| | | | The latest sign that CNN wants to be known as the destination for town halls: Right after tonight's Libertarian town hall with Gary Johnson and William Weld, CNN announced a Green Party town hall with Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka. Eli Watkins writes: "The hour-long event will be held on Wednesday, August 17 at 9:00 p.m. ET..."
-- Flashback: July 3 on "Reliable Sources:" Stein bemoaned what she called the "virtual blackout" of her campaign and lobbied for a CNN town hall... | | | Trump's media bias missives | | | Donald Trump's newest tactic: Email blasts about media bias, circling print headlines and accusing outlets like the NYT of unfairness. Mediaite has details here. It reminds me of the printouts with hand-written notes that Trump used to send to some of us... | | | Fox poll has Clinton leading by ten points | | | When Fox's poll showing Clinton with a ten point lead came out this afternoon, Nate Silver asked, "Wonder if this poll will make Trump flip out at Fox News." My hunch: No, because Trump and Rupert Murdoch are staying in such close touch... | | --> Jacob Bernstein writes: "Donald Trump's plan to have his own cable network and be the Oprah Winfrey of disaffected white guys is right on schedule. Upfronts 2017!" | | | Khan taking a break from TV | | This is the first day in almost a week that Khizr Khan hasn't been on TV denouncing Trump. He's stepping away from the mic… For now… But he told me that he'll continue to urge people to vote.
The interview circuit took its toll. The hate mail he's been getting is horrific. But Khan came away from his sudden burst of fame really believing that the media is "the fourth pillar of democracy." Here's my full interview with him…
-- Crowdpac CEO Steve Hilton emails: "A Virginia veteran, Tom Keefe, has created a crowdfunding campaign to draft Khan to run for office. It's getting quite a bit of traction today..." | | | Get an "Early Start" with us! | | | It's never too early to start talking about politics and media... So I've been on with Christine Romans and John Berman in the 4 and 5am hours of CNN's "Early Start" this week... If you're up then and reading this, turn on the teevee and join us! | | | The board met today, but there weren't any leaks, so far as I could tell. Viacom reports earnings before the opening bell Thursday AM... | | | 100+ being laid off at Time Inc. | | | Dylan Byers reports: This week Time Inc. will lay off roughly 110 people, 1.5% of its staff, as part of an ongoing reorganization of its ad sales strategy. The layoffs will be across the company, but will focus on the sales and marketing team. Read the full story here... | | | Giving Instagram Stories a chance | | The Snapchat-Instagram war remains top of mind today... With dozens of new stories about it...
Special correspondent/my wife Jamie Stelter writes: I started the day really annoyed that Instagram was trying to be Snapchat, just not doing as good a job at it. I wanted the fun filters and I didn't think I was interested in my Instagram friends' minute-by-minute videos. (That's for the people I choose to follow on Snapchat.) Plus, it was a blatant ripoff. But when I read Dan Frommer's Recode story -- where Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom says, "this is about a format, and how you take it to a network and put your own spin on it" -- it started to make sense.
I played with it all day, and I do like that you can pause an Instagram story (press your finger in the middle of the screen, hold down) and go back to the previous frame (tap on the left side of the screen), two things you can't do on Snapchat. I've loved Instagram for a long time; I'll keep an open mind... | | | Brian Lowry reviews "Suicide Squad" | | Brian Lowry emails: Warner Bros. continues to exhibit a bit of what might be called "Marvel envy," trying to jumpstart its cinematic universe while skipping several key steps. So while "Suicide Squad" is poised to have a huge opening, the bludgeoning from critics — triggering conspiracy theories among die-hard fans — suggests it might suffer the same fate as "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," which is to say everyone dying to see the movies goes right away, and the numbers then sink precipitously. It's also worth noting that the movie's closest cousin might really be a TV show — the dark Fox drama "Gotham." Only in this PG-13-rated extravaganza, they have a much-expanded budget and a freer roster of swear words. Read more...
-- Related: Frank Pallotta was at the film's NY premiere on Monday, and he interviewed Margot Robbie about playing Harley Quinn... Watch the video here... It's an Abigail Brooks production... | | Harry Potter "Fantastic Beasts" sequel coming | | | Speaking of Frank, he sends this along: Warner Bros. Harry Potter spinoff, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," doesn't even open until November 18, but the studio is already announcing a sequel. The as-yet-untitled film will fly into theaters on November 16, 2018... | | -- By Jackie Wattles: What "Carpool Karaoke" does for song sales... (CNNMoney)
-- Chloe Melas speaks with Julianna Margulies about life after "The Good Wife..." (CNN)
-- Mariah Carey says her stint as a judge on "American Idol" was the "most abusive experience..." (TheWrap)
-- Note to my aforementioned "special correspondent:" We need to resume watching "Stranger Things!" James Poniewozik tweets: "Kids and I finished 'Stranger Things,' which filled the summer-movie gap in our lives better than any actual summer movie did..." | | | And finally... A funny scene from Rio... Via NBC's Wesley Oliver: "Bob Costas assures Matt Lauer that there's no issue with his eyes this year. He's feeling absolutely great..." | | | What do you like about today's newsletter -- and what do you think we should improve? Email your feedback to reliablesources@cnn.com. We'll be back tomorrow... | | | Get Reliable Sources, a comprehensive summary of the most important media news, delivered to your inbox every afternoon. | | | | | |
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