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New York Times:
Google and Facebook say they will ban fake news sites from using their advertising networks as misinformation spreads online — Over the last week, two of the world's biggest internet companies have faced mounting criticism over how fake news on their sites may have influenced the presidential election's outcome.
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Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFeed:
Sources: Facebook staffers form unofficial task force to review company's role in promoting fake news, challenge Zuckerberg's dismissal of concerns — The group is hoping to challenge the position by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that the platform has no responsibility to address the issue following the election of Donald Trump.
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Michael Nunez / Gizmodo:
Source: Facebook shelved an update that would have identified fake news stories because it would disproportionately affect right-wing news sites — It's no secret that Facebook has a fake news problem. Critics have accused the social network of allowing false and hoax news stories to run rampant …
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Liana B. Baker / Reuters:
Sources: IDG, owner of PCWorld and IDC, is in talks to sell for more than $1B to a Chinese investor group headed by IDG of Greater China chairman Hugo Shong — International Data Group, a pioneer in technology publishing and owner of such venerable names as PCWorld and the market research firm IDC …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Longtime PBS news anchor Gwen Ifill, co-host of PBS' NewsHour and moderator of Washington Week, has died at 61 — Gwen Ifill, the longtime PBS news anchor who had served as a co-host of the “PBS NewsHour” and as moderator of “Washington Week,” has died after a battle with cancer, PBS has confirmed.
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons to play lead role in BuzzFeed Motion Pictures movie, Brother Orange; he has been cast as BuzzFeed editor Matt Stopera — Warner Bros. is working with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures to tell the true story of the internet phenomenon. — The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Profile of Salena Zito, a Rust belt reporter who was mocked for covering Trump voters and detailing how the candidate's message was resonating — This item originally appeared in the November, 15 2016 edition of Morning Media. — When Salena Zito took a buyout from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review …
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CNNMoney:
Sources: Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham in running for White House Press Secretary post — Conservative radio talk show host Laura Ingraham's next microphone could be behind the White House press briefing room podium. — Ingraham is under serious consideration for White House press secretary …
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Jim Waterson / BuzzFeed:
Sources: Russia Today staff upset as channel could give show to alt-right pundit Katie Hopkins, part of what they feel is a shift towards a right-wing audience — “We used to like to challenge dominant narratives from the left but since the migrant crisis there's been a massive shift to the right," said one employee.
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Since Trump's victory on November 8, Atlantic sees 160% boost in subscriptions and NYT gets four times more print and digital sign-ups than usual — ProPublica, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and others say that they've seen an increase in interest from readers.
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Poynter:
Brian Stelter, Margaret Sullivan, Ken Doctor, and others on how the media missed the wave of support for Trump, and what comes next for journalism — Coastal bias. Over-reliance on polling. Too few reporters talking to red state voters. — Those are just a few factors that played …
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Alvin Chang / Vox:
The Clinton email story had more sustained coverage than Trump's Muslim ban, with journalists focusing on #NeverTrump, as opposed to Trump's policies — But we did cover how powerful white men didn't like Trump because of his exclusionary proposals. — In late 2015, Donald Trump proposed banning …
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