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NABJ faces backlash after announcing Trump will be interviewed at its convention by ABC News' Rachel Scott, Fox News' Harris Faulkner, and Semafor's Kadia Goba— - President Biden addressed a joint NABJ and NAHJ conference virtually in 2020. — Hillary Clinton spoke at a joint conference between …
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Kstewart /
NABJ: NABJ to Host Former President Trump for a Conversation in Chicago During Annual Convention

Karen Attiah /
@karenattiah: I have decided to step down as co- chair from this year's #NABJ24 convention in Chicago. To the journalists interviewing Trump, I wish them the best of luck. For everyone else, I'm looking forward to meeting and reconnecting with all of you in the Windy City. #nabj

Adria R Walker /
The Guardian: ‘It puts everyone in a really bad position’: Black journalists react to Trump joining NABJ panel

Kayla Cobb /
The Wrap: National Association of Black Journalists Chair Defends Decision to Invite Trump to 2024 Convention

Jessica D'Onofrio /
ABC7: Former President Donald Trump set to speak at NABJ convention in Chicago

Jim Trotter /
@jimtrotter_nfl: This is such a poor decision by @NABJ that it's difficult to put into words. 🤦🏾 ♂️

Ashley Nicole Moss /
@ashnicolemoss: extremely disappointing from @NABJ. this is supposed be a safe place for Black journalists to connect/network. it's a space to uplift current and upcoming journalists. to remind each other that we belong. he has absolutely ZERO business being in a room like that/this Donald J. Trump For President 2024: President Donald J. Trump to Attend the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Chicago

Symone D. Sanders Townsend /
@symonedsanders: Some of the best journalists in the country are members of NABJ. So, why wouldn't they interview Trump? He is the Republican nominee. Seems like the journalists complaining don't understand their jobs are to actually ask the questions. NABJ didn't platform Trump. The voters in @thewayoftheid: “Seems like the journalists complaining don't understand their jobs are to actually ask the questions.” As the 2023 NABJ Journalist of Distinction I am well aware of my job, thank you. The point that we shouldn't platform violent bigots regardless of title still stands. Thanks!

Corbin Bolies /
@corbinbolies: NEW: A source familiar says @KamalaHarris won't be attending NABJ due to logistical reasons, including finalizing a VP pick. She apparently tried to schedule a virtual chat during the convention or an in-person chat after the convention, but NABJ declined.

Bill Hangley Jr /
@hangleyjr: speaking as somebody who values the perspective of journos of color, my only concern is whether he gets properly grilled by actual journalists, vs. buttered up and smeared with kisses by pudding people

Mark J. Reichel /
@reichellaw: @rolandsmartin ... I'm confused. @HARRISFAULKNER is actually “moderating” a Q&A in front of Black Journalists with Trump as the guest? How does Faulkner get into a society of professional journalists? Has she ever met a journalist or looked up the term? My $ says no.

Andrew Feinberg /
@andrewfeinberg: @Toure @IAmSophiaNelson I get why one would be concerned over @HARRISFAULKNER but saying her presence means Trump won't be “properly challenged” is disrespectful as hell to @kadiagoba and @rachelvscott

Dave Jordan /
@djnyc1: Why on earth would @NABJ engage with a man who repeatedly vilifies and debases the free press? This is beyond comprehension. SMH

Karen Attiah /
@karenattiah: While my decision was influenced by a variety of factors, I was not involved or consulted with in any way with the decision to platform Trump in such a format.

Dave Jordan /
@djnyc1: @broadcastbev @NABJ I was on the board when that decision was made. It was a different time. This time, there are no excuses. He should not be given a platform at our convention given his base behavior toward journalists and black female journalists. I will die on this hill.

Naima Cochrane /
@naima: From what I understand, @NABJ invites every major candidate, every election year. Trump was also invited in 16 and 20. This is routine. He's just so pressed he accepted the invitation this time.

Sara Fischer /
@sarafischer: Trump conference invite sparks fierce infighting within @NABJ —Some members argue it's tradition to invite presidential candidates, and that should be honored —Others say Trump poses a unique threat to journalists of color w @RussContreras https://www.axios.com/...

Oliver Darcy /
@oliverdarcy@threads.net: The National Association of Black Journalists is trying its best to weather a storm of backlash brought on by its move to welcome Trump as a speaker at its annual conference. Details in @cnnreliablesources: https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ...

Beverly White Higgs /
@broadcastbev: @DJNYC1 @NABJ #journalism is why. Without fear or favor. Btw he was invited before & sent Omarosa so there's that

Carmen Glover /
@onpointpress_: @NABJ If you insist on going through with this remove Harris Faulkner and replace her with Roland Martin or another heavyweight journalist who will push back on the lies, while asking salient questions on the candidate's record, Project 2025, criminal convictions & the Epstein files.

David Propper /
New York Post: National Association of Black Journalists faces internal ire over Trump Q&A

Deb HolleyNC /
@debholleync@threads.net: This is what makes it so awful: ""The Harris for President campaign team worked very closely with NABJ leadership to find an alternative option," the person said. “ The NABJ team unfortunately denied a request for the VP to take part in a fireside chat virtually, or to host an in person fireside chat with the VP at a later date.

Rachel Bitecofer /
@rachelbitecofer: Not if none of those questions are going to ask him about his plans to retaliate and jail journalists @SymoneDSanders !! Otherwise all you do is normalize him like the rest of the media system. @curiousscout: It's one thing to hold a press conference for a former president/candidate, it's another to give a pathological liar with authoritarian ambitions a platform with no real journalistic substance. All this stands to do is create a false narrative of legitimacy with Black folks.

Touré /
@toure: I respect Symone's position, journalists should ask q's, but we'll see if Trump is challenged. when NABJ puts Harris Faulkner on the panel that signals that Trump won't be properly challenged. But we should not normalize him. NABJ is wrong for giving him this.

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: Seems like a good thing for Trump to get interviewed by a couple of real journalists, rather than the Murdoch/Newsmax supplicants, or the radio host who goes on a rant about Harris's husband being a “crappy Jew”

Naima Cochrane /
@naima: So after a week of talking about unity in protecting Black women — y'all on here attacking a Black woman? All these people who I know good and well have chaired and sat committees suddenly acting like decisions are unilateral acts of one person? NABJ convention decisions don't

Jay Alexander /
@jalexander1079: @rolandsmartin ... I asked the same question to @kenlemonnabj has been silence How credible will this discussion be if Faulkner is leading it with her explicit bias? Will he be fact checked in real time or will he bulldoze like he always does? Why no black males? Why are you doing this on his terms @rolandsmartin: Furthermore, I am dismayed, angered, and offended that not ONE Black male journalist out of 4,000 was selected. If this was three brothers, sisters would be rightfully pissed, and I would be calling them out to. And NO ONE from Black-owned media? Explain that @NABJ @TIAreports!

@rolandsmartin:
It is an abomination that the @NABJ leadership is allowing @HARRISFAULKNER to participate in a panel questioning Donald Trump. Her network is 100% in the tank for Trump. They also paid $787 million for advancing his lies about the 2020 election. That disqualifies them COMPLETELY.

Isabella Ramírez /
Politico: Trump invite to Black journalist convention sparks a backlash

Ivey Janette McClelland /
@IveyJanette@mastodon.social: They turned down Kamala Harris because she wanted a virtual panel? — NABJ sold out. — Fuck them. — #trump #kamalaharris #nabj #chicago #Election2024 #USPolitics #blackmastodon https://www.axios.com/...

Carlos Greer /
Page Six: National Association of Black Journalists members outraged after it invited Donald Trump to speak at convention; co-chair steps down

John McQuaid /
@johnmcquaid@threads.net: Whoever thought this was a good idea (for Black journalists, Black people, journalists, or anybody really except Trump) should pause and take stock https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...

Alex Griffing /
Mediaite: ‘An Affront’: April Ryan Slams Black Journalist Group For Interviewing Trump At a ‘Presumed Orchestrated’ Event

Ahmad Austin Jr /
Mediaite: National Association of Black Journalists Co-Chair Steps Down After Trump Announces Q&A at Convention

Heather Cherone /
WTTW News: Donald Trump Set to Return to Chicago for Just 2nd Time Since Protests Forced Him to Scrap Rally in 2016

Kimberly Atkins Stohr /
@kimberlyeatkins@threads.net: I'm old enough to remember when NABJ assailed Trump's racist attacks on members @adr1600 @abbydphillip and @yamichealcindor. Because that was in 2017. I stand with April in her objection.

Jonathan W. Gray /
@elmcitytree.bsky.social: Over on Black🐦 folks are beside themselves over this and are @-ing the organization's leader who is quite active. Her responses are less than assuring. [embedded post]

Corbin Bolies /
The Daily Beast: Black Journalists' Association Co-Chair Steps Down After Trump Accepts Invite

Heather Cherone /
@heathercherone.bsky.social: NEW: With Trump set to attend the NABJ convention in Chicago Wednesday, here's what happened the last time he visited: — 2016: Massive protests force him cancel rally — 2019: He uses a speech to falsely say Chicago is more violent than Afghanistan

April D. Ryan /
@adr1600@threads.net: As NABJ JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR FOR 2017, I object to the presumed orchestrated session with Donald Trump in Chicago.

Keith Boykin /
@keithboykin@threads.net: As NABJ gives a platform to Trump, I would hope they ask him about the many times he attacked Black journalists like Yamiche Alcindor, April Ryan, and Don Lemon. But Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner is on the panel, and she has shown herself to be in the tank for Trump. @heatherrosemarie_92@threads.net: We know the felon doesn't sit for interviews unless the networks are friendly to him. My question is, did the felon get to select the journalist he wants to take questions from?

Carl Gibson /
@crgibs.bsky.social: Having Harris Faulkner conduct the interview for the sake of “fully vetting the candidate” is disingenuous af imo. Like, the man was president for 4 years! He is probably the most famous person to have ever existed except for maybe Napoleon and Elvis! What else do you need to know about him?

Joshua J. Friedman /
@joshuajfriedman.com: WaPo columnist Karen Attiah steps down as co-chair of the National Association of Black Journalists convention after the announcement of Trump's appearance there: “To the journalists interviewing Trump, I wish them the best of luck.” [image]

Cheyanne M. Daniels /
The Hill: NABJ members divided over decision to allow Trump to speak at conference

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: National Association Of Black Journalists Leaders Defend Planned Donald Trump Q&A As Some Members' Protest Invite To Former POTUS

Karu F. Daniels /
New York Daily News: Black journalists convention leader resigns ahead of Trump Q&A in Chicago

Variety:

Internal memo: Norah O'Donnell plans to step down as CBS Evening News' anchor after the 2024 US presidential election and become a senior correspondent— Norah O'Donnell will cede the reins of the venerable “CBS Evening News” after the 2024 presidential election in favor of a new role …

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Puck, CBS News, Axios, TVNewsCheck, @brianstelter, Barrett Media, @costareports, Adweek, @dylanbyers, The Daily Beast, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, The Hill, Next TV, Mediaite, TV Insider, WXIA-TV, The Wrap, TVLine, CNN, Entertainment Tonight, New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Fox News, Radio & Television … and Deadline

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Dylan Byers /
Puck: Norah the Explorer — O'Donnell is leaving her anchor perch at 'CBS Evening News … CBS News: Norah O'Donnell to leave “CBS Evening News” anchor desk after 2024 election for new role at network

Sara Fischer /
Axios: News stars pivot as TV networks cut back

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: CBS is likely to move away from the Big Name nightly anchor model, @DylanByers reports: https://puck.news/... [image]

Garrett Searight /
Barrett Media: What Does Norah O'Donnell Leaving CBS Evening News Mean for the Future of TV News?

Robert Costa /
@costareports: Happy to call @NorahODonnell a friend and colleague. She is a leader and a reporter who encourages her team to bring fresh reporting to every broadcast. Appreciate her and all she's done, often outside of public view, to do things the right way.

Mark Mwachiro /
Adweek: Norah O'Donnell to Step Down From CBS Evening News Role After November Election

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: SCOOP @PuckNews: Norah O'Donnell tells me she will step down as anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News for a new role focusing on major cross-platform interview specials. ... Evening News may pivot to rotating anchors... https://puck.news/...

Corbin Bolies /
The Daily Beast: CBS' Norah O'Donnell to Step Down from ‘Evening News’ After Election

Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: Norah O'Donnell will step away from the anchor chair at ‘CBS Evening News’ after the election

Alexandra Steigrad /
New York Post: Norah O'Donnell to exit as anchor of ‘CBS Evening News’ after 2024 election as ratings plummet

Miranda Nazzaro /
The Hill: Norah O'Donnell to step down as ‘CBS Evening News’ host after election

Aidan McLaughlin /
Mediaite: Norah O'Donnell to Step Down From CBS Evening News

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Norah O'Donnell Steps Down From ‘CBS Evening News’ Anchor Role

Ryan Schwartz /
TVLine: Norah O'Donnell Leaving CBS Evening News — Find Out When

Miguel A. Melendez /
Entertainment Tonight: Norah O'Donnell to Exit ‘CBS Evening News’

Etan Vlessing /
The Hollywood Reporter: Norah O'Donnell Leaving ‘CBS Evening News’ for Interview Show

Variety:

Former BBC News presenter Huw Edwards pled guilty to three charges of making indecent images of children in a court hearing; Edwards spent 40 years at the BBC— Huw Edwards has pled guilty during his first appearance in a U.K. criminal court on three charges of making indecent images of children.

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Press Gazette, Reuters, BBC, The Mirror, TVNewsCheck, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, The Daily Beast, Deadline, PinkNews, Financial Times, Newser, New York Times and New York Post

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Reuters: Ex-BBC news presenter Huw Edwards indicates guilty pleas to indecent child pictures charges

Bonnie McLaren /
BBC: Huw Edwards pleads guilty to making indecent images

Nia Dalton /
The Mirror: Huw Edwards' life now - marriage ‘over’, stripped of charity role and jail warning

Mark K. Miller /
TVNewsCheck: Former BBC Anchor Huw Edwards Pleads Guilty To Making Indecent Images Of Children

Georg Szalai /
The Hollywood Reporter: Former BBC Anchor Huw Edwards Pleads Guilty to Making Indecent Images of Children

Dan Ladden-Hall /
The Daily Beast: BBC Star News Anchor Huw Edwards Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charges

William Wallis /
Financial Times: Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards charged with making indecent images of children

Stephen Castle /
New York Times: Former Top BBC Anchor Charged With Making Indecent Images of Children

Nika Shakhnazarova /
New York Post: Top BBC anchor Huw Edwards charged with making 37 indecent images of children

Press Gazette:

Reach reports overall H1 revenue down 5.2% YoY to £265M, print revenue of £204M, digital revenue of £60M, and adjusted operating profit up 23.1% YoY to £44.5M— On digital programmatic ad revenue it is “too early to call this a recovery, but the early indicators are positive”.

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The Hollywood Reporter:

A TikTok account leaks 12+ videos of HBO's House of the Dragon finale, filming the screen with another device; the season one finale also leaked in October 2022— Several clips from the finale were uploaded on TikTok ahead of its debut on Aug. 4. — It happened again …

Discussion:
Variety, Dexerto, Comic Book, Metro.co.uk and The Wrap

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Charlie Ridgely /
Comic Book: House of the Dragon Season 2 Finale Clips Leak Ahead of Premiere

Ross A. Lincoln /
The Wrap: ‘House of the Dragon’ Finale Leaks for the Second Season in a Row

New York Times:

Court filings: in Fiona Harvey's defamation lawsuit, Richard Gadd, who created Netflix's Baby Reindeer, says the show is “emotionally true” but “fictionalized”— Richard Gadd, the show's creator, said in a court filing that Fiona Harvey, who is suing Netflix for defamation …

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Joyce Eng /
GoldDerby: ‘Baby Reindeer’ editor Peter H. Oliver on the art of knowing when to cut away [Exclusive Video Interview]

Katie Song /
TV Insider: ‘Baby Reindeer’ Creator Richard Gadd Insists ‘Martha Scott Is Not Fiona Harvey’

Hope Sloop /
Entertainment Tonight: ‘Baby Reindeer’ Creator Richard Gadd Breaks Silence on Fiona Harvey's Lawsuit Against Netflix

Eammon Jacobs /
Business Insider: ‘Baby Reindeer’ actor Richard Gadd shared ‘sexually explicit, violent, and derogatory’ emails he says Fiona Harvey sent him. Here are 6 key takeaways from the court filing.

Lily Ford /
The Hollywood Reporter: Richard Gadd Says He “Could and Would” Testify in the ‘Baby Reindeer’ Lawsuit Against Netflix

Marcus Wratten /
PinkNews: Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd responds to ‘real-life’ Martha's lawsuit

Ryan Louis Mantilla /
ComingSoon.net: ‘Martha Scott Is Not Fiona Harvey,’ Says Baby Reindeer's Richard Gadd in Legal Response

Ryan Schwartz /
TVLine: Baby Reindeer's Richard Gadd Declares ‘Martha Scott Is Not Fiona Harvey’ in Response to Harvey's Defamation Suit Against Netflix

Larisha Paul /
Rolling Stone: ‘Baby Reindeer’ Creator Supports Netflix in Defamation Suit Filed by Real-Life Martha

Glenn Whipp /
Los Angeles Times: Richard Gadd knew his ‘Baby Reindeer’ was dark. So was his life. Not anymore

Jasmine Valentine /
Dexerto: Baby Reindeer's Richard Gadd breaks silence on Fiona Harvey lawsuit: “I was terrified”

Claire Keenan /
The Guardian: Baby Reindeer's Richard Gadd responds to Fiona Harvey's lawsuit against Netflix

Dominic Patten /
Deadline: ‘Baby Reindeer’ Creator Richard Gadd Backs Netflix's Effort To Get $170M Suit By Self-Declared Real-Life Martha Dismissed

Financial Times:

Ofcom: in 2023, 48% of UK 16- to 24-year-olds watched broadcast TV in an average week, a record low and down from 76% in 2018, as TikTok and YouTube dominate— Less than half of 16- to 24-year-olds are tuning in every week, Ofcom finds — Less than half of young audiences …

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The Guardian and Press Gazette

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Caroline Davies /
The Guardian: Less than half of young people in UK watch live television, says Ofcom

Charlotte Tobitt /
Press Gazette: News is TV genre seeing biggest dip in viewing - Ofcom

Rest of World:

A profile of Bengaluru-based Pocket FM, which has 2,000+ audio shows with 10- to 15-minute episodes and is working with ElevenLabs to convert scripts into audio— Pocket FM is teaming up with U.S. text-to-speech app ElevenLabs to produce more shows for less time and money. — • MUMBAI, INDIA

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The Information, more at Techmeme »

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Laura Mandaro /
The Information: CrowdStrike's Comeback Hits an Air Pocket

New York Times:

Interviews with Hollywood sound and picture editors, artists, and others detail their fears of AI replacing much of their work, despite a new IATSE contract— Actors and writers won strict limits on artificial intelligence in last year's contract negotiations, but editors and artists face a growing challenge.

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@noamscheiber and @ichbinilya, more at Techmeme »

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Noam Scheiber /
@noamscheiber: To appreciate how much A.I. is upending white-collar jobs, consider Hollywood sound editors: https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

Ilya Lozovsky /
@ichbinilya: when someone says something like “AI is just fancy text prediction” you can trust that they have no idea what they're talking about. entire industries will change

Variety:

Comcast's NBCU expects to surpass $1.25B in ad sales tied to the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, setting a record in the history of the games— The Comcast-backed media conglomerate expects to win more than $1.25 billion in advertising tied to the big athletic extravaganza, a new high in terms of Madison Avenue backing.

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Advanced Television, MediaPost, Front Office Sports, @bristei, The Wrap, Deadline, Adweek, Next TV and The Hollywood Reporter

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Wayne Friedman /
MediaPost: NBCU: Paris Olympics Breaks Advertising Record: More Than $1.25B

Colin Salao /
Front Office Sports: NBCUniversal Will Earn Over $1.25 Billion from Paris Olympics Ads

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: BREAKING; NBCU expects to surpass $1.25B in ad sales tied to the Paris Olympics, its highest haul in history of its affiliation with the event....

Kayla Cobb /
The Wrap: NBCUniversal Expects Record-Breaking $1.25 Billion in Ad Sales for Paris Olympics

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: NBCUniversal Clears Its Own High Bar For Olympics Advertising, With Revenue Expected To Set Record

Saleah Blancaflor /
Adweek: NBCU Breaks Olympics Ad Sales Record, Delivers Massive Ratings for Advertisers

Jon Lafayette /
Next TV: NBCU Claims Ad Revenue Gold Medal for Paris Olympics

Press Gazette:

The Guardian Political Media Editor Jim Waterson and several other journalists plan to leave the Guardian after accepting voluntary redundancy packages— Guardian had been targeting cost savings of 4-5% this year. — The Guardian is to lose several prominent editorial staffers as it closes …

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@jackcarterbenjamin …, @alexschristian and @mrianleslie

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Jack Benjamin /
@jackcarterbenjamin@threads.net: Worth keeping an eye on the big names taking voluntary redundancy at The Guardian. They include media editor Jim Waterson and tech editor Alex Hern, both of whom provide key coverage of their respective industries at an extremely important time given the ongoing development of AI and its downstream impacts on media. …

Alex Christian /
@alexschristian: The Guardian may be saving money but it's much poorer without Shainin, Hern & Waterson

The Hollywood Reporter:

Netflix files to raise $1.8B in a new debt offering, its first since the company was elevated to investment-grade status by Moody's and S&P Global in 2023— The raise would be the company's first debt offering since being elevated to investment-grade status last year.

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Variety, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg and Deadline, more at Techmeme »

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Josyana Joshua /
Bloomberg: Netflix Kicks Off First-Ever Bond Sale in US High-Grade Market

Dade Hayes /