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9:45 PM ET, December 3, 2015

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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.
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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 …
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 …
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.
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
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 …
 
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Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
New Ofcom rules take into account total turnover when deciding penalties, meaning larger media organizations face bigger fines
Guardian:
Alan Yentob steps down from BBC senior management role as creative director over Kids Company charity scandal
BBC:
India's The Hindu newspaper not printed Wednesday for the first time since 1878 due to heavy floods in Chennai, making the press inaccessible to workers
 Earlier Picks: 
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
The San Francisco Chronicle, once imperiled, is profitable — and growing its digital business
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Judge details why Cox not entitled to DMCA safe harbor protection in BMG copyright case, says it failed to terminate accounts of subscribers accused of piracy
Discussion: Consumerist
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. and Turner invest $15.8M in LeBron James' platform-agnostic content network for athletes, Uninterrupted
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: YouTube seeks streaming rights for TV shows and movies to support its new subscription service Red
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: potential bidders for a Yahoo sale include Verizon, IAC/InterActive, with News Corp and Time Inc. likely interested in pieces of Yahoo
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Washington Post says reporter Jason Rezaian is in immediate danger with failing health as he approaches 500 days in Iranian captivity