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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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Ken Doctor / Politico:
Washington Post CEO and Publisher Fred Ryan says the newspaper is adding dozens of journalists to the newsroom in 2017 — 2016 was the year the Washington Post came of age - again. In its audience growth, in the ambitiousness of its journalism, in its impact on the American conversation …
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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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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
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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
By focusing on online reach, advertisers face a moral dilemma: potentially 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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David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Inside Snopes' increasingly prominent fact-checking operation, which added 12 staffers a couple years ago and saw a record ~2.5M uniques the day after election — SAN DIEGO — The last line of defense against the torrent of half-truths, untruths and outright fakery that make up so much of the modern internet …
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Hannah Gold / Jezebel:
A&E cancels KKK documentary series after discovering producers paid participants in order to facilitate access; the move followed outrage online over the show — Thanks to sustained, legitimate outrage from people on the Internet and a major ethical violation, there will be one fewer outlet …
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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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FishbowlNY, @mediaite and @feldmaniac
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
House Republicans propose fines for members who live stream or post photos from Congress floor; move is seen as response to Dems' June protest over gun control — House Republicans have proposed new rules that would make it harder and costlier for members to live stream or post photos from the floor of the chamber.
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Natt Garun / The Verge:
Facebook's Safety Check in Bangkok, Thailand falsely triggered by fake news reports about a bomb explosion, was deactivated after about an hour — There was no bomb scare in Thailand — Facebook got fooled by its own algorithm. Today, the social network falsely activated its Safety Check feature …
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Manny Fernandez / New York Times:
Since endorsing Clinton, Oklahoma's Enid News & Eagle, with 10K subs, has received threats, had 162 print cancellations, and had 11 advertisers pull their ads — ENID, Okla. — One Sunday after church, Jeff Mullin and his wife were in line at the Western Sizzlin steakhouse here when a man …
Claire Wardle / Nieman Lab:
How news organizations can improve verification systems to fight misinformation — Skills in social media verification will become a priority for newsroom hires in 2017. — Two years ago, for a research project I was working on, I talked to journalists about the ways user-generated content was handled in their newsrooms.
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