Mediagazer: Google News expands “fact check” tag for stories on web and mobile apps to Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

2:30 PM ET, February 16, 2017

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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 …

Discussion: Google, Fast Company, Editor & Publisher, BetaNews, The Verge, CNET and AndroidHeadlines.com

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 …

Discussion: Fast Company, @walldo, @astroehlein, @sarahlerner, The Verge, @hughhewitt, @manipulate, @buzzfeednews, @kantrowitz and @harmfulopinions

Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:

NYT, Financial Times, WSJ, and Gannett aim to build on online readership gains from 2016 campaign but face lack of trust, Trump hostility, and print ad freefall — The Trump administration's combative view of traditional news media as the “opposition party” and “fake news” …

Discussion: @malonereuters, @reutersworld and @ldelevingne

Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
Sources: foreign staffers at The Wall Street Journal on edge after recent layoffs, which shut Budapest, Madrid bureaus, cut two in Moscow, one in Warsaw, more

Discussion: Washington Post, @ddimick, @yappelbaum, @theatlpolitics, @rosiegray, @moorehn and @rosiegray

Journalism in the Americas:

Venezuela's telecom commission orders CNN en Español off air and out of the country after gov't officials criticized story about alleged passport trafficking — Venezuela's National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) has ordered the suspension of CNN en Español and has kicked the network out of the country.

Discussion: CONATEL, CNN, New York Times, Committee to Protect …, Fortune, Forbes, MediaFile, @beckioteca and New York Times

Christopher Heine / Adweek:

Facebook to turn sound on by default for autoplay videos, including ads and branded content, by end of 2017 — Follows in Snapchat's footseps — Facebook mobile users will soon hear audio fading in as they scroll through videos in the news feed. And then, if they keep on scrolling …

Discussion: Ad Age, Facebook, Fortune, Engadget, Softpedia News, Softpedia News, Forbes, BGR, VideoNuze Analysis, Recode, GeekWire and TechCrunch

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 …

Discussion: The Wrap, Jezebel, The Week, US News, AOL, Adweek, IJR, Mother Jones, Mediaite and The Daily Caller

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 is capable of streaming 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. — by

Discussion: Business Insider, Variety, New York Magazine, Fortune, Pocket-lint, AppAdvice.com Latest, The Verge, Engadget, 9to5Mac, @pkafka, MacRumors, BGR and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check

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

Discussion: Mediaite, The Week, @mlcalderone and Axios

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 …

Discussion: @abbeynickel, @mattdpearce, @realaxelfoley, @dliebelson, @vanessar12news, @sachabatthyany, @ylichterman, @jonlemire and @rikkiratliff

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Social analytics company NewsWhip raises $6.4M from The Associated Press, Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, and others to expand its products, hire more staff — As publishers — scrambling for revenues and audiences in a rapidly changing media industry — try to get a grip on how to make the best use …

Discussion: @fpmarconi, @paulyq, @marklittlenews, VentureBeat, GeekTime and Tech.eu

Jack Shafer / Politico:

White House news congestion with lesser controversies is distracting journalists from more valuable news, either by design or Trump's good fortune — The best journalism, like the best science, often starts with asking the right question. My friend David Corn of Mother Jones posed a fecund …

Discussion: Politico, The Guardian, NPR, Fox News, Breitbart and Mother Jones

Aishwarya Venugopal / Reuters:

Time Inc misses Q4 target with revenue of $867M; quarterly print ad revenue fell 10.2% year over year as digital ad revenue rose 63% — Time Inc (TIME.N), publisher of Sports Illustrated and People and magazines, reported lower-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue on Thursday, hurt by a stronger dollar.

Discussion: Media Wire Daily, Broadcasting & Cable and Time Inc.

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Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
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