Mediagazer: Sources: Facebook agrees to an audit of its ad metrics by the Media Rating Council, the industry's measurement watchdog, following data controversy (Mike Shields/Wall Street Journal)

10:30 AM ET, February 10, 2017

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Political journalists now must do the tedious job of second-grade level fact checking of Trump administration statements — Mike Allen of Axios counseled journalists to appreciate these times. “Enjoy this — soak it in,” said Allen in a chat with Breitbart News. — Sorry, but there's not much to enjoy.

Ken Doctor / Politico:

Gannett and McClatchy's dismal financial earnings reinforce the growing idea that the current local news revenue model has stalled — How deep is the decline in the regional newspaper business? — Today, Gannett, the U.S.'s largest newspaper company with 109 local properties …

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McClatchy reports Q4 net income of $3.1M, down from $8.8M in 2015, and revenue of $262.2M, down 8.3%; CEO Craig Forman pledges faster digital transition — McClatchy (NYSE-MNI) today reported net income in the fourth quarter of 2016 of $3.1 million, or $0.40 per share …

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Trey Williams / MarketWatch:
Gannett beats Q4 expectations with revenue at $867M, up from $739M a year earlier, but print advertising revenue is still declining

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Adam Klasfeld / Courthouse News Service:

NFL writer Bart Hubbuch sues Murdoch's New York Post, claiming wrongful termination for his tweet critical of Trump on inauguration day — MANHATTAN (CN) — Mocking his raunchy tabloid's desire for a “safe space,” a sports writer wants damages after the New York Post fired him for a tweet …

Discussion: ProFootballTalk, Talking New Media, Kansas City Star, ProFootballTalk, Adweek, @richarddeitsch, @johnmcquaid, Awful Announcing, The Hill, Bleacher Report and The Big Lead

Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Facebook agrees to an audit of its ad metrics by the Media Rating Council, the industry's measurement watchdog, following data controversy — Tech giant met with ad-industry trade body to discuss data and ad product needs — Facebook has pledged to undergo audits …

Discussion: @digitalshields, @theglobalpov and @asharma

Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

Flush with donations, ProPublica is planning to add 15-25 journalists to its newsrooms in New York and Illinois as it reorients itself to cover Trump — Bleak about the future of journalism? Here are some encouraging statistics: — In 2015, ProPublica ended the year with $450,000 in small donations …

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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

Pew study: US adult news consumers can only recall the source of a news link 56% of the time, and 10% name Facebook as a news source — “The online news experience is a mix of deliberateness and serendipity,” a new report from Pew finds, noting that no one particular path to finding online news is dominant among users.

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Stephen Witt / Billboard:

Interview with Jeff Bezos and Steve Boom, VP of Amazon Music, about the music industry, Echo and Alexa's place in it, more — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos would make almost any list of the world's most powerful people. In retail, he's clearly on top, and in tech, he's close to it.

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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:

Profile of Technically Media, a Philadelphia-based company which publishes local tech sites in five Mid-Atlantic markets — The company, which publishes tech sites in the Mid-Atlantic, wants to grow beyond its core events revenue model while keeping community at the heart of what it does.

Discussion: @leeprocida

Peter Kafka / Recode:

Viacom CEO Bob Bakish says “highly selective” licensing deals for new shows will reinforce the need for pay TV contracts — Viacom's new boss reminds the pay TV guys that he likes doing business with the pay TV guys. — Do you like watching shows from MTV, Comedy Central and other Viacom-owned networks?

Discussion: Forbes, Engadget, Axios, Variety and Hollywood Reporter

Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Viacom beats estimates with Q1 net earnings of $396M, with Paramount posting $180M operating loss; CEO Bob Bakish announces Paramount turnaround plan

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Broadcasting & Cable, Deadline, Viacom, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Times

Justina Crabtree / CNBC:

A look at the encryption platforms helping facilitate leaks from Trump's White House, including SecureDrop and Signal, which are growing in popularity — As far as leaks out of new U.S. President Donald Trump's administration go, the saying “when it rains, it pours,” might be appropriate.

Discussion: @freedomofpress, @tomfelle, @notjessewalker, @trevortimm and @akikofujita

Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:

Profile of R. Emmett Tyrrell, founder of The American Spectator and the first conservative editor to embrace Trump — It's easy enough to find editors these days who say they saw Donald Trump coming, hard to find ones who are telling the truth about that. By my estimation perhaps …

Discussion: @elilake, @pfeifferdc, @carrasquillo, @katherinemiller, @irastoll, @jackshafer, @buzzfeednews and @buzzfeedben

Erik Wemple / Washington Post:

Fox News cements its standing as Trump TV as Kellyanne Conway plugs Ivanka Trump's products without any opposition from Fox & Friends anchors — What's less surprising: that a top aide to President Trump would go on a Fox News program and plug the line of clothing and accessories of Ivanka Trump …

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Christine Wang / CNBC:
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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