WaPo launches Ask The Post AI, an experimental generative AI tool that gives curated article results and summary answers based on stories published since 2016 (WashPostPR/Washington Post)
Mediagazer: WaPo launches Ask The Post AI, an experimental generative AI tool that gives curated article results and summary answers based on stories published since 2016 (WashPostPR/Washington Post)
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CNN:
After Trump won, US journalists question what a “red wave” election says about the information environment and the media's credibility, influence, and audience— New York CNN — — Donald Trump's return to power is a hinge point for the American media - in ways big, small, and to be determined.
Discussion: @kennysmith@mstdn.social, KDFX-TV, Decider and CT Mirror
Discussion:
Kenny Smith /
@kennysmith@mstdn.social: Where to even begin ... From: @Mediagazer — After Trump won, US journalists question what a “red wave” election says about the information environment and the media's credibility, influence, and audience (Brian Stelter/CNN) — http://www.cnn.com/... http://mediagazer.com/... https://mstdn.social/...
Radhamely De Leon /
Decider: Jake Tapper Goes Viral For Candid Reaction To Kamala Harris' Underwhelming Performance: “Holy Smokes”
Keith M. Phaneuf /
CT Mirror: Trump retakes presidency; In CT, Harris had wide margin
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User Mag:
How conservatives nurtured and funded a vast network of online influencers and creators, and how structural disadvantages prevent the left from replicating it— Minutes after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 election, Dana White took the stage to thank the influencers who helped lead Trump to victory.
Discussion:
MediaPost, Fast Company, Aaron Huertas on LinkedIn, @drjoehanson@threads.net, @avecruth@threads.net, @ncblake, @cheyennehuntca, @benghazi_ebooks, @claireeshaffer, @chronotope, @claireeshaffer, @iamnickreynolds, @ethangach, @realvanjackson, @sowmyak, @karavoght, @joeholder_, @rebexxxxa, @maxwelltani, Le Monde.fr, @walthickey, @bernstein, @michaelbishop.me, Wired, @dansinker@omfg.town, @taylorlorenz@mastodon.social, Ad Age, @taylorlorenz@mastodon.social, The Hollywood Reporter and The Information
Discussion:
Colin Kirkland /
MediaPost: Trump Campaign Spent Less On Social Media, Channeled Influencers To Reach Young Males
Aaron Huertas /
Aaron Huertas on LinkedIn: Taylor Lorenz has an important essay about what's holding Democrats and liberal funders back from creating their own media ecosystem. …
Joe Hanson /
@drjoehanson@threads.net: Putting this out there: If anyone wants to create a media ecosystem dedicated to reason, science, and liberal enlightened thought, to build an infrastructure of media and ideas to counter the rotten alternate reality built by Prager, Daily Wire, TPUSA, and more... call me. I'm in.
Hannah Yoest /
@avecruth@threads.net: it's going to take someone like Melinda Gates or Mackenzie Scott taking an interest in funding it at their own expense https://www.usermag.co/...
Nick Blake /
@ncblake: The Young Turks Network was bankrolled by the former chairman of Disney. Again, it's editorial agenda prioritizes progressive infighting instead of building power. Their main “anchor” tried to launch (patently unconstitutional) 3rd party presidential run to sabotage Biden!
Nick Blake /
@ncblake: There are plenty of “leftist channels” that “receive widespread financial backing” from billionaires on ideological grounds. e.g. The Intercept, founded + funded by eBay's cofounder. The problem is that The Intercept's ideological project is to criticize Democrats.
Cheyenne Hunt /
@cheyennehuntca: And, take it from a leftist creator herself, we get WAY less support from our own team. Left leaning audiences just don't consume this content the way right wing audiences do. If we want a thriving and competitive information ecosystem, we have to support it. You have to like, @benghazi_ebooks: Plenty of “left-leaning” podcasters, streamers, influencers, content creators, etc. have taken tech money. Why isn't THAT the problem?
@benghazi_ebooks:
All of these people have been in tech company and VC offices, have had money laundered through Patreon, taken grants, loans, other investments, been given other jobs, signed to talent agencies all through and because of tech billionaires. That is a lie from Taylor
Claire Shaffer /
@claireeshaffer: this has always been the case for progressive causes and careers writ large but I really do fear how an online media ecosystem backed by right-wing billionaires is going to make it so much worse
Aram Zucker-Scharff /
@chronotope: It's not just that the right has ways to successfully fund its influencers. It's also that the right has successfully perpetrated a campaign to cut off funding at every possible level from leftist influencers and news.
Aram Zucker-Scharff /
@chronotope: Then the campaigning against minimum wage raises and support for M&A gobbling up small businesses means that even the ecosystem of potential local advertisers and small-donation patrons are at risk and failing out of the mix as funding options.
Aram Zucker-Scharff /
@chronotope: I'll add something: we *did* have a network of leftist media that was broad, well connected to the community, and very active: it was the alt-news and even the biggest like The Village Voice collapsed or was acquired by big corporations that erased their voice...
Claire Shaffer /
@claireeshaffer: support local radio stations, support left-leaning newsletter writers and video makers and podcasts, support places like @democracynow that are actually shining a light on Gaza and not turning away
Nick Reynolds /
@iamnickreynolds: Not to mention that a lot of the liberal influencers I saw in the lead-up to the election were still critical of Democrats and Harris days before the election. Even their own messengers weren't buying in — and probably why so many young people stayed home. Just one example: [image] @ethangach: In addition, it's clear the major platform algos, owned and operated by tech billionaires, aggressively push right-wing content.
Van Jackson /
@realvanjackson: Resourcing has hindered every left project in America that wasn't a Bernie presidential campaign (also state repression) https://inkstickmedia.com/...
Sowmya Krishnamurthy /
@sowmyak: This is bleak. This also explains why you're seeing this alt-right rise even in unrelated media like hip-hop. In the next four years, you'll be seeing all these bro podcasters and streamers vying for an invite to Mar-A-Lago. It started with Kanye but it doesn't end with him.
Kara Voght /
@karavoght: @rebexxxxa @TaylorLorenz I think that's a part of the answer, but the other is that a big swath of the left still believes in what the mainstream media ecosystem offers. It's a less fertile environment for influencers to dominate.
Joe Holder /
@joeholder_: @rebexxxxa @TaylorLorenz eh. It's valid but at same time misses the point...people don't want “leftist” media. They want center left media. Channels that will engage in good faith with ideas. we want honest skepticism. Not propaganda like makes up most of the right wing media ecosystem. And we don't
Rebecca Jennings /
@rebexxxxa: .@TaylorLorenz on the glaringly obvious reason why the left can't compete with the right-wing influencer ecosystem: https://www.usermag.co/...? [image]
Max Tani /
@maxwelltani: rogan's show is mostly about stand up comedy and working out/eating and yapping about random stuff, he has much more in common with what used to be drive time talk radio than pod save america.
Walter Hickey /
@walthickey: also, this is just conan.
Joe Bernstein /
@bernstein: One of the problems with the argument that liberals need to “build their own Joe Rogan/Theo Von” etc. is that while those podcasts all have politics, they were not constructed with politics in mind
Michael Bishop /
@michaelbishop.me: Admittedly I haven't read the piece, just seen screenshots of a few points, but let's not forget the other obvious point about this: people on the left aren't going just go out there and tell lies. — These “conservative” influencers and creators have no ethics. Not grounded in reality. …
Makena Kelly /
Wired: The Future of Political Influencers
Dan Sinker /
@dansinker@omfg.town: Taylor's analysis of how the right has built such a powerful, well-funded, multifaceted media ecosystem and how replicating that on the left is structurally impossible (or close to it) is very good. https://www.usermag.co/... [image]
Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz@mastodon.social: I wrote about why Democrats won't “build their own Joe Rogan” and the vast differences in how the right wing influencers ecosystem functions vs left wing creator world https://www.usermag.co/...
Gillian Follett /
Ad Age: 4 creator economy predictions and trends to watch in 2025
Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz@mastodon.social: “This is not a cultural war that you can win just by doing fucking podcasts. You have to still have a solid defense mechanism at the top, that aligns with the interests of [the base]. If the Democratic party is running around being like, 'everything is fine actually, just vote for us …
Taylor Lorenz /
The Hollywood Reporter: How Trump Won the First “Influencer Election”
Kaya Yurieff /
The Information: How Trump Used Influencers to Win Over Voters
New York Times:
How Trump, a master of the media, embraced online celebrities and podcasts in the 2024 election cycle, evolving beyond tabloids, reality TV, X, and cable news— Donald J. Trump has embraced tabloids, reality TV, Twitter and cable news. This year, he moved on to podcasts and online streamers.
Discussion:
Bloomberg, Arijit Bhaduri on LinkedIn and DNyuz
Discussion:
Ashley Carman /
Bloomberg: Podcasters Smoked Cigars, Interviewed Mobsters and Patched in From Mar-a-Lago on Election Night
Arijit Bhaduri /
Arijit Bhaduri on LinkedIn: Top three lessons for marketers from Donald Trump's media strategy: — 1. Adapt to Emerging Media: Trump's pivot to nontraditional media …
Axios:
How Trump and his allies could go after the media in his second term through harassment campaigns and lawsuits, draining the companies of time, money, and trust
Discussion:
@brianstelter, @scottnover, Columbia Journalism Review, John Robinson on LinkedIn, Angelica Das on LinkedIn, @maxwelltani, @freedomofpress, @benmullin, @trevortimm, @robeno, @mehdirhasan, @karlbode.bsky.social, @kittypurrzog, @perspectvortex, @matthewkeyslive, Freedom of the Press …, Alternet.org, Boing Boing, Politico, Deadline, Sara Fischer on LinkedIn and GeekWire, more at Techmeme »
Discussion:
Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: Will there be a journalistic brain drain in DC? A talent agent said what I've also heard anecdotally: A lot of reporters are “questioning if they have it in them to report on another Trump cycle.”
Scott Nover /
@scottnover: National newsroom leaders: I'm begging you to let your reporters work outside of New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and D.C. They'll have new experiences, understand the country (or the world) better, and almost certainly have more money in their pockets.
Kyle Paoletta /
Columbia Journalism Review: Trump Wins, the Press Loses
John Robinson /
John Robinson on LinkedIn: Damn the torpedoes. Buckle up. — The fight for press freedom and independence is real. I don't doubt the courage of journalists. …
Angelica Das /
Angelica Das on LinkedIn: “This is not, perhaps, the job that many members of the political press thought they were signing up for. But it is the one they've got. … @freedomofpress: Donald Trump will almost certainly roll back limits on his power to spy on journalists and sources. That's why the Senate must pass the PRESS Act NOW. https://freedom.press/...
Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: https://vox.com/ uses Trump's victory as an occasion to remind readers to donate: [image]
Trevor Timm /
@trevortimm: Trump has spent the last year calling for more leak investigations, imprisoning journalists, and censoring news outlets he doesn't like. Lawmakers and the White House must act—before it's too late. Pass the PRESS Act! Our statement at @FreedomofPress: https://freedom.press/...
Rob Eno /
@robeno: I give @brianstelter a lot of shit. And have for years. But if this is a truly sincere effort to turn the page and self reflect. Let's do it. This is worlds different from his tone in 2016 the day after the election. https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/ ...
Mehdi Hasan /
@mehdirhasan: People - including top US journalists, perhaps especially top US journalists - don't quite get how bad it's going to be. How beyond term one it'll be. How bad the Musks and RFKs will be. I don't think even I fully accept how bad it's going to be and I have been shouting how bad
Karl Bode /
@karlbode.bsky.social: You're gonna love the Trump FCC run by lickspittle sycophant Brendan Carr — once they've butchered the FCC's entire broadband consumer protection authority with the help of a corrupt court, they'll pivot toward threatening broadcasters and tech companies that don't adequately bend the knee to fascism [image]
Katie Herzog /
@kittypurrzog: Congratulations to the New York Times, cable news, the ACLU, GLAAD, and much of the nonprofit industrial complex. Next few years gonna be flush. @perspectvortex: A lesson Rush Limbaugh learned 30 years ago. Being the opposition is better for your grift
Matthew Keys /
@matthewkeyslive: “Donald Trump ran a campaign based on retribution. Now he is perfectly positioned to carry it out.”
Matthew Keys /
@matthewkeyslive: The media has a major opportunity to course correct over the next four years. Or they can stay the course and repeat the same mistakes. Not sure which path the industry will take.
David Badash /
Alternet.org: The list of who Donald Trump has ‘pledged to punish’ — according to one of his targets
Ellsworth Toohey /
Boing Boing: Trump revenge list: politicians, prosecutors and journalists targeted for retaliation
Josh Gerstein /
Politico: Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets.
Sara Fischer /
Sara Fischer on LinkedIn: 💡 Even if #DonaldTrump wins the election, he won't have as much political power to go after the media as you might think, thanks to strong legal and regulatory protections …
Kurt Schlosser /
GeekWire: Jeff Bezos, who ended the WaPo endorsing political candidates, congratulates Donald Trump on his “political comeback and decisive victory” in a rare X post
New York Times:
Experts say news outlets could see a “Trump bump 2.0”, but it would be more muted than in his first term due to news fatigue and changing consumption habits
Discussion:
Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Media's Crisis Point: It's Losing Relevance and Scorned In Trump Era. A Reboot May Be Next
Jon Allsop /
Columbia Journalism Review: In Defense of ‘Resistance’ — Last night, less than twenty-four hours after Donald Trump swept …
Dan Kennedy /
@dankennedy_nu@threads.net: I've seen some speculation as to whether Trump II might lead to the sort of surge for quality news outlets that we saw previously. My guess is the answer is yes, but not as much. We're all exhausted. And the WashPost won't benefit at all. JournalismThreads
Ben Mullin /
@benmullin: new: in the aftermath of Donald Trump's election, experts expect a short-term increase in news subscriptions, philanthropic giving to news nonprofits and cable news ratings. But news fatigue may sap that enthusiasm over time https://www.nytimes.com/...
Brendan Carr /
@brendancarrfcc: NBC knew the FCC's Equal Time rule. SNL even said that they could not bring any candidates on, while still complying with that law, given the number of other candidates that would have Equal Time rights. Nonetheless, NBC and SNL decided to bring just one candidate on less
Harry McCracken /
@harrymccracken@mastodon.social: Every ounce of effort the media puts into predicting what's going to happen could be put to better use. https://www.nytimes.com/...
Benjamin Mullin /
TVNewsCheck: Trump Bump 2.0? Experts Expect Another Audience Surge, With Caveats
Fortune:
Streams Charts: Election Day livestreams generated nearly 84M hours watched with 80.6% on YouTube; Fox News was the top outlet with a record 1.14M+ peak viewers— A man seen watching the broadcasting of the U.S. election results at the restaurant in Bangkok.
Discussion:
Streams Charts and DNyuz
Discussion:
Dmytro Murko /
Streams Charts: U.S. Election Results in Live-streaming — over 9 million Peak Viewers; new records for top streamers and platforms DNyuz: Fox News Leads 2024 Election Night Coverage Viewership While MSNBC Tops CNN For First Time Ever, But Overall Audience Deflates Once More
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TechCrunch:
Perplexity's US election hub offered helpful, real-time election insights and maps on November 5, linking to reliable resources and providing historical context
Discussion:
Shirin Ghaffary /
Bloomberg: AI Companies Make It Through Election Day Without Major Missteps
Nayan Ambali /
Nayan Ambali on LinkedIn: In 2000, Larry Page predicted that Google wouldn't be replaced by another search engine, but rather by an AI company. And that company is Perplexity …
Aravind Srinivas /
Aravind Srinivas on LinkedIn: “Perplexity took a risky bet, and it paid off.” - TechCrunch, declaring Perplexity as the other election night winner. — https://lnkd.in/gP6uvd9J
Maxwell Zeff /
Maxwell Zeff on LinkedIn: On Election Day, a couple AI startups tried convincing the world their AI chatbots were good enough to be an accurate, real-time source of information during a high-stakes presidential election. …
Emilia David /
VentureBeat: Tech leaders congratulate Trump on winning 2024 election, pledge to work together on innovation
Helen Li /
Business Insider: Elon Musk's Grok AI was pretty excited Trump won the 2024 election. Here's what else AI chatbots had to say.
Sharon Goldman /
Fortune: Perplexity bets big on AI search during the election while Google and OpenAI say they can't help Deadline: Nielsen: 42.3M viewers watched election night coverage across 18 US TV networks, down 25% from 2020; Amazon Prime Video was not included in the measurement
Discussion:
Sean Burch /
The Wrap: YouTube Drives 67 Million Hours of Election Viewership as Network Ratings Plunge
John Nolte /
Breitbart: News Media Election Night Coverage Collapsed by 26%
Jeremy Barr /
@jeremymbarr: What's also wild is that 67 million people watched the Trump/Harris debate two months ago. That's a massive drop in TV interest.
Alex Weprin /
@alexweprin: @jeremymbarr ... I don't know for sure, but I will note that for a debate you want to watch the event, for Election Day you want the analysis, and there are a million places to get real time analysis.
Wayne Friedman /
MediaPost: Election Night TV Viewing Down 25% To 42.3M Barrett Media: Network and Cable News Coverage of 2024 Presidential Election Results Drops More Than 25% Compared to 2020
George Winslow /
Tv Technology: Election Night TV Viewing Fell Off Dramatically in 2024
Stephen Battaglio /
Los Angeles Times: Fox News leads election night ratings as MSNBC tops CNN for the first time
Sara Fischer /
Axios: 42 million tune into election night coverage
Mark Mwachiro /
Adweek: 42.3 Million Viewers Watched Presidential Election Night Coverage
Joe Otterson /
Variety: Election Night 2024 Coverage Draws 42.3 Million Viewers, Down Over 25% From 2020
Ben Mullin /
@benjaminmullin@threads.net: Inbox: more than 42 million viewers tuned in to watch 2024 presidential election coverage, down *25 percent* from 2020, per Nielsen:
Isabella Simonetti /
Wall Street Journal: Fox News Led Election Night Ratings Amid Lower Cable Viewership
Loree Seitz /
The Wrap: Election Night 2024 Ratings: Fox News Dominates With 9.8 Million Viewers, MSNBC Beats CNN for First Presidential Election Ever
Washington Post:
A look at Amazon Prime Video's election night show, with former NBC News anchor Brian Williams, a wide array of news team members and guests, and a surreal set
Discussion:
@thr: Brian Williams Brings Standard Election Night Coverage to Streaming With Live Amazon Special https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ... @estellasrevenge@threads.net: Brian Williams election coverage on Prime is repub heavy. Ugh. What streaming will you watch tonight?
Chase Manning /
@chaseman777@threads.net: Highly disappointed in Amazon Prime's election coverage with Brian Williams. They just had Ben Shapiro on as if he were any old intelligent, unbiased, reliable expert correspondent and not the hate-filled bigoted tool bag with zero percent journalistic integrity that he is.
Baratunde Thurston /
@baratunde@threads.net: When James Carville isn't on tv he's on the phone. Sometimes he's doing both at the same time. A little behind the scenes form this Brian Williams election night special on Amazon prime https://www.amazon.com/...
Melanie McFarland /
Salon: Brian Williams held our hand, giving us a way to check out from cable news - and the election
Rick Porter /
The Hollywood Reporter: Brian Williams Brings Standard Election Night Coverage to Streaming With Live Amazon Special
Brian Steinberg /
Variety: Brian Williams Goes Long on Talk, Short on Flashy Graphics in Amazon Election-Night Streaming Debut
DNyuz:
In the election run-up, TV networks had prepared for a long wait, like in 2020, that didn't come; around 2:30AM ET, every network covered Trump's victory speech
Garrett Searight /
Barrett Media: Is Brian Williams Ready for a Television News Comeback After Amazon Prime Video Election Night Special?
Erik Pedersen /
Deadline: Brian Williams Leads Prime Video's First Live Election Night Special - Watch The Cold Open
Taylor Soper /
GeekWire: Amazon makes its live news debut as TV vet Brian Williams hosts election night coverage
Raquel ‘Rocky’ Harris /
The Wrap: How to Watch Brian Williams' Live Election Special on Amazon for Free
Deadline:
In an earnings call, David Zaslav says the Trump Administration may be more merger friendly, enabling a “real positive and accelerated impact on this industry”— Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said Donald Trump's re-election as president bodes well for media M&A.
Discussion:
Todd Spangler /
Variety: Trump May Increase Opportunity for ‘Needed’ Industry Consolidation, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Says
Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: Zaslav bullish on Trump allowing media mergers
Georg Szalai /
The Hollywood Reporter: David Zaslav: Trump May Bring “Opportunity for Consolidation” That's “Positive” for Business
Peter Kafka /
Business Insider: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav thinks Trump will let him consolidate
Kenny Smith /
@kennysmith.bsky.social: And there it is. [embedded post]
David Satin /
The Streamable: WBD's David Zaslav Optimistic About Industry Consolidation After Trump Election
Martin Peers /
The Information: Media Executives Say Trump May Help Speed Mergers
Matt Hall /
@401matthall@mastodon.xyz: @Mediagazer — Oh thank god! That's the only thing that's been missing is media monopolies...! We're _saved_!
Matt Stoller /
BIG: Wall Street Celebrates a Coming Trump Merger Boom @2xaught7.bsky.social: “And, more importantly, an impact on my and my shareholders pocket books.” [embedded post]
Adam Chitwood /
The Wrap: David Zaslav Touts ‘Opportunity for Consolidation’ Under Trump Administration
Alexandra Canal /
Yahoo Finance: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO: Media consolidation may pick up under Trump administration
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The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD reports Q3 adjusted EBITDA for DTC, including streaming and pay-TV, of $289M, up from $111M in Q3 2023, and 110.5M subscribers, up 7.2M from Q2 2024— The David Zaslav-led conglomerate posted its third-quarter results. … The company, led by CEO David Zaslav, on Thursday …
Discussion:
Bevin Fletcher /
StreamTV Insider: International markets fuel Q3 DTC subscriber gains for Warner Bros. Discovery
Brian Welk /
IndieWire: Warner Bros. Discovery Looks to Be Sticking Around in the Streaming Profitability Club
George Winslow /
Tv Technology: Warner Bros. Discovery Hits 110.5 Million Global Streaming Subs
John Finn /
Streaming Better: Warner Bros. Discovery Ended Q3 2024 With More Than 110 Million DTC Subscribers
Ben Glickman /
Wall Street Journal: Warner Bros. Discovery Swings to Quarterly Profit on Strong Streaming Growth
Martin Peers /
The Information: WBD Reports Lower Revenues and Profits Despite Streaming Improvement
Lillian Rizzo /
CNBC: Warner Bros. Discovery adds 7.2 million Max subscribers, the streamer's largest single-quarter jump
Lucas Manfredi /
The Wrap: Warner Bros. Discovery Posts Streaming Profit of $289 Million in Q3 as Subs Grow to 110.5 Million
Jennifer Maas /
Variety: Warner Bros. Discovery Adds 7 Million Streaming Subs in Q3 to Hit 110 Million as Box Office Dives 40% in ‘Barbie’-Less Summer
Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Warner Bros. Discovery Added Record 7.2 Million Quarterly Streaming Subs, Operating Profit Increased to $289 Million
Mansha Daswani /
WORLD SCREEN: Streaming Gains For Warner Bros. Discovery
Alexandra Canal /
Yahoo Finance: Warner Bros. Discovery ticks higher amid streaming strength as studios, linear TV pressure revenue
Deadline:
WBD report Q3 revenue down 3% YoY to $9.62B, adjusted EBITDA down 18% YoY to $2.4B, and net income of $135M, as its box offices numbers drop— Warner Bros Discovery added more than seven million net subscribers in the third quarter of 2024 as its international Max rollout gathered pace …
Discussion:
Gizmodo, Adweek, Front Office Sports, Benzinga and The Streamable
Discussion:
Kyle Barr /
Gizmodo: Warner Bros. Exec Says Plans for Max Password-Sharing Crackdown Are Really Just Another Price Hike
Saleah Blancaflor /
Adweek: Trump Could Be a ‘Real Positive’ for Industry Consolidation, Says WBD CEO
Anusuya Lahiri /
Benzinga: Warner Bros. Discovery Q3 Earnings: Olympics and Blockbusters Drive Gains, CEO Highlights Subscriber Surge and New Partnerships
Current:
How public media newsrooms in Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, and Oklahoma are enhancing their statehouse journalism with funding from CPB— With a new round of CPB funding for state government coverage, public media newsrooms in seven more states are hiring reporters and building collaborations to strengthen statehouse reporting.
Discussion:
@kosuradio, @cory_gaines, @coreyhutchins and Austin Fuller on LinkedIn
Discussion:
@kosuradio: Check out KOSU's @kosurachel and @LionelRamos_ in a new article from @currentpubmedia to read about how Lionel is bringing unheard perspectives to the forefront of state legislature coverage. https://current.org/...
Cory Gaines /
@cory_gaines: @CoreyHutchins While leaving lots of questions about how accountable some of the outlets will be to the taxpayers that are funding them. https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/ ...
Corey Hutchins /
@coreyhutchins: “With a new round of CPB funding for state government coverage, public media newsrooms in seven more states are hiring reporters and building collaborations to strengthen statehouse reporting”: https://current.org/...
Reuters:
Canada orders TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national security, but says it is not blocking Canadians' access; TikTok plans to appeal— Canada on Wednesday ordered the wind up of TikTok's business in the country citing national security risks …
Discussion:
CBC News, Android Authority, Tubefilter, New York Times, Deseret News, Digital Journal, Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, Michael Geist, MEDIANAMA, Canada's National Observer, Retail TouchPoints, Music Business Worldwide, DNyuz, TechCrunch, Music Ally, UPI, The Information, Associated Press, @prairiecentrist, @scott_dlb, @geoffreygertz, @privacylawyer, @gray_mackenzie, Government of Canada, Boing Boing, The Desk, Digital Music News, Billboard, Reuters, Variety, Engadget, Daily Sabah and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
Discussion:
Catharine Tunney /
CBC News: Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada — but Canadians can still use it
Rushil Agrawal /
Android Authority: Canada “bans” TikTok in the most Canada way possible
Sam Gutelle /
Tubefilter: Canada is shuttering TikTok's offices in Vancouver and Toronto (but the app isn't banned yet)
Meaghan Tobin /
New York Times: Canada Shuts TikTok's Offices Over National Security Risks
Hanna Seariac /
Deseret News: Canada tells TikTok to shut down its offices
Paul Vieira /
Wall Street Journal: TikTok Canada Unit Ordered to Dissolve Operations on National-Security Concerns
Matthew Gault /
Gizmodo: Canada Is Doing Its Own Extremely Weird TikTok Ban
Simone Lobo /
MEDIANAMA: After US, Canada orders Tiktok to shutdown operations over national security concerns
Tara Deschamps /
Canada's National Observer: National security concerns prompt Ottawa to shut down TikTok's Canadian arm
Nicole Silberstein /
Retail TouchPoints: Canada Orders Closure of TikTok Subsidiary, Citing National Security Concerns
Daniel Tencer /
Music Business Worldwide: TikTok vows court battle as Canada orders shutdown of local subsidiary
Ingrid Lunden /
TechCrunch: Canada orders shutdown of TikTok offices over security risks (but won't block app)
Stuart Dredge /
Music Ally: Canadian government is shutting down TikTok (but not its app)
Clyde Hughes /
UPI: Canada orders TikTok to close local operations citing national security concerns
John Mark Taylor /
@prairiecentrist: Idk what this means.
Scott /
@scott_dlb: So zero security concerns are resolved but we lose the ability to tax and regulate it. The Liberals really are the masters of finding the dumbest possible middle ground on an issue
Geoffrey Gertz /
@geoffreygertz: This is also curiously almost the exact inverse of another social media policy trend, which is requiring platforms to have a local presence, someone to be accountable to gov't regulators. If I understand this order, Canada is compelling TikTok not to have a local presence? 🤷
David T.S. Fraser /
@privacylawyer: In another remarkably stupid move, the Gov't of Canada orders TikTok to shutter its Cdn subsidiary (which presumably writes the cheques to Cdn creators), but the app will still be available in Cda. I can't see how this does anything but harm creators. https://www.canada.ca/...
Mackenzie Gray /
@gray_mackenzie: The Canadian Government just announced they're ordering the wind up of TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. after a national security review but Tik Tok itself is not being banned in Canada. So the company is banned, the Tik Tok itself will still be accessible in Canada #cdnpoli [image] Government of Canada: Government of Canada orders the wind up of TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. following a national security review under the Investment Canada Act
Rob Beschizza /
Boing Boing: Canada bans Tik Tok from operating in country, but allows the app to stay
Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Canada says TikTok must dissolve domestic business
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Digital Music News: Canada Bans TikTok Business Operations in Canada — App Still Available Though
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Billboard: TikTok Banned From Operating In Canada
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Variety: TikTok Ordered to Shut Down Canadian Business by Country's Government, App Access to Continue
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Engadget: Canada orders TikTok to shut down its business operations in the country due to ‘national security risks’
Washington Post:
WaPo launches Ask The Post AI, an experimental generative AI tool that gives curated article results and summary answers based on stories published since 2016— Today, The Washington Post debuted “Ask The Post AI” a generative AI tool leveraging the publication's deeply-sourced …
New York Times:
Richard Winfield, who worked to protect reporters' sources, convinced judges to allow cameras in court, and more as general counsel for the AP, died at age 91— As a lawyer for The Associated Press and other news outlets, he challenged efforts to muzzle reporters and organized lawyers to promote free expression around the world.
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Press Gazette:
UK-based Digitalbox buys three entertainment and lifestyle sites from GRV Media; GRV's executive chairman says his company has pivoted to sports journalism— Digitalbox wants a niche in entertainment while GRV Media doubles down on sports. — Online publisher Digitalbox has bought three sites …
Variety:
Nexstar report Q3 revenue up 20.7% YoY to $1.37B, net income of $180M, up from $8M in Q3 2023, and record political ad revenue of $154M, up 16% from Q3 2020— Nexstar ad sales were up 22% from July 1-Sept. 30 ahead of the presidential election, the TV station giant reported in its third-quarter 2024 earnings Thursday.
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