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Sources: Disney working with a financial adviser to evaluate a possible bid for Twitter, and Salesforce is working with Bank of America to assess potential bid — The Walt Disney Co. is working with a financial adviser to evaluate a possible bid for Twitter Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Politico, and The Washington Post all published weekend articles noting Trump's frequent lies — On the weekend leading up to 2016's first presidential debate, four news organizations came to a similar and sweeping conclusion: Donald Trump lies more often than Hillary Clinton.
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Carolyn Ryan / New York Times:
The NYT assembles a team of 18 debate fact-checkers who will assess the accuracy of claims made by candidates and moderator, in real time, as the debate unfolds — With clashes over truth, lies and exaggerations dominating the prelude to the first presidential debate, The New York Times …
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@bcappelbaum, @poniewozik and @alanblinder
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Bloomberg TV will conduct on-screen fact-checking of both candidates during Monday night's presidential debate — Bloomberg TV will conduct on-screen fact checks of statements made by both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton during Monday night's debate, POLITICO has confirmed.
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard:
Twitter refuses Turkish court order to block the account of noted DC journalist Mahir Zeynalov; despite refusal, Zeynalov predicts his account will be censored — A Turkish court ordered Twitter to block the account of a noted journalist last week, accusing him of “instigating terrorism.”
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@lorenzofb, BuzzFeed, @dougsaunders, @andreabellemare and @akbarsahmed
Alexios Mantzarlis / Poynter:
Monmouth University poll: 60% of Americans want moderators to fact-check the debate; 31% say moderators should leave fact-checking to the candidates — Nearly everyone has weighed in on whether moderators should fact-check the presidential debates: the media, the campaigns, the boss of the organizing commission.
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Monmouth University, Vanity Fair, Media Matters for America, @mantzarlis, @mantzarlis and @kristenhare
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Bleacher Report co-founder Dave Nemetz raises $6M for new digital media startup Inverse, a site aimed at millennial men covering tech, entertainment, science — Tech and science publication aimed at millennial men looks to buck distributed media trend — Another digital publishing veteran …
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@mekosoff, @lukeoneil47 and TechCrunch
Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
Time Inc. announces formation of 10 digital desks dedicated to business, sports, food, more; “multi-magazine hubs” will handle print production responsibilities — In a “progress report” memo to Time Inc. editorial staff, Chief Content Officer Alan Murray on Monday announced …
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@adage and @jeremymbarr
Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
Business Insider begins testing metered paywall with a small group of readers, will now force readers using ad blockers to whitelist site or pay subscription — Business Insider, according to co-founder and CEO Henry Blodget, has long harbored ambitions to create a dual-revenue business model …
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@dankennedy_nu, @niemanlab and Talking Biz News
Julie Hansen / Business Insider:
Business Insider partners with European publisher Prisma to launch Business Insider France — Business Insider launched a French edition today. — BI France publishes in French and covers business news of interest to residents of France, Europe, and francophone Africa.
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@businessinsider, FishbowlNY and Talking Biz News
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Security reporter Brian Krebs says independent journalists need protection from DDoS attacks, one of the fastest-growing censorship threats — John Gilmore, an American entrepreneur and civil libertarian, once famously quipped that “the Internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.”
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Business Insider, @briankrebs, @baekdal, @nxdnz, @jeffreycarr, ZDNet, Engadget, Fortune, Boing Boing and Forbes
Richard Horgan / FishbowlNY:
Bloomberg Pursuits hires Troy Patterson, formerly a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, as its new style editor — Earlier this year, Troy Patterson wrote about “The Politics of the Hoodie” for The New York Times Magazine. And in 2015, in the pages of Slate …
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@emmarosenblum and @leahfayec
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