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Ken Doctor / Politico:
Washington Post CEO and Publisher Fred Ryan reaffirms the newspaper is profitable and says it's 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 …
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April Glaser / Recode:
Journalist Jason Leopold, MIT's Ryan Shapiro sue US intel agencies including CIA and FBI for not complying with FOIA requests on Russian hacking around election — The CIA, FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have failed to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Speculation mounts as to whether Trump will upend D.C. press protocols, with fears he could attempt to usurp some power from the WHCA — With the naming of Sean Spicer as White House press secretary, Donald J. Trump has selected a Republican Party insider and communications veteran.
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@johnson, @kattykissem, @dwhelton, @sarinatracy, @daveweigel, @tomsherwood and FishbowlDC
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 …
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Hulu and Disney announce licensing deal that brings 50+ older Disney movies like Mulan and Pocahontas to Hulu — Hulu and Disney have struck a new licensing pact that gets the subscription video service exclusive subscription streaming rights to movies like “Pocahontas,” “Mulan” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”
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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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David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Inside Snopes' increasingly prominent fact-checking operation, which added 12 staffers a couple of years ago and saw 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 …
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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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@matt_motta, @keithrhernandez, @profcarroll, @fmanjoo, @ennisnyt, @treycausey, @profcarroll, @sapna, @gabrielsnyder, @sapna and @ennisnyt
Efe Kerem Sozeri / The Daily Dot:
Report: Turkish police detain 5 journalists who reported on leaked emails of Turkey's energy minister and issue warrants for 4 more; 153 now detained in Turkey — Turkish police detained five journalists and issued arrest warrants on four more who reported on the leaked emails …
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@karlremarks, @dotlayer8, @efekerem, Committee to Protect …, Committee to Protect …, @petersterne and Reuters
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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@sdwolfpup, @iordeandsavior, New York Magazine, Engadget, Real Stories, FishbowlDC and Mediaite
Tom Rosenstiel / The force behind the Forces:
To cover Trump, journalists should adapt while not losing faith in their professional principles — With the exception of Democrats, no group has done more soul searching since election day than journalists. As a candidate, Donald Trump demonized the press, used social media to bypass it …
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@aegallagher, @jswatz, @happywonderfool, @counternotions and @jayrosen_nyu
Susannah Nesmith / Columbia Journalism Review:
How Tegna's TV stations fight a “sea of sameness” with experimental local news — Tegna's Atlanta television station, WXIA 11Alive, tried to break the local television mold last month with an investigation into a national issue: veterans denied benefits after being less …
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