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Nitasha Tiku / BuzzFeed:
Snapchat avoids the fake news epidemic by vetting publishers who appear in Discover, hiring human editors for Live Stories, and limiting re-sharing — Being a control freak pays off. “It's impossible for somebody to go rogue in Discover.” — Facebook emerged during the U.S. election …
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Alex Heath / Business Insider:
Sources: Facebook is working on Collections, a feature to showcase lists of curated content from publishers directly in the News Feed — Facebook is working on a new feature that will showcase lists of curated content from publishers directly in the News Feed, according to two people familiar …
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Pandora's stock up 16% on reports of a possible sale; sources say Sirius XM approached the company again and Pandora has reached out to other potential suitors — Board hasn't responded to new engagement from Greg Maffei — Pandora advisers have begun soliciting interest from buyers
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Mathew Ingram / Fortune:
BuzzFeed names fake news expert Craig Silverman as its first media editor; based in Toronto, he will focus on social media platforms, misinformation, and more — Media writers at traditional news companies tend to see New York City as the nexus of all things important to the industry.
Madeline Conway / Politico:
Corey Lewandowski, Trump's informal adviser and potential employee, says NYT editor Dean Baquet should be in jail for publishing Trump's tax documents — Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump's first campaign manager, said Thursday that New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet “should be in jail” …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Jeffrey Zucker defends CNN against political operatives' accusations of bias toward Trump, says he's proud of hiring Corey Lewandowski
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump surrogates' disdain for facts should not be surprising but requires vigilance from reporters and a re-reading of Orwell — You may think you are prepared for a post-truth world, in which political appeals to emotion count for more than statements of verifiable fact.
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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
Automated placement of online advertising complicates brands' efforts to disassociate from Breitbart News and fake news sites — The Vanguard Group does its best to stay away from politics when advertising, going so far as to have a policy against marketing on overtly partisan websites.
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Lauren Johnson / Adweek:
Hearst forms 10-person Native and Emerging Technologies team to work on voice-based experiences on devices like Echo and smartphones, AI, AR, OTT apps, and more — Hearst may be a 129-year-old media company, but even it's planning for a Jetsons-like future when news will be consumed through voice-controlled technology.
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Ben Sullivan / Motherboard:
The Free Press Action Fund wants money raised through the sale of public TV spectrum to be spent on community media and local journalism — As society gulps down more and more digital services, it's also rapidly moving away from consuming media via traditional television channels.
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC reaches preliminary conclusion that AT&T is violating net neutrality with DirecTV data cap exemption, asks AT&T to respond by December 15 — Verizon also in trouble with FCC over charging competitors for zero-rating. — The Federal Communications Commission has reached …
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Peter Sterne / Politico:
As part of proposed $31M settlement, Nick Denton can't buy back Gawker.com unless he gets explicit written permission from Hulk Hogan — Gawker Media founder Nick Denton can't buy Gawker.com unless he gets explicit written permission from former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan.
Kim Zetter / The Intercept:
Internet Archive and EFF fend off FBI national security letter that demanded records of an Internet Archive user and came with an everlasting gag order — A decade ago, the FBI sent Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, a now-infamous type of subpoena known as a National Security Letter …
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