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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Zuckerberg meets with conservative leaders, calls for conversation to rebuild trust following concerns about bias in Trending Topics — A-list conservative commentators and leaders did a lot of talking and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg did a lot of listening at an unusual meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
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Zeynep Tufekci / New York Times:
Facebook is biased but not against Conservatives - towards content its algorithms decide is engaging — FACEBOOK is biased. That's true. But not in the way conservative critics say it is. — The social network's powerful newsfeed is programmed to be viral, clicky, upbeat or quarrelsome.
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Meghan McCarthy / Morning Consult:
Poll of 2K voters under age 45: 25% read about Facebook Trending controversy, 47% were comfortable with social media sites picking news — Nearly half of Americans in our most recent national poll have heard about Facebook allegedly suppressing conservative news stories on their platform.
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
PRX launches RadioPublic, a company that aims to redefine audio with a new app; investors include the New York Times, Graham Holdings — By now, media types can recite by name companies that have been spawned by the so-called “great podcast renaissance.” Panoply. Gimlet. Pineapple Street Media.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Morley Safer, longest serving 60 Minutes correspondent in show's history, dies at 84, one week after retiring — Morley Safer, an intrepid storyteller and interviewer whose name became synonymous with the newsmagazine “60 Minutes,” has died. He was 84. — Safer was the longest-serving correspondent in “60 Minutes” history.
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Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Late New York Times media columnist David Carr's Twitter feed hacked by spambot — “I'm from Cary. I love role-playing games,” the new bio says. Twitter followers of the late New York Times' columnist David Carr were shocked to see porn being published on his verified account Thursday morning.
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
The Village Voice names ex-Adweek executive Suzan Gursoy as its publisher, ahead of what it describes as an “extensive relaunch” next year — The Village Voice has hired former Adweek executive Suzan Gursoy as its publisher ahead of what management says will be an “extensive relaunch” next year.
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Google unveils Daydream, its Android VR platform, with partners including NYT, WSJ, Netflix, HBO, IMAX, NBA; first Daydream-ready devices expected this fall — Accompanying the announcement of its Daydream mobile virtual reality initiative, Google is revealing a few of the experiences that people might have with its new VR headset.
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Patrick Thibodeau / Computerworld:
Tribune Publishing laying off up to 200 IT employees, shifts work to India's Tata Consultancy — Tribune Publishing Co., a major newspaper chain, is laying off as many as 200 IT employees as it shifts work overseas. — The firm, which owns the Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun …
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Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Following NewFront events, executives debate how to compare web video ratings to TV's — Web video companies have been comparing the size of their audiences to cable shows, and TV is pushing back with ad dollars at stake — Even as television ratings decline and more consumers cut the cord …
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Roberto Baldwin / Engadget:
New interactive map from Facebook allows users to find live videos from different countries — Facebook's Live Video feature just got global thanks to an interactive map that's rolling out on the site. If you're looking for a stream from a random stranger you can either choose …
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Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
FactorDaily raises $1M to build consumer tech publication for India, round led by Accel; will focus on four core coverage areas — It's been a while since I've written about a new media startup raising funding in Asia. There were quite a few last year — including Tech In Asia …
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