Melania Trump's book publisher asked CNN to sign an NDA and pay $250K to interview her, but then called the request a "miscommunication" (CNN)

Mediagazer: Melania Trump's book publisher asked CNN to sign an NDA and pay $250K to interview her, but then called the request a “miscommunication” (CNN)

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The Guardian:

The BBC cancels a planned Boris Johnson interview after presenter Laura Kuenssberg says she accidentally sent the former UK prime minister her briefing notes— Briefing notes mistakenly being sent to ex-PM meant it was ‘not right for the interview to go ahead’, says presenter
Discussion: @bbclaurak, BBC, Variety, @fuggins, @craigrussell80, @soozuk, @nazirafzal, @mrjamesob, @alicevjones, @jonathanshainin, @welshgasdoc, Canary, @mrhenrymorris, @rossmccaff, Deadline, Telegraph, Politico and HuffPost

Discussion:

Laura Kuenssberg /
@bbclaurak: While prepping to interview Boris Johnson tomorrow, by mistake I sent our briefing notes to him in a message meant for my team. That obviously means it's not right for the interview to go ahead. It's very frustrating, and there's no point pretending it's anything other than

Steven McIntosh /
BBC: Kuenssberg ‘embarrassed’ by Johnson message error

Ellise Shafer /
Variety: BBC's Boris Johnson Interview Canceled After Presenter Laura Kuenssberg Mistakenly Sent Former U.K. Prime Minister Briefing Notes

Nazir Afzal /
@nazirafzal: I told you Laura Kuenssberg was struggling now that she is in opposition! She could, of course, ask some different questions that Boris Johnson hasn't seen in advance. For a change.

James O'Brien /
@mrjamesob: I'll do it.

Alice Jones /
@alicevjones: Looking forward to the Netflix dramatisation of this, followed by the Amazon Prime one a couple of months later

Jonathan Shainin /
@jonathanshainin: I hope they make two movies about this one too

Dave Jones /
@welshgasdoc:

Steve Topple /
Canary: NO ONE believes Kuenssberg's excuse over Johnson interview - except her corporate media mates

Henry Morris /
@mrhenrymorris: Those leaked questions in full: [image]

Ross McCafferty /
@rossmccaff: 325 grand a year

Jake Kanter /
Deadline: BBC Scraps Interview With Boris Johnson After Laura Kuenssberg Mistakenly Shared Briefing Notes With Former UK Prime Minister

Anita Singh /
Telegraph: ‘Embarrassed’ Laura Kuenssberg cancels Boris interview after she sent him her briefing notes

CNN:

Melania Trump's book publisher asked CNN to sign an NDA and pay $250K to interview her, but then called the request a “miscommunication”— Nearly two months ago, CNN reached out to Melania Trump's book publisher to request an interview with the former first lady ahead of her upcoming memoir.

Discussion:
Mediaite and New York Times

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Tommy Christopher /
Mediaite: ‘No Room For Compromise’: Melania Trump Doubles Down On Abortion Bombshell In New Video

Reuters:

Russian journalists Antonina Favorskaya, Sergei Karelin, Konstantin Gabov, and Artem Kriger go on trial in Moscow over their alleged links to Alexei Navalny— Four Russian journalists went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday on charges of involvement in an “extremist” group after authorities accused …

Discussion:
Adweek, Associated Press and DNyuz

The Hollywood Reporter:

New Yorker union members vote to authorize a strike ahead of the magazine's annual festival as they negotiate a second contract with Condé Nast— More than six months into negotiations over a second labor contract, the magazine's union is asserting that wage floors …

Discussion:
@newyorkerunion and NewsGuild of New York

Discussion:
@newyorkerunion: After months of negotiations, management has proposed raising the salary floor from $60,000 to $61,500. Our proposed minimum is $67,000: a fair baseline for the rising cost of living. Prestige can't feed us; we want fair pay for everyone at The @NewYorker, and we want it now. [image]

TechCrunch:

WP Engine files a lawsuit in California against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of “abuse of power, extortion, and greed”— Web hosting provider WP Engine has filed a lawsuit against Automattic, and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion and abuse of power.

Discussion:
Engadget, The Verge, @cowkitty, @jeffr0, @hashim_warren, @zimm3rmann, @ryancduff, @automattic, @wpengine, @ryancduff, @ctrlaltdwayne, @dwlz, @bgardner, WP Engine, Automattic, TechRadar and The Register, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Lawrence Bonk /
Engadget: WordPress founder sued for alleged libel and attempted extortion

Jess Weatherbed /
The Verge: The ‘WordPress’ fight is now a lawsuit @cowkitty: According to @wpengine's filing, they shared proof that Matt Mullenweg made an unrequested job offer to WPE's CEO to join Automattic & then threatened to tell the press + WPE's investor that she had interviewed at Automattic (when she hadn't) if she declined the offer #wordpress [image]

Jeff /
@jeffr0: They should get an Ohio Supreme Court judge for the WP Engine vs Automattic case for maximum dumbassery [image]

Hashim Warren /
@hashim_warren: What are the consequences of this? WP Engine is claiming that Matt Mullenweg has been lying to the IRS for years and has been “self-dealing” with the WordPress license. This is mutual scorched earth. [image]

Michael Zimmermann /
@zimm3rmann: @wpengine Oh man, when a jury sees those text messages 😂

Ryan Duff /
@ryancduff: @wpengine ... This complaint is filled with days of material Matt provided while running his mouth, because he thought he was right and his “lawyers” told him to “go for it” Like... they're citing slack messages, 𝕏 posts, podcasts, interviews. The whole gambit. haha

Ryan Duff /
@ryancduff: OH NO BABY WHAT IS YOU DOIN Why is @photomatt over on HackerNews defending himself in the comments on the post about the WPEngine v Automattic lawsuit? What is happening? This is so wild 🤣😭 PLEASE MAKE IT STOP https://news.ycombinator.com/ ... [image] @automattic: Our associate general counsel explains how and why both Automattic and the WordPress Foundation own the WordPress trademarks. Read more in our latest post. https://automattic.com/... @wpengine: Matt Mullenweg and Automattic's self-proclaimed scorched earth campaign against WP Engine has harmed not just our company, but the entire WordPress ecosystem. The symbiotic relationship between WordPress, its community and the businesses that invest millions to support WordPress

Ryan Duff /
@ryancduff: @wpengine ... I'm only through two pages of the introduction and the Quinn Emanuel attorneys are returning Matt's “scorched earth” favor. No holds barred 😳🫣

Dwayne /
@ctrlaltdwayne: Holy moly. I just read through the WP Engine vs. Automattic filing, and oh boy. I think Matt might of bitten off more than he can chew here. - WP Engine are arguing nominative fair use over using terms like WordPress and Woocommerce (which we already knew) - Matt deceived the

Dan Loewenherz /
@dwlz: In perhaps the most predictable reaction you can imagine to this manufactured WordPress drama, WP Engine just filed a defamation suit against Automattic and Mullenweg. The only winners here are the attorneys. And I bet the defendants settle. https://wpengine.com/...

Brian Gardner /
@bgardner: Here's our latest update (@wpengine) with information the #WordPress community needs to know. We have spoken our truth, and we will not be silent. Please read the details (PDF) in the post below. 👇

Thomas Claburn /
The Register: Latest in WordPress war: Automattic says it wanted 8% cut of WP Engine revenue

Washington Post:

After reporter Christine Brennan asked a WNBA player a question the latter saw as race baiting, the players association says she doesn't “deserve” credentials— In a thrilling but delicate moment for the WNBA, a journalist's focus on Clark is stirring tension among players and the press.

Discussion:

Matt Yoder /
Awful Announcing: Sue Bird says Caitlin Clark being ‘used as a pawn’ to advance racist agenda in WNBA

Tom Jones /
Poynter: A USA Today columnist asked a fair question. The WNBA Players Association responded with an out-of-line statement.

Christine Brennan /
@cbrennansports: I asked DiJonai Carrington about that moment early in Sunday's Indiana-Connecticut game when she caught Caitlin Clark in the eye. Here's her answer: [video]

Maitreyi Anantharaman /
Defector: The WNBA's Season Of Clash Is Big Business For The Permanently Aggrieved

Stewart Mandel /
@slmandel: For sports journalism nerds, thought this by @benjstrauss was a well-reported story about a complicated story. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Frankie de la Cretaz /
@thefrankiedlc: I wanted to address the idea that the WNBPA's statement about USA TODAY's Christine Brennan was about one incident, so I did a deep dive into her WBB coverage this season. Of the 18 WBB columns of Brennan's that I read from this year, 17 were about Clark. https://www.thefrankiedlc.news/ ...

Adam Zagoria /
@adamzagoria: Either the WNBA wants to be treated and covered like other major leagues or not. It's not the job of journalists to ‘celebrate and amplify’ the league. Christine Brennan is a pro and was asking the tough questions.

Adam Jacobi /
@adam_jacobi: Demanding Christine Brennan's credential to be pulled is, by orders of magnitude, far more unprofessional than anything she's done as a reporter over the last 6 months. Work your resentments out with a therapist, not a press release. @thesarahkelly: I would like white journalists to be less defensive when Black athletes tell them their coverage or approach is harmful. Instead, we get this circling of wagons. https://www.poynter.org/...

Keith Olbermann /
@keitholbermann: Congratulations. You've just attacked one of the women who paved the way to make a WNBA possible. If you think @cbrennansports has any agenda besides supporting and covering women's sports, you should close your union and suspend WNBA play until you read in on what SHE

Christine Brennan /
@cbrennansports: Thank you @AdamZagoria. If we're going to ask the question of a male athlete, and of course all of us have done that for decades, why wouldn't we ask it of a female athlete?

Jonathan Martin /
@jmart: This is so embarrassing - and not for Christine Brennan, one of the finest reporters on any beat https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @priyadesai: WNBA Players Association released a statement today and called out Christine Brennan by her name [image]

Ahmad Austin Jr /
Mediaite: ‘Way Beyond What Is Normal’: Longtime Sports Reporter Criticized for Viral Question About Caitlin Clark

Michael Blinn /
New York Post: Megan Rapinoe blasts ‘racist’ question in middle of Caitlin Clark-DiJonai Carrington drama Fox News: Megan Rapinoe condemns journalist for asking player about giving Caitlin Clark black eye: ‘That feels racist’

Tara Sullivan /
The Boston Globe: While WNBA players shine on the court, league leaders continue to stumble off of it

Reuters:

Tanzania suspends the digital content licenses of a local media company for 30 days for allegedly publishing content damaging the country's image— Tanzania's communications regulator has suspended the digital platforms of a local media company for allegedly publishing restricted content …

Discussion:
The Guardian and BBC

Tubefilter:

Twitch now includes raids, which lets streamers who are going offline send viewers to others, in its average viewer count, easing the path to becoming a Partner— Twitch's path to partnership is not an easy one. Any streamer who wants to become an official partner of the platform has to meet …

Discussion:
@itswoori and The Mozilla Blog, more at Techmeme »

Vanity Fair:

A look at the struggle to release The Apprentice, a “Frankenstein origin story about Donald Trump”, ahead of the US election after Trump threatened to sue— The Donald Trump biopic was one of the hottest tickets at Cannes this year. So why did it take months, and a minor miracle, to sell?

Discussion:
Wired, @brianstelter and Deadline

Discussion:

Makena Kelly /
Wired: Trump's Get Out the Vote Plan Is Unusual—and It Just Might Work

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: VF's @gabrielsherman, who wrote the Trump origin pic “The Apprentice,” has penned a first-person essay about his experience trying to get the film released in U.S. theaters. “I learned Hollywood has very different goals from journalism...” https://www.vanityfair.com/...

Variety:

WBD and All Elite Wrestling sign a multiyear deal, sources say worth $150M+ per year; AEW shows remain on TBS and TNT and stream live on Max in the US in 2025— All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has officially signed a new multi-year multimedia rights deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Discussion:

David Satin /
The Streamable: Max Will Begin Streaming AEW Events in January, Pay-Per-Views Coming Later in 2025 Barrett Media: Warner Bros. Discovery, AEW Agree to New Multiyear Contract Which Includes TNT, TBS and Max

Mark Caplan /
Mark Caplan on LinkedIn: Excited for the company to finally be able to announce! — WBD Networks to Continue to Be Home to Fan-Favorites AEW Dynamite and AEW Collision …

Bennett Wolin /
Bennett Wolin on LinkedIn: Five years ago, I was part of the team that launched a new wrestling league (AEW) on TNT. Today, we celebrate the anniversary of our first show on the network. …

Joseph Staszewski /
New York Post: AEW's new TV rights deal with Warner Bros. Discovery comes with intriguing Max twist All Elite Wrestling: Warner Bros. Discovery & AEW to Establish New Era of Professional Wrestling with Multi-Year, Multi-Platform Media Rights Renewal

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Warner Bros. Discovery Strikes Multi-Year Renewal With All Elite Wrestling

Hannah Miller /
Bloomberg: Warner Bros., AEW Wrestling Deal Includes Max Streaming

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: AEW and Warner Bros. Discovery Ink New Rights Deal, Including Pay-Per-View Events on Max

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery And All Elite Wrestling Reach Multi-Year Renewal, Shoring Up TNT And TBS Lineups And Adding Max Simulcasts

Bloomberg:

YouTube channel Dude Perfect hires former NBA executive Andrew Yaffe as CEO; Yaffe had been the NBA's head of social, digital, and original content— - Ex-NBA executive Andrew Yaffe to lead digital media company — The channel has more than 60 million followers on YouTube

Discussion:

Dan Primack /
@danprimack: Andrew Yaffe has spent the last decade expanding the audience for the NBA across digital and social platforms. Now he's tackling a company with an even larger online fan base on YouTube: Dude Perfect. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Jason Illian /
Jason Illian on LinkedIn: And so it begins...

Lucas Shaw /
Lucas Shaw on LinkedIn: Fresh off raising more than $100 million, Dude Perfect had hired a new CEO: NBA executive Andrew Yaffe. …

Chad Coleman /
Chad Coleman on LinkedIn: Big time! Welcome to the crew, Andrew 🚀

Todd Spangler /
Variety: YouTube's Dude Perfect Taps NBA Exec Andrew Yaffe as CEO

Andrew Yaffe /
Andrew Yaffe on LinkedIn: I am so excited to join Dude Perfect as its first-ever CEO. What they've built over the last 15 years is an unbelievable platform …

Kevin Eck /
Adweek: Layoffs Reported at ABC Stations

Poynter:

Journalists in western North Carolina hustled to cover Hurricane Helene's aftermath with sparse internet access, and radio broadcasts became crucial connectors— Local journalists are working to reach isolated communities to fill in information gaps — while dealing with damage in their own lives

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, @solomonlexib, @amariscastillo, @cislmunc, @poynter, @ellekehres, The Asheville Citizen Times, Poynter, The Urban News, Radio World, NewsLab and NPR

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Lexi Solomon /
@solomonlexib: So insanely proud of these folks. Shoutout @BlueRidgePublic @asheville @AvlWatchdog and the many others doing this very important work while going through trauma themselves. https://www.poynter.org/...

Amaris Castillo /
@amariscastillo: Local journalists are working to reach isolated communities to fill in information gaps — while dealing with damage in their own lives from Hurricane Helene. Reporting by my colleague, Angela Fu: https://www.poynter.org/... @cislmunc: 🗣️ “We feel like it's our job as a public service to make sure that folks have that information.” — @LillyKnoepp After Hurricane Helene hit Western NC, local reporters are working to meet their communities' info needs, despite limited power and Wi-Fi. https://www.poynter.org/... @poynter: 2/ Radio has been vital in the wake of communications outages. Poynter faculty member Tony Elkins said he lost power early Friday. He recalled going radio signal by radio signal on Saturday, just trying to pick up anything he could until he found people talking about the storm.

@poynter:
1/ When Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina, already isolated communities became information black holes. Local journalists have been a lifeline, working through widespread outages and collapsed infrastructure to fill information gaps. https://www.poynter.org/...

@poynter:
3/ @angelanfu spoke with Elkins, a reporter from @BlueRidgePublic, and the managing editor of the nonprofit @avlwatchdog. Read the story: https://www.poynter.org/...

Elle Kehres /
@ellekehres: I published a commentary for @radioworld_news about the impact of #HurricaneHelene on North Carolinians, and how local radio broadcasters continue to offer their communities a lifeline in times of crisis. When all else fails, radio is there. #NCStrong https://www.radioworld.com/... The Asheville Citizen Times: Sign up for text message updates and crucial information in Hurricane Helene's aftermath

Amaris Castillo /
Poynter: A photojournalist reported on dozens of hurricanes over the years. Then Hurricane Helene flooded his home. NewsLab: Through widespread outages and collapsed infrastructure, North Carolina journalists hustle to cover Helene's aftermath

Steve Harrison /