Sources: some conservative influencers, who participated anonymously in a mysterious network, were recently paid over $20K to spread sexual smears of VP Harris (Kadia Goba/Semafor)

Mediagazer: Sources: some conservative influencers, who participated anonymously in a mysterious network, were recently paid over $20K to spread sexual smears of VP Harris (Kadia Goba/Semafor)

Top News:

Variety:

DirecTV files FCC complaint, accusing Disney of bad faith negotiations and trying to block DirecTV from taking legal action against its anticompetitive demands— The acrimony between DirecTV and Disney in their contract fight is getting more heated, as the blackout of Disney-owned networks …
Discussion:

Andrew Bucholtz /
Awful Announcing: DirecTV files FCC complaint over Disney dispute, asks commission to declare demands in bad faith

Joe Reedy /
Associated Press: DirecTV-Disney blackout fight gets more heated ahead of Monday Night Football and presidential debate

Robert Ilich /
CNN: Bad sign for ‘Monday Night Football’: DirecTV files FCC complaint against Disney, leaving some NFL viewers in the dark

Wes Davis /
The Verge: DirecTV takes its Disney dispute to the FCC. @tvanswerman: “Along with its Fubo/Sling offer on Friday, the FCC filing strongly suggests the gap between DIRECTV and Disney remains large and that an imminent settlement is not likely.”

Mike Roe /
The Wrap: DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Accusing Disney of Negotiating in Bad Faith as Blackout Continues

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: Disney says, “We continue to negotiate with DirecTV to restore access to our content as quickly as possible. We urge DirecTV to stop creating diversions and instead prioritize their customers by finalizing a deal that would allow their subscribers to watch our strong upcoming

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: Doesn't bode well for a deal before MNF.

John Finn /
Streaming Better: DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Agaisnt Disney Over Ongoing Carriage Dispute

Tim Baysinger /
@tim_bays: Getting ugly

Zoe G. Phillips /
The Hollywood Reporter: DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Accusing Disney of Negotiating in Bad Faith as Blackout Continues

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: DirecTV Files FCC Complaint Against Disney Alleging the Media Giant is Not Negotiating in Good Faith

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: DIRECTV Accuses Disney of Bad Faith Negotiations in FCC Complaint As Disney Tries to Ban Lawsuits

Adam Jacobson /
Radio & Television Business Report: DirecTV Takes Disney Fight To FCC With ‘Good Faith’ Compliant Deadline: DirectTV Accuses Disney Of Bad Faith Negotiations In FCC Complaint As Carriage Dispute Drags On

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The Hollywood Reporter:

As the DirecTV-Disney carriage dispute continues, DirecTV nudges customers to Fubo or Sling and offers a $30 credit, and Disney offers $30 off Hulu with Live TV— DirecTV is offering discounts and a $30 credit toward Fubo or Sling, while Disney is offering $30 off the first month of Hulu with Live TV …

Discussion:
The Verge, Streaming Better, Slate, Awful Announcing, Cord Cutters News, Matthew Keys on LinkedIn, Next TV, The Wrap, Media Play News, Deadline, The Desk, Variety and Forbes

Discussion:

John Finn /
Streaming Better: A Strange World. DirecTV Is Now Giving Subscribers Credits To Try Fubo And Sling TV

Nitish Pahwa /
Slate: Disney Is Trying to Kneecap Traditional TV Once and for All

Andrew Bucholtz /
Awful Announcing: DirecTV offers customers credit if they sign up for Sling or Fubo during Disney carriage dispute

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: DIRECTV Customers Can Get Sling TV For Just $10 a Month or $30 Off Fubo

Matthew Keys /
Matthew Keys on LinkedIn: I'm not surprised to see DirecTV point its customers to Fubo and Sling TV. Keep in mind that executives from DirecTV and Dish (which owns Sling TV) …

Jon Lafayette /
Next TV: DirecTV Offers $30 Credit to Subscribers Who Sign Up for Rivals Fubo and Sling to Watch Football Games During Disney Blackout

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Disney Offers $30 Credits for Hulu + Live TV Plans Amid DirecTV Carriage Dispute

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Disney, DirecTV Offering $30 Credits to Satellite Subs as Carriage Dispute Enters Second Football Weekend

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Disney-DirecTV Carriage Fight Grinds On As ‘Monday Night Football’ Debut Looms; Both Sides Point Customers To Pay-TV Alternatives

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Amid Disney Blackout, DirecTV Is Offering Customers a $30 Credit Toward Dish's Sling or Fubo Streaming Services

Variety:

DirecTV plans price increases on October 6: DirecTV Stream Choice will go up by $6 to $114.99 per month, and DirecTV Stream Ultimate by $10 to $129.99 per month— The higher pricing for DirecTV's satellite TV and streaming television services will take effect on or after Oct. 6, 2024 …

Discussion:
Next TV, @tvgrimreaper and Cord Cutters News

Semafor:

Sources: some conservative influencers, who participated anonymously in a mysterious network, were recently paid over $20K to spread sexual smears of VP Harris— The Scoop — The organizers of a mysterious network paid influencers to promote sexual smears of Vice President Kamala Harris …

RELATED:

Taylor Lorenz's Newsletter:
The Tenet Media case highlights both the lack of transparency in the creator economy and the threat this poses to media integrity

Discussion:
New York Times, Axios, @mattsheffield@mastodon.social, @YourNeighbor57@mastodon …, @joeabodnar@threads.net, @karaswisher@threads.net, @jvlast@threads.net, @ronaldfilipkowski@threads.net, @micah_loewinger@threads.net, @taylorlorenz@threads.net, Tubefilter, Mercury News, Zoe Scaman on LinkedIn, @jvlast@threads.net, The Bulwark, Wired, Know Your Meme, Byline Times, Reuters, @taylorlorenz@mastodon.social, @mastodonmigration …, NPR, @katieboue@threads.net and @taylorlorenz@threads.net

Discussion:

Erica Pandey /
Axios: The rise of fake influencers

Matthew Sheffield /
@mattsheffield@mastodon.social: What was in the content that Russia paid for from Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, and Dave Rubin? Ragebait about trans people, race, civil war, illegal immigration, guns, and Elon Musk. — If you believe right-wing narratives on these topics, you're being manipulated. …

Lynne Jackier /
@YourNeighbor57@mastodon.sdf.org: Russia Secretly Worms Its Way Into America's Conservative Media https://www.nytimes.com/... It felt like this because it was actually like this. — #Russia — #Influence — #USpolitics

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher@threads.net: Not so secret and the INEVITABLE result of zero accountability or regulation on the tech industry, even as the regular media has its economics hollowed out while also having to follow laws: https://www.nytimes.com/...

Jonathan V. Last /
@jvlast@threads.net: Some inside-baseball on the Tenet Media / Tim Pool / Benny Johnson / Dave Ruben story: I know a fair amount about the economics of YouTube and when you look that the channels these guys are running, you can tell pretty quickly . . . 1/6

Ron Filipkowski /
@ronaldfilipkowski@threads.net: Tim Pool gives his side of the story.

Micah Loewinger /
@micah_loewinger@threads.net: I can't get over the irony of the Tenet media stuff. A group of rw influencers, who cater to an audience obsessed with shadowy international conspiracies, were wrapped up in one themselves!

Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz@threads.net: My Substack post on how we need to stop letting far right influencers cosplay as independent media is featured on Mediagazer! Read it here: https://taylorlorenz.substack.com/ ... Mercury News: Want to be an ‘influencer’? Texas university launches new degree for digital influencing

Zoe Scaman /
Zoe Scaman on LinkedIn: Taylor Lorenz's latest piece uncovers something we need to be paying attention to: who is funding our creators? …

Jonathan V. Last /
@jvlast@threads.net: This scheme was so shady that SEB GORKA looked at it and said, Bro that money is dirty: 5/6

Jonathan V. Last /
@jvlast@threads.net: TL;DR: These Tenet guys aren't victims. They're not even dupes, or profiteers. They're collaborators. /fin https://www.thebulwark.com/...

Jonathan V. Last /
The Bulwark: The Tenet Media Guys Are Worse Than Useful Idiots Wired: An analysis of Tenet Media's videos shows frequent use of terms including “white people”, “Black people”, “civil war”, “Elon Musk”, and “illegal immigrants”

Pekka Kallioniemi /
Byline Times: Russia Allegedly Spent $10 Million Funding US Media Company and its ‘Superspreader’ Creators to Push Pro-Kremlin Disinformation Reuters: YouTube terminates Tenet Media's channel and four channels operated by Tenet owner Lauren Chen

Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz@mastodon.social: Without full knowledge of who is financing the creators we follow, watch, and read, how will any of us know whether the content we're consuming is shaped by dangerous hidden agendas or foreign interference? https://taylorlorenz.substack.com/ ...

Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz@mastodon.social: “The robust financial backing the right wing content creator ecosystem enjoys, allows extremists the ability to fund professional production teams, social media ad buys, and marketing initiatives that give them a competitive advantage online. … @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online: Related to guestions about who's behind all this right wing bro content, Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz has an excellent piece out today asking this very question... 'Who's funding these guys?' — https://taylorlorenz.substack.com/ ... See also: https://mastodon.social/... @katieboue@threads.net: The way I just GASPED when I heard that number on the radio earlier. For a very, very brief moment I chuckled and thought “get that bag content creators” 😂💀

New York Times:

Insiders detail how Bob Iger undermined and outmaneuvered Bob Chapek and returned to power at Disney, as the question of how Iger misjudged Chapek still lingers— At 5 p.m. on Feb. 25, 2020, Bob Chapek and Bob Iger settled into matching directors' chairs on the Disney studio lot for a series of live media interviews.

Discussion:
Mike Dudas on LinkedIn, @kamaron, @editorialiste, Craig Garthwaite on LinkedIn, @dannygroner and @conorsen

Discussion:

Mike Dudas /
Mike Dudas on LinkedIn: Wild read on The Walt Disney Company corporate culture. — Echoes of the chaotic period of transition from Michael Eisner to Bob Iger when I worked there in my first job out of college. …

Kamaron Leach /
@kamaron: some incredulous, detailing accounts of the corporate battle for power at Disney a couple years back. the story often occurring but rarely uncovered at many of world's top companies. a solid read in the nytimes this morning https://www.nytimes.com/...

Andrew Nusca /
@editorialiste: what a story about Disney. an incredible mess. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Craig Garthwaite /
Craig Garthwaite on LinkedIn: Corporate boards are not simply supposed to be a rubber stamp for CEOs, regardless of how successful their tenure has been. …

Danny Groner /
@dannygroner: “From the outset, as Disney's C.E.O., Mr. Chapek faced daunting challenges beyond his control: the onset of a global pandemic, upheaval in an industry being transformed by streaming and the overt hostility of a much admired and still-powerful predecessor.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Sinclair ousts Ken Solomon, CEO of the Tennis Channel since 2005, citing his time spent advising Dr. Phil McGraw's company as a growing distraction— As the tennis world focuses on the U.S. Open, the network is embroiled in off-court drama.

Discussion:
@benrothenberg, @bpmehlman, Deadline, @jbflint, @christophclarey, Awful Announcing, Front Office Sports, Sports Media Watch, The Desk and TVNewsCheck

Discussion:

Ben Rothenberg /
@benrothenberg: Strangest Mad Libs of a tennis headline I can remember: “Tennis Channel Ousts CEO, Citing Ties to Dr. Phil” WSJ reports Sinclair ousted longtime Tennis Channel head Ken Solomon over concerns about spending too much time on Dr. Phil's company's projects. https://www.wsj.com/...

Bruce Mehlman /
@bpmehlman: Sinclair firing Ken Solomon from the Tennis Channel is like Apple firing Steve Jobs. Terrible mistake likely reversed by future owners.

Natalie Oganesyan /
Deadline: Sinclair Ousts Tennis Channel CEO, Citing His Role As Adviser For Dr. Phil's Company—Report

Joe Flint /
@jbflint: Not all the tennis drama is at the US Open! Ken Solomon out as CEO of Tennis Channel after spat with owner Sinclair over Solomon's ties to Dr. Phil's media business. https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ

Christopher Clarey /
@christophclarey: Surprising news in the midst of the #USOpen. Ken Solomon, the driving force at Tennis Channel since 2005, is being relieved of his duties as chairman and CEO by parent company Sinclair Inc, citing concerns about outside roles Solomon a key figure in #tennis

Sean Keeley /
Awful Announcing: Tennis Channel fires CEO, reportedly due to role as Dr. Phil advisor

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Sinclair fires Tennis Channel CEO Ken Solomon over Dr. Phil's media company

The Conversation:

Study: many Google News Initiative-funded projects in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East have struggled to progress or sustain themselves after launch— We've long been warned about the looming demise of traditional journalism in the face of digital disruption.

Discussion:
@conversationedu, @mathias_felipe and Sage Journals

Discussion:
@conversationedu: Modern journalism is already heavily dependent on the platforms offered by big tech. Adding new financial dimensions to this relationship raises urgent questions about press independence writes @Mathias_Felipe (@Macquarie_Uni) https://theconversation.com/ ...

Mathias Felipe /
@mathias_felipe: Big tech is journalism's savior? Reality: It's complicated ✅ Financial support ❓ Sustainability challenges ⚠️ Potential new dependencies Read more about this news-tech relationship in the article just published at @ConversationEDU: https://theconversation.com/ ...

New York Times:

Nell McCafferty, whose writing on women's rights and gay rights helped turn Ireland into one of the most progressive European countries, died on Aug. 11 at 80— Her pugnacious writing on women's rights, gay rights and other issues helped turn her country into one of the most progressive in Europe.

Discussion:
The Irish Times, BBC, @shockproofbeats, @mcneillyeah, Eli's Substack, Irish Independent, @cmcgettrick, The Guardian, @ainecarson1, RTÉ, @hotpress, TheJournal.ie, @miriamocal, Irish Examiner, @nytimesworld, @virginmedianewsireland …, @helen_charman, @lilliputpress@threads.net, Hotpress, @vincentbrowne, The Irish Times, President.ie, Irish Examiner, @virginmedianewsireland …, @eldavldn, Business Post, @amandafbelfast@threads.net, @irishtimes, @profcathharper, Slugger O'Toole, TodayFM, @iamreddave@threads.net, The Irish Times and @cathmartingreen

Discussion:

Finn Purdy /
BBC: ‘Fearless’ journalist and campaigner Nell McCafferty dies @shockproofbeats: I wrote this when Nell McCafferty turned 80 in March. She was fierce and funny and she was right - so often - when it was a very dangerous thing to be. Nell was a giant whose impact on all our lives is likely incalculable. Her loss is Derry's, Ireland's, and everyone's. RIP. [image]

Eoghan McNeill /
@mcneillyeah: According to Nell McCafferty herself, RTÉ wrecked her broadcast career after she had the impudence to say she supported the armed struggle in Conor Cruise O'Brien's presence ‘I saw my livelihood go down the tubes’ [image]

Roslyn Dee /
Irish Independent: ‘The humour, the take-no-prisoners attitude, the kindness, the vulnerability.’ Roslyn Dee on her friend and colleague, Nell McCafferty @cmcgettrick: In 1993 when the Srs of Our Lady of Charity exhumed 155 women to make way for a property development, Nell McCafferty was amongst the few who put their heads above the parapet to call this out for what it was. Rest in power 💜 [image]

Lisa O'Carroll /
The Guardian: ‘Fierce, fearless and fiery’ Irish campaigner and writer Nell McCafferty is laid to rest

Áine Carson /
@ainecarson1: RTE reporting the sad passing of Nell McCafferty have omitted the bit where they banned her from speaking live on air. Producers were reluctant to book her for fear of losing their own jobs. [image] @hotpress: Former Hot Press columnist Nell McCafferty fought hard for many of the freedoms we now take for granted. Her death provides a suitable moment to reflect on the stance we take on freedom of thought - and on the need for reasoned discussion and debate https://www.hotpress.com/...

Diarmuid Pepper /
TheJournal.ie: ‘There will never be another’: Journalist Nell McCafferty is remembered at her funeral in Derry

Miriam O'Callaghan /
@miriamocal: Farewell to a true feminist icon with endless courage, a ground breaking journalist, a brilliant writer, an incredible interviewee I was lucky enough to interview on many occasions, Nell McCafferty was also great fun,always kind&most of all a proud Derry woman. Codladh sámh Nell [image] @nytimesworld: Neil McCafferty's outsize reputation and outspoken views on women's rights, gay rights and Irish nationalism helped Ireland move on from an era of cosseted social conservatism to become one of the most progressive countries in Europe. https://www.nytimes.com/... @virginmedianewsireland@threads.net: Ailbhe Smyth, a local activist and longtime friend of Nell McCafferty, fondly recalls her remarkable legacy. Born in Derry in 1944, Nell became politically active during the civil rights movement and was a founding member of the Irish Women's Liberation Movement. …

Helen Charman /
@helen_charman: A beautiful account of mine and @lolaolufemi_'s conversation @LRBbookshop on Tuesday in Eli's essay about the late, brilliant Nell McCafferty, whose work features heavily in Mother State [image] @lilliputpress@threads.net: We are saddened to hear of the death of Nell McCafferty, a brilliant writer and co-founder of the Irish Women's Liberation Movement. For a cherished Lilliput author this lament: Those azure eyes That radiant smile The diamond mind RIP, and sail on dear Nell Photo credit: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin

Vincent Browne /
@vincentbrowne: I first knew her in 1968. She lived behind Hatch Street. I remember she playing “If I had a hammer” again and again and again. She wrote for Magill brilliantly. She was great fun but, at times, difficult. I remember her particularly from a press conference on the publication of

Rosita Sweetman /
Irish Examiner: Now lauded after her death, Nell McCafferty paid a very high personal price for her activism

@virginmedianewsireland@threads.net:
REMEMBERED: Press Ombudsman Susan McKay remembers Nell McCafferty, the groundbreaking activist and journalist who passed away at 80. Nell, a vibrant force for women's rights and social justice, died in the early hours at a nursing home in Donegal. Her legacy includes fearless advocacy and a profound impact on journalism and activism in Ireland. @eldavldn: New essay up on my substack. It's about Nell McCafferty, but also about @helen_charman's brilliant new book, different ideas of mothering and all the brilliant people, writers, scholars who have ‘mothered’ me in the last few years https://open.substack.com/...

Amanda Ferguson /
@amandafbelfast@threads.net: #Nell I'm in Derry so I had to pay my respects to Nell McCafferty today. How could I not. I didn't know Nell but I know I'm grateful to her, and influenced by her. I am a journalist so I'm going to report on the funeral mass.Eamon McCann spoke about remembering playing football with Nell as children. … @irishtimes: In The Irish Times this weekend: We pay tribute to Nell McCafferty, the fierce and fearless journalist and campaigner with a ‘lovely sense of divilment’. Subscribe now to read The Irish Times exactly as it appears in print on ePaper. https://www.irishtimes.com/... [video]

Prof Catherine Harper PhD /
@profcathharper: Very sad to hear of Derry-born journalist, author + feminist Nell McCafferty's death. Founding member of the Irish Women's Liberation Movement, outspoken advocate for women's rights, social/civil justice, campaigner on Bloody Sunday, the Kerry Babies and Church abuse. #ripNell💚 [image]

Caoimhseach Connolly /
TodayFM: Journalist And Women's Rights Activist Nell McCafferty Has Died Aged 80 @iamreddave@threads.net: Women were not allowed to buy pints in most Irish pubs in 1970. Nell McCafferty led a group of women who ordered, 30 brandies and one pint of Guinness. When the pint was refused, they drank the brandies and refused to pay as their order was not served https://www.irishecho.com/...

Kitty Holland /
The Irish Times: ‘A strong woman, took no sh*t’: Members of public sign book of condolences for Nell McCafferty

Catherine Martin TD /
@cathmartingreen: Nell McCafferty was a ground-breaking journalist and determined campaigner She was a leading activist for many causes, most notably her inspiring work to advance civil rights and women's rights. I'm so sorry to hear she has passed away. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam. [image]

New Republic:

Media “sanewashing”, or reframing Trump's incoherent and dangerous rhetoric as conventional political discourse, is a form of misinfo that distorts reality— Four years ago, in an article for Media Matters for America, I warned that journalists were sanitizing Donald Trump's incoherent ramblings …

Discussion:
American Crisis, New Republic, @newrepublic, @blackamazon, The Present Age, @paulkrugman, @mcuban, @newsjennifer, @mikeelgan, @froomkin, @jamisonfoser, @mlcalderone, @ok_post_guy, @judisgarcia, @therickwilson, @langdongrant2, @riseandgrindcor, @hemantmehta, @jimwurst1, @cavandy, @briannawu, @ilpomodoro2, @parkermolloy, @atrupar, @frozencanuck@mas.to, @acwardblueridge@threads.net, @michael.chabon@threads.net, @MikeElgan@mastodon.social, It's the democracy, stupid, Boing Boing, @parkermolloy@threads.net and Crikey

Discussion:

Margaret Sullivan /
American Crisis: The power of a single word about media malfeasance @newrepublic: Voters who rely solely on traditional news sources are presented with a version of Trump that bears little resemblance to reality. They see a former president who, while controversial, appears to operate within the bounds of normal political discourse—or at worst, is breaking @blackamazon: I am so disturbed by this on so many levels and my thread was more emotional, but this is really verging on ableist bullshit because it's trying to hide classism and white supremacy This is what happens when you want to erase a longer history of journalism problems

Parker Molloy /
The Present Age: Challenging the ‘Coherency Bias’ in Trump Coverage

Paul Krugman /
@paulkrugman: So far, aside from Bloomberg, major media doesn't seem to have picked up on Trump's threat to impose 100% tariffs on countries that don't use the dollar. So before the sanewashing begins, here's what he said in context (from C-Span closed captioning) [image]

Mark Cuban /
@mcuban: No question, the MSM protects the republican candidate by not reporting on what he literally says. If anyone else used the exact same language, they would dismiss them as incoherent, senile, incompetent or worse. Good job ⁦@ParkerMalloy⁩ https://newrepublic.com/...

Jennifer Schulze /
@newsjennifer: Some media outlets reported trump had a sweeping vision of economic policy. Read this⤵️ to see if you agree OR if you think the press was sanewashing trump yet again. (Hint: it's sanewashing)

Dan Froomkin /
@froomkin: I found a 2020 use of the term “sanewashing” by Matt Yglesias — ironically (but on brand for him) about liberals sanewashing the far left. https://www.slowboring.com/...

Dan Froomkin /
@froomkin: First use of the term I've found on Twitter in the context of politics (Trump coverage, in fact): August 2020 https://x.com/...

Jamison Foser /
@jamisonfoser: Journalists think their job is to turn what Trump said into something people can understand; it's actually their job to make clear that Trump doesn't understand what he's talking about

Michael Calderone /
@mlcalderone: Great points from @ParkerMolloy on the media's “sanewashing” of Trump's statements https://newrepublic.com/... [image]

Judi Garcia /
@judisgarcia: Dear @nytimes - why do you keep covering for this man, when he obviously has zero clue what he's talking about?! #sanewashing

Rick Wilson /
@therickwilson: “Sanewashing” is a brilliant term

Langdon Grant /
@langdongrant2: @TheRickWilson As is Trump's mental decline, as evidenced by their continued sanewashing of his nonsensical gibberish. Here are the headlines from the AP, WSJ, NYT, and WaPo on Trump's train wreck of an “economic speech” yesterday. [image]

Hemant Mehta /
@hemantmehta: The correct interpretation of Trump's word salad. A welcome alternative to sanewashing him.

Jim Wurst /
@jimwurst1: I believe I'm correct in attributing this great coinage to @atrupar. Let's get #sanewashing trending! @cavandy: Also let's imagine Biden said any of this how would the coverage look? https://newrepublic.com/... [image]

Brianna Wu /
@briannawu: New discourse terminology just dropped! “Sanewashing.” Trying to advocate consideration of additional context instead of just being angry. This is a real term, not a troll, and I will try to listen and grow from this problematic behavior.

Parker Molloy /
@parkermolloy: Amazing levels of sanewashing here. [image]

Aaron Rupar /
@atrupar: Hey! I got shouted out by @joyannreid on @thereidout “This process of rehabilitation that journalist Aaron Rupar calls ‘sanewashing’ is happening nearly every time Trump opens his mouth ... ” [video] @frozencanuck@mas.to: “the media is actively participating in the erosion of our shared reality” — This New Republic article perfectly captures why so many people are infuriated with the majority of American mainstream media (NY Times, CNN, etc). This constant sanitization is straight up journalistic malpractice. …

AC Ward /
@acwardblueridge@threads.net: From @sulliview: “But why does the media sanewash Trump? It's all a part of the false-equivalence I've been writing about here in which candidates are equalized as an ongoing gesture of performative fairness.” It IS malfeasance to present incoherent rambling as a polished vision expressed by a candidate. https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/ ...

Mike Elgan /
@MikeElgan@mastodon.social: Word of the moment: “sanewashing” https://newrepublic.com/...

Jennifer Schulze /
It's the democracy, stupid: Hello sanewashing, goodbye journalism.

Rob Beschizza /
Boing Boing: Michigan judge suspended after racist, homophobic remarks: “I'm not systemically racist. I'm a new racist.”

Parker Molloy /
@parkermolloy@threads.net: Over at @newrepublic, I wrote about the media “sanewashing” Trump https://newrepublic.com/...

Techdirt:

A look at the 2nd Circuit's incredibly damaging ruling favoring publishers in a copyright dispute over The Internet Archive's ebook lending program— What would you think if an author told you they would have written a book, but they wouldn't bother because it would be available to be borrowed for free from a library?

Discussion:
@waxy.org: TechDirt's Mike Masnick on the Internet Archive decision: the ruling is “a knife in the back of libraries,” claiming that authors won't write new books if libraries lend digital books for free https://www.techdirt.com/...

Mike Masnick /
@mmasnick.bsky.social: Okay, here's my writeup of the Internet Archive ruling. Fair use decisions always depend on vague vibes, but I think this one got some basics wrong. But, still, the comment at the end about how authors won't write any more if books are lent out is CRAZYPANTS. www.techdirt.com/2024/09/05/ s...

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: The Internet Archive loses its appeal to lend e-books without permission

Didi Rankovic /
Reclaim The Net: Internet Archive Loses Appeal in Copyright Dispute Over Ebook Lending

Raymond McCain /
Cord Cutters News: Internet Archive Faces Setback After Losing Appeal of eBook Copyright Case

New York Times:

Michael Lerner, the founder of Tikkun, a magazine that was a leading voice for US Jews critical of Israel's policies toward Palestinians, died on Aug. 28 at 81— His publication, Tikkun, was a leading voice for left-wing American Jews. His ideas about “the politics of meaning” were embraced by Hillary Clinton.

Discussion:

Mark Leviton /
@markleviton@threads.net: Rabbi Michael Lerner died Wednesday. I attended many services at Beyt Tikkun and went to Michael's classes, learning a lot from him. Here's a link to his final essay, dictated after he knew he was terminally ill. May his name be a blessing. https://givebutter.com/... The Times of Israel: Michael Lerner, influential rabbi-activist and founder of Tikkun magazine, dies at 81 @nytobits: Michael Lerner's primary focus in his magazine was Judaism, Jewish thought, Zionism and Israel. But he also made the news in 1993 when his influence reached the White House. He has died at 83. https://www.nytimes.com/... @sojogram@threads.net: Rabbi Michael Lerner, founding editor of Tikkun, died on Wednesday. As we remember his work, we're reflecting on his words from the May 1994 issue of Sojourners magazine: https://sojo.net/... @mitchhorowitz: I worked for Michael briefly after college. He was a hard-driving personality—but I never once heard him enunciate a public position that lacked humanity, relied on shallow anecdote or symbolism, or expressly humiliated anyone. https://www.nytimes.com/...

@nytobits:
Michael Lerner, who founded and edited Tikkun, a magazine that became a leading voice for American Jews critical of Israel's policies toward Palestinians, has died at 81. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Jay Michaelson /
The Forward: How Rabbi Michael Lerner merged spirituality and social justice and influenced a generation of progressives

Jo Ellen Green Kaiser /
The Jewish News of Northern California: Rabbi Michael Lerner, a religious and political visionary, never stopped believing

Inbox Collective:

A profile of The News, a Brazil-based newsletter published in the Portuguese language that has over 2M subscribers, 33 staffers, and seven spin-off newsletters— They've got two million active subscribers, eight different newsletters, 30+ staffers, and multiple revenue streams.

Discussion: