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4:20 PM ET, June 28, 2017

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ProPublica:
Internal documents show how Facebook polices speech, at times unfairly punishing and censoring black users or those in disputed territories like Palestine  —  In the wake of a terrorist attack in London earlier this month, a U.S. congressman wrote a Facebook post in which he called for the slaughter of “radicalized” Muslims.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Vice Media's Motherboard retracts two articles on Trump's animatronic presence at Disney Parks' Hall of Presidents, citing factual errors, questions on sourcing  —  NY Digital Editor @xpangler  —  Vice Media's Motherboard tech site has retracted two articles — supposedly revealing discord …
Brian Karem / Playboy:
Playboy journalist Brian Karem recounts his confrontation with Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders during White House press briefing  —  Monday night, the White House Press Office sent out its daily guidance telling us of significant events the next day.
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Ben Jacobs / The Guardian:
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders urges everyone to watch an anti-CNN video by James O'Keefe, adding “whether it's accurate or not, I don't know”
Adi Joseph / USA Today:
Q&A with Yahoo NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski, who is joining ESPN, on his new role, layoffs at the network, and more  —  Adrian Wojnarowski has 1.8 million followers on Twitter, yet the hard-core NBA fans who swarm to his breaking news reports may not know what he looks like.
AP News:
ABC says it has reached a settlement with the South Dakota meat producer who filed the $1B pink slime lawsuit in 2012  —  https://apnews.com/fd4b266039154733b014 4b75e2de88ba  —  Link copied!  —  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — ABC says it has reached a settlement with a South Dakota meat producer …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Frederick G. Smith, VP of Sinclair Broadcasting Group, donated $1K to Greg Gianforte's campaign a day after he was charged for body-slamming a Guardian reporter  —  The vice president and director of Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which has often been criticized for its conservative slant …
CNN:
CNN Politics launches “The Point with Chris Cillizza”, a multiplatform brand that includes daily columns, a podcast, an evening newsletter, and more  —  CNN Politics announced Wednesday the launch of ‘The Point with Chris Cillizza,’ a multiplatform brand capturing analysis …
Maya T. Prabhu / Post and Courier:
Judge puts off decision on jailing SC political blogger for contempt of court for withholding names of anonymous sources in defamation lawsuit  —  LEXINGTON — A judge did not make a decision Wednesday if he will jail a Columbia-area political blogger for being in contempt of court for withholding …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News has signed Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz, who will be stepping away from his role on June 30, as a contributor starting July 1  —  Jason Chaffetz, the Republican Congressman from Utah, will join Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network as a contributor, the networks announced Wednesday.
Paul Chadwick / The Guardian:
The Guardian rolls back much of its WhatsApp backdoor story, which was decried by 70+ experts, but will leave it online with a note highlighting deficiencies  —  The Guardian was wrong to report last January that the popular messaging service WhatsApp had a security flaw so serious that it was a huge threat to freedom of speech.
Stephen Buranyi / The Guardian:
Elsevier and two other publishers of scientific journals still dominate the high-profit business, with only about a quarter of papers published via open access  —  n 2011, Claudio Aspesi, a senior investment analyst at Bernstein Research in London, made a bet that the dominant firm …
 
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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
Guild at The Washington Post protests updated social media policy that lets management fire employees who disparage business partners, advertisers, more
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Axel Springer and Murdoch's News Corp applaud EU Commission's fine of $2.7B against Google for abusing search engine dominance