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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
Mark Zuckerberg responds to fake news controversy and outlines projects Facebook is working on to combat the issue — A lot of you have asked what we're doing about misinformation, so I wanted to give an update. — The bottom line is: we take misinformation seriously.
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John Herrman / New York Times:
Fixation on Fake News Overshadows Waning Trust in Real Reporting — Something is deeply wrong when the pope's voice, reputation and influence can be borrowed by a source that describes itself as “a fantasy news site” to claim that he has endorsed a presidential candidate, and then be amplified …
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@jayrosen_nyu, @jwherrman and @nycsouthpaw
Ben Smith / Columbia Journalism Review:
To combat fake news, editors from legacy outlets and new ones alike could treat the information ecosystem as a frontline beat — Leaders of the most important tech companies in the world are grappling with fake news, as embarrassing screenshots of bogus Trending Topics and Google News headlines go viral.
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Washington Post, Business Insider and Journalism.co.uk
Jeff Jarvis / Medium:
John Borthwick of Betaworks and Jeff Jarvis of CUNY offer ideas and resources for tackling fake news on Facebook, Twitter, and Google — We—John Borthwick and Jeff Jarvis—want to offer constructive suggestions for what the platforms—Facebook, Twitter, Google, Instagram, Snapchat, WeChat …
New York Times:
A look at how fake news on Facebook has impacted foreign elections and political movements in Indonesia, the Philippines, Germany, Spain, and elsewhere — HONG KONG — Facebook rumors force a well-known politician to publish proof of his heritage. Fake images show a prominent female leader in a hangman's noose.
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Brent Griffiths / Politico:
President Obama weighs in on fake news, warning it could poison politics so that “we won't know what we're fighting for”
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Politico:
As a White House official, Steve Bannon would be prohibited from dealing with Breitbart News for at least a year, according to existing White House ethics rules — Under White House rules, Donald Trump's chief strategist would have to steer clear of the alt-right website he oversaw.
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Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
Donald Trump's digital director, Brad Parscale, says Facebook helped generate most of the campaign's $250M in online fundraising — Mark Zuckerberg is trying hard to convince voters that Facebook had no nefarious role in this election. But according to President-elect Donald Trump's digital …
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New York Times, Recode, @basche42, The Verge, The Huffington Post, Observer, The Wrap, CNNMoney and TIME
Tim Peterson / Marketing Land:
Facebook is shutting down Atlas ad server and will focus on Atlas measurement tools — Facebook is shutting down the part of Atlas that didn't have a direct impact on ad sales but keeping the part that does. — Facebook's ad-tech strategy grows ever more insular.
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Atlas Solutions, Adweek, @alistairmbarr, Business Insider, SocialTimes, VentureBeat and AdExchanger
Nikki Usher / CNN:
The presidential campaign demonstrated how data journalism, and especially real-time interactives, are addicting, but can oversimplify and obscure real insight — Photos: — The 2016 presidential race, in photos — President-elect Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech …
Jason Zengerle / GQ:
Profile of Charles Harder, media lawyer who took down Gawker, who argues that the “actual malice” standard in libel suits should be discarded — Let the record show that Charles Harder does not whiten his teeth, nor does he make any effort to bronze his skin.
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@mims and @johnjcook
Politico:
Inside the Trump Tower press stakeout, as reporters wait for the president-elect, who has not instituted a protective pool, to emerge from his office — More than a week after the election, the media is still locked out. — NEW YORK — Just before 8 a.m. on Wednesday …
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New York Times, @mlcalderone, @sparkyrandles, @misswilson, @tmcgev, @politico_media, @politico, @hadas_gold and @petersterne
Nathan McAlone / Business Insider:
Delaware filing: BuzzFeed authorizes sale of $200M worth of shares at $1.5B valuation, unchanged from last year — BuzzFeed is raising another $200 million at a valuation of $1.5 billion, the same valuation it had last year, according to documents from CB Insights.
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TechCrunch, @bryanrbeal, @sarahcuda, Recode, Fast Company and Fortune
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