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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
The Washington Post adds editor's note to its article about Russian propaganda amid US election, saying it does not vouch for findings of PropOrNot group — A lengthy editor's note appeared Wednesday atop Craig Timberg's November 24 Washington Post story claiming that a Russian propaganda campaign aided …
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Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
In a first, newspaper trade group NMA writes to Trump, saying cross-ownership rules are outdated, fair use needs limits, and copyright needs strengthening — The president-elect may not always get along with reporters, but a shared desire for fewer regulations could be common ground …
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Facebook filed a patent last June for a system that partly uses machine learning to vet objectionable content; system could help remove fake news — A project in the works since 2015 — As Facebook works on new tools to stop the spread of misinformation on its network …
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Philip Pullella / Reuters:
In rare interview, Pope Francis warns the press against being obsessed with scandal and says spreading disinformation is the greatest harm the media could do — Media that focus on scandals and spread fake news to smear politicians risk becoming like people who have a morbid fascination with excrement …
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Cynthia Gordy / ProPublica:
ProPublica to launch ProPublica Illinois in 2017, will hire editor and about 10 journalists; funding by Ford Foundation kicks off state effort, which may expand — The nonprofit newsroom ProPublica announced that it will launch a new Illinois unit in 2017, publishing investigative journalism …
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Frances Robles / New York Times:
In latest episode over proliferation of fake news, a Tampa woman who believes the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax is charged with threatening a victim's parent — MIAMI — In the latest episode over the proliferation of fake news and the people who believe it, a Tampa woman who thinks …
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is in talks with movie studios to get earlier access to releases for iTunes, possibly as soon as two weeks after theater debut — Movie companies said discussing rentals 2 weeks after debut — Encryption technology said to be one concern in negotiations
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Mark Scott / New York Times:
European Commission report: IT companies, including Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Microsoft only review 40% of material flagged as hate speech within 24 hours — European officials pushed on Tuesday for American technology giants to do more to tackle online hate speech across the region …
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Susannah Nesmith / Columbia Journalism Review:
How the nonprofit status of Independent Newsmedia Inc., allowed its 25 small newspapers to survive and grow, free from shareholder or hedge-fund pressure — Second-generation newsman Joe Smyth quietly did something extraordinary 25 years ago—he essentially gave away his family's chain of small community newspapers.
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson defends AT&T-Time Warner merger at Senate subcommittee hearing, saying deal won't hurt customers or competitors — AT&T denies that it will restrict Time Warner content to its own network. — AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson spoke at a Senate antitrust …
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Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
TIME says appearance of horns protruding from Trump's head on cover is unintentional, pointing to 35 other covers where the letter ‘M’ is partially obscured — “Horns. They gave him horns.” — After the initial Time selection of Donald Trump for Person of the Year ricocheted …
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Nancy Gibbs / TIME:
TIME Magazine editor Nancy Gibbs on why Trump was chosen as Person of the Year, says he empowered a hidden electorate and framed tomorrow's political culture
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Fox News host Tucker Carlson has no right questioning NYT public editor about ethics after his baseless and tendentious reporting at The Daily Caller — Fox News host Tucker Carlson was upset about some Twitter traffic. Various New York Times journalists, he felt, had crossed the line …
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Ian Hislop / New Statesman:
George Orwell's words remind us that we've been here before, in a place of intolerance of dissent, or even disagreement, about objective truth — Why are we so quick to take offence? The Private Eye editor on Orwell, Trump and the death of debate in post-truth politics.
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