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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 would suspend Trump's account if he violated their policies, Facebook would not, 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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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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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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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.
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Gawker Media reaches non-monetary settlement with Daily Mail over story about the newspaper's journalistic practices, will add Editor's Note, Daily Mail's reply — The deal will resolve a $1 million libel lawsuit brought over a story that accused the UK publication of trafficking in the theft of copyrighted material.
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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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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Peter Prengaman / Associated Press:
20 sports journalists from Fox, Globo, and Brazilian radio stations were among those killed in crash of plane carrying soccer team — RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Twenty journalists are among the dead in the airline crash that devastated a Brazilian soccer team, officials said Tuesday.
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Robert Andrews / The Drum:
Q&A with Christian Dommers, head of business development at AdBlock Plus, on programmatic, publishers, and acceptable ads — It's the mother of all gorillas in the room. Around 21% of UK adults now use ad blocking software, according to IAB UK's last count.
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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Business Insider announces that President and COO Julie Hansen is leaving at the end of 2016 after eight years with the company to launch a startup — Julie Hansen, who oversaw the site's business operations, is leaving to launch a start-up — Business Insider's chief operating officer and president …
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