Top News:
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A look at the ugly descent of Trump's relationship with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, from Trump's guest appearances on Morning Joe to today's tweets — President Trump's relationship with the hosts of the MSNBC program “Morning Joe” — which devolved into cringeworthy tweets …
Discussion:
@realdonaldtrump, @morningmika, The Daily Beast, Forbes, The Wrap, Mediaite, The New York Observer, Financial Times, CNNMoney, Mashable, BuzzFeed, Fast Company, New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, Politico, Variety, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, LGBTQ Nation, Fortune, @amyargetsinger, @brucetomaso, Fox News Insider, The Week, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone, WTKR-TV, FOX News Radio, AOL, Morning Consult, KTLA, Vanity Fair, TVNewser, Refinery29, CBS New York, Politicus USA, Just Jared, Newser, LifeZette and Newsy
RELATED:
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Trump's vulgar tweets directed at Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are the latest of a string of escalating attacks by the president on the news media — President Trump assailed the television host Mika Brzezinski on Thursday in unusually personal and vulgar terms …
Discussion:
CNNMoney, Washington Post, The Wrap, Mediaite, FOX News Radio, The Guardian, Variety, Mother Jones, Washington Post, ABC News, Fortune, AOL, Mashable, Politicus USA, The Week, The Daily Caller, Deadline, Just Jared, Politico and Playboy
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Greta Van Susteren parts ways with MSNBC after her 6pm show fails to gain traction — In an era where liberal anger is driving ratings, the former Fox anchor's 6:00 p.m. show never caught fire. — “Remember me?” Greta Van Susteren crooned to the camera as she raised the curtain on her new MSNBC show on January 9.
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Sources: Twitter is weighing a way to let users flag tweets with misleading, false, or harmful info, moving slowly due to concerns users could game the system — Twitter is exploring adding a feature that would let users flag tweets that contain misleading, false, or harmful information …
Discussion:
@lizzadwoskin, CNET, @derekwillis, @mattdpearce, @cwarzel, @chanders, @digiphile, WIRED UK, Newsy, VentureBeat, Mediaite, Fast Company, The Next Web and ProPublica, more at Techmeme »
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
The New York Times editorial staff protests pending newsroom cuts with a 15-minute walkout and reporters' letter to top editors — New York Times reporters on Thursday sent a letter to the paper's top editors to protest the oncoming cuts to the newsroom's editing staff.
RELATED:
Tony Romm / Recode:
White House confirms Trump nominated Brendan Carr, FCC general counsel and Pai ally, for FCC GOP slot; he named Jessica Rosenworcel for Democratic slot earlier — Carr is an ally of agency chairman Ajit Pai, and previously worked in the telecom industry. — (Update, 8:29 p.m. ET: The White House confirmed Carr's nomination.)
RELATED:
Alexios Mantzarlis / Poynter:
Poynter receives a $1.3M grant from the Omidyar Network and Open Society Foundations to expand its International Fact-Checking Network — In the fall of 2015, I joined Poynter to run the newly launched International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). While I had high expectations for the new gig …
Discussion:
@billadairduke, @mathewi, @tom_el_rumi, @mantzarlis, @angieholan, @craignewmark, @kristenhare and @angieholan
Nicholas Thompson / Wired:
How Instagram used DeepText, an AI-based system built at Facebook that mimics the way language works in our brains, to block offensive comments — EVERY WORD HAS at least one meaning when it stands alone. But the meaning can change depending on context, or even over time.
Discussion:
Instagram Blog, Adweek, The Wrap, Variety, Fortune, Axios, CNNMoney, The Drum, TechCrunch, Android Central, The Next Web, Digital Trends, @nxthompson, Mashable, Refinery29, The Verge, Engadget and Fast Company, more at Techmeme »
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The UK government says it intends to call in the Competition and Markets Authority for a further six-month examination of Rupert Murdoch's Sky takeover bid — Culture secretary Karen Bradley announces decision after Ofcom warns of potential for Murdoch to ‘influence the overall news agenda’
Discussion:
Press Gazette, GOV.UK, The Guardian, Variety, @edmundlee, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, @jaspjackson, @jaspjackson, @marksweney and @ahmed
Jeff Baumgartner / Broadcasting & Cable:
Nuvyyo debuts the Tablo Engine, an Android TV-based DVR app that lets consumers watch and record live TV from local broadcast networks — DVR app/tuner combo lets consumers watch and record TV on the Nvidia Shield — Nuvyyo, the company behind a lineup of over-the-air DVRs …
Discussion:
TechCrunch
Jeff John Roberts / Fortune:
Canada's top court rules that Google can be compelled by lower courts to remove search results worldwide, causing concern among civil liberties groups — The Supreme Court of Canada ruled against Google on Wednesday in a closely-watched intellectual property case over whether judges can apply …
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
AMC launches AMC Premiere, an advertising-free version of its channel, for $4.99 a month, available as an add-on for Comcast cable subscribers — Comcast cable subscribers can pay an extra $5 a month to watch AMC shows like ‘The Walking Dead’ without ads — For fans of “The Walking Dead” …
Discussion:
Recode, @srabil, Variety, @scottporch, @pkafka, @jbflint and Home Media Magazine