Top WaPo editors are "looking into" Taylor Lorenz's private Instagram story that sources say labeled Biden a "war criminal" in a photo taken at the White House (David Folkenflik/NPR)

Mediagazer: Top WaPo editors are “looking into” Taylor Lorenz's private Instagram story that sources say labeled Biden a “war criminal” in a photo taken at the White House (David Folkenflik/NPR)

Top News:

Associated Press:

VP candidates Vance and Walz plan to debate on CBS on October 1, with Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan moderating; Vance says he wants to debate on CNN too— Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents …
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Discussion:

Tim Walz /
@tim_walz: See you on October 1, JD.

JD Vance /
@jdvance: The American people deserve as many debates as possible, which is why President Trump has challenged Kamala to three of them already. Not only do I accept the CBS debate on October 1st, I accept the CNN debate on September 18th as well. I look forward to seeing you at both!

Hannah Knudsen /
Breitbart: Tim Walz Mocked for Not Jumping on JD Vance's Second Debate Challenge: ‘Liar and a Coward!’

Ariana Figueroa /
Daily Montanan: Mark your calendar: VP candidates Walz and Vance to debate Oct. 1

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: J.D. Vance, Tim Walz agree to VP debate on CBS News

Jared Mitovich /
Politico: Vance agrees to debate Walz in October

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter@threads.net: CBS is announcing details for the Oct. 1 debate now that Walz and Vance have both agreed: @norahodonnell and @marg_brennan will moderate the face-off in NYC. All major networks will be able to simulcast the CBS production, the same way CNN provided the June debate to all.

Nick Cottongim /
Black America Web: 2024 Vice Presidential Debate Set For October 1st

Marita Vlachou /
HuffPost: JD Vance Agrees To 2 Debates Against Democratic Rival Tim Walz

Josh Fiallo /
The Daily Beast: Unprecedented Challenge: JD Vance Tells Tim Walz He Wants a Second Debate

Lauren Sforza /
The Hill: 12:30 Report — VP nominees Walz, Vance set date to debate

Roger Friedman /
Showbiz411: CBS Veep Debate with Tim Walz, JD Vance Set for October 1 in NYC: Will it Matter?

Rebecca Iannucci /
TVLine: Tim Walz, J.D. Vance Agree to October Vice Presidential Debate on CBS

Zachary Leeman /
Mediaite: JD Vance and Tim Walz Agree to Debate

Natalie Korach /
The Wrap: JD Vance Agrees to CBS News Debate With Tim Walz

Kevin Breuninger /
CNBC: JD Vance accepts VP debate with Tim Walz on Oct. 1, challenges him to accept another

Ted Johnson /
TVNewsCheck: VP Candidates Accept Oct. 1 CBS News Debate; Vance Says He'll Also Do Sept. 18 CNN Event

Dave Goldiner /
New York Daily News: JD Vance accepts Oct. 1 vice presidential debate with Tim Walz on CBS

Ariana Figueroa /
Missouri Independent: Walz agrees to Oct. 1 vice presidential debate on CBS

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: VP Candidates Accept Oct. 1 CBS News Debate; JD Vance Says He'll Also Do Sept. 18 CNN Event Fox News: JD Vance says he wants a ‘real’ debate with opponent Tim Walz, not a ‘fake news media garbage’ one

Ethan Alter /
Adweek: CBS News Invites Tim Walz and J.D. Vance to a Veep Debate

Ariana Figueroa /
Minnesota Reformer: Walz agrees to Oct. 1 vice presidential debate on CBS

NPR:

Top WaPo editors are “looking into” Taylor Lorenz's private Instagram story that sources say labeled Biden a “war criminal” in a photo taken at the White House— Senior editors at the Washington Post are reviewing a prominent tech columnist's private story on social media …

Discussion:

Fox News:
Washington Post looking into allegations Taylor Lorenz published Instagram post calling Biden a ‘war criminal’

Jon Levine /
@levinejonathan: Taylor Lorenz of the Washington Post calls President Biden a “war criminal” 👀👀 [image]

Jon Levine /
New York Post: Washington Post ‘looking into’ Taylor Lorenz social media post allegedly calling Biden a ‘war criminal’

Sarah Selip /
@sarahselip: white house priorities —> inviting one of the most unethical “journalists” to a content conference at the white house (then being surprised when this happens).

James Drippens /
@shamebyjames: This is art. Wants to show off that she got invited to the White House, but needs to establish that's she in tune with the youth so calls her host a war criminal, manages to trivialize that accusation with a frowny face, while wearing her mask in 2024. 10/10 no notes

Steve M. Boyle /
@epic_boyle: @ShamebyJames I know you said “no notes,” but there does appear to be one note here: this never happened. [image]

Christian Schneider /
@schneider_cm: It's always the people you most expect

Frank Luntz /
@frankluntz: @LevineJonathan “NPR has obtained a screengrab of Lorenz's actual post, which contained that caption.” https://www.npr.org/... @ultrapurwater: Recap Taylor Lorenz attends White House event, labels Biden War Criminal in insta post. Jon Levine @nypost posts about it. Taylor says its a fake. NPR says nope and 4 other people in private group saw it. Washington Post editors reviewing. Taylor got snitched on😆 [image]

Nate Silver /
@natesilver538: I know I'm hard on “misinformation” reporters like Lorenz, but it's for a good reason. This is really bad. Not the anti-Biden message, which, whatever. But lying about it and trying to pass it off as misinformation, according to these several sources. https://www.npr.org/... [image]

Richard Hanania /
@richardhanania: Taylor Lorenz claimed that a photo of Biden with the caption “war criminal” was digitally altered and not from her account. It turns out she was lying, and is now being investigated by the Washington Post. This woman truly is a stain on the credibility of that paper. [image] @demvoter@threads.net: “Four people with direct knowledge of the private Instagram story confirmed its authenticity to NPR. They spoke to NPR on condition they not be identified due to the professional sensitivity of the situation for Lorenz.” Aww, she got caught. She should be fired.

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: Top Wash Post editors are reviewing Taylor Lorenz's private Instagram story which appeared to label President Biden a “war criminal” in a photo she took at White House event. She argues it was just a joke off a real social media meme My story for NPR: https://www.npr.org/...

Austin Ahlman /
@austinahlman: critical support to any journalist—and in this case a columnist for crying out loud—facing a witch hunt over a joke, especially one that is rooted in fact

Reuters:

Court filing: TikTok says DOJ misstated its ties to China, made factual errors in the case, and the divestment law would strip TikTok of its free speech rights— TikTok told a federal appeals court on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice has misstated the social media app's ties to China …

Discussion:
Associated Press, NPR, @bobbyallyn@threads.net and Tubefilter, more at Techmeme »

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Associated Press:
TikTok compares itself to foreign-owned American news outlets as it fights forced sale or ban

Bobby Allyn /
NPR: TikTok fights for survival in latest filing as ban approaches @bobbyallyn@threads.net: In new filing in TikTok suit over the future of the app in the U.S., it says a nationwide ban would be “the most sweeping speech restriction in the country's history.” https://www.npr.org/...

Sam Gutelle /
Tubefilter: TikTok wants users to express themselves with in-app group chats (and stickers)

Wall Street Journal:

Sources: ex-Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. is preparing a bid for National Amusements and has talked with potential backers including Fortress and Roku— Potential bid could come in together in coming days, ahead of Aug. 21 end of ‘go-shop period’ — Media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr …

Discussion:
The Wrap, @tvgrimreaper, The Desk, New York Post, The Media Leader, The Streamable, Deadline, @lucas_shaw, Bloomberg, TVNewsCheck and Reuters

Discussion:

Ariel Zilber /
New York Post: Liquor scion reportedly preps bid for Paramount — days before Skydance merger is official

Sabrina Quagliozzi /
The Media Leader: Bronfman to challenge Skydance for Paramount

David Satin /
The Streamable: Former Warner Music Exec Reportedly Preparing Bid for Paramount Global

Jill Goldsmith /
Deadline: Edgar Bronfman Jr. Preparing Bid For Paramount Global - Report

Lucas Shaw /
@lucas_shaw: The Paramount sweepstakes aren't over yet: Edgar Bronfman is about to make a formal offer, per @tgbuckley and @hgmiller29. Link TK

Bloomberg:

Some publishers say they can't block the Googlebot crawler that covers AI Overviews without hampering their discoverability, as the crawler also covers Search— Publishers say blocking the company's AI bot could also prevent their sites from showing up in search

Discussion:

Dare Obasanjo /
@carnage4life@mas.to: Publishers are upset that there is no way to opt out of showing up in Google's AI overviews in search without opting out of showing up in search results. — As a search user, I'm happy Google is doing this but many websites are freaking out about the potential lost traffic. …

Danny Goodwin /
Search Engine Land: Publishers report ‘negligible’ traffic impact of Google AI Overviews

Ian Betteridge /
@ianb@mastodon.well.com: I've been talking for quite a while about the existential threat to publishers represented by Google's move into AI, and this is one of the reasons why: no publisher can actually opt out of having their data scraped, which, as Joe Raggazzo says, represents a choice: “You drop out and you die immediately, or you partner with them and you probably just die slowly” …

Julia Love /
Julia Love on LinkedIn: Google's AI Overviews come at steep cost to sites that users would otherwise visit. But publishers say they can't afford to block Google's AI …

Nitish Pahwa /
@pahwa_nitish: like, come on, this is just blatant monopolist behavior: “publishers face a choice between offering up their content for use by AI models that could make their sites obsolete and disappearing from Google search, a top source of traffic.” https://www.bloomberg.com/... @metacurity@infosec.exchange: What was the motto again? Oh, yeah, don't be evil. — Google's AI Search Gives Sites Dire Choice: Share Data or Die — https://www.bloomberg.com/...

The Hollywood Reporter:

Disney hires Adam Smith, who oversaw YouTube Music and YouTube Premium subscription services, as chief product and technology officer for entertainment and ESPN— Smith, who will be chief product and technology officer for entertainment and ESPN, most recently oversaw the YouTube Music and YouTube Premium subscription services.

Discussion:
The Wrap, The Desk, Next TV, Los Angeles Times, Deadline, Media Play News, The Information, Adweek and Variety

Discussion:

Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Disney Taps Former YouTube Exec Adam Smith as Chief Product and Technology Officer

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Disney hires Adam Smith away from Google's YouTube

Daniel Frankel /
Next TV: Disney Poaches YouTube Subscription Exec Adam Smith for Chief Product and Technology Officer Role

Samantha Masunaga /
Los Angeles Times: Longtime YouTube executive Adam Smith joins Disney in key tech role

Dade Hayes /
Deadline: Disney Names YouTube And Google Vet Adam Smith Chief Product & Technology Officer, Disney Entertainment And ESPN

Stephanie Prange /
Media Play News: Disney Names YouTube Exec Adam Smith Chief Product and Technology Officer

Saleah Blancaflor /
Adweek: Disney Snags Adam Smith as Chief Product and Technology Officer

Variety:

MLB and TelevisaUnivision strike a deal giving the network rights to broadcast Game 1 of the World Series and other post-season games, and more— TelevisaUnivision will start running weekly programming devoted to Major League Baseball and get to air some postseason play in a deal that will put …

Discussion:

Marie Ann Dougherty /
Marie Ann Dougherty on LinkedIn: Even the biggest brands know that you need reach. https://lnkd.in/gckDvMw4

Anegron /
TelevisaUnivision: TelevisaUnivision and Major League Baseball Announce New Multi-Year Partnership

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: TelevisaUnivision Inks Multiyear Rights Deal With Major League Baseball

CapRadio:

Jun Reina, the former manager of California public radio station CapRadio, received $460K in mysterious payments, per an unredacted consulting firm report— Ever since news broke late last year about CapRadio's financial troubles, audience members, staffers and employees of Sacramento State …

Discussion:
Mike Kessler on LinkedIn, @byrobinepley, @davidfolkenflik, @omarsrashad and Current

Discussion:

Mike Kessler /
Mike Kessler on LinkedIn: For all you public media nerds, this one is a big deal. Reporters at CapRadio reveal their former boss as an alleged key player in the station's recent financial crisis. …

Robin Epley /
@byrobinepley: it's pretty dope that one of the best sources of reporting on the CapRadio finances scandal has been... CapRadio. Kudos to all the journalists there, who have always been fantastic, and continue to be. They deserve/d so much better from their employers than what they got.

David Folkenflik /
@davidfolkenflik: This is an extraordinary story involving mismanagement and investigations of potential criminality at a mid-sized public radio station in Sacramento -kudos to reporters for following trail at own station https://www.capradio.org/...

Omar S. Rashad /
@omarsrashad: Wow, $460K went to the general manager of CapRadio?? That's most of the $760K in unsupported payments “that couldn't be backed up with an expense report or receipts.” This is deeply disturbing, and why can't Jun Reina find his cell phone all of a sudden?? https://www.capradio.org/... [image]

Wall Street Journal:

A NYT reporter shared info from a WhatsApp group with a source and the info then spread on social media, leading to possible Australian anti-doxxing legislation— Members of a WhatsApp group for Jewish professionals were harassed after their chat thread fell into the hands of pro-Palestinian activists

Discussion:
Sarah E. Needleman K. on LinkedIn and @wsjbusiness

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Sarah E. Needleman K. /
Sarah E. Needleman K. on LinkedIn: Excellent piece by my colleague Alexandra Bruell

Deadline:

DLT Entertainment buys TV production company Juniper from BBC Chair Samir Shah, who was forced to step down from Juniper to avoid a conflict of interest— Financial terms of the deal weren't announced, but London-based DLT said the acquisition marked “a significant expansion of its portfolio in the factual programming space.”

Discussion:
Advanced Television

Nieman Lab:

Q&A with Ear Hustle's Earlonne Woods and Bruce Wallace on producing podcasts in prison, the expansion to a women's prison, creating a training program, and more— The studio, at the California Institution for Women, will bring more incarcerated women's voices to the podcast — and kickstart an ambitious training program.

Discussion:
@reportertracy

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Tracy Simmons /
@reportertracy: Cool news from Ear Hustle fans with @antwanbankswil1 They're expanding and bringing more incarcerated women's voices to the podcast, empowering women to tell their own stories. Looking forward to these important perspectives! https://www.niemanlab.org/... #CriminalJusticeReform

Variety:

How David Zaslav's famously hard-nosed approach to negotiations has alienated contributors to WBD's cash flow, including advertisers, sports leagues, and more— In recent days, it's become clear that the pink glow from that box office juggernaut has long since faded.

Discussion:
@bristei, TVNewsCheck, The Playlist and Business Insider

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Brian Steinberg /
@bristei: ALL THAT ZAS: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO's tough tactics have many of the company's key partners — including advertisers, the NBA and Hollywood — zigging... https://variety.com/... via @variety

Edward Davis /
The Playlist: Greta Gerwig Asks Why There Needs To Be A ‘Barbie 2,’ Why Can't It Be A “Big Bold Original Idea”? & About A Ken Movie, “We'll See”

Talia Lakritz /