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12:40 PM ET, December 16, 2016

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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
To fight fake news, Facebook tests easier hoax reporting, uses third-party fact checkers to flag stories, punishes stories shared less after being read, more  —  For weeks, Facebook has faced questions about its role in spreading fake news.  The intense scrutiny has caused internal divisions …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Slate builds Chrome extension, “This Is Fake”, that puts warning label on fake news stories and sites and lets users flag suspicious Facebook posts  —  “This is Fake,” a project that emerged from a post-election hack day at Slate, defines “fake” news as “something intentionally misleading, intentionally false.”
Lauren Easton / The Definitive Source:
The Associated Press will label stories dispelling false news as “AP Fact Check”, touts its code for accuracy and ethics amid Facebook partnership  —  As part of its broader fact-checking efforts, The Associated Press announced Thursday that it will work with Facebook to help identify …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Fake stories flagged by two or more unpaid third-parties like Snopes and AP will get warning labels, lower ranking on News Feed, but will remain shareable
Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
Facebook underreported iPhone traffic to Instant Articles tracked by comScore from Sept. 30 to Nov. 30; report says some publishers' numbers affected by 10-20%  —  Facebook announced on Friday that it had made another measurement error, this time affecting publishers that use its Instant Articles content platform.
Ken Doctor / Politico:
Parsely report: about 66% of weekend news reading is now done on smartphones and tablets, while only 55% of overall usage is on mobile  —  What it means that two thirds of weekend news consumption happens on a mobile device  —  Consider it one more step in the evolution of the desktop computer into an archival paperweight.
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
In a Q&A, MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski defend themselves against accusations that they have become too cozy with Donald Trump  —  The Morning Joe hosts talk access to Donald Trump, ratings, and their critics.  —  Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski were all spooled …
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
The NYT defends its decision to cover hacked Democratic emails, even if it helped Russia, because the emails had news value independent of the hackers' motives  —  Managing editor Joseph Kahn says they primarily judge the news value of documents in the public sphere “independent of the motive of the leakers.”
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Interview with CNN Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter, who believes that media reporters have a duty to cover threats against journalism  —  Practicing journalism in the Age of Trump can be a risky business.  —  For instance, Brian Stelter, CNN's lead media correspondent and the host …
Discussion: Mediaite and @jamiestelter
David Giambusso / Politico:
NJ publishers say Christie's bill to end print legal ads could cause revenue at newspapers across the state to fall by 15%, resulting in the loss of 300 jobs  —  TRENTON — Debate in the statehouse veered from philosophical discussions over the role of a free press to dark assertions …
Discussion: @giambusso
Khari Johnson / VentureBeat:
30+ companies including news sources NPR, NBC, HuffPo, WSJ, and CNBC add Google Home support  —  More than 30 startups and companies like Domino's Pizza, Food Network, and Product Hunt launched new actions for Google Home today.  —  Actions, like Amazon Alexa skills, give a user control and command of Google Assistant.
April Glaser / Recode:
The departure of FCC chairman Tom Wheeler likely signals the end of net neutrality, as Donald Trump has publicly opposed the rules  —  The FCC will now have a Republican majority.  —  U.S. Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler announced this morning that he will leave …
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Colin Campbell / Raleigh News & Observer:
NC Policy Watch reporter Joe Killian arrested for trespassing after refusing to leave gallery being cleared of protesters amid legislature's debate
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Under pressure from the ACLU in California, Twitter cuts off geospatial intelligence data being sold by Dataminr to police, prohibiting its use for surveillance
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Pew report: 64% of American adults believe fake news is sowing confusion about basic facts, while 23% of Americans say they've shared a made-up story
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Source: Verizon is looking to get a price cut or exit the $4.8B Yahoo deal after company discloses 1B accounts hacked in 2013; Yahoo stock down 5%