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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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New York Times, Recode, Washington Post, Mediaite, New York Times, Pressthink, Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, bookforum.com, Columbia Journalism Review, Motherboard, The Huffington Post, FishbowlDC, The Daily Caller, The New York Observer, Forbes, Guardian, Poynter, @davidsirota, Talking Points Memo, @dlippman, @theonlyadult, @brianstelter, @sivavaid, @sivavaid, The Week, MediaFile, New York Magazine, Media Matters for America, Politico, Gothamist, ABC News and Mother Jones
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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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Fortune, @politico, Mediaite, @politico, @alexanderchee, @jeffyoung, @mollywood, @mlcalderone, @mikeelgan and @alexckaufman
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Ahead of Clinton-Trump debate, none of the major networks commit to on-screen fact-checking during the debate, when audience is highest — Despite Clinton's demand that Trump be held accountable, outlets say they aren't prepared to weigh in while candidates speak.
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Fortune, The New York Observer, CNNMoney, CNNMoney, Media Nation, @ericgeller, Mediaite, Vanity Fair, Guardian, Media Matters for America, LA Observed, @saharvey75, @adamnagourney, @ddale8, @mlcalderone, @jfagone, @brucebartlett, @readdanwrite, @rosiegray, @rosiegray, @brianstelter, @hadas_gold, @therealansky, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and The Huffington Post
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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Media Matters for America, Vanity Fair, @mantzarlis, Talking Points Memo, @mantzarlis and @kristenhare
Bloomberg:
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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Recode, CNBC, Media Wire Daily, @nickbilton, TechCrunch, Forbes, @mmasnick, Ad Age, LostRemote, The Wrap, New York Magazine, Guardian, Tech Trader Daily, @jeffweiner, VatorNews, TIME, The Verge, TechnoBuffalo, Wall Street Journal, @cnbc, Los Angeles Business …, Fast Company, Awful Announcing, Business Insider, CNBC, USA Today, Variety, @benparr, @markberman, SFist, @gerberkawasaki, @dmoren, @edmundlee, @dkthomp, Engadget, Fortune, @tretre0, @pkafka, Consumerist, Deadline, AppleInsider, East Bay Times, ZDNet and Daring Fireball
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, @dougsaunders, @andreabellemare, @akbarsahmed and BuzzFeed
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:
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
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
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
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Email newsletter publisher TheSkimm raises $500K from investors, including the New York Times, in addition to $8M round led by 21st Century Fox during summer — It's not a huge investment, but it's an interesting one — TheSkimm, the fast-growing newsletter aimed at young women, has new backers, including the New York Times.
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TechCrunch, @pkafka, @mattervc, @raju, @ipsitaag, @adammarx13, @hunterwalk, @jakesherman, @thefix, @jenn_rtr, @schlaf, FishbowlNY, @mcwellons and @pesmou