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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
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John Daniszewski / The Definitive Source:
AP deletes and replaces a 2-week-old tweet lacking context about Clinton State Department meetings, says tweet fell short of standards, is revising practices — The Associated Press today is deleting a 2-week-old tweet about Hillary Clinton's meetings as Cabinet secretary after concluding …
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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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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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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Behind the scenes, NBC executives concede Matt Lauer's forum performance was a disappointment, with one source calling it a “disaster” — NBC News knows the “Commander-in-Chief Forum” was not Matt Lauer's finest hour. — One executive, speaking anonymously, was blunt about it: “Disaster.”
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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
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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
FCC revises plan to open up set-top boxes, proposes free searchable apps be created by pay-TV providers for platforms that ship 5M units/year in US — The Federal Communications Commission is making huge changes to its plan to overhaul cable boxes, scrapping much of the initial idea in favor of having cable companies make new apps.
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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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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Geraldo Rivera apologizes to Gretchen Carlson and Gabriel Sherman for doubting the sexual harassment allegations made against Roger Ailes — Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera wrote an apology for his early support of Roger Ailes when allegations of sexual harassment against the former Fox News CEO and Chairman first surfaced.
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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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Kristine Lu / Pew Research Center:
Pew: 55% of US smartphone users get mobile news alerts, but only about half of them click through to the story or search for more information — Many news organizations have recently ramped up their use of mobile news alerts - notifications that pop up on mobile phones, alerting people of breaking news or major headlines.
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Oculus Story Studio wins the first Emmy for an original VR production with its animated short film, Henry — Facebook-owned Oculus just won its first Emmy: The virtual reality (VR) company's Oculus Studio unit has been awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Original Interactive Program …
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