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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
How a false tweet about Comey from pro-Trump activist Jack Posobiec ricocheted to Breitbart, Infowars, Limbaugh, and Hannity on Fox News — WASHINGTON — Jack Posobiec had his Twitter sights set on James B. Comey. — A pro-Trump activist notorious for his amateur sleuthing into red herrings like the …
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Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
Sources: The Guardian will soon convert to tabloid and may announce a printing deal with Trinity Mirror as soon as this week — The Guardian newspaper will soon abandon its European-style “Berliner” print format and go tabloid to help stem heavy losses. — It is understood that an agreement …
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Alexios Mantzarlis / Poynter:
Analysis shows that conservative websites are far more likely to attack fact-checkers than their liberal counterparts — During the 2016 presidential election, popular conservative websites were far more likely to criticize fact-checking organizations than their liberal counterparts …
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Nieman Lab, Duke Reporters' Lab and Washington Post
Kejal Vyas / Wall Street Journal:
To fight censorship in Venezuela, a group of volunteer writers and artists board buses to read the daily news to riders, calling the initiative El Bus TV — A handful of journalists, writers and artists in Venezuela are delivering the news to their compatriots in one of the country's remaining uncensored zones: Caracas's public buses.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Politicians including Trump have no right to expect balanced positive and negative coverage, but media must weigh issues like fairness, overkill, and focus — The New York Daily News's front page on Friday morning screamed “LIAR” in huge type over a photo of President Trump.
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Associated Press:
Memo: Associated Press promotes Chief White House Correspondent Julie Pace to Washington bureau chief — Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Sally Buzbee today announced a key appointment: White House Correspondent Julie Pace is AP's new Washington bureau chief.
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Michael Getler / European Journalism Observatory:
A former ombudsman at PBS and The Washington Post on why the role of the public editor is the most effective check on press transparency and accountability — The recent news that The New York Times is eliminating the position of Public Editor—sometimes called an ombudsman …
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Apple's new third-party ad tracker blocker in Safari will further entrench the dominance of Google and Facebook in web advertising — The brutal logic of online advertising — The internet is an ad-tracking machine. It's been true for long enough that we rarely talk about it anymore, but it bears repeating.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Music rights agency Merlin distributed $353M to its member indie labels, up 52% YoY, with most of the growth coming from streaming services — Thanks to streaming, Merlin sees 52 percent jump in sales — Streaming services helping indies reach global listeners
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@lucas_shaw and Billboard, more at Techmeme »
Paul Bass / New Haven Independent:
Hearst buys New Haven Register and other local news outlets, reportedly for under $50M, plans to hire ten new journalists — As print-daily newsrooms continue to shrink across the nation, the New Haven Register's new corporate boss said he plans to add reporters and increase local coverage.
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Ramsey Tesdell / Nieman Lab:
Egyptian news site Mada Masr launches reader-funded model, with memberships ranging from $50 to $2,000/year, to maintain editorial independence, build community — “Our model is built on our specific offerings, but also the broader context of Egypt, people's purchasing power, and that of our readers abroad."
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Inside BuzzFeed's video efforts as the company projects TV and movie development could make up a third of total revenue in a few years — In a room at the BuzzFeed Inc. offices in Los Angeles, past a keg of cold-brew coffee, a popcorn maker, and a cardboard cutout of a grinning Joe Biden …
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