Nintendo launches Nintendo Music, an iOS and Android app that lets Switch Online subscribers stream or download gaming tunes from Nintendo titles (Andrew Webster/The Verge)

Mediagazer: Nintendo launches Nintendo Music, an iOS and Android app that lets Switch Online subscribers stream or download gaming tunes from Nintendo titles (Andrew Webster/The Verge)

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Columbia Journalism Review:

Jeff Bezos should donate The Washington Post to a public charity that maintains its quality and independence, as he is too financially compromised to own it— His conflicts of interests are insurmountable. He can take a heroic path to strengthen journalism.
Discussion: Washington Post, Lauren Gustus on LinkedIn, @nypoet, @glastris, Hard-G History, @ckrewson, @froomkin, @mediaevan, @dicktofel, @mikeelk, @margotroosevelt, @heidilifeldman@mastodon …, @ddimick, @lenfestinst, @kegill@mastodon.social, @rich1, @stevenwaldman, Semafor, Press Watch and r/Journalism

Discussion:

Lauren Gustus /
Lauren Gustus on LinkedIn: “Nonprofit” does not mean “losing money.” Nonprofit news organizations can sell ads, offer subscriptions, and take donations. …

Michele Madigan Somerville /
@nypoet: “There are too many points of pressure. Bezos is simply too financially compromised to be the owner of one of the most important news outlets in America, especially one operating in the nation's capital.” https://www.cjr.org/... via @cjr

Paul Glastris /
@glastris: Two thoughts on the ongoing dumpster fire consuming Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post. First, Bezos should follow the advice of @monthly contributing editor @stevenwaldman and turn the paper into a 501(c)3 charity /1 https://www.cjr.org/...

Gillian Brockell /
Hard-G History: Bezos should sell The Washington Post, but not to another billionaire

Chris Krewson /
@ckrewson: One fun side effect of this idea: Nonprofits, by law, cannot endorse candidates.

Dan Froomkin /
@froomkin: The great @stevenwaldman makes the argument better than I did, via @CJR: Bezos should donate the Washington Post to a public charity dedicated to maintaining its quality and independence. https://www.cjr.org/...

Evan DeSimone /
@mediaevan: Turning the Washington Post over to a charity trust has some merit, but it would also be an admission that it can never again compete at the level it once (very recently) did. https://www.cjr.org/...

Richard Tofel /
@dicktofel: Certainly a fan of news nonprofits, but donating the Post doesn't solve the problem if it is still losing lots of money. Even with millions of subs, it lost $77MM last year, and ⁦@cforman⁩ estimates that the last week has cost it perhaps $30MM more. https://www.cjr.org/...

Mike Elk /
@mikeelk: Without subscriber boycott, journalists wouldn't be discussing turning Washington post into a non profit trust https://www.cjr.org/...

Margot Roosevelt /
@margotroosevelt: .⁦@DrPatSoonShiong⁩ could take big tax deduction & reclaim his civic service mantle. Donate @latimes to a charity as have Gerry Lenfest, Paul Huntsman & Nelson Poynter with their papers. ⁦@stevenwaldman on @jeffbezos Columbia Journalism Review https://www.cjr.org/...

Heidi Li Feldman /
@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social: This would be amazing. https://www.cjr.org/...

Dennis Dimick /
@ddimick: Damn straight. The only hope for ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ https://www.cjr.org/... @lenfestinst: As concerns over newspaper publishers exerting influence over editorial content grow, The Lenfest Institute's nonprofit, non-controlling ownership of @PhillyInquirer can serve as a model for other publications. More in @CJR: https://www.cjr.org/...

Kathy E. Gill /
@kegill@mastodon.social: No wonder the Philadelphia Inquirer has done such excellent work this election: it's owned by a NFP (charitable trust). — Yes! Jeff #Bezos SHOULD Donate the #WashingtonPost to a Charity — https://www.cjr.org/... #Election2024 #USPolitics #NewsMedia #businessModels

Richard Robbins /
@rich1: This is really smart, and perhaps the only option for @JeffBezos to save the @washingtonpost. https://www.cjr.org/...

Steven Waldman /
@stevenwaldman: Here's how Jeff Bezos can be a hero: donate @washingtonpost to a charitable trust. We've seen this work in Salt Lake City, Philly, Tampa. Here's how it would work>> https://cjr.org/...... @lenfestinst @JimFriedlich [image]

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Nieman Lab:

A broad group of news outlets attracted new subscribers after WaPo's lack of an endorsement for president; The Philadelphia Inquirer gained 4,200+ subscribers— The Philadelphia Inquirer had its best week for new subscriptions ever and The Guardian U.S. broke its single-day fundraising record — twice.

Discussion:
Just Security, The Lenfest Institute …, @davidakin@mstdn.ca, Evan Benn on LinkedIn, The Free Press, CNN, Digiday and Press Gazette

Discussion:

Rachel Kleinfeld /
Just Security: Rising Authoritarianism and Plutocracy Are a Dangerous Mix for Press Freedom

David Akin /
@davidakin@mstdn.ca: “The Washington Post's non-endorsement led to record-breaking weeks at other news orgs: The Philadelphia Inquirer had its best week for new subscriptions ever and The Guardian U.S. broke its single-day fundraising record — twice. ” #media — https://www.niemanlab.org/...

Evan Benn /
Evan Benn on LinkedIn: “The Philadelphia Inquirer gained more than 4,200 new digital subscribers — ‘about three times a typical week’ and ‘our biggest week of new starts ever,’ publisher and CEO Lisa Hughes said. …

Bari Weiss /
The Free Press: The Free Press Votes

Hadas Gold /
CNN: Donald Trump weaponizes non-endorsements from The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times

Sara Guaglione /
Digiday: Presidential candidate endorsements boost subscriber conversions and donations at some publishers

NPR:
The LA Times has lost 10,000 to 18,000 subscriptions, or up to 4.5% of its subscribers, since owner Patrick Soon-Shiong axed the paper's Harris endorsement

Discussion:

Elahe Izadi /
Washington Post: After non-endorsement, 250,000 subscribers cancel The Washington Post

Jason Koebler /
404 Media: The Billionaire Is the Threat, Not the Solution Associated Press: Washington Post report: Subscriber loss after non-endorsement reaches a quarter million

Dave Jamieson /
HuffPost: The Biggest Non-Endorsements Of 2024 — A partial list of people and institutions withholding …

Alex Barredo /
@Barredo@mastodon.social: Washington Post paid subscribers peaked in 2021 with 3 million, it was down to 2.5 million recently, and it has lost another 250,000 or so in two days — https://archive.is/...

Ariel Zilber /
New York Post: Washington Post loses 250K — or 10% — of subscribers over decision not to endorse Kamala Harris: report

Kevin Beaumont /
@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social: The Washington Post staff are having to report on their own demise at the hands of their owner. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Liam Reilly /
CNN: More than 250,000 Washington Post readers cancel subscriptions in revolt over non-endorsement

Rebecca Falconer /
Axios: WaPo subscribers flee en masse after Bezos' endorsement decision The Wrap: Washington Post Has Lost 250K Subscribers, LA Times 18,000 Since Owners Axed Kamala Harris Endorsements

The Guardian:
Source: WaPo subscription cancellations hit 250,000 on Tuesday, or 10% of subscribers, since October 25, based on the number of cancellation emails sent out

Discussion:
City Journal, @craig.forman@threads.net, @davidfolkenflik, Mercury News, Chris Rauber on LinkedIn, Cele|bitchy, Foreign Policy, @nickbaumann, New York Post, freebeacon.com, @hadas_gold, One America News Network, HuffPost, Minneapolis Star Tribune, @cbecker@hci.social, @jakeadelstein, @myhlee, @craig.forman@threads.net, @stacycowley, @kenvogel, Newser, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, Techdirt, @genevaoh@threads.net, Le Monde.fr, Daring Fireball, MediaPost, Fox News, The National Pulse, @Balkingpoints@mastodon.online, The Handbasket, @edmundlee@threads.net, Gizmodo, @nelson@tech.lgbt, @carlmalamud@official …, @mpm@mstdn.social, Poynter, UnHerd, The Wrap, The Hill and The American Conservative

Discussion:

Heather Mac Donald /
City Journal: Journalism Dies in Lockstep

Craig Forman /
@craig.forman@threads.net: A $30M reduction in annual revenue is what @washingtonpost faces due to accelerated churn of 250,000 subscribers sparked by its altered 2024 presidential-endorsement policy. This is simply the math from reports that 10% of the company's subscribers thus far cancelled in the wake of the decision by proprietor Jeff Bezos to halt presidential endorsements. …

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: UPDATE: The number of cancellations since Friday's revelation now exceeds 250,000, NPR can report. That represents approximately 10 percent of all paid circulation.

Martha Ross /
Mercury News: Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez partied with Katy Perry in Europe amid Post crisis: reports

Chris Rauber /
Chris Rauber on LinkedIn: The Guardian reports that the Washington Post has lost 250,000 subscribers from cancellations — 10 percent of its total digital subscriber base …

Howard W. French /
Foreign Policy: Is Canceling Your Washington Post Subscription Good for Democracy?

Nick Baumann /
@nickbaumann: .@ElaheIzadi confirms earlier @davidfolkenflik reporting that the @washingtonpost has lost 250,000 subscribers, about 10% of paid circulation, since owner Jeff Bezos decided to abruptly cease the paper's practice of endorsing presidential candidates: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Alana Goodman /
freebeacon.com: EXCLUSIVE: WaPo Opinion Editor David Shipley Blames Bezos for Endorsement Drama, Tells Staff They Can Quit as Distraught Journalists Slam Bezos for 'Conflict …

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: The Washington Post's own reporters confirm the high subscription cancellation rate (around 250,000) that @davidfolkenflik first reported https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

James Meyers /
One America News Network: Report: Washington Post Loses 250K Subscribers Over Decision Not To Endorse Harris

Marita Vlachou /
HuffPost: Over 250,000 Subscribers Flee The Washington Post After Non-Endorsement Decision

Christoph Becker /
@cbecker@hci.social: But of course, billionaires don't buy media to make money with them. We know that... right? — “Washington Post cancellations hit 250,000 - 10% of subscribers” — https://www.theguardian.com/ ... @jakeadelstein: @myhlee @washingtonpost Michelle-sama, Keep up the good work! I'm not cancelling my subscription. I did write a letter to the editor. Dear @washingtonpost, Over the years, I've proudly contributed to your paper. My love for this institution has never wavered. But I'm deeply frustrated by your recent

Michelle Ye Hee Lee /
@myhlee: A heartfelt thank you to everyone affirming their support for the journalists and journalism of @washingtonpost through the #whyisubscribe hashtag here, especially from our competitors. It's encouraging after a difficult few days (and months).

Craig Forman /
@craig.forman@threads.net: While Bezos can easily fund the widening operating gap as The Post tries to return to sustainable growth after losing a reported $170 million since 2022, these long-tenured subs were likely individually highly profitable since the cost of acquiring them was accounted for long ago. …

Craig Forman /
@craig.forman@threads.net: That would - indeed - be a shame. Because while there is always the opportunity to find efficiencies as well as do different things differently, The Post will likely need more investment - not less - in product, technology and the right people going forward. I'm certain @jeffbezos understands that, maybe more than anyone else. …

Stacy Cowley /
@stacycowley: Cancelling subscriptions to the Washington Post hurts their newsroom of essential journalists, not Bezos. I love tons of its reporters' work, but a special shout-out to @DaniDougPost for her fierce & vital coverage of the endlessly confusing student loan maze #whyIsubscribe

Kenneth P. Vogel /
@kenvogel: The partisan podcasters, pundits & aggregators would have nothing to talk about if everyone followed their advice & cancelled subscriptions to news outlets that produce the actual accountability reporting upon which the podcasters, pundits & aggregators base their content.

Evann Gastaldo /
Newser: Washington Post Subscription Cancellations Hit 250K

Kevin Beaumont /
@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social: First screenshot, NY Times story from October 14th this month about how Washington Post is losing $100m a year and they're very happy to have added 4000 subscribers. — Second screenshot, a few weeks later after Jeff Bezos set fire to his own company. — [images]

Mike Masnick /
Techdirt: Dear Jeff Bezos: The ‘Hard Truth’ Is That Cowardice Like Yours Is Why People Don't Trust The Media

Geneva Overholser /
@genevaoh@threads.net: If the owner of an essential newspaper makes shockingly clear that he values his personal gain over the newspaper's integrity, we as subscribers should protest. Right there, on the grounds where he made this shameful decision. As for our colleagues, whom we value — what favor does our acquiescence in such an unacceptable step do them? …

John Gruber /
Daring Fireball: Cancelling Your Amazon Prime Membership to Protest Bezos's Bootlicking at the Washington Post Is Like Pissing in the Ocean Fox News: WaPo staffers livid after chief editor downplays rate of cancellations: 'No one believes a word he's saying' @Balkingpoints@mastodon.online: As mentioned last night, the fallout about this is better for VP Harris than the endorsement ever would have been. — Hard to say it better: Billionaire wants Republican president. This is all about Bezos dammit and he should get lower taxes and less regulation... - #election #news …

Marisa Kabas /
The Handbasket: Billionaires are not journalists — It's not about presidential endorsements—it's about the very future of our field.

Ed Lee /
@edmundlee@threads.net: still having a hard time squaring this: — “I wish we had made the change earlier than we did, in a moment further from the election and the emotions around it. That was inadequate planning, and not some intentional strategy.” — His edit board pulled together an endorsement weeks earlier (at least), and he doesn't tell them about his decision? …

Matt Novak /
Gizmodo: Washington Post Loses 250,000 Subscribers After Jeff Bezos Kills Harris Endorsement

Nelson Minar /
@nelson@tech.lgbt: I wasn't alone!. The WashPo has lost 250,000 subscribers, 10%, in response to Bezos' cowardly dictat.

Carl Malamud /
@carlmalamud@official.resource.org: Joined 250,000 of my fellow readers in cancelling my WaPo subscription. https://www.theguardian.com/ ... Sent some money over to the @guardian instead.

Mark McCahill /
@mpm@mstdn.social: Another day, another 50,000 #WashingtonPost subscriptions cancelled. — ""The publication has now shed 250,000 subscribers, or 10% of the 2.5 million customers it had before the decision was made public on Friday, according to the NPR reporter David Folkenflik. — A day earlier, 200,000 had left according to the same outlet. …

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Carville: WaPo mass cancellations show ‘enthusiasm’ for Harris

Joseph Addington /
The American Conservative: Bezos Declares New Era at Washington Post

New Jersey Digest:

The Star-Ledger, New Jersey's largest newspaper, plans to end its print edition on January 30, 2025, citing growing costs and a shrinking demand for print— The Star-Ledger, New Jersey's largest newspaper, will stop publishing its print edition on January 30, 2025, transitioning fully to a digital format.

Discussion:
New Jersey Online, @jaspertylerkane, New York Times, Ivy Charmatz on LinkedIn, Morning Call, @davidfolkenflik, @jaspertylerkane, @bobbyolivier, @joeconchatv, New Jersey Globe, Associated Press, Allison Altobelli on LinkedIn, UPI, Bruno Tedeschi on LinkedIn, New York Post, Jason Notte on LinkedIn, PennLive, New York Daily News, Kevin Whitmer on LinkedIn, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social and @brianstelter@threads.net

Discussion:

Ed Kane Cudahy /
@jaspertylerkane: I interned at The Star-Ledger and was fortunate enough to write on a byline and they paid me. It was a great experience and taught me a lot and gave me confidence in my writing.

Ivy Charmatz /
Ivy Charmatz on LinkedIn: One of my very first jobs was reporting for a (Forbes) weekly newspaper. I would submit my story to my editor and then, days later …

Christopher Dornblaser /
Morning Call: Express-Times to end its print edition, go all-digital

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: The future is now: NJ's largest newspaper, the Star-Ledger, will kill its print edition in 2025. Was once a top 12 US circulation paper. Sister paper Trenton Times too. https://www.nj.com/...

Ed Kane Cudahy /
@jaspertylerkane: This is terrible news for older news consumers who don't consume news on digital platforms

Bobby Olivier /
@bobbyolivier: Yes, The Star-Ledger print edition is going away. The electronic version of the newspaper will remain. As will all of the work we already do on NJ dot com. It's a sad but necessary step for us as a digitally focused newsroom. Details in the story. https://www.nj.com/...

Joe Concha /
@joeconchatv: As it should. Don't know a soul who reads the print edition. Online only is the only way forward.

David Wildstein /
New Jersey Globe: Star-Ledger will stop print editions in 2025

Allison Altobelli /
Allison Altobelli on LinkedIn: Traditional newspapers died 8 years ago. I (and many other good people I know) kept administering CPR on the table long after they flatlined. …

Doug Cunningham /
UPI: Star-Ledger, other New Jersey newspapers to end print editions in early 2025

Bruno Tedeschi /
Bruno Tedeschi on LinkedIn: Can't say that I'm surprised, but it's still sad to hear The Star-Ledger is ceasing publication in February. …

Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: New Jersey Star-Ledger will end print edition in 2025

Jason Notte /
Jason Notte on LinkedIn: I learned to read by reading ads from The Star-Ledger on my grandmother's floor in Belleville, N.J. — That paper made me want to become a journalist and it …

Kevin Whitmer /
Kevin Whitmer on LinkedIn: Inevitable. ... Sad. ... And totally unavoidable news that dropped today. — I hurt for my friends and former colleagues in departments whose jobs will be affected. …

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: Here's the Star-Ledger/NJ.com/Advance Local announcement. Note that all its NJ papers continue online except the Jersey Journal (where my office once was), which is fully folding. https://www.nj.com/...

Yahoo Finance:

Roku reports Q3 revenue up 16% YoY to $1.06B, vs. $1.02B est., 85.5M streaming households, up 2M QoQ, and Q4 guidance below est.; ROKU drops 11%+— Roku (ROKU) stock fell more than 10% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company's Q4 guidance disappointed, despite the media player reporting …

Discussion:
Media Play News

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The Hollywood Reporter:
Roku will stop giving quarterly updates on the number of streaming households and average revenue per user, starting Q1 2025, following Netflix's footsteps

Discussion:
MediaPost, The Wrap, YourStory.com, Barron's Online, Cord Cutters News, Benzinga, Deadline, Reuters, Streaming Better, Motley Fool, Roku Inc., Variety and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Wayne Friedman /
MediaPost: Roku Exceeds 3Q Revenue. Will Stop Reporting User Data

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Roku reports Q3 revenue up 16% YoY to $1.06B, vs. $1.02B est., a net loss of $9.03M, vs. $330.1M in Q3 2023, and 85.5M streaming households, up 2M from Q2 2024

Ishan Patra /
YourStory.com: Microsoft posts double-digit Q1 earnings growth, but signals slowdown in cloud services

Janet H. Cho /
Barron's Online: Roku Posts First $1 Billion Revenue Quarter, Smaller-Than-Expected Loss

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Roku Reports Strong Q3 2024 Earnings, Surpasses $1 Billion in Revenue

Chris Katje /
Benzinga: Roku Q3 Earnings Highlights: Revenue Beat, EPS Beat, Streaming Households Hit 85.5 Million

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Roku Tops Wall Street Estimates In First $1B Revenue Quarter; Streaming Provider To Stop Reporting Household Tally In 2025

JesterAI /
Motley Fool: Roku Revenue Surpasses $1B Milestone Roku Inc.: Fellow Shareholders, — Fellow Shareholders, October 30, 2024 We delivered strong results in Q3 …

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Roku Q3 Earnings Top Estimates, Company to Stop Reporting Streaming Households Metric

John O'Nolan:

John O'Nolan, CEO of open-source CMS Ghost, outlines the organization's governance structure and says the platform generates around $7.5M in annual revenue— Ghost is a distributed non-profit foundation which gives away all of its intellectual property under a permissive MIT license.

Discussion:

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: For my newsletter I decided on Ghost as a platform. This blog post from its co-founder will help you understand why: — https://john.onolan.org/...

Ian Betteridge /
@ianb@mastodon.well.com: Memo to Matt Mullenweg: this is how you do it. — https://john.onolan.org/...

Anuj Ahooja /
@quillmatiq@threads.net: “we don't want to grow a giant company that we control, we want to grow a giant ecosystem that we support. One with a broad range of hosts, developers, agencies, partners and publishers who can build on top of shared infrastructure — where our role as a core team is helping the collective ecosystem thrive. …

Daniël /
@dvdwinden@threads.net: Very happy to be part of this team and contribute to our product. I look forward to seeing the ecosystem take shape 🥰

Peter Schulz /
@prschulz@threads.net: Very proud to be a part of this ❤️ 👻

Mark Jaquith /
@markjaquith: I admit I was skeptical when John started Ghost. I'd baked in my own assumptions about the size and shape of the goal (even though he was pretty clear about it). This is a great post about his approach and future plans: narrow focus, maximal longevity. Sustainability over reach.

Erik Enge /
Erik Enge on LinkedIn: One of the most exciting things for me when I joined Ghost was feeling connected with people who think about business differently. …

John O'Nolan /
@johnonolan: Alright, I'm publishing it. I've had a lot of questions over the last few weeks about how @Ghost is going to avoid ending up in the same situation as WordPress. A lot of trust in open source has been broken. So, I spent some time writing up how we structure and think about

Dr Dev Roychowdhury /
@drdevroy: As a performance scientist, I can assure you that this is how small teams achieve big things: “We'd rather stay small, be selective about what we work on, and know everybody's name.” ~ @JohnONolan

Ben Werdmuller /
@ben@werd.social: A genuinely inspiring post about the foundation behind Ghost and how it operates. It feels like a blueprint for so many open source projects. #Technology https://werd.io/...

Bloomberg:

Google faces increasing legal challenges from Russia and fines in non-US courts, after YouTube blocked three Russian channels following the invasion of Ukraine— Law experts raise concerns about nationalism rearing its head in courts around the world — When YouTube blocked three Russian channels …

Discussion:

Edson Porto /
Edson Porto on LinkedIn: ⚖️ You might have heard that a Russian court fined Google 2.5 decillion (yes, decillion) rubles. …

Ariel Petrovics /
Responsible Statecraft: Why sanctions on Russia are literally backfiring

Francis Bond /
Francis Bond on LinkedIn: Spoke to Bloomberg with Nikolas Ireland about the rise in “legal nationalism” and the weaponisation of court judgments across the globe: …

Joshua Nelken-Zitser /
Business Insider: A Russian court hit Google with a fine larger than the world's GDP, stretching credulity

Jacob Roach /
Digital Trends: Russia's fine of Google amounts to 23,809,523 times all of the money that exists on Earth

Todd Feathers /
Gizmodo: Russian Court Wants Google to Cough Up $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000

J.D. Capelouto /
Semafor: The world's courts are getting more political

Fortune:

Internal memo: Block CEO Jack Dorsey says Tidal is in for another mass layoff; insiders say as many as 100 people could be laid off, or ~25% of Tidal's staff— Jack Dorsey told staff at music streaming app Tidal that they're in for another mass layoff. — The CEO of Block …

Discussion:
@kalihays1@threads.net, San Francisco Chronicle, Digital Music News and Benzinga, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Kali Hays /
@kalihays1@threads.net: More layoffs at Jack Dorsey's Tidal. Sigh. Because it needs to operate “like a startup again.” Dorsey didn't specify the number of ppl getting cut, but I'm told it's at least 100 (so about a quarter of Tidal's staff) and more expected as engineering cuts to take place in a few weeks. https://fortune.com/...

Aidin Vaziri /
San Francisco Chronicle: Jack Dorsey initiates layoffs at Tidal, saying the S.F. company must operate ‘like a startup’

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: Tidal Hit with Another Wave of Layoffs, Jack Dorsey Says ‘We Need to Build Like a Startup Again’

Committee to Protect Journalists:

Journalists and experts explain why 2024 has been dangerous for press in Pakistan, with at least six journalists killed over direct or suspected work ties— Hope for justice in journalist murders is dim across the world, but especially in Pakistan, which has appeared on CPJ's Global Impunity …

Discussion:
@sonalidhawan_, Al Jazeera, Voice of America, Reuters and Civil Georgia

Discussion:

Sonali Dhawan /
@sonalidhawan_: “If you scream, no one will hear you,” said @umar_wazir. “Who should we request security from?” My latest with @CPJAsia Program Staff on Pakistan's deadly environment for the press: https://cpj.org/...

Liam Scott /
Voice of America: Haiti, Israel ranked worst for securing justice in journalist killings

The Verge:

Nintendo launches Nintendo Music, an iOS and Android app that lets Switch Online subscribers stream or download gaming tunes from Nintendo titles— This time, it's a mobile app called Nintendo Music, which lets users listen to classic gaming tunes from Nintendo games spanning the last few decades …

Discussion:
9to5Google, Comic Book, Digital Music News and Variety, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Logan Moore /
Comic Book: Nintendo Stealth Releases New Music App

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Nintendo Launches Music App With Soundtracks from Classic Games Including Super Mario Bros., Legend of Zelda

Washington Post:

A look at the feud over NFL reporters talking to players in locker rooms, after the players union cut off long-accepted access, calling the practice “outdated”— Journalists say locker-room access is critical to covering the league. Some players want to take the conversation outside.

Discussion:
Associated Press and @benjstrauss

Discussion:

Associated Press:
Trevon Diggs apologizes over spat with reporter while defending his play with Cowboys

Ars Technica:

How The New York Times used LLMs to help reporters sort through hundreds of hours of audio to report on the Republican-affiliated Election Integrity Project— But a recent New York Times story highlights the other side of that coin, where AI models simply become a powerful tool aiding …

Discussion:
James / LinkedIn: Humans must remain “in the loop” when AI is deployed in the enterprise. This is one of the principles of responsible AI. …

Matthew S Smith /
Matthew S Smith on LinkedIn: The Ars comments section is absolutely cracked when it comes to AI stuff. — Commentors are livid about “hallucination” and worried about how it will show up in articles. … @mttaggart@infosec.exchange: The only acceptable answer to “How is this journalistic institution using generative models as a reporting tool?” is “Not at all.” — Using a tool known to just make stuff up to transcribe, summarize, and code hours of interviews is a dangerous practice. …

The Daily Beast:

Dozens of NYT Tech Guild members picketed on Wednesday, protesting drawn-out contract negotiations and raising the possibility of an Election Day strike— ALRIGHT ON THE NIGHT? — The Times Tech Guild, the union backing the New York Times' tech workers, says it is ready to imperil …

Discussion:
@zohrankmamdani, @nytguildtech and @brndngrffth

Discussion:

Zohran Kwame Mamdani /
@zohrankmamdani: This isn't just a fight for a fair contract at the New York Times but setting a higher standard across the entire industry. @NYTGuildTech is ready to strike and I'm proud to stand with them. [video] @nytguildtech: One of the most offensive things we've seen from @nytimes during this contract fight is managers trying to discourage our members from striking and even providing a secret way to scab during a strike by feeding code to a contractor remotely. Union busting is disgusting!