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Kate Sheppard / The Huffington Post:
WSJ EIC Gerard Baker says his publication likely won't call a Trump falsehood a “lie” because the word implies intent to mislead, will let readers decide — “I'd be careful about using the word ‘lie,’” says Gerard Baker. — WASHINGTON Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Gerard Baker …
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Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Jack Dorsey says Twitter is “thinking a lot” about an edit-tweet button, also considering bookmarks, better threading, and multiple interest-based timelines — He also wants to know what else you want him to build. — You've probably dreamed of directing Twitter's product strategy — well, here's your chance!
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Anil Dash / Medium:
Ideas to fix Twitter: show you can ship new features, handle abuse transparently, revamp metrics, understand different user types, and embrace developers — Jack asked us for ideas on how to fix Twitter. A coherent plan for fixing Twitter would make millions of people happier …
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James Risen / New York Times:
Obama's record of going after both journalists and sources has set a dangerous precedent that Trump can exploit — WASHINGTON — If Donald J. Trump decides as president to throw a whistle-blower in jail for trying to talk to a reporter, or gets the F.B.I. to spy on a journalist …
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Gordon Fairclough / Wall Street Journal:
Turkish Authorities Detain Wall Street Journal Staff Reporter Dion Nissenbaum for 2½ Days — American journalist held without access to lawyers or family, leaves Turkey for U.S. after release — Turkish authorities detained a Wall Street Journal staff reporter for 2½ days this past week …
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
WaPo's inaccurate story claiming Russians hacked US electric grid, weeks after debunked Russian propaganda post, is reminiscent of pre-Iraq war fearmongering — The Washington Post on Friday reported a genuinely alarming event: Russian hackers have penetrated the U.S. power system through an electrical grid in Vermont.
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NPR Extra:
How NPR One app delivers relevant stories via algorithmic personalization but adds serendipity, double checks your preferences via occasional random suggestions — Algorithms are a crucial part of how the news reaches you in a digital world. But we know many people find them opaque and controversial.
Diana Marszalek / Broadcasting & Cable:
AT&T's DirecTV and U-Verse drop Cox Media Group TV stations in 10 markets — U-Verse and DirecTV subscribers have lost access to 13 stations in 10 markets — With the midnight deadline for reaching a retransmission consent agreement come eand gone, DirectTV and AT&T U-Verse …
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Jackie Spinner / Columbia Journalism Review:
Chicago's top daily newspapers, including the Tribune and the Sun-Times, credit the Cubs Effect for giving a bigger boost to revenue than the Trump Effect — The election of Donald Trump may be driving a surprising bump in newspaper subscriptions in New York and Washington, DC.
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Reuters:
China's CCTV launching new global media platform, a multilingual operation with six TV channels and a new media agency, to help re-brand China overseas — China Central Television (CCTV), Beijing's largest and most important TV network, said it will launch a new global media platform …
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Cherlynn Low / Engadget:
Honest Few is a service that gives users a free e-book in exchange for promotion on social media; its library is limited though, with only 59 titles currently — With e-book libraries, Amazon Prime Reading and the plethora of online services available putting free publications in your various devices …
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
In staff memo, BuzzFeed EIC Ben Smith predicts that in 2017 fake news will become more sophisticated, hoaxes will have higher production value, more — BuzzFeed's editor-in-chief, Ben Smith, predicted in a year-end memo to his staff Thursday that so-called fake news would thrive more than ever in 2017.
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