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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 posts that are read but not shared, 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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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 — All that fake news has taken its toll. — Nearly two-thirds of American adults (64%) believe that fabricated news stories have caused …
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 — Snopes, FactCheck.org, Politifact, ABC News, and AP will help Facebook make good on four of the six promises Mark Zuckerberg …
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 …
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Angie Drobnic Holan / PolitiFact:
PolitiFact says 2016 saw fake news explode with unprecedented impunity, spread mostly by Facebook and reinforced by Google searches — Ignoring the facts has long been a staple of political speech. Every day, politicians overstate some statistic, distort their opponents' positions, or simply tell out-and-out whoppers.
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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Prominent conservatives express alarm at Facebook's move against fake news, worrying their voices will be suppressed and fact checking won't be applied evenly — Conservatives reacted with alarm to Facebook's announcement that it will partner with fact-checkers to combat so-called fake news …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump attacks Vanity Fair and its editor Graydon Carter on Twitter, after the magazine published a negative review of Trump Grill, a steakhouse in Trump Tower — on Thursday blasted Vanity Fair, claiming the magazine was in “big trouble.” — “Has anyone looked at the really poor numbers …
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Bloomberg News:
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% — Verizon Communications Inc. is exploring a price cut or possible exit from its $4.83 billion pending acquisition of Yahoo! Inc. …
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Jackie Kucinich / The Daily Beast:
Sources: Monica Crowley, conservative radio host and Fox News analyst, is expected to join the Trump administration as a deputy national security advisor — Monica Crowley, a conservative radio host and Fox News analyst, is expected to be tapped by the Trump administration …
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Politico:
Democratic FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says he will resign on January 20, which will allow a new Republican majority to begin dismantling Obama-era regulations — Democratic FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said today he would resign, ending months of will-he or won't-he speculation about his plans.
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New York Times:
The New York Times launches a confidential tips page with secure communication channels for sources, including SecureDrop, Signal, and WhatsApp — A strong news tip will have several components. Documentation or evidence is essential. Speculating or having a hunch does not rise to the level of a tip.
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
NBCUniversal will launch the Olympic Channel in second half of 2017, to be carried by AT&T and DirecTV; more carriage deals expected — Yemane Haileselassie of Eritrea competes in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase final in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 17. (Cameron Spencer / Getty Images)
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Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Under pressure from the ACLU in California, Twitter cuts off surveillance firm Dataminr's access to its firehose, limiting its use — Fusion centers now get a limited version of the Dataminr tool — Police across the country will now have a harder time singling out individual Twitter users.
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NorthJersey.com:
NJ newspapers could lose $20M a year if bill passes allowing local governments to forego publishing legal notices in print and instead post them online — A fast-tracked bill that would allow governments to forgo publishing budgets, bids for services and other public records in newspapers …
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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 — A reporter for the group N.C. Policy Watch was arrested Wednesday when police closed the House chamber's public gallery during a debate.
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