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7:10 AM ET, September 15, 2017

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ProPublica:
Facebook let ad buyers target users interested in algorithmically generated anti-Semitic topics like “Jew hater”, then removed some topics after being contacted  —  Want to market Nazi memorabilia, or recruit marchers for a far-right rally?  Facebook's self-service ad-buying platform had the right audience for you.
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Lindsay Gibbs / ThinkProgress:
Sources: ESPN tried to keep Jemele Hill off air Wednesday after Twitter uproar, but cohost balked and fill-ins sought by producers refused; ESPN refutes claim  —  Her colleagues, including co-host Michael Smith, weren't having it.  —  At 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Leaked memo directs every federal government department or agency to hold one hour event on handling classified and unclassified information to prevent leaks  —  The top US national security official has directed government departments and agencies to warn employees across …
Chantal Fernandez / The Business of Fashion:
Editor-in-chief of Condé Nast's Glamour, Cindi Leive, announces she's stepping down after 16 years, becoming fourth longtime magazine editor to leave in 2 weeks  —  After 16 years leading the women's title at Condé Nast, Leive is resigning at the end of the year.
James Morehead / The Keyword:
Google announces it is adding Community Updates content to local section of Google News on the web in US and will roll out feature in app later this fall  —  FOMO: that feeling you get when you fear you're missing out on something super awesome, interesting or important to you …
Discussion: The Verge and Poynter
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Comedy Central extends Trevor Noah's contract through 2022 and adds year-end specials for The Daily Show  —  The deal, which includes year-end specials featuring the host, will keep him on the Viacom-owned cable network through 2022.  —  Comedy Central is fully committing to Trevor Noah.
Peter Kafka / Recode:
New York Times reporter Mike Isaac is writing a book about Uber for W. W. Norton, due out in 2019  —  Crazy ambition, betrayal, sex, deceit and naked power grabs all make for a page-turner.  —  The Uber story has crazy ambition, betrayal, sex, deceit, naked power grabs, and lots and lots and lots of money.
Marty Swant / Adweek:
IAB and other online ad trade groups ask Apple to rethink Safari's “Intelligent Tracking Prevention” cookie rules, expected to roll out this month on desktop  —  They argue it'll hurt user experience and campaign targeting  —  The biggest advertising organizations say Apple will …
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Washington Post's automated Heliograf tool has written ~850 stories in one year, including 500 on 2016 election that got 500K+ clicks  —  It's been a year since The Washington Post started using its homegrown artificial intelligence technology, Heliograf, to spit out around 300 short reports and alerts on the Rio Olympics.
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Indian debunking site Alt News says it has built 56K FB followers and gained 5M page views in six months
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Nikon enlisted 32 photographers from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East to promote a camera but included no women
Lucy Battersby / Sydney Morning Herald:
Lachlan Murdoch and partner Bruce Gordon make new bid for Australia's Ten Network, competing with CBS Corp.
Discussion: The Guardian and Reuters
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The Annenberg Public Policy Center:
In open-ended question, 37% of US adults couldn't name any rights guaranteed by First Amendment; 39% support Congress stopping natsec reporting without gov't OK
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
After closure of 163-year-old Oldham Evening Chronicle, Newsquest says it will launch new weekly called The Oldham Times on September 21, priced at 80p
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