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9:45 PM ET, May 21, 2017

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Nick Hopkins / The Guardian:
100+ internal training manuals and other docs show guidelines for Facebook content moderators on topics like violence, hate speech, terrorism, porn, self-harm  —  Leaked policies guiding moderators on what content to allow are likely to fuel debate about social media giant's ethics
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Facebook releases guidelines advising publishers that its users value meaningful stories, respectful behavior, and authentic content  —  Facebook on Friday released guidelines for publishers that will sound familiar to close observers of the social giant's often-fraught relationship with news organizations.
Christina Cauterucci / Slate:
The Skimm's patronizing tone assumes that female readers aren't interested in serious, non-snarky news coverage  —  For many concerned citizens of the world, the scariest part of Donald Trump's election wasn't that a lying, authoritarian know-nothing was about to become president.
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Foster Kamer / Mashable:
Criticism of The Skimm's tone is mean-spirited, petty, elitist, and distracts from more important things, like actual villainy  —  So!  Right now on the parts of the internet mostly occupied by People Who Work In the Business of Content (or as known by their Hebrew name: Media Schmucks) …
Discussion: @dlberes, @jennijenni and @nivo0o0
David Weigel / Washington Post:
The reemergence of the Seth Rich conspiracy theory underscores the persistence of the false news ecosystem  —  On July 10, at 4:19 a.m., gunfire was detected in the District's Bloomingdale neighborhood.  Not five minutes later, police found Seth Rich, a 27-year-old Democratic National Committee staffer …
Politico:
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson attends a news conference with the Saudi foreign minister in Riyadh, with only foreign media invited  —  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held a news conference with the Saudi foreign minister in Riyadh on Sunday, but he left the American media behind.
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Sources: Facebook's TV-like shows, set for mid-June launch, have been delayed at least until late July  —  One challenge is figuring out where these shows will live outside of Facebook's video tab.  —  Facebook's big push into original video is taking longer than expected.
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
New York Magazine's Gabriel Sherman reflects on six years of reporting on Roger Ailes, who once hired private investigator to track the reporter
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News says it has fired Bob Beckel, co-host of its primetime program “The Five”, for an insensitive remark to an African-American employee
Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
The personal-essay boom ended after Trump's election, when subjects like relationships, self-image, and intimate struggle lost their social relevance  —  There's a certain kind of personal essay that, for a long time, everybody seemed to hate.  These essays were mostly written by women.
Discussion: @rachelysanders and @rachsyme
Catalina Albeanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Østlands-Posten, a paywalled daily in Norway with 11K subscribers, holds meetings on local issues to encourage people to speak up in person  —  'This project aims to make people feel like they're a part of the community again, and a part of democracy, and for them to trust us as a media organisation'
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Without an FCC objection, right-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group will gain a broadcast TV audience of 7 of every 10 Americans after Tribune Media acquisition  —  When French voters resoundingly elected a centrist president rather than a right-leaning antiglobalist this month, one reason may have been the nation's news media.
Discussion: @sulliview and @davidsirota
John Eggerton / Multichannel News:
FCC has voted to review all rules and regulations applying to media entities including broadcasters, cable operators, and satellite TV providers  —  Chairman says goal is to “figure out whether or how” to update them  —  The FCC voted to launch a review of all its rules and regs applying to media outlets …
Ted Johnson / Variety:
Two security guards pinned John M. Donnelly, a reporter for CQ Roll Call, against a wall when he tried to ask a question of an FCC Commissioner; FCC apologized  —  John M. Donnelly, a reporter for CQ Roll Call, said that he was shoved against a wall by two security guards after he tried …
 
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Scott Lewis / Voice of San Diego:
Voice of San Diego will spin off the News Revenue Hub, which helps news organizations manage membership programs, as a nonprofit by July 1
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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