Top News:
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 …
Discussion:
Ad Age, The Wrap, Forbes, CNET, BBC, Fast Company, Guardian, @nahlahayed, Fortune, @edmundlee, @alexjamesfitz, Reuters, @dylan20, @amanafk, @joshconstine, @jameeljaffer, @pkafka, iNews, Quartz, TIME, Business Insider and The Verge
RELATED:
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.
Discussion:
Guardian, Gizmodo, Guardian, @mathewi, Guardian, SFist, BuzzMachine, Politico, Strategist, The Huffington Post, The Hill, Quartz, Variety, The San Diego Union …, The Verge, Mercury News, SiliconBeat, Fortune, Techdirt, Vanity Fair, TechCrunch, Mashable, CNET, The Daily Caller, CNET, NPR, Business Insider, Highsnobiety, Wall Street Journal, iNews, @schibstedgroup, Talking New Media, New York Magazine, Index on Censorship, Mediaite, TIME, Guardian, Newsy, Recode, CNNMoney, The Next Web, Washington Post, @s_m_i, @raju, @aftenposten, @mosquitohawk, @nikkiusher, Talking Points Memo, dagsavisen.no, BetaNews, @simon_cullen, @juliacarriew, @patrick_baz, @charlesarthur, @digiphile, @mathewi and @stevenerlanger
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
Discussion:
@andyrichter, @manuelaristaran, Common Dreams, @govhowarddean, @malonebarry, Al Jazeera English, Motherboard, @zeynep, broadstuff, @evgenymorozov, @sulliview, Fast Company, @laura_nelson, @panzer, @pnh, Boing Boing, @martinxhodgson, @gwfrink3, @rmholdsworth, @jemimakiss, @jamesappell, @slim404 and Fortune
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 …
Discussion:
The Independent, @nahlahayed, Guardian, @nytimes, Pando, @rhhackett, @aaronmann, @rachelking, @pranesh, @matthewheimer, @potomaker, @mathewi and @mathewi
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.
Discussion:
schibsted.com
RELATED:
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
ASNE stops trying to count full-time newsroom jobs and losses, and will not categorize employees anymore
ASNE stops trying to count full-time newsroom jobs and losses, and will not categorize employees anymore
Discussion:
ASNE
Carlett Spike / Columbia Journalism Review:
Amid scrutiny of swapped stories on presidential candidate forum, political editor says swaps, multiple writers are normal NYT online practice for some stories — The New York Times this week set off a firestorm of criticism on Twitter for a merry-go-round of wholesale changes …
Discussion:
CNNMoney, @bobbymacreports, @mlcalderone, @spj_tweets, @jayrosen_nyu, @daviduberti, @cjr, @nycsouthpaw, @jamesgreaves1, @kmatthews and New York Times
RELATED:
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Matt Lauer criticized by journalists and political observers for weak performance moderating Clinton-Trump forum, accused of unfairness, sloppiness, sexism
Matt Lauer criticized by journalists and political observers for weak performance moderating Clinton-Trump forum, accused of unfairness, sloppiness, sexism
Discussion:
Mediaite, TVNewser, Business Insider, Techdirt, CNNMoney, Jezebel, The San Diego Union …, Washington Post, The Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, TIME, The Week, Fox News, Gothamist, iMediaEthics, Quartz, New Urban Legends, Forbes, @mikeisaac, @nytimes, Vogue, FishbowlDC, CNN, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, The Wrap, The Big Lead and CNNMoney
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Media Matters tells Ailes and Fox News to retain records in case of a lawsuit after report that Fox sought reporter's phone records — The progressive organization is seeking information following a report that Fox News obtained its journalist's phone records.
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
@pbrooksarenburg, @vidyakauri, @jjsmallbridge, Guardian, @picardonhealth, @ladurantaye, @financialpost and @mathewi
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
Discussion:
Variety, Awful Announcing, Engadget, GeekWire, Business Insider, @business, @lucas_shaw, @davidjoachim, Consumerist and VideoNuze Analysis, Thanks:@ravichandrans25
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.
Discussion:
@niemanlab, @poynter, @lindazebian, FishbowlNY, @weinbergrrrrr, @alanblinder, @jdbiersdorfer, @neil_irwin, @poynter and Cision
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 …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, The New York Observer, CNN, Vocativ, The Huffington Post, New York Times, Vanity Fair, @joshtpm, @pourmecoffee, @aodespair, The Week, @jonfavs, @jbouie, @cnnpolitics, New York Magazine, Mediaite, Mother Jones, @mcfaul, @astroehlein, @kevcirilli, @john_hudson, CNN, @joyannreid, @maxboot, @franklinfoer, @mcfaul, Defense One, @ryanchittum, Politico, @zaidjilani, @ushadrons, @sopandeb, @nkingofdc, @savingfilm, @rickhasen, @timodc and @sopandeb
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.
Discussion:
Reuters, Engadget, Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg, Plagiarism Today, Electronic Frontier Foundation and TorrentFreak