An ESPN producer who quit because of sports gambling(cjr.org)
139 points by danso | 96 comments
Columbia Journalism Review interview with Nicole Noren, an ESPN producer who quit in protest over the network's ties to sports betting.
#media on Hacker News
14 stories tagged media, newest first.
Delayed Gratification – Proud to Be 'Last to Breaking News'(slow-journalism.com)
320 points by speerer | 186 comments
Homepage of Delayed Gratification, a quarterly 'Slow News' print magazine that revisits the previous three months' events with in-depth independent journalism.
Fox to buy Roku(wsj.com)
348 points by thm | 412 comments
Wall Street Journal article reporting that Fox plans to acquire streaming company Roku; the page shown is a bot-verification captcha.
Disney erased FiveThirtyEight(natesilver.net)
395 points by 7777777phil | 210 comments
Nate Silver's Silver Bulletin essay on how Disney mismanaged and ultimately erased FiveThirtyEight's archive over ten years.
We let AIs run radio stations(andonlabs.com)
339 points by lukaspetersson | 256 comments
Andon Labs blog post describing an experiment where four AI agents autonomously run live radio stations, including broadcasting and the business side.
The Onion to Take over InfoWars(nytimes.com)
444 points by lxm | 212 comments
New York Times business article on The Onion taking over InfoWars, Alex Jones's media outlet; the capture shows a bot-block page.
At long last, InfoWars is ours(theonion.com)
475 points by HotGarbage | 205 comments
The Onion publishes a satirical op-ed by its fictional CEO celebrating its acquisition of InfoWars.
Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros(about.netflix.com)
1670 points by meetpateltech | 1285 comments
Netflix press release announcing its acquisition of Warner Bros; the captured page shows a CloudFront 403 error instead.
Washington Post editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties(npr.org)
528 points by ilamont | 228 comments
NPR article by David Folkenflik reporting that Washington Post editorials have omitted disclosure of owner Jeff Bezos' financial ties to the subjects they cover.
What if we made advertising illegal?(simone.org)
1681 points by smnrg | 1220 comments
An essay on simone.org arguing for and exploring the consequences of making advertising illegal.
Bankruptcy judge rejects sale of Infowars to The Onion(nytimes.com)
517 points by jbegley | 797 comments
New York Times article reporting that a bankruptcy judge refused to approve the sale of Alex Jones's Infowars to The Onion.
The Onion buys Infowars(nytimes.com)
1766 points by coloneltcb | 1095 comments
New York Times article reporting that satirical outlet The Onion bought Alex Jones's Infowars out of bankruptcy.
New York Times Tech Guild goes on strike(washingtonpost.com)
676 points by ChrisArchitect | 1152 comments
News article about the New York Times Tech Guild, representing over 600 software workers, going on strike; page shows a captcha verification gate.
Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris(cnbc.com)
585 points by donsupreme | 685 comments
CNBC news article reporting that Jeff Bezos blocked a drafted Washington Post editorial endorsing Kamala Harris for president.