The Today couch will look a little different in 2025. Hoda Kotb revealed on air Thursday morning that she will be leaving NBC News’ flagship morning show early next year. (TVNewser) In a memo to her team–and later in an emotional on-air reveal Thursday–Kotb said her 60th birthday this summer helped trigger the departure: “I…
Journalist Banned From X After Publishing Vance Dossier, Links to Material Blocked
Ken Klippenstein, an independent journalist, was banned from X, formerly known as Twitter, Thursday after he published a dossier on Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) via his newsletter and promoted the link on the social media site owned by Elon Musk. (HuffPost) For more than two months, hackers who the U.S. says are tied to Iran…
ESPN Lays Off NBA Senior Writer Zach Lowe
ESPN parted ways with National Basketball Association senior writer Zach Lowe as part of the network’s continuing layoffs, sources briefed on the decision told The Athletic Thursday. (The Athletic) Lowe had been with ESPN for more than one decade, having joined Bill Simmons’ Grantland vertical in 2012 after writing for Sports Illustrated. Lowe’s salary, more…
Coming Up Next on CNN: A Paywall
The most-visited news website in the U.S. is trying out a paywall. In early October, CNN will begin experimenting with charging some readers for digital access as part of a bid to shore up its business as cable television erodes industrywide, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. (NYT) CNN first hinted at…
Amazon’s Upfront Ad Haul Tops $1.8B Target
Amazon’s decision to introduce ads within its Prime Video streaming service is already paying off for the company. In talks with advertisers during the just-concluded upfront ad market for the coming year, Amazon exceeded its goal of drawing $1.8 billion in ad-spending commitments for its video-streaming services, including Prime Video, according to a person with…
Kamala Harris’ Stephanie Ruhle Interview Draws Nearly 3M Viewers
MSNBC may not have landed a presidential debate, but it did score the first solo one-on-one interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. On Wednesday night, the Democratic candidate sat down with 11th Hour host Stephanie Ruhle … and almost 3 million Americans. (TVNewser)
An Oregon Paper Was Repeatedly Denied Public Records. Its Fight for Transparency Ended in Victory
In 2017, the announcement of a major project caught the attention of Les Zaitz, publisher and editor of the Malheur Enterprise. (Poynter)
The Internet Archive’s Fight to Save Itself
The web’s collective memory is stored in the servers of the Internet Archive. Legal battles threaten to wipe it all away.
Waiting On A Judge And The Polls
The two biggest topics in ad tech right now – the Google antitrust trial in Virginia and the US presidential election – both invoke our democracy. The antitrust trial against Google, taking place in a courtroom in Alexandria, Virginia, is nearly over. It’s closing its third week, way ahead of its original four-to-six-week timeline. Google […]
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China’s Plan to Make AI Watermarks Happen
New Chinese regulation attempts to define how AI content labeling should work and stamp out AI-generated disinformation.