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BBC:

Peter Jay, the former economics editor of the BBC and the Times, presenter of ITV's Weekend World, and launch chairman of TV-am, dies at age 87— Peter Jay, the former economics editor of the BBC, has died aged 87. — At various times, Jay was also economics editor of the Times newspaper …
Discussion: The Guardian, @adamboultontabb, @markesutherland, @oliverkamm, @faisalislam and @dsmitheconomics

Discussion:

Nadeem Badshah /
The Guardian: Peter Jay, journalist and diplomat, dies aged 87

Adam Boulton /
@adamboultontabb: Peter Jay - always a man worth listening to and founding chairman of TVam among other accolades

Mark Sutherland /
@markesutherland: RIP Peter Jay. Such an astonishing career. Economics Editor of The Times & later the BBC. Founder presenter of Weekend World. British Ambassador to Washington. Founder Chairman & Chief Executive of TV-am. [image]

Oliver Kamm /
@oliverkamm: Sad news of the death of Peter Jay, an immensely influential commentator & distinguished figure at @thetimes. I once debated Europe with him (like his father, Douglas Jay, he was an inveterate opponent of UK membership of EEC/EU) and found him fascinating. https://www.bbc.com/...

Faisal Islam /
@faisalislam: Sad to say my predecessor Peter Jay has passed away... Famously told colleague one of his complex pieces was written for an audience of 3, & he wasn't one of them... in room with LBJ and Okun when they came up with the definition of recession. Criticised the “bias against

Vanity Fair:

The relationship between Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. casts renewed scrutiny on the ethical line between all journalists and subjects— An allegedly inappropriate relationship between the New York reporter and 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has rocked the media world

Discussion:

Lily Mae Lazarus /
The Daily Beast: RFK Jr. Tries to Paint Himself as Olivia Nuzzi's Victim

Dylan Byers /
Puck: We Need to Talk About Olivia & Ryan @clayranck@threads.net: I really feel like the journalists telling us how great Nuzzi is are actually just telling on themselves.

Dan Kennedy /
@dankennedy_nu@threads.net: This July 4 Olivia Nuzzi piece on a fading Biden was influential in how some of us thought about his future in politics. Obviously it wasn't the sole reason that he ended his campaign. But @nymag's claim that Nuzzi's relationship with RFK Jr. didn't affect her journalism is as wrong as can be. …

Jeremy Fassler /
@j_fassler: Olivia Nuzzi's behavior with RFK Jr. is an indictment on journalism itself, but the fact that she's been allowed to rise to the top despite being so awful at her job, and that she's been defended so often, should also cause self-reflection. My latest: https://jeremyfassler.medium.com/ ...

Will Bunch /
@will_bunch: 1. Re: the Olivia Nuzzi thing. I was surprised that she's only 31 so I read her bio. Dropped out of Fordham to cover the 2016 election for Daily Beast. My generation, no one did this — you worked at a smaller paper or 2 and covered zoning meetings and learned from your dumb...

Vanessa Serna /
Page Six: Married RFK Jr. bragged about ‘intimate’ photos he had of reporter Olivia Nuzzi amid sexting scandal: report

Delilah Gray /
SheKnows: RFK Jr. Once Had 43 ‘Mistresses’ in His Cellphone, Insiders Allege Amid Cheating Scandal

Lakshya Jain /
@lxeagle17: It is extremely funny that 90% of the male journalists on Twitter have been simping for Olivia Nuzzi, while all of the female journalists are beyond livid for her committing an incredibly serious and obvious breach of ethics.

Beth Fertig /
@bethfertig: “As the American media faces a whole new level of distrust and attacks, the ethical line between journalist and subject could not be more important to keep clear.” Vanity Fair https://www.vanityfair.com/... The Wrap: DC Journalists Defending Olivia Nuzzi Draw Ridicule From Peers: It's ‘Journalism Malpractice Full Stop’

Dr. Marina Archer /
@drmarinaarcher: The entire access journalism issue matters. DC's press/politics “commingling” matters. Giuliani had Ken Vogel. Michael Cohen had Haberman. There are others. This isn't @ sex - it's @ politicians and media figures “using” each other for personal benefit. https://www.vanityfair.com/...

Will Bunch /
@will_bunch: 2...mistakes by the time you were ready to work in a major-league newsroom. Maybe there was some wisdom in that system, no?

Dana Kennedy /
New York Post: ‘Obsessed’ Olivia Nuzzi pursued RFK Jr. ‘aggressively,’ pol had to block her repeatedly: source

Adam Downer /
Know Your Meme: Journalist Implies RFK Jr. and Olivia Nuzzi's 70-31 Age Gap Is Problematic, Recalling The Halcyon Days Of Twitter Hot Takes

Nick Visser /
HuffPost: Olivia Nuzzi On Leave After Relationship With Former Subject, Reportedly RFK Jr. Fox News: New York mag puts reporter Olivia Nuzzi on leave for alleged ‘personal relationship’ with RFK Jr.

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New York Magazine says Olivia Nuzzi is on leave after admitting a personal relationship with a campaign figure; sources: the person is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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New York Magazine, The Daily Beast, New York Times, Us Weekly, Page Six, New York Post, HuffPost, The Wrap, Arizona Republic, @moorehn, @pkafka, @beebabs, @parismartineau, @girlinabasement, @hadas_gold, @sreekyshooter, @g3thaunted, @kathmschmidt@threads.net, @cd_hooks, @aklingus, @dashdobrofsky, @david_darmofal, @mallapip, @mattdpearce, @olivialittle, @ddiamond, @sablaah, @baddestmamajama, @lolennui, @brotigupta, @zachsilberberg, Slate, Hung Up, CNN, 6abc, @maxwelltani, @scott.nover@threads.net, Fox News, @johndilillo, The Daily Beast, @ali_sivi, @thetomzone, @mattdpearce, @brianstelter, @alexrkonrad, @film_girl, @nunesalt, @mollytaft, @matthdonovan, @kath_krueger, @tcarmody, @askhalid, @film_girl, Defector, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, @atrupar, @markjacob16, @davidfolkenflik, @benmullin, @film_girl, @brianstelter, @melissadderosa, @brendan_duke, @brianstelter, Hollywood Life, SheKnows, @rodhilton@mastodon.social, Washington Post, The Hill, @kazweida@threads.net, NPR, Boing Boing, 404 Media, ComingSoon.net, @_eileenie_@threads.net, New York Daily News, Breitbart, Newser, TMZ.com, Mediaite, Politico, Variety, @gbrockell@threads.net, Axios, @aswinn@threads.net, @ecmclaughlin@threads.net, @yonetteajoseph@threads.net, @brianstelter@threads.net, @tcarmody.bsky.social, @thebrianskinner@threads.net, @JoshuaHolland@mastodon.social, @walkerbragman@threads.net, Mediaite, @kenandpapernm@threads.net, @susanrinkunas.com, @celestepewter.bsky.social, @davelevitan.bsky.social, @susanrinkunas.com, @dbrauer.bsky.social, @renee.diresta@threads.net, @makenakellyx@threads.net, @atherton.bsky.social, @mollyknight.bsky.social, @danmitchell.bsky.social, @kalihays1@threads.net, @brianvastag@sciencemastodon …, @susanrinkunas.com, @GrimmReality@beige.party, @joekatz45.bsky.social, @emarktaylor@mastodon.online, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter

Discussion:

Corbin Bolies /
The Daily Beast: Married RFK Jr., 70, Bragged He Had ‘Intimate’ Photos of Reporter Olivia Nuzzi, 31

Katie Robertson /
New York Times: Olivia Nuzzi, New York Magazine Writer, Put on Leave Over R.F.K. Jr. Relationship

Kaitlin Simpson /
Us Weekly: RFK Jr. and Olivia Nuzzi's Relationship Was ‘Emotional and Digital’ But Not ‘Physical’: Report

Vanessa Serna /
Page Six: Cheryl Hines celebrates 59th birthday with daughters amid husband RFK Jr.'s sexting scandal: ‘Me and my girls’

Ryan King /
New York Post: Olivia Nuzzi initially denied sexting tryst with RFK Jr. when confronted by boss: report

Ross A. Lincoln /
The Wrap: Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr's Affair Was Exposed Because He Bragged to Friends About Her Nudes (Report)

Bill Goodykoontz /
Arizona Republic: Yes, the RFK Jr.-Olivia Nuzzi mess matters. Here's why

Heidi N. Moore /
@moorehn: I'm already seeing defenses of Nuzzi and just want to say: This makes you sound fucking dumb. Having an affair with a political source is an enormous ethical violation, she KNEW it was an enormous ethical violation, she once WROTE AN ARTICLE about how it was an enormous ethical

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: In any other circumstance this would be the quintessential New York Magazine story.

Paris Martineau /
@parismartineau: everyone who tweeted tearful goodbyes to this website when elon fired all the engineers is not allowed to participate in nuzzgate. sorry i don't make the rules

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Via playbook: “A note from our own Ryan Lizza:"Because of my connection to this story through my ex-fiancée, my editors and I have agreed that I won't be involved in any coverage of Kennedy in Playbook or elsewhere at POLITICO." @sreekyshooter: RFK Jr: [sounding like a fork in a garbage disposal] and that's when the Worm told me to decapitate the whale Olivia Nuzzi: [slowly playing with her engagement ring] wow :)

Kathleen Matthews Schmidt /
@kathmschmidt@threads.net: Oh lord. Whyyyy. From Puck News:

Christopher Hooks /
@cd_hooks: hello. my brain parasite and I have been watching you from across the table where you're conducting this interview and... we like your style [image]

Anthony /
@aklingus: unbelievable day for Being Online @dashdobrofsky: Olivia Nuzzi spent the last few weeks of her career attacking Biden for his age — despite him being the most effective President in recent history — while having an affair with his political opponent. More proof of how rotten and untrustworthy our corporate media has become.

David Darmofal /
@david_darmofal: So there was this reporter, Olivia Nuzzi, who was covering my campaign. [image]

Maria Theresa /
@mallapip: So, Olivia Nuzzi cheated on Ryan Lizza with RFK Jr. who cheated on Cheryl Hines in doing so, the same Cheryl Hines who has stood behind him proudly through all his recent assholery? Did I get that right?

Olivia Little /
@olivialittle: goodnight [image]

Dan Diamond /
@ddiamond: have so many questions that, ironically, would be best answered by a NY Mag profile

Jessica Ellis /
@baddestmamajama: Ok I know women's standards are low but I thought they weren't “lose your job to cheat with a man twice your age implicated in multiple animal corpse mutilations” low

Zach Silberberg /
@zachsilberberg: saw this making the rounds and was like, haha great stuff. and then i noticed who tweeted it [image]

Hunter Harris /
Hung Up: This is Going to Ruin The Tour — The last 30 hours would make even Aaron Sorkin sitting …

Will McDuffie /
6abc: New York Magazine places reporter on leave after alleged relationship with RFK Jr.

Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: Statement from @Olivianuzzi [image]

Scott Nover /
@scott.nover@threads.net: My esteemed editors at Slate, each one a paragon of journalistic ethics like myself, requested an explainer about the latest media scandal and I, ever their servant, obliged. This is cursed shit. https://slate.com/...

John DiLillo /
@johndilillo: if you have read her profile of RFK jr this is quite literally the most insane news of all time [image]

Josh Fiallo /
The Daily Beast: Who Is Olivia Nuzzi, the Star Reporter Engulfed in RFK Jr ‘Sexting’ Scandal?

Bald Ann Dowd /
@ali_sivi: olivia nuzzi doing challengers with rfk and his brain worm

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce: the PR is PRing when the phrase “in nature” shows up alongside some vague adjectives

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: A person with direct knowledge of the matter says the relationship between Nuzzi and RFK Jr. was emotional and digital in nature, not physical. Both sides have also said on the record that it was never physical in nature. https://www.cnn.com/...

Alex Konrad /
@alexrkonrad: an all time night for media group chats, the likes of which we may have never seen [image]

Christina Warren /
@film_girl: Ok. So it's to look at this old tweet and laugh cos Kate Mara played the murdered journalist in House of Cards. But Kate Mara also played the drowned Kennedy date in Chappaquiddick. So what I'm saying is Kate Mara has to play Olivia in the Netflix series. [image]

Devin Nunes' Alt-Mom /
@nunesalt: BWAHAHAHAHAHA

Molly Taft /
@mollytaft: ok sexting rfk jr is somehow even crazier

Matthew J Donovan /
@matthdonovan: @kath_krueger lol h/t @devahaz [image]

Katherine Krueger /
@kath_krueger: guess she could always get a job at the free press ❤️

Tim Carmody /
@tcarmody: Who was the insult comedian who had the punchline “you BOTH could do better”?

Amrita Khalid /
@askhalid: So happy I left this weird little town.

Christina Warren /
@film_girl: The original Olivia Nuzzi lore c/o @hunterw from 2013. Morgan was wrong, but she was also maybe hilariously right? https://talkingpointsmemo.com/ ... read the whole thing. It's still the most iconic accidental on-record convo of all time. [image]

Patrick Redford /
Defector: ‘New York’ Suspends Olivia Nuzzi Over “Inappropriate Relationship” With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: More questions than answers in this WTF case of a political journalist's relationship with RFKjr... https://www.status.news/...

Mark Jacob /
@markjacob16: Here's Olivia Nuzzi puffing up RFK Jr. in the New York Times in March. It has now been revealed that Nuzzi had a romantic relationship with RFK Jr. and New York magazine put her on leave after finding out. [image]

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: NY Mag says star political reporter Olivia Nuzzi on leave after it learned of a romantic involvement with a subject of her reporting ⁦@oliverdarcy⁩ reports it's RFK Jr https://nymag.com/...

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Olivia Nuzzi is on leave from @NYMag after disclosing a relationship with RFK Jr., @oliverdarcy reports: “Had the magazine been aware of this relationship, she would not have continued to cover the presidential campaign.” https://www.status.news/...

Christina Warren /
@film_girl: @brianstelter @oliverdarcy If this is true, this is the most Olivia Nuzzi story of all time.

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: >> @NYMag has published this note - expressing regret for “this violation of our readers' trust” - on its web site https://nymag.com/...

Melissa DeRosa /
@melissadderosa: The conflicts of interest that run rampant throughout the press and go un(under)reported are truly astounding and validate the lack of trust that exists in the mainstream media

Brendan Duke /
@brendan_duke: Too god damn perfect. [image]

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “New York magazine on Thursday said its Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, is on leave after learning the star journalist had allegedly engaged in a romantic relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,” @OliverDarcy reports for STATUS https://www.status.news/...

Elisabeth McGowan /
Hollywood Life: Is Olivia Nuzzi Married? Meet Her Fiance Ryan Lizza Amid RFK Jr. Rumors

Kristyn Burtt /
SheKnows: Cheryl Hines Reportedly Had Fair Warning of RFK Jr.'s ‘History as a Womanizer’ Ahead of Marriage

Rod Hilton /
@rodhilton@mastodon.social: I'm struggling to keep up with Phase 2024 of America: The Series, honestly. Like am I supposed to watch the 3rd party candidate stuff too? — It must be said that not only did RFK Jr. cheat on his wife Cheryl Hines with reporter Olivia Nuzzi, but Nuzzi wrote the infamous “Conspiracy of Silence to Protect Joe Biden” piece. …

Cate Martel /
The Hill: 12:30 Report — Robinson revelations rock political world

Kaz Weida /
@kazweida@threads.net: Thanks to Olivia Nuzzi, when a reporter's coverage is obviously biased, whether she's sleeping with her sources is now going to be part of the speculation and I really really hate that for us.

Rachel Treisman /
NPR: Magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi is on leave over an alleged relationship with RFK Jr.

Samantha Cole /
404 Media: Behind the Blog: Good Dogs and Joyous Games

Anubhav Chaudhry /
ComingSoon.net: What Happened to Olivia Nuzzi? RFK Jr. Affair Rumors Explained @_eileenie_@threads.net: Nuzzi: “I...apologize to those I've disappointed, especially my colleagues at New York.” Reporters are SO sorry for disappointing the people they actually write for: each other. This is what publications & the journalists they employ offer the public, who pay to read them. …

Muri Assunção /
New York Daily News: NY Mag places Olivia Nuzzi on leave over alleged RFK Jr. relationship

David Gilmour /
Mediaite: Corey Lewandowski Deletes Post About Olivia Nuzzi Relationship With Trump Ally RFK Jr. Variety: New York Magazine's Olivia Nuzzi on Leave for Alleged ‘Personal Relationship’ With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Gillian Brockell /
@gbrockell@threads.net: Left: NY Mag tonight. Right: Olivia Nuzzi in March

Rebecca Falconer /
Axios: N.Y. Magazine reporter on leave after alleged relationship with RFK

Allison Winn /
@aswinn@threads.net: All I know is I'd thought that a certain reporter had totally gone off the rails in her recent TV coverage of Biden and Harris, and tonight's news now puts a lot of that in context.

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin /
@ecmclaughlin …: Agree. It explains a lot. The most recent Trump piece was so wildly sycophantic I only made it through the first few paragraphs.

Yonette Joseph /
@yonetteajoseph@threads.net: Kennedy, who is married to “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star Cheryl Hines, is alleged to have boasted privately about the alleged relationship with the reporter. At times this year, Nuzzi staked out certain pro-Kennedy positions. …

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter@threads.net: Statement from @olivianuzzix: “Earlier this year, the nature of some communication between myself and a former reporting subject turned personal. During that time, I did not directly report on the subject nor use them as a source. The relationship was never physical but should have been disclosed to prevent the appearance of a conflict. …

Tim Carmody /
@tcarmody.bsky.social: It is hard enough to enforce the rule that journalists — heck, everyone — should not enable and indulge the worst people; can we at least, starting now, no crossed fingers and no backsies, agree not to sleep with the worst people

Brian Skinner /
@thebrianskinner@threads.net: Oh come on

Joshua Holland /
@JoshuaHolland@mastodon.social: Did this affair with a candidate whose campaign was based largely on Biden's ostensible unfitness for office coincide with her big splashy NYMag piece about Biden's ostensible unfitness for office? — https://www.status.news/... #media #rfkjr #OliviaNuzzi #Election2024

Walker Bragman /
@walkerbragman@threads.net: Why even become a journalist, honestly? Like, what did you want to do in that role? Because from where I'm standing, RFK Jr.—a member of one of the most influential families in America—is one of the nation's most dangerous, amoral cranks. …

Michael Luciano /
Mediaite: Olivia Nuzzi on Leave from New York Magazine After Romantic Relationship with RFK Jr.

Ken Robert /
@kenandpapernm@threads.net: “New York magazine on Thursday said its Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, is on leave after learning the star journalist had allegedly engaged in a romantic relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.” Oliver Darcy I feel like the writers of As the World Burns are doing way too much this season.

Susan Rinkunas /
@susanrinkunas.com: Also this is Olivia Nuzzi's fiancé www.nytimes.com/2017/12/11/b...

Celeste Pewter /
@celestepewter.bsky.social: ... the absolute grossness aside, it's worth pointing out that Nuzzi's July story about Biden now deserves greater scrutiny. — I think we're all pleased and thankful for the shift to the Harris campaign, but it's now important we revisit her reporting and motivations.

Dave Levitan /
@davelevitan.bsky.social: I know it's maybe a bit perpendicular to this... news... but thinking again about the thousands of journalists capable of avoiding obvious ethical violations laid off the last couple years

Susan Rinkunas /
@susanrinkunas.com: This is gross and ethically wrong *AND* Nuzzi's Biden article alone didn't cause him to drop out. That was a decision that was obviously correct as he was clearly diminished and was going to lose to Trump. Thank u.

David Brauer /
@dbrauer.bsky.social: For new arrivals [image]

Renee DiResta /
@renee.diresta@threads.net: Another wtf moment in the saga of the bear-eating whale-decapitating brainworm-having antivax crank on the Trump Transition Team... 👀

Makena Kelly /
@makenakellyx@threads.net: this RFK JR. affair story would make a crazy essay in The Cut

Kelsey Atherton /
@atherton.bsky.social: Thrilled to learn whatever nightmare publication she'll land up at next. I'm guessing a pseudo-blog run through Substack which says it isn't a substack and is backed by the worst media cast-offs whose careers failed to survive contact with a functioning HR department.

Molly Knight /
@mollyknight.bsky.social: Never forget. [image]

Elrond Hubbard /
@danmitchell.bsky.social: Yes, very much so. It started around the beginning of the year. I love how both NY mag's unnamed spokesweasel and (ahem) “a source close to Nuzzi” tried to soften it by saying he was never a source for any of her stories after that, as if that were in some way a mitigating factor. [embedded post]

Kali Hays /
@kalihays1@threads.net: Lit-er-ally shrieked

Brian Vastag /
@brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com: lololololololololol — there are not enough lols in the world for this — https://www.status.news/... #journalism #journamism #eewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Susan Rinkunas /
@susanrinkunas.com: Reminder that she appeared to be friendly with Milo and professed deep admiration for Ann Coulter — deadspin.com/boy-do-i-fee... [embedded post] @GrimmReality@beige.party: It's been a while since I've been in the trade but, even putting rudimentary conflict-of-interest criteria aside for a second, I'm pretty sure a big unwritten rule is “don't fuck fascists.” — https://www.status.news/...

Joe Katz /
@joekatz45.bsky.social: So did Olivia Nuzzi write this article suggesting Joe Biden was mentally incapable of being president while in a romantic relationship with one of his opponents who was also making the case that Joe Biden was mentally incapable of being president? [embedded post]

Mark Taylor /
@emarktaylor@mastodon.online: #USPol — Via ‪The Farmer Jones‬ ‪@thefarmerjones.bsky.social̷ 6; — · — 7m — “Romantic affair” is such good phrasing. Clandestine meetings. They shared wine (organic from unvaxxed plants.) He brought her gifts, mostly roadkill. — https://www.status.news/... …

Glenn Garner /
Deadline: New York Magazine Reporter Olivia Nuzzi Placed On Leave Over Alleged Relationship With RFK Jr.

Business Insider:
Q&A with ex-CNN reporter Oliver Darcy, who launched his one-man independent newsletter about media in August and who uncovered the RFK Jr./Olivia Nuzzi story

Discussion:
Page Six, @pkafka, The Wrap, New York Post, Adweek, NewsNation, Hollywood Life, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, The Hill and Variety

Discussion:

Chris Rogers /
Page Six: RFK Jr. is MIA for Grace Kennedy Allen's pre-wedding festivities amid Olivia Nuzzi ‘sexting’ scandal

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Oliver Darcy on his RFK/Olivia Nuzzi scoop - why it matters and why it was hard for him to write - to me: [image]

Ross A. Lincoln /
The Wrap: Olivia Nuzzi's Affair With RFK Jr Lasted Almost 9 Months, New York Magazine Editor Tells Staff

Patrick Reilly /
New York Post: New York magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi allegedly sent RFK Jr. ‘demure’ nudes during ‘sexting’ affair: report

Patrick Djordjevic /
NewsNation: RFK Jr., Olivia Nuzzi's reported relationship reviewed by NY Mag

Elisabeth McGowan /
Hollywood Life: Olivia Nuzzi: Everything to Know About Her Alleged Relationship With RFK Jr. The Guardian: Reporter Olivia Nuzzi on leave after alleged personal relationship with RFK Jr revealed

Dan Ladden-Hall /
The Daily Beast: Trump Aide Quickly Deletes Tweet About RFK Jr.'s Relationship With Reporter

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: New York Magazine puts Olivia Nuzzi on leave after report of relationship with RFK Jr.

Bloomberg:

Sources: Netflix is eager to pitch partners on less money up front for TV shows with potential for more later based on success; Netflix denies wanting to do so— Streaming services have three choices to catch up with Netflix. We examine the pros and cons of each one.

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Associated Press:

Al Jazeera says Israeli forces raided its Ramallah bureau in the West Bank early September 22 with a military order to immediately close the office for 45 days— Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday …

Discussion:
Al Jazeera, Reuters, Rolling Stone, The Times of Israel, NDTV, The Guardian, @biesanak, Associated Press, @attackerman.bsky.social, @afp, @sahouraxo, @gazanotice, Broadband TV News, Raw Story, Committee to Protect …, ABC, New York Times, @mariambarghouti, @Amputado@mastodon.cc and National Union of Journalists …

Discussion:

Muhammad Al Gebaly /
Reuters: Israeli forces raid Al Jazeera bureau in West Bank with closure order The Times of Israel: Report: Israeli forces storm Al Jazeera's Ramallah bureau with military order to close it for 45 days

Pushkar Tiwari /
NDTV: “Take All Cameras And Leave”: Israel Raids Al Jazeera's West Bank Office

Biesan Abu-Kwaik /
@biesanak: Breaking: The Israeli army just stormed the Al Jazeera office in the Ramallah in the West Bank and they are handing a military order to close the office for 45 days without providing an explanation. [video]

Associated Press:
Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an ‘open-ended battle’ with Israel

Spencer Ackerman /
@attackerman.bsky.social: Al Jazeera reports that the IDF is raiding its West Bank bureau. [image] @afp: #UPDATE Al Jazeera says Israeli forces have raided its office in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. “There is a court ruling for closing down Al Jazeera for 45 days,” an Israeli soldier told an Al Jazeera journalist, the Qatari network reported, citing a conversation aired live

Sarah /
@sahouraxo: HAPPENING NOW: Israeli soldiers are raiding Al Jazeera's office in Ramallah and forcing it to stop broadcasting in the West Bank for 45 days. Israel is planning something terrifying across the West Bank, and doesn't want the world to see. [video] @gazanotice: Al Jazeera journalists are now on the street, all their TV gear has been confiscated, they are not allowed to go get their cars from the parking. It is 3.52am in Ramallah. The area is fully surrounded by Israeli forces. The number of soldiers involved in this operation is quite [video]

Julian Clover /
Broadband TV News: Israeli forces raid Al Jazeera base in Gaza Committee to Protect Journalists: Israeli forces raid Al Jazeera's West Bank office, issue 45 day ban on its journalism

Mariam Barghouti /
@mariambarghouti: BREAKING: The Israeli military is raiding downtown Ramallah, broke into Al-Jazeera offices and ordered its closure for 45 days by military order. This is around 3:20 a.m. local. [video] @Amputado@mastodon.cc: Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign by #Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster as it covers the Israel-Hamas war in the #Gaza Strip. …

The Hollywood Reporter:

Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters talk about the company's choice to add advertising, its plans to “Netflix-ify” NFL games it will show in December, AI, and more— Peters also discussed AI, how a “desperate situation” got Netflix into the ad business, and how Amazon took a totally different approach to ads.

New York Times:

X capitulates in Brazil and could return next week, as the company's lawyers say it took down some accounts, paid fines, and named a new formal representative— In an abrupt reversal, the social network's lawyers said it was complying with court orders that it had previously defied.

Discussion:
The Guardian, @senrickscott, @morningbrew, @wicary, @zeynep, @claudferraz, @chrchristensen, @mmarkovitz, @vpace.bsky.social, @timurkuran, Agence France-Presse, @mediumboi@threads.net, @kateaconger@threads.net, @josiah.mortimer@threads.net, @fridaghitis@threads.net, Deadline, TechCrunch, @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social, Engadget, @stalbaum@mastodon.social, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @clearspark.bsky.social, @dnas.is, @mattdpearce.bsky.social, @researchbuzz@researchbuzz …, The Verge, MEDIANAMA, Bloomberg, SiliconANGLE and Boing Boing, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Rick Scott /
@senrickscott: Brazil banning @X is an overreach of power from a judge with a long history of robbing those with a conservative view of their free speech. It's time we deny or revoke visas for Justice De Moraes and other members of the Brazilian Supreme Court complicit in these undemocratic [image] @morningbrew: Brazil has won its battle with X and Elon Musk Per the New York Times, X has decided to comply with orders from the country's Supreme Court Brazil could lift its ban on X as early next week [image]

Stephen Wicary /
@wicary: Elon Musk backs down and decides to comply with court orders in Brazil, an attempt to end a monthslong clash that culminated in the banning of his social network X in Latin America's largest economy, @danielcarvalho_ reports https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Zeynep Tufekci /
@zeynep: So after all that, it seems X complied with the Brazilian courts and all the rulings of judge Moraes —who Musk had repeatedly said belonged in jail— and banned the accounts as ordered, paid the fines, named an official representatives, etc. [image]

Claudio Ferraz /
@claudferraz: Seems like the war of attrition might get to an end for X in Brazil. Also seems like in the end profits and size of the market might be more important than individual ideology

Christian Christensen /
@chrchristensen: Musk agrees to take down accounts, pay fines, comply with #Brazil's request for X/Twitter to appoint a legal representative. Case was about a nation-state having sovereignty over its own media ecosystem in the face of the whims of a billionaire, and it looks like sovereignty won. [image]

Michael Markovitz /
@mmarkovitz: Musk backing down in Brazil is a win for digital sovereignty. It has nothing to do with freedom of expression & everything to do with legal accountability. Fun to watch Musk process in real time that X needs Brazil more than Brazil needs X. https://www.theguardian.com/ ... [image]

Timur Kuran /
@timurkuran: Free speech just took a hit. X has backed down in Brazil. It will comply with court-ordered censorship after all. Throughout the world, governments eager to control speech will take note.

Ryan Simkins /
@mediumboi@threads.net: Hahaha Elon Musk bent the knee to Brazil.🤣 “After defying court orders in Brazil for three weeks, Musk's social network, X, has capitulated. In a court filing on Friday night, the company's lawyers said that X had complied with orders from Brazil's Supreme Court in the hopes that the court would lift a block on its site”

Kate Conger /
@kateaconger@threads.net: After defying court orders to remove accounts, Elon Musk pulled a surprise retreat and blocked them, ushering in X's return to Brazil https://www.nytimes.com/...

Josiah /
@josiah.mortimer@threads.net: Haha. Musk caves in, in Brazil. But not before losing millions $, plus losing millions of users to Threads and BlueSky 💯 https://www.nytimes.com/...

Frida Ghitis /
@fridaghitis@threads.net: Elon Musk's X Backs Down in Brazil. The former Twitter says it is removing the accounts that Brazil says had become a threat to it's democracy, and following other rules Musk had rejected, such as keeping a local representative. Brazil had banned XTwitter in the country. It won.

Caroline Frost /
Deadline: Elon Musk Backs Down In Battle With Brazil Lawmakers To Restore X After Blocking Users

Anthony Ha /
TechCrunch: X reverses course in Brazil

Nicholas Grossman /
@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social: So claims of a principled stand for free speech in Brazil were always BS, it was trying to bully a govt Musk doesn't like, out of sympathy for Bolsonaro and Jan 8 rioters, part of a global far right push? — Huh. — As if that wasn't already clear from X censoring for govts Musk likes in Turkey and India.

Cheyenne MacDonald /
Engadget: X is reportedly now complying with orders from Brazil's Supreme Court @stalbaum@mastodon.social: This is very good news for democracy. A man whose Napoleonic ego thought it could bully a nation of voters, he lays down, concedes to justice. You are going to see Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin with the same dumbfounded expression on their faces too, soon enough. #ElonMusk #Twitter #Brazil …

Mike Masnick /
@mmasnick.bsky.social: I suggested this was likely happening yesterday and now it seems like it is: www.techdirt.com/2024/09/20/ e... Question now: of our new Brazilian friends here on Bluesky, how many will go back to the bad place? [embedded post]

Matt Pearce /
@mattdpearce.bsky.social: Probably helps here that places like Bluesky are viable competitors when Elon feels like going fash and defying court orders in democratic countries. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/w... @researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host: #Twitter #ElonMusk #Brazil — 'X's lawyers said the company had done exactly what Mr. Musk vowed not to: take down accounts that a Brazilian justice ordered removed because the judge said they threatened Brazil's democracy. …

Alex Cranz /
The Verge: X is capitulating to Brazil's Supreme Court

Sharveya Parasnis /
MEDIANAMA: X Faces Daily Fines Up To $920,000 For Defying Ban in Brazil

James Farrell /
SiliconANGLE: X has found a way to come back to life in Brazil

Jason Weisberger /
Boing Boing: X mistakenly finds itself temporarily online in Brazil

Financial Times:

Docs: in Perplexity's new ad model, brands will be able to bid for a “sponsored” question, which features an AI-generated answer approved by the advertiser— AI search start-up develops ‘sponsored’ question system in effort to gain share of $300bn digital ads industry

Discussion:
@antoniogm, @eric_seufert, @balancecrafting, @baekdal, @james.tartarus.org and Pixel Envy, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Antonio García Martínez /
@antoniogm: This is entirely correct. The attribution challenges here (both for the ads, and the data provenance) will be vast and fascinating. It's an entirely new world straining to be born, while the old one of search (and Google dominance) ends. Entire empires waiting to form.

Eric Seufert /
@eric_seufert: More information about Perplexity's ad product, which, as I inferred last month, is built for brand advertising: brands will bid for sponsored questions that deliver answers they approve. [image]

Thomas Baekdal /
@baekdal: Maybe I'm just too old-school, but this is confusing to me. If the AI answers have been pre-approved, why not just let the brands write the answers themselves and allow the brands to define and control their ad messages? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

James Aylett /
@james.tartarus.org: If they're going to approve the answer, why would it be AI generated, at least by Perplexity? Any brand that thinks this is going to get serious eyeballs should want confidence over their representation, meaning the answer would come out of their own content pipeline, not Perplexity's. [embedded post]

The Guardian:

An interview with Nate Silver about his new book On the Edge, his election model, how Elon Musk has been “very pilled by right wing memes”, misinformation, more— Nate Silver's election model is once again being pored over by millions of anxious voters.

Discussion:
@markroseman, @jassaskott, @shava23 and The Hill

Discussion:
@markroseman: Good article about public decision making, predictions, etc. https://www.theguardian.com/ ... [image]

Jassa Skott /
@jassaskott: I don't think Silver's election analysis is deeply flawed or that Peter Thiel owns him. He gets into trouble when he talks on social media more like a gambler than a neutral odds predicter. And when he says things like “Joe Biden is a walking corpse.” https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Jassa Skott /
@jassaskott: Interesting piece on Nate Silver, who says he is a Harris supporter and fears a Trump win. Silver: “What's your strategy to protect American institutions in the event of a Trump win? Or in 2028, 2032, a Trump-like Republican more effective than Trump?” https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

Shava Nerad /
@shava23: The “river” and the “village” in @NateSilver538's model of the world. With giggles. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

The Verge:

Email: Linda Yaccarino announces X is launching a “video tab” feature and an X-exclusive women's soccer reality show, The Offseason, produced by Alexis Ohanian— In a late Friday email, X CEO Linda Yaccarino announced the launch of a new “video tab” feature …

Discussion:

Ethan Kaplan /
@ethank@threads.net: I'm a) disappointed but not surprised Alexis is doing this b) am totally positive all the Twitter commentary on this will be totally brand safe. 💯 https://www.theverge.com/...

CNN:

A group of news organizations files an emergency petition at the Nevada Supreme Court, asking it to unseal the legal moves in the Murdoch succession battle— New York CNN — — A group of news organizations filed an emergency petition Thursday, asking Nevada's highest court to unseal …

Discussion:
@brianstelter, @eriqgardner, @jacquihames, Washington Post and TVNewsCheck

Discussion:

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: A bit of progress for the news outlets that are arguing for transparency during the secret Murdoch trust proceeding in Reno:

Eriq Gardner /
@eriqgardner: 🚨 Breaking: An order just came from the Nevada Supreme Court a few minutes ago. The judges have ordered the Murdochs to more fully respond to media companies aiming to unseal proceedings. The Murdochs have 28 days to file. [image]

Eriq Gardner /
@eriqgardner: The Nevada Supreme Court declined to halt the Murdoch Trust trial, where Rupert just finished up presenting his case for amending the trust, although 3 of the 7 judges said they would suspended the trial in a concurrence.

Eriq Gardner /
@eriqgardner: Media outlets challenge “super-sealing” of Murdoch trust trial at Nevada Supreme Court today. Emergency petition for writ served on 44 lawyers working the case! [image]

Jacqui Hames /
@jacquihames: Good, completely hypocritical of a company that plays fast and loose with others privacy should keep secret issues clearly in the public interest #Murdoch

Lars Lofgren:

How Forbes came to dominate Google Search results via Forbes Marketplace, a “parasite” SEO affiliate business in which Forbes only owns a minority stake— Are you sick of Forbes appearing in search results? — For topics that Forbes doesn't have any expertise in?

Discussion:
@lilithsaintcrow …, @ematt, @dannyashton, @blairmacgregor, @rebeccagill, @googlescrews, @josephrobison, @lenraleigh, @thatkatieberry, @lludwig, Jessica McKeil on LinkedIn, @guidetwit, @jalioralmiel, @davidu, @ichbingisele, @goog_enough, @dan_back, @lukeluby, @jeanneoliver, @jasonjonesjoe, @digitaldialect, @kevinrod81, @talebkabbara, @sebastian121461, @kevinrod81, @mountainweekly, @nicholasgarren, @larslofgren, Rachmiel on LinkedIn, @ktempestbradford …, Ross Briggs on LinkedIn, Boing Boing and Hacker News

Discussion:

Lili Saintcrow /
@lilithsaintcrow@raggedfeathers.com: “Forbes Marketplace is a Google heist of the highest order. It's generic, thin content with a single goal: rank to generate affiliate revenue. — And Google has lapped their shit up.” https://larslofgren.com/...

Matt Gibbs /
@ematt: This is why site rep abuse is not algorithmic and Google backtracked. If it was, all big sites that appear all over Google for anything and everything would be gone. Just like what happened to small sites with HCU. All that would be left are Reddit & Quora 😂

Danny Ashton /
@dannyashton: This is an incredible must-read post. Forbes' meteoric success has inspired every major media publisher to roll out their own parasite SEO program. Site reputation abuse is a problem that Google let happen.

Blair MacGregor /
@blairmacgregor: This was great and begs the obvious question: if a third-party outlet is producing content as “Forbes” but isn't *really* Forbes, then why is it accruing all of the benefits in Search of being Forbes? Has Google just not figured this out algorithmically? Or do they not care?

Rebecca Gill /
@rebeccagill: SEO has turned into a strange world. I miss the days of websites deindexed for hidden text. Life as an SEO was much simpler then. Do good, be rewarded. Do bad, be punished. Now it's a crazy land of changing direction from Google and the lowest quality content winning in SERPs.

Joe Robison /
@josephrobison: My speculation is that Forbes will get hit pretty hard 2 updates from now, but will then evolve again and restart the cycle.

Len /
@lenraleigh: Excellent article explaining how/why the @Forbes website is dominating Google search results! It is sad it has gotten this far. @thatkatieberry: 🎯🎯🎯 “To me, Forbes Marketplace looks like a completely different company where Forbes is a minority shareholder.” And yet it gets coddled by Google because it's associated with the name of a brand.

Larry Ludwig /
@lludwig: Great article about Forbes Marketplace and how it's dominating Google. https://larslofgren.com/...

Jessica McKeil /
Jessica McKeil on LinkedIn: Wow. — The juiciest SEO story just dropped. Grab your coffee, and buckle up. — “We're going to dig through SEC filings, business registrations, and some notes from a scorned founder. …

Tim Capper /
@guidetwit: Google has decided that Forbes is the authority in everything. Credit cards, cockroach removal, and getting too high from gummies. Forbes is now the dominant authority in damn near everything. And that is fucking absurd. https://larslofgren.com/...

Sophia /
@jalioralmiel: Forbes Marketplace is the biggest Parasite SEO site in existence. They've piggybacked off the Forbes brand for years now (since the original Forbes family sold out). And unfortunately Google has done nothing about it (despite admiting it's a major issue). https://www.shorturl.at/xzPtW

David Ulevitch /
@davidu: Sometimes you know something is true but you don't really know until you read it, and even then you can't believe it, but yet, there it is. Great detail and reporting on Forbes and Google from @LarsLofgren. This *should* be a @WSJ piece. https://larslofgren.com/...

Gisele Navarro /
@ichbingisele: “Forbes Marketplace is a Google heist of the highest order. It's generic, thin content with a single goal: rank to generate affiliate revenue. And Google has lapped their shit up.”～@LarsLofgren Meet the company running the Forbes Advisor show: https://larslofgren.com/... @goog_enough: In the past, I would have said that “SEO outsourcing” isn't what Forbes is known for, but that's clearly their specialty now. #googenough https://larslofgren.com/... [image] @dan_back: Here is a fascinating read on the power of Google, rankings and how Forbes leveraged their long history & standing as a media company to become one of the largest and powerful affiliate enterprises around. Well written & researched piece by @LarsLofgren https://larslofgren.com/...

Luke Luby /
@lukeluby: Part of me admires just how effective this has been. But the fact is, it's abusing #Google's algorithms and putting actual experts out of business. With the #HCU and similar updates, this could get worse. #SEO https://larslofgren.com/... @jeanneoliver: Forbes is a scam. They are not experts in everything or even anything. They've figured out how to game Google to make oceans of money from gullible consumers. This is why search results are crap. https://larslofgren.com/...

Jason Jones /
@jasonjonesjoe: @LarsLofgren In 2012 they called these sites content farms—only Forbes + others have learned to dress it up nicely unlike the sites hit by Google Panda in 2012+. Forbes and the like are too big for G to mess with (they must be in each others pockets in one way or another). Reputation abuse?

Kevin /
@kevinrod81: @LarsLofgren Also, the many SEOs who will say Forbes has built their reputation over the years. So now they can write about whatever they want. It's like saying because I read the Bible every day 10 years ago, I can now commit any crime I want every day because I have built my reputation.

Taleb Kabbara /
@talebkabbara: @LarsLofgren Google was unhappy with Forbes for doing that so Forbes struck in a deal and brought in Marketplace to bag the responsibility later on. Just trying to protect Forbes from any future problems in search. If the “subfolders” owned by Marketplace get nuked, Forbes will still

Sebastian /
@sebastian121461: @LarsLofgren This is basically the same scheme as “taboola turnkey”, partnering with TIME and AP to write their affiliate content. https://finance.yahoo.com/... With Google just blindly pushing authority websites to the top, these collaborations seem inevitable.

Kevin /
@kevinrod81: @LarsLofgren Guys like Mueller will still gaslight you saying they rank because their content is the best or their new term “helpful”.

Mike Hardaker /
@mountainweekly: @LarsLofgren When do we start calling out the real Bad character's here? The affiliate network's that are allowing this to happen in the first place, would be easy to say pump the breaks Forbes... but money talks

Nick Garren /
@nicholasgarren: @LarsLofgren The idea of “search” has been replaced with AI-powered “answers” and soon internet viewership will be heavily democratized. That said, @google seems to welcome their own demise, they can't see the forrest through the trees and it shows with the awful state of search. Here's a

Lars Lofgren /
@larslofgren: If you've wondered why Forbes appears EVERYwhere in Google now, it's because it has a parasite SEO program. The whole thing is insane: https://larslofgren.com/...

Rachmiel /
Rachmiel on LinkedIn: A scathing indictment of Forbes and google, centered around Forbes' parasite SEO “Marketplace.” Honorable shoutout to their historical MFA practices as well. …

K. Tempest Bradford /
@ktempestbradford@wandering.shop: TL;DR: don't click on any Forbes links. None of them. It's all garbage. — https://larslofgren.com/...

Ross Briggs /
Ross Briggs on LinkedIn: I'm not a huge article sharer, but I think this is worth a read if you work in SEO or digital marketing. …

Mark Frauenfelder /
Boing Boing: Forbes' dirty little secret: Exploiting Google for massive profits

Bloomberg:

The judge overseeing the Google ad trial calls Google's testimony that it faces “fierce competition” from the likes of Microsoft and Meta “highly questionable”— - Search giant starts defense in antitrust ad tech lawsuit — Justice Department alleges company monopolized several markets

Discussion:

Jason Perlow /
ZDNET: How Apple, Google, and Microsoft can save us from AI deepfakes

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: USvGoogle Day 10. I dropped in again during afternoon to see how Google opened its defense. They went with an employee witness from sales who mapped out the adtech ecosystem and Google's offerings. I think intended to confuse but just made dominance clear. Most interesting was /1 @bigtechontrial: some interesting lines of inquiry that could have been not great for the government were headed off by objections 2.) Google then started its case. I'm going to think more about this as I write my article, but simply put, this was very disappointing for Google

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: Google's lawyer kept trying to bring in recent deals: Twitter last quarter as example of closed app dialed into auctions (likely to then also bring in Facebook) but the Court made two comments that perked up the entire room. /2

@bigtechontrial:
The opening of Google's case revolved around having a Google exec “draw” a clearly pre-planned diagram of Google's view of the “ad tech ecosystem,” but the lines showing Google's view of the connections between parts of the industry were a mess on the screen. Very unprofessional

@bigtechontrial:
3.) If today is a roadmap, there's no way Google will affirmatively challenge the balance of the government's case by Wednesday/Thursday when Dunn told the Court yesterday Google intended to wrap. It seems Google is content trying to win on the law, market definition, and

Jason Kint /
@jason_kint: Also on the “spaghetti” of adtech exhibit (don't worry she gets it) she said it's probably more relevant for remedies than it is for liability. I read that literally but not that she had made up her mind already on liability. But 1st defense witness. Wow. /4

@bigtechontrial:
Summing up today at US v. Google (more to come in article): 1.) The day was dominated by Robin Lee's extremely long cross examination. It lasted about 4.5 hours and he (along with much of the Court) was exhausted by the end. I thought Bill Isaacson landed some punches, but...