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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.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
The New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, and Bloomberg are all beefing up their White House reporting teams in preparation for Trump's presidency — When President-elect Donald Trump moves into The White House, he's going to have a lot of company. — In the last week …
Discussion:
Politico, Washington Post, Politico and Washington Post
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.
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Motherboard, @arikan, The Next Web and Engadget
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Newspapers failed to compete with Craigslist on price and product quality — It's fun to beat up on Craig Newmark for the end of classifieds, but papers were greedy, too. — The journalistic world's sniping at Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, recommenced yesterday after he announced …
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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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
November's election and Trump's attacks on media fuel support for trusted, verified journalism — The answer to all the troubling new questions about the future of the news business — how to make money, stop the spread of fake news and reassert a uniform view of reality …
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@abbyabrams, @annehelen, @fuyeohhh, @alexweprin, @miamassicotte, @palafo, New Republic, @mckinneykelsey, @jayrosen_nyu, Infowars, Fast Company, RT, The Verge, Poynter, Business Insider, bookforum.com, Eater and VentureBeat
Maciej Martewicz / Bloomberg:
Amid protests, Poland's ruling party promises to re-open talks about strict media regulations for covering parliament, which were to start January 1 — Law & Justice suspends plan to curb media access in new year — President Duda starts mediating effort amid ongoing protests
Lakshmi Chaudhry / Columbia Journalism Review:
Behind the rise of digital journalism in India, and the opportunities and challenges facing new media entrants and incumbents — India's media startups are pushing the bounds of free expression … In January 2011, I found myself huddled in the basement of a refurbished textile factory …
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@cjr, @toymango, @willmcguinness, @anshul_tewari and @nehadixit123
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.
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@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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@nxthompson, @simon_schama, @elizabethangell, @pbump, @moorehn, @cristenconger, Fortune, TheBlaze, @digiphile, FishbowlNY, AOL, Boing Boing, Engadget, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Infowars and Business Insider
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?
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