Q&A with The New Yorker editor David Remnick about low morale in media after Trump's victory, MAGA Media's role in poisoning the public discourse, and more (Oliver Darcy/Status)

Mediagazer: Q&A with The New Yorker editor David Remnick about low morale in media after Trump's victory, MAGA Media's role in poisoning the public discourse, and more (Oliver Darcy/Status)

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Semafor:

US legacy news outlets' coverage of Trump is likely to change as they end internal debates about “normalizing” Trump and acknowledge a political realignment— The Scoop — With the final days of the 2024 campaign approaching, Sen. John Fetterman was campaigning hard …
Discussion: @stphnfwlr, @jayshams, @tednesi, @aidnmclaughlin, @maxwelltani, @shelbytalcott, @taylorlorenz, Business Insider, @pkafka, @maxwelltani, @chrisschaef, @pressgazette and Instapundit

Discussion:

Stephen Fowler /
@stphnfwlr: “Trump's victory isn't a result of a failure by news outlets to sufficiently hold him accountable. The real answer is... a lot more uncomfortable to grapple with: The national news media is more limited in its reach+influence than ever in the modern era.” https://www.semafor.com/...

Jacob Shamsian /
@jayshams: A lot of wisdom in here https://www.semafor.com/...

Ted Nesi /
@tednesi: “Popular podcasts and YouTube shows rely on the news media for information that informs their segments, but they do not employ journalists and are not held to the same standards of accuracy and accountability.” https://www.semafor.com/...

Aidan McLaughlin /
@aidnmclaughlin: Jeffrey Goldberg to @maxwelltani: “Elon Musk's opposition to accountability journalism isn't ideological. It's practical.” https://www.semafor.com/... [image]

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: We spoke with the top editors/heads of the New Yorker, WaPo, Axios, the Atlantic, the Information, More Perfect Union, and Crooked Media about what it says about the media that Trump won again despite almost a decade of overwhelmingly negative coverage https://www.semafor.com/...

Shelby Talcott /
@shelbytalcott: Jim VandeHei tells @maxwelltani it's “gut-check time for traditional media:” “Half the country thinks traditional media is biased and often useless. They feel reporters treat Republicans like a crime beat and Democrats like friends in need...” https://www.semafor.com/...

Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz: “The national news media is more limited in its reach and influence than ever in the modern era.” I built my entire beat on this premise (and wrote a book on it) and it's extremely validating to see mainstream reporters and media bosses start to grasp it https://www.semafor.com/...

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Trump 1.0 was a TV guy who used Twitter to change what he saw on the screen. It was an output device, not an input device. “A typewriter,” he called it. What happens this time around, when his new BFF owns Twitter? [image]

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: I spoke with the top editors/heads of the New Yorker, WaPo, Axios, the Atlantic, the Information, More Perfect Union, and Crooked Media about what it says about the media that Trump won again despite almost a decade of overwhelmingly negative coverage https://www.semafor.com/...

Christopher Schaefer /
@chrisschaef: A lot of people in DC fundamentally don't understand how much the media has changed. https://www.semafor.com/... @pressgazette: New Yorker EiC David Remnick: editors didn't have “the illusion that they were speaking to a majority of the electorate”. Axios' Jim VandeHei said: “The verdict is not debatable: Half the country thinks traditional media is biased and often useless” https://www.semafor.com/...

Ed Driscoll /
Instapundit: SEMAFOR: The old media grapples with its new limits. — When Semafor asked …

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The Atlantic:
The 2024 US election cycle has shown that few seem to agree on who constitutes “the media”, what their role should be, or how much influence they have in 2024

Discussion:
@brianstelter, @lucas_shaw, @BrentToderian@mastodon.online, @brianstelter, The Guardian, @cwarzel@threads.net, Fox News, @craigsilverman@mastodon …, @farhip, @djkoessler, @deggans, @benmazer, @haldavis3, @cwarzel@threads.net, The Hill

Discussion:

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “These people livestreamed and published unpolished three-hour podcasts. It's easier to build a relationship with people when you're in their ears 15 hours a week: Letting it all hang out can feel more authentic, like you have nothing to hide...”

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: This from @cwarzel applies not just to traditional media but to politics. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... [image]

Brent Toderian /
@BrentToderian@mastodon.online: “'You are the media now'...sounds empowering. Musk's acolytes see it as the end of traditional-media gatekeeping. But what he's really selling is the notion that people are on their own—that facts are malleable, and that what feels true ought to be true.” — https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... …

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: >> @cwarzel describes two contradicting feelings: “First is a kind of powerlessness from working in an industry with waning influence amid shifting consumption patterns. The second is the notion that the craft, rigor, and mission of traditional journalism matter more than ever.”

Charlie Warzel /
@cwarzel@threads.net: Don't really know how to write a post for this new column of mine. I think the media is in a weird, rough place. I don't think it was ‘the podcast election.’ I think it was the ‘nobody knows what anyone does online or how much it all matters’ election. The 'You're the media now' election (gift link) https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... @craigsilverman@mastodon.social: “The undeniable truth is that people, glued to their devices, like to consume information when it's informally presented via parasocial relationships with influencers ...and the feeling that only a slight gap separates creator and consumer.” — https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...

Paul Farhi /
@farhip: Many a fine point in this @cwarzel piece about the criticisms of “the media:” —Did the media cover up Biden's decline? Did it also drive him from the race? —Did it fail to do its job? But is it also powerless and irrelevant? Something for everyone. Ugh. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...

DJ Koessler /
@djkoessler: “'You are the media now.' That's the message that began to cohere among right-wing influencers shortly after Donald Trump won the election this week.” It's never been more urgent for Democrats to invest in the creator economy and media building. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... @deggans: Charlie Warzel crystallizes things on the tip of my brain until he wrote them. On pro media's huge challenge today: “people, glued to their devices, like to consume information when it's informally presented via parasocial relationships with influencers.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...

Benjamin Mazer /
@benmazer: “It is terribly difficult to make people care about things they don't already have an interest in...As a result, news organizations frequently take cues from what they perceive people will be interested in.” @cwarzel https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...

Hal Davis /
@haldavis3: .@cwarzel: They enjoy frenetic, algorithmically curated short-form video, streaming and long-form audio, and the feeling that only a slight gap separates creator and consumer. 2/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...

Charlie Warzel /
@cwarzel@threads.net: I've found some of the 'build/find the left's Joe Rogan' discourse disheartening in this vein. you don't build stuff like that anymore with the intention of becoming a behemoth. that's not really how it works with this stuff. and in the scramble to make sense of things …

Charlie Warzel /
@cwarzel@threads.net: All of this is a bit brain scrambling. I think there needs to be a reckoning about why so many people have tuned out/lost trust. But the information environment has also been poisoned in ways that only make this worse. …

Charlie Warzel /
@cwarzel@threads.net: I wrote a lot of words over the last two days thinking out loud about ‘the media’ and this election. How it felt like lots of people in and outside the industry were confused about just how much influence the press has/should have. How its very hard to know what moves the needle and what matters. …

Charlie Warzel /
@cwarzel@threads.net: For example. You can stop posting to Twitter (for me, its 98% just a vector to get trolled these days). I don't really want to lend my name and words to a platform owned by a guy who is trying to dismantle my industry. But also...it's where people you want to reach are. …

Jonathan Easley /
The Hill: Evening Report — Legacy media grapples with declining influence

User Mag:
Threads becoming inundated with liberal election fraud conspiracies highlights the shift toward a “post-truth” online landscape across the political spectrum

Discussion:

Jay Peters /
The Verge: Bluesky adds 700,000 new users in a week PolitiFact: No, Elon Musk's Starlink wasn't used to rig the 2024 presidential election for Donald Trump

Jonny /
@jonny@neuromatch.social: lmao in that kind of way thats sympathetic to the fact that people are victims of a poisoned information ecosystems but also I admit with a bit of schadenfreude too — https://www.usermag.co/...

Matthew Field /
Telegraph: Left-wing conspiracy theorists claim Elon Musk used satellites to ‘steal’ US election

Ariel Zilber /
New York Post: Lefties take to Meta's Threads and post conspiracy theories about Elon Musk rigging election for Trump

Matteo Wong /
The Atlantic: The Great Conspiracy-Theorist Flip-Flop

Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz@mastodon.social: It's a mistake to say “well no elected officials are promoting election conspiracies” so it's not a big deal, when you have tens of thousands of liberal Democrat voters pushing hardcore election denialism and a platform like Threads boosting these conspiracies and actively downranking the journalists and news organizations attempting to combat them. …

Press Gazette:

Daily Mail EIC Ted Verity says Mail+ has hit 100K paying subscribers, after launching the partial paywall in January 2024, and plans a US Mail+ launch in 2025— Mail Online has hit 100,000 paying subscribers to its partial paywall in less than ten months.

Discussion:
@pressgazette

The Daily Beast:

Chris Wallace quits CNN after three years, opting not to renegotiate his contract, and says he will instead go independent— The veteran broadcaster, 77, will walk away from his seven-figure role in a watershed moment for cable TV. — EXCLUSIVE — Chris Wallace is quitting CNN …

Discussion:
Status, HuffPost, CNN, New York Times, Mediaite, Fox News, The Hill, TVNewsCheck, TVLine, The Wrap, @brianstelter, Variety, al.com, IJR, Page Six, Twitchy, Axios, New York Post, Deadline, Raw Story, @ameshiacross, @brianstelter, The Gateway Pundit, Just Jared and The Hollywood Reporter

Discussion:

Oliver Darcy /
Status: The Washington Posthaste — The Washington Post building. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Taiyler S. Mitchell /
HuffPost: Chris Wallace Leaving CNN In Search Of Podcasting Or Streaming Venture

Brian Stelter /
CNN: Chris Wallace departs CNN after three years at network

Charlie Nash /
Mediaite: Chris Wallace to Leave CNN

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Chris Wallace leaving CNN

Sharon Knolle /
TVNewsCheck: Chris Wallace Quits CNN To Pivot To Streaming, Podcasting

Sharon Knolle /
The Wrap: Chris Wallace Quits CNN to Pivot to Streaming, Podcasting

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Statement from CNN CEO Mark Thompson: “Chris Wallace is one of the most respected political journalists in the news business with a unique track record across radio, print, broadcast television, cable television and streaming. We want to thank him for the dedication and wisdom

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Chris Wallace Will Exit CNN

Brian Steinberg /
al.com: After leaving Fox News veteran journalist walking away from CNN

Vanessa Serna /
Page Six: Chris Wallace quits CNN after three years to explore streaming and podcasting

Rebecca Falconer /
Axios: Chris Wallace leaving CNN after 3 years

David Propper /
New York Post: CNN host Chris Wallace leaving network after 3 years to explore possible full-time podcasting career

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Chris Wallace To Depart CNN After Three Years At Network

Ameshia Cross /
@ameshiacross: No big surprises here. Streaming is the most lucrative and growing form of media out there...though I'm not sure who Wallace's audience is at this point, from a purely business perspective, a lot of people are cued in on streaming

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Chris Wallace was one of the faces of CNN's election coverage just last week, so his exit may surprise viewers. But it is common for TV anchor contracts to align with election cycles and for networks to make major adjustments in the months afterward... https://www.cnn.com/...

Mike LaChance /
The Gateway Pundit: REPORT: Chris Wallace Leaving CNN After Three Years - Might Try Podcasting

The Wrap:

Slate says its daily subscription sign-up rate was 7x a normal day on November 6, the day after the 2024 Election, and 4x a normal day on election day itself— “We deeply appreciate the support of our Slate Plus members who believe in the power of journalism,” editor-in-chief Hillary Frey says

Discussion:
@benmullin, @hilella and Slate

Discussion:

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Some news: I'm told Slate got *four times* more subs than an average day yesterday and today is pacing significantly ahead of that.

Hillary Frey /
@hilella: I am the editor in chief of @slate. We are not owned by a billionaire; we rely on our readers and listeners to support our work. Every single subscription counts. Please read/listen & join @slate plus. I ❤️this place and promise our work is worth it, now more than ever.

Mike Dirolf /
Slate: Slate Mini Crossword for Nov. 9, 2024

Deadline:

The Tennis Channel indefinitely suspends analyst Jon Wertheim for “inappropriate” comments he made on air about Wimbledon champ Barbora Krejčíková's appearance— Longtime tennis analyst, Tennis Channel commentator and 60 Minutes contributor Jon Wertheim …

Discussion:
Tennis.com, @bkrejcikova, @jon_wertheim, Awful Announcing, @pavyg, Sports Business Journal, The Daily Beast, CNN, NBC News, Forbes, Associated Press, BBC, Us Weekly, @bkrejcikova, The Guardian, Awful Announcing, OutKick, New York Post, @prickleandgoo, Front Office Sports, @bkrejcikova, Newser, GB News, @pavyg, HuffPost, Awful Announcing, Fox News and Barrett Media

Discussion:

Barbora Krejcikova /
@bkrejcikova: You might have heard about the recent comments made on Tennis Channel during the WTA Finals coverage that focused on my appearance rather than my performance. As an athlete who has dedicated herself to this sport, it was disappointing to see this type of unprofessional (cont.)

Jon Wertheim /
@jon_wertheim: A tennis twitter apology: [image]

Arthur Weinstein /
Awful Announcing: Tennis Channel commentator apologizes for bizarre hot mic comments

Pavvy G /
@pavyg: This is the full transcript of what Jon Wertheim said; “What do you think I am...erm Barbora Krejcikova? Look at the forehead when Krejicikova and Zheng take the court....8 head.” He has since issued a public apology and has been suspended by the Tennis Channel. [video]

Matias Grez /
CNN: Tennis Channel removes analyst indefinitely after comment about Barbora Krejčíková's forehead

Marlene Lenthang /
NBC News: Tennis Channel removes Jon Wertheim for ‘inappropriate’ remark about Barbora Krejcikova Associated Press: Tennis Channel takes Jon Wertheim off the air for comment about Wimbledon champ Barbora Krejcikova

Katie Falkingham /
BBC: Krejcikova criticises journalist over forehead remark

Daniel Trainor /
Us Weekly: Tennis Channel Analyst Suspended After Making Fun of Star Player's Appearance on Air

Barbora Krejcikova /
@bkrejcikova: 2/3 commentary. This isn't the first time something like this is happening in sports world. I've often chosen not to speak up, but I believe it's time to address the need for respect and professionalism in sports media. These moments distract from the true essence of (cont.)

Brandon Contes /
Awful Announcing: Hot mic catches Tennis Channel commentator making bizarre comment about women players

Amber Harding /
OutKick: Tennis Analyst Jon Wertheim Suspended After Hot Mic Moment Making Fun Of Player's Forehead

Zach Braziller /
New York Post: Tennis analyst pulled off air after hot-mic comments about Barbora Krejcikova @prickleandgoo: So basically Jon Wertheim of @TennisChannel is apologising for getting caught, is that what I'm seeing here? This is disgusting. This is what women in sport have to deal with all the time, and it is unacceptable. [image]

Margaret Fleming /
Front Office Sports: Tennis Channel Suspends Journalist Jon Wertheim After Hot Mic Comments About Player's Appearance

Barbora Krejcikova /
@bkrejcikova: 3/3 sport and the dedication all athletes bring to the field. I love tennis deeply, and I want to see it represented in a way that honors the commitment we make to compete at this level.

John Johnson /
Newser: Tennis Channel Suspends Analyst Over Hot Mic Joke

Stuart Ballard /
GB News: Jon Wertheim issues grovelling apology after being kicked off air for mocking Wimbledon champion's looks

Pavvy G /
@pavyg: @BKrejcikova A few people have asked to see the footage so here it is. I'm so sorry Barbora that you've had to endure this when all you are doing is working so hard and trying your best in being a professional, which can't be said for Jon Wertheim. All the best, we stand with you Barbora. ❤️ [video]

Ron Dicker /
HuffPost: Serves Him Right? Tennis Analyst Suspended After Mocking Player's Looks On The Air Fox News: Tennis Channel analyst suspended indefinitely after hot-mic comments made about 2024 Wimbledon champ

Press Gazette:

Free London business newspaper City AM plans to drop its Monday print edition, going down to three days per week and putting a small number of roles at risk— Small number of jobs at risk as result of proposed print reduction. — Free London business newspaper City AM is looking at dropping …

Discussion:
@athenae.bsky.social and Talking Biz News

Discussion:

Allison Hantschel /
@athenae.bsky.social: This sort of thing has worked out GREAT for everyone who's tried it. [embedded post]

Bloomberg:

Letter: a group of Dish creditors rejects a bond-exchange offer that is key to the company's proposed acquisition by DirecTV, ahead of a November 12 deadline— The steering committee of Dish lenders made its case to a wider group of bondholders, calling the deal one of the largest …

Discussion:
The Desk and Wall Street Journal

Discussion:

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Dish creditors reject bond exchange, raising questions about DirecTV acquisition

Alexander Gladstone /
Wall Street Journal: Dish Bondholders Reject Debt Swap for Ergen's DirecTV Merger

Variety:

An interview with Arnon Mishkin, who has directed Fox News' decision desk for years, about its Fox News Voter Analysis, improvements for the 2026 midterms, more— At the start of Election Night, even executives at Fox News Channel didn't think Donald Trump had a decisive edge over Kamala Harris.

Discussion:
@bristei

Wall Street Journal:

Sources: VP and GM of Google News Shailesh Prakash, who moved from The Washington Post to Google two years ago, has resigned— Shailesh Prakash departs after two years at the tech giant; relationships between Google News and publishers remain strained — Shailesh Prakash …

Discussion:
The Information, New York Post and MediaPost, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Martin Peers /
The Information: Wall Street Finally Forgives Musk for Twitter

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: Google News executive Shailesh Prakash resigns as tensions with publishers mount: report

Laurie Sullivan /
MediaPost: Google News Exec Heading Publisher Relationships Resigns

Variety:

Endeavor agrees to sell OpenBet and IMG Arena, its sports gambling and tech businesses, in a $450M management buyout backed by Endeavor chief Ari Emanuel— Endeavor agreed to sell OpenBet and IMG Arena, its sports gambling and technology businesses, in a $450 million management buyout backed …

Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, Front Office Sports, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Sportico, Los Angeles Times, The Wrap, Reuters and @lucas_shaw

Discussion:

Elaine Low /
TVNewsCheck: TV Under Trump: What Gets Bought, How Much & Where It's Shot is About To Change

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Endeavor Selling OpenBet And IMG Arena In Ari Emanuel-Backed $450 Million Management Buyout

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Endeavor to Sell OpenBet and IMG Arena In Management Buyout Backed By Ari Emanuel

Eben Novy-Williams /
Sportico: Endeavor CEO Buys Endeavor Betting Biz for $450 Million

Wendy Lee /
Los Angeles Times: Endeavor sells OpenBet, IMG Arena for $450 million in Ari Emanuel-led management buyout

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Endeavor to Sell OpenBet, IMG Arena in $450 Million Management Buyout Backed by Ari Emanuel

Arasu Kannagi Basil /
Reuters: Endeavor to sell OpenBet, IMG Arena for about $450 million to management-led group

Business Insider:

The NYT says the Tech Guild is ending its strike after a weeklong stoppage; during the strike, dozens of tech workers crossed the picket line— New York Times tech workers are ending their strike after a weeklong stoppage, Business Insider first reported.

Discussion:

Sharon Knolle /
The Wrap: New York Times Tech Workers End Strike Without Deal, Citing Impact Their Absence Had on Election Night

Fox News:
New York Times tech union ends week long strike with no contract in hand: ‘The vibes are not good’

Mike Janssen /
@mjanssen.bsky.social: My life can return to normal now (frantically Wordles) [embedded post]

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: Bragging that “the apps and the website were slow to load” on election night ... @nyguild: Our @NYTGuildTech has wrapped up its Election ULP Strike and will return to work Tuesday. More here.... [image]

Corbin Bolies /
@corbinbolies: new: the NYT's tech guild ends its strike without getting to a contract, saying the strike served as a “warning” to NYT management. it adds that people can play NYT games. guild says the strike caused the NYT not to launch state-level needles (the presidential one went live) [image]

Lucia Moses /
@lmoses: New from me: @nyguild ending its tech worker strike vs the @nytimes after a week: https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: Inbox: After a weeklong work stoppage coinciding with the election, unionized New York Times tech staff are ending their strike. The Guild said it does not have a contract yet. [image] @lessin: The striking new york times tech workers ‘warning’ their employer they are ‘coming back to work to move the fight inside’ ... please... the baller @nytimes response would be ‘stay home, forever, everything kept working fine with you’ ... [image]

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Some Times newsroom staffers are furious about how @NYTGuildTech handled this. National correspondent Jeremy W. Peters tells me: “The NewsGuild owes us, its dues paying members, an explanation for why they miscalculated so badly here. Unfortunately, when journalists need robust, @nytguildtech: A WARNING TO THE TIMES: Tuesday, we will be returning to work, after a successful Election Week ULP Strike. We clearly demonstrated how valuable our work is to @nytimes. And now we'll move our fight inside. [image]

Katie Robertson /
New York Times: New York Times Tech Guild Ends Strike

Jaspreet Singh /
Reuters: New York Times Tech Guild to return to work, negotiations will go on

Gail Sherman /
Boing Boing: The New York Times Tech Guild built a page of games to play during the strike

Status:

Q&A with The New Yorker editor David Remnick about low morale in media after Trump's victory, MAGA Media's role in poisoning the public discourse, and more— “Tucker Carlson might lack the institutional home he once had, but his demagogic skills are much like those of Putin's TV mouthpieces.”