Prime Day is a scam Amazon Prime Day is a four-day sale promoted by the mega-retailer as a rare opportunity to secure "deep discounts" on a variety of consumer items.

1. Happy Prime Day!

(It's a scam)

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The sad, sad state of the New York Times | Press Watch Trolling the libs is par for the course

NEW from me: The sad, sad state of the New York Times: presswatchers.org/2025/07/the-...

On May the 4th, let's remember the time NPR had a 'Star Wars' radio drama Some of you may have forgotten (and some might not even know) that the network created three radio dramas based on George Lucas' original three movies.

www.npr.org/2022/05/04/1...

AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.

I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump White House plans to shake up briefing room seating, flexing power over press corps | CNN Business In the Trump administration’s latest assertion of power over the press corps, the White House intends to take over the seating assignments in the press briefing room, according to a senior official.

"It doesn’t really matter where people sit. But it does matter when the White House tries to impact what questions are asked, and how stories are covered, by taking control away from an elected group." www.cnn.com/2025/03/30/m...

JUST IN: Kari Lake has withdrawn the cancelation of Radio Free Europe’s grant, seeking to end a legal standoff.

Encrypted Messaging Is Essential—But It Isn’t Magic As recent events have shown, using an encrypted messaging app like WhatsApp or Signal is no privacy panacea.

Signal is a great privacy tool, but it isn’t magic. And even if you’re not discussing war plans in your group chat, it’s a good idea to know the limits of encryption.

Read our piece on what Signal can—and can’t—do for you here: www.wired.com/story/encryp...

LIVE: DOGE hearing on funding for NPR and PBS YouTube video by Associated Press

Watch the hearings here:

Radio Free Europe provides independent reporting to many countries where media freedom is threatened.

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The world needs media freedom.

Ugh. Goldberg is too "principled" to release the chat transcript. “Maybe in the coming days, I’ll be able to let you know that ‘OK, I have a plan to have this material vetted publicly.’ But I’m not going to say that now…. I’m sticking to my principles here.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxzV...

This is a great thread. Please keep going.

On this week’s @onthemedia.bsky.social I spoke with Mark Blyth, the absolutely brilliant Scottish economist, about how Republicans decry the national debt while adding trillions to it with tax cuts: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

On the Media | The Harvard Plan | WNYC Studios WNYC’s weekly investigation into how the media shapes our worldview.

how did we get to this place, with the gov't cancelling grants to make an example of a prestigious american university?

listen to "The Harvard Plan", the audio series I did with @bostonglobe.com & @onthemedia.bsky.social, abt how higher ed became a battlefield

www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

Show's up!

Gordon Hanson on MAGA's "Fortress America" approach to tariffs.

Mark Blyth discusses right-wing rhetoric on the trade deficit and the national debt.

@hbottemiller.bsky.social on Make America Health Again.

www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

Thanks for the note! We are definitely not dumbing it down on this week’s episode…

You’ve always been my guide on this topic - between the show you produced for OTM on the War on Drugs a few years back to the sublime episode of This American Life, The Call.

Well deserved! 👏👏👏

AGREE

We need these stories.

BREAKING: By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court LIFTS its hold on a lower court order compelling the Trump administration to resume nearly $2 billion in foreign aid funding. The funds MUST be disbursed. Roberts and Barrett join the liberals.

Obviously, this is huge. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

WH press pool check - how you feelin’?

"The Constitution does not allow the government to control speech. Allowing such government control and retaliation to stand is a threat to every American’s freedom."

The AP vs The White House

The End of News Legacy media has a trust problem, but it’s not too late to solve it.

This is a REALLY interesting piece about what journalists can learn from creators/social influencers from December by @cwarzel.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... and I'm going to dig up @juliaangwin.com's full report

I have a piece on this week's show about the current campaign to rewrite the past, make the old new again, and bully those who document history online. Featuring @darakerr.bsky.social & @molly.wiki

Donald Trump is Rewriting the Past. Plus, the Christian Groups Vying for Political Power Podcast Episode · On the Media · 02/15/2025 · 50m

Though it's never a sign of good news, I'm always gratified to be invited on @onthemedia.bsky.social w/ @brookegladstone.bsky.social.

We talk Vance vs. the USCCB & why Trump's relig advisers don't push him toward compassion (even compassion for other Christians).

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

Public Broadcasting Is In Danger (Again) | On the Media | WNYC Studios The history of public broadcasting and its adversaries; and the modern place of public radio in covering community and crises. 

not the first to say it, but thanks to @micahloewinger.bsky.social and the @onthemedia.bsky.social team for this smart look at what perils might await public media

Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.

Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.

BBC just released damning research on AI assistants' news accuracy.

Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social

funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread

LMAOOOO