| | | | Less than 24 hours til #VPDebate... Scroll down for a preview... | | No prize for second place | | The theme of this newsletter is SCOOPS... Starting with the scoop that got away... Check this out, via Dylan Byers:
The NYT was not the only news outlet to receive documents from Donald Trump's tax returns. The same docs were also mailed to the New York Daily News. But a source at the Daily News says the paper was unsuccessful in locating a tax expert who could verify the documents. "We received [the documents] around the same time... but were unable to track down the preparer or verify the veracity of the documents through other attempts," the source says. Read Dylan's full story here... | | Dylan emails: The Daily News was handed one of the biggest scoops of the 2016 cycle -- which is saying something -- and they failed to bring it across the finish line.
And media editor Alex Koppelman adds: There are now probably a decent amount of reporters and editors out there who are too scared to go check their mailboxes, for fear that when they do, they might find the big story they missed, waiting for them... | | CNN poaches BuzzFeed team | | On Monday CNN poached Andrew Kaczynski, 26, "one of the standout reporters of the campaign season," and his colleagues Nathan McDermott, Christopher Massie, and Kyle Blaine. HuffPost's Michael Calderone broke the news. The team, known as the K-File, will start work at CNN on Tuesday. "We're going to set them up to do what they do best," CNN EVP Andrew Morse told Calderone.
Were it not for Kaczynski and co., Trump's beliefs about the Iraq invasion probably wouldn't be a big part of the presidential election. Sydney Ember says the moves "leave a void at BuzzFeed" and "could also feed the apparent feud between Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN, who recently said he did not think BuzzFeed was a 'legitimate' news organization," and BF EIC Ben Smith, "who said that CNN had given too much airtime to Donald Trump in the interest of ratings." | | | The leaks-and-hacks election | | | Now back to the Trump tax story. How'd the NYT obtain the docs? Through a leak. Also in the news: Hillary Clinton's audiotaped comments about Bernie Sanders supporters. That was the result of a hack. Now Wikileaks is about to hold a Tuesday morning press event promising new election-related revelations. Expect to see lots more headlines like this one, from NPR two weeks ago: "What Is The Media's Responsibility When Reporting Hacked Information?" | | | An anonymous professor... | | The NY attorney general's office has "ordered Donald Trump's personal charity to cease fundraising immediately after determining that the foundation was violating state law by soliciting donations without proper authorization," David Fahrenthold reported Monday afternoon. The order came last Friday -- one day after Fahrenthold reported that the charity "had failed to register with the state as a charity soliciting money."
So how did Fahrenthold know about the foundation's shortcoming? After filing his latest story, he tweeted, "Shout-out to the anonymous law prof. who pointed this out to me when I -- clueless -- called about something else. You know who you are!" | | -- Look out for nightly news #'s on Tuesday... ABC News likes what it sees... -- Erik Wemple has a rebuttal of sorts to his colleague Margaret Sullivan's Monday column about CNN and Trump... (WashPost)
-- Coming to A&E on Friday nights: "Live PD," two hours of live ride-alongs with police departments. Dan Abrams is the in-studio host, David Doss is the showrunner. First broadcast is on Oct. 28... (Deadline)
-- "Westworld" drew "3.3 million total viewers across cable and digital platforms Sunday night. That makes it the best debut for a new HBO show since 2014's premiere of 'True Detective,'" Variety's Daniel Holloway reports... (Variety | | | No Gannett-Tronc deal yet | | | Gannett is staying mum... But we'll continue to keep an eye on it... | | | Today in Viacomdrama: "Both king and kingmaker" | | | After "years of playing Redstone politics," the Viacomdrama has suddenly elevated Les Moonves "to something like both king and kingmaker," Michael Wolff writes in his latest must-read THR column. He says the CBS-Viacom reunion "has to be done, and it has to be done to Moonves' liking — that is, protecting and benefiting CBS' shareholders..." | | | HuffPost in "early stages" of hiring new EIC | | | Tom Kludt has an in-depth look at The Huffington Post post-Arianna Huffington, including this intel: CEO Jared Grusd says the company is in the early stages of hiring a new editor-in-chief, and that there's no timetable to name one. Both internal and outside candidates will be considered. Internally, HuffPost Washington bureau chief Ryan Grim and editorial director for lifestyle Kate Palmer are believed to be the most likely contenders for the position. Read Tom's full story here! | | WashPost's Carol Morello reports: Jason Rezaian "filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the Iranian government, claiming he was taken hostage and psychologically tortured during his 18 months in prison in an effort by Tehran to influence negotiations for a nuclear agreement with Iran..." | | Brian Lowry emails: This week is just another reminder of what a golden age is this is for documentaries, thanks in large to the money that HBO and now Netflix are throwing around. HBO's "Class Divide" looks at the impact of gentrification in West Chelsea, while Ava DuVernay's "13th" delves into mass incarceration of African-American men, tracing it back to the 13th Amendment. Both well worth the time... Here's a review of both... -- Related: Chloe Melas interviewed DuVernay about the "13th," which will start streaming on Netflix this Friday... | | | Hard to get amped up for this one? | | | "After years of high-stakes political theater and hyped-up showdowns that smashed ratings records, Tuesday's debate in Farmville, Virginia, will feature two men with about as much charisma and celebrity status as your kid's little league coach," Dylan Byers writes. "It may be a debate best suited for radio," David Axelrod tells him... | | | What's your ratings prediction? | | | We'll include a batch of predictions in Tuesday's pre-debate newsletter. Email reliablesources@cnn.com... | | | Brian Lowry emails: While the major broadcast networks will all carry the vice presidential debate on Tuesday, having them preempt regularly programming historically creates a bit of an opportunity for other channels, such as the CW. Hence the reason the network will launch the third season of "The Flash" Tuesday night, followed by the premiere of a new drama with, for those agonizing about the election, a semi-ironic title: "No Tomorrow..." | | | One week after the first debate... | | | Donald Trump is still talking about the moderator and the commission. On Monday he called the Commission on Presidential Debates "a joke" and criticized Lester Holt again. It seems he's working he refs ahead of the NEXT debate... | | | The unscientific "poll" problem | | One thing Trump didn't do on Monday: cite any bogus online "polls" to claim he won that debate. Maybe campaign manager/pollster Kellyanne Conway has gotten through to him? (Or maybe John Oliver?)
| | | "What the news needs to do now" | | | ICYMI on Sunday: John Avlon's must read column is a perfect companion to his comments on Sunday's "Reliable." He writes: After months of struggling with false equivalencies, news organizations are getting off the bench, belatedly realizing that this surreal election needs more than the usual amount of genteel refereeing to ensure a fact-based debate." Read the full column here... | | "Life inside the safety of the Fox bubble is a dangerous thing for a candidate when she or he has to face the real world of national politics."
--David Zurawik, following up on his comments about Trump and Sean Hannity from Sunday's "Reliable Sources..." | | | Kim Kardashian West robbed at gunpoint | | The first inkling that something was wrong with Kim Kardashian West came when Kanye West abruptly ended his Sunday night performance in NYC. A couple hours later Kim's publicist disclosed the robbery in Paris. Updates and links:
-- Chloe Melas emails: Kim has been a Twitter trending topic since last night and she's a top Google trend in multiple countries...
-- Kardashian West had a gun held to her head and she pleaded for her life, a source tells Chloe...
-- After speaking with police this morning she hopped on a private plane back to New York where she reunited with her husband and two children... Here's our main news story...
-- Lisa France says Kim's always-present bodyguard, Pascal Duvier, has become a bit of a celeb himself, leading some fans to wonder where he was during the heist...
-- Sandra Gonzalez checked with E!: "Keeping Up" was not taping at the time of the robbery... | | | For the record, part three | | | -- "Nate Parker is having trouble staying on-message," Variety's Sonia Saraiya writes... (Variety)
-- Chloe Melas emails: I had a chance to talk with Emily Blunt ahead of her upcoming thriller, "The Girl On The Train," based on the book of the same name. She discussed the physical transformation she underwent to play an alcoholic in the film and told me she thinks she looks "awful" and like a "ghoul." Watch/read... (CNN)
-- NBC's time-travel drama "Timeless" premiered Monday night... in the network's best time slot for a new show, behind "The Voice..." So is it any good? Here's Brian Lowry's review... (CNN) | | | Catch up on Sunday's show... | | Tell us what you think... | | | What do you like about this newsletter? What do you dislike? Send your feedback to reliablesources@cnn.com. We appreciate every email. 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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