The Times Guild leaders say NYT, while rolling out expanded bio pages for staff, made "petty" cuts to the language in which staffers extolled their Guild work (Laura Wagner/Washington Post)

Mediagazer: The Times Guild leaders say NYT, while rolling out expanded bio pages for staff, made “petty” cuts to the language in which staffers extolled their Guild work (Laura Wagner/Washington Post)

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The Times Guild leaders say NYT, while rolling out expanded bio pages for staff, made “petty” cuts to the language in which staffers extolled their Guild work— After rolling out expanded bio pages designed to ‘bolster trust with readers,’ the Times excised language in which staffers extolled their work with the Guild

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Salem Media is halting distribution of the film and book 2000 Mules and removing the film from its platforms; it apologized to a man who sued for defamation— The conservative media company behind the book and film “2,000 Mules,” which alleged a widespread conspiracy by Democrats to steal …

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CNN: Right-wing media company Salem apologizes, stops distributing 2020 election conspiracy film ‘2000 Mules’ after lawsuit

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@tomdreisbach: @DineshDSouza ... According to a filing in Salem's case against its insurer, Salem settled Andrews' defamation case for a “significant [confidential] amount.” [image]

Tom Dreisbach /
@tomdreisbach: @DineshDSouza ... For our previous coverage debunking some of the film and book's claims: When D'Souza had to abruptly recall the book, but I got a copy anyway https://www.npr.org/...

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@renee.diresta@threads.net: Good. More of this. Hold the perpetrators of the Big Lie accountable — their lies about innocent people have profound costs. @nycsouthpaw: Salem has published a statement retracting Dinesh D'Souza's film 2000 Mules. From the wording, it looks a lot like it was compelled by a defamation settlement agreement. It is currently sitting beneath a Sebastian Gorka broadcast. https://salemnewschannel.com/ [image]

Tom Dreisbach /
@tomdreisbach: @DineshDSouza Some key context Salem is a co-defendant, along with Dinesh D'Souza and True the Vote, in a lawsuit filed by this voter, Mark Andrews. He is represented by lawyers with @protctdemocracy, which also represented the Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation.

Anne Nelson /
@anelsona: Here's a juicy thread about #CNP media companies Salem & Regnery and their little truthiness problem. #ShadowNetwork

Brian Beutler /
@brianbeutler: Weird how this keeps happening to Republicans and their allied media—and only them—given that both sides same. @rightardia@mastodon.social: Distributor of ‘2000 Mules’ election conspiracy film pulls film from all platforms : NPR — Best to sue a right-wing @shhat who defames and posts disinformation. — https://www.npr.org/...

Tom Dreisbach /
@tomdreisbach: @DineshDSouza ... Also notable: Salem is currently suing their media insurer for allegedly failing to pay for the costs associated with Andrews' “2,000 Mules” lawsuit. https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ... @mountainsstars: @nycsouthpaw Salem Media's Quarterly Report shows it sold Regnery Publishing (to Skyhorse Publishing) in December 2023. It also shows Salem and its subsidiaries are parties to multiple lawsuits and entered into a settlement agreement for one in March 2024. https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/ ... [image]

Stephen Silver /
@stephensilver: It takes a lot for a movie to be retracted completely, but 2000 MULES - based on nothing but lies from start to finish - clears that bar

Tom Dreisbach /
@tomdreisbach: The publisher of @DineshDSouza's election conspiracy theory film and book “2,000 Mules” has issued an apology to a Georgia voter accused in the film of illegal voting in the 2020 election. “There will be no future distribution of the film or the book by Salem.” [image] Associated Press: Publisher of ‘2000 Mules’ apologizes to Georgia man falsely accused of ballot fraud in the film

Phillip Nieto /
Mediaite: Salem Apologizes, Retracts Dinesh D'Souza's Debunked Election Fraud Movie ‘2000 Mules’

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