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10:25 AM ET, May 15, 2016

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Danah Boyd / Data & Society:
Zuckerberg's statement of Facebook neutrality is dangerous because all systems are biased, whether human or algorithmic  —  A pair of Gizmodo stories have prompted journalists to ask questions about Facebook's power to manipulate political opinion in an already heated election year.
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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
Mark Zuckerberg promises “full investigation” on Trending Topics matter, will talk to “leading conservatives”  —  I want to share some thoughts on the discussion about Trending Topics.  —  Facebook stands for giving everyone a voice.
Matthew Champion / BuzzFeed:
Alan Rusbridger steps down as chair of Guardian newspaper owner the Scott Trust  —  Alan Rusbridger, the former editor of the Guardian, will not take up the position of chair of the the paper's owner, the Scott Trust, it has been announced.  —  Rusbridger stepped down as editor-in-chief …
The Toast:
The Toast to close July 1 due to decreased revenues and too heavy a workload, archive will remain online  —  MALLORY: WHEW.  First of all, we should start by saying No, this is not a joke and Yes, this is really happening.  We would never joke about this, we would not do that to you!
Rahul Bhatia / Guardian:
How Facebook, oblivious to India's concerns, used heavy-handed tactics and failed with Free Basics  —  ntil Mark Zuckerberg arrived in a bright orange helicopter in October 2014, Chandauli had never seen a celebrity visitor.  One of 44,795 villages in the state of Rajasthan …
Lee Schafer / Star Tribune:
How Alden Global Capital, which controls Digital First Media, is harvesting the assets of St. Paul's Pioneer Press  —  The hedge fund that controls the Pioneer Press has apparently decided on one of the time-honored strategies to make money in a declining business.  —  It's called simply “harvest.”
David Samuels / New York Times:
David Samuels, author of controversial Ben Rhodes profile, responds to criticism  —  My interest in Ben Rhodes began with a photograph I saw from Senator Barack Obama's insurgent campaign for president in 2008.  The photograph showed a group of Obama's young speechwriters celebrating a victory.
Baratunde:
Baratunde Thurston is leaving The Daily Show after nine months, plans more standup and TV work  —  Big post alert.  —  After nine months of helping re-launch The Daily Show with Trevor Noah as Supervising Producer for Digital Expansion, I am leaving the show today.  It has been a challenging and incredible journey.
Discussion: @whatthebit and @baratunde
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
SecureDrop use is growing in newsrooms, but security fears mean few will detail exactly how they use it  —  For newsrooms, the first rule about SecureDrop is you don't talk about SecureDrop — or not too much, anyway.  —  That's clear from a new report from Columbia's Tow Center for Journalism …
Discussion: GitBook
John Koblin / New York Times:
Megyn Kelly, Contract Set to Expire Next Year, Is Primed for the Big Show  —  Barbara Walters is retired, Oprah Winfrey is running a network and Megyn Kelly sees an opening.  —  “It's there for the taking right now,” she said in a recent interview.  —  And what is there for the taking?
Seb Joseph / The Drum:
CNN expands analytics for ads team to bring in higher ad spending, enable more targeted ads  —  CNN doesn't want to monetise news, it wants to monetise attention and plans to wrap this up in its first-party data to give to advertisers in order to justify the larger budgets it now wants.
Tim Baysinger / Adweek:
Newly “safe for work” Playboy pushes into video with first-ever slate of 14 original shows  —  Playboy showed off its new, fully clothed self during its first-ever NewFronts presentation Friday afternoon at New York's Skylight Modern.  —  “This is the most exciting …
 
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Serenity Caldwell / iMore:
Apple acknowledges reports of music files lost while using iTunes, plans update with more safeguards next week
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
The Washington Post tests personalized “pop-up” newsletters to promote its big stories
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Matt Brian / Engadget:
BT to stream UEFA Champions League and Europa League finals on YouTube for free in the UK
Guardian:
Former New Day Editor Alison Phillips named Mirror deputy editor-in-chief
Discussion: The Drum
Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Washington Post's first augmented reality experiment provides a visual account of the Freddie Gray case