In a letter to a UK parliamentary committee, the FT says news organizations are forced to accept Google's AI crawlers due Googlebot's presence on most websites (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)

Mediagazer: In a letter to a UK parliamentary committee, the FT says news organizations are forced to accept Google's AI crawlers due Googlebot's presence on most websites (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)

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CNN:

Reporters from Politico, Axios, and more were denied credentials to Trump's election night event; a source says Politico's were revoked after critical coverage— New York CNN — — Journalists from multiple news organizations have been denied credentials to former President Donald …
Discussion:

Chris LaCivita /
@lacivitac: Actually this bullshit tweet is a result of the fact that “famed” gossip columnist @tarapalmeri was DENIED credentials to enter Mar-a-largo to cover election night due to her “proclivity” to write bullshit. well well well

Stephen Battaglio /
TVNewsCheck: NewsNation Is First TV Network To Call Presidential Race For Trump Thanks To Decision Desk HQ

Tom Jones /
Poynter: Who won the 2024 presidential election coverage?

Theresa Braine /
New York Daily News: Trump campaign bans journalists from election night event over critical coverage

Katie Robertson /
New York Times: Trump Team Revokes Election Party Access for Some Journalists

Charlie Nash /
Mediaite: Trump Campaign Denies Major Outlets Access to Election Watch Party After They ‘P*ssed’ Them Off With Coverage

Malcolm Ferguson /
New Republic: Trump Spends Election Night Taking Revenge on the Media

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Multiple reporters from major outlets have been denied credentials to tonight's Trump campaign election night watch event in Florida - and it's because of their coverage https://www.cnn.com/...

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: .@tarapalmeri on her pod, who was supposed to in Palm Beach for the Amazon special: “I have been honest and fair this entire time covering this election and I will be now broadcasting in studio with Brian Williams from LA.”

David Gardner /
The Daily Beast: Trump Bans Amazon Reporter From Election Party Despite Bezos Kissing the Ring

Noah Pollak /
@noahpollak: The sense of entitlement that MSM journos have is epic. They shamelessly lie and manipulate every day about Trump and then complain when he doesn't invite them to his election night party. Incredible.

Haley Gunn /
RADAR: Trump Campaign Revokes Reporters' Press Credentials on Election Night Over Negative Coverage — After Former Advisers Brand Him a ‘Fascist’

Liam Scott /
Voice of America: Trump campaign blocks some journalists from watch party over coverage

A.J. Perez /
@byajperez: “Reporters at Politico, Axios, Puck, Voice of America and Mother Jones were among those denied credentials.” A downside of access journalism is getting shut out when journos stop sanewashing.

Maya Boddie /
Alternet.org: ‘Retaliation’: Trump camp ‘punishing reporters’ by denying credentials to Mar-a-Lago election event

Jeremy C. Owens /
@jowens510.bsky.social: The most remarkable news org on this list is Voice of America. Seriously? [embedded post]

Charlotte Klein /
New York Magazine: Trump Campaign Finishes the Election by Taking Revenge on the Media

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Business Insider:

Sources: ~100 NYT Tech Guild members cross the picket line to work on Election Day; NYT engineer and union steward Benjamin Harnett says the figure is under 50— - Dozens of New York Times tech workers crossed the picket line amid a tech strike. — The Tech Guild is striking over remote work …

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Nate Cohn /
New York Times: Live Presidential Forecast

Corey Pein /
@coreypein.bsky.social: Some on work visas [embedded post]

Alex Selby-Boothroyd /
@alexselbyb: The Needle is dead. Long live the Pendulum. [video]

Corbin Bolies /
@corbinbolies: NYT's needle launches! Comes as @lmoses reports dozes of Tech Guild workers crossed the picket line and came into work https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...

Nate Cohn /
@nate_cohn: We have a needle https://www.nytimes.com/...

Sophie Hurwitz /
Mother Jones: Why the New York Times Needle Might Break Tonight Fox News: New York Times tech employees on strike discuss impact on election coverage: ‘No contract, no needle’

Stephen Totilo /
Game File: Calls to boycott Wordle, Connections show where game industry strikes could go

Max Tani /
Semafor: Needle at risk: In bitter, election-day labor dispute, union accuses Times of trying to ‘burn the house down,’ while paper accuses tech workers of trying to ‘block this public service’

Nitish Pahwa /
Slate: The New York Times' Worst Nightmare Is Happening Now

Aude Dassonville /
Le Monde.fr: With election count just hours away, the New York Times is facing a strike by its tech workers

Rob Beschizza /
Boing Boing: New York Times tech workers on strike

Leah Barkoukis /
Townhall: The NYT Has a Big Problem on Its Hands Heading Into Election Day

Matt Wales /
Eurogamer.net: New York Times tech staff striking, asking readers not to play Wordle and other games in solidarity

Olivia Rondeau /
Breitbart: Hundreds of New York Times Staffers Strike Before Election Day

Kassandra White /
The Western Journal: New York Times' Election Day Coverage in Jeopardy as Union Goes on Strike

Marlene Lenthang /
NBC News: New York Times tech union goes on strike, one day before election

Wes Davis /
The Verge: The New York Times Tech Guild is on strike

Laura Wagner /
Washington Post: New York Times Tech Guild goes on strike

Joanne Haner /
The Hill: New York Times tech workers go on strike before election

Kristin Toussaint /
Fast Company: ‘Can you imagine if our homepage went down?’ ‘New York Times’ tech workers go on strike before the election

Dave Jamieson /
HuffPost: New York Times Tech Workers Strike Just Ahead Of Election Day

Matthew Gault /
Gizmodo: Support Striking New York Times Tech Workers by Breaking Your Wordle Streak

Sara Fischer /
Axios: NYT tech workers strike ahead of Election Day

Chris Morris /
Fortune: ‘New York Times’ tech workers are going on strike just hours before the presidential election kicks off

Brian Stelter /
One America News Network: Hundreds Of New York Times Tech Workers Strike In Lead-Up To Election Day

Jenny Goldsberry /
Washington Examiner: NYT tech guild begins strike on eve of Election Day DNyuz: The Times Tech Guild, representing 600+ NYT devs, data analysts, and more, goes on strike ahead of the US election; management offered a 2.5% annual wage rise

Todd Spangler /
Variety: New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike on Eve of 2024 Election, Alleging Unfair Labor Practices

Taylor Herzlich /
New York Post: New York Times tech staff strikes, threatening Election Day coverage New York Times:

In the election run-up, TV networks had prepared for a long wait, like in 2020, that didn't come; around 2:30AM ET, every network covered Trump's victory speech— Anchors were ready to camp out in the studio for days on end. Instead, Donald J. Trump declared victory in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

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Variety, @davidoatkins and The Guardian

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Brian Steinberg /
Variety: As Trump Gained Election Lead, TV Anchors Tried to Convince Viewers to Keep Watching

David Atkins /
@davidoatkins: You cannot cede the information environment and algorithmic influence to the far right, and then make up for it with billions in paid media and ground volunteers.

Drop Site News:

In a November 3 internal email, Patrick Soon-Shiong cites Trump and Harris' stance on the Israel-Hamas war among the reasons the LAT didn't endorse a candidate— In an internal email sent on November 3, Patrick Soon-Shiong, medical technology billionaire and owner of the Times …

Discussion:
Missouri Independent, Columbia Journalism Review, The Guardian, @petersterne, @dropsitenews and Scroll.in

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Andrew Roth /
Missouri Independent: Kamala Harris vows to end war in Gaza during final Michigan rally

Jon Allsop /
Columbia Journalism Review: At War, Because We're at Work — At 2:16am, Eastern time, Eric Trump, son of Donald …

Robert Tait /
The Guardian: Los Angeles Times owner cites Gaza war as a reason not to endorse Harris

Peter Sterne /
@petersterne: This seems like a principled stand to take, though it's somewhat undermined by the fact that he repeatedly and publicly insisted this wasn't the reason for his decision. @dropsitenews: In an internal email dated November 3, Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times, explained his decision for the newspaper not to endorse a presidential candidate this year. The email, addressed to the Times' top editor and the president and COO, was

Press Gazette:

In a letter to a UK parliamentary committee, the FT says news organizations are forced to accept Google's AI crawlers due Googlebot's presence on most websites— FT letter says Google's social contract with publishers is broken. — News organisations don't have a “genuine choice” …

Axios:

How Trump and his allies could go after the media in his second term through harassment campaigns and lawsuits, draining the companies of time, money, and trust— - “The regulatory threat is on the edges at most,” said Andrew Jay Schwartzman, a veteran communications lawyer.

Discussion:

Mehdi Hasan /
@mehdirhasan: People - including top US journalists, perhaps especially top US journalists - don't quite get how bad it's going to be. How beyond term one it'll be. How bad the Musks and RFKs will be. I don't think even I fully accept how bad it's going to be and I have been shouting how bad

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: https://vox.com/ uses Trump's victory as an occasion to remind readers to donate: [image]

Katie Herzog /
@kittypurrzog: Congratulations to the New York Times, cable news, the ACLU, GLAAD, and much of the nonprofit industrial complex. Next few years gonna be flush. @perspectvortex: A lesson Rush Limbaugh learned 30 years ago. Being the opposition is better for your grift

Sara Fischer /
Sara Fischer on LinkedIn: 💡 Even if #DonaldTrump wins the election, he won't have as much political power to go after the media as you might think, thanks to strong legal and regulatory protections …

Matthew Keys /
@matthewkeyslive: “Donald Trump ran a campaign based on retribution. Now he is perfectly positioned to carry it out.”

Matthew Keys /
@matthewkeyslive: The media has a major opportunity to course correct over the next four years. Or they can stay the course and repeat the same mistakes. Not sure which path the industry will take.

Josh Gerstein /
Politico: Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets.

Columbia Journalism Review:

How journalists cover drug violence in Sinaloa, Mexico, avoiding “narco gossip” and terms like “executed” and attempting to verify videos made by cartels— For reporters covering cartels in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, ethical considerations are more than academic.

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CBS News

The Hollywood Reporter:

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy unveils plans to broaden the scope of media merger laws to include the purchase of UK online news outlets and news magazines— The goal is “scrutiny in the public interest” of deals that include U.K. online news publications and magazines …

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Advanced Television

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Colin Mann /
Advanced Television: UK media merger laws to be modernised

The Guardian:

Federal police in Brazil formally charge the alleged mastermind of the murders of UK journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in June 2022— Brazilian federal police announce end of two-year inquiry into killing of journalist and Indigenous expert in Amazon

Discussion:
Reporters Without Borders and Associated Press

New York Post:

iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees— Hundreds of jobs will be slashed at iHeart Media as the debt-ridden radio and podcast giant has been crushed by music streaming, The Post has learned.

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, Digital Music News, @jenlooper, @martybannister, @stansportsman, MacRumors, @ironhead334, @radiojody, @ronniekradio, @jeffwagnerradio, The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, The Desk, @christopherterry.bsky.social, Barrett Media, Billboard, RadioInsight and RADIO ONLINE, more at Techmeme »

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Caitlin Huston /
TVNewsCheck: iHeartMedia Undergoes Significant Layoffs

Jen Looper, PhD /
@jenlooper: Laid off today, it's a sad thing to have your work “deprioritized” but the heart will go on, as Celine says. [image]

Marty Bannister /
@martybannister: Great way to start a Monday, a little “life” news. Due to company cutbacks, my position at @iHeartRadio has been eliminated. Thanks to all who listened to our show “The Press Box”, we had fun and once again, local radio loses. Been through this before, and will rebound as always.

Stan M. Norfleet /
@stansportsman: Today was my last on @SportsTalk790, as iHeart executed nationwide layoffs. Yes, I was caught off guard, given I'd just agreed to an extension. That said, I remain forever grateful for the opportunity! I have the utmost FAITH the next season will be as rewarding. Thank you!😉🤘🏿🙏🏿 @ironhead334: iHeart is cutting and slashing their budget and letting “talent” go. When it happens again at Audacy, this dunce will be the first one crying online.

Jody Oehler /
@radiojody: After an 11 year run, today was my last show for Fox Sports 910. A huge thank you to everyone who listened and supported me. I am incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to entertain and challenge you every weekday morning. DM's are open for any opportunities.

Ronnie /
@ronniekradio: The yearly “right before the holidays” layoffs from iHeart. I always thought I'd spent my entire life in the Radio industry when I went to school for it. I learned they just do things backwards. Sad state it's in. Sad for the folks dumped in marketing, sales, music and sports

Jeff Wagner /
@jeffwagnerradio: I have a good friend who is a true radio icon. He estimates that he was fired at least nine times over his career. Radio is a brutal business where talented people (on-air and off) often lose their jobs thru absolutely no fault of their own. https://radioinsight.com/...

Caitlin Huston /
The Hollywood Reporter: iHeartMedia Undergoes Significant Layoffs Reuters: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy denies 5-day in-office mandate is ‘backdoor layoff’ as employees' frustrations mount

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: iHeart begins slashing jobs ahead of earnings report

Christopher Terry /
@christopherterry.bsky.social: We don't call it Clear Channel anymore, but even with the new name, the stench of failure remains the same. [embedded post]

Marc Schneider /
Billboard: iHeartMedia Faces Fresh Wave of Layoffs Amid Industry Struggles, Debt Woes

Lance Venta /
RadioInsight: More Names From Monday's iHeartMedia Cuts

Music Business Worldwide:

UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement— Universal Music Group (UMG), along with ABKCO Music & Records, and Concord Music Group, filed a major copyright infringement lawsuit …

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Kristin Robinson /
Billboard: UMG Sues TuneCore Over Alleged ‘Massive’ Copyright Infringement of Rihanna, Ariana Grande & More Recordings

Theodore /
@theodorerop: This is BIG. Forget the major players involved (UMG, Believe); it's the issues being addressed that matter. Sped-up tracks, misspelling, and copyright infringement—basically calling out distributors (like @TuneCore in this case) for not having manual filters.

Dylan Smith /
Digital Music News: Believe Pledges to ‘Fight’ Universal Music Copyright Suit — Here's a Closer Look At the Half-Billion-Dollar Legal Battle

Jonathan Bailey /
Plagiarism Today: Why the TuneCore Lawsuit Could Change Digital Music Forever

Rob Freund /
@robertfreundlaw: In short, UMG says Believe and TuneCore distributes infringing copies of popular songs, disguised as fraudulent “artists” with names like “Arriana Grande.” TuneCore allegedly distributed tracks that are slight variations of UMG records, including sped up versions.

Jon Brodkin /
Ars Technica: Ever heard of “Llady Gaga”? Universal files piracy suit over alleged knockoffs.

Bob Barbiere /
Bob Barbiere on LinkedIn: This is not a condemnation of Believe. Forensics, judges and juries will figure that out. — Unfortunately the race to deliver more music faster is the true reality of the industry. …

Chris Cooke /
CMU: Universal Music claims Believe has built its business on “industrial-scale copyright infringement” and wants $500 million

Tom Breihan /
Stereogum: UMG Sues Believe And TuneCore For $500M For Distributing Sped-Up Songs To Evade Copyrights

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: Universal Music Files $500 Million Lawsuit Against Believe and Tunecore for ‘Rampant Piracy’ and Copyright Infringement

Reuters:

French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering— Investigators searched the offices of U.S. streaming giant Netflix (NFLX.O) in France and the Netherlands as part …

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, Daily Star, The Japan News, Reuters, @deadline, AV Club, UPI, The Hollywood Reporter, Forbes, Euronews, Breitbart, New York Daily News, Variety, DNyuz, Deadline, Media Play News and Associated Press

Discussion:

Rick Porter /
TVNewsCheck: Brian Williams Brings Standard Election Night Coverage To Streaming With Live Amazon Special

Bekka Barnard /
Daily Star: Emily in Paris is not Netflix show's ‘real name’ as fans fume after realising

Neko Pitcher /
The Japan News: Netflix under Tax Fraud Investigation as Offices in France and Netherlands Raided @deadline: The investigation has been sparked by a tax audit in 2022, in which Netflix's declarations for France between 2019 and 2020 did not chime with the profits that would have been expected from its 7 million subscribers at the time MORE: https://deadline.com/...

Clyde Hughes /
UPI: France, Netherlands raid Netflix offices in tax fraud probe

Etan Vlessing /
The Hollywood Reporter: Netflix Europe Offices Raided in Tax Fraud Probe

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs /
Forbes: Netflix Offices In Europe Reportedly Raided By Tax Fraud Investigators

Doloresz Katanich /
Euronews: Netflix's European offices searched over suspected tax fraud

Joseph Wilkinson /
New York Daily News: Netflix offices raided in European tax fraud investigation

Ellise Shafer /
Variety: Netflix's Paris and Amsterdam Offices Raided by Tax Fraud Investigators (Reports)

DNyuz:
Netflix Offices in France & The Netherlands Raided In Alleged Tax Fraud & Concealed Employment Investigation

Melanie Goodfellow /
Deadline: Netflix Responds To Reports That Offices In France & The Netherlands Raided In Alleged Tax Fraud & Concealed Employment Investigation

Erik Gruenwedel /