Nielsen: 42.3M viewers watched election night coverage across 18 US TV networks, down 25% from 2020; Amazon Prime Video was not included in the measurement (Deadline)

Mediagazer: Nielsen: 42.3M viewers watched election night coverage across 18 US TV networks, down 25% from 2020; Amazon Prime Video was not included in the measurement (Deadline)

Top News:

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: Freedom of the Press …, @maxwelltani, Politico, @freedomofpress, @trevortimm, Alternet.org, @benmullin, KDFX-TV, @perspectvortex, @mehdirhasan, Deadline, @matthewkeyslive, @robeno, @kittypurrzog, @matthewkeyslive, Freedom of the Press …, Boing Boing, Sara Fischer on LinkedIn and TVNewsCheck

Discussion:

Lauren Harper /
Freedom of the Press Foundation: Trump's reelection puts us in uncharted territory over secrecy. Now what?

Josh Gerstein /
Politico: Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets. @freedomofpress: Donald Trump will almost certainly roll back limits on his power to spy on journalists and sources. That's why the Senate must pass the PRESS Act NOW. https://freedom.press/...

Trevor Timm /
@trevortimm: Trump has spent the last year calling for more leak investigations, imprisoning journalists, and censoring news outlets he doesn't like. Lawmakers and the White House must act—before it's too late. Pass the PRESS Act! Our statement at @FreedomofPress: https://freedom.press/...

David Badash /
Alternet.org: The list of who Donald Trump has ‘pledged to punish’ — according to one of his targets

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

Brian Stelter /
KDFX-TV: Trump's return to power raises serious questions about the media's credibility @perspectvortex: A lesson Rush Limbaugh learned 30 years ago. Being the opposition is better for your grift

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

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

Rob Eno /
@robeno: I give @brianstelter a lot of shit. And have for years. But if this is a truly sincere effort to turn the page and self reflect. Let's do it. This is worlds different from his tone in 2016 the day after the election. https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ...

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.

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.

Ellsworth Toohey /
Boing Boing: Trump revenge list: politicians, prosecutors and journalists targeted for retaliation

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 …

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

RELATED:

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:
@lacivitac, TVNewsCheck, Voice of America, @justin_b_smith, Washington Post, Fortune, Poynter, @noahpollak, @hadas_gold, @byajperez, The Daily Beast, New Republic, RADAR, New York Daily News, New York Times, Mediaite, Alternet.org, @jowens510.bsky.social and New York Magazine, more at Techmeme »

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

Jocelyn Mintz /
Voice of America: Bangladesh interim government revokes credentials of 50 journalists

Justin B. Smith /
@justin_b_smith: “Reporters at Politico, Axios, Puck, Voice of America and Mother Jones were among those denied credentials” https://www.cnn.com/...

Chris Morris /
Fortune: Trump denied and disinvited news outlets that were critical of him from his election night event

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

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.

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.”

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Discussion:
@davidoatkins, Variety and The Guardian

Discussion:

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.

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

New York Times:

Experts say news outlets could see a “Trump bump 2.0”, but it would be more muted than in his first term due to news fatigue and changing consumption habits— News fatigue and changing consumption habits could sap some of that enthusiasm over time, several news media experts said.

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, @benmullin, @brendancarrfcc and @zammer.bsky.social

Discussion:

Benjamin Mullin /
TVNewsCheck: Trump Bump 2.0? Experts Expect Another Audience Surge, With Caveats

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: new: in the aftermath of Donald Trump's election, experts expect a short-term increase in news subscriptions, philanthropic giving to news nonprofits and cable news ratings. But news fatigue may sap that enthusiasm over time https://www.nytimes.com/...

Brendan Carr /
@brendancarrfcc: NBC knew the FCC's Equal Time rule. SNL even said that they could not bring any candidates on, while still complying with that law, given the number of other candidates that would have Equal Time rights. Nonetheless, NBC and SNL decided to bring just one candidate on less

GeekWire:
Jeff Bezos, who ended the WaPo endorsing political candidates, congratulates Donald Trump on his “political comeback and decisive victory” in a rare X post

Discussion:
@jeffbezos, San Francisco Business Times, Townhall, VentureBeat, Reuters, TMZ.com, @davill, CNN, @bgrueskin, @mattdpearce, @jbendery, @eriksherman, @drericding, Mediaite, @jstein_wapo, The Independent, @canteverdie, @nickdaly.bsky.social, New York Times, Variety, @teddyschleifer, @markmobility, GB News, The Gateway Pundit and Daily Kos, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Jeff Bezos /
@jeffbezos: Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory. No nation has bigger opportunities. Wishing @realDonaldTrump all success in leading and uniting the America we all love. San Francisco Business Times: Sam Altman, Tim Cook and other tech leaders had this to say about Trump's victory

Emilia David /
VentureBeat: Tech leaders congratulate Trump on winning 2024 election, pledge to work together on innovation

Dave Limp /
@davill: Echoing Jeff's congrats here. Exciting times for space exploration are ahead of us.

Liam Reilly /
CNN: Jeff Bezos congratulates Trump for ‘extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory’

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: Wow, that's quite an, um, endorsement!

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce: good stuff

Jennifer Bendery /
@jbendery: Jeff Bezos last week: “What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Erik Sherman /
@eriksherman: Yup, really bad look and strategy. The grift economy is alive and well.

Eric Feigl-Ding /
@drericding: Now we know why Washington Post was muzzled by Bezos.

Jeff Stein /
@jstein_wapo: From a story I did recently on billionaires, including Bezos, signaling their openness to Trump pre-election: “Trump has had no issue calling out political enemies by name and threatening to use the force of government for retribution, and apparently that is intimidating a lot of

Katie Hawkinson /
The Independent: Bezos gushes over Trump's ‘extraordinary political comeback’ after reportedly killing Harris endorsement @canteverdie: billionaires blatantly bought this last election via purchase of media spaces, of flooding the internet strategically with their influence, and democrats are holding onto the past. they're not grappling with the current political landscape that the right is operating in

Nick Daly /
@nickdaly.bsky.social: Which reminds me, I haven't canceled my WaPo subscription yet [embedded post]

Benjamin Mullin /
New York Times: Jeff Bezos Congratulates Trump on Victory

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Jeff Bezos Praises Donald Trump's ‘Extraordinary Comeback’ After Tech Mogul Spiked Washington Post's Presidential Endorsement

Teddy Schleifer /
@teddyschleifer: Hmmmmm

Mark Elliott /
@markmobility: WaPo's endorsement finally drops.

Holly Bishop /
GB News: Kamala Harris finally concedes in phone call to Donald Trump hours after victory declared

Anthony Scott /
The Gateway Pundit: Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Congratulates Trump on “Extraordinary Political Comeback”

Emily Singer /
Daily Kos: Washington Post owner ditches ‘independence’ for fawning congrats to Trump

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

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

Discussion:

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

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

Sarah Jackson /
Business Insider: Jeff Bezos congratulates Trump for an ‘extraordinary political comeback’ after the Washington Post's decision not to endorse a candidate

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

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

Reuters:

Canada orders TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national security risks, and says it's not blocking Canadians' access to the app— Canada on Wednesday ordered the wind up of TikTok's business in the country citing national security risks, but added the government …

Discussion:

John Mark Taylor /
@prairiecentrist: Idk what this means.

Scott /
@scott_dlb: So zero security concerns are resolved but we lose the ability to tax and regulate it. The Liberals really are the masters of finding the dumbest possible middle ground on an issue

Geoffrey Gertz /
@geoffreygertz: This is also curiously almost the exact inverse of another social media policy trend, which is requiring platforms to have a local presence, someone to be accountable to gov't regulators. If I understand this order, Canada is compelling TikTok not to have a local presence? 🤷

David T.S. Fraser /
@privacylawyer: In another remarkably stupid move, the Gov't of Canada orders TikTok to shutter its Cdn subsidiary (which presumably writes the cheques to Cdn creators), but the app will still be available in Cda. I can't see how this does anything but harm creators. https://www.canada.ca/...

Mackenzie Gray /
@gray_mackenzie: The Canadian Government just announced they're ordering the wind up of TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. after a national security review but Tik Tok itself is not being banned in Canada. So the company is banned, the Tik Tok itself will still be accessible in Canada #cdnpoli [image] Government of Canada: Government of Canada orders the wind up of TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. following a national security review under the Investment Canada Act

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— News organisations don't have a “genuine choice” about whether to block Google from scraping their content for its AI services, one publisher has warned.

Bloomberg:

US filing: Paramount Global talked to WBD about a merger for months before giving up after receiving no offer; Paramount held talks with at least 12 bidders— - Comcast also took an early look but wanted a streaming deal — Skydance ultimately emerged as winning bidder for CBS parent

Discussion:
The Streamable, Cord Cutters News, Business Insider and Variety

Discussion:

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Paramount Almost Merged With Comcast & Warner Bros. Discovery Before Both Deals Fell Apart

Deadline:

Nielsen: 42.3M viewers watched election night coverage across 18 US TV networks, down 25% from 2020; Amazon Prime Video was not included in the measurement— The measurement was in the 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET period, which was hours before the final tally of Trump's win and Vice President Kamala Harris' loss was in.

Discussion:

Mark Mwachiro /
Adweek: 42.3 Million Viewers Watched Presidential Election Night Coverage

Ben Mullin /
@benjaminmullin@threads.net: Inbox: more than 42 million viewers tuned in to watch 2024 presidential election coverage, down *25 percent* from 2020, per Nielsen:

David Bauder /
Associated Press: Four years make a big difference for Donald Trump — and for Fox News Barrett Media: SEC on ABC Scores Most-Watched Afternoon Game and Most-Watched Primetime Game in Week 10

George Winslow /
Tv Technology: Fox News Leads Primetime Election Coverage Race With 9.8 Million Viewers

Loree Seitz /
The Wrap: Election Night 2024 Ratings: Fox News Dominates With 9.8 Million Viewers, MSNBC Beats CNN for First Presidential Election Ever

Isabella Simonetti /
Wall Street Journal: Fox News Led Election Night Ratings Amid Lower Cable Viewership

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Nielsen: 2024 Presidential Election TV Viewership Down 25% to 42 Million

The Hollywood Reporter:

Sinclair reports Q3 revenue up 20% to $917M, net income of $94M, vs. a $46M loss YoY, political ad revenue up 31% over 2020 but slightly below its guidance— Sinclair reported $5 million in lost revenue due to late ad cancellations during the quarter. — TV broadcasting and media company …

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, The Desk and Sinclair, Inc

Discussion:

Mark K. Miller /
TVNewsCheck: Sinclair Q3 Revenue Rises 20%

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Sinclair sees political revenue jump 31 percent in Q3

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 …

Discussion:
Advanced Television

Discussion:

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

Variety:

In his second term, Trump may replace top FTC and DOJ officials who have chilled dealmaking, making 2025 a breakout year for media mergers and acquisitions— Analysts expect new administration to replace top FTC, DOJ officials who have chilled dealmaking activity

Discussion:
@sherman4949 and Deadline

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 …

Discussion:
New York Times, @alexselbyb, @corbinbolies, @nate_cohn, Mother Jones, @coreypein.bsky.social, Fox News, Game File, Semafor, Slate, Le Monde.fr, MediaPost, Boing Boing, Townhall, Eurogamer.net, Breitbart, The Western Journal, RedState, The Hill, Fast Company, ZeroHedge News, HuffPost, Poynter and Gizmodo

Discussion:

Nate Cohn /
New York Times: Live Presidential Forecast

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

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

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 /