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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Facebook reinstates “napalm girl” photo, says it will adjust its review processes to allow future sharing of that photo — “The value of permitting sharing outweighs the value of protecting the community.” — After removing several posts that used a famous photograph from the Vietnam War …
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Espen Egil Hansen / Aftenposten:
Facebook limits freedom with algorithmic censorship, says editor in chief of Norway's Aftenposten in letter to Zuckerberg after deletion of historic war photo — Dear Mark Zuckerberg. — I follow you on Facebook, but you don't know me. I am editor-in-chief of the Norwegian daily newspaper Aftenposten.
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Guardian:
Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg calls on Facebook to “review its editing policy” after it deleted her post in support of Aftenposten — Erna Solberg shared photo that had resulted in writer and newspaper falling foul of social media giant's rules
Mathew Ingram / Fortune:
Facebook's claim that it isn't a media entity is becoming increasingly untenable as the impact of its content ranking and removal policies continues to escalate — Facebook is more than just a site where people share photos of their children or pets. It has become a crucial way in which hundreds …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
ASNE diversity survey: 17% of print employees and 23% of digital-only site employees are journalists of color; women are 38% and 50% accordingly — There appear to be a few promising signs in this year's American Society of News Editors Diversity Survey, which was released Friday.
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
ASNE stops trying to count full-time newsroom jobs and losses, and will not categorize employees anymore — After a decade of documenting job losses for journalists totaling more than 20,000 since 2006, the American Society of News Editors has abandoned the effort.
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Sean Craig / Financial Post:
The Globe and Mail is aiming to find 40 employees who will agree to voluntary severance packages; Globe CEO says the paper will pursue layoffs if necessary — With print circulation in decline and digital subscriptions not able to make up the revenue gap, The Globe and Mail is asking staff …
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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
In an interview with Larry King on Kremlin-backed RT, Trump criticizes US media and dismisses idea that Russian hackers targeted Democratic Party — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized U.S. foreign policy and the American political press corps Thursday during an interview …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Amazon seeking streaming rights to a wide range of sports like French Open tennis championship and professional rugby, for its Prime Video service — Prime Video service could offer live tennis, rugby matches — Online retailer could acquire rights or offer apps from others
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Jordan Cohen / The New York Times Company:
The New York Times is giving non-subscribers free access from September 9 to September 11 — For the first time ever, The New York Times will be offering all registered users full, unlimited access to NYTimes.com on the web and via its smartphone apps from September 9 through September 11.
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Top EU court rules that linking to copyright-infringing content knowingly or for profit is direct infringement — Last year, we talked about an important copyright case in the EU regarding whether or not linking to infringing material was, in itself, infringing.
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Leaked Washington Post memo: annual digital ad revenue now in nine-digits, biggest growth comes from native advertising, which is up 275% YoY — The Washington Post is enjoying a “remarkable” revenue picture, the paper said in a leaked memo. — The Post's financial picture has been shrouded …
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