Top News:
Shafik Mandhai / Al Jazeera English:
A rush to post crime suspects' names leads to potential for profound misinformation, sometimes with comical implications — California shooting, misinformation and ‘Bin Ardogan’ — Rumours about the motives of the attackers and misidentifications abound after mass shooting in San Bernardino.
Discussion:
Wonkette, The Daily Beast, LA Observed, Los Angeles Times, @hunterw, @dwdavison9318, @roqchams, Washington Post, @drriley_writes, @deep_beige, @veruca72, @veruca72, Variety, @theapjournalist, @deep_beige and NPR
RELATED:
Stan Schroeder / Mashable:
Snapchat positions itself as breaking news platform with San Bernardino coverage — Snapchat is not typically a place you'd go to for information about a breaking news story. But the messaging app ran a story on the San Bernardino mass shooting Wednesday, providing its 100+ million users …
Discussion:
Business Insider, New York Times, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, The Week, abc11.com, Digital Trends, CityLab, The Federalist, KTLA, The Stranger …, Street Fight, Global News, @jackiejudz, @reidepstein, @noah_jackman, @adelsbergerdan, @lalalalayla17, @cathyyy0320, @bplewis, International Business Times and @mathewi
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Facebook expanding Live Video to all users starting with small selection of US iOS users, rolls out photo and video collages on iPhone, Android coming in 2016 — Facebook begins testing live video streaming for all users — Four months after introducing live video streaming for celebrities …
Discussion:
Facebook, Digiday, TechCrunch, Fast Company, The Next Web, Digital Trends, CNNMoney, Gigaom, Marketing Land, Consumerist, Variety, SocialTimes, Adweek, Pocket-lint, Mashable, CNET, Refinery29, Bloomberg Business, Re/code, The Next Web, VentureBeat, BuzzFeed, Engadget, Tech Insider and iMore
Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Facebook Partners With 50 Publishers To Launch Instant Articles In Asia — Facebook is bringing its Instant Article media format to Asia after more than twenty media from eleven countries in the region — including China, India and Indonesia — went live on the platform.
Discussion:
Facebook, SocialTimes, Digital Trends, VatorNews, FishbowlNY, ABS-CBN News, Technology Personalized, RAPPLER, NDTV Gadgets360.com, Observer Voice, Campaign Asia, @rasmus_kleis, Tech Times, Geeky Gadgets, Tech in Asia, EconoTimes, The Nation, cnn, Telecompaper, The Straits Times, Vulcan Post, VentureBeat and The Next Web
Pew Research Center:
Washington Press Corps now has more reporters from digital and specialized outlets and fewer from local, daily newspapers — Today's Washington Press Corps More Digital, Specialized — D.C.-based newspaper staff focus on Congress, but wire services account for most of what readers see
Discussion:
Nieman Lab, Journalism.org, The Hill, @daviduberti, @pewresearch, Poynter and @eamonte
The Authors Guild:
Authors Guild, American Booksellers Association, Barnes & Noble, and others file amicus brief asking Supreme Court to overturn Apple ebook price fixing decision — Authors Guild Files Brief Affirming Benefits of Competitive E-book Economy — The Authors Guild, the nation's largest …
Medium:
Epic Magazine hires Wired's Executive Editor Mark Robinson as editor-in-chief and former Wired Managing Editor Blaise Zerega as managing editor and president — Epic Magazine Hires Top Magazine Editors Mark Robinson and Blaise Zerega — (LOS ANGELES, CA)—DECEMBER 3, 2015—Epic Magazine …
Reuters:
Gannett brings its papers under new USA Today Network banner — Dec 3 Gannett Co Inc, the publisher of USA Today, said on Thursday it would bring its local and national publications under the USA Today Network. — Gannett was separated from its broadcasting and digital arm, Tegna Inc …
Discussion:
Business Wire, Poynter and USA Today
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Fusion Partners with VR Startup Littlstar to Create Virtual Reality Content — Millennial-focused cable network Fusion is partnering with New York-based virtual reality (VR) startup Littlstar to create and distribute content for a variety of VR platforms, both companies announced Thursday.
Sindy Nanclares / VentureBeat:
StreamRoot, which helps broadcasters deliver faster video streams, raises $2.1 million — Video streaming startup StreamRoot raises $2.1 million — New York-based video streaming startup StreamRoot announced today through a public filing that it raised just over $2.1 million for its most recent round.
Garett Sloane / Digiday:
Survey: 31% of top media buyers plan Snapchat Super Bowl campaigns for 6% of average budget — Get ready to see Snapchat in Super Bowl campaigns — This week, media planners, top agencies and brands were asked how they would spread their spending on campaigns around the Super Bowl.
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
What publishers around the world learned by sharing their climate change coverage with each other — As many as 3,000 journalists from around the world are convening in Paris over the next two weeks to cover the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Summit. It will probably result …
Discussion:
PoliticusUSA
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Coldplay's new album will only premiere on streaming services without free tiers, bypassing Spotify like Adele and Taylor Swift — Coldplay's new album won't be on Spotify when it's released — Alongside the big announcement that Coldplay will headline the Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show …
Output Producer, CA — 
China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — 
Senior Assignment Editor, DC — 
Breaking News Editor, Tokyo — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Reporter - Ottawa Bureau — 
Local Government Reporter, IA — 
Research Director, CA — 
Immigration Enforcement Reporter — 
Presque Island Reporter, ME — 
Contributing Parks Ed. - SW, CA — 
AI Content Editor, WA — 
Legislative Reporter, TN — 
Editorial Assistant, Remote US — 
Elon Musk Reporter, NY or CA — 
Government & Politics Editor, WA — 
Business & GA Reporter. VT — 
Sports Reporter, WA — 
Energy Reporter, TX — 
Senior Reporter, SC — 
Trade & Climate Correspondent, DC — 
Reporter, WI — 
Political Newsletter Writer, CO — 
Jackson Reporter, MS — 
Music Editor, AZ — 
Breaking News Reporter, NV — 
Fearless Reporter/Producer, IA — 
Reporter II - Technology, Remote — 
Editor, Remote US — 
City Reporter, WA — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
Education & Budget Reporter, CA — 
Senior Writer/Editor, FL — 
Media Editor, Remote — 
