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New York Times:

A former colleague and records indicate WaPo's Will Lewis and Robert Winnett used fraudulently obtained records in Sunday Times articles in the early 2000s— Years before becoming the Post's publisher, Will Lewis assigned an article based on stolen phone records, a former reporter said.
Discussion: Media Nation, Washington Post, CNN, @brianstelter, Politico, @karaswisher@threads.net, @karaswisher, Vanity Fair, @silvermanjacob, @jbarro, @lauralesliewral, @cdarwin@c.im, @jamesrbuk, @wajahatali, @kairyssdal, @farhip, @davidfolkenflik, @edmundlee@threads.net, @wolfe321, @davidfolkenflik, @fixmedianow, @mlhewlett, @kelsoscorner, @nbj914, @brianstelter@threads.net, @brianstelter, @joegandelman, @binvestigates, @mikiebarb, @digiphile, @froomkin, @smyth_jeannette, @brianmmunoz, @freddydeknatel, NPR, @stevesilberman.bsky.social, @peterjukes, @dankennedy_nu@threads.net, @djrothkopf, @dankennedy_nu@journa.host, @profdaly@threads.net, @brianstelter, @jackshafer, @davidfolkenflik, @katrinanation, @davidfolkenflik, @martinsfp@threads.net, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, @jbenton, @mediaevan, @benmullin, @barbaraslavin1, @Guinnessy@mastodon.world, @newsguyusa@threads.net, @gbbranstetter.bsky.social, @markharris.bsky.social, @fusoya.bsky.social and The Wrap

Discussion:

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: The Will Lewis scandal at The Washington Post is spinning out of control Washington Post: Incoming Post editor tied to self-described ‘thief’ who claimed role in his reporting

Eva Rothenberg /
CNN: Washington Post CEO Will Lewis' status ‘increasingly untenable’ as newsgathering controversies mount

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Will Lewis' past is continuing to haunt his present viability as publisher & CEO of the Washington Post. The NYT and NPR are reporting instances where Lewis - and his pick as the Post's new editor Rob Willett - have acted unethically by US standards. Coming up at 9.20a on NPR @fixmedianow: @davidfolkenflik We're still waiting on clarification from Sir Lewis of what makes @davidfolkenflik an “activist” not a journalist. Calling Folkenflik an “activist” is unacceptable and a major red flag of Lewis's persistent “Murdoch world-view” and last straw for us. https://x.com/...

Michael Hewlett /
@mlhewlett: Note: John Wick — a real-life security consultant and not the fictional hit man played by Keanu Reeves — makes an appearance near the end of this story: Washington Post Publisher and Incoming Editor Are Said to Have Used Stolen Records in Britain https://www.nytimes.com/... @kelsoscorner: Props to @nytimes⁩ for keeping heat on ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ leadership and owner Bezos — trust has to start at the top and not thru “hacking”. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Nick Jackson /
@nbj914: “His ambition outran his ethics.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

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

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

Joe Gandelman /
@joegandelman: The biggest scandal will be if this guy REMAINS the Washington Post publisher. A definitive step down from norms from the Washington Post: https://www.nytimes.com/... @binvestigates: “All senior editors and most reporters at The Sunday Times knew that I obtained illegal phone billing data and bank account transactions, almost every week, for stories,” Mr. Ford said in a 2018 interview with the British news site @BInvestigates https://www.nytimes.com/...

Michael Barbaro /
@mikiebarb: Some very damning revelations about the people who just took over The Washington Post. https://www.nytimes.com/...

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

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

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

Brian Munoz /
@brianmmunoz: Yikes, this was not a great move from the @washingtonpost's publisher and incoming top editor. https://www.nytimes.com/... @freddydeknatel: Maybe don't hire British editors implicated in phone hacking to run your newspaper. https://www.nytimes.com/...

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

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

Peter Jukes /
@peterjukes: To my US journalist colleagues. There is already a lot of stuff in the public domain about @washingtonpost's Will Lewis and appointee Robert Winnett. And more imminent I suspect This from @Bynickdavies ‘Flate Earth News’ and @BInvestigates https://bylineinvestigates.com/ ... [image]

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

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

Dan Kennedy /
@dankennedy_nu@journa.host: If Sally Buzbee was involved in getting any of this scandalous information about Will Lewis and Robert Winnett out into the open, I salute her. And if she wasn't, I salute her anyway. #journalism — https://www.nytimes.com/... @profdaly@threads.net: This is a sad and sorry episode in the life of a great American newspaper. Time for Bezos to do the right thing.

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

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

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: CEO Lewis pressured exec editor Sally Buzbee and me not to cover allegations that arose in British court proceedings against Murdoch's UK papers. Will pressed Busbee not to publish in March and May. The Post touched on it in March and did a deep piece in May. @katrinanation: “BLAGGING-gate”? Washington Post Publisher and Incoming Editor Are Said to Have Used Stolen Records in Britain https://www.nytimes.com/...

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: In the immediate aftermath, weeks before he started in the job, Lewis told Buzbee the paper should not follow up on my story, saying it was not worthy of coverage. The Post did not turn to it for months until there were fresh developments in court. @martinsfp@threads.net: There are some UK journalists who would do a great job of leading a US newspaper. But there are plenty it's probably best keeping away from. “The publisher and incoming editor of The Washington Post used fraudulently obtained phone and company records in newspaper articles as journalists in London …

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: The WashPost's CEO was involved in some corrupt stuff when he was working for Rupert Murdoch. — Good digging by the NY Times. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Joshua Benton /
@jbenton: I suspect this goose is cooked. The norms of U.K. journalism are foreign enough to the U.S. eye that things like this will keep drip, drip, dripping out. https://www.nytimes.com/...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Semafor:

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

New York Times:

Sources: Jeff Bezos appears to be standing by Publisher and CEO Will Lewis and has envisioned WaPo growing to reach 100M subscribers from its current 2.5M— The Amazon founder has expressed his support to Will Lewis, the C.E.O., who has faced widespread criticism this month.

Discussion:
@corbinbolies, Media Nation, @pkafka, @z3dster, @danahoule, @tvgrimreaper, @froomkin, @benmullin, @davidclinchnews, The Wrap and Mediaite

Discussion:

Corbin Bolies /
@corbinbolies: NEW: Will Lewis sends a late-Friday email to Washington Post staffers outlining more plans about the “Third Newsroom,” which will get put together by a “Build It Squad” led by Matt Murray. [image]

Dan Kennedy /
Media Nation: An insightful Times report on Jeff Bezos, Will Lewis and The Washington Post

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Classic journalism riddle: Two people have a conversation. Two people are familiar with the conversation those people had. Are those two people different than the two people who had the conversation? [image]

Dana Houle /
@danahoule: There are 130M households in the United States. Somewhere there's a typo, or he's gone batshit crazy. @tvgrimreaper: Will Lewis is a dead CEO walking. The knives are out for him. Bezos will abandon him. WaPo, purchased for $250 million, lost $77 million in 2023. A billionaire owner beats having a working business model! Bezos also comes off as delusional in this piece (100m subs!).

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: new, w/@katie_robertson: How Jeff Bezos is trying to fix The Post. Scoops: -Bezos has lately expressed support to publisher Will Lewis -Lewis missed the Pulitzers in May because he was in NY with Bezos discussing turnaround -"The Kansas City Project" https://www.nytimes.com/...

Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: Some news in here: Jeff Bezos has told people that The Washington Post can eventually generate 100 million(!) paid subscriptions, which would catapult it far ahead of the competition. w/@katie_robertson https://www.nytimes.com/...

David Clinch /
@davidclinchnews: I'm interested to hear the results of the internal survey on the “third newsroom” idea.

Mike Roe /
The Wrap: Washington Post Publisher Shares More ‘Third Newsroom’ Plans With Concerned Staff

Bloomberg:

Pixar's Inside Out 2 grosses $155M in the US and Canada, 2024's biggest opening weekend, and $295M globally, the biggest in history for an animated film— - Animated sequel tops ‘Dune: Part Two’ for 2024's highest bow — Opening is boon for theaters and for Disney's rebounding Pixar

Discussion:
Variety, CNN, TMZ.com, Associated Press, @lucas_shaw, The Wrap, @samueldeats, Andrew W. on LinkedIn, Screen Rant, @scottgustin, @screentime, SlashFilm and Reuters

Discussion:

Rebecca Rubin /
Variety: ‘Inside Out 2’ Shatters Box Office Expectations With $155 Million, Biggest Debut Since ‘Barbie’

Eva Rothenberg /
CNN: ‘Inside Out 2’ jolts a sleepy summer box office

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: Between inside Out 2, Deadpool and Moana, Disney could have the three biggest movies of the year.

Jeremy Fuster /
The Wrap: ‘Inside Out 2’ Sets Global Animated Box Office Record With $295 Million Opening

Samuel Deats /
@samueldeats: I'm having whiplash going from folks talking about theaters being dead or whatever two weeks ago after something didn't do well to “biggest animated film opening of all time”

Andrew W. /
Andrew W. on LinkedIn: Massive opening weekend for Inside Out 2. Fantastic news! I hope it won't be seen as a validation of ‘Sequels over Originals’ strategy; that would be a mistake. …

Brennan Klein /
Screen Rant: Weekend Box Office: Inside Out 2 Smashes Records With Dazzling Post-Barbie Debut [Full Chart Update]

Scott Gustin /
@scottgustin: NEW: INSIDE OUT 2 made an estimated $155 million at the domestic box office this weekend, blowing past projections and securing the second-biggest animated box office opening ever behind INCREDIBLES 2. The global box office for Inside Out 2 sits at $295 million. [image]

Scott Gustin /
@scottgustin: Here's the new top 5 opening weekends all-time for an animated film: 1. Incredibles 2 ($182 million) 2. Inside Out 2 ($155 million) 3. The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($146 million) 4. Finding Dory ($135 million) 5. Frozen II ($130 million) @screentime: ‘INSIDE OUT 2’ debuts to a $295M world box office opening ▪️ $155M Domestic ▪️ Biggest opening of 2024 ▪️ Second biggest animated opening of ever behind Incredibles 2 ($182.7M) ▪️ $140M International ▪️ Biggest animated International opening ever surpassing Frozen 2 ($135M) [image]

Hannah Shaw-Williams /
SlashFilm: Inside Out 2 Saves The Summer With 2024's Biggest Box Office Debut So Far

Columbia Journalism Review:

A profile of Lorena López, the founder and editor of La Prensa de Iowa, an improbably successful Spanish-language paper serving rural farm towns in western Iowa— At a Spanish-language newspaper in rural Iowa, Lorena López proves that the best counter to online misinformation is human connection.

Discussion:
@andreafrantz221 and @jherrerx

Discussion:

Andrea Frantz /
@andreafrantz221: What a terrific and important article on @LaPrensaIowa by @CJR. Local news matters. @iowa_western La Periodista de Iowa https://www.cjr.org/... via @cjr

Jack Herrera /
@jherrerx: Out in western Iowa, one of the most improbably successful local newspapers is La Prensa de Iowa. At its helm is Lorena López, an extraordinary Nicaraguan asylee. We met during the GOP caucuses. For CJR, we talked about fighting Spanish-language disinfo: https://www.cjr.org/...

New York Times:

The defamation suit from former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant against Mississippi Today could become a political playbook to dismantle US press freedoms— Slow-moving lawsuits intended to drain newsrooms of their limited financial resources and editorial bandwidth.

Discussion:

Sarabeth Berman /
Sarabeth Berman on LinkedIn: The stakes here are incredibly high — if Mississippi Today is forced to turn over its confidential sources and notes, it will set a dangerous precedent for journalists and our country at large. …

Warwick Sabin /
Warwick Sabin on LinkedIn: The free press protections we have become accustomed to are under threat in Mississippi — and that threat could extend nationally. …

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher@threads.net: This is a big part of the playbook: https://www.nytimes.com/... @spj_tweets: SPJ urges the Mississippi Supreme Court to overturn a lower court order against @MSTODAYnews. “Without journalists, citizens are kept in the dark, giving those in power no accountability and freedom to abuse that power,” said SPJ President @AshantiBlaize. https://www.spj.org/... [image]

Warwick Sabin /
@warwicksabin: The free press protections we have become accustomed to are under threat in Mississippi — and that threat could extend nationally, as @MSTODAYnews editor-in-chief @GanucheauAdam writes in a @nytimes op-ed published this morning.https://www.nytimes.com/ ...

Steven Godfrey /
@38godfrey: Journalism in Mississippi isn't for the faint of heart. Support @GanucheauAdam and @MSTODAYnews: https://www.nytimes.com/...

Jodie Ginsberg /
@jodieginsberg: Mississippi opens the playbook for dismantling a free press. We ⁦@pressfreedom⁩ stand in full support of @MSTODAYnews⁩. Read what's at stake in ⁦@GanucheauAdam⁩ 's editorial in @NYTOpinion https://www.nytimes.com/...

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: Two op-eds in the NY Times today illustrate the growing threat Trump world poses to journalism. — https://www.nytimes.com/... and — https://www.nytimes.com/... If the NY Times NEWS pages understood the threat, or cared more about it, maybe they'd do their jobs better. …

Associated Press:

A bankruptcy judge orders the liquidation of Alex Jones' personal assets but dismisses for now the bankruptcy case against the company that runs Infowars— A federal judge on Friday ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ′ personal assets but dismissed …

Discussion:
Breitbart, Houston Public Media, NBC News, Boing Boing, WHDH-TV, New York Times, Associated Press, @katiephang@threads.net, Awful Announcing, CBS News, Reuters, HuffPost, Mediaite, @kenwhite.bsky.social, @cnn@threads.net, @andrewparker.bsky.social, @janus.bsky.social, The Wrap, @themountaingoats.bsky.social, Courthouse News Service, Variety, @pwnallthethings.bsky.social, @joshuajfriedman.com, CNN, @VirginiaMurr@mastodon.social, Bloomberg, Newser, New York Post, New Republic, @Green_Footballs …, Axios, Washington Post, Rolling Stone and Gizmodo

Discussion:

Lucio Vasquez /
Houston Public Media: Judge allows Alex Jones to liquidate personal assets to help pay $1.5 billion to Sandy Hook families

Erik Ortiz /
NBC News: Alex Jones allowed to liquidate assets to help pay debt in Sandy Hook defamation verdicts, judge rules

Rob Beschizza /
Boing Boing: Judge liquidates Alex Jones' assets—except Infowars

Owen Boss /
WHDH-TV: What we know about the fight between conspiracist Alex Jones and Sandy Hook families over his assets

Elizabeth Williamson /
New York Times: Judge Orders Sale of Alex Jones's Personal Assets but Keeps Infowars in Business

Katie Phang /
@katiephang@threads.net: “The process of shutting down Infowars could play out quickly. A court-appointed trustee would be tasked with securing the assets and then selling off Jones' media empire, including the website, studio space and broadcasting equipment.”

Daniel Kaplan /
Awful Announcing: Diamond Sports Group asks for emergency hearing over league demands in bankruptcy case

Dietrich Knauth /
Reuters: Alex Jones' assets to be liquidated as his company exits bankruptcy

Sebastian Murdock /
HuffPost: Judge Clears Way For Alex Jones To Liquidate Personal Assets To Pay Sandy Hook Families

Jamie Frevele /
Mediaite: JUST IN: Judge Orders Alex Jones's Personal Assets Liquidated to Pay Sandy Hook Victims @kenwhite.bsky.social: People angry over how they believe criminal law should work take break to be angry over how they believe bankruptcy law should work @cnn@threads.net: A Texas bankruptcy judge has rejected a proposed liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' company Free Speech Systems, the parent company of Infowars, saying that a denial of the bankruptcy plan was, in his opinion, in the best interest of the creditors. …

Andrew Parker /
@andrewparker.bsky.social: Since “make him stop broadcasting” isn't the kind of relief a tort lawsuit can lead to, their interests would be measured in the amount of the judgment they can recover. — Can't get water from a rock, even if the reality is you'd rather see the rock crushed than get any water. @janus.bsky.social: feels extremely american to be like “we need you to keep running your stochastic terrorism business so you can pay back the victims of your stochastic terrorism” [embedded post]

Jacob Bryant /
The Wrap: Alex Jones Ordered to Liquidate Assets to Pay $1.5 Billion Sandy Hook Settlement @themountaingoats.bsky.social: the thing about Alex Jones is he has enough dumbasses in the quiver to gofundme his house when it goes up to auction and then give it back to him. the court ought to have ordered a pair of concrete socks and a sailing excursion off Galveston

Cameron Thompson /
Courthouse News Service: Judge green lights liquidation of Alex Jones' personal assets

Todd Spangler /
Variety: Judge Orders Alex Jones' Personal Assets Liquidated to Pay Sandy Hook Families but Dismisses Infowars Bankruptcy Case @pwnallthethings.bsky.social: this is an Olympic gold medallist dubious construction of “best interest”, ngl

Joshua J. Friedman /
@joshuajfriedman.com: NEW: Alex Jones gets to keep broadcasting on Infowars, with the judge finding it is “in the best interest” of Sandy Hook families for the company to avoid bankruptcy so Jones would be better able to repay his massive debt (via Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman)

Virginia Murr /
@VirginiaMurr@mastodon.social: Some good news! — “Alex Jones' personal assets will be sold to help pay Sandy Hook debt as judge decides Infowars' fate” — “A federal judge on Friday ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ′ personal assets but was still deciding on his company's separate bankruptcy case …

Evan Ochsner /
Bloomberg: Alex Jones Estate to Be Liquidated to Pay Sandy Hook Debt

Priscilla DeGregory /
New York Post: Alex Jones ordered to liquidate assets to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook judgment with Infowars' future in limbo

Edith Olmsted /
New Republic: It's All Over for Alex Jones With New Sandy Hook Ruling

Charles Johnson /
@Green_Footballs@mastodon.social: We shouldn't forget that Donald Trump proudly boasted about his friendship with this vile monster, and often echoed Jones's lies during his campaign. — But I worry that he'll still come back from this somehow. — Alex Jones' assets to be sold to help pay Sandy Hook lawsuit debt | AP News …

Jacob Knutson /
Axios: Alex Jones' personal assets will be liquidated to pay Sandy Hook families, judge rules

Nikki McCann Ramirez /
Rolling Stone: Judge Orders Alex Jones to Liquidate Assets to Pay for Sandy Hook Lies

New York Times:

The movie The Apprentice has yet to find a US distributor, suggesting that some media companies may have already been intimidated by Trump and his supporters— This week I finally got to see “The Apprentice,” an absorbing, disturbing movie about the relationship between the red-baiting mob lawyer Roy Cohn and a young Donald Trump.

Discussion:
Washington Post, The Wrap, Deadline, Mediaite, @lkimmasters@threads.net, @lucas_shaw@threads.net, Tom Donahue on LinkedIn, @dinajay17@threads.net, @brianstelter@threads.net, @jakelahut@threads.net, @cdarwin@c.im, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social, @brianstelter@threads.net and @jschauma@mstdn.social

Discussion:

Ron Charles /
Washington Post: How ‘The Apprentice’ made Donald Trump president

Stephanie Kaloi /
The Wrap: Why ‘The Apprentice’ Filmmakers Have Not Yet Secured a US Distribution Deal

Bruce Haring /
Deadline: Poet Jorie Graham Calls On Hollywood To Resist Censorship And Distribute ‘The Apprentice’ Film

Alex Griffing /
Mediaite: 'It's Frightening': Michelle Goldberg Warns Trump Threats Already Intimidating Media Companies To Avoid Critical Film

Kim Masters /
@lkimmasters@threads.net: What sort of evidence would you expect to find other than the fact that there is no deal? An email saying hell no, I am scared? 

Luca Shaw /
@lucas_shaw@threads.net: I've seen a lot of people write about this. Has anyone provided evidence that distributors are scared?

Tom Donahue /
Tom Donahue on LinkedIn: It is every citizen's and every company's civic duty to make sure Tr*mp does not return to power. — “It's common to read about movies …

Dina Jay /
@dinajay17@threads.net: They can release it on line. Set up a website. Put it behind a paywall. This is 2024. There is more than one way to skin a cat.

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter@threads.net: 👆🏼 The film's writer, gabrielsherman, shared this column on Instagram today and commented, “Hollywood is terrified of Trump and he's not even elected yet. Imagine what artists will go through if he actually wins.”

Jake Lahut /
@jakelahut@threads.net: Some real free country stuff here..

Chuck Darwin /
@cdarwin@c.im: The Chilling Reason You May Never See the New Trump Movie — Negotiations are ongoing, and domestic distribution could still come together. — Yet the possibility that American audiences won't be able to see “The Apprentice” — isn't just frustrating. — It's frightening, — because it suggests that …

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social: Frightening how the GOP's authoritarian intimidation works, at Stanford (Internet Observatory) and Hollywood. Too much fascism, too little courage. — The Chilling Reason You May Never See the New Trump Movie https://www.nytimes.com/...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter@threads.net: The Trump biopic “The Apprentice” is struggling to land a U.S. distribution deal. “It's frightening,” @michelleinbklyn writes, “because it suggests that Trump and his supporters have already intimidated some media companies, which seem to be pre-emptively capitulating to him.” …

Wired:

Q&A with HuffPost editor Phil Lewis on aggregating news on X, being a “newsfluencer”, Black media and Black newsrooms, the future of news, and more— Editor and news aggregator Phil Lewis isn't afraid of YouTubers or TikTokkers. He says the real threat is misinformation.

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@nonlinearnotes

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Los Angeles Times:

A look at the growing popularity of Tubi as streaming prices rise; Nielsen: May was Tubi's most-watched month ever, with an average of 1M viewers, up 46% YoY— In the era of “streamflation,” it's a good time to be Tubi. — Subscription prices for Netflix, Disney+, Max and Peacock …

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Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: The Free Streaming Service Tubi Grows & Is Now More Popular Than Disney+, Peacock, & Paramount+ As Cord Cutters Embrace Free

David Weigel /
@daveweigel: The movies are BACK

Jesse Hawken /
@jessehawken: The People's Streaming Service ™ @neverleftpod: Omg hahahah! Take that @StreamOnMax #DontStreamOnMax #FireDavidZaslav https://www.latimes.com/... [image] @iamkingwilliams: Fwiw, Tubi is building its * actual * viewership and subscriber base on Black customers While the headlines focus on its growth with licensed movie and tv shows and white Gen Zers using the platform for the first time @imani_barbarin: Bad news for streaming platforms and an indication on the cost of living as Tubi is one of the few movie and tv platforms where you can watch content for free.

Matthew A. Cherry /
@matthewacherry: The Tubi switch up gonna be so Fox and WB/UPN like. Wait and see.

Lauren Townsend /
Lauren Townsend on LinkedIn: This is a BIG deal... “Nielsen data showed that May was Tubi's most-watched month ever, with an average audience of 1 million viewers, up 46% from a year ago. …

Josh Van Houdt /
Josh Van Houdt on LinkedIn: “The streamer edged out Disney+, which averaged 969,000 viewers. Tubi also easily beat NBCUniversal's Peacock, Warner Bros. Discovery's Max …

Anjali Sud /
Anjali Sud on LinkedIn: May = new milestone! — The LA Times reported that May was Tubi's most-watched month to date and that according to Nielsen, we surpassed Disney+ in viewers 👀 …

Mary Kate Carr /
The A.V. Club: Tubi outperformed Disney+, Peacock, and Max last month

Adweek:

The Trade Desk threatens to demonetize Yahoo video ad inventory, saying Yahoo had misrepresented inventory as “in-stream”; Yahoo says it's working on changes— The DSP is accusing the publisher of misrepresenting its inventory — The Trade Desk alerted buyers earlier this week …

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@davemorgannyc, @catherineperlo1, Catherine Perloff on LinkedIn and Digiday

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Dave Morgan /
@davemorgannyc: Smart move by @TheTradeDesk to force @Yahoo to stop labeling its outstream web video as CTV, a growing industry problem, and one of the reasons TTD is shifting to a curated, premium platform strategy in CTV ... @catherineperlo1 https://www.adweek.com/...

Catherine Perloff /
@catherineperlo1: Scoop: The Trade Desk is threatening to demonetize Yahoo's video inventory, accusing the publisher of misdeclaring its video as the more lucrative in-stream type. I promise it's worth reading on a Friday afternoon ☕️☕️☕️ https://www.adweek.com/...

Catherine Perloff /
Catherine Perloff on LinkedIn: SCOOP: The Trade Desk is threatening to demonetize Yahoo's video, over allegations that Yahoo is falsely declaring its video as in-stream. …

Reuters Institute:

How news outlets Newslaundry, The News Minute, The Wire, The Caravan, and Scroll, joined forces to report on India's elections with the help of audience funding— Our contributor Raksha Kumar spent the day with them — At 7:30 on 4 June, a regular bungalow in South Delhi was swarming …

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@risj_oxford, @basuashis and @sushubh@mastodon.social

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@risj_oxford: NEW on our website How @newslaundry @thenewsminute, @thewire_in , @thecaravanindia and @scroll_in joined forces to broadcast the Indian elections' result with the help of audience funding ✍️ Our contributor Raksha Kumar spent this crucial day with them https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac .uk/ ...

Ashis Basu /