Top News:
Charles J. Sykes / New York Times:
Right-wing vilification of the mainstream media has discredited news orgs among some voters, aiding Trump's rise as right-wing news sources promote untruths — MILWAUKEE — After nearly 25 years, I'm stepping down from my daily conservative talk radio show at the end of this month.
Politico:
Jared Kushner says Trump campaign struck deal with Sinclair to give TV chain more access in exchange for interviews airing at all affiliates without commentary — Donald Trump's campaign struck a deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group during the campaign to try and secure better media coverage …
Turkey Blocks:
Tor access with the default configuration now widely restricted in Turkey as government cracks down on VPN use — The Turkey Blocks internet censorship watchdog has identified and verified that restrictions on the Tor anonymity network and Tor Browser are now in effect throughout Turkey.
Discussion:
Motherboard
Liz Spayd / New York Times:
The New York Times' newsroom is mostly white, suggesting diversity has not been a priority; Dean Baquet says he's committed to change — ONLY two of the 20-plus reporters who covered the presidential campaign for The New York Times were black. None were Latino or Asian.
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Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Investigation finds the site responsible for the “Pope endorses Trump” hoax is part of network that created hundreds of hoaxes on celebs moving to various towns — In early July, a website made to look like a real news organization published what would prove to be one of the biggest fake news hits of the US election.
Discussion:
@joshtpm, @craigsilverman and Fortune
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Washington Post offers Chrome extension that fact-checks Trump's tweets — On Friday morning, President-elect Donald Trump took a new tack in his war on the Russia hacking issue. … As our Dave Weigel noted, this isn't really accurate. There was nothing illegal at play …
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Molly de Aguiar / Nieman Lab:
Philanthropists for news should provide operating support with no strings attached and encourage newsrooms to take creative risks, collaborate with partners — 2017 is the year that philanthropy stops asking, “Why should we fund news and information?” and starts asking, “How do we get started?”
David Skok / Nieman Lab:
Publishers could use machine learning, predictive and anticipatory analytics to give readers real-time, user-specific options instead of outdated paywalls — For over a decade, digital publishers have been wrestling with an existential strategic question: Should we pursue consumer or advertising revenue as our primary revenue stream?
Discussion:
@dskok
Patrick Frater / Variety:
Netflix signs content deal with the production house of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan — Global streaming giant, Netflix has struck a long-term relationship with Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan's production house Red Chillies Entertainment. — Netflix subscribers will have access …
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Leah Finnegan / The Outline:
Vice reporter James Burns' livestream of his voluntary 30-day stint in solitary confinement is not reporting, it's stunt journalism — The truth cannot be created. — When I was a pretentious college student many years ago I really wanted to be an anthropologist.
Discussion:
@outline
Nielsen:
Nielsen Scarborough: more than 169M US adults read a newspaper a month, via print, web, or mobile; 81% engage with print product, and 51% read print exclusively — Ever hear the phrase “print is dead”? Well if you check with almost 170 million Americans, they'd tell you that nothing could be farther from the truth.
Melody Kramer / Poynter:
Q&A with historians from NPR, University of Louisville, and the director of Radio Preservation Task Force on mapping the history of US public broadcasts — How many historical radio broadcasts have been lost to history? — Josh Shepperd, an assistant professor of media studies …