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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Sources: Jason Miller backed out of White House communications director job following claims that he had an affair with another transition official — Donald Trump's newly tapped White House communications director, Jason Miller, backed out of the job following claims that he had an affair …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Jason Miller says he will not join Donald Trump's administration two days after being named White House communications director — Jason Miller, who was tapped only two days ago to be White House communications director, announced Saturday that he will not join Donald Trump's administration.
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Agence France-Presse:
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif tweeted a nuke threat to Israel, in response to a fake news story about Israel threatening to destroy Pakistan — Pakistan's defence minister has threatened to retaliate in kind to any Israeli nuclear strike after apparently being tricked by a fake news site …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Trump supporters and conservative pundits like Rush Limbaugh are using the term “fake news” to discredit reports from the mainstream press — WASHINGTON — The C.I.A., the F.B.I. and the White House may all agree that Russia was behind the hacking that interfered with the election.
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Yardena Schwartz / Columbia Journalism Review:
Experts say the German press has contributed to the rise of Alternative for Deutschland, a populist right-wing party, by covering the party in a sneering way — A man holding a German flag marches through the streets of Berlin during a demonstration by the Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) political party.
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Jonah Peretti / Recode:
Jonah Peretti's year-end memo to BuzzFeed employees: a look back at lessons of the internet as we invent the future of content on social and mobile platforms — “As we continue to learn from the internet, I want to pause to look back at what the internet has taught us so far."
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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
By focusing on online reach, advertisers face a moral dilemma: risk funding websites that spread fake news or amplify conspiracy theories — Advertising on the internet has never been easier. Data and automation increasingly allow companies large and small to reach millions of people every month …
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
The Boston Globe creates a private Facebook group for staff and subscribers to discuss news with each other — While many publishers are trying to forge direct connections with readers as a defense against Facebook, The Boston Globe is using the social giant itself to engage its readers.
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Contrary to speculation, Obama won't be directly involved in the media industry post-presidency, says WH communications director Jen Psaki — CNN's Brian Stelter spoke with White House communications director Jen Psaki about President Obama's new media strategy in office and whether he plans …
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Google algorithm change appears to be moving Holocaust-denial and other controversial sites down in search results — Several days after Google put a search ranking change into place, the first page of results for “did the holocaust happen” now appears to be entirely free of denial sites.
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Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
Profile of Cindy Adams, the longtime New York Post columnist, whose 40-year connection with Donald Trump will likely bring her White House gossip — “There are no names here,” the longtime New York Post columnist Cindy Adams complained. — Mrs. Adams, 86, was standing outside …
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Reporters Without Borders:
Number of journalists killed worldwide falls from 101 in 2015 to 74 in 2016, largely due to reporters fleeing dangerous countries like Syria, Iraq, and Libya — Organisation — RSF_en — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is today releasing its annual worldwide round-up on journalists who have been killed in the past year.
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