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Washington Post:

Sources reveal alleged ties of incoming WaPo editor Robert Winnett to a PI who worked for The Sunday Times, from deceptively obtained material to legal help— Unpublished book drafts and other documents raise questions about Robert Winnett's journalistic record just months before he is to assume a top newsroom role.
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Discussion:

Isabella Ramirez /
Politico: Trump jumps on Washington Post controversy: ‘They ought to clean up their act’

John Nolte /
Breitbart: NYT, WaPo Team Up to Destroy Incoming WaPo Editor

Matthew Cooper /
@mattizcoop: Deus Ex *Merida* ending to @washingtonpost crisis? Wins back staff doesn't solve the existential issues, but neither does “third newsroom.”

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: This is exactly what some Post reporters are wishing for: @meridak's return

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: The Post team also followed up on the NYT's Saturday reporting about embattled Post publisher/CEO Will Lewis and - incredibly - “Lewis declined to comment through a Post spokesperson in response to a list of detailed questions.”

Isaac Stanley-Becker /
@isaacstanbecker: Incoming Washington Post editor Robert Winnett tied to self-described ‘thief’ who claimed role in his reporting Gift link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Laura Helmuth /
@laurahelmuth@mastodon.social: The new Washington Post publisher said the old buddy he just hired “will restore an even greater degree of investigative rigor to our organization.” — This story is the Post saying: Oh yeah? I got yer investigative rigor right here https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Hamza Shaban /
@hshaban: Reporters at the Washington Post investigate the connections between the Washington Post's new leadership and a self-described “thief” who was paid to obtain confidential information to help British journalists with their stories. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: Phone hacking was a huge scandal *in the UK*, exposed by UK journalists. The UK Editors' Code is stronger than US equivalents in some areas, albeit weaker in others. Conflating scandals with normal practice is elitist and, crucially, inaccurate. (2/2)

Barton Gellman /
@bartongellman: This is gutsy and essential for the WP newsroom— accountability journalism about its own CEO and incoming executive editor. It is disheartening that neither one of them will respond —at all — to allegations of grossly unethical behavior.

Margaret Sullivan /
@sulliview: Did anybody bother to vet the new publisher and soon-to-be editor of @washingtonpost or were their British accents enough?

Steve Pfarrer /
@stevepfarrer: And another development: The incoming executive editor of the Washington Post, another Brit, allegedly used material in his reporting pinched by a guy who stole this material from wealthy Brits. What a great new leadership team for the WaPo! https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter:

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: Subscription woes, public media challenges and the Post's staff bites back

Margaret Sullivan /
@sulliview: The vetting is underway now. Here's a @npr's @davidfolkenflik https://www.npr.org/... @deggans: Hmmm. Interesting. Lewis' efforts to damped coverage of this issue may have had the opposite of what he intended.

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher: Good on the @washingtonpost for covering this shabby excuse for reporting. For much of it (Nazi limos?), the public is, as someone notes, interested, but it is decidedly not in the public interest: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: For the time being Robert Winnett is still a deputy editor of the Telegraph in London. He is supposed to take charge at the Post this fall. And The Post's reporting team says he “did not respond to a detailed list of questions.”

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: Washington Post Self-Reports on Its Incoming Top Editor's Involvement With Admitted Information ‘Thief’

David Beard /
@dabeard: Well, at least the @washingtonpost is up front about its No. 1 read story. [image]

John Johnson /
Newser: Washington Post Mess Takes Another Turn

Tom Jones /
Poynter: Washington Post publisher Will Lewis was more involved in a phone-hacking scandal than previously known

David Gilmour /
Mediaite: Scathing Washington Post Exposé Alleges Incoming Editor Used ‘Thief’ To Aid Reporting

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: There does seem to be a slight undertone to some coverage on Will Lewis that British journalism operates to markedly lower standards than that of the US. That's an oversimplification at best and just snobbery at worst. (1/2)

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: Did Jeff Bezos really pay $250 million so he could have Robert Winnett — an editor with the dodgiest of journalistic ethics — running the Washington Post newsroom? Bezos (and you) should read this @davidfolkenflik piece on the growing crisis at the Post. https://www.npr.org/... [image]

Marty Schladen /
@martyschladen: What a shiteshow. WaPo scoops alleged unethical practices of its own incoming editor. What in the world is Bezos thinking? Incoming Post editor tied to self-described ‘thief’ who claimed role in his reporting https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Michael Roston /
@michaelroston: Good luck to whomever Winnett appoints his deputy like I wonder how often that person will be like “ok you've gotta leave the meeting now we're going to have a chat about a story we can't discuss with you” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @agoldmund: My favorite shit in the world is when a new big hire is made at a newspaper, and the staff is like “sorry it's a matter of journalistic integrity that we have to report on what a nasty freak you are.” The times would do it more if it had any spine. https://archive.is/XA7MA

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: So, just to be clear, the Post's newsroom conducted a piercing investigation into potentially unethical press practices, and the publisher of the Post won't answer the newsroom's questions. Neither will the incoming executive editor. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: This weekend marks trifecta for Will Lewis: NYT, NPR and now WaPo A four-reporter WP team drills deep on myriad links between Lewis's choice for WP editor, Rob Winnett, and investigator John Ford, a prince of dark arts of Fleet Street - an impressive tale https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Dan Ladden-Hall /
The Daily Beast: Furious Trump Seizes Chance to Join Washington Post Pile On

Margaret Sullivan /
@sulliview: @NPR ... I guess all this sleaze was no big deal in the ‘faster-paced’ UK press — except, oh yeah, Murdoch had to cough up more than a billion dollars and close down a newspaper!

Drew Harwell /
@drewharwell@threads.net: Helluva story from some of our newsroom's best https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Joy Amina Garnett /
@joygarnett@threads.net: “At The Post and other major American news organizations, the use of deceptive tactics in pursuit of news stories violates core ethics policies. In Britain, “blagging” — using misrepresentation to dupe others into revealing confidential information — has been a known feature of a certain brand of tabloid journalism, especially before a public reckoning over press ethics began in 2011.”

Mark Jacob /
@markjacobnews@threads.net: Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has a stark choice. He can either keep unethical UK journalists Will Lewis and Robert Winnett or he can keep the integrity of one of America's most important newspapers. Let's hope he makes the right choice. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Jessica Shortall /
@jessicashortall@threads.net: This has got to be one of the most exhilarating and terrifying things to push “publish” on https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@threads.net: Post journos wasting time investigating their own when they should be investigating fascists at the door. My unsolicited advice to Bezos: Fire Lewis' Gang of Four for cause. Rehire Kevin Merida as editor and tech-savvy Craig Forman as CEO. Clean house. Start over. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Eileen Clancy /
@clancyny.bsky.social: Incredibly bad! — They're talking the omertà of British journalism! No thanks! — “Winnett ... reassured Ford [the thief] that the “remarkable omerta” of British journalism would ensure his clandestine efforts would never come to light.” — The reporters are just being relentless though. …

Sarah Werner /
@wynkenhimself.bsky.social: Fucking terrifying what they're trying to make happen at WaPo with these guys! I have doubts Bezos will back down but wow I hate it

Eileen Clancy /
@clancyny.bsky.social: Incoming Post Editor Tied to Self-Described ‘Thief’ Who Claimed Role in His Reporting — Not CEO William Lewis! Robert Winnett, incoming top editor of the Washington Post. Didn't respond to questions! — Washington Post staff out for blood! 4 bylines! — Gift link: …

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The Daily Beast:

A profile of Washington Post CEO Will Lewis, once one of UK's most feted journalists, and a look at the many compromises he's made in pursuit of power— DON'T STOP ME NOW — Lewis, the embattled CEO of the Washington Post, has long sought power and success.

Discussion:
@semaforben and @harrytlambert

Discussion:

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: Some Tina Brown Daily Beast restoration here https://www.thedailybeast.com/ ...

Semafor:

Sources: the Washington Post is in talks with legendary admaker David Droga to commission a new marketing campaign to redefine its image— The Scoop — The Washington Post is shopping for a new brand. — The Post is in talks to bring aboard the legendary admaker David Droga to commission …

Discussion:
@semaforben, @jackshafer, @karaswisher and @ericuman

Discussion:

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: Also! The Washington Post is in talks with the admaker David Droga about a rebrand https://www.semafor.com/...

Jack Shafer /
@jackshafer: The death of “Democracy Dies in Darkness” at the Washington Post? @Semaforben on the case. https://www.semafor.com/...

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher: Um. Timing? Maybe “Democracy dies in the full light of day”? https://www.semafor.com/...

@davidfolkenflik:
Former WaPo Senior Managing Editor Cameron Barr is now overseeing the paper's coverage of the controversies around CEO Will Lewis and next editor Rob Winnett

Discussion:

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: NEW: The Post turns its famously rigorous newsroom on itself. w/@katie_robertson https://www.nytimes.com/...

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Wash Post releases new statement further detailing oversight of coverage of the scandals surrounding publisher Will Lewis and his choice for editor, Rob Winnett, who is to take over in November [image]

Hamza Shaban /
@hshaban: The “third newsroom” at the Washington Post is just stories about Will Lewis and ethically compromised media bosses

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling /
New Republic: Washington Post Now Has a Team Just Covering Its Management Scandals

Ben Smith /
@semaforben: When I talked to Barr a couple weeks ago, he was working from the north of England. This is getting complicated .... @chrisgeidner: Cameron Barr, who was most recently in the news for taking responsibility for the Post not running the Alito flag story in 2021: https://www.semafor.com/...

Staci D Kramer /
@sdkstl: Cameron Barr, who left WaPo last year, is the senior editor who shrugged off the Alito flag news in 2021 as “a single-slice story about the flag, because it seemed like the story was about Martha-Ann Alito and not her husband.” https://www.semafor.com/...

Cara Lynch /
@caradox: Great job by management all around. Maybe they should ask the News Guild for tips on leadership and authenticity. Might be a profit in it even.

Derek Thompson /
@dkthomp: Fuck It We're Adding a Fourth Newsroom [image]

Bill Grueskin /
@bgrueskin: A Fourth Newsroom, if you will

David Corn /
@davidcorndc: Does democracy die if newspapers have to spend too much time reporting on their own internal controversies?

Heidi N. Moore /
@moorehn: Cameron Barr is English and is the same editor who barred a sexual assault survivor from reporting on any other sexual assaults, and then retaliated against her for years in the newsroom. No ethics. It was inevitable that Lewis would glom onto someone else as dishonest as he

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce: The Third Newsroom is just all the people now writing about the new management.

David Freedlander /
@freedlander: Incredible respect for these guys (and their editors) [image]

Dylan Byers /
@dylanbyers: Cameron Barr, who stepped down as Washington Post managing editor last year, is now overseeing the paper's coverage of controversies surrounding the paper's publisher Will Lewis and incoming editor Rob Winnett. “We cover The Washington Post independently, rigorously and fairly,” New York Times: A former colleague and records indicate WaPo's Will Lewis and Robert Winnett used fraudulently obtained records in Sunday Times articles in the early 2000s

Discussion:
NPR, Poynter, Media Nation, Axios, @brianstelter, Politico, @digiphile@threads.net, @davidfolkenflik, @karaswisher, @jeffjarvis, @benmullin, @johnmcquaid@threads.net, @karaswisher, @binvestigates, @digiphile, @mlhewlett, @joegandelman, @wajahatali, @peterjukes, @fixmedianow, @lauralesliewral, @davidfolkenflik, @michaeljelston@threads.net, @mediaevan, @davidfolkenflik, @karaswisher@threads.net, @brianstelter@threads.net, @dankennedy_nu@threads.net, CNN, @martinsfp@threads.net, Vanity Fair, @edmundlee@threads.net, @farhip, @jamesrbuk, @jbarro, @smyth_jeannette, @froomkin, @brianstelter, @jbenton, @kelsoscorner, @jackshafer, @brianmmunoz, @djrothkopf, @nbj914, @katrinanation, @kairyssdal, @benmullin, @barbaraslavin1, @wolfe321, @mikiebarb, @freddydeknatel, @silvermanjacob, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, @profdaly@threads.net, @cdarwin@c.im, @dankennedy_nu@journa.host, The Wrap, @stevesilberman.bsky.social, @Guinnessy@mastodon.world, @newsguyusa@threads.net, @gbbranstetter.bsky.social, @markharris.bsky.social and @fusoya.bsky.social

Discussion:

David Folkenflik /
NPR: New ‘Washington Post’ chiefs can't shake their past in London

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: The Will Lewis scandal at The Washington Post is spinning out of control

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Another Wash Post tidbit: Will Lewis was going to fly to France for this week's Cannes Lions ad festival, but he's no longer attending, for obvious reasons

Alex Howard /
@digiphile@threads.net: To me, of these approaches are sound business strategies that could both conflict and complement one another, especially where they require talent in scarcity — policy for pros, social media to reach people where they are to bring them in as subscribers …

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: New: The ‘Washington Post’ newsroom is on edge as the past record of new publisher Will Lewis and top editor Rob Winnett in U.K. raise red flags Lewis first pressured the Post's editor not to cover the ghosts of his past *before starting the job* 🧵 https://www.npr.org/...

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher: This seems small but it is a splashy advertising opportunity — as someone said to me: “Time is now to focus forward. But as long as Will is in charge they can forget that for now. (A BRANDING campaign?) So: stasis/entropy/fear-and-loathing. Just what you need to avoid.” @jeffjarvis: Post journos wasting time investigating their own when they should be investigating fascists at the door. My unsolicited advice to Bezos: Fire Lewis' Gang of Four for cause. Rehire @meridak as editor and tech-savvy @cforman as CEO. Clean house. Start over. Incoming Post editor

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: tidbit: The Washington Post has canceled a splashy dinner it was planning to host at La Colombe d'Or. Lots of talk about this on the Croisette — this was supposed to be Will Lewis' reintroduction to the ad community as CEO of The Post

John McQuaid /
@johnmcquaid@threads.net: Aside from the obvious problem of fatally ethically compromised leadership, this makes clear that Lewis has no overall strategy at the Washington Post other than kitchen sink, pasta on the wall, etc. Maybe that's OK, since nobody knows what might work, but doesn't inspire confidence either. …

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher: Reality check to all — nothing will happen to Lewis as long as Bezos supports him. And so far he is and prolly will. Remember the golden rule: He who has the gold makes the rules. (New ‘Washington Post’ chiefs can't shake their past in London : NPR) https://www.npr.org/... @binvestigates: “All senior editors and most reporters at The Sunday Times knew that I obtained illegal phone billing data and bank account transactions, almost every week, for stories,” Mr. Ford said in a 2018 interview with the British news site @BInvestigates https://www.nytimes.com/...

Alex Howard /
@digiphile: @davidfolkenflik ... The @NYTimes reported the @WashingtonPost CEO engaged in conduct that would be unethical in US news media outlets: https://www.nytimes.com/... “at this point, there's no question that [Lewis] has lost the majority if not all of the newsroom.”-@playbookdc https://www.politico.com/...

Michael Hewlett /
@mlhewlett: Note: John Wick — a real-life security consultant and not the fictional hit man played by Keanu Reeves — makes an appearance near the end of this story: Washington Post Publisher and Incoming Editor Are Said to Have Used Stolen Records in Britain https://www.nytimes.com/...

Joe Gandelman /
@joegandelman: The biggest scandal will be if this guy REMAINS the Washington Post publisher. A definitive step down from norms from the Washington Post: https://www.nytimes.com/...

Wajahat Ali /
@wajahatali: How has this dude not been fired or resigned?

Peter Jukes /
@peterjukes: To my US journalist colleagues. There is already a lot of stuff in the public domain about @washingtonpost's Will Lewis and appointee Robert Winnett. And more imminent I suspect This from @Bynickdavies ‘Flate Earth News’ and @BInvestigates https://bylineinvestigates.com/ ... [image] @fixmedianow: @davidfolkenflik We're still waiting on clarification from Sir Lewis of what makes @davidfolkenflik an “activist” not a journalist. Calling Folkenflik an “activist” is unacceptable and a major red flag of Lewis's persistent “Murdoch world-view” and last straw for us. https://x.com/... @lauralesliewral: Must-read thread. Not renewing my subscription till @JeffBezos cleans up this mess.

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: In the immediate aftermath, weeks before he started in the job, Lewis told Buzbee the paper should not follow up on my story, saying it was not worthy of coverage. The Post did not turn to it for months until there were fresh developments in court.

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: CEO Lewis pressured exec editor Sally Buzbee and me not to cover allegations that arose in British court proceedings against Murdoch's UK papers. Will pressed Busbee not to publish in March and May. The Post touched on it in March and did a deep piece in May.

Michael J Elston /
@michaeljelston@threads.net: Consumer Alert: The new Washington Post CEO and its incoming editor are Brits who—in their previous work in London—used fraud, stolen records & a checkbook to practice their “journalism.” So reports the New York Times.

Evan DeSimone /
@mediaevan: Of all the Murdoch-world scandals it's amazing how phone hacking remains the only one to consistently taint anyone who got near it.

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Will Lewis' past is continuing to haunt his present viability as publisher & CEO of the Washington Post. The NYT and NPR are reporting instances where Lewis - and his pick as the Post's new editor Rob Willett - have acted unethically by US standards. Coming up at 9.20a on NPR

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher@threads.net: Reality check to all — nothing will happen to Lewis as long as Bezos supports him. And so far he is and prolly will. Remember the golden rule: He who has the gold makes the rules. (New ‘Washington Post’ chiefs can't shake their past in London : NPR) https://www.npr.org/...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter@threads.net: Senior Washington Post staffers are getting together tonight for a party to celebrate Sally Buzbee. The party was arranged by Patty Stonesifer after Will Lewis swiftly replaced Buzbee two weeks ago. Last night's NYT story has staffers wondering if Lewis will be replaced next...

Dan Kennedy /
@dankennedy_nu@threads.net: New at Media Nation: The Will Lewis scandal at The Washington Post is spinning out of control. Will Sally Buzbee be back? JournalismThreads https://dankennedy.net/...

Eva Rothenberg /
CNN: Washington Post CEO Will Lewis' status ‘increasingly untenable’ as newsgathering controversies mount @martinsfp@threads.net: There are some UK journalists who would do a great job of leading a US newspaper. But there are plenty it's probably best keeping away from. “The publisher and incoming editor of The Washington Post used fraudulently obtained phone and company records in newspaper articles as journalists in London …

Katie Herchenroeder /
Vanity Fair: Washington Post Publisher Will Lewis and Incoming Executive Editor Robert Winnett Used Stolen Records While Reporting in Britain: NYT

Ed Lee /
@edmundlee@threads.net: For those of you who work at @washingtonpost it's worth understanding how your new bosses once operated — and godspeed: https://www.nytimes.com/...

Paul Farhi /
@farhip: Footnote to this story, which jeopardizes the jobs of the current publisher and future editor of the ⁦@washingtonpost⁩: it was co-written by a former Post reporter (Jo Becker) with research provided by a former Post researcher (Julie Tate). https://www.nytimes.com/...

James Ball /
@jamesrbuk: @jbarro @semaforben This is working off memory of these stories when they came out but I believe he was a contractor brought on occasionally, not a salaried staff member. So it depends how often he was working.

Josh Barro /
@jbarro: I think this is another case of British salaries being comically low, but it's hard to tell because American news outlets don't have a comparable job category for “guy who obtains phone and financial records through highly skilled fraud” https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

Jeannette Smyth /
@smyth_jeannette: He's straight up lying now about his checkbook journalism. #WaPo #SirWillLewis https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

Dan Froomkin /
@froomkin: Dirty rotten scoundrels. Will Lewis and Rob Winnett must go. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: The NYT has an on the record source: “The publisher and incoming editor of The Washington Post used fraudulently obtained phone and company records in newspaper articles as journalists in London” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: As a Post reporter said to me earlier this week: “We're gone from a financial crisis to a culture and ethics crisis — while we're still in a financial crisis.”

Joshua Benton /
@jbenton: I suspect this goose is cooked. The norms of U.K. journalism are foreign enough to the U.S. eye that things like this will keep drip, drip, dripping out. https://www.nytimes.com/... @kelsoscorner: Props to @nytimes⁩ for keeping heat on ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ leadership and owner Bezos — trust has to start at the top and not thru “hacking”. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Jack Shafer /
@jackshafer: It's going to be another heavy week for Will Lewis. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Brian Munoz /
@brianmmunoz: Yikes, this was not a great move from the @washingtonpost's publisher and incoming top editor. https://www.nytimes.com/...

David Rothkopf /
@djrothkopf: They must resign or be fired. Keeping them will profoundly and lastingly damage the crediblity of the Post and it's ownership: Washington Post Publisher and Incoming Editor Are Said to Have Used Stolen Records in Britain https://www.nytimes.com/...

Nick Jackson /
@nbj914: “His ambition outran his ethics.” https://www.nytimes.com/... @katrinanation: “BLAGGING-gate”? Washington Post Publisher and Incoming Editor Are Said to Have Used Stolen Records in Britain https://www.nytimes.com/...

Kai Ryssdal /
@kairyssdal: No one. Should be. Surprised to hear this. Again, this one's on @JeffBezos

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Scoop from @ScheckNYTimes and @Jo_Becker: “The publisher and incoming editor of The Washington Post used fraudulently obtained phone and company records in newspaper articles as journalists in London” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Barbara Slavin /
@barbaraslavin1: @BenMullin ... The last thing American journalism needs is Fleet St sleaze.

Lauren Wolfe /
@wolfe321: NYT is coming for WaPo [image]

Michael Barbaro /
@mikiebarb: Some very damning revelations about the people who just took over The Washington Post. https://www.nytimes.com/... @freddydeknatel: Maybe don't hire British editors implicated in phone hacking to run your newspaper. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Jacob Silverman /
@silvermanjacob: WaPo needs to get rid of this guy asap and dispense with that ridiculous three silo company reorganization https://www.nytimes.com/...

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: The WashPost's CEO was involved in some corrupt stuff when he was working for Rupert Murdoch. — Good digging by the NY Times. https://www.nytimes.com/... @profdaly@threads.net: This is a sad and sorry episode in the life of a great American newspaper. Time for Bezos to do the right thing.

Chuck Darwin /
@cdarwin@c.im: The publisher and the incoming editor of The Washington Post — used fraudulently obtained phone and company records in newspaper articles, — according to a former colleague, the published account of a private investigator and an analysis of newspaper archives. …

Dan Kennedy /
@dankennedy_nu@journa.host: If Sally Buzbee was involved in getting any of this scandalous information about Will Lewis and Robert Winnett out into the open, I salute her. And if she wasn't, I salute her anyway. #journalism — https://www.nytimes.com/...

JD Knapp /
The Wrap: Washington Post CEO and Exec Editor Used Stolen Phone Records While at Sunday Times, Former Colleagues Say

Steve Silberman /
@stevesilberman.bsky.social: Will Lewis, the incoming publisher and editor deployed to enshittify the Washington Post on the verge of the most fraught election in US history, is a liar and fraud who should be exiled from journalism. [gift link] www.nytimes.com/2024/06/15/w...

Paul Guinnessy /
@Guinnessy@mastodon.world: So there was a joke against #LizTruss when she was UK Prime Minister, that her reign wouldn't last as long as a #lettuce in a refrigerator (it did not). Starting to think we should be doing the same for Will Lewis at this point. #media — https://www.nytimes.com/...

Steven L Herman /
@newsguyusa@threads.net: NY Times - The publisher and incoming editor of The Washington Post used fraudulently obtained phone and company records in newspaper articles as journalists in London, according to a former colleague, the published account of a private investigator and an analysis of newspaper archives. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Gillian Branstetter /
@gbbranstetter.bsky.social: Wow I had assumed he fired the managing editor working on this story and tried to pressure a separate outlet away from covering this story because he's entirely innocent [embedded post]

Mark Harris /
@markharris.bsky.social: This is now a test of whether Jeff Bezos would rather destroy one of the country's only remaining national newspapers or correct a mistake. www.nytimes.com/2024/06/15/w...

FuSoYa /
@fusoya.bsky.social: “Together, Mr. Lewis and Mr. Winnett will lead one of the most important news organizations in the United States, one that has a deep history of...holding the powerful accountable...journalists inside and outside The Post have asked whether the new leaders share their ethical foundation.” 🎁 link:

Reuters Institute:

RISJ's 2024 Digital News Report with a survey of 90K+ people: six platforms, like TikTok, reach 10%+ of respondents for news use vs. two a decade ago, more— This year's report comes at a time when around half the world's population have been going to the polls in national and regional elections …

Discussion:

Esther Kezia Thorpe /
Media Voices: 5 things we learned about the state of podcasts from the Digital News Report 2024

Teemu Henriksson /
WAN-IFRA: Digital News Report 2024: Business challenges mount as subscription growth slows

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: Excellent, as ever, @risj_oxford news report. Interest in news down (UK halved since '15), avoidance up (now 39%). Facebook down 4%. TikTok & news up, beating Twitter (should it really be banned in an election?) Subscription flat & destination strategies borked (should publishers market more?) …

Clara Aberneithie /
Press Gazette: Trust in news up slightly in UK but remains lower than global average

Katherine Pennacchio /
LatAm Journalism Review: Using Facebook for the news in decline and concerns grow over AI's influence on misinformation: Reuters Institute report

Nic Newman /
Reuters Institute: What do we know about the rise of alternative voices and news influencers in social and video networks?

Dr Amy Ross Arguedas /
Reuters Institute: Public attitudes towards the use of AI in journalism

Dr Richard Fletcher /
Reuters Institute: More than ‘just the facts’: How news audiences think about ‘user needs’

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Reuters:

Survey: 52% of US and 63% of UK respondents say they would be uneasy with news produced mostly using AI; 59% worry about false news content online, up 3% YoY— Global concerns about the use of AI in news production and misinformation are growing, a report published by the Reuters Institute …

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Noor Nanji /
BBC: More people turning away from news, report says

Diya Banerjee /
Diya Banerjee on LinkedIn: The Digital News Report of 2024 is out, and let's dive in. — With vertical video and short-form #content topping the chart in formats, people prefer viewing byte-size news multimedia content. … @risj_oxford: Three headlines: 📱Video platforms are becoming a more important news source 🤖 Most people feel uncomfortable about news made with AI, even with human oversight 💰News subscriptions stall, with a significant % of subscribers paying less than full price https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac .uk/ ...

Michael Bruton /
Michael Bruton on LinkedIn: The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism just published the 2024 Digital News Report. — For anyone with an interest in communication, it is a really important read. …

Jacob Granger /
Jacob Granger on LinkedIn: Happy Digital News Report day! The study I look forward to most every year. Huge congratulations to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism team for another incredible body of work …

Aisling McCabe /
Aisling McCabe on LinkedIn: The Reuters Digital News Report is out with lots of information and great insights. Some which stood out for me include: …

@risj_oxford:
1️⃣ We find a further decline in the use of Facebook for news. It's gone from 42% to 26% since 2016 in the 12 markets we've tracked in the last 10 years Our data shows a growing reliance on a range of alternatives including messaging apps and video networks. See the chart below [image]

@risj_oxford:
7️⃣ We find little growth in news subscriptions, with 17% saying they paid for news online. Norway🇳🇴 (40%) and Sweden🇸🇪 (31%) have the highest %, and Japan🇯🇵 (9%) and the UK🇬🇧 (8%) the lowest In many countries we find evidence of heavy discounting. Here's the data for the US [image]

@risj_oxford:
3️⃣ Video is becoming a more important source of online news, especially for the young Short videos are accessed by 66% of our global sample, with longer formats attracting around half (51%). Most people consume news video on online platforms (72%) and not on news sites (22%) [image]

Dominic Ponsford /
Press Gazette: Where we get our news in 2024: Social media has become the new global newsstand

@risj_oxford:
2️⃣ These top line figures hide big geographical differences: -Many still use Facebook for news in 🇵🇭Philippines 🇨🇴Colombia and 🇲🇾Malaysia -TikTok is huge (and growing rapidly) in 🇹🇭Thailand, 🇰🇪Kenya, 🇮🇩Indonesia and other markets of the Global South [image]

@risj_oxford:
8️⃣ 55% of those that are not currently subscribing say that they would pay nothing for online news, with most of the rest prepared to offer just a few dollars per month, when pressed Across markets, 2% of non-payers say that they would pay full price. Figures by market below [image]

@risj_oxford:
6️⃣ As publishers embrace the use of AI, we find widespread public suspicion about how it might be used, especially for ‘hard’ news stories As the chart shows, respondents in the US are much more comfortable about different uses of AI than those in Europe [image]

@risj_oxford:
9️⃣ Trust in the news (40%) has remained stable over the last year, but is still four points lower than it was at the height of COVID-19. Finland🇫🇮 (69%) remains the country with the highest levels of trust, while Greece🇬🇷 and Hungary🇭🇺 (23%) have the lowest levels [image]

@risj_oxford:
4️⃣ The report documents the rise of a new generation of news creators 🇫🇷 A good example is @HugoTravers, who produces explainer videos on TikTok and YouTube and was cited by respondents more often than French legacy publishers @lemondefr or @Le_Figaro. See the tables below [image]

Claes de Vreese /
Claes de Vreese on LinkedIn: It's 🎁 time: the new Digital News Report (2024) is out. An international ‘smorgasbord’ of news consumption patterns …

@risj_oxford:
5️⃣ Concern about online misinformation has risen by 3 points in the last year with 59% saying they are worried about it. The figure is much higher in: 🇿🇦South Africa (81%) and the 🇺🇸US (72%) In terms of platforms, concern is highest for TikTok and X. Figures in the chart below [image]

@risj_oxford:
🔟 High standards, a transparent approach, lack of bias, and fairness in terms of media representation are the 4 primary factors that influence trust The top responses are strongly linked and are consistent across countries, ages, and political viewpoints [image]

@risj_oxford:
Our Digital News Report 2024 is out! 📊 47 markets 🌏 95,000 respondents ✍️ Authored by @nicnewman @richrdfletcher Craig T. Robertson @amyross87 @rasmus_kleis & our partners 📱Explore now https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac .uk/ ... 🧵Findings in thread #DNR24 [image]

Reuters Institute:
Methodology — This study has been commissioned by the Reuters Institute for the Study …

Dr Craig T. Robertson /
Reuters Institute: How much do people pay for online news? And what might encourage more people to pay?

Press Gazette:

A look at news influencers in the US, the UK, and France: a majority are mainstream journalists in the UK, much higher YouTube use for news in the US, and more— News influencer trend well-developed in US, but in UK mainstream brands and journalists leave less of a gap.

Press Gazette:

Reuters Institute: the share of people who say they sometimes or often actively avoid the news reached 39%, up 10 percentage points from 2017— The proportion of people selectively avoiding the news is now ten percentage points higher than it was seven years ago, reaching a new high of 39% across 20 key markets.

Variety:

NBCU partners with Group Black, a collective focused on Black-owned and Black-produced media, to launch multicultural content hub E!+ on Peacock— NBCUniversal is tapping an outside company to help it bring a broader array of viewers and advertisers under its media tent.

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David Satin /
The Streamable: Peacock Partners with Group Black to Offer New, Multicultural Content Hub

Cavel Khan /
Cavel Khan on LinkedIn: Let's go!!! Excited to partner with NBCU to bring new opportunities for content creators and brands.

Jeff Swierk /
Jeff Swierk on LinkedIn: Proud to announce. E!+ the premier streaming content hub for diverse voices on Peacock. Let's Go...

New York Times:

Losing TNT's NBA broadcast rights would sting for WBD but would also save the company over $2B annually, which could be used to purchase other sports rights— The company's TNT channel and the N.B.A. have long been inextricably linked, but that may end after next season. Plus, Charles Barkley is retiring.

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Awful Announcing, USA Today, New York Times, Front Office Sports, NewscastStudio, Barrett Media, CNN and Associated Press

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Ben Axelrod /
Awful Announcing: Warner Bros. Discovery ‘likely’ to try to match Amazon's NBA package

Mike D. Sykes /
USA Today: Charles Barkley says he's retiring as a broadcaster next year, but if he doesn't here's where he might end up

Andrew Marchand /
New York Times: Charles Barkley says he's retiring, but this story doesn't feel over

Michael McCarthy /
Front Office Sports: Charles Barkley's ‘Retirement’ Could Be Last-Ditch Power Play

Michael P. Hill /
NewscastStudio: Charles Barkley says he's retiring from TV as TNT's rights battle with NBA drags on

Homero De la Fuente /
CNN: Charles Barkley says he's retiring from broadcasting after 2024-25 NBA season

The Wrap:

Sources: 25 unionized staffers at The Daily Beast took buyouts, equivalent to ~70% of the guild, including almost all of the outlet's senior staffers— The Daily Beast is gutting its senior editorial team after implementing voluntary buyouts last month, with nearly 70% of unionized staffers leaving the outlet, TheWrap has learned.

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@nataliekorach and @willsommer

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Natalie Korach /
@nataliekorach: New: The Daily Beast is gutting its senior editorial team after implementing voluntary buyouts last month, with 70% of unionized staffers leaving the outlet https://www.thewrap.com/...

Will Sommer /
@willsommer: Media news: The Daily Beast buyout results are in, and they're just about gutting the site. 25 (or 70%) of unionized staffers took the buyouts, including nearly all of the most senior journalists. Meanwhile, non-union editors expect to face a round of firings at end of the month.

Financial Times:

The Cannes Lions ad festival adds humor as an award category, highlighting the importance of a “human connection” in ads, as AI struggles to create funny ads— New humour category highlights ‘human connection’ in a sector beset by a crisis in creativity

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Cynthia Littleton /
Variety: UTA and MediaLink Go Big on Digital Creators, Gen Z Marketers at Cannes Lions as New Leaders Take Reins

Liza Foreman /
The Wrap: Cannes Lions Launches With Focus on Sports, Streaming, AI

AdExchanger:

Mozilla acquires Anonym, a privacy-focused ad measurement startup launched by Meta executives in 2022, and will run Anonym as a separate business unit— Two years after leaving Meta to launch their own privacy-focused ad measurement startup in 2022, Graham Mudd and Brad Smallwood have sold their company to Mozilla.

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MediaPost and The Mozilla Blog

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Laurie Sullivan /