Pointing at media personnel during a rally, Trump says "someone would have to shoot through the fake news" to hit the bulletproof glass and "I don't mind that" (Washington Post)

Mediagazer: Pointing at media personnel during a rally, Trump says “someone would have to shoot through the fake news” to hit the bulletproof glass and “I don't mind that” (Washington Post)

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Washington Post:

Pointing at media personnel during a rally, Trump says “someone would have to shoot through the fake news” to hit the bulletproof glass and “I don't mind that”— Trump's latest comments were an escalation of violent language he and his supporters have used in recent days.
Discussion: Reuters, The Times of Israel, @alaynatreene, Deadline, UPI, New York Post, @kolchak@threads.net, @digiphile@threads.net, @crampell, @ronaldfilipkowski@threads.net, @noahshachtman@threads.net, @annmlipton.bsky.social, @coachfinstock.bsky.social, @jpjassy.bsky.social, Must Read Alaska, CBS News, Politico, Daily Mail, Forbes, Axios, Raw Story, Alabama Reflector, Fox News, Rolling Stone, The Gateway Pundit, Townhall and ZeroHedge News

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Steve Holland /
Reuters: Trump says he wouldn't mind if someone shot through ‘the fake news’ to get him The Times of Israel: Trump says he 'shouldn't have left' White House, wouldn't mind if reporters are shot

Alayna Treene /
@alaynatreene: Trump in PA says he wouldn't mind if somebody were to “shoot through the fake news” if they were trying “to get to me” “But all we have really over here is the fake news, right. And to get me somebody would have to shoot through the fake news and I don't mind that so much”

Alayna Treene /
@alaynatreene: This comes after Trump & his team spent Friday defending his violent comments about Liz Cheney — something they don't want to be doing just days before the election “Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK?” Trump said of Cheney Thurs

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Donald Trump Says He Doesn't Mind If Someone Were To “Shoot Through The Fake News”

Ryan King /
New York Post: Trump riffs at rally that a sniper would have to ‘shoot through the fake news’ to get to him

Ryan Anderson /
@kolchak@threads.net: Trump telling supporters, many of whom are deeply unhinged, that he wouldn't mind if someone murdered journalists should be deeply concerning. They can read between the lines.

Alex Howard /
@digiphile@threads.net: Trump said he “wouldn't mind” if an assassin had to shoot through the Americans covering his campaign in the press corps: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... A President should always “mind” if Americans are murdered, no matter our race, religion, sex, party, profession. This is disqualifying hatred.

Catherine Rampell /
@crampell: Trump says he doesn't mind someone shooting at journalists at rally https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Ron Filipkowski /
@ronaldfilipkowski@threads.net: Why is Drudge covering this election more accurately than legacy media?

Noah Shachtman /
@noahshachtman@threads.net: Quite the headline out of Philly.

Ann M. Lipton /
@annmlipton.bsky.social: it was the ap headline. but i do feel like i've seen more news headlines highlighting specific wild stuff trump (and rfk jr) have been saying, than I have in the past. — I feel like, for a while, the assumption was - it's baked in, so this stuff wasn't emphasized. Then the MSG rally broke through. … @coachfinstock.bsky.social: Trump: let's shoot some journalists — JD Vance: lol nah he's kidding [embedded post] @jpjassy.bsky.social: That is not Trump going “off-message.” His abhorrent threats against reporters, and the foundations of a free press in a free country, have been part of his message for years. [embedded post]

Suzanne Downing /
Must Read Alaska: Mainstream media goes ballistic over Trump remarks

Katelyn Caralle /
Daily Mail: Donald Trump jokes assassins would have to ‘shoot through the fake news’ to kill him and launches blistering presidential election attack

Tom Boggioni /
Raw Story: ‘His brain is deteriorating’: Trump attacked after encouraging shooters at Sunday rally

Kim Lyons /
Alabama Reflector: Trump rants about polls, says 'I don't mind' if someone shoots ‘through the fake news’ at rally

Cristina Laila /
The Gateway Pundit: ANOTHER HOAX: Kamala's Camp and Fake News Claim Trump Wants Liz Cheney Executed by Firing Squad - Here's What Trump Really Said (VIDEO)

Leah Barkoukis /
Townhall: Trump Campaign Responds to 'Fake News Media's Latest Hoax'

Associated Press:

The US says it believes Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who once worked for US-funded broadcaster Radio Farda, has been detained for months by Iran— An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a U.S. government-funded broadcaster is believed to have been detained by Iran for months now …

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Axios, New York Times, DNyuz, Reuters, Firstpost, Bloomberg, Fox News, Voice of America, New York Daily News and The Times of Israel

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Amelia Nierenberg /
New York Times: U.S. Confirms Reports That Iran Arrested an Iranian-American Citizen Fox News: American journalist detained in Iran as Supreme Leader Khamenei threatens US, Israel, State Department says

Michael Lipin /
Voice of America: Exclusive: US says it is looking into case of American jailed in Iran

Joseph Wilkinson /
New York Daily News: Iranian-American citizen being held prisoner in Iran: feds

New York Times:

James Ledbetter, a former media critic who wrote for The Village Voice, was Inc. magazine EIC, and started fintech newsletter FIN, died on October 28 at age 60— He wrote the Press Clips column for The Village Voice, held top jobs at Inc. magazine and Slate, and wrote a book …

Discussion:
Talking Biz News, The Village Voice, FIN, Inc.com, Talking Biz News, @helaineolen, @greenwombat, @eamonlynch, @davidwhitford, @tenuredradical, @grossdm, @c_spencer_, @heerjeet, @hollybizonthego, @hennesseyedit, @hollybizonthego, @theopedproject, @therichardpanek, @kantrowitz, @scaramucci, @kenli729, @villagevoice, @felixsalmon, @mkonnikova, @econhardship, @ellenychang, @nickgillespie, @lisquart, @mccarthyryanj, @jeffbercovici, @nkulw, @estherbrooklyn, The Wrap and Talking Biz News

Discussion:

R.C. Baker /
The Village Voice: Remembering Jim Ledbetter and His Exposé, ‘The Unbearable Whiteness of Publishing’

Graham Winfrey /
Inc.com: James Ledbetter, Former Editor-in-Chief of Inc., Dies at 60

Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: Longtime biz journalist Ledbetter dies at 60

Helaine Olen /
@helaineolen: I am distraught. Jim Ledbetter was warm, wonderful generous, a great friend to many, and a great editor and reporter. He's the editor who commissioned the essay that turned into my book, Pound Foolish. He will be missed. I will miss him.

Todd Woody /
@greenwombat: Terrible news about Jim Ledbetter's passing. It was an absolute pleasure to work with him in the wild days of The Industry Standard magazine and later crossed paths with Jim at Fortune and Reuters, where he gave me a contract gig. Condolences to his family & friends. @jledbetter

Eamon Lynch /
@eamonlynch: Saddened to hear of Jim's passing. He was a friendly face who greeted me fresh off the boat as an intern at The Village Voice and for years beyond at bars and poker games. RIP.

David Whitford /
@davidwhitford: After I took a buyout at Fortune on the cusp of 60, Jim hired me at Inc. I will always be grateful. He was a kind, supportive, accomplished professional. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

Claire Potter /
@tenuredradical: I am going to miss @jledbetter terribly. He was a good friend an encouraging editor, and never turned down one of my pitches—only made them better. I'll miss your kind and funny spirit, Jim. https://talkingbiznews.com/...

Daniel Gross /
@grossdm: Jim did it all—and did it all better and longer than virtually anyone else. Look all around Twitter today and you'll see how many people regarded working with him as a highlight

Christian Spencer /
@c_spencer_: My time with the @observer was brief, but I want to say thank you once again for the opportunity. RIP @jledbetter

Jeet Heer /
@heerjeet: This is such sad news. Jim was a fine journalists and a very well-grounded soul. His book One Nation Under Gold (about the gold standard) is a splendid read.

Holly Sraeel /
@hollybizonthego: If you already love and respect @jledbetter as a writer, or want to understand why everyone is devastated by his sudden death, then revisit this epic 2-part investigative piece from 1995—The Unbearable Whiteness of Publishing—in @villagevoice. https://www.villagevoice.com/ ...

Ray Hennessey /
@hennesseyedit: This is awful news. Jim was an outstanding human, a good friend, and one of the most thoughtful editors. May his memory be a blessing.

Holly Sraeel /
@hollybizonthego: .@jledbetter possessed an innate ability to look at something and see around the corner, a skill he masterfully deployed in covering media, politics, business + technology. https://open.substack.com/... @theopedproject: We are deeply saddened to share the passing of @jledbetter, a brilliant journalist, author, and long-time Mentor-Editor with @TheOpEdProject since 2009. Jim was a pioneer in business journalism, holding leadership roles at @KPMG, FIN, Inc. magazine, @Reuters, @Slate, @TIME, [image]

Richard Panek /
@therichardpanek: Yes. I don't know where to begin. If the grade-school term “best friend” has any meaning, he was mine. We bonded, and bonded some more, and then kept connecting. Tonight I keep thinking, “I should email him about this absurd news”—and then.... Thank you, Maria.

Alex Kantrowitz /
@kantrowitz: Beautiful remembrance of @jledbetter, one of the good ones. Gone too soon. https://www.inc.com/...

Anthony Scaramucci /
@scaramucci: I had to look it up; I thought you were calling me a bird. Turns out NOT. Condolences for your friend.

Kenneth Li /
@kenli729: Jim was one of the greats in NY media. He took a shot on me as a young reporter at The Industry Standard and were colleagues at Reuters. Amazing reporter, editor, columnist. Will miss him alot. @villagevoice: Remembering Voice stalwart Jim Ledbetter with this monumental piece from 1995, in which a longtime New Yorker contributor told him, “The closest I ever got to a person of color was a young white fact-checker with dreads.” https://www.villagevoice.com/ ...

Felix Salmon /
@felixsalmon: The best word I have ever written in my career as a journalist was when I wrote a piece about @Scaramucci that ended with calling him a “popinjay”. The truth can now be told: That word wasn't my idea, it was suggested by the great @jledbetter, an indelible force for generations

Maria Konnikova /
@mkonnikova: Absolutely devastated to learn that @jledbetter has died. He was my editor, my friend, a mentor to so many (myself included). We were just talking about getting drinks last month. I'm gutted that we didn't. A true force, gone far too early. https://talkingbiznews.com/... @econhardship: Please join us in remembering and celebrating Jim Ledbetter, a brilliant and kind person, editor, and EHRP supporter and board member. Our executive director @lisquart, and Jim's longtime friend, remembers him here @ellenychang: I am heartbroken to hear of the passing of James Ledbetter. He was an extremely kind person who was generous with his time, eager to help any journalist out and a joy to be around. I just saw him in February and he was eager to start his career at KPMG. [image]

Nick Gillespie /
@nickgillespie: Saddened to learn of the death of James Ledbetter, a writer and editor who cut a broad swath in a tough industry. Condolences to his family and friends. https://talkingbiznews.com/...

Alissa Quart /
@lisquart: Loved Jim Ledbetter since the day I met him in 1993 @villagevoice . Kind, sharp, emo, a great editor, a wicked wit, erudite but also a troubadour... I will never be able to make this make sense of his early departure & the hole he has left in NYC, the media & my♥️. @econhardship

Ryan McCarthy /
@mccarthyryanj: . @jledbetter was the rare journalist who could be a mentor while making you feel like a peer, or just, as often, a conspirator. I didn't appreciate the skill and wisdom with which he gave me advice until years later. What an enormous loss https://talkingbiznews.com/...

Jeff Bercovici /
@jeffbercovici: A huge loss. Jim was a hero of mine from my earliest days in journalism and when I had the chance to work for him, I felt like I'd made it. Smarter than anyone, so kind and generous to writers, a keeper of journalism's best traditions, a warm and funny man and proud, loving dad.

Esther Kaplan /
@estherbrooklyn: I'm stunned to hear the news. What a smart and good-hearted person we have lost. I first met Jim at the Village Voice and he's one of those people who just stayed in touch always, sending along good writers and ideas, there to share a round of drinks and a big, big laugh.

Bruce Haring /
The Wrap: James Ledbetter, Media Analyst and Author, Dies at 60

Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: NYC event to honor Ledbetter is next week

New York Times:

How Joanna Coles and Ben Sherwood are trying to revive The Daily Beast, amid conflicts with the staff, tech problems, and skepticism towards their vision— Ben Sherwood and Joanna Coles took over leadership of The Daily Beast in April with the task of turning the money-losing site around.Gili Benita for The New York Times

Discussion:
@jakelahut@threads.net, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social, @bencjacobs and @katie_robertson

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Jake Lahut /
@jakelahut@threads.net: I haven't spoken about why I left the Daily Beast, until now. This is a very fair NYT story about the new management regime that arrived in April. The biggest lesson I learned from the whole ordeal? How not to run a newsroom. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: The poor Beast has become such an embarrassment and on top of that Coles goes on TV to say embarrassing things (like speculating that Trump is microdosing). — The Daily Beast Tries to Claw Its Way Back to Relevance https://www.nytimes.com/...

Ben Jacobs /
@bencjacobs: Would note that @JakeLahut has been killing it lately, whereas the Daily Beast certainly has cornered the market on takes from random TV writers from 2003

The Atlantic:

An interview with The Atlantic EIC Jeffrey Goldberg on presidential endorsements, WaPo and Jeff Bezos, concerns about a possible second Trump term, and more— A conversation with The Atlantic's editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg — On the campaign trail, Donald Trump has been very clear …

Discussion:
New York Post, @nickbaumann, @spj_tweets, Media Nation, CNN, Daily Kos and The Federalist

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Michael Goodwin /
New York Post: Who needs an endorsement? Media has been been biased for Kamala Harris from the start

Nick Baumann /
@nickbaumann: “There's no other business that I could think of where, you go out and buy a bakery, and the first thing the bakery manager tells you is: Do not tell us what kind of bread to make, and if you do, all your employees are going to excoriate you publicly.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... @spj_tweets: From @TheAtlantic's @JeffreyGoldberg: “All you can do is try using your journalism techniques, using the techniques of journalism to bring more illumination to the things that, in this case, a Donald Trump might do.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Taking advantage of Jeff Bezos' folly, publications tout Harris endorsements to sign up new readers

Brian Stelter /
CNN: Robert Kagan and Danielle Allen, who resigned from WaPo over its decision not to issue a presidential endorsement, join The Atlantic as contributing writers

New York Times:

Polish radio station Off Radio Krakow used AI to create an interview with Nobel laureate Wislawa Szymborska, who died in 2012, leading to a barrage of criticism— A radio station in Poland fired its on-air talent and brought in A.I.-generated presenters. An outcry over a purported chat …

Discussion:
Business Standard and @dannygroner

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Andrew Higgins /
Business Standard: From-the-grave ‘interview’ with Nobel winner Szymborska exposes AI pitfalls

Danny Groner /
@dannygroner: “A biography on the station's website was later rewritten to delete any mention of the presenter's sexual orientation after angry complaints from L.G.B.T.Q. activists that they needed a real person to speak for them, not a computer-generated one.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Bloomberg:

In the streaming era, compilation albums have become novelty items for superfans, as labels promote them as collectibles alongside books, biopics, and tours— In the streaming era, compilation albums have shrunk to a novelty item for superfans — Looking at the roster of top-selling records …

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@ashleycarman@threads.net and

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Ashley Carman /
@ashleycarman@threads.net: You wouldn't know this from looking at the Billboard 200 albums chart, though, because of how it counts streams. When a listener streams a song from a group, it counts toward whatever album had the most physical sales that week. …

Columbia Journalism Review:

Muslim and Arab American voters in Dearborn, Michigan, say that they turned away from US media and rely on Al Jazeera, Lebanese TV, family members, and friends— Media consumption in the Arab American capital has the potential to swing the presidential election.

Discussion:
New York Post, Townhall, The Hill, @cjr, @masratzahra, The Times of Israel, HotAir, Breitbart, Fox News, NPR and Associated Press

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George Caldwell /
New York Post: UFC fighters visit Dearborn, Mich., urging Arab Americans to vote for Trump

Matt Vespa /
Townhall: Rashida Tlaib Isn't Endorsing Kamala

Yash Roy /
The Hill: Trump courts Arab and Muslim support, with Harris criticized for ‘not engaging’ @cjr: Media consumption in the Arab American capital has the potential to swing the presidential election. By @Masratzahra, with support from the @IWMF's Round Earth Media program #IWMFfund. https://www.cjr.org/...

Masrat Zahra /
@masratzahra: Last week in Dearborn,MI I worked with @MeghnadBose93 for @CJR, exploring how media in America's largest Arab community shapes conversations around Gaza, Lebanon, and the Middle East. Here, media isn't just news—it's personal, powerful, and could impact the presidential election.

The Times of Israel:
Trump appears in Michigan with Arab supporter who claims ‘Palestine is being erased’

John Sexton /
HotAir: Trump Makes a Visit to Dearborn

Joel B. Pollak /
Breitbart: WATCH: Trump Gets Warm Welcome in Majority-Arab Dearborn, Michigan

Slate:

A profile of John Avlon, former CNN anchor, former Daily Beast EIC, former speechwriter for Rudy Giuliani, and now a congressional candidate running in New York— In what has somehow been nearly a decade and a half spent as a political journalist, I've encountered a lot of election cycle twists.

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@brianstelter and @bencjacobs

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Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “In what has somehow been nearly a decade and a half spent as a political journalist, I've encountered a lot of election cycle twists. But the one thing I never quite expected was for my boss to run for Congress.” https://slate.com/...

New York Times:

AI in Hollywood is a tech leap with a vast impact but remains a tool, not a replacement, for creatives; its speed, quality, and cost allow for VFX breakthroughs— The Los Angeles headquarters of Metaphysic, a Hollywood visual-effects start-up that uses artificial intelligence …

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Devin Gordon /
Devin Gordon on LinkedIn: 🚨 new one for The New York Times Magazine on how creative people in Hollywood are cautiously wading into using AI tools in their work …

Ashkan Karbasfrooshan /
@ashkan: AI is both an efficiency tool as well as an extender of what's possible - discussed storytelling & AI here. https://www.youtube.com/...

Dare Obasanjo /
@carnage4life@mas.to: A fairly balanced story about AI tools being used in Hollywood by the @nytimes. The core premise is straightforward, generative AI makes it far easier and cheaper to create digital scenes than existing CGI tools. — Digital de-aging like in the Tom Hanks movie, Here, is much more affordable with generative AI tools. …

Michael Zink /
Michael Zink on LinkedIn: My key take-away from this The New York Times article was the below pattern that the author noticed after several months of talking to people around #Hollywood about the topic of #AI: …

Cedric Lejeune /
Cedric Lejeune on LinkedIn: You got to respect Zemeckis for trying things, or maybe he just lost a bet. AI will change productivity in content creation, and bring new creative tools as computers have done in the past. …

Matt Bijarchi /
Matt Bijarchi on LinkedIn: Pro Tip: Have ‘faith in the resilience of human creativity’. It's already here and we can't stop it so dive in. …

Jesse Hassenger /
GQ: Tom Hanks' Uncanny-Valley Movie Here Is Good. No, For Real

The Independent:

More than 230 media industry professionals, including anonymous BBC staff, sign a letter accusing the BBC of bias favoring Israel in coverage of Gaza— Exclusive: More than 230 media industry professionals sign letter sent to BBC director general Tim Davie — Your support helps us to tell the story

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@sangitamyska, @think_or_swim, @doylech, @mrjohnnicolson, @joneshowdareyou, @josephwillits, @cjhumanrights, @mehdirhasan, Sverre Haanes on LinkedIn, @basuashis, @peterjukes, @rivkahbrown, Deadline, @sheiladebonis@mastodon.world, Yahoo News, The Independent and @serenissimaj@sciences.social

Discussion:

Sangita Myska /
@sangitamyska: Journalists accuse broadcasters of bias in Gaza coverage | Independent “We are appalled to see the same editorial failings repeated across news organisations...and are dismayed at the targeting of journalists who have e robustly challenged Israel on air..” https://www.independent.co.uk/ ...

John Gibbons /
@think_or_swim: Good to see journalists, academics calling out institutional media bias on Israel's brutal assault on #Gaza. Maybe it's also time for ⁦@rtenews⁩ to drop the “Hamas-run Health Ministry” line 13 months into a full blown genocide? https://www.independent.co.uk/ ...

Chris Doyle /
@doylech: The BBC has serious issues relating to its coverage and above all its editorial decisions. Robbie Gibb should have no role in overseeing Middle East news coverage as a BBC director and he should step aside. https://www.independent.co.uk/ ...

John Nicolson /
@mrjohnnicolson: I'm disturbed to read so many BBC staff felt the need to be anonymous. I do think the BBC should stop parroting absurd Israeli war crime propaganda rebuttal lines “the IDF says it's investigating” etc. Worth saying @BowenBBC coverage has been exemplary. https://www.independent.co.uk/ ... @joneshowdareyou: Where are our ABC staff on this national broadcaster fail. We see exactly the same problems at @abcnews. #auspol #ukpolitics #BBC https://www.independent.co.uk/ ... [image]

Joseph Willits /
@josephwillits: Serious concerns about BBC's & other media broadcasters coverage of Gaza, & how they're responsible for systematically dehumanising Palestinians. Many BBC journalists & others are rightly angry, hence why we've signed this important letter to Tim Davie https://www.independent.co.uk/ ... [image]

Colin Harvey /
@cjhumanrights: ‘More than 100 BBC employees are accusing the corporation of providing favourable coverage toward Israel and are calling on the broadcaster to “recommit to fairness, accuracy, and impartiality” over its reporting on Gaza.’ https://www.independent.co.uk/ ...

Mehdi Hasan /
@mehdirhasan: Israel-Gaza conflict: BBC staff accuse broadcaster of bias in Palestine coverage | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/ ...

Sverre Haanes /
Sverre Haanes on LinkedIn: Jonathan Cook: — “More than 100 BBC journalists publicly decry the corporation's huge bias towards Israel and warn that staff confidence is at a historic low. …

Ashis Basu /
@basuashis: Other signatories on the list include the historian @DalrympleWill , Dr Catherine Happer, a senior lecturer in sociology and director of media at the University of Glasgow, Rizwana Hamid, the director at the Centre for Media Monitoring. @Athena_Stavrou https://www.independent.co.uk/ ...

Peter Jukes /
@peterjukes: I'm also proud to have supported it. We cannot stand aside when lives are lost through untruths

Rivkah Brown /
@rivkahbrown: Proud to be one of the 237 media professionals and others, including 101 of the BBC's own staff, to have signed this letter https://www.independent.co.uk/ ...

Caroline Frost /
Deadline: More Than 100 BBC Staff Sign Letter Accusing BBC Of Bias In Its Coverage Of Israel-Gaza Conflict

Sheila DeBonis /
@sheiladebonis@mastodon.world: @Mediagazer Considering BBC dragged its feet in revealing that Hamas is designated as a terrorist organization by US, UK, Canada, Argentina, the EU and the UN, and I'm not sure if they've mentioned Hezbollah's designations as terrorism either....so, I say no, the Israel bias isn't as strong as they think it is.

Craig Simpson /
Yahoo News: BBC staff sign letter accusing broadcaster of pro-Israel bias

Washington Post:

How Trump could weaponize the FCC against the media in a second term, including to punish broadcasters that air unfavorable coverage— The somewhat obscure federal agency could be used to punish broadcasters that air unfavorable coverage as part of Trump's quest to rein in independent media.

Discussion:
@jdawsey1, @roigfranzia, @farhip, @thamburger, @washingtonpost, @nprinskeep and @davidfolkenflik

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Josh Dawsey /
@jdawsey1: Trump could seize control of FCC in plan to crack down on media - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Manuel Roig-Franzia /
@roigfranzia: It sure looks like TV news might have a lot to fear if Trump is elected, according to this deep diver from @bethreinhard https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Paul Farhi /
@farhip: Excellent story by ⁦@bethreinhard⁩ and ⁦@sarahellison⁩ abt Trump potentially turning ⁦@FCC⁩ against news media. Footnote: GOP has long opposed this.⁦@tedcruz⁩ last year: It's “unconstitutional, un-American” for FCC to yank licenses. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Tom Hamburger /
@thamburger: Trump could seize control of FCC in plan to crack down on media - via ⁦@bethreinhard⁩ and ⁦@sarahellison⁩ https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @washingtonpost: The Federal Communications Commission could be used to punish broadcasters that air unfavorable coverage as part of Trump's quest to rein in independent media. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Steve Inskeep /