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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
WSJ EIC Gerry Baker instructed staff to stop calling countries banned by Trump as majority Muslim, then retreats to say term should not be only description used — Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Gerry Baker has instructed editors to stop referring to the countries targeted …
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Source: WSJ editor's directive over coverage of Trump's immigration order has caused newsroom tensions, with Baker accused of “whitewashing” coverage — There's some upset in The Wall Street Journal newsroom over a directive from editor in chief Gerry Baker to stop using the phrase …
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The Daily Caller, Poynter, @morningmoneyben, @mlcalderone and @joepompeo
Lewis Wallace:
Marketplace reporter Lewis Wallace, a transgender man, fired over personal blog post questioning neutrality and objectivity in the Trump era — On Monday I was fired from my job as a journalist at Marketplace, where I have worked as a news reporter since May 2016.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook is now training its News Feed algorithm to detect authenticity of posts to reduce the promotion of spammy, fake, and sensational stories — Facebook is prioritizing “authentic” content in News Feed with a ranking algorithm change that detects and promotes content “that people consider genuine …
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Facebook, Adweek, @rafat and The Daily Caller
Garett Sloane / Ad Age:
Facebook announces new partnerships with third-party ad-tech firms to improve quality of measurement data and show marketers how its ads perform compared to TV — Facebook is refining its ad measurement offerings to give marketers more information about their campaigns on its ad platform.
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Facebook, TechCrunch, Variety and Adweek
Peter Kafka / Recode:
New FCC chair Ajit Pai quietly removed a proposal to force pay-TV operators to open-source their set-top boxes from the FCC's agenda last week — The cable guys win one, courtesy of a Trump appointee. — Looks like the cable guys won't have to open their boxes after all.
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Forbes, Home Media Magazine, TechCrunch, Radio & Television …, Variety and Broadcasting & Cable
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
The New Yorker's website publishes 15 pieces a day, attracting 30M+ uniques in November 2016, up 155% year-on-year — Nick Thompson was on his way to the subway when he got an email from his boss, New Yorker Editor David Remnick. — The subject line? “Morning piece.”
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@lavrusik, @nxthompson, @hale_a, @nxthompson and @niemanlab
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Sources: layoffs hit the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, with cuts to bureaus in Asia and Europe — Layoffs hit The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. — Details were scant, but sources said the cuts were happening in Journal bureaus in Europe and Asia.
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Wall Street Journal, @rafat, Adweek, @willmcavoyacn, @paolobacigalupi, @jdawsey1, @iape1096, @facklernyt, @brianstelter, @joepompeo, @joepompeo and @marisakabas
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Interview with Jeff Jobe, a Kentucky publisher and Trump supporter, scheduled to be one of first four journalists to Skype in for a White House press briefing — Jeff Jobe is less than 24 hours away from the most high-profile moment of his career. — The publisher of six weekly community newspapers …
Hamza Shaban / BuzzFeed:
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos' company, Amazon, joins Washington State's lawsuit against Trump's Muslim ban — The attorney general of Washington state filed a lawsuit Monday challenging President Donald Trump's controversial immigration order, and he's counting two Washington-based companies …
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Business Insider, @amzam and @macloo
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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
In internal memo, Fox execs James and Lachlan Murdoch say they're helping staff affected by the Muslim ban and note the company was founded by immigrants
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Media Matters for America, Bloomberg, AOL, @oliverdarcy, @reaganbattalion, @johnnyikon, @oliverdarcy, @davidfolkenflik and @goldengateblond
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Streaming media app Plex acquires news video startup Watchup, which will now be integrated into the Plex app, with an expected launch of Q2 2017 — In recent months, streaming media app Plex has expanded its focus from offering tools to organize and stream your home media collection of photos …
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Plex, AppleInsider, MacRumors, NetNewsCheck Latest, Variety, @farano and Cord Cutters News
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Kelly Bourdet named editor-in-chief of Gizmodo.com, replacing Katie Drummond, who was promoted to Gizmodo Media Group executive managing editor — Kelly Bourdet will be the next editor in chief of Gizmodo.com. Katie Drummond — the former Gizmodo.com editor in chief who was promoted …
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@itsdavidford, @kellybourdet, @katiedrumm, @adrjeffries and @petersterne
Todd Spangler / Variety:
WSJ: Facebook building video app for Apple TV and other set-top boxes as it ramps up its original programming efforts — Facebook is developing an app for set-top boxes including Apple TV, as a way to bring longer-form video content — and video ads — to big-screen TVs in consumers' living rooms, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Fortune, VentureBeat, Engadget, AppleInsider, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal and The Verge
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
How White House press secretary Sean Spicer continues to target CNN correspondent Jim Acosta and why it matters — Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, made a couple of compelling points last night at a George Washington University event on White House reporting.
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