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Chris Welch / The Verge:
Netflix enables downloading of shows and movies to watch offline on iOS and Android for all streaming plans; selection is mostly limited to Netflix originals — For now, the selection is mostly limited to Netflix originals — You can finally take Netflix with you onto a plane or the subway.
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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen reveal details about their new startup, named Axios, including its mission statement: “Media is broken—and too often a scam.” — For starters, their new company will be called Axios, which means worthy in Greek. And Allen will return with a newsletter that “cuts across our topic areas.”
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New York Times:
Journalists generally say they can't ignore Trump's tweets and will apply the same news judgment they would use for any statement by a powerful leader — Since Election Day, President-elect Donald J. Trump has proposed a U-turn in American diplomatic relations with Cuba …
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Will Oremus / Slate:
Twitter says it will suspend Trump's account if he violates their policies; Facebook says it won't, giving consideration to “the value of political discourse” — One says it wouldn't, and one says it would. — Could the president of the United States ever get suspended or banned from a major social network?
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Mediaite, New York Times, The Daily Caller, SFist, @guardamerican and CNBC
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Profile of Steve Bannon, incoming White House chief strategist, who some call racist and nativist, while others see an opportunist using the alt-right for power — When Julia Jones arrived at her office in Santa Monica at 8 a.m. — by Hollywood screenwriter standards, the crack of dawn …
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BuzzFeed:
Majority of BuzzFeed UK's 80-member staff sign cards seeking unionization under National Union of Journalists; CEO Peretti asks for more discussion — CEO Jonah Peretti responded: “We'd like an opportunity to talk directly with you before you make any irreversible decisions.”
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@darrenwaters, @barryap1, @peterwalker99, @jtemperton, @libbycwatson and @davidmackau
Selina Wang / Bloomberg:
GoPro appears to abandon its plans to become a media company by shutting down entertainment division, cutting 200+ jobs, as part of restructuring — Action-camera maker sees charges of as much as $33 million — Tony Bates will depart his position as president by year end
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Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:
Spiegel Online's case against Adblock owner Eyeo GmbH, the sixth case Eyeo has faced alleging ad-blocking violated German law, is dismissed — Eyeo GmbH has beaten back German court cases seeking to shut down its business. — In the US, blocking online advertisements might land you in a heated debate.
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Andrea Peterson / Washington Post:
CBC journalist Edward Ou was denied entry to the US and had his mobile phones briefly confiscated, as he travelled to cover the Dakota Access Pipeline protest — Award-winning Canadian photojournalist Edward Ou has had plenty of scary border experiences while reporting from the Middle East for the past decade.
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Columbia Journalism Review and @lizsly
Liz Spayd / New York Times:
Jessica Lessin's recent op-ed for the NYT, in which she defended Facebook, should have included more detail about her ties to the social network — Ever since the election, there's been endless finger-pointing at Facebook by those who blame it for letting malicious “fake news” onto its social platform.
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FishbowlNY, Columbia Journalism Review, Gizmodo, @mathewi and @dangillmor
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Jessica Lessin / New York Times:
Facebook shouldn't take responsibility for fact-checking news because decisions about truth aren't clear-cut, and rules about sources could sway news coverage
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@kylepope, Fast Company, @adamjohnsonnyc, @ggreenwald, @theinformation, @jackshafer and @antonejohnson
Gregory Ferenstein / Politico:
Gregory Ferenstein, Clinton supporter and editor of the Ferenstein Wire, joins Breitbart as a columnist, argues that the site is now a major player in democracy — We can't ignore the voices that put Trump in the White House. But maybe we can persuade them. — The 2016 election was a turning point for me as a writer.
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@jeff_poor, @hadas_gold, @ferenstein, @binarybits and @mlcalderone
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
MuckRock takes over the free FOIA Machine, which helps users send and track info requests and was funded earlier by the Knight Foundation and via Kickstarter — Nonprofit FOIA site MuckRock announced Tuesday that it is officially taking over the records request tool FOIA Machine.
April Siese / The Daily Dot:
Jake Beckman, the creator of @SavedYouAClick, a Twitter account with 230K+ followers that aims to combat clickbait, creates @SavedYouATrick to oust fake news — For over two and a half years, Jake Beckman has been waging a war against clickbait. The flashy headlines peppered with teasers …
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