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One year after the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, a somber day of commemoration is underway in Israel. The October 7 anniversary is rightfully the top story everywhere, with television outlets broadcasting live from Israel and news outlets around the world leading their homepages with the year of conflict that has unfolded since Hamas launched its horrific attack.
Hadas Gold writes: "This past year has roiled the region like never before, in ways that could affect politics and policy for generations to come. The pressures on the press in the region – Palestinian, Israeli and foreign – have been astronomical. Beyond the physical threats, many have also faced mental health challenges from witnessing horrific violence both in person and from the vast documentation streaming into their newsrooms every hour. The relentless criticism has also taken a toll – between internal newsroom pressures and external attacks from readers and viewers over perceived biases and errors."
Around the web... FT: "The year that changed Israel." WSJ: "One year after Oct. 7, Israel sees a future at war." Al Jazeera: "How Israel destroyed Gaza." BBC: "Year of killing and broken assumptions has taken Middle East to edge of deeper, wider war." CNN: "A year on from October 7, the Middle East is facing its greatest upheaval in a half-century."
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'Unprecedented' toll on journalists |
A record number of media workers have lost their lives in the conflict, the vast majority as a result of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. "One year in, Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza has exacted an unprecedented and horrific toll on Palestinian journalists and the region's media landscape," the Committee to Protect Journalists said in this article timed to the anniversary. "At least 128 journalists and media workers, all but five of them Palestinian, have been killed."
>> Speaking from Gaza, Palestinian journalist Hind Khoudary told Mehdi Hasan that she feels "abandoned" by the "complicit" Western media.
>> The Forward editor Jodi Rudoren: "Israel — and American Jewry — should respond to the conflict with integrity, humility, empathy and a long-term view."
>> TheWrap editor Sharon Waxman: "The fear in Hollywood is a microcosm of the pain and confusion that has gripped people across the globe."
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The top U.S. story this week |
"The rapid intensification that Hurricane Milton has/is undergoing is truly phenomenal," CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam says. As the storm barrels toward Florida's Gulf Coast, it's also on track to be the top domestic story for the rest of this week. Meantime, officials in states that are recovering from Helene are on rumor control, trying to debunk disinformation about the response effort. "We need to work together to rebuild and recover from a catastrophic disaster like this one - and spreading false information to sow chaos hurts real people," North Carolina governor Roy Cooper wrote overnight. "Politicians, billionaires and grifters who peddle lies during a time of crisis should be held accountable."
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"60 Minutes" without Trump |
Imagine if Kamala Harris had committed to a "60 Minutes" interview and then backed out, leaving CBS in the lurch. Because that's what Trump did – with few followup stories or think pieces claiming he's afraid of tough questions. Harris campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon's husband Patrick thinks the press is letting Trump off easy: He remarked on X that Biden skipping the traditional pre-Super Bowl interview "launched columns and Sunday show roundtables and miscellaneous other chatter for weeks."
So how did Bill Owens and his team fill the hour? Well, Bill Whitaker's in-depth interviews with both Harris and Tim Walz are still the main draw – a "double length segment," in "60 Minutes" parlance. Then Scott Pelley has a "Belief in the Ballot" report from Arizona's Maricopa County. Pelley will also tell viewers about Trump's "60" flip-flop. In the "last minute" slot, Lesley Stahl will reflect on the Oct. 7 anniversary and the expanding Middle East conflict.
>> Ahead of the 8 p.m. telecast, Trump will be on Laura Ingraham's 7 p.m. hour, with an interview they taped in Butler...
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He "fielded tough questions on abortion, immigration, the economy and his own past misstatements" on "Fox News Sunday," and it was "mainly noteworthy because it was his first appearance on a Sunday news program" since becoming Harris's running mate, the NYT's Kellen Browning wrote.
>> Up next for Walz: He is on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" tonight. According to Deadline he is also taping an episode of "SmartLess." The NYT just wrote a rich feature about the popularity of the "SmartLess" podcast...
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Monday: The Supreme Court begins its new term with an agenda that includes cases on guns, pornography and transgender medical care...
Monday night: The Saints play the Chiefs on ESPN...
Tuesday: Harris visits "The View," "The Howard Stern Show," and "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert..."
Tuesday: New nonfiction releases include "Melania" by Melania Trump, "Countdown 1960" by Chris Wallace, and "From Here to the Great Unknown," Lisa Marie Presley's memoir that her daughter Riley Keough faithfully completed...
Wednesday: Season three of Anderson Cooper's "All There Is" debuts...
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Trump town hall rescheduled |
Univision said Sunday that it is delaying Trump's town hall event on the network due to the impending hurricane. Rather than taking place on Tuesday in Miami, it has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 16. Harris's town hall in Las Vegas is still slated for this Thursday... |
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>> Melania's book tour continued on Sunday with a visit to Maria Bartiromo's show. The former first lady said "her husband has known since they met that she is pro-choice." (Mediaite)
>> "Democrats are massively outspending Republicans on internet campaign ads but one social network is a notable exception: X," where owner Elon Musk "has increasingly used the platform to elevate his chosen candidate." (Wash Post)
>> "New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is closing in on a deal to buy the Telegraph for more than £550 million, which would end a 16-month battle for control of the conservative British national newspaper." (FT)
>> "Substack wants to do more than just newsletters," Max Tani reports. (Semafor)
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"Silicon Valley, The New Lobbying Monster" |
That's the title of Charles Duhigg's huge new piece for The New Yorker. "From crypto to A.I., the tech sector is pouring millions into super PACs that intimidate politicians into supporting its agenda," he reports...
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>> As Dave Winer's "Scripting News" turns 30, the blogging pioneer has a clear message: "The blogosphere is alive and well and thriving." (The Guardian)
>> "Attorneys general of three states in less than a week revealed separate lawsuits against social media giants for their platforms' alleged harmful effects on children, including sextortion, addiction and privacy violations," April Rubin writes. (Axios)
>> Sydney Lake explains how virtual assistants "will send a recording and transcript to all meeting attendees" – which means that "if you're talking bad about your coworkers, discussing confidential information, or sharing shoddy business practices," the platform "will rat you out." (Fortune)
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“Todd Phillips' sequel ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ bombed in its box office debut with an estimated domestic opening of $40 million, well behind expectations after becoming the first Hollywood comic book movie in history to earn a D CinemaScore from audiences," THR's Pamela McClintock writes. She says "the culprit behind the unfortunate turn-of-events" was "terrible word of mouth..."
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>> Marc Tracy explains how Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" saw the return of the mega-flop era in cinema. (NYT)
>> "A 'Princess Mononoke' film created using so-called generative AI was slammed by fans on social media after its release earlier this week," Stephanie Kaloi reports. (The Wrap)
>> "Penguin has renewed its master publishing deal with BBC Studios for the hit preschool animated series 'Bluey,'" Karen Raugust writes. (Publishers Weekly)
>> Last but not least: "NBC and Peacock unleashed a new promo for 'Sunday Night Football' with Canadian siren Celine Dion..." (Variety)
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