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Elizabeth Weise / USA Today:
Facebook rolling out tech changes using patterns to find fake accounts that can spread misinformation, malware, and falsely boost page rankings — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is ramping up efforts to kill off sham accounts used to spread fake news, pass along malware and falsely boost page rankings …
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Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
Ahead of the French election, Facebook is running full-page ads in major French newspapers with tips for spotting fake news — In just nine days, France is going to vote for their next president — there's going to be a second round face-off in three weeks too.
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Adweek, @ahatcher54, Ad Age, @techcrunch, VentureBeat and Talking New Media
Bloomberg:
Sources: Viacom, AMC, and Discovery in talks with four to six pay-TV providers for sports-free streaming TV; source says service could cost less than $20/month — Entertainment-only packages could cost less than $20 a month — At least four distributors weigh online bundles without sports
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Axios, VideoNuze Analysis, @gerryfsmith, @gerryfsmith and Awful Announcing
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The Pulitzer-winning Storm Lake Times will donate most of its $15K in award money to the Iowa Freedom of Information Council and to refugee charities — Art Cullen, the 60-year-old editor of the Storm Lake Times, doesn't bother with rinky-dink journalism contests.
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@mariahcblake, @stevesinger10, @maxjrosenthal, @paula_span, @dabeard, @psencikk, @erikwemple and @benmullin
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
In an interview, Nick Denton says his next project will be building internet forums, with a focus on bridging the gap between public and private conversations — After taking about a month off in the wake of his settlement with the plaintiffs represented by Peter Thiel's lawyer …
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@niemanreports, @jayrosen_nyu and @kurtgessler
David Bond / Financial Times:
Glossy fashion magazines are seeing a shift in readers and advertisers to social media platforms and online retailers as luxury ad spending in magazines falls — Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Vanity Fair readers and advertisers switch to online rivals — Read next
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@financialtimes
New York Times:
A look at Bill O'Reilly's books, philanthropy, and speaking engagements that extend his reach well beyond his Fox News show — He is much more than the top-rated cable news host. His books, charitable foundation and speaking engagements extend his reach well beyond the television set.
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@byronyork, @nytimesbusiness, AP News, @jackshafer, The Daily Beast and The Week
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Software firm Staq, which has raised $8.63M since 2012, helps companies like Meredith and DailyMail.com pull together all their ad performance data in one tool — Software firm Staq helps companies like Meredith Corp. and DailyMail.com better manage digital ad revenue sources
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@digitalshields, @wpmediainsights, @rubiconproject and AdExchanger
Ted Johnson / Variety:
FCC spectrum auction ends, with 175 TV stations getting payouts of up to $304M each; 957 stations will get new channel assignments — The FCC has closed a first-of-its-kind auction of broadcast airwaves that will see a shakeup in channel lineups in many markets, with stations reaping a total …
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
CIA Director Mike Pompeo calls WikiLeaks a “hostile intelligence service” aided by Russia and labels founder Julian Assange a fraud — The self-described transparency organization WikiLeaks is a “non-state, hostile intelligence service” that is often “abetted by state actors like Russia …
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@jessicaschulb, Vanity Fair, TechCrunch, New York Times, @emptywheel, ThinkProgress, @igorvolsky, BuzzFeed, Bloomberg, satPRnews, Politico, @emptywheel, @emptywheel and The Hill
Nick Kostov / Wall Street Journal:
Since François Fillon scoop in January, Le Canard Enchaîné executives say the paper has increased its print run to 500K copies a week from about 400K — Le Canard Enchaîné, a satirical weekly that mixes muckraking with humor, has shaken up this year's French election campaign …
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@paris_katie, @samschech and @bethschepens
Tamara Abraham / The Business of Fashion:
Vogue Arabia appoints Manuel Arnaut as editor in chief, succeeding Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz, who was fired on Thursday after just two issues — Arnaut is the second man in a week to have been appointed to the helm of an edition of Vogue. … DUBAI, United Arab Emirates …
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