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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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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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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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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, @kristenhare, @mantzarlis, @mantzarlis, Talking Points Memo and Poynter
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Vox.com creates new position, General Manager, hires The Atlantic's former entrepreneur-in-residence Andrew Golis who will work with product and business teams — Vox Media on Monday said that it had created a new position, general manager of Vox.com, and filling it with Andrew Golis …
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