President Biden hosts the first White House Creator Economy Conference, with about 100 startup founders, industry stakeholders, and creators in attendance (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)

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Columbia Journalism Review:

Some journalists call on Kamala Harris to do interviews, which can be useful for stress-testing politicians' positions, though they are not always illuminating— In the three weeks since President Joe Biden announced that he would not seek reelection, the presidential race, you may have noticed …
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Fox News: ‘GONNA HIDE IN THE BASEMENT’: Americans balk at Kamala Harris ducking interviews on campaign trail

Dave Goldiner /
New York Daily News: Nikki Haley to Trump: ‘Quit whining’ about Harris, talk about issues

Tom Jones /
Poynter: When will Kamala Harris meet the press?

Margaret Sullivan /
The Guardian: Kamala Harris must speak to the press

David Weigel /
@daveweigel: Playbook detail I hadn't seen before: Harris has been talking with her traveling press off the record (which Biden rarely did). One reason that you haven't seen as much media grumbling about access - the outlets paying for the plane are getting facetime https://www.politico.com/...

Aaron Rupar /
@atrupar: “It was 2016 all over again today ... the same mistakes are being made” — @lawrence 🔥🔥🔥 [video] @jeffjarvis: Look at the press' behavior. When given a chance to ask questions, they sound like they're in a lockerroom, seeking quotes, not policy. This does nothing to inform the electorate. I know the argument about testing a candidate: but the press as currently configured aims for game &

@jeffjarvis:
What “press”? The broken and vindictive Times? The newly Murdochian Post? Hedge-fund newspaper husks? Rudderless CNN or NPR? Murdoch's fascist media? No. She can choose many ways to communicate her stands with others outside the old press and with the public directly. The old

Dan Primack /
@danprimack: 1/ I agree that Harris needs to do media interviews. 2/ It's ironic to see some folks here make that argument, after for years talking about how CEOs and investors should eschew media interviews in favor of “going direct” via this app, etc. 3/ Yes, there's a difference between

Jay Rosen /
@jayrosen_nyu: “Access to a politician should not be seen as the be-all and end-all. What journalists do with their access matters.” https://www.cjr.org/...

Ariana Pekary /
@arianapekary: Another wise take by @Jon_Allsop: “Yes, Kamala Harris should talk to the press more” ...in which he urges the media to be “more considered when we do get access [to elusive politicians], and, in its absence, we can—and should—at least ask for it.” https://www.cjr.org/... @cjr

Jennifer Schulze /
@newsjennifer: Great points from @Jon_Allsop about press access ⤵️ Also worth noting: if Harris had spent the last 3 weeks doing lots of interviews, the press would then be obsessed with something else like why she wasn't out doing ‘real campaigning.’ https://www.cjr.org/...

Jon Allsop /
@jon_allsop: Access isn't everything. But Kamala Harris should still talk to the press. Me for @CJR: https://www.cjr.org/...

David Roberts /
@drvolts: @lpolgreen What does it tell you that no one but the reporters who have a professional interest in this seems to think that we'd learn anything illuminating at all from such an interview?

Bryan Metzger /
@metzgov: I'm a reporter, I think it's good when people talk to the press! I get that there's been a roll-out process, but that is now complete. I think they could take some questions on the plane or on the sidelines of any of their rally stops this week.

Lydia Polgreen /
@lpolgreen: As a journalist and a citizen I think it would be very good for the Democratic ticket to sit for big interviews and routinely answer on the record questions from reporters on the trail. It is disappointing that this has not happened yet. But it is not too late to change that!

Benjy Sarlin /
@benjysarlin: Trump is holding a presser today, we interviewed him last week and Vance yesterday and Vance is taking open press questions. Time's just about up on Harris to avoid this becoming a thing.

Olivier Knox /
@oknox: A few thoughts about this. Bear with me. I'll start by saying that *of course* they should be taking news media questions.

JD Vance /
@jdvance: I enjoyed sitting down with three of the major networks today to answer the tough questions any leader should answer. Kamala Harris has done as many tough interviews as Tim Walz has battlefield deployments.

David Weigel /
@daveweigel: Right. Made sense that Harris wasn't doing media during the veep selection (when a bunch of Qs would have been made irrelevant after the selection). But now there's a ticket, there's a press corps — just let em shoot some news of the day Qs on the plane

Wendell Husebø /
Breitbart: Kamala Harris Denies Time Magazine Interview Request

Michael M. Grynbaum /
New York Times: Kamala Harris Isn't Giving Interviews. Any Questions?

Jay Caspian Kang /
New Yorker: How Generic Can Kamala Harris Be?

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: What “press”? The broken and vindictive Times? The newly Murdochian Post? Hedge-fund newspaper husks? Rudderless CNN or NPR? Murdoch's fascist media? No. She can choose many ways to communicate her stands with others outside the old press and with the public directly. …

Charlotte Alter /
TIME: The Reintroduction of Kamala Harris

Joe DePaolo /
Mediaite: MSNBC's Michael Steele Accuses Media of ‘Whining’ About Kamala Harris Not Doing Interviews: Is There a ‘Real Need’ for Them? Associated Press: Vance jokes he's checking out his future VP plane while overlapping with Harris at Wisconsin airport

Fox News:
Kamala Harris' glowing Time cover dragged by critics: ‘Journos worshipping politicians, terrific’

Elizabeth Crisp /
Associated Press: Trump team seeks to pressure Harris over media appearances

Axios:

NYT plans to launch a Wirecutter podcast on August 21; its deputy publisher says the brand drove $1B in commerce in 2023 and its newsletter has 2.5M subscribers— - “Wirecutter is not only branching out in terms of its business model, it's also branching out in terms of its platforms,” …

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Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: The New York Times Launches First Podcast From Wirecutter

Jessica Joseph /
Jessica Joseph on LinkedIn: August 21st 🎧 Mark your calendars for the debut of our first podcast, The Wirecutter Show! — Huge congratulations to the team behind this endeavor …

Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: Wirecutter is launching its first podcast

TechCrunch:

President Biden hosts the first White House Creator Economy Conference, with about 100 startup founders, industry stakeholders, and creators in attendance— At the first ever White House Creator Economy Conference, the most popular man to drop by was not a TikTok superstar or a YouTube sensation.

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MediaPost, Sky News, Bloomberg, The Information, CNBC, Tubefilter, Fox News, The Hill, UPI and Deadline, more at Techmeme »

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Colin Kirkland /
MediaPost: President Biden Hosts Content Creators At The White House

Jessica Karl /
Bloomberg: Could Joe Biden and Fumio Kishida Join the Creator Economy?

Rebecca Picciotto /
CNBC: Biden hosts first Creator Economy Conference for influencers to talk AI, privacy and more

James Hale /
Tubefilter: Biden addresses creators at first-ever White House summit: “They listen to all of you”

Julia Shapero /
The Hill: White House holds creator conference

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: White House To Host Creator Economy Conference

The Hollywood Reporter:

SEC filing: Lionsgate extends CEO Jon Feltheimer's contract for another five years through July 31, 2029— The exec signed a new deal in 2020 and the indie studio has extended it for another five years through to July 31, 2029.

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Jeremy Fuster /
The Wrap: Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer Extends Contract 5 Years to 2029

CNN:

Docs: Disney seeks to dismiss a wrongful death suit because the widower agreed to arbitrate all disputes with the company when he signed up for a Disney+ trial— New York CNN — — A man suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts for the wrongful death of his wife is facing a new legal hurdle …

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Lauren Edmonds /
Business Insider: Disney is arguing in a wrongful-death case that the terms of a Disney+ account extend to its theme parks

Emma Roth /
The Verge: Disney wants to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit because of a Disney Plus agreement

Anna Betts /
The Guardian: Disney seeks to dismiss wrongful death lawsuit over widower's Disney+ free trial

Samantha Masunaga /
Los Angeles Times: Disney says man can't sue for wrongful death, cites Disney+, parks tickets arbitration clauses

Priscilla DeGregory /
New York Post: Widower of doctor who suffered fatal allergic reaction rips Disney+ subscription defense: ‘Borders on absurd’

Tom Coates /
@tomcoates: Disney is trying to avoid a wrongful death suit after giving someone some food they were allergic to by claiming that when they signed up to Disney+ they agreed not to sue Disney for anything. https://arstechnica.com/...

Ashley Belanger /
Ars Technica: Disney fighting restaurant death suit with Disney+ terms “absurd,” lawyer says

Raymond McCain /
Cord Cutters News: Disney Asks to Throw Out a Wrongful Death Lawsuit Because of Disney+'s Terms & Conditions

Imran Rahman-Jones /
BBC: Disney+ terms prevent allergy death lawsuit, Disney says

Ravin Boodram /
@rvbdrm.com: He's only asking for $50,000! — FUCKING PAY IT OUT, DISNEY!! [embedded post]

Edward Ongweso Jr /
@bigblackjacobin: lol reads like the origin story of a marvel villain @alexandra_ewing: i think disney didn't want you to know they killed someone with allergies by moving this to arbitration but this is in fact going to make everyone know disney killed someone with allergies regardless of how the suit is settled

Rowby /
@rowbyyt: In America, if you watch an episode of the Mandalorian, they get to kill your wife [image]

Jeff Geerling /
@geerlingguy: I guess another good reason to unsubscribe from Disney+ — if this isn't thrown out, this is pure evil: https://wdwnt.com/... @morningbrew: Absolutely insane story from the Magic Kingdom Last year: - A woman passed away from an allergic reaction after eating at a Disney restaurant - Her husband files a wrongful death lawsuit arguing staff didn't take care, despite being warned of allergies Now: - Disney is [image] @cattailxc: If they win this then that means Disney is immune to legal action from all 153.6 million Disney+ subscribers. what the actual fuck dude @buccocapital: Top defensive moves by a corporation in the 21st Century: 1. Google making Android free to strengthen their moat + defend ad revenue 2. Disney adding a blanket arbitration clause into Disney+ signups so they can kill your family with impunity @heavyspoilers: Can't believe Bob Iger murdered my entire family and I can't do anything because I wanted to watch Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian @ethanofkrypton: Babe wake up new most evil Disney lawsuit dropped Also the widower is asking for 50,000. That is regained by Disney within mere minutes for them. Disney can bounce back from 50k. A grieving husband needs all the time in the world to bounce back @discussingfilm: Disney is trying to get a wrongful death lawsuit from a grieving husband tossed out of court because he signed up to Disney+ years earlier. His wife suffered a fatal allergic reaction at a Disney Springs restaurant but Disney insist that the husband agreed to arbitrate all [image]

Sam Elliott-Gibbs /
The Mirror: Disney World says man can't sue over wife's allergy death because of free Disney+ trial

Rachel Treisman /
NPR: Disney wants a wrongful death lawsuit thrown out because the plaintiff had Disney+ @jetton@mastodon.online: Woman dies from anaphylaxis after eating food at Disney World that she had been assured did not contain nuts or dairy products. — Her widower sues Disney for $50,000. — Disney now attempts to get suit dismissed because her husband had signed up for a one month free trial of Disney+ several years earlier. …

Mark Frauenfelder /
Boing Boing: Woman dies from allergic reaction at Disneyland, but Disney says husband can't sue because he used Disney+ three years earlier

Josh Fiallo /
The Daily Beast: Disney Claims Widower's Disney+ Sub Means He Can't File Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Press Gazette:

Analysis: at least 293 local UK newspapers have closed since 2005, including 22 in the past two years; four print titles launched between July 2022 and now— Digital launches outweigh closures since August 2022. — Twenty-two print local newspapers have closed in the UK in the past two years.

New York Times:

New York City's WCBS says it will end its nearly 60-year run as an all-news station this month; the station will become WHSQ and host ESPN New York sports talk— The news radio mainstay is turning its airwaves over to ESPN, ending its continuous coverage of the five boroughs. The Mets broadcasts will remain.

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Paul Cohen /
Paul Cohen on LinkedIn: In yet another blow to the media business, WCBS Radio in New York is switching to an all-sports format by the end of the month. …

Columbia Journalism Review:

A look at right-wing lawmakers' media efforts, including guest-hosting Steve Bannon's show and producing content from their offices, like Matt Gaetz's Firebrand— Steve Bannon is in prison, but his show must go on. Lucky for him, there's a Congress for that.

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@grammasaurus@mastodon.social

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Variety:

SAG-AFTRA strikes a deal with Narrativ for voice replicas in digital ads, letting union members add themselves to the AI startup's database and negotiate fees— Union says agreement sets ‘a new standard’ for ethical use and makes it easy to performers to give consent and get paid

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Inside Radio, Reuters, NPR, The Drum, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter and SAG-AFTRA, more at Techmeme »

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Mandalit del Barco /
NPR: AI is changing video games — and striking performers want their due

Kendra Barnett /
The Drum: Sag-Aftra deal with AI voice startup Narrativ will be a boon for advertising, experts say

Katie Campione /
Deadline: SAG-AFTRA Announces Agreement With AI Company Narrativ Allowing Actors To License Digital Voice Replicas For Ads

Katie Kilkenny /
The Hollywood Reporter: SAG-AFTRA Deal Paves Way for Actors to License Voice Replicas to AI Advertising Marketplace

Duncan Crabtree-Ireland /
SAG-AFTRA: New Agreement: Consent, Compensation and Control with Narrativ

@maxwelltani:

Memo: New York Public Radio CEO LaFontaine Oliver says WNYC plans to reduce staff by 8% “at minimum” before next month via layoffs or buyouts— WNYC is reducing staff by 8% “at minimum” before next month via layoffs/buyouts. In a memo this afternoon to staff, New York Public Radio CEO LaFontaine Oliver said “without swift action, we will soon face significant questions about our ability to continue to serve New York.”

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Las Vegas Review-Journal:

Jeff German's accused murderer waives further searches of the reporter's electronics, removing the possibility of a fight over access to confidential reporting— Las Vegas LDS Temple decision challenged in court — Ex-NFL player sentenced for death of girlfriend's daughter, 5

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New York Times:

A look at the growth of free streaming service Tubi, which does not require an account to use, is entirely dependent on ad revenue, and is not yet profitable— Tubi has exploded in popularity over the past 18 months, outpacing some competitors with much bigger budgets.

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Andy Amsler on LinkedIn, Cord Cutters News, @mattyglesias, @davidlaz, r/television and r/entertainment

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Andy Amsler /
Andy Amsler on LinkedIn: With more and more political ad dollars going to CTV, it's critical that buyers are staying on top of the latest trends. …

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Disney Expands Its New Free Live TV Streaming Service to Take on Pluto TV & Tubi

Matthew Yglesias /
@mattyglesias: The hot new thing is free television with the revenue coming from ads https://www.nytimes.com/...

David Lazarus /