OpenAI's head of media partnerships says it does not currently intend to share SearchGPT ad revenue with publishers and "no one wants to read AI-generated news" (Bron Maher/Press Gazette)

Mediagazer: OpenAI's head of media partnerships says it does not currently intend to share SearchGPT ad revenue with publishers and “no one wants to read AI-generated news” (Bron Maher/Press Gazette)

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Bloomberg:

Filing: the US DOJ lays out “behavioral and structural remedies”, including a breakup, for the federal judge to consider in the Google Search antitrust case— - Antitrust officials also mull making Google share search data — Justice Department proposes multiple options in historic case
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Catherine Perloff /
@catherineperlo1: The DOJ is arguing for ‘structural’ changes to address Google's monopoly in search (and also wants to limit Google's web crawler ability to ingest sites for their AI and limits to Pmax) Read more here 👇🏻 https://www.adweek.com/...

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: Seriously, if you're linking to Google's blog post spin in response to the Dept of Justice filing but not to the actual DOJ filing then you may want to check yourself or your Google funding. Here is the link to DOJ filing: https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ... @balancecrafting: DOJ's high level initial remedies framework is out. Headers hint at ties to findings - Search Distribution And Revenue Sharing - Accumulation And Use Of Data - Advertising Scale And Monetization Plus - Administration, Anti-circumvention & Anti-retaliation https://www.courtlistener.com/ ...

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: It's a fairly broad, ten pages that starts by reiterating the findings of the DC Court and the duty to seek an order not only addressing the existing harms from Google's illegal conduct but - this is critically important - prevent recurrence going forward. /2 [image] @progresschamber: The Justice Department is swinging for the fences with its proposed remedies in Google's search antitrust case - including a potential company breakup. Check out our statement on DOJ's high-level proposal, which dropped tonight: https://progresschamber.org/ ...

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce: Notable for the news industry: Department of Justice is thinking about allowing publishers to opt in for being linked on Google Search while being able to opt out of Google AI summaries. [image]

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: Hat tip to Adam at the Chamber of Google for spending months making it clear to regulators that “choice screens” doesn't work for a monopoly brand used as a verb. It seems DOJ heard his advice.

Vidushi Dyall /
@vidushi_law: Okay let's dig in. DOJ starting off with justifying an expansive “unitary framework” that consists of behavioral and structural remedies to “eradicate existing evils.” [image]

Catherine Perloff /
Adweek: The DOJ Says Google May Need ‘Structural’ Changes to Undo Its Search Monopoly

Jody Godoy /
Reuters: US mulling potential breakup in Google search case

Asheesh Agarwal /
Truth on the Market: Prudence and Precedent Counsel Modest Remedies in Google Search Case

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The Keyword:

Google says the DOJ's “radical” and “sweeping” proposals in the Search antitrust case risk “hurting” consumers, businesses, developers, and US competitiveness— The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today shared a broad outline of radical changes it may demand …

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CNBC, TechCrunch, The Guardian, CBS News, Financial Times, Reuters, @adamkovac, Investor's Business Daily, @khushitavasant, @jason_kint, @eshumarneedi@threads.net, @wkasel, @jason_kint, MPR News, 9to5Google, Chamber of Progress, New York Times, @balancecrafting, @adamkovac, Business Times, Android Police, The Verge, Neowin, The Information and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »

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Jennifer Elias /
CNBC: DOJ indicates it's considering Google breakup following monopoly ruling CBS News: Break up Google? Justice Department says it may ask judge to force Google to sell Chrome, Android, other units

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: DOJ's Google antitrust remedy proposal is out - and as expected, DOJ chose the “remedy spaghetti” against the wall strategy. It floated a dozen remedies, many of which having nothing to do with Judge Mehta's ruling in the case.

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: Most egregiously, DOJ proposes that Google share its search query data and algorithms - its secret sauce, spent decades refining - with rival search engines. This is exactly the kind of “duty to deal” idea that Judge Mehta already rejected. [image] @khushitavasant: Google ought to be broken up, its businesses spun off, DOJ + several states just told a DC court in a high-level remedy framework as part of the search #monopoly suit. Technically, DOJ is “considering” it but I doubt DOJ will make U-turns in a final proposal in March 2025. [image]

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: There it is. Confirmation directly from the Department of Justice that divestiture of Chrome, Android and/or Play are all on the table as remedies to Google's antitrust abuses. US DOJ's remedies framework just posted. Their final proposal is due Nov 20th. /1 [image] @eshumarneedi@threads.net: ‪This is extremely radical and almost certain not to happen. That's all I'll say. ‬ @wkasel: The @USDOJ_Intl case against @Google just dropped - with a framework for how they might approach this, and it's a 💣. Here is the link: https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ... 🧵.

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: lol. The Chamber of Google has weighed in on the remedies framework. This actually means DOJ hit the mark. ps it's absurd to suggest the list has “nothing to do with the ruling.” [image]

Dara Kerr /
MPR News: Justice Department calls for sanctions against Google in landmark antitrust case

Abner Li /
9to5Google: Google says DOJ's antitrust remedies, like Android/Chrome spinoff, are ‘radical and sweeping’

@balancecrafting:
DOJ wisely anticipates attempted noncompliance, so seeks an order to not destroy evidence, and to not retaliate against rivals - or anyone involved in remedies (presumably including whistleblower employees) Also good ban on Google owning competitors [image]

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: It's very clear that DOJ is starting broad, throwing out trial balloons to please the Google haters marching through DOJ's doors with far-out remedy ideas. If DOJ doesn't narrow their list, Judge Mehta will prob narrow it for them. https://x.com/...

Adam Kovacevich /
@adamkovac: The big headline is DOJ teasing “structural remedies” (i.e. breakup) for Chrome, Play, and Android. But the DOJ never charged Chrome's use of Google search default as monopolizing behavior. And Android aspects of ruling can be dealt with by behavioral/contractual remedies. [image]

Rajesh Pandey /
Android Police: The DOJ wants to break up Google, suggests splitting Chrome and Android

Richard Lawler /
The Verge: A Google breakup is on the table, say DOJ lawyers

Karthik Mudaliar /
Neowin: The DOJ might force Google to spin off its search business Wall Street Journal:

US judges have little modern precedent to guide them on whether a breakup like the one the DOJ is proposing in the Google Search antitrust case is appropriate— Antitrust enforcers search for tough remedies to counteract alleged monopoly abuses — WASHINGTON—U.S. antitrust enforcers haven't broken up a company in 40 years.

Discussion:

Dave Michaels /
Dave Michaels on LinkedIn: I knew very little about antitrust before I started writing about it two years ago. Pretty much the only thing I knew was that antitrust law …

Matt Novak /
@paleofuture.bsky.social: I like how legal experts pretend precedent is still a thing that's supposed to guide judges after all the bullshit SCOTUS has pulled. The norms respecters are playing by a very different set of rules. [embedded post] @wsjbusiness: U.S. antitrust enforcers haven't broken up a company in 40 years. Several cases, including two involving Google, could determine whether that dormant period comes to an end. https://www.wsj.com/...

Tom Chivers /
Semafor: US government says it is considering breaking up Google Financial Times: The US DOJ's quest to end Google's long-standing dominance remains the stuff of fantasy, as whatever the courts may order, any real reckoning will take years

Discussion:
AdExchanger, The Information, @LukaszOlejnik@mastodon.social and Daily Sabah, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Lukasz Olejnik /
@LukaszOlejnik@mastodon.social: Doesn't that FT op-ed sound rather absurd? Unpopular opinion: Today no web browser can finance itself on its own in a sustainable manner. Taking Chrome out of Google would not end well for security of web browsing. That's just a fact of nature. https://www.ft.com/... [image]

The Atlantic:

Podcasters have become the mainstream media as the presidential candidates seek out large shows with friendly hosts and as legacy media brands lose influence— A conversation with Helen Lewis on how independent podcasters became the new mainstream — Kamala Harris is in the midst …

Discussion:
@theatlantic: Kamala Harris is on a media blitz that includes the world of mega-popular podcasts. “Are we in a new era in which chats with friendly podcasters rival (or even overtake) traditional media interviews?” @loracorkelley asks @helenlewis in The Atlantic Daily: https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... [image]

Simon Owens /
Simon Owens's Media Newsletter: Welcome to the podcast election

Caitlin Dewey /
Vanity Fair: Donald Trump is a Wannabe Dictator and “Unserious Man,” Kamala Harris Says in Media Blitz

Chloe Berger /
Fortune: Why it's significant that Kamala Harris appeared on the ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast

Ariana Figueroa /
Daily Montanan: Harris and Trump turn to podcasts, radio and TV as campaign hurtles into final month

CNN:

The FCC's chairwoman says threats against stations for airing content that conflicts with government views “undermine the fundamental principle of free speech”— In a move that critics are calling a flagrant abuse of power, Florida's Department of Health is threatening …

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Ted Johnson /
TVNewsCheck: FCC Chair: Florida Government's Threat To Stations For Airing Abortion Ad Undermines Free Speech

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: FCC Chair: Florida Government's Threat To Stations For Airing Abortion Ad Undermines Free Speech

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter@threads.net: In a move that critics are calling a flagrant abuse of power, Florida's Department of Health is threatening to bring criminal charges against local TV stations for airing a campaign ad about overturning the state's six-week abortion ban. Today the FCC chairwoman stepped in...

Scott Lemieux /
Lawyers, Guns & Money: Chilling Effects — Mark Joseph Stern puts Ron DeSantis's threat to impose criminal penalties …

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter@threads.net: The unusual warning from the Republican-controlled state agency prompted the Democratic chair of the FCC, @jrosenworcel, to issue a statement saying that stations should not be intimidated for airing political ads. — “The right of broadcasters to speak freely is rooted in the First Amendment,” Rosenworcel said today. …

Nathaniel Weixel /
The Hill: Florida health officials threaten television stations for airing abortion ballot campaign ad

Carl Gibson /
Alternet.org: FCC chair smacks down Ron DeSantis' ‘dangerous’ attempt to censor pro-choice ad

Emine Yücel /
Talking Points Memo: Latest Target Of DeSantis' Intimidation Project: TV Stations That Air Amendment 4 Ads

Gabrielle Russon /
Florida Politics: FCC warns Florida: Threatening TV stations over abortion ad violates First Amendment

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Florida Politics:
Florida's Department of Health sends a cease-and-desist letter to TV stations airing an ad supporting a pro-abortion amendment, calling it “false advertisement”

Discussion:
Popular Information, Adweek, @sonnymarchbanks, @patdennis, @matthew_d_green, The Virginian-Pilot, @eramshaw@threads.net, Above the Law, The 19th, Tv Technology, @kennysmith.bsky.social, Rolling Stone, HuffPost, Digby's Hullabaloo, MSNBC, The Independent and Talking Points Memo

Discussion:

Judd Legum /
Popular Information: Florida threatens TV executive with jail time for airing ad in support of abortion rights @sonnymarchbanks: The FL Dpt of Health has fired off a cease & desist letter to TV stations for airing pro-Amend 4 ads. The ad in question: A woman with brain cancer is shown in an ad describing how she found out she had a brain tumor while pregnant with her second child. https://floridapolitics.com/ ...

Pat Dennis /
@patdennis: When Republicans talk about how much they love Viktor Orban, they mean jailing people at TV stations who agree to run their opponents ads https://floridapolitics.com/ ...

Matthew Green /
@matthew_d_green: I mean actually prepared as in: you'll have to stop cheering for these people to win, and start thinking about how to communicate safely in the face of a hostile government.

Matthew Green /
@matthew_d_green: Apparently Florida TV stations that run ads supporting the abortion amendment are being threatened with prosecution by the government of Florida. We're heading into a dark time in America for free speech. I hope everyone is prepared. https://floridapolitics.com/ ... The Virginian-Pilot: Florida threatens to prosecute TV stations over abortion ad. FCC head calls it ‘dangerous.’

Emily Ramshaw Hartstein /
@eramshaw@threads.net: The Florida Department of Health is making an unprecedented legal effort to stop a local TV station from airing an advertisement in support of an abortion rights ballot measure. @shefali.luthra reports. https://19thnews.org/...

Liz Dye /
Above the Law: Florida Tries To Ban Abortion Referendum Ads Under Public Health Law That Regulates Slaughterhouses And Septic Tanks

Shefali Luthra /
The 19th: Florida is trying to block a TV ad about a woman with cancer who got an abortion

George Winslow /
Tv Technology: FCC Chair: Attempts To Prosecute TV Stations for Airing Abortion Ad Are ‘Dangerous’

Tessa Stuart /
Rolling Stone: DeSantis Seeks To Silence Brain Cancer Patient Speaking Out About Her Abortion

Alanna Vagianos /
HuffPost: Ron DeSantis Sends Ominous Threat To TV Station That Aired Pro-Choice Ad

Digby /
Digby's Hullabaloo: The Censorship Scam — Hey, remember when JD Vance weirdly went on about the Biden …

Ja'han Jones /
MSNBC: DeSantis administration warns local TV stations to remove ads about abortion ballot measure

Rhian Lubin /
The Independent: DeSantis administration threatens local TV station for airing abortion rights campaign ads

Financial Times:

The Independent's US editorial team increased by 40% in 2023 to about 50 journalists as it beefed up before the US election, and US visitor numbers rose by 20%— US plans follow acquisition of Buzzfeed's UK operations earlier this year — The Independent, the London-based media group …

Discussion:
@pressgazette

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Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Tony Dokoupil's Q&A with Ta-Nehisi Coates was one of several moments that led to CBS execs criticizing him; source: Shari Redstone disagreed with execs— Critique of Ta-Nehisi Coates book prompts turmoil as Paramount's controlling shareholder objects to how network handled matter

Discussion:

Bari Weiss /
The Free Press: The Fallout at CBS Continues

David Bauder /
Associated Press: When is an interview too tough? CBS News grappling with question after Dokoupil interview

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: CBS News won't discipline host after controversial Ta-Nehisi Coates interview about Israel Fox News: CBS' Tony Dokoupil expressed regret to ‘upset’ colleagues for tense exchange with anti-Israel author: Report

Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: CBS' Tony Dokoupil offers ‘regrets’ at teary staff meeting after grilling anti-Israel author

Zack Linly /
Bossip: CBS News Execs Admonish Tony Dokoupil's Discussion With Ta-Nehisi Coates On Israel And Palestine

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Less news, more happy talk: Why CBS News' reprimand of Tony Dokoupil is so ridiculous

Candace McDuffie /
The Root: In Leaked Audio, CBS Execs Admit Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview Was Handled Poorly

Evann Gastaldo /
Newser: CBS Addresses Controversial Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates

Emily Hallas /
Washington Examiner: CBS News criticizes anchor for pushing back against anti-Israeli Ta-Nehisi Coates

Aidan McLaughlin /
Mediaite: CBS News Review Finds Tense Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview Did Not Meet Editorial Standards

Abid Rahman /
The Hollywood Reporter: In a podcast trailer, Ta-Nehisi Coates says CBS' Tony Dokoupil commandeered the Israel-Hamas war interview and “I don't think he did Nate and Gayle a service”

Robert McGreevy /
The Daily Caller: CBS To Host Struggle Session Headed By Radical DEI Doctor After Reporter Pushes Back On Palestinian Activism

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@dylanbyers:

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@brianstelter, @billybinion, @levinejonathan, @jeffjarvis, New York Post, Breitbart, CBS News, @dylanbyers, Adweek, Mediaite, CNN, Washington Post, @chsommers, @davidafrench, @billybinion, @frankluntz, @dylanbyers, Adweek, @colbyhall, @davidklion, @brianstelter, @bariweiss, @dylanbyers, The Daily Beast, The Hill, Fox News, Twitchy, RedState, Newsbusters, Variety, Deadline, The Free Press, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, HotAir and r/Journalism

Discussion:

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of CBS parent Paramount Global, conveyed to CBS executives that she disagreed with how the situation was handled and that she didn't believe the interview violated editorial standards.” https://www.wsj.com/...

Billy Binion /
@billybinion: This somehow keeps getting more ludicrous. People who are not on the left know that the bulk of media often asks biased questions & pushes a narrative. One reporter asks questions outside of that orthodoxy and we have trauma trainers & accusations of racism. It is beyond parody. [image]

Jon Levine /
@levinejonathan: This is like North Korea stuff [image] @jeffjarvis: Correct. It was a shocking attack, not an interview: CBS News exec says Ta-Nehisi Coates interview didn't meet standards https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Charles Gasparino /
New York Post: ADL defends anchor Tony Dokoupil after CBS News panned tense interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates over Israel

Paul Bois /
Breitbart: CBS News Bosses Knock Tony Dokoupil for Asking Ta-Nehisi Coates Tough Question on Israel

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: This morning, on October 7, CBS News leaders Wendy McMahon & Adrienne Roark told staff that the interview did not meet editorial standards for impartiality, though they declined to elaborate on how or why. When they tried to move on, CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan

Mark Mwachiro /
Adweek: CBS News Determines That Tony Dokoupil's Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates Did Not Meet Editorial Standards

Isaac Schorr /
Mediaite: Tony Dokoupil Is Being Ritually Humiliated for Asking the Wrong Person the Wrong Questions

CNN:
CBS News says heated Ta-Nehisi Coates interview did not meet editorial standards after criticism

Christina Hoff Sommers /
@chsommers: Lunacy at @CBSNews. Reporter @TonyDokoupil did his job and posed tough questions to Ta-Nehisi Coates about his anti-Israel screed. Dokoupil's questions made some staff uncomfortable. Now CBS is bringing in a “trauma trainer” to help everyone heal. What crap.

David French /
@davidafrench: Good grief. This is absurd. Tony Dokoupil conducted a fair, tough interview. It was quite civil. Plus, Coates is a grown adult and can handle a hard conversation. No person is entitled to softball interviews. No person should feel entitled to softball interviews.

Billy Binion /
@billybinion: This is kinda wild to me. Even if you disagreed with Tony Dokoupil's pushback, he challenged Ta-Nehisi Coates—substantively—to better explain his views. That is the point of journalism. The media's job is not to do PR for Coates and his book.

Frank Luntz /
@frankluntz: Ta-Nehisi Coates raised some thoughtful points, and Tony Dokoupil asked some thoughtful questions in response: https://www.youtube.com/... Can't we just leave it at that without getting a “trauma trainer” involved?

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: UPDATE: CBS News has invited self-described “mental health expert, DEI strategist and trauma trainer” Dr. Donald Grant to moderate conversation on this issue in an all-staff meeting tomorrow.

Colby Hall /
@colbyhall: Tony Dokoupil and Ta-Nehisi Coates should be lauded for a tough but entirely civil conversation about a very difficult and complex matter. CBS News handwringing looks weak as hell from where I'm sitting.

David Klion /
@davidklion: This, from the Free Press editorial on the Coates/CBS controversy, is a stunning inverse of reality. Imagine living through the past year and thinking our side is the one with power. [image]

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: CBS News executives say last week's heated morning show interview with acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates, during which his new book was compared to “extremist” writings, did not meet the network's editorial standards. Story w/ @Hadas_Gold >>> https://www.cnn.com/...

Bari Weiss /
@bariweiss: CBS journalist @tonydokoupil did his job by asking tough questions. That's when the trouble began. Scoop (with audio recordings) of the fracas @CBSNews @CBSMornings in @TheFP: https://www.thefp.com/...

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: Crawford: “I don't even understand how Tony's interview failed to meet our editorial standards... I thought our commitment was to truth. When someone comes on our air with a one-sided account of very complex situation—which Coates himself acknowledges that he has—it's my

Corbin Bolies /
The Daily Beast: CBS Says Tense Tony Dokoupil, Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview Didn't Meet Its Standards

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: CBS brass says Dokoupil, Coates interview did not meet standards

Fox News:
CBS News staff in uproar after host challenges guest's anti-Israel views, network leadership responds

Teri Christoph /
RedState: CBS Anchor Ticks Off Network Brass by Committing Act of Journalism, Now Must Pay the Price

Nicholas Fondacaro /
Newsbusters: CBS Anchor Gets Dressed Down By Editorial Bosses for Confronting Liberal Extremist

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: ‘CBS News’ Says Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates and Tony Dokoupil ‘Did Not Meet Editorial Standards’

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: CBS News Executives Said That ‘CBS Mornings’ Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates Did Not Meet Editorial Standards

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: ‘CBS Mornings’ Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates Did Not Meet Editorial Standards, CBS News Execs Tell Staff

Mike Roe /
The Wrap: CBS News Review Finds Contentious Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview Didn't Meet Editorial Standards

John Sexton /
HotAir: On 10/7, CBS News Apologizes for Questioning Ta-Nehisi Coates About His One-Sided Book

ProPublica:

A once family-owned rural Ohio newspaper that is now owned by Metric Media plays a key part in an effort by fossil fuel interests to kill a proposed solar farm— Co-published with Floodlight and Tow Center for Digital Journalism … Reporting Highlights

Discussion:
Ohio Capital Journal: Fossil fuel interests are working to kill solar in one Ohio county. The local newspaper is helping

Steven Monacelli /
@stevanzetti: This is some excellent investigative reporting

Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz: Phenomenal investigation

Samantha Bartram /
@samebartram: Holy shit my home town made @propublica!!! Thanks to the reporters for this clear-eyed accounting of how a crumbling media industry & handful of people w a shit load of oil & gas money set the perfect stage for misinformation & distrust to take hold: https://www.propublica.org/...

David Roberts /
@drvolts: A fantastic story from @propublica about how fossil fuel dark money — collaborating with a “local newspaper” that got sold to a RW national chain — is spreading disinformation to ward off a big solar project in Ohio. https://www.propublica.org/...

Miranda Green /
@mirandacgreen: Word tends to spread fast in Knox County, Ohio, but we found misinfo has spread faster. Residents who were used to conversations about Friday night football were bombarded with anti-solar messaging It turns out fossil fuel interests were secretly working to shape the convo

Charles Ornstein /
@charlesornstein: Love the opening line of this story: “Word tends to spread fast in rural Knox County, Ohio. But misinformation has spread faster.” The Secret Playbook Behind Effort to Kill Solar in an Ohio County https://www.propublica.org/... @mirandacgreen @jsmithrichards

Miranda Green /
@mirandacgreen: My latest investigation: Fossil Fuel Interests Are Working to Kill Solar in One Ohio County. The Hometown Newspaper Is Helping. W/ @jsmithrichards & @acookiecrumbles https://www.propublica.org/...

Charlie McHenry /
@CharlieMcHenry@connectop.us: Fossil Fuel Interests Are Working to Kill Solar in One Ohio County. Because of course they are. But in this case, the Hometown Newspaper Is Helping. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #GlobalWarming #FossilFuels #Solar #Ohio #FossilFools #EndFossilFuels https://www.propublica.org/...

Press Gazette:

OpenAI's head of media partnerships says it does not currently intend to share SearchGPT ad revenue with publishers and “no one wants to read AI-generated news”— Varun Shetty also said that “no one wants to read AI-generated news”. — OpenAI's head of media partnerships …

Discussion:
@tim_stevens

Mediaite:

Filmmaker Errol Morris, who made Separated, a documentary on Trump's child separation policy, questions why NBC has delayed its release until after the election— NBCU News Group boss Cesar Conde is — yet again — facing questions about an eyebrow-raising editorial decision that was made within his palace's walls.

Discussion:

Ross A. Lincoln /
The Wrap: NBC Set Post-Election MSNBC Premiere of Errol Morris Doc ‘Separated’ to Avoid Offending Trump | Report @errolmorris: Why is my movie not being shown on NBC prior to the election? It is not a partisan movie. It's about a policy that was disgusting and should not be allowed to happen again. Make your own inferences.

Carolyn /
@CStamp@mastodon.social: @Mediagazer If he wins, he will have the show shelved permanently under penalty of law.

Robert Elisberg /
@relisberg: For the record, Errol Morris made the acclaimed documentaries THE THIN BLUE LINE and A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME (on Stephen Hawking), as well as won the Oscar for Best Documentary with THE FOG OF WAR (on Robert McNamara).

Chris Hayes /
@chrislhayes: I got to see the film Separated last night by the great @errolmorris based on the book by @jacobsoboroff. An absolutely urgent, necessary film that truly shook me. Astounding how much we've all memory-holed. Everyone should see it. https://www.theguardian.com/ ... @Kierkegaanks@beige.party: @Mediagazer would be a shame if a rough cut was leaked to pornhub or peertube

Kathleen Culliton /
Raw Story: MSNBC delays documentary over fears it could ‘offend Donald Trump’: report

Chris Murphy /
Vanity Fair: Errol Morris's Trump Immigration Doc Is Reportedly Being Held Until After the Election

Oliver Darcy /
@oliverdarcy@threads.net: Not only does NBCU have a potential Oscars contender on its hands with the child separation documentary, but Rachel Maddow has offered to do an hour-long special hyping the film ahead of its network debut, I'm told. And yet, company brass has inexplicably declined to air it until after the November election. https://www.status.news/...

Oliver Darcy /
@oliverdarcy@threads.net: Scoop: NBCU News Group brass opted to slot the MSNBC premiere of “Separated” — the documentary on Donald Trump's child separation policy from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris, which is based off Jacob Soboroff's book — until *after* the November election, raising a number of questions for boss Cesar Conde. …

Deadline:

Netflix reports UK profit up 70% YoY to £53.7M in 2023 and its “member base” of subscribers rose by 7% YoY; its UK tax bill doubled to £14.2M— Netflix saw profits shoot up in the UK last year while its tax bill doubled. — The streamer, which for just the third year …

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Variety, Broadband TV News, The Drinks Business and Media Play News

Discussion:

K.J. Yossman /
Variety: Netflix Posts Record U.K. Revenues of $2.2 Billion for 2023, Amounting to 57% Profit Increase

Julian Clover /
Broadband TV News: Netflix UK grows profits by £22m

Jessica Mason /
The Drinks Business: Asahi UK posts £14 million loss

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: JustWatch: Netflix Tops All Streamers in U.K. Q3 Market Share

Pew Research Center:

US adults on TikTok follow influencers and creators popular on social media but very few politicians, civic actors, or traditional media outlets and journalists— Adult TikTok users in the U.S. use the platform to follow pop culture and entertainment accounts much more than news and politics

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@pewresearch, @sippey.com, TechCrunch and Engadget, more at Techmeme »

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@pewresearch: On TikTok, the majority of accounts followed by adult users in the U.S. (59%) post about pop culture and entertainment. Content related to news (5%) and politics (10%) is quite rare by comparison. https://www.pewresearch.org/ ... [image]

Michael Sippey /
@sippey.com: I'm shocked. [embedded post]

Amanda Silberling /
TechCrunch: On TikTok, pop culture prevails over news and politics

HoldtheFrontPage:

Internal memo: UK publisher Reach tells staff that journalists “on a general shift” need to write “at least eight stories a shift” to help drive page views— Bosses at Reach plc have launched a drive to increase story count across its network of regional websites in a bid to boost online traffic.

Discussion:
@luketurneresq, @jamesrbuk, @bifana_bifana, @danielcave_, @londonette, @pressgazette and @jimwaterson

Discussion:

Luke Turner /
@luketurneresq: the race to the bottom... Reach sites are basically unreadable due to intrusive banners, while all that weird 'here's a blackhead being popped!' ‘Insurance!’ ‘Irrelevant celebrity news!’ 'You're 45 - and fat!' ‘Can you believe this gadget?’ affiliate stuff undermines their brands

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: Quite telling that it never seems to occur in the calculus here that articles might get more views if they're good, rather than just if there's lots of them.

Simon Curtis /
@bifana_bifana: Anyone who has ever been commissioned to write something will know that being told to write “eight article per shift” is impossible, bar just thumping the keyboard and producing a word salad for the sake of it. Maybe produce one of quality and people will hang around to read it.

Dan Cave /
@danielcave_: Dying model, wholly reliant on whims of the tech oligarchs. Deeply sad for those beholden to it (the thousands of fab journalists who do their best) and local citizenry who deserve more.

Sarah Deech /
@londonette: I wonder if Reach has ever considered that trying to actually read a Reach article is one of the most painful, user-unfriendly things on the entire internet? The pop up ads make them virtually unreadable. @pressgazette: Regional press giant Reach has launched a drive to increase story counts across its titles, Holdthefrontpage reports. It reports on an email, sent by a senior Reach editor, suggests reporters should be writing EIGHT stories per shift https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/ ...

Jim Waterson /