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Tim Karr

@timkarr.bsky.social

A crash-scene investigation at the crossroads of new media & public policy. Against media consolidation; for robust local journalism & digital democracy. Still attempting to master the cold take. www.freepress.net - This Free Press is not for sale.

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Tim Karr@timkarr.bsky.social · 6h ago

Compromised CBS backtracks on its thoroughly disproven claim that "thousands of 9-11 victims' families" had asked Mamdani not to attend this year's memorial. The @nypost.com, though, just can't quit the lie, but has downsized its claim from "thousands" to just ten, including a blatant Islamophobe.

UPDATE: CBS News reverses course, airs story on 9/11 families supporting Mamdani

Last week, CBS News New York falsely reported that “thousands of 9/11 victims’ families are asking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend this year’s solemn remembrance ceremony.” The articl...

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Craig Aaron@notaaroncraig.bsky.social · 16h ago

“This tech-Trump alliance — far from bringing expertise to responsibly guide policy on tech and AI — has only furthered the administration’s corruption and enabled its campaign to censor and control our information ecosystem.” — Shilpa Jindia, @freepress.bsky.social

Trump’s FTC Is Threatening to Punish Big Tech for “Woke AI”

As Elon Musk defends nude deepfakes, the FTC is moving to censor AI models trained to recognize historical injustices.

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Tim Karr@timkarr.bsky.social · 6h ago

Ellison’s apparent goal with his @nytimes.com Op-Ed is to regain momentum for a merger that nobody—except for him, his father, Trump and their surrogates—wants. But media writers including @brianstelter.bsky.social, @megjames.bsky.social and @franhoepfner.bsky.social aren't buying it.

Trust Regular Guy David Ellison with Our Democracy? No Thanks!

Billionaire David Ellison wants us to see him as an everyday person looking out for everyday people … like him. But critics aren’t buying it.

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Tim Karr@timkarr.bsky.social · 20h ago

The reviews are in. And media critics from coast to coast are rating David Ellison’s New York Times Op-Ed a dud. No one's falling for Ellison's efforts to transform himself from a nepo baby into a concerned citizen. www.freepress.net/blog/david-e...

Trust Regular Guy David Ellison with Our Democracy? No Thanks!

Billionaire David Ellison wants us to see him as an everyday person looking out for everyday people … like him. But critics aren’t buying it.

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Free Press@freepress.bsky.social · yesterday

"Newsroom owners prefer to conduct business as usual with those in power as to not undermine their deals and acquisitions. This unhealthy compromise is one reason Free Press is fighting to block the Ellisons’ $111 billion mega-merger between Paramount and Warner Brothers." - @timkarr.bsky.social

The ‘Perverse Bargain’ Behind Trump’s Night Out with the Press

Lurking behind the disgraceful performances at the White House Correspondents Dinner dinner is a media ownership structure that too often forces reporters to go along with a Trump-normalizing agenda.

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Tim Karr@timkarr.bsky.social · 6d ago

Meta & Newsmax announce partnership, under which Zuck's moribund AI product will be trained using Newsmax's fringe, far-right propaganda.  Meta has struck similar deals with Fox News, The Daily Caller, & the Washington Examiner. Gives new meaning to the term "artificial intelligence."

Invest in Newsmax: America’s fastest growing News Network

Newsmax is a top U.S. news outlet offering independent coverage via TV, streaming, and print. The 4th highest-rated cable news channel reaching 40M+ viewers.

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Ed Zitron@edzitron.com · last wk.

Here's my interview with CNBC on how Zuckerberg's vacuous talking points about AGI and open source exist to distract from how Meta burned $180bn in capex (and more off-balance-sheet) to make also-ran LLMs that don't deliver an iota of the promise of "personal superintelligence."

Tim Karr@timkarr.bsky.social · last wk.

Why did the WHCD allow the shameful show to happen? asks @sulliview.bsky.social. "Part of the reason is that their corporate bosses wanted them to for reasons having to do with profits & other commercial interests." Indeed, media-commercialism is incompatible with a functioning Fourth Estate.

The predictable disgrace of the White House Correspondents Dinner

And why I reject every specious argument that encourages the media to keep normalizing Trump

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Mike Masnick@masnick.com · 2w ago

Wait. They all shake hands at the end? What are we even doing here? He's the US President suing you for $20 billion for reporting on the birthday card he sent his friend the pedophile in which he drew a naked girl & mused about secrets. And they all shake hands?

Dan Diamond@ddiamond.bsky.social · 2w ago

Remarkable camera angle of President Trump as he listens to Wall Street Journal reporters receiving an award for their investigation into Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — which they pursued despite Trump’s threats and lawsuit.

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2w ago

Press freedom group Free Press (no, not THE Free Press) reacts to the multi-month delay in the Paramount-Warner merger: "Paramount tried to tell us this deal was a slam-dunk, but it just shot an airball."

“Paramount tried to tell us this deal was a slam-dunk, but it just shot an airball. Late in the game, Paramount’s lawyers grasped what we’ve said all along: The states have a very solid case that this deal violates U.S. antitrust law. For the broad and growing coalition against this corrupt and dangerous deal, this delay marks a significant victory. “Instead of fighting against an injunction and possibly losing now, Paramount’s lawyers have resigned themselves to waiting for a full antitrust trial in federal court. Paramount can pretend all it wants that it looks forward to that test, but that’s just more bluster from company mouthpieces trying to spin a major setback. Now this deal will face its day in court, and we are confident the evidence will show this mega-merger should be blocked.”
Tim Karr@timkarr.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Ellisons looked to their corrupt cronies in the Trump administration to force this $111 billion mega-merger through without proper legal scrutiny. State AGs said "not so fast" and have won the day, week, month and year: www.freepress.net/news/paramou...

Paramount Retreats, Pausing Dangerous Takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery as State AGs' Antitrust Suit Moves Forward

Now this deal will face its day in court, and Free Press is confident the evidence will show this mega-merger should be blocked.

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Tim Karr@timkarr.bsky.social · 2w ago

The admin. saw a loss coming from a mile away & bailed. “Subpoenas are the last step, not the first step, but the last step,” an irritated Judge Arun Subramanian said, citing rules that protect against First Amendment violations. He said the government’s actions had turned the law “on its head.”

Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors

The government has withdrawn subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One j...

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emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · 2w ago

The NYT subpoena hearing is a shit show, but the best part is they tried to hide the guy who fucked up in the gallery. It is still ongoing. Judge Subramanian has asked why he shouldn't invite a show cause for contempt.

nner City Press @innercitypress · 12m Buckley: We would be prepared to immunize these reporters - our focus is on the leakers. Judge: Is Mr. Sullivan here? Buckley: Yes. In the gallery Judge: Why? He is on all the pleadings. Come up- we have extra chairs here. Good afternoon. Sullivan: Good afternoon Inner City Press @innercitypress · 10m Judge: You didn't tell the judge that the subpoena was about reporters, about the New York Times? Sullivan: We did not. It was an oversight. Later we did legal research. Judge: Wouldn't it have been relevant to know there had been public reporting? A: Yes
Tim Karr@timkarr.bsky.social · 2w ago

Elon Musk expresses regrets about his DOGE tenure. "I got carried away," the trillionaire says. Tell that to the the families of the seven-hundred-plus thousand that have been estimated to have died since DOGE defunded U.S.A.I.D. assistance worldwide. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Elon Musk says he got ‘carried away’ with Trump – but still holds on to contentious political views

In interview, billionaire says instead of running ‘Doge’ he should’ve ‘worked on my companies’ and shares extreme predictions

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Tim Karr@timkarr.bsky.social · 2w ago

On the one hand, Bezos has leveraged WaPo editorials to argue against wealthy individuals & corporations paying their fair share of taxes. On the other, his online retail giant, Amazon, relies on gov't food & healthcare benefits to compensate for its inability to pay employees a fair wage.

'Starvation Wages' at Giant US Corporations Force Workers to Seek Taxpayer-Funded Aid | Common Dreams

US Sen. Bernie Sanders exposes the shocking truth: Amazon and Walmart employees rely on federal aid due to poverty wages, while CEOs rake in billions. Should taxpayers subsidize corporate greed? Join ...

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Tim Karr@timkarr.bsky.social · 2w ago

Just days after Trump called for ABC & NBC to lose licenses for not airing his falsehood-riddled election conspiracy speech, Chairman Carr said broadcasters must run all presidential speeches as part of their public-interest obligation. Yet another 1A violation by Trump's "warrior for free speech."

FCC Chairman Warns About ABC's Decision Not To Carry Trump's Speech

Brendan Carr said the issue of ABC not airing Donald Trump's primetime speech is expected to come up in the FCC's early review of broadcast licenses.

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