Sensibility is cheap. Reporting is expensive.
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@edmundlee.bsky.socialTrump visa policies weigh on Columbia journalism program as admissions pause - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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@edmundlee.bsky.social@edmundlee.bsky.socialSource: owners of Conde Nast only learned on Monday Roger Lynch was departing to run Mattel. Lynch, in turn, was an emergency appointment for Mattel, who just found out Ynon Kreiz was leaving for Paramount. and our thing continues to churn
@datab.aeReposted by @edmundlee.bsky.socialgod bless student journalists
@carlquintanilla.bsky.socialReposted by @edmundlee.bsky.socialA good reminder from Ed that not everyone will be able to afford a personal agent — even as the Internet is re-wired around them.
@edmundlee.bsky.socialAnthropic says AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity' in IPO filing - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
@edmundlee.bsky.socialWaiting to see when/if the major news orgs cover the Cornell rape lawsuit, so far only @washingtonpost.com
Here's the Cornell Sun:
@edmundlee.bsky.socialTrump defies judge’s ruling and continues to ban Politico, MS NOW, CNN from the White House …
There’s no law enforcement mechanism for the judge’s ruling so when do we start calling this a Constitutional crisis?
@edmundlee.bsky.socialCNN, CBS News oversight board will be 'toothless,' - www.reuters.com/legal/legali...
@edmundlee.bsky.socialWhen TRUMP was asked (just now at the presser) why he's banning @cnn.com @politico.com @msnowreports.bsky.social he responded:
“No reason. It’s really just cumulative stories over the past few years.”
"You know how fake their reporting is. It's one-sided. It's never good"
@edmundlee.bsky.socialCOOKED
Anthropic AI quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program
@bgrueskin.bsky.socialReposted by @edmundlee.bsky.socialA shaky anonymous source; a jab about a “hillbilly ambulance chaser” lawyer; a flub that allowed a skeptical editor’s email to become public; an internal text exchange raising doubts about the story:
I looked into how the NYT lost its first US libel case in >50 years.
cjr.orgHow the New York Times lost a defamation trial.An anonymous source, a “hillbilly ambulance chaser” text message, and the newsroom’s first defamation defeat in this country in more than fifty years.
@edmundlee.bsky.socialTexas Republican's racist post on Asian Americans at UT Austin sparks backlash
@edmundlee.bsky.socialnicely done @nickpinto.bsky.social
@edmundlee.bsky.socialThis is a smart, nuanced critique of @nytimes.com's coverage of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ...
but I wish I knew who wrote it:
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reuters.comUS government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conferenceA U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screenshots and po...
@edmundlee.bsky.socialAmazon spent $75 million for MELANIA, a hagiomentary that will likely incur $60 million in losses even after a robust box office. Jeff Bezos is willing to lose money on media, just a certain kind of media
@edmundlee.bsky.socialFor all the critiques of Mamdani as an inexperienced pol, his campaign has been a relentless machine of clever, viral messaging and door-to-door canvassing. I’ve never seen such discipline in the 30 plus years I’ve been voting in NYC.
@edmundlee.bsky.socialTrump wants $1 trillion in defense spending for 2026. Meanwhile, the DoD wants to restrict reporters’ access to information on how that money will be spent:
nytimes.comPentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access