A look at the tensions between Letterboxd moderators and users when an anime classic was removed by curators from its Top 250 and top 100 animation movies lists (Adam Bumas/Wired)

Mediagazer: A look at the tensions between Letterboxd moderators and users when an anime classic was removed by curators from its Top 250 and top 100 animation movies lists (Adam Bumas/Wired)

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Agence France-Presse:

Ukrainian reporter Victoria Roshchyna, who disappeared in August 2023 in occupied east Ukraine, has died in Russian detention, according to Ukrainian officials— Victoria Roshchyna disappeared in August last year after travelling to Russian-held east Ukraine for a report
Discussion: Reuters, NPR, Politico, The Sun, @annanemtsova, @olehnikolenko_, @aliide_n, @eurovanya, @reevellp, @rferlpress, @davidzaikin, @shustry, @avalaina, @lubinetzs, @ngumenyuk, @a_magazova, @gerashchenko_en, @judywoodruff, @dmokryk, @iwmf, @den_kazansky, @vladaknowlton@threads.net, @yarotrof, @tetyanaukrainka, Al Jazeera, NV, Meduza, RBC-Ukraine, The Kyiv Independent, Euronews, Voice of America, IWMF, UPI, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and Reporters Without Borders

Discussion:

Dan Peleschuk /
Reuters: Ukraine investigates death of journalist in Russian detention

Rebecca Rosman /
NPR: Award-winning Ukrainian journalist dies in Russian captivity, Kyiv says

Veronika Melkozerova /
Politico: Ukrainian journalist died in Russian captivity, Kyiv says

Georgie English /
The Sun: Female journalist ‘dies in Russian detention’ after mysteriously going missing in Ukraine

Anna Nemtsova /
@annanemtsova: It's hard to breathe today: our colleague, freelance reporter #ViktoriaRoshchina died in a Russian jail.Vika, as friends called her, was 27-y-o. She was a devoted reporter,the winner of @IWMF Courage in Journalism. Deep condolences to Vika's family. R.I.P. https://www.iwmf.org/... [image]

Oleh Nikolenko /
@olehnikolenko_: Since August 2023, Russia has kept Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna in captivity. Today, we learned that she has died. My statement👇🏼 [image] @aliide_n: Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who disappeared amid Russian occupation, has died in a Russian prison, according to a notification received by her father. Ukrainian officials are in process of confirming https://hromadske.ua/... [image]

Vanya /
@eurovanya: They kidnapped her, denied it for a year, and then announced that she died in their custody today. She was a civilian who worked for @HromadskeUA and was just reporting news. Russia kills Ukrainian journalists. RIP Viktoria Roshchyna. [image]

Patrick Reevell /
@reevellp: Appalling story from Russia: Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna has died in a Russian prison. She disappeared last August after travelling to Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine to report. @rferlpress: We are deeply saddened by reports that Ukrainian journalist and former @RFERL contributor Viktoria Roshchyna has died in Russian detention. “We must honor her legacy by holding her captors accountable,” said RFE/RL President & CEO @SteveCapus. [image]

David Zaikin /
@davidzaikin: What a terrible tragedy - kremlin cannibal had taken another innocent life - Kyiv confirms death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna held in Russian captivity https://kyivindependent.com/ ...

Simon Shuster /
@shustry: Heartbroken to see reports that Viktoria Roshchyna, one of the most gifted journalists to cover the war in Ukraine, has died in a Russian prison. Her father has worked tirelessly to get her out, as have many of her friends and colleagues. https://hromadske.ua/...

Oleksandra Matviichuk /
@avalaina: Today, I learned the terrible news. Our colleague, journalist Victoria Roshchyna, died in Russian captivity. I have a question. What did they do with her? What could have been done to a young girl to make her die? I call on all journalistic organizations from different [image]

Dmytro Lubinets /
@lubinetzs: I have official documentary confirmation from the Russian side of the death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who was illegally deprived of her freedom by Russia. My sincere condolences to Victoria's family!

Nataliya Gumenyuk /
@ngumenyuk: Our dear and beloved colleague journalist Victoria Roshchyna died in the Russian imprisonment where she was kept since 2023. We worked for many years at @HromadskeUA Vika was the bravest, the most determined. She risked to tell the truth about occupation https://kyivindependent.com/ ... [image]

Anastasia Magazova /
@a_magazova: A terrible tragic news: Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who was kidnapped in the occupied territories of Ukraine, has died in a Russian prison. It has happened on September 19th, but her father received the news only today. She was on hunger strike for many days, many [image]

Anton Gerashchenko /
@gerashchenko_en: Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchina has died in Russian captivity. On August 3, 2023, Viktoria went missing on Russian-occupied territory of Ukraine. Later, Russia confirmed she was in Russian captivity. There has been information that Viktoria was to return home soon in a [image]

Judy Woodruff /
@judywoodruff: so very sorry to learn of the death of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna at the hands of Russian captors; she was 2022 recipient of @IWMF Courage in Journalism Award https://mailchi.mp/...

Danylo Mokryk /
@dmokryk: Viktoria Roshchyna, a Ukrainian reporter detained by Russians in Aug 2023, died in Russian captivity. Before her capture, she wrote reports from places under Russian occupation. Russians detained her when she was traveling for another such report. On Oct 6th she would turn 28. [image] @iwmf: We are devastated to learn that Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, a 2022 Courage in Journalism Award recipient, has died while imprisoned in Russia. As details emerge, our thoughts are with Victoria's loved ones. Full statement: https://www.iwmf.org/.... [image] @den_kazansky: Russians killed 27-year-old Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchina, who was kidnapped a year ago in the occupied territory of the Zaporizhia region They killed her in prison simply because she was a journalist What is happening now is the triumph of evil [image]

Yaroslav Trofimov /
@yarotrof: Russia must immediately disclose the circumstances of the death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who died in Russian custody after being detained by occupation authorities in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, @CPJ_Eurasia says. https://cpj.org/... @tetyanaukrainka: Another voice has been silenced by m*rderers. It has been confirmed that award-winning Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who was kidnapped in the occupied territories of Ukraine, has died in a Russian prison. In March 2022, she was detained and held twice, forced by [image]

Demian Shevko /
NV: Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna dies during transfer to Moscow Meduza: Kyiv confirms death of Viktoria Roshchyna, Ukrainian journalist held in Russian captivity since August 2023 RBC-Ukraine: Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna dies in Russian captivity: She was to be exchanged

Nate Ostiller /
The Kyiv Independent: Kyiv confirms death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna held in Russian captivity

Johanna Urbancik /
Euronews: Ukrainian journalist dies in Russian captivity

Madison Forker /
IWMF: IWMF Statement on Death of Victoria Roshchyna, 2022 Courage Award Winner

Doug Cunningham /
UPI: Investigation demanded after Ukrainian journalist dies in Russian captivity

Nieman Lab:

Ahead of Hurricane Milton, NPR revised its CMS to enable 200+ member stations to publish text-only versions of their sites, accessible when bandwidth is scarce— In normal times, text-only websites are a niche interest. But a natural disaster is not normal times.

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, @jbenton, @isalara, @davidclinchnews, @raywert, @niemanlab@threads.net and Current

Discussion:

Warren Wilson /
TVNewsCheck: Warren Wilson, Pioneering Los Angeles TV Reporter, Dies At 90

Joshua Benton /
@jbenton: New by me —> With Hurricane Milton looming and cellular networks damaged, Florida's NPR stations got a lower-bandwidth way to reach residents yesterday. (Text-only news sites!) https://www.niemanlab.org/...

Isabel Lara /
@isalara: “This morning, loading the main https://wusf.org/ homepage required 8.5 megabytes of bandwidth. The text-only page needed only 21.5 kilobytes. That's a difference of about 400×.”

David Clinch /
@davidclinchnews: Every local news org, local emergency website, and even local community page should have a low bandwidth text-only version for emergencies https://www.niemanlab.org/...

Ray Wert /
@raywert: This is giving me flashbacks to the World Wide Web of the late 90s — and Gawker Media sites right after Superstorm Sandy. @niemanlab@threads.net: With Hurricane Milton bearing down on the Florida coast, NPR finds a low-bandwidth way to get news to residents https://www.niemanlab.org/...

CNN:

The FCC's chair denounces Trump's “threats against free speech” after he called for CBS to lose its license, the second time this week she defends broadcasters— New York CNN — — Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel denounced former President Donald Trump's …

Discussion:

Joe Vitale /
The DSR Network: Trump's Rage at CBS over Kamala Interview Takes a Dark, Dangerous Turn

Charisma Madarang /
Rolling Stone: A Pouty Trump Cancels ‘60 Minutes’ Interview, Calls for CBS to Lose Broadcast License

Matthew Chapman /
Raw Story: FCC chair slams Trump's demand for CBS to ‘lose its license’ for interviewing Harris

Jon Brodkin /
Ars Technica: Trump wants CBS license revoked; FCC chair explains that isn't going to happen

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: “Threats Against Free Speech”: FCC Chairwoman Condemns Donald Trump's Calls For CBS To Lose Licenses Over ‘60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris Interview

Adam Jacobson /
Radio & Television Business Report: FCC Chairwoman Address Trump Comments On CBS Coverage Fox News: Trump calls for CBS to lose its broadcasting license amid ‘60 Minutes’ controversy: ‘UNPRECEDENTED SCANDAL!’

Liz Dye /
Above the Law: Donald Trump, ‘Genetics’ Enthusiast, Demands FCC Investigation Of CBS For Criminal Video Editing

Taegan Goddard /
Political Wire: FCC Chair Denounces Trump's Threats Against Free Speech

Lydia O'Connor /
HuffPost: Trump Demands CBS Be Pulled Off Air In Rage-Filled Rant Over Harris Interview

Joe Jervis /
Joe.My.God.: FCC Chair Roasts Trump's Call To Yank CBS's License: “Do Not Ignore Serious Threats Against Free Speech”

Ted Johnson /
TVNewsCheck: FCC Chair Condemns Donald Trump's Calls For CBS To Lose Licenses Over ‘60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris Interview

Wired:

A look at the tensions between Letterboxd moderators and users when an anime classic was removed by curators from its Top 250 and top 100 animation movies lists— When the movie review site removed an anime classic, it put its community's loyalty and passion to the test.

Discussion:
@adambumas, Adam Bumas on LinkedIn, @waterslicer, Just Jared and Bloomberg

Discussion:

Adam Bumas /
@adambumas: The fine folks at Letterboxd may have bitten off more than they could chew when they registered an opinion about anime. My latest for @WIRED! https://www.wired.com/...

Adam Bumas /
Adam Bumas on LinkedIn: My latest for WIRED covers how Letterboxd might have bitten off more they could chew when they started weighing in on anime. — https://lnkd.in/e5JGdCCH

Angela Watercutter /
@waterslicer: I love a good nerd fight. But a film nerd fight about anime on @letterboxd? ::chef's kiss:: https://www.wired.com/...

Media Matters for America:

Study: five major US newspapers gave the latest filing in Trump's indictment over the 2020 election a small fraction of the coverage they gave Clinton's emails— In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, major newspapers are giving former President Donald Trump's federal criminal indictment …

Discussion:

Matthew Gertz /
@mattgertz: The five newspapers — NY Times, Wash. Post, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, and USA Today — ran over 6 times as many combined front-page stories that mentioned Clinton's server (46) as they did front-page stories that mentioned Trump's indictment (7) over those periods. [image]

Magdi Jacobs /
@magi_jay: A pretty clear, objective measurement of media bias @heathermoandco: New from Media Matters @mmfa: Major papers are giving Trump's #J6 indictment dramatically less attention than they did Clinton's email server. The failure of corporate media is on full display here. #VoteBlueDownBallot #VoteBlueToStopACriminalDictator https://www.mediamatters.org/ ... [image]

Matthew Gertz /
@mattgertz: Obsessive news media focus on Clinton's server in the final weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign helped Trump to victory, even as Comey ultimately reconfirmed that no charges were appropriate in the case. But eight years later, with one presidential candidate facing active

Bruce Bartlett /
@brucebartlett: “Her emails” were news because the Trump campaign talked about them over and over again. Trump's felony convictions are not news because Harris never, ever mentions them.

Matthew Gertz /
@mattgertz: Major papers are giving Trump's Jan. 6 indictment dramatically less attention than they did Clinton's server https://www.mediamatters.org/ ...

Matthew Gertz /
@mattgertz: We found the papers ran 26 combined articles mentioning Trump's indictment in the week after the unsealing of Smith's filing. But those same papers published 100 combined articles — nearly 4 times as many — that mentioned Clinton's server in the week after Comey's letter. [image] @TomWellborn@universeodon.com: Media Matters' analysis has brought attention to a significant difference in media coverage between Donald Trump's indictment for alleged crimes related to the January 6 insurrection and the coverage of Hillary Clinton's email server in 2016. … @newsjennifer_schulze@threads.net: As clear a sign as you'll ever see that Trump has co-opted mainstream media ⤵️The response will be ‘but what about that big story we did about the rallys’ but everyone knows the one-off pieces aren't the same as crusades like the ones run against Clinton, then Biden, etc. @mediamattersforamerica @mattgertz https://www.mediamatters.org/ ...

Emily Ngo /
Politico: Why Donald Trump is keeping Republicans from attacking NYC's indicted Dem mayor

Kim Perales /
@KimPerales@toad.social: #Media: threaten democracy with their biased coverage favoring #TFG. — Blue bars: articles mentioning H Clinton's email server in the week after the Oct. 2016 Comey letter. — Red bars: articles mentioning #TFG's #Jan6 indictment the week after Smith's latest filing was unsealed earlier this mo. … @tusk81@mastodon.social: “In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, major newspapers are giving former President Donald Trump's federal criminal indictment for alleged crimes related to the January 6 insurrection a fraction of the coverage they gave former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server in 2016, according to a new Media Matters study.” …

The Verge:

Google tests a “quick view” feature that displays full recipes without leaving Search; the company says it has agreements with participating recipe bloggers— Google is testing yet another feature aimed at keeping users on search results pages — this time targeting the popular recipe blog industry.

Discussion:

Anna Washenko /
Engadget: Google tests feature to show full recipes in search results

Barry Schwartz /
@rustybrick@threads.net: Google is testing “Quick view” buttons that show your content on Google, leaving the searcher with little reason to click over to your site - not good Google https://www.seroundtable.com/ ... via @tomcritchlow google cc @randderuiter

John Grohol /
@docjohng@threads.net: How could this possibly go wrong for publishers? What possible motivation would I have as a small online publisher to allow my content to do this on a third-party site? Unless they're paying me to use my content in this manner, this is going to be subject to a lawsuit.

Rand Fishkin /
@randderuiter@threads.net: Well, at least they got the pesto recipe totally wrong. 🙄🙄🙄 @mildredmorgan@threads.net: I'm wondering if they've really thought through what they're going to do for content once content creators stop being able to monetize and thus stop creating...

Erica Julson /
@theunconventionalrd@threads.net: Yikes.... Google is testing a new “quick view” feature for recipes that displays the entire recipes, photos, and ratings right there in the search results without ever needing to go to the creators website... (note: all the websites used in this test agreed to it.) Food bloggers - pop off in the comments! …

Erica Julson /
@theunconventionalrd@threads.net: They are also prompting people to SAVE these recipes in their own “cookbooks”, which can be private or PUBLICLY SHARED as visual recipe collections. (Copying Pinterest much?? Except Pinterest rich pins have the decency to only show ingredients...) Yikes …

NBC News:

YouTube star Piper Rockelle's mother Tiffany Smith agrees to pay a $1.85M settlement to 11 teen content creators who accused her of abuse and exploitation— Tiffany Smith, the mother of YouTube star Piper Rockelle, was sued in 2022 by 11 teen content creators who alleged she abused them emotionally, physically and sexually.

Discussion:
People, E! Online and Los Angeles Times

Discussion:

Skyler Caruso /
People: Lawsuit Alleging Child Abuse Filed Against Mom of YouTube Star Piper Rockelle Reaches a Settlement: ‘A Step Toward Healing’

Sabba Rahbar /
E! Online: Tiffany Smith, Mom of YouTuber Piper Rockelle, to Pay $1.85 Million in Child Abuse Case to 11 Teens

Business Insider:

PayPal formally launches PayPal Ads, which looks to help US marketers tap into data about transactions across PayPal's platforms, including Venmo and Honey— - PayPal is set to launch an ads business, starting in the US. — The company intends to offer ads across its own properties, as well as retailers.

Discussion:

Lauren Johnson /
Adweek: PayPal Formally Launches Ad Business to Pitch Its Shopping Data to Advertisers

Casey Newton /
@crumbler@threads.net: This finally solves my No. 1 problem with PayPal, which is that it did not use my personal data for targeted advertising @kross_roads: $PYPL PayPal Ads is announcing its official launch this Thursday, according to Business Insider! I had thought the advertising business wouldn't launch until next year, but this is just in time for the holiday season in the USA. Based on the description, this seems to be [image]

Diego Scotti /
Diego Scotti on LinkedIn: Congratulations to Mark Grether and the entire PayPal Ads team. This is incredible news for our customers and advertisers ahead of a busy holiday season. …

Lara O'Reilly /
Lara O'Reilly on LinkedIn: New: PayPal Ads is officially open for business. — Just in time for the holiday shopping season, PayPal is going to start selling ads across PayPal, Honey, and Venmo in the US. …

Lara O'Reilly /
Business Insider: PayPal just opened a new ad business. The exec leading it unpacks the plan to link advertisers with its trove of transaction data.

TechCrunch:

Scope3, which makes tools to monitor the carbon footprint of digital ads, raised $25M led by GV to expand into tools for tracking the environmental cost of AI— It was the banana that did it. — Brian O'Kelley, who had recently sold his previous startup, ad platform AppNexus …

Discussion:

Anne Coghlan /
Anne Coghlan on LinkedIn: On an almost daily basis there is a shocking news story basis about how thirsty AI is and how much power it demands from our non-green energy grids. …

Tim Collier /
Tim Collier on LinkedIn: The power of AI is undeniable, but its energy consumption is a big concern, especially for businesses. …

Paul-Antoine Strullu /
Paul-Antoine Strullu on LinkedIn: At Scope3, I'm proud to be part of a team of passionate problem-solvers tackling the environmental challenges of the internet, with advertising being one of them. …

Matthew Leong /
Mumbrella: Scope3 secures millions in funding for sustainable AI expansion

Bloomberg:

Sources: Legendary Entertainment is in advanced talks to buy out Dalian Wanda's stake in the studio; Legendary and Apollo would take control after the deal— - Wanda acquired Legendary for about $3.5 billion in 2016 — An announcement could come as soon as in coming days

Reuters:

A Kyrgyzstan court sentences two journalists to prison and two more to probation after finding them guilty of inciting unrest; seven more were found not guilty— A court in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday sentenced two journalists to prison terms and two more to probation after finding them guilty …

Discussion:
The Diplomat, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Reporters Without Borders and Committee to Protect …

Discussion:

Catherine Putz /
The Diplomat: Trial of 11 Journalists in Kyrgyzstan Ends in Prison Sentences and Acquittals Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Kyrgyz Investigative Journalists Jailed As Media Crackdown Continues Reporters Without Borders: Kyrgyzstan: RSF condemns the unfounded conviction of four independent journalists

Columbia Journalism Review:

A look at issues at Global Press, which trains women journalists in the developing world and is terminating 37 reporters' contracts amid a fundraising crunch— A nonprofit that trains women journalists in the developing world is recalibrating its model amid a fundraising crunch.

Discussion:
Global Press Journal and Townhall

Discussion:

Katie Myrick /