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Here's tonight on CNN reporting on Twitter's abrupt ban on several prominent journalists, including himself, and the chilling effect this could have
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CNN: "Twitter's increasing instability and volatility should be of incredible concern for everyone who uses the platform"
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From my daughter Alice: I almost died last year from a medical problem that was entirely preventable
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While you’re reading about the removal of Donie O’Sullivan, Drew Harwell, Ryan Mac and other journalists removed from Twitter tonight, be mindful that it’s a new attn grab in a long line of failed stunts.
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Robin Sloan: "The speed with which Twitter recedes in your mind will shock you. Like a demon from a folktale, the kind that only gains power when you invite it into your home, the platform melts like mist when that invitation is rescinded." h/t
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Let's do a little Throwback Thursday
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"Elon says he is a free speech champion and he is banning journalists for exercising free speech," WaPo's Drew Harwell tells me. "I think that calls into question his commitment."
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Smart piece to re-read now:
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From 2018: Elon Musk Has Always Been At War With The Media buzzfeednews.com/article/caroli
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"Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated," said Mr. Musk.
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For the final edition of of the year — and maybe my last tweet ever???? — here are 13 predictions for 2023.
Wrote this earlier this afternoon. Timelier now!
platformer.news/p/13-predictio
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They're gonna have to rename the Streisand Effect after tonight.
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New: What the Twitter files episode says about the future of independent journalism and the waning dominance of legacy outlets @dcexaminer:
washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-amer
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Journalists who cover Elon Musk have been suspended on Twitter tonight: O'Sullivan from CNN, Aaron Rupar and the Washington Post's .
Rupar tells me he has "no idea" why it happened.
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OH (someone's first date?) at a bar:
She: "What were you like during the pandemic? Did you go to the grocery store? Did you go out to eat?"
He: "I can barely remember..."
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“While we are competitors, we’re friends also”: is sending well wishes to Al Roker, who was shocked when his family delivered holiday cheer right to his front door, after he spent weeks in the hospital.
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“There is something refreshing about Musk barging into the Twitter Tower on Market Street and turning over the tables. But I’m not sure anyone should have that kind of power.”
discusses Elon’s takeover, the Twitter Files, and more:
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For Sunday Styles, my story about the Luddite Club. A New York tale about a band of Brooklyn teens and their quest to walk away from technology 
nytimes.com/2022/12/15/sty
nytimes.com/2022/12/15/sty6
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If you read one thing today, make it the "How We Reported This Story" box in 's epic new piece for on CIA-led raids that killed civilians in Afghanistan. Lynzy traveled to the scene of more than 30 raids. Conducted 350 interviews.
propublica.org/article/afghan
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TikTok appears to be pushing videos about eating disorders and self-harm to 13-year-old users at a rapid clip, researchers said on Wednesday, raising new concerns about the service’s influence on young people.
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A beautiful, heartbreaking comment from an NYT reader reacting to Twitch’s obit
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. is real deal smart. Glad to see this appreciation of his writing, which makes us all smarter about politics.
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As Russia's invasion of Ukraine stalled, its television propaganda fired on all cylinders. In recent months we went through 1000s of emails from Russia's biggest state broadcaster to learn how. It was a master class in constructing an alternative reality.
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Goodbyes are hard. Thank you CNN for everything. 🙏(My final show will be a week from today, Dec. 22)
I’m looking forward to starting a new chapter in my career, and excited for new opportunities, challenges, and growth to come!
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CNN anchor Ana Cabrera has publicly confirmed she's exiting the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed news outlet....
://variety.com/2022/tv/news/ana-cabrera-cnn-exit-1235462157/ via
@variety
variety.com/2022/tv/news/a via @variety
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Elon Musk once again selling billions of dollars worth of Tesla stock. sec.gov/Archives/edgar
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Old Arabi, my neighborhood, got hit again for the second time in 2022. Devastating. #NewOrleans #Arabi #neworleanstornado
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This is unreal.
For the second time this year, WDSU's Tower Camera has captured a large tornado on the ground in the Lower Ninth Ward and Arabi. Our hearts are broken.
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What was the “celebration restaurant” your family ate at when you were a child that you didn’t realize was not, in fact, a 5-star establishment until you became an adult?
Ours was CiCi’s Pizza.
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I wrote about the overview effect in the era of commercial spaceflight.
Featuring NASA astronauts, SpaceX flyers, Blue Origin tourists, space academics, and, of course, William Shatner:
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A newspaper vanished online. Did someone buy it just to bury it? A digital mystery in Charlottesville (latest by me).
H/t to editors and for sticking with this one.
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Really sweet scene on : "The entire TODAY family gathered together on 's doorstep to surprise the beloved weatherman with some holiday cheer to help him feel merry and bright." on.today.com/3HBKZkC
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Ten years ago this morning, a young man walked into a Sandy Hook, Connecticut elementary school and murdered 26 people - including 20 children. I was working on the crime and justice desk at CBS News. 1/
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From President Biden's statement on the 10th anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting:
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"I'd just like to note here that I wish we didn't have a headline about Twitter everyday but it's just so bananas..." on speaking for ALL OF US
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"His reign has been characterized by chaos, a series of resignations and layoffs, reversals of the platform’s previous suspensions and rules, and capricious decisions that have driven away advertisers."
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If you take anything from this thread, take this— even the people who make shows have no fuckin’ idea what’s gonna happen tomorrow, just like the execs who passionately fought for them for years have no idea if they’ll be employed tomorrow. That runs all the way up to the CEOs.
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Former CNN President Jeff Zucker is getting back into the media business as chief executive of a new joint venture between private-equity firm RedBird Capital Partners and International Media Investments
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