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 (Katie Kilkenny/The Hollywood Reporter)

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

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

William Gavin /
Quartz: Trump's latest hire is a boon for Elon Musk's SpaceX — and a hit to Big Tech

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

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

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

Wendy Davis /
MediaPost: Trump Taps Project 2025 Author To Head FCC

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

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

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: Incoming FCC chair Brendan Carr vows to ‘dismantle’ Big Tech's ‘censorship cartel’

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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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

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Washington Post, TechCrunch, @brendancarrfcc, Bloomberg, @brendancarrfcc, Reason, New York Times, USA Today, Public Knowledge, Ars Technica, @davidfolkenflik, Cord Cutters News, @davidjwbailey.bsky.social, Techdirt, @donlemonofficial.bsky.social, CNET, @petermshane.bsky.social, @jmhaigh, @mckenziewark.bsky.social, @victorpickard.bsky.social, @jonathancohn.bsky.social, @karlbode.bsky.social, The Wrap, @jeffjarvis, ZeroHedge News, @yeoldmudbutt.bsky.social, The Independent, Business Insider, The Register, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, @matthewkeyslive, NBC News, @neil_chilson, @elonmusk, @lindayax, Inside Radio, RTÉ, Hürriyet Daily News, Fox News, Raw Story, Benzinga, The Gateway Pundit, CNBC, Axios, Radio & Television …, Townhall, @craigsilverman.bsky.social, Bangor Daily News, New York Post, The Hill, RedState, @ahmed.baba_@threads.net, @mmasnick.bsky.social, NBC Bay Area, Free Press and Variety, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

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

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]

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

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.

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

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

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

Shiva Stella /
Public Knowledge: Public Knowledge Concerned Carr Chairmanship Threatens Free Speech, Proposes Arbitrary Authority

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

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?

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

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 /
Techdirt: Trump Tags Brendan Carr To Dismantle What's Left Of Broadband Consumer Protection At FCC

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?

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...

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🚨

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...

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...

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

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

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... The Independent: Trump picks Project 2025 co-author to lead FCC as treasury secretary candidates to visit Mar-a-Lago: Live

Matthew Loh /
Business Insider: Trump picked a Project 2025 coauthor to run the FCC. Here's what it means for Big Tech.

Richard Speed /
The Register: Trump appoints Musk associate Brendan Carr as FCC chair

John Oyewale /
The Daily Caller: Trump Taps Brendan Carr For FCC Chair, Calls Him ‘Warrior For Free Speech’

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 ! 🇺🇸

Daniel Anstandig /
Inside Radio: President-Elect Trump Names Brendan Carr Chairman Of The FCC.

Anan Ashraf /
Benzinga: Trump Names Pro-Starlink FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr As Chairperson, Says He Will ‘End The Regulatory Onslaught’

Margaret Flavin /
The Gateway Pundit: President Trump Announces Brendan Carr as Chairman of the FCC

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

Adam Jacobson /
Radio & Television Business Report: NAB, Nexstar Cheer President-Elect's FCC Carr Call

Sarah Arnold /
Townhall: Trump Announces His FCC Pick

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. …

David Propper /
New York Post: Trump picks Brendan Carr to lead FCC — calls him ‘warrior for Free Speech’

Lauren Irwin /
The Hill: Trump taps FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to chair the agency

Becca Lower /
RedState: NEW: Trump Announces Who Will Become Chairman of the FCC

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]

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

Amy Kroin /
Free Press: FCC Pick Willing to Do Trump's Bidding, Reward Billionaires and Attack Newsrooms Amy Kroin November 17, 2024 …

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

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

Discussion:
Newsweek, @golub.bsky.social, @chaykak.bsky.social, @joshtpm.bsky.social, @jayrosen.bsky.social, @iainmartin.bsky.social, @ryanlcooper.com, @Dhmspector@mastodon.social, @Nonya_Bidniss@infosec …, @carlquintanilla.bsky.social, @jackjenkins.me, @jperlow.bsky.social, The Wrap, @katie-drummond.bsky.social, @sokane1@threads.net, @chcktylr.bsky.social, @seanokane.bsky.social, @Privacymatters@mastodon …, @jjvincent.bsky.social, @pkafka, @marklittle.bsky.social, @passantino.bsky.social, @AkaSci@fosstodon.org and @larakate.bsky.social, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Mykhaïlo Golub /
@golub.bsky.social: The second Trump administration with Elon Musk embedded within it represents the most direct and sustained threat to the First Amendment and the freedom of the press any of us will ever experience. www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...

Kyle Chayka /
@chaykak.bsky.social: “Building a real audience is the media skill; figure that out and you'll have a career. We might even get to have an industry.” always listen to @reckless.bsky.social, good interview from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social // www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...

Josh Marshall /
@joshtpm.bsky.social: “To be as clear as I can be, the second Trump administration with Elon Musk embedded within it represents the most direct and sustained threat to the First Amendment and the freedom of the press any of us will ever experience.” www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...

Jay Rosen /
@jayrosen.bsky.social: From Oliver Darcy's newsletter @oliverdarcy.bsky.social — The speaker is The Verge's Editor-In-Chief, Nilay Patel. — Both are writers who know where to look in understanding what's likely to happen in the media industry. www.status.news/p/nilay-pate... (likely to be paywalled) [image]

Iain Martin /
@iainmartin.bsky.social: “America now has an unelected defense contractor sitting in the White House doing ketamine and twiddling the algorithmic knobs of an influential right-wing echo chamber...” www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...

Ryan Cooper /
@ryanlcooper.com: “I don't think there's a trend towards actual conservatism in the Valley — there's a trend towards monopoly and corruption, and that's led a bunch of VCs directly to Trump.” www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...

Dave Spector /
@Dhmspector@mastodon.social: “America now has an unelected defense contractor sitting in the White House doing ketamine and twiddling the algorithmic knobs of an influential right-wing echo chamber while fulminating against traditional standards-based journalism, threatening to revoke network broadcast licenses, and suing advertisers who don't want to spend their money on his dwindling user base. … @Nonya_Bidniss@infosec.exchange: Q: “Do you think it is ethical for so many news organizations and journalists to remain on X, given how Musk has transformed it into an outright MAGA megaphone? Why do you think so many insist on staying there?” — A: “Why is anyone working for Elon Musk for free? …

Carl Quintanilla /
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social: NILAY: “.. All of these men .. have to manipulate Trump's narcissism .. they have no choice. Tim Cook had been quietly setting the stage to retire — but he's stuck kissing the ring and hosting fake factory openings for another four years ..” — @reckless.bsky.social — www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...

Jack Jenkins /
@jackjenkins.me: Well this, via @reckless.bsky.social — who, in addition to running influential tech site The Verge, has a JD — is pretty dang chilling. www.status.news/p/nilay-pate... [image]

Jason Perlow /
@jperlow.bsky.social: “All of these men are now hopelessly trapped in a problem their own platforms and algorithms created.” www.status.news/p/nilay-pate... @theverge.com @reckless.bsky.social

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: Elon Musk Is an ‘Unelected Defense Contractor ... Doing Ketamine’ While Directing Trump, Says The Verge EIC

Katie Drummond /
@katie-drummond.bsky.social: This is completely right from @reckless.bsky.social and more should be saying it. The *worst possible outcome* is that you over-prepare for a nightmare scenario that never comes to pass. The most realistic outcome, unfortunately, is that it does. — www.status.news/p/nilay-pate... [image]

Sean O'Kane /
@sokane1@threads.net: “If you're a media executive or editorial leader and you haven't met with your legal team to understand the current landscape of First Amendment threats, let alone the ones to come, you're already behind. Get on it.” — lotta great stuff from @reckless1280 here — https://www.status.news/...

Chuck Taylor /
@chcktylr.bsky.social: Verge Editor-In-Chief Nilay Patel: “[T]he second Trump administration with Elon Musk embedded within it represents the most direct and sustained threat to the First Amendment and the freedom of the press any of us will ever experience.”

Sean O'Kane /
@seanokane.bsky.social: “If you're a media executive or editorial leader and you haven't met with your legal team to understand the current landscape of First Amendment threats, let alone the ones to come, you're already behind. Get on it.” — @reckless.bsky.social to @oliverdarcy.bsky.social — www.status.news/p/nilay-pate... @Privacymatters@mastodon.social: America now has an unelected defense contractor sitting in the White House doing ketamine and twiddling the algorithmic knobs of an influential right-wing echo chamber while fulminating against traditional standards-based journalism, threatening to revoke network broadcast licenses, and suing advertisers who don't want to spend their money on his dwindling user base. …

James Vincent /
@jjvincent.bsky.social: “I don't think there's a trend towards actual conservatism in the Valley — there's a trend towards monopoly and corruption, and that's led a bunch of VCs directly to Trump.” - astute as ever from @reckless.bsky.social www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...

Peter Kafka /
@pkafka: Sorry had to wipe last one for dumb reason. Anyway this a very good conversation between @oliverdarcy and @reckless about what could be coming. https://www.status.news/...

Mark Little /
@marklittle.bsky.social: “Building a real audience is the media skill; figure that out and you'll have a career. We might even get to have an industry” www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...

Jon Passantino /
@passantino.bsky.social: “To be as clear as I can be, the second Trump administration with Elon Musk embedded within it represents the most direct and sustained threat to the First Amendment and the freedom of the press any of us will ever experience” — @reckless.bsky.social www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...

AkaSci /
@AkaSci@fosstodon.org: Verge Editor-In-Chief Nilay Patel on news organizations and journalists still remaining on X: — “Why is anyone working for Elon Musk for free? Get off that shit, it's all fake anyway and he's getting more out of it than you are. Building a real audience is the media skill; figure that out and you'll have a career. …

Lara Cohen /
@larakate.bsky.social: Wow this article made me an @reckless.bsky.social superfan. A clear and spot on take on the Silicon Valley sycophant culture desperate to suck up to Trump. Look forward to hanging w him in the gulag I guess! www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...

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

Discussion:

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

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

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

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]

Eleanor Hawkins /
Axios: News influencers lean right

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...

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] @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 @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]

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... …

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...

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

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. …

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]

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]

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

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...

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.”

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... …

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...

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

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.

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 @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... …

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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— Pew Research found 40% of young adults rely on social media influencers without formal journalism training

Discussion:
Associated Press, MediaPost, The Wrap, @maraleia.bsky.social, @ali_lev, The Independent and Radio & Television …

Discussion:

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

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

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

New York Times:

How Substack is betting on politics content and recruiting stars like Nate Silver, as profits remain elusive; sources: Elon Musk sought to buy it in April 2023— The newsletter start-up, which once drew an overture from Elon Musk, is betting on politics content and recruiting stars.

Discussion:
@shannonrwatts.bsky.social, @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social, @jtes, @rob_abiera, @bigmeaninternet, @heathenqueen76.bsky.social, @eugene_scott, @simonowens, @anecdotal, @samsteindc.bsky.social, @sapna.bsky.social, @venkat.bsky.social, @ernie.tedium.co, @kateconger.bsky.social, @dannygroner.bsky.social, TVNewsCheck and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

Shannon Watts /
@shannonrwatts.bsky.social: Elon Musk tried to buy Substack. What will stop the richest man in the world from buying every independent media outlet and social media platform until they're all his personal megaphone?

Rima I Anabtawi /
@rimaanabtawi.bsky.social: Elon tried to acquire Substack — Substack's Great, Big, Messy Political Experiment — The newsletter start-up, which once drew an overture from Elon Musk, is betting on politics content and recruiting stars. But profits remain elusive. — www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/b...

Jessica Testa /
@jtes: there are now 30+ publishers earning more than $1 million annually in Substack's politics category that and much more here, w/ @BenMullin: https://www.nytimes.com/...

Rob Abiera /
@rob_abiera: The best marketing that Substack could have is that it's an effective platform for creators to build an audience and make money - and not just for conservatives! https://www.nytimes.com/...

Malcolm Harris /
@bigmeaninternet: Wait how did they talk the VCs out of making them take the Musk deal? https://www.nytimes.com/...

Eugene Scott /
@eugene_scott: “There's a desperate need for a quality platform w trusted voices, where honest-to-God political discussion, debate, disagreement can happen without it either disappearing into the ether or taking place on a platform where there's constant knife fights ...” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Simon Owens /
@simonowens: Substack now has 4 million paid subscribers across its entire platform. That means it's probably generating somewhere around $336 million in subscription revenue for creators, and through its 10% cut it's probably taking in somewhere around $36 million. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Hollis Robbins /
@anecdotal: We're in The Great Rearrangement as everyone makes new nests in new trees. @SubstackInc is one of my homes. It is a good time to be a reader & a writer. @BenMullin @jtes @hamishmckenzie https://www.nytimes.com/... @hamishmckenzie

Sam Stein /
@samsteindc.bsky.social: Well shit. I could have been working for Elon — www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/b... via @benmullin.bsky.social

Sapna Maheshwari /
@sapna.bsky.social: scoop from my colleagues @benmullin.bsky.social & Jess Testa: Elon Musk tried and failed to buy Substack. There are also more than 30 newsletters in politics and news bringing in at least $1 mln/year www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/b...

Venkat Ananth /
@venkat.bsky.social: whoa. — elon musk wanted to buy substack in april 2023. chris best/substack “declined to entertain the proposal” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/b...

Ernie Smith /
@ernie.tedium.co: Elon tried buying Substack. To their credit, they immediately said no. — www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/b...

Kate Conger /
@kateconger.bsky.social: Before hiring Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk tried to buy Substack and offered the CEO role to Chris Best, the CEO of the newsletter platform www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/b...

Danny Groner /
@dannygroner.bsky.social: “The value of Substack, according to the dozen Substack publishers interviewed for this article, lies in the company's personalized support offerings and recommendation abilities. Substack said its internal referral network drove more than 30 percent of new paid subscriptions.” [embedded post]

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

Discussion:

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

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

Zack Sharf /
Variety: 'The View's' Sunny Hostin Criticizes ‘Morning Joe’ Anchors Joe and Mika for Meeting Trump: You Don't Need to ‘Sit Down for 90 Min. at Mar-a-Lago and Kiss His Ring’

Fox News:
MSNBC staffers lash out at ‘Morning Joe’ co-hosts meeting with Trump: ‘Disgusting but frankly unsurprising’

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

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

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

Sister Toldjah /
RedState: HOT TAKES: Meltdown City on the Left After Joe and Mika Try Playing Nice Again With Donald Trump

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

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

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

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

Katie Phang /
@katiephang: Normalizing Trump is a bad idea. Period. Megyn Kelly: Megyn Slams ‘Faux Journalists’ Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski After Their Meeting with Donald Trump

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

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 Barrett Media: Megyn Kelly: I Turned Down Debate When I Found Out ‘Cretin’ Joe Scarborough Was My Opponent

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

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:

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

@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]

@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.

Travis Gettys /
Raw Story: ‘Only room for one star’: Morning Joe mocks ‘co-president’ lurking around Mar-a-Lago

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

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

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

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

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...

Emily Crane /
New York Post: ‘Shameless’ MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski blasted for hypocrisy over Trump visit: ‘Bending the knee’

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...

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...

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

Dan Froomkin /
@froomkin: HuffPost: [image]

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]

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

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/...

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.

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

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

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]

Travis Gettys /
Alternet.org: ‘Went to Mar-a-Lago’: Morning Joe and Mika reveal weekend face-to-face meeting with Trump

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

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

Ted Johnson /
Deadline: ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Joe Scarborough And Mika Brzezinski Say They Met With Donald Trump In “Restart” Of Communications

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

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

RELATED:

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:
The Hill, USA Today, The Independent, Associated Press, @wolfereports.bsky.social, @meridithmcgraw, @peterbale, @meridithmcgraw, @brianstelter, New York Times, Daily Mail, New York Post, The Daily Beast, New Jersey Online, Mother Jones, Washington Times, freebeacon.com, Daily Caller News Foundation, American Greatness, Bloomberg, Mediaite, Newser, Washington Examiner, RedState, The Daily Caller, HuffPost, IJR and Daily Kos

Discussion:

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

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

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

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

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

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/... @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/...

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/...

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/...

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

Charlie Spiering /
Daily Mail: Trump breaks silence on Morning Joe's secret Mar-a-Lago trip as viewers call for a boycott of the show

Josh Christenson /
New York Post: Trump says he has an ‘obligation to be open and available’ to press, insists he's ‘not looking for retribution’

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

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

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

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

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

Colby Hall /
Mediaite: Bitterly Divided Mediasphere Unites To Destroy Joe and Mika Meeting With Trump: ‘Annals of Shamelessness...’

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

Ross O'Keefe /
Washington Examiner: ‘Morning Joe’ reopens lines of communication with Trump as he gets serious about media bias

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

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

The Guardian:

Sunday Express Editor David Wooding becomes the latest top Reach executive to leave, as the Express moves to create a seven-day operation amid Reach layoffs— Wooding left as part of a move to dismantle the remaining dedicated Sunday Express editorial team to create a seven-day operation

Discussion:
Press Gazette

Discussion:

Charlotte Tobitt /
Press Gazette: Who are the UK's national newspaper editors?

RELATED:

Press Gazette:
Gemma Aldridge, the editor of Reach tabloids Sunday Mirror and Sunday People since early 2021, says she is leaving the publisher “for pastures new”

Discussion:
@gemmajourno,

Discussion:

Gemma Aldridge /
@gemmajourno: NEWS: After 12 years - 4 editing the Sunday Mirror &The People - I've made the tough but exciting decision to leave @DailyMirror Towers for pastures new. More on that soon... For now, huge thanks to my colleagues, contacts &freelancers for coming on the journey. It's been a blast!

Gemma Aldridge /
@gemmajourno: Becoming an editor towards the end of the pandemic in 2021 was a whirlwind. 4 PMs, 2 Monarchs, 2 World Cups, 2 horrific wars, an Olympic Games, a Jubilee, 2 royal funerals, a coronation, the fall of the BBC's anchor & ITV's golden boy & the General Election of a generation.

Gemma Aldridge /
@gemmajourno: I'll be forever proud of the work we've done - pedophiles, con-artists & witch doctors jailed. Rot, wrongdoing & racism at the heart of government exposed. Voices of so many extraordinary & marginalised real people amplified...& a whole load of juicy showbiz scoops in between.

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:
Anushree Rauta on LinkedIn, @refsrc and SpicyIP

Discussion:

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. …

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

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

Discussion:

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

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

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

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

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/ ...

Eliana Silver /
GB News: Feminist writer ‘sent police packing’ after transgender man from Netherlands reported her tweets as ‘hate crime’

Allister Heath /
Telegraph: Starmer's Britain is no longer a free country - it's an Orwellian dystopia

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

Adweek:

IAC documents show OpenAI is paying Dotdash Meredith at least ~$16M per year to license its content— The figure is a minimum and does not include payment for the ‘variable’ component — The artificial intelligence firm OpenAI is paying the digital media company Dotdash Meredith a minimum …

Discussion:
@markstenberg3

Discussion:

Mark Stenberg /
@markstenberg3: Scoop: OpenAI is paying the digital media publisher Dotdash Meredith a minimum of around $16 million to license its content. OpenAI has signed partnerships with a handful of publishers, but the finances of the deals have largely been secret. For @ADWEEK: https://www.adweek.com/...

Semafor:

Q&A with Emily Sundberg, whose Feed Me newsletter on business and culture has over 50K subscribers and ranks sixth on Substack's paid leaderboard— The News — One of the most talked-about writers in business and culture journalism last year wasn't employed by The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal or Bloomberg.

Discussion:
Emily Sundberg on LinkedIn

404 Media:

HarperCollins confirms it has an agreement with an AI company to train AI models on some nonfiction books, giving authors the choice to opt in— HarperCollins, one of the biggest publishers in the world, made a deal with an “artificial intelligence technology company” …

Discussion:

Tyler King /
@tylerking.bsky.social: Seems like HarperCollins is backtracking on the “this is happening whether you like it or not” provision. — www.404media.co/harpercollin... @parodius.bsky.social: Quite an honour to train the next generation of AI, moreso now that it is optional though :)

Jason Koebler /
@jasonkoebler.mastodon.social …: New: HarperCollins confirms that it has a deal in place to sell authors' work to an AI company. Won't say which. Will be opt-in — https://www.404media.co/...

Amy Kristin Sanders /
@amykristinsanders.bsky.social: Buckle up, academics and journalists. — Just when you thought the book publishers and journals couldn't exploit your free labor anymore than they already were. [embedded post]

Joseph Cox /