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James Warren / Poynter:
President Trump bashes The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, and more, portraying media as the opposition while reserving praise for Fox & Friends — President Trump unveiled an alternate universe Thursday in which virtually every problem of his is the creation of the press.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump uses press conference to chastise media for dishonesty, repeating his false statement on Electoral College vote margin before demurring when challenged — President Trump blasted the “out of control” dishonesty of the mainstream media during a Thursday press conference …
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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
Open letter outlining Facebook's attempts to build a more inclusive community, including improving tools for reporting abuse, squashing misleading stories, more — On our journey to connect the world, we often discuss products we're building and updates on our business.
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Zuckerberg emphasizes the need for a strong news industry and highlights growing local news, developing mobile formats, and improving business models — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg emphasized the importance of a “strong news industry” in his 5,000-plus word manifesto published this afternoon.
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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
20th Century Fox apologizes for collaborating with fake news creator to build fake sites, circulate false posts about Trump, vaccinations, more to promote movie — Since the term fake news entered the national lexicon, the advertising world has grappled with its role in inadvertently fueling …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google News expands “fact check” tag for stories on web and mobile apps to Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina — In October, Google announced it would begin highlighting fact-checked resources in its Google News vertical, allowing readers to more easily find links to reputable sources …
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Marianne Levine / Politico:
Inside the search for the Oprah tape that may have brought down Andrew Puzder, spanning more than two months, two coasts, and hours of archival digging — Andrew Puzder didn't want the tape to resurface. Oprah Winfrey fought efforts to obtain it. — It was a high-profile domestic violence victim …
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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Twitter is now limiting visibility of tweets from “potentially abusive accounts” only to their followers for a limited number of hours — Twitter time out. — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey — Teresa Kroeger / Getty Images — Twitter is temporarily decreasing the reach of tweets …
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
An inside look at why Apple has failed to revolutionize TV as it tests a fifth-generation Apple TV, which sources say can stream ultra-high-definition 4K video — The company is testing a new Apple TV capable of streaming ultra-high-definition 4K. It may not be enough to take on Amazon and Roku.
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John Herrman / New York Times:
How a hands-off culture and tangible rewards for attention led to the PewDiePie scandal on YouTube, a platform with its own emerging politics — Felix Kjellberg, known to his fans as PewDiePie, is by far YouTube's biggest star. His videos, a mix of video-game narration, humorous rants and commentary …
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Kremlin orders state media to cut back on fawning Trump coverage amid concern that the new US administration will be less friendly than first thought — Order comes as hopes fade for improved relations with U.S. — Trump was garnering more media mentions in Russia than Putin
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New York Times:
Journalists hustle to keep up with a faster, relentless news cycle as political developments fuel rising subscriptions, higher TV ratings, and competition — White House misconduct. Sensational leaks. Battling broadsheets. — The swirling story around President Trump's dealings …