Jury Rules Afroman's Police Raid Songs Protected Speech
Jury sides with speech. Afroman prevails in defamation trial over songs about police raid on his home https://t.co/MDfdzmbKXS
Trump Pushes Marines to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
Rupert's newsroom--not editorial board--is all hawkish: "Trump is pressing aides and allies to find ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as gas prices rise. His best bet might be the U.S. Marine Corps." What U.S. Marines Can Do to Help...
Editing New Bloomsbury Series on AI’s Societal Impact
Big personal news: I will be editing a new book series for Bloomsbury called Intelligence - AI and Humanity, providing writes from many disciplines the opportunity to reflect on AI and how it reflects on society. More here: https://t.co/L8yWNahmbr
Media and Epstein Hire Firms to Rewrite Wikipedia Histories
In which The Times reveals that it hires a company to alter its own Wikipedia entry. 1/ Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Push to Cleanse His Past Online https://t.co/TloRZagrQU https://t.co/eBZnCsL2sQ
WApo Urges Bipartisan Push to Dismantle the FCC
WaPo: "In a perfect world, liberals would take the same lessons from Carr’s attempted abuses, and a bipartisan coalition would vote to abolish the FCC." Brendan Carr, minister of truth https://t.co/gPDLo5KUFy
WBD CEO Faces $800M Severance as Media Era Wanes
The dying gasps of mass media's gilded age: Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav could collect $800 million in severance and other payments https://t.co/7wHOao1zmx
White House Seeks Iran Coalition Amid Energy Crisis
Coalitions are not built after the fact. Nobody wants messes from Trump's war on them. White House Tries to Build Coalition on Iran to Address Energy Crisis https://t.co/ITeVGtMWhq
Piers Morgan’s Controversial Take on What Makes Good TV
The last person on earth with anything credible to say about "Good TV" is the odious Mr. Morgan. But that's whom the #BrokenTimes chooses to puff. "He seems more MAGA-friendly than not." What Makes ‘Good TV’ on the Internet? Piers Morgan...
Times Softens Bezos' Damage to Washington Post
The Times' rendition of Bezos', Ryan's, and Lewis' breakage of the #BrokenPost. Not surprisingly and not without reason, it's told with kid gloves. That is to say: It's so much worse. Gift link: How Jeff Bezos Upended The Washington Post https://t.co/tnjr5O8GRw
Hegseth Urges Immediate David Ellison Takeover of Network
"The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better." - Hegseth on CNN. There are no more quiet parts. It's all said aloud. (And I'll bet he wouldn't like this shot.) https://t.co/f913T1zNVN
Time Hides Coauthor’s EA‑funded AI Fellowship Ties
Breaker reports Time did not disclose that a coauthor of its cover story on Anthropic was a Tarbell fellow, funded by effective altruism AI cultists. I've been cautioning young people tempted by its journalism fellowship to research the funders. #TESCREAL https://t.co/kh7Lz6zPVr
LeCun's AI Philosophy Vs. AGI Hype Exposed
Here is an excellent paper that clearly explains the philosophy that guides @ylecun's research in AI and his new company, AMI Labs. It also perfectly expresses my complaints about the trope of artificial general intelligence--AGI, or BS for short. https://t.co/nwN07TB6Y0
Media Mutes Outrage as GOP Leaders Ignore Anti‑Muslim Hate
Bigotry and xenophobia are pillars of fascism. Outrage should be a pillar of journalism, but reaction to Ogles and Fine has been muffled in media. Mike Johnson refuses to condemn anti-Muslim comments by Republican lawmakers https://t.co/gfhLvgwK79
The Morning Show Dives Deeper, Adds Jeff Daniels
Lord. I can't think of a series that jumped the shark more decisively than The Morning Show. Now it is joined by the star of the show that started on the wrong side of the shark, The Newsroom. Jeff Daniels to...
AI May Have Diminished Traditional Thought Leadership
Well, if it has, then pat AI on the back. Has AI Ended Thought Leadership? https://t.co/PFuqs9E5SO
Google Expands Gemini, yet Still Unavailable on Chrome
GOOGLE rolls Gemini in more apps. OK. Meanwhile, I STILL cannot get GOOGLE Gemini embedded in my GOOGLE Chrome on my GOOGLE Chromebook with a GOOGLE Workspace account. WTF, @madebygoogle @googlechrome @GoogleWorkspace @Google? Really. I'm screaming here. https://t.co/Xfqyn1DArk
Trump Family Launches Drone Firm Targeting Pentagon Contracts
There's the military-industrial complex. Now there's the military-Trump complex (drones and golf courses). Pure corruption. Trump Sons Back New Drone Company Targeting Pentagon Sales https://t.co/Rp4R5WL176
Trump's Iran Strike Mirrors Putin's Ukraine Tactics
You don't say... How Trump’s War in Iran Has Echoes of Putin and Ukraine https://t.co/2pGSMnmdGL
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OMG, #MurdochJournal puff piece on the aged interns making RFK's laughable-if-he-weren't-such-a-sicko social videos. They "have helped turn the 72-year-old Kennedy into a social-media maverick." No, laughingstock. How RFK Jr. Is Promoting ‘Real Food’: AI Videos, Memes and Celebrity Cameos https://t.co/fKogTdrMUE
German Right‑wing Group Axel Springer Acquires UK Telegraph
The German Murdoch (no longer with New York right-winger Dovod Efune) buys the Telegraph. Expect it to invade America alongside Springer's Politico & Business Insider. Just what we need: more right-wing media. Axel Springer buys Telegraph in £575m deal https://t.co/T3uAE3VSvY
Press Allows Politicians to Manipulate News Narrative
The American press are letting them. And then the #BrokenTimes editorial board bothsides even this... Politicians Are Trying to Control the News https://t.co/SKjiPhNbe1 https://t.co/zNDaP3UHNs
AI Threatens Output Firms; Murdoch Positions as Input Provider
Murdoch media's Thomson: “We’re essentially an input company...The great threat in the age of AI is going to be to what you might call output companies. We’re an input in the way that semiconductors are an input, in the way...
Weiss' Strategy Benefits Netanyahu, Trump as CBS Rises
Semafor: "Weiss’ approach has paid some dividends." For Netanyahu and Trump. A new CBS News emerges amid Iran crisis https://t.co/BllROEbkrD
Murdoch: Ellison‑Backed CNN Will Challenge Fox, Yet News Is Tough
How would he know about running news? Lachlan Murdoch Says Ellison-Backed CNN Will Be “Strong Competitor” Of Fox News, But “Running News Is Hard” https://t.co/E0JCNrMqTL
Banning Kids From Social Media Harms Everyone
The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all by @TaylorLorenz https://t.co/Oop5i0wy6J
MSnow Aims to Replace CNN’s War Coverage
MSnow sees the opportunity to step into what has been CNN's territory with a war, now that CNN will become state media. As the liberal alternative to Fox and CNN, they should have woken up Rachel Maddow. Instead, they woke...
Zaslav’s Deal Hands Media to Authoritarian Hands
Lord. The #BrokenTimes treats handing important and cultural and journalistic assets over to fascist factotums as an unalloyed triumph, with not a yes-but for democracy. How David Zaslav Pulled Off the Deal of a Lifetime https://t.co/pSsWNsFsaF
Warner Bros' Debt Curse Threatens Media Conglomerate Survival
If you need something to look forward to, remember that Warner Bros. is Cootie Corp. It poisons all who swallow it: Time Inc. AOL, AT&T, Discovery. The only question is how long it will take the Warner curse--and debt--to kill...
CNN's Ownership Shift Signals Media's Legitimacy Crisis
Nothing uncertain about it: CNN is fucked. This is the last nail in the coffin of American mass media as a legitimate actor. For CNN, a Change in Ownership Means a Suddenly Uncertain Future https://t.co/JFGHcIaQYc
Times' Sensational Headline Misrepresents Article Content
As often happens the more aggressive Times home-page headline conflicts with the article headline --and neither represents the article. https://t.co/9esgycuoXm
Guardian Finds Unverified Trump Abuse Claim in Missing Epstein Files
Guardian says it has read the three missing Epstein files. Epstein files contain explicit but unsubstantiated claim that Trump abused minor https://t.co/fe3OEmOU2v
CNN Becomes Authoritarian
There goes CNN into the clutches of Bari Weiss and Scott Jennings: state media for the authoritarians. This is fucked. Netflix drops out of bidding after WBD deems Paramount’s takeover bid ‘superior’ https://t.co/BFoQBv1MBa
Wired's “Gay Mafia” Cover Sparks Editorial Backlash
Wired's cover displays shockingly bad editorial judgment. 'Wired' cover on tech's 'gay mafia' ignites controversy https://t.co/RPQthrkQGm
Semafor Claims Media Trust Amid Controversial Allies
Wha? Semafor wants to restore trust in media (as if media ever had it) with the FCC's chief censor run rampant, the editor who's killing the WaPo, a Sunday host some do not trust, a Fox Sunday host, Germany's Murdoch,...
Morning Joe Turns Into Moral Panic O’Clock
Good morning, kids. What time is it? It's Moral Panic O'Clock again on Morning Joe. https://t.co/KVOhRj4T80
Trump’s Plan Threatens Press Freedom, Editorial Board Reacts
...and then they came for the journalists, and The Times Editorial Board chooses to speak up. Legally Creative, Democratically Dangerous: Trump’s Plan to Twist the News https://t.co/Fg0GBHE3WB
Exploring Media Theory: Ong, McLuhan, Gutenberg Parenthesis
Oh, how I'd love to nerd-out with Joe Wiesenthal and @DKThomp about Ong, McLuhan, and the Gutenberg Parenthesis. 1/ https://t.co/rdWwCs10Su
AI Threatens Jobs, Forces Us to Rethink Food Allocation
Think you might be getting a bit ahead of yourself here... If AI makes human labor obsolete, who decides who gets to eat? https://t.co/3kx7WjAcRC
Billionaires and New Yorkers Finally Face New Tax
No, Fareed Zakaria, billionaires will pay for this, at last. New Yorkers will pay for this https://t.co/C2borEu7fx
American Media Must Highlight Unresisted Dictatorship Collapse
I asked @derspiegel to share this important interview with Robert Kagan in English. Rafaela von Bredow made it happen. This is how American media should be talking: "We Are Watching a Country Fall Under Dictatorship Almost Without Resistance" https://t.co/Ctij7ummvc
Predictive Rankings Aren’t Journalism, They Mislead Voters
Just fucking stop. Prediction is not journalism. It does nothing to inform the electorate. It is media self-indulgence. And it's usually wrong. The 2028 Democratic Presidential Contenders, Ranked by Nate Silver https://t.co/V3LGKnCvIs