Sources: Sony is in talks to acquire Japanese media powerhouse Kadokawa, which publishes anime and more, in the coming weeks; Kadokawa had a ~$2.7B market cap (Reuters)

Mediagazer: Sources: Sony is in talks to acquire Japanese media powerhouse Kadokawa, which publishes anime and more, in the coming weeks; Kadokawa had a ~$2.7B market cap (Reuters)

Top News:

Fox News:

Trump says it is “vital” to have a “free, fair, and open media” and he has “an obligation” to be “open and available to the press”— 'I am not looking for retribution, grandstanding or to destroy people who treated me very unfairly …
Discussion: Associated Press, USA Today, @brianstelter, New York Post, @meridithmcgraw, @peterbale, Daily Mail, The Hill, @wolfereports.bsky.social, The Independent, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Daily Beast, freebeacon.com, Power Line, New Jersey Online, RedState, Mother Jones, New York Times, American Greatness, Newser, Washington Times, Mediaite, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, HuffPost, IJR, The Daily Caller and Daily Kos

Discussion:

David Bauder /
Associated Press: Kissing the ring? MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts say they met with Trump to reopen lines of communication

Brendan Morrow /
USA Today: MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski reveal they met with Trump: 'Why wouldn't we?'

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “In order to Make America Great Again, it is very important, if not vital, to have a free, fair and open media or press,” Trump told Fox News this morning. https://www.foxnews.com/...

Chris Nesi /
New York Post: MSNBC staffers slam ‘Morning Joe’ co-hosts after Mar-a-Lago summit with Trump: ‘Cowardice’

Meridith McGraw /
@meridithmcgraw: Trump on Mika and Joe: “I received a call from Joe Scarborough requesting a meeting for him and Mika, and I agreed that it would be a good thing if such meeting took place,” Trump said. They “congratulated me on running a 'great and flawless campaign” https://www.foxnews.com/...

Meridith McGraw /
@meridithmcgraw: “I am always looking to give a second and even third chance, but never willing to give a fourth chance — that is where I hold the line.” — Trump to @BrookeSingman https://www.foxnews.com/... @peterbale: “I am not looking for retribution, grandstanding or to destroy people who treated me very unfairly, or even badly beyond comprehension,” he said. “I am always looking to give a second and even third chance, but never willing to give a fourth chance...” https://www.foxnews.com/...

Charlie Spiering /
Daily Mail: Nikki Haley reveals the real reason Morning Joe hosts went to Mar-a-Lago to meet Trump

Jonathan Easley /
The Hill: Evening Report — What's next for Trump's Cabinet picks

Wes Wolfe /
@wolfereports.bsky.social: He doesn't mean this the way it's generally understood, of course. Or he's lying. [embedded post]

Kevin E G Perry /
The Independent: The View's Sunny Hostin accuses Morning Joe hosts of ‘kissing the ring’ after Trump meeting

Nicole Silverio /
Daily Caller News Foundation: ‘Kiss His Ring’: Sunny Hostin Suggests ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Are Not Journalists After They Visited Trump At Mar-A-Lago

Dan Ladden-Hall /
The Daily Beast: ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Make Nice With Trump After Years of Being Bitter Enemies

Andrew Stiles /
freebeacon.com: Morning Woe: Scarborough, Brzezinski Grovel to ‘Fascist’ Trump as MSNBC's Fate Hangs in the Balance, Viewers Slam ‘Pathetic Betrayal’

John Hinderaker /
Power Line: Homage to Hitler — MSNBC morning hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski trekked to Mara …

Bob Hoge /
RedState: Now It's MSNBC Staffers Who Are Reportedly Apoplectic Over Joe and Mika's Hypocritical About-Face

Julianne McShane /
Mother Jones: Trump, Who Is Fine With Journalists Getting Shot, Now Claims a Free Press Is “Vital”

Michael M. Grynbaum /
New York Times: ‘Morning Joe’ Stars Reveal a Mar-a-Lago Reunion With Trump

Debra Heine /
American Greatness: MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski Travel to Mar-a-Lago to ‘Bend the Knee’ After Years of Viciously Bashing Trump

John Johnson /
Newser: Mika, Joe Meet With Trump for First Time in Years

Alex Griffing /
Mediaite: Trump Praises ‘Extremely Cordial’ Meeting With MSNBC's Joe and Mika: Congratulated Me On a ‘Great and Flawless Campaign’

Heather Hunter /
Washington Examiner: ‘The View’ rips MSNBC hosts for going to Trump's Mar-a-Lago to ‘kiss his ring’

Nicole Silverio /
The Daily Caller: ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Announce They ‘Personally’ Visited Trump At Mar-A-Lago

Walter Einenkel /
Daily Kos: Trump attacks press—then claims to care about its freedom

RELATED:
CNN:

MSNBC co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski face criticism after revealing they went to Mar-a-Lago to meet President-elect Donald Trump— New York CNN — — The news was so shocking that some “Morning Joe” viewers probably spit out their coffee.

Discussion:
@katiephang, Washington Examiner, Status, Politico, Variety, New York Post, @bristei, @brianstelter, Ken Klippenstein, @jeffjarvis, @chrisfromga68, The Moderate Voice, @brianstelter, Twitchy, @froomkin, Daily Caller News Foundation, Daily Mail, @jeffjarvis, @brianstelter, @iamchanteezy, The Wrap, @nick_field90, @wendyday5013, freebeacon.com, @joenbc, @j_fassler, @thetnholler, @jeffjarvis, One America News Network, The Hill, @brianstelter, Mediaite, The Hollywood Reporter, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, People, Fox News, Breitbart, Trending Politics …, Townhall, RedState, Alternet.org, @brianstelter.bsky.social, @kfile.bsky.social, @justinbaragona.bsky.social, IJR, The Gateway Pundit, Newsbusters, TVLine, HotAir, Vanity Fair, The Independent, @samsteindc.bsky.social, Adweek, Boing Boing, HuffPost, al.com, Washington Times, Deadline, Barrett Media and Rumble

Discussion:

Katie Phang /
@katiephang: Normalizing Trump is a bad idea. Period.

W. James Antle III /
Washington Examiner: Morning Joe and the perils of ‘normalizing’ the president

Oliver Darcy /
Status: Morning Groveling — Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. (Screen grab via SnapStream)

Andrew Howard /
Politico: ‘Morning Joe’ hosts visited Mar-a-Lago for Trump meeting

Brian Steinberg /
Variety: 'Morning Joe's' Scarborough and Brzezinski Visit President-Elect Trump: 'It's Time to Do Something Different'

David Propper /
New York Post: Megyn Kelly rips lefty MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts for meeting with Trump: ‘An absurd farce’

Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: The best headline I've seen so far re: the Morning Joe disclosure this AM is ‘MORNING NO’

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: MSNBC host seemingly reacting to Joe and Mika's meeting at Mar a Lago: @jeffjarvis: To those of you waking up at this hour and thinking of watching the rerun of the first hour of @Morning_Joe, this is what you are in for: @JoeNBC's and @morningmika's betrayal of their colleagues, democracy, and us all. It is a disgusting show of obeisance in advance.

Joe Gandelman /
The Moderate Voice: Have ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski destroyed their credibility with Trump reset?

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “Morning Joe” fans are telling Scarborough how they feel about his Trump detente:

Doug P. /
Twitchy: ‘Morning Joe’ Shot/Chaser Video of Joe & Mika's Trump Pivot Is ‘Your Juxtaposition of the Day’

Dan Froomkin /
@froomkin: HuffPost: [image]

Hailey Gomez /
Daily Caller News Foundation: ‘Go F*ck Yourselves You Dishonest Jokes’: Megyn Kelly Torches ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts After ‘180’ About Trump

Stephen M. Lepore /
Daily Mail: Morning Joe staff fires back at outrage over Joe and Mika squashing beef with Trump

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Loyal “Morning Joe” viewers are furious about the Trump meeting. @jeffjarvis called it a “betrayal of their colleagues, democracy, and us all. It is a disgusting show of obeisance in advance.” Some fans are vowing not to watch the show anymore. https://www.cnn.com/...

Jacob Bryant /
The Wrap: Megyn Kelly Calls Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski ‘Dishonest Jokes of Faux Journalists’ After Trump Interview | Video

Nick Field /
@nick_field90: Scarborough is 100% calling every NBC exec he knows complaining about this so make sure we all have Katie's back https://x.com/...

WendySpirit /
@wendyday5013: This 🧵is exactly why the outrage at #MorningJoe was so strong this morning. A slap in the face of viewers and a waste of any goodwill they had from the pivot to covering Trump as a threat to democracy.

Andrew Stiles /
freebeacon.com: WATCH: Matt Gaetz Donor Makes Pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago To Kiss the Ring

Joe Scarborough /
@joenbc: Trump said the meeting was “extremely cordial.” “Many things were discussed, and I very much appreciated the fact that they wanted to have open communication,” he said. “In many ways, it's too bad that it wasn't done long ago.” https://www.foxnews.com/...

Jeremy Fassler /
@j_fassler: Well, there goes my ever taking Joe and Mika seriously again. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...well, you don't get fooled again. @thetnholler: This @Morning_Joe @JoeNBC headline sounds a lot like what @ianbassin warned us about. 🫤 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ... [image]

@jeffjarvis:
Oh, Lord. Joe and Mika went to Mar-a-lago. “What we did agree on,” Mika said, “was to restart communications.” Access. “He seemed interested in finding common ground with Democrats.” Credulity. They revert to their mean. [image]

Abril Elfi /
One America News Network: MSNBC's ‘Morning Joe’ Co-Hosts Met With Trump ‘To Restart Communications’

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Nikki Haley says ‘Morning Joe’ hosts met Trump for ratings

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Joe and Mika went to Mar a Lago to talk with Trump over the weekend. First face-to-face meeting in seven years. “We didn't see eye-to-eye on a lot of issues and we told him so,” @JoeNBC says. “What we did agree on - was to restart communications,” @morningmika says. [video]

Alex Griffing /
Mediaite: ‘They Saw The Ratings Tank’: Nikki Haley Calls Out Mika And Joe For Going to Trump After Attacking Her For Supporting Him

Etan Vlessing /
The Hollywood Reporter: ‘The View’ Co-Host Sunny Hostin Criticizes Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski for Meeting Donald Trump to “Kiss the Ring”

Kathleen Culliton /
Raw Story: ‘Bent the knee’: Morning Joe watchers outraged by hosts' Mar-a-Lago meeting with Trump

Charlotte Phillipp /
People: Morning Joe Hosts to ‘Restart Communications’ with Donald Trump After Revealing They Visited the President-Elect

Fox News:
Liberals rage against ‘Morning Joe’ ‘betrayal’ after co-hosts meet with Trump: ‘We will not forgive’

Wendell Husebo /
Breitbart: Morning Joe Cohosts, Who Likened Trump to Hitler, Open Dialogue with Him at Mar-a-Lago

Mark Steffen /
Trending Politics Conservative Breaking: REPORT: Loyal ‘Morning Joe’ Fans Vow To Boycott Program Over Meeting With Trump

Leah Barkoukis /
Townhall: MSNBC Hosts Met With Trump for First Time in 7 Years. They Explained Why, But There's More to the Story.

Susie Moore /
RedState: An Upbeat Trump Reveals His Forward-Looking Media Strategy, Including Third (but Not Fourth!) Chances

Alex Henderson /
Alternet.org: ‘Bend the knee’: MSNBC hosts set off shockwaves after meeting with Trump at a Mar-a-Lago

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter.bsky.social: “In order to Make America Great Again, it is very important, if not vital, to have a free, fair and open media or press,” Trump told Fox News this morning. www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...

Andrew Kaczynski /
@kfile.bsky.social: Trump says Joe and Mika, “congratulated me on running a 'great and flawless campaign, one for the history books.” — www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...

Justin Baragona /
@justinbaragona.bsky.social: After Morning Joe announced this morning that they bent the knee at Mar-a-Lago, Trump goes to Fox News and says they “congratulated me on running a ‘great and flawless campaign’” and told him they liked many of his Cabinet picks “very much.” — www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...

Mike LaChance /
The Gateway Pundit: Megyn Kelly Goes Scorched-Earth on Hypocrites Joe Scarborough and Mika for Meeting With Trump (VIDEO)

Mark Finkelstein /
Newsbusters: Friendly with ‘Fascists’? Joe and Mika Meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago!

Nick Caruso /
TVLine: The View's Sunny Hostin Takes Swipe at Morning Joe Co-Hosts for ‘Kissing the Ring’ After Their Meeting With Trump — Watch

Kelly Rissman /
The Independent: MSNBC's ‘Morning Joe’ hosts traveled to Florida to meet with Trump and ‘restart communications’

Sam Stein /
@samsteindc.bsky.social: curious quote here from DJT. which media kept him “in the game”? — www.foxnews.com/politics/tru... [image]

Carla Sinclair /
Boing Boing: In stunning turnaround, MSNBC's Mika and Joe meet with Donald Trump to kiss the ring (video)

Graeme Demianyk /
HuffPost: ‘Morning Joe’ Co-Hosts Agree ‘To Restart Communications’ With Trump After Long-Standing Criticism

Kevin Manahan /
al.com: MSNBC hosts try to ‘restart communications’ with Trump, get dragged on social media

Tom Howell Jr /
Washington Times: ‘Morning Joe’ hosts reveal shock visit to patch things up with Trump

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Joe Scarborough And Mika Brzezinski Say They Met With Donald Trump In “Restart” Of Communications Barrett Media: News Media Reacts to MSNBC Hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski Meeting with Donald Trump

Pew Research Center:

News influencers survey: 21% of US adults say they get news from social media influencers, 85% of influencers are on X and 27% identify as right-wing, and more— The creators and consumers in the world of news and information on social media — Table of Contents Table of Contents

Discussion:
Inside Radio, User Mag, Nieman Lab, Engadget, Karri Carlson on LinkedIn, @meredithconroy.bsky.social, Tubefilter, @samfbiddle, @michellemanafy.bsky.social, CNN, @ernie@writing.exchange, @ernie.tedium.co, @ianbremmer.bsky.social, Erika Marzano on LinkedIn, @walldo.bsky.social, Axios, @hannahcov.bsky.social, @csmapnyu.org, The Hill, The Desk, @philipmai.com, @socialmedialab.ca, @katestarbird.bsky.social, @cingraham.bsky.social, @oclairouin.bsky.social, @karissabe.bsky.social, @danahull.bsky.social, @cbdawson.bsky.social, @danielavis.bsky.social, @rainesford.bsky.social, Business Insider, CNBC and Press Gazette, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Daniel Anstandig /
Inside Radio: Pew Finds A Third Of Social Media's New Influencers Are Also Podcasters.

Sarah Scire /
Nieman Lab: Two-thirds of news influencers are men — and most have never worked for a news organization

Karri Carlson /
Karri Carlson on LinkedIn: With 20+ years of my life invested in this social media experiment, I'm deeply interested in the changing information landscape and how it affects culture, business, and the economy. …

Meredith Conroy /
@meredithconroy.bsky.social: Excellent report from Pew on who influencers are, and who relies on them for news. — Also, if you thought “influencers” were mostly women, you'd be wrong. — www.pewresearch.org/journalism/ 2... [image]

James Hale /
Tubefilter: Creators are becoming news anchors. Why do viewers prefer them to mainstream outlets?

Sam Biddle /
@samfbiddle: I'm sorry but I refuse to take “news influencer” seriously as a concept or a term. These are just guys! We're talking about just a bunch of guys who are posting about the news. They may get a ton of attention but that doesn't mean they aren't, underneath it all, just some guys.

Michelle Manafy /
@michellemanafy.bsky.social: Always a fan of Pew research (who isn't) but this deep dive into news influencers (particularly around TikTok) is good stuff. Note that 21% of people say they regularly get news from news influencers on social media. — www.pewresearch.org/journalism/ 2...

Liam Reilly /
CNN: Nearly 40% of young Americans get their news from influencers. Many of them lean to the right, study finds

Ernie Smith /
@ernie@writing.exchange: The takeaway from this is not that it's bad that influencers exist. It's arguably that what traditional media is doing to keep people interested isn't working. — And the traditionalist scolding is just going to keep scaring people off. — Good study. — https://www.pewresearch.org/ ...

Ernie Smith /
@ernie.tedium.co: The takeaway from this is not that it's bad that influencers exist. It's arguably that what traditional media is doing to keep people interested isn't working. — And the traditionalist scolding is just going to keep scaring people off. — Good study. — www.pewresearch.org/journalism/ 2...

Ian Bremmer /
@ianbremmer.bsky.social: good news from pew: 61% of americans follow news influencers who share opinions they equally agree and disagree (!) with [image]

Erika Marzano /
Erika Marzano on LinkedIn: The latest Pew Research Center report paints a stark picture of our online news ecosystem, shares Taylor Lorenz - and the challenges we face as media professionals. …

Brandon Wall /
@walldo.bsky.social: This is a good Pew study on the prominence of “news influencers” and there are some important trends to pay attention to, but I do want to point out their bar (or close to it) would cover a chunk of generic Media Twitter going back years — www.pewresearch.org/journalism/ 2... [image]

Eleanor Hawkins /
Axios: News influencers lean right

Hannah Covington /
@hannahcov.bsky.social: Some really interesting findings here from Pew study on news influencers. Check out the gender divide: Men outnumber women roughly 2 to 1 except on TikTok www.pewresearch.org/journalism/ 2... [image] @csmapnyu.org: New report on America's news influencers from @pewresearch.org & @knightfdn.bsky.social offers some interesting insights: — 21% of adults get news from influencers (more for young ppl) — More influencers lean to the right (27 to 21%) — More are men (63 to 30%) — www.pewresearch.org/journalism/ 2... …

Joanne Haner /
The Hill: 1 in 5 get news from social media influencers: Pew poll

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Pew: Americans turn to social media influencers for news

Philip Mai /
@philipmai.com: Imploring younger news consumers that factual news is good for them is like telling kids that vegies are good for them. “About one-in-five Americans - incl. a much higher share of adults under 30 (37%) - say they regularly get news from influencers on socmed.” www.pewresearch.org/journalism/ 2... … @socialmedialab.ca: TikTok has the smallest gender gap: 50% of news influencers on TikTok are men, while 45% are women. On all other sites, men outnumber women by a roughly two-to-one margin or more. www.pewresearch.org/journalism/ 2... [image]

Kate Starbird /
@katestarbird.bsky.social: Additional support for this information ecosystem argument: About 20% of Americans (much more for younger audiences) get their news from online “news influencers” who skew young, male, and conservative, and are typically not affiliated with a news organization. www.pewresearch.org/journalism/ 2... …

Kate Starbird /
@katestarbird.bsky.social: Additional support for this information ecosystem argument: About 20% of Americans (much higher for younger audiences) get their news from online “news influencers” who skew young, male, and conservative, and are typically not affiliated with a news organization. www.pewresearch.org/journalism/ 2...

Chris Ingraham /
@cingraham.bsky.social: News influencers who worked for an actual news organization are more than twice as likely to identify as right-leaning than as left-leaning, per new Pew study www.pewresearch.org/journalism/ 2... [image]

Olivier Clairouin /
@oclairouin.bsky.social: @pewresearch.org just released a new study on the news influencer landscape in the US. And the results are striking : — they are usually men (63 %) — they tend to identify themselves as conservative rather than liberal (27% vs 21%) — www.pewresearch.org/journalism/ 2...

Karissa Bell /
@karissabe.bsky.social: For anyone trying to better understand how people are using creator/influencers as a news wource, Pew has a long (and fascinating) report on “news influencers” out today. There's a lot to pull out but Pew did find that there is a slight skew toward the right on all platforms other than TikTok

Dana Hull /
@danahull.bsky.social: NEW from PEW: About one-in-five Americans - including a much higher share of adults under 30 (37%) - say they regularly get news from influencers on social media. www.pewresearch.org/journalism/ 2... @cbdawson.bsky.social: New Pew Report on news influencers on social media. Worth the read in an increasingly anti-science media world. — 21% of US adults regularly get news from these folks; younger adults even more so — Among news influencers: — 63% men, 30% women — more explicitly politically right-leaning vs left-leaning

Daniel Avis /
@danielavis.bsky.social: New Pew study finds that around one-in-five Americans said they regularly get news from influencers on social media, rising to 37% for adults under the age of 30. — Close to 80% of news influencers have “no affiliation or background” with a news organization. — www.pewresearch.org/journalism/ 2...

Rainesford Stauffer /
@rainesford.bsky.social: From Pew Research Center, published this AM: “About one-in-five Americans - including a much higher share of adults under 30 (37%) - say they regularly get news from influencers on social media.”

Dan Whateley /
Business Insider: There's a gender gap among news influencers on social media, new data shows

Kristian Burt /
CNBC: 1 in 5 Americans get their news from social media influencers

RELATED:
Bloomberg: Pew: 77% of news influencers have no links or background with news outlets, 63% of news influencers are men, and 37% of adults under 30 rely on news influencers

Discussion:

Haleluya Hadero /
Associated Press: About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says

Mallory Wilson /
Washington Times: 1 in 5 Americans get their news from social media influencers, report finds

Alexandra S. Levine /
@ali_lev: New: 40% of young adults rely on social media influencers to get their news, per new data from @PewResearch. Most “news influencers” have no formal journalism training, with TikTok and YouTube being home to the largest share who've never worked in news: https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Haleluya Hadero /
The Independent: 20% of Americans are now getting their news from influencers on X

Joe Mandese /
MediaPost: The Influence Of ‘News Influencers’

Haleluya Hadero /
Irish Independent: One in five in the US get their news from influencers

Hindustan Times:

In a lawsuit, Indian news agency ANI accuses OpenAI of exploiting its news content in an unauthorized manner for commercial gain— Multiple news publications across the world have sued OpenAI and other AI firms including Microsoft and Perplexity for violating their copyright

Discussion:
TechCrunch, MEDIANAMA, @refsrc, Anushree Rauta on LinkedIn and SpicyIP

Discussion:

Sharveya Parasnis /
MEDIANAMA: ANI Sues OpenAI For Copyright Infringement

Manish Singh /
@refsrc: Indian news agency ANI is suing OpenAI [image]

Anushree Rauta /
Anushree Rauta on LinkedIn: In a significant legal development, Asian News International (ANI) has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in the Delhi High Court, alleging a violation of its intellectual property rights. …

Reuters:

Sources: Sony is in talks to acquire Japanese media powerhouse Kadokawa, which publishes anime and more, in the coming weeks; Kadokawa had a ~$2.7B market cap— Sony (6758.T) is in talks to acquire Kadokawa (9468.T), the Japanese media powerhouse behind the “Elden Ring” game …

Discussion:
Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Takashi Mochizuki /
Bloomberg: Sony in Talks to Buy Japan Anime Firm Kadokawa, Reuters Says

Press Gazette:

UK news agency SWNS, based in Bristol with 50 reporters, photographers, editors, and others that provide content to The Sun and more, plans a US expansion— The news agency which powers much of the original content carried by leading UK news organisations like The Sun and Mail Online is expanding into the US.

NBC News:

Social media users criticize Coca-Cola over an AI-generated Christmas video; many creatives say it is distasteful to use AI tech instead of the work of artists— The video was meant to pay homage to a classic 1995 Coca-Cola commercial. — Coca-Cola is facing backlash online …

Discussion:

Hoots /
@punishedhoots: Looks like shit lol

MastaMunsta /
@munstamasta: The fucking audacity to put polar bears in this commercial like they didn't just melt another iceberg with this

Brenden Gallagher /
@brendengallager: Such a great example of how AI cannot generate new ideas but simply smush together what was previously created. Yes this looks like a poor imitation of the typical Coca-Cola Xmas commercial @stoptweetingmia: You don't actually legally own the rights to images created with AI, so Pepsi has the chance to do the funniest thing.

Ron Iver /
@ronnui_: More than anything, what makes the holiday season so special is that it highlights the humanity of togetherness. That's why we had ten thousand CPUs burp out sixty seconds of slop for your idiot minds.

Dom Nero /
@dominicknero: calling it right now, 2024 was the year of slop. it's the year slop took over every facet of culture. google became slop. slop drowned out journalism. not just ai slop-there were slop games like Concord. movie slop like Borderlands. we let a slop ceo get a slop president elected

Chris Barber /
@code_rgb: The company I work for, Silverside AI, just created an ad for @CocaCola (yes THE Coca-Cola)!! We were asked to bring the classic Coca Cola Holidays are Coming ad back through the use of AI. Check it out: [video] @techhalla: Coca-Cola has used AI for their upcoming Christmas ad. This is a game-changer for generative AI. [video]

Alex Arrelia /
@alexarrelia: It's actually incredibly disingenuous to conceal the fact that this required an immense amount of post production with traditional animators to avoid existing false advertising laws, and so Coca-Cola's logo appeared correctly in every frame.

Mr. Chau /
@srirachachau: Coca-Cola doing a generative AI remake of I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke and immediately getting sued because all of the people were ripped straight out of Midsommar @discussingfilm: Coca Cola's annual Christmas commercial has been created with AI this time. [video]

404 Media:

BuzzFeed commenters criticize it for using Trendii's AI-powered ad platform, which recommends products based on images in articles, including disturbing images— In 2016, back when it still had a robust newsroom staffed with journalists, Buzzfeed published a feature article about empty nose syndrome …

Discussion:
@jasonkoebler@mastodon.social and @josephfcox

Discussion:

Jason Koebler /
@jasonkoebler@mastodon.social: AI powered “shop this image” ads on Buzzfeed are helping people score the look of the astronauts who died in Challenger, a woman who needed amputations after a horrible infection, buy the hat of someone died by suicide, the look of an attempted murderer, etc — https://www.404media.co/...

The Hollywood Reporter:

Writers Guild of America East members who work at PBS member stations threaten a strike if a deal isn't reached by the end of their contract on November 21— Writers at members stations WGBH, THIRTEEN and PBS SoCal are threatening a work stoppage if a deal isn't reached by the end of their current contract on Nov. 21.

Discussion:

Kayla Cobb /
The Wrap: PBS Writers Authorize Strike @wgaeast: WGA members at PBS stations @GBH, @ThirteenWNET, and @PBSSoCal have authorized a STRIKE if management doesn't reach a fair contract before expiration at 11:59pm ET on Nov 21. The unit voted 100% in favor, with 83% participation. Tick tock, @PBS. [image]

Julian Wyllie /
Current: WGA authorizes strike if freelance contract expires with GBH, WNET and PBS SoCal

CNN:

Brendan Carr promises to “enforce” broadcast media's “public interest obligation” as FCC chair and has recently singled out NewsGuard for “censorship”— New York CNN — — President-elect Donald Trump's pick for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission …

Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, New York Post, The Atlantic, Fox News, Mother Jones, Forbes, Washington Times, Breaking Defense, Benzinga, Nieman Lab, Digital Music News, Mediaite, Newsbusters, Business Insider, Fast Company, Axios, Townhall, RedState, Advanced Television, Barrett Media, Breitbart, Reclaim The Net, Trending Politics …, NPR, Deadline and Daily Mail, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Drew FitzGerald /
Wall Street Journal: Trump Picks Brendan Carr as FCC Chair. He Vows to Challenge a Big Tech Cartel. New York Post: Trump FCC pick Brendan Carr is the free speech fighter to take on Big Tech censorship regime

Tom Nichols /
The Atlantic: The Senate Exists for a Reason

Fox News:
FCC Commissioner announces probe into Big Tech, ‘NewsGuard’ fact-checking platform: ‘Censorship cartel’

Alison Durkee /
Forbes: How Elon Musk Could Benefit From Trump's FCC Nominee Brendan Carr

Susan Ferrechio /
Washington Times: Trump's pick to head FCC plans crackdown on ‘unprecedented surge’ in censorship by Big Tech

Aaron Mehta /
Breaking Defense: Ligado's $39B lawsuit against federal government can move forward, judge rules

Erica Kollmann /
Benzinga: Trump's FCC Pick Could Cut ‘Wasteful Broadband Spending’ With Elon Musk's Starlink

Joshua Benton /
Nieman Lab: Trump's new FCC nominee promises to bring Project 2025-style governance to media

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: Trump Taps Brendan Carr to Lead the Federal Communications Commission

Alex Griffing /
Mediaite: Trump's FCC Pick Threatens Broadcast Media, Promises to ‘Enforce’ Their ‘Public Interest Obligation’

Catherine Salgado /
Newsbusters: Donald Trump Picks MRC-Endorsed Free Speech Champion Brendan Carr for FCC Chairman

Jessica Bursztynsky /
Fast Company: Everything you need to know about Trump FCC pick Brendan Carr

Katie Pavlich /
Townhall: Trump's FCC Nominee Vows to Bulldoze Censorship

Streiff /
RedState: Trump's Incoming FCC Chairman Warns the Censorship Industry That Their Grift Is Ending

Dan Frieth /
Reclaim The Net: Brendan Carr Set To Take the Helm at FCC as Trump's Free Speech Champion

Cullen McCue /
Trending Politics Conservative Breaking: NEW: Media Outlets Panic After Trump's Pick For FCC Chair Vows To Dismantle ‘The Censorship Cartel’

David Folkenflik /
NPR: Trump taps FCC's Brendan Carr to lead the agency

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: Donald Trump Picks Brendan Carr, Who Has Attacked Tech Platforms For Content Moderation Practices, As Next FCC Chair

James Gordon /
Daily Mail: Trump names FCC chief to target Big Tech ‘censorship cartel’ and police Orwellian ‘fact-checking’ organizations

RELATED:

Politico:
Trump names FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to chair the agency; Carr can immediately assume control once Trump is inaugurated as he is already on the commission

Discussion:
Inside Radio, Washington Post, @brendancarrfcc, Fortune, Bloomberg, The Information, The Register, TechCrunch, Reason, The Hill, USA Today, @davidfolkenflik, @jeffjarvis, @jmhaigh, Ars Technica, @donlemonofficial.bsky.social, CNET, @davidjwbailey.bsky.social, @karlbode.bsky.social, @mckenziewark.bsky.social, @petermshane.bsky.social, The Wrap, @victorpickard.bsky.social, @jonathancohn.bsky.social, @matthewkeyslive, @neil_chilson, @elonmusk, @lindayax, Cord Cutters News, @yeoldmudbutt.bsky.social, New York Times, NBC News, Associated Press, Axios, NBC Bay Area, @craigsilverman.bsky.social, Bangor Daily News, @ahmed.baba_@threads.net, @mmasnick.bsky.social, Variety and Status, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Daniel Anstandig /
Inside Radio: Incoming FCC Chair Targets Big Tech, DEI, And Media Rules.

Brendan Carr /
@brendancarrfcc: Broadcast media have had the privilege of using a scarce and valuable public resource—our airwaves. In turn, they are required by law to operate in the public interest. When the transition is complete, the FCC will enforce this public interest obligation.

Brendan Carr /
@brendancarrfcc: Thank you, President Trump! I am humbled and honored to serve as Chairman of the FCC. Now we get to work. 🇺🇸 [image]

Paolo Confino /
Fortune: Trump's pick for FCC chair wants to eliminate the law shielding social media companies from legal consequences for posts on their platforms

Kelcee Griffis /
Bloomberg: New FCC Chair Is a Fan of Elon Musk, Not Diversity Initiatives

Martin Peers /
The Information: Trump's Tech Haves and Have-Nots

Iain Thomson /
The Register: Trump's pick to run the FCC has told us what he plans: TikTok ban, space broadband, and Section 230 reform

Amanda Silberling /
TechCrunch: Trump's FCC pick has said he wants to ban TikTok, challenge Section 230

Jacob Sullum /
Reason: Trump's Pick To Run the FCC Wants To Restrict the Editorial Discretion of Social Media Platforms

Miranda Nazzaro /
The Hill: 5 things to know about Trump's FCC pick

Melissa Cruz /
USA Today: Brendan Carr wants to focus on 3 things - including a TikTok ban - as Trump's FCC chair

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Trump's designer to become the new FCC chair below. Trump says he'll go after the major tv broadcast networks; Musk has had tough words for public broadcasting as well. Carr is an FCC veteran who has embraced Trump's rhetoric. What's ahead?

@jeffjarvis:
Meanwhile this is terrible news for the internet and freedom of expression. Carr is already trying to force platforms to carry right-wing propaganda. Compelled speech is not free speech. Trump picks Brendan Carr as FCC chairman https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

Jim Haigh /
@jmhaigh: @jeffjarvis Carr is awful news for everyone not on payroll of heavily consolidated, for-profit media and telecommunications corporations. Counter to the federal watchdog's statutory mission, he believes — and pledges to act — as the champion for industry against we pesky citizen-consumers🚨

Jon Brodkin /
Ars Technica: Trump's FCC chair is Brendan Carr, who wants to regulate everyone except ISPs

Don Lemon /
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social: Brendan Carr wrote the FCC chapter in Project 2025 is now Trump's pick as FCC Chair. Read this WAPO report 👇🏾. Thoughts?

David JW Bailey /
@davidjwbailey.bsky.social: This is almost certainly a precursor to giving Musk / Thiel / Bannon the ability to surveill all internet traffic, and then introduce a social credit system. Slavery with digital collars. — www.washingtonpost.com/technology/ 2...

Karl Bode /
@karlbode.bsky.social: The New York Times story, like the WAPO story, simply doesn't mention that a key component of a Carr FCC will be dismantling the entirety of the agency's broadband consumer protection efforts — just apparently not worth a mention

McKenzie Wark /
@mckenziewark.bsky.social: Social media companies created a cesspit of disinformation, a not insignificant factor in the election, and now they get this guy as a regulator whose goal is to up the shit-content. The poetic justice of it— www.washingtonpost.com/technology/ 2...

Peter M. Shane /
@petermshane.bsky.social: For those too young to remember how a second Trump Administration was pledged to exclude the Project 2025 crowd. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/ 2...

Adam Chitwood /
The Wrap: Trump Picks Brendan Carr, Author of FCC Section in Project 2025, to Lead FCC

Victor Pickard /
@victorpickard.bsky.social: This was no surprise and yet no less troubling: www.politico.com/news/2024/11...

Jonathan Cohn /
@jonathancohn.bsky.social: Funny how Trump said he knew nothing about Project 2025 but keeps staffing his administration with Projection 2025 authors. Funny indeed. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/t...

Matthew Keys /
@matthewkeyslive: Carr has affirmed support to impose cable-like carriage rules on streaming services like Fubo and YouTube TV. This will cause higher fees and programming-related blackouts on these services, which are already common on cable and satellite platforms. Remember this tweet. $FUBO

Neil Chilson /
@neil_chilson: Congrats, @BrendanCarrFCC! Carr had a persuasive dissent on the FCC's ill-advised proposed “Disclosure Rules for the Use of AI in Political Ads.” I look forward to having that intellectual firepower setting the FCC agenda.

Elon Musk /
@elonmusk: @shaunmmaguire Great choice

Linda Yaccarino /
@lindayax: Great American. Awesome human ! 🇺🇸

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Trump Appoints a New Head of The FCC With Plans to Tighten Regulations On Big Tech

Austin B Yo /
@yeoldmudbutt.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/t... Project 2025 was a joke right? Good thing because Trump is appointing the guy that wrote the section on the F.C.C to F.C.C chairman...

Cecilia Kang /
New York Times: Trump Picks Brendan Carr to Lead F.C.C.

Rebecca Falconer /
Axios: Trump chooses FCC commissioner Brendan Carr to lead agency

Megan Lebowitz /
NBC Bay Area: Trump picks Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission

Craig Silverman /
@craigsilverman.bsky.social: As expected, Trump named Brendan Carr to chair the FCC. Carr is a big fan of Starlink and is vocal about the need to reform the protections that Section 230 gives big tech. — Here's his recent thread about big tech, the “censorship cartel,” and his concerns about NewsGuard and fact checkers. …

Ahmed Baba /
@ahmed.baba_@threads.net: Brendan Carr successfully auditioned to be Trump's FCC Chairman. Was clear as day after his Fox News appearance where he indicated he would be willing to target broadcast licenses of networks Trump doesn't like.

Mike Masnick /
@mmasnick.bsky.social: Not that this is surprising, but... [images]

Michaela Zee /
Variety: Donald Trump Picks Brendan Carr to Lead FCC

Oliver Darcy /
Status: Q&A with The Verge EIC Nilay Patel on a likely FCC Chair Brendan Carr, Elon Musk's alliance with Donald Trump and how it threatens the First Amendment, and more

Deadline:

Donald Trump selects Fox Business' The Bottom Line co-host and former congressman Sean Duffy to be his nominee for secretary of transportation— Duffy, a former congressman, is the co-host of Fox Business' The Bottom Line and is a contributor to the news network.

Discussion:
Fox News, TVNewsCheck, @brianstelter, Reuters, @mattyglesias, Politico, The Wrap, New York Times, New York Post, The Hill, NBC News, @challengeteamtv, Rolling Stone, BBC, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Axios, Variety, Axios, Bloomberg, @emilmichael, WPR, @seanduffywi, @timjacobwise, CNN, NPR, Newsweek, USA Today, Washington Post, Must Read Alaska, Talking Biz News and Yahoo Finance

Discussion:

Greg Wehner /
Fox News: Trump nominates former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy for Secretary of Transportation

Ted Johnson /
TVNewsCheck: Trump Nominates Fox Business Host Sean Duffy As Secretary Of Transportation

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Another Fox News hire by the president-elect: Trump says Sean Duffy (who joined Fox as a contributor in 2020 and currently co-hosts the 6pm Fox Business show “The Bottom Line") is his pick for Transportation Secretary

David Shepardson /
Reuters: Trump picks former lawmaker Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary

Matthew Yglesias /
@mattyglesias: I've been waiting for a Secretary of Transportation nomination and we got ... Rep Sean Duffy of Wisconsin who I don't know to have any distinctive record or views on transportation issues. If you know more than me, let me know!

Chris Marquette /
Politico: Trump taps former lawmaker and reality TV star for Transportation

Mark Walker /
New York Times: Sean Duffy, Fox Stalwart, Gets Trump's Nod for Transportation Secretary

Samuel Chamberlain /
New York Post: Trump picks Fox News contributor and former Rep. Sean Duffy for transportation secretary

Zoë Richards /
NBC News: Trump picks a second Fox host to join his Cabinet, with Sean Duffy for Transportation @challengeteamtv: Sean Duffy transitioned from The Real World and winning two seasons of The Challenge to becoming the Secretary of Transportation for Trump 💀 [image]

Charisma Madarang /
Rolling Stone: Trump Taps Former ‘Real World’ Cast Member as Transportation Secretary

Holly Honderich /
BBC: Trump nominates ex-congressman and Fox host as transport secretary

Matt Young /
The Daily Beast: Trump Picks ‘The Real World’ Star Sean Duffy to Be His Transport Secretary

Sareen Habeshian /
Axios: Trump taps Fox News' Sean Duffy for Transportation Secretary

J. Kim Murphy /
Variety: Fox Business Host Sean Duffy Tapped by Trump to Lead Department of Transportation and ‘Make Our Skies Safe Again’

Sareen Habeshian /
Axios: What to know about Sean Duffy, Trump's Transportation secretary pick

Emil Michael /
@emilmichael: I want to thank everyone who supported my candidacy for Secretary of Transportation. It was the honor of a lifetime to even be considered. I know that @SeanDuffyWI will do an incredible job for @realDonaldTrump and I stand by ready to assist and support in any and every way.

Sean Duffy /
@seanduffywi: Thank you, Mr. President. I'm eager to help you usher in a new golden age of transportation. #MAGA [image]

Tim Wise /
@timjacobwise: Um, just because Sean Duffy won a reality show called “Road Rules” doesn't make him qualified to be the Secretary of Transportation.

CNN:
Trump picks former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy as next Transportation secretary

Joel Rose /
NPR: Trump taps Sean Duffy, Fox host and former congressman, for transportation secretary

Joey Garrison /
USA Today: Trump picks Fox host, former Wisconsin congressman Sean Duffy for Transportation secretary

LeighAnn Caldwell /
Washington Post: Live updates Trump confirms plans to use military for mass deportations

Suzanne Downing /
Must Read Alaska: Sean Duffy named Secretary of Transportation

John Gallagher /
Yahoo Finance: Trump to name Fox TV host Sean Duffy to head DOT

Press Gazette:

The Telegraph calls for a change in UK law after police accuse journalist Allison Pearson of a breach of the Public Order Act over an old, deleted X post— Year-old deleted Allison Pearson message on X has surfaced via the internet archive. — Essex Police has said it is investigating …

Discussion:
GB News, UnHerd, @jonsopel, @polblonde, @markhiggie1, @jasonmackenzie, @allisonpearson, Press Gazette, HotAir, Telegraph and The Guardian

Discussion:

James Saunders /
GB News: ‘Out of touch!’ Essex Police chief faces backlash over ‘shocking’ Allison Pearson probe

Mary Harrington /
UnHerd: Welcome to Thought Police Britain

Jon Sopel /
@jonsopel: A word on @AllisonPearson free speech row and what she describes as a ‘Kafkaesque’ threat to it. Today on @TheNewsAgents, we asked her to appear. She said ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’ You gotta love a free speech warrior

Joan Smith /
@polblonde: I disagree with @AllisonPearson on many subjects, but seeing women journalists visited at home by police officers ‘investigating’ a social media post is profoundly shocking.

Mark Higgie /
@markhiggie1: At worst, the persecution of @AllisonPearson ‘indicates a sinister power grab by an authoritarian elite that dismisses property theft as mere freelance redistribution’ and to whom free speech is synonymous with oppression' - @AllisterHeath https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ ...

Jason MacKenzie /
@jasonmackenzie: Police accused of “appalling attack on free speech” after investigation is launched into journalist @AllisonPearson - https://care.org.uk/...

Allison Pearson /
@allisonpearson: Starmer tells police to focus on violent crime and “what matters”. ⁦@EssexPoliceUK⁩ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ ...

David Banks /
Press Gazette: Essex Police action against Allison Pearson is misguided and chills press freedom

David Strom /
HotAir: This Is What Fascism Looks Like in the Real World

Allister Heath /