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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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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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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.”
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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 …
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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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.”
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 …
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Hamza Shaban / BuzzFeed:
Lawmakers and legal experts oppose government intervention, agree internal policies to improve social platforms are the best way to curb fake news — Regulating Facebook would invite Constitutional challenges, legal experts say, while lawmakers call for better internal policies to curb misinformation.
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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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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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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