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==bbc======
From James O’Brien to Joe Rogan: Rise of news influencers and alternative voices
Big broadcasters such as the BBC and Sky do best, along with The Guardian, but these brands are more challenged in YouTube and TikTok by a range of youth orientated outlets such as Politics Joe, LADbible, and TLDR News – and also by more partisan political outlets such as Novara Media and individual creators. (Press Gazette 6/20/24)READ MORE>>>>>
Big broadcasters such as the BBC and Sky do best, along with The Guardian, but these brands are more challenged in YouTube and TikTok by a range of youth orientated outlets such as Politics Joe, LADbible, and TLDR News – and also by more partisan political outlets such as Novara Media and individual creators. (Press Gazette 6/20/24)READ MORE>>>>>
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour: ‘We are not impartial…we should be truthful’
The definition and logic of impartiality was debated by CNN‘s Christiane Amanpour and CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness at the 2024 Sir Harry Summit. Following on from a comment Amanpour had made about Trump supporters being pulled into dangerous echo chambers, Turness asked her how to engage with a Trump-voting audience without isolating oneself. (Press-Gazette 5/17/24) READ MORE>>>>>
The definition and logic of impartiality was debated by CNN‘s Christiane Amanpour and CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness at the 2024 Sir Harry Summit. Following on from a comment Amanpour had made about Trump supporters being pulled into dangerous echo chambers, Turness asked her how to engage with a Trump-voting audience without isolating oneself. (Press-Gazette 5/17/24) READ MORE>>>>>
==the bulwark======
“As I mentioned on yesterday’s podcast, I think it’s easy to lose perspective (and sanity) by tracking every development, hot-take, poll, and hair-on-fire outrage,” Sykes added, referring to his conversation with Joe Klein and John Ellis. On his Wednesday podcast, Sykes asked Klein and Ellis to look back on their decades covering American politics and reflect on what has changed most, leading to a profound, but bleak conversation about the tribalism and cynicism that has gripped American politics. |
Charlie Sykes Jumps ‘Off The Hampster Wheel of Crazy,’ Leaves Popular Podcast to Access ‘Part of His Brain That Isn’t TrumpTrumpTrump’
Charlie Sykes, the founder and former editor of the Bulwark, announced this week he was ending his five-year run as host of the Bulwark Podcast, which has become the go-to listen for anti-Trump conservatives and liberals alike. Sykes announced Wednesday he was stepping away from both his daily newsletter and the podcast, which has been a mainstay in the top ten of the top-rated political podcasts in the country. (MediasIte 2/1/24) READ MORE>>>>> |
==buzzfeed======
Vivek Ramaswamy calls on BuzzFeed to cut staff and hire ‘top talents’ like Tucker Carlson
Vivek Ramaswamy has called on digital media firm BuzzFeed to cut staff, invest in its audio and video capabilities, and hire high-profile “content creators” like Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson In a letter to the media company’s board, the former Republican U.S. presidential contender, who this month revealed he has built an 8.3% stake in BuzzFeed, called for a “complete ground-up restructuring” of the New York City–based media company to prepare it for an artificial-intelligence-dominated future. Ramaswamy said BuzzFeed should seek to boost its credibility by admitting that it has “lost sight of fairness” and “repeatedly lied” to the public on various matters including American politics, the trial of actor Kevin Spacey and the “bloody history” of Che Guevara’s life.
(Market Watch 5/29/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Vivek Ramaswamy has called on digital media firm BuzzFeed to cut staff, invest in its audio and video capabilities, and hire high-profile “content creators” like Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson In a letter to the media company’s board, the former Republican U.S. presidential contender, who this month revealed he has built an 8.3% stake in BuzzFeed, called for a “complete ground-up restructuring” of the New York City–based media company to prepare it for an artificial-intelligence-dominated future. Ramaswamy said BuzzFeed should seek to boost its credibility by admitting that it has “lost sight of fairness” and “repeatedly lied” to the public on various matters including American politics, the trial of actor Kevin Spacey and the “bloody history” of Che Guevara’s life.
(Market Watch 5/29/24) READ MORE>>>>>