“The White House press corps would be in wolf pack mode if Biden were in the middle of a speech and suddenly veered into gibberish about boats and sharks. There would be front-page stories questioning whether the president, at 81, was suffering from dementia; and the op-ed pages would be filled with thumb-suckers about whether Vice President Harris and the Cabinet should invoke the 25th Amendment."

~ Eugene Robinson

#Trump #dementia #Biden #media #MediaFail
/1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/10/trump-sharks-electrocuted-boat-story/

Fact-checking is a great way to counter disinformation, right? Sasha Issenberg, author of “The Victory Lab” and “The Lie Detectives,” says that’s not necessarily the case. In this fascinating, important interview, Aaron Sankin of @themarkup talks to Issenberg about the new media and political landscape and how narratives are shaped in 2024.

https://flip.it/Sx1LcK

#USA #Politics #DonaldTrump #Media #InternetCulture #Newstodon

The Secret To Beating Political Disinformation Is Knowing When Not To Fact-Check – The Markup

A conversation with Sasha Issenberg about his book on how to win elections in the new normal of omnipresent fake news

^flip.it

How many newspapers' editorial boards will join the Philadelphia Inquirer?

The former president’s criminal conviction and broadsides aimed at the legal system further demonstrate why he is unfit for any office, let alone the Oval Office, writes The Inquirer Editorial Board.

#Biden #Media #Newspaper #TFG

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/inq2/when-it-comes-law-donald-trump-believes-rules-dont-apply-editorial-20240609.html

It’s #NewstodonFriday! It’s been another busy week for the many newsrooms who have an active presence in the #fediverse, and we’re highlighting their work in the thread below. If you like what you see, follow the profiles and boost their stories.

If you’re a journo or newsroom that we don’t know about or if there’s a newsroom you’d love to put on our radar, please let us know in the comments.
⤵️

#News #Newstodon #Media #Journalism #FollowFriday

Sony Will Use AI to Cut Film Costs, Says CEO Tony Vinciquerra

"“We are very focused on AI. The biggest problem with making films today is the expense,” Vinciquerra said at Sony’s Thursday (Friday in Japan) investor event. “We will be looking at ways to…produce both films for theaters and television in a more efficient way, using AI primarily.”"

Wow. So I expect the quality will go way down.

#movies #film #AI #tech #news #media #press #entertainment #cinema #tv

https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/sony-pictures-will-cut-film-costs-using-ai-1235010605/

Sony Pictures Will Cut Film Costs 'Using AI, Primarily'

Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra plans to use AI to cut film costs.

^{Tony Maglio (IndieWire)}

NEW: Not one but TWO major US media outlets have been taken over by Brits who previously headed anti-trans culture war obsessed outlets in the US and UK.

Robert Winnett of the psychopathic Telegraph and Hugh Dougherty of disinformation-peddler NY Post will head the Washington Post and Daily Beast. #trans #news #LGBTQ #media #journalism

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/new-york-post-telegraph-take-over-washiington-post-daily-beast

Uh Oh! Conservative Brits Take EIC Roles at Two Major US News Orgs

The Washington Post and the Daily Beast have featured responsible, factual coverage of trans issues. That’s now threatened as two editors who helmed culture war focused papers have been put in charge.

^{Evan Urquhart (Assigned)}

The Epoch Times is under investigation for money laundering, but the site's role in spreading anti-trans misinformation has gone unmentioned in mainstream coverage of the case.

An Epoch Times link that showed up in a story for the Atlantic is a particularly clear example of the laundering process on trans stories that goes fringe right -> far right -> mainstream.

#trans #news #journalism #media

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/epoch-times-falun-gong-money-laundering-trans-misinfo

Site Known for Anti-Trans Coverage Accused of Money Laundering

The Epoch Times, a far-right website associated with the Chinese Falun Gong religious movement, may have been funded by criminal activities.

^{Evan Urquhart (Assigned)}

Local news is crucial to democracy, and it's disappearing — according to a new book by Steven Brill, excerpted in @Semafor, approximately twenty-two hundred papers and their websites went out of business between 2005 and 2021. That's created a vacuum into which "pink-slime" sites have poured. Brill writes about these sites that present themselves as legitimate publishers but are created to boost specific candidates and secretly financed by partisan funders, Democrats and Republicans alike.

https://flip.it/A4LDyh

#Media #Journalism #Publishing #USPolitics #LocalNews

The new pink slime media | Semafor

An excerpt from "The Death of Truth" from Steven Brill.

^{Guest Columnist (flip.it)}

New post: June 2024 media picks and news

https://www.diversetechgeek.com/june-2024-media-picks-news/

#media #animation #sports #movies

June 2024 media picks and news | Diverse Tech Geek

Here's a look at media of interest coming out in June 2024, including the Tony Awards, the NBA Finals, and the Stanley Cup Finals.

^{Anthony Dean (Diverse Tech Geek)}

In the words of Fatboy Slim, "we've come a long long way together." Here, @miaq breaks down Flipboard's federation journey so far.

"We could [federate Flipboard] with a quick flip of the switch but we’ve chosen to act more intentionally," she writes. "We’re taking measured steps to test, learn, and ensure that everything we’re doing stays true to our values and those of the fediverse. Maintaining quality is top of the list."

https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/federation-timeline/

#Federation #Fediverse #Flipboard #FediCurious #ActivityPub #Publishing #Media #Technology #MastodonMigration #Mastodon

Flipboard’s Federation Journey So Far - Flipboard

Here's a timeline of Flipboard's federation rollout, bringing curated news for all your interests to the fediverse.

^{Mia Quagliarello (Flipboard)}

No shit.

The media’s Supreme Court coverage is a long-running scandal
#politics #media #journalism
https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/the-medias-supreme-court-coverage

I’ve heard somewhere that democracy dies in darkness.

“In a series of paragraphs that are up there as being among the most shocking I have read in my journalistic career, the Post acknowledged on Saturday — dropped in the middle of the holiday weekend, more than a week after the Times’s report — that they had known about the flag since at least January 20, 2021, and had not revealed knowledge of it until May 25, 2024.”

#media #alito

https://www.lawdork.com/p/washington-post-bombshell-washington

Washington Post bombshell: Washington Post buried Alito flag story for three years

Saturday's report raises many questions, several relating to the fact that the Post, at least passively, made the decision not to reveal this news many times since 2021.

^{Chris Geidner (Law Dork)}

Why publishers are preparing to federate their sites

https://digiday.com/media/why-publishers-are-preparing-to-federate-their-sites/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=digidaysiteshare&utm_source=twitter

#Publishing #Fediverse #Media #DigitalMarketing

Why publishers are preparing to federate their sites

The Verge and 404 Media are exploring the fediverse as a way to take more control over their referral traffic and onsite audience engagement.

^{Sara Guaglione (Digiday)}

This #amazing #news #anchor #surprised his #colleagues by #comingout #onair after a #career spent “#living in a #glass #closet.”

#JasonHackett wants to set an #example for #young #queer #Black #boys who don't often #seethemselves in the #media.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #ComingOut #Entertainment #Media #News #Representation #Culture

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/this-amazing-news-anchor-surprised-his-colleagues-by-coming-out-on-air/

This amazing news anchor surprised his colleagues by coming out on air - LGBTQ Nation

Jason Hackett wants to set an example for young queer Black boys who don't see themselves in the media.

^{Greg Owen (LGBTQ Nation)}

I believe many #Tech execs (& many of their enablers) are evil & diabolical, & they only care about their bottom line, esp. #Zuck, #Musk, #Altman...:

"Paul Graham wrote an essay in 2010 about how the best founders are naughty because they break the rules.

Then he has an interesting anecdote about Sam Altman...

Interesting lens through which to view why OpenAI keeps showing up in the news for doing obviously bad things."
-buccocapital

#AI #SocialMedia #Media #SurveillanceCapitalism #Spyware

“Ofcom has said it is starting the process of considering a statutory sanction against GB News, after the channel was found to have broken due impartiality rules”

…Since gb News is only partial to the tories and extreme right - No surprises

#media #tv #news #rightwing #gbnews #propaganda #ofcom

#generalelectionnow

#uk #gtto #tories #sunak #greed #corruption #dishonesty #incompetence #ukpolitics #richwing

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyxxlge97deo

GB News could face Ofcom punishment after breach

The broadcast regulator's said the network had been found in breach of due impartiality rules.

^{Steven McIntosh (BBC News)}

There’s a new playbook being written right now when it comes to the future of social media. The early-mover advantage is still in effect, and there’s a lot to figure out. Gone are opaque algorithms and the whims of any single company.

The fediverse represents a chance for quality journalism to shine again.

We talked to two leaders at fedi-forward publications — @TheConversationUS's @BostonAbrams, and @404mediaco's @jasonkoebler — about why they’re investing in the open social web, what they’ve learned so far, and their advice for other publishers just getting started.

https://medium.com/fedi-curious/lessons-on-the-road-to-reviving-journalism-via-the-fediverse-01b3748cacc5

#Flipboard #News #Media #Journalism #Mastodon #OpenSocialWeb #Fediverse

Lessons on the Road to Reviving Journalism via the Fediverse

As the fediverse continues to grow and evolve, publishers are setting up shop in this new ecosystem. Some outlets have a fediverse strategy that complements their continued activity on traditional…

^{Flipboard (Fedi Curious)}

#Russia #Ukraine #disinformation #InformationWarfare #Europe #news #media

'The European Union on Friday banned four more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the 27-nation bloc for what it calls the spread of propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine and disinformation as the EU heads into parliamentary elections in three weeks.'

https://apnews.com/article/eu-russia-sanctions-media-ukraine-war-39f2ba861a5e1441aa24ec4c11f1d822

EU bans 4 more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the bloc, citing disinformation

The European Union has banned four more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the 27-nation bloc for what it calls the spread of propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine and disinformation as the EU heads into elections in three weeks.

^{AP News}

Right-wing Australian billionaire and money-bag climate change denier Gina Reinhart apparently doesn't want people to see her portrait by the Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira in the National Gallery.

So it would be *just awful* if people share this article and her portrait.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/15/gina-rinehart-demands-national-gallery-of-australia-remove-her-portrait.

Personally, I think it's great - and might make a very attractive t-shirt?

#billionaires #auspol #australia #press #media #indigenous #art

Gina Rinehart demands National Gallery of Australia remove her portrait

NGA rebuffs efforts by billionaire to take down painting by award-winning artist Vincent Namatjira

^{Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)}

Today's #ai #generated #podcast is #up. #news #current #events #media

Today we #dive into the #world of #banking as #advocates #express #hope but remain wary of# banks' pledge to stop abusive e-transfers.

We'll also discuss the #struggle for #alone time that many #moms face, as #research suggests an #unfair #division of #labor is to #blame.

#Scientists need your help to find #zombie-#infected #cicadas filled with #gut #pudding. Yes, you heard that right.

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swift85/episodes/May-12--2024-e2ji84s

May 12, 2024 by Chaos Theory - The News As Seen By AI

Today we dive into the world of banking as advocates express hope but remain wary of banks' pledge to stop abusive e-transfers. We'll also explore the rising cost of fast food in America, leaving some customers choking on the surging prices.

^{Spotify for Podcasters}