we should not normalize him. NABJ is wrong for giving him this. ABC7: Trump being interviewed at National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago | LIVE

Kayla Cobb /
The Wrap: National Association of Black Journalists Chair Defends Decision to Invite Trump to 2024 Convention

Deb HolleyNC /
@debholleync@threads.net: This is what makes it so awful: ""The Harris for President campaign team worked very closely with NABJ leadership to find an alternative option," the person said. “ The NABJ team unfortunately denied a request for the VP to take part in a fireside chat virtually, or to host an in person fireside chat with the VP at a later date.

Oliver Darcy /
@oliverdarcy@threads.net: The National Association of Black Journalists is trying its best to weather a storm of backlash brought on by its move to welcome Trump as a speaker at its annual conference. Details in @cnnreliablesources: https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ...

Dave Jordan /
@djnyc1: Why on earth would @NABJ engage with a man who repeatedly vilifies and debases the free press? This is beyond comprehension. SMH

Beverly White Higgs /
@broadcastbev: @DJNYC1 @NABJ #journalism is why. Without fear or favor. Btw he was invited before & sent Omarosa so there's that

Dave Jordan /
@djnyc1: @broadcastbev @NABJ I was on the board when that decision was made. It was a different time. This time, there are no excuses. He should not be given a platform at our convention given his base behavior toward journalists and black female journalists. I will die on this hill.

Ashley Nicole Moss /
@ashnicolemoss: extremely disappointing from @NABJ. this is supposed be a safe place for Black journalists to connect/network. it's a space to uplift current and upcoming journalists. to remind each other that we belong. he has absolutely ZERO business being in a room like that/this

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: Seems like a good thing for Trump to get interviewed by a couple of real journalists, rather than the Murdoch/Newsmax supplicants, or the radio host who goes on a rant about Harris's husband being a “crappy Jew”

Bill Hangley Jr /
@hangleyjr: speaking as somebody who values the perspective of journos of color, my only concern is whether he gets properly grilled by actual journalists, vs. buttered up and smeared with kisses by pudding people

Isabella Ramírez /
Politico: Trump invite to Black journalist convention sparks a backlash

Carmen Glover /
@onpointpress_: @NABJ If you insist on going through with this remove Harris Faulkner and replace her with Roland Martin or another heavyweight journalist who will push back on the lies, while asking salient questions on the candidate's record, Project 2025, criminal convictions & the Epstein files.

Jay Alexander /
@jalexander1079: @rolandsmartin ... I asked the same question to @kenlemonnabj has been silence How credible will this discussion be if Faulkner is leading it with her explicit bias? Will he be fact checked in real time or will he bulldoze like he always does? Why no black males? Why are you doing this on his terms

Mark J. Reichel /
@reichellaw: @rolandsmartin ... I'm confused. @HARRISFAULKNER is actually “moderating” a Q&A in front of Black Journalists with Trump as the guest? How does Faulkner get into a society of professional journalists? Has she ever met a journalist or looked up the term? My $ says no. @rolandsmartin: It is an abomination that the @NABJ leadership is allowing @HARRISFAULKNER to participate in a panel questioning Donald Trump. Her network is 100% in the tank for Trump. They also paid $787 million for advancing his lies about the 2020 election. That disqualifies them COMPLETELY.

@rolandsmartin:
Furthermore, I am dismayed, angered, and offended that not ONE Black male journalist out of 4,000 was selected. If this was three brothers, sisters would be rightfully pissed, and I would be calling them out to. And NO ONE from Black-owned media? Explain that @NABJ @TIAreports!

Naima Cochrane /
@naima: From what I understand, @NABJ invites every major candidate, every election year. Trump was also invited in 16 and 20. This is routine. He's just so pressed he accepted the invitation this time.

Naima Cochrane /
@naima: So after a week of talking about unity in protecting Black women — y'all on here attacking a Black woman? All these people who I know good and well have chaired and sat committees suddenly acting like decisions are unilateral acts of one person? NABJ convention decisions don't

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: Trump conference invite sparks fierce infighting within @NABJ —Some members argue it's tradition to invite presidential candidates, and that should be honored —Others say Trump poses a unique threat to journalists of color w @RussContreras https://www.axios.com/...

David Propper /
New York Post: National Association of Black Journalists faces internal ire over Trump Q&A Donald J. Trump For President 2024: President Donald J. Trump to Attend the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Chicago

Ivey Janette McClelland /
@IveyJanette@mastodon.social: They turned down Kamala Harris because she wanted a virtual panel? — NABJ sold out. — Fuck them. — #trump #kamalaharris #nabj #chicago #Election2024 #USPolitics #blackmastodon https://www.axios.com/...

Carlos Greer /
Page Six: National Association of Black Journalists members outraged after it invited Donald Trump to speak at convention; co-chair steps down

John McQuaid /
@johnmcquaid@threads.net: Whoever thought this was a good idea (for Black journalists, Black people, journalists, or anybody really except Trump) should pause and take stock https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...

Alex Griffing /
Mediaite: ‘An Affront’: April Ryan Slams Black Journalist Group For Interviewing Trump At a ‘Presumed Orchestrated’ Event

Ahmad Austin Jr /
Mediaite: National Association of Black Journalists Co-Chair Steps Down After Trump Announces Q&A at Convention

Heather Cherone /
WTTW News: Donald Trump Set to Return to Chicago for Just 2nd Time Since Protests Forced Him to Scrap Rally in 2016

Kimberly Atkins Stohr /
@kimberlyeatkins@threads.net: I'm old enough to remember when NABJ assailed Trump's racist attacks on members @adr1600 @abbydphillip and @yamichealcindor. Because that was in 2017. I stand with April in her objection.

Jonathan W. Gray /
@elmcitytree.bsky.social: Over on Black🐦 folks are beside themselves over this and are @-ing the organization's leader who is quite active. Her responses are less than assuring. [embedded post]

Corbin Bolies /
The Daily Beast: Black Journalists' Association Co-Chair Steps Down After Trump Accepts Invite

Heather Cherone /
@heathercherone.bsky.social: NEW: With Trump set to attend the NABJ convention in Chicago Wednesday, here's what happened the last time he visited: — 2016: Massive protests force him cancel rally — 2019: He uses a speech to falsely say Chicago is more violent than Afghanistan

April D. Ryan /
@adr1600@threads.net: As NABJ JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR FOR 2017, I object to the presumed orchestrated session with Donald Trump in Chicago.

Keith Boykin /
@keithboykin@threads.net: As NABJ gives a platform to Trump, I would hope they ask him about the many times he attacked Black journalists like Yamiche Alcindor, April Ryan, and Don Lemon. But Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner is on the panel, and she has shown herself to be in the tank for Trump. @heatherrosemarie_92@threads.net: We know the felon doesn't sit for interviews unless the networks are friendly to him. My question is, did the felon get to select the journalist he wants to take questions from?

Carl Gibson /
@crgibs.bsky.social: Having Harris Faulkner conduct the interview for the sake of “fully vetting the candidate” is disingenuous af imo. Like, the man was president for 4 years! He is probably the most famous person to have ever existed except for maybe Napoleon and Elvis! What else do you need to know about him?

Joshua J. Friedman /
@joshuajfriedman.com: WaPo columnist Karen Attiah steps down as co-chair of the National Association of Black Journalists convention after the announcement of Trump's appearance there: “To the journalists interviewing Trump, I wish them the best of luck.” [image]

Cheyanne M. Daniels /
The Hill: NABJ members divided over decision to allow Trump to speak at conference

Karu F. Daniels /