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5:35 AM ET, September 28, 2017

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The Hill:
Senate committee investigating potential Russian election interference invites Facebook execs to testify on Nov. 1; source says Google and Twitter also invited  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee has issued a request for Facebook to testify in an open hearing to examine how foreign actors …
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Mark Zuckerberg:
Trump and some liberals say Facebook helped their opponents, but Facebook's role was different: enabling discussions, voter registration, and candidate outreach  —  I want to respond to President Trump's tweet this morning claiming Facebook has always been against him.
Facebook:
Facebook lists ways it fought misinformation in German election: removing “tens of thousands” of fake accounts, using Related Articles, cutting clickbait, more  —  There's been great interest in the role of the internet in the German elections last weekend.
Tony Romm / Recode:
In tweets, President Trump accuses Facebook of always being “anti-Trump” and questions whether it colluded with newspapers and TV networks  —  The attack comes as Trump takes aim again at reporters  —  President Donald Trump charged on Wednesday that Facebook was “always” …
Leslie Shaffer / CNBC:
Hugh Hefner, iconic founder of Playboy, has died at age 91  —  Playboy magazine was founded more than 60 years ago to create a niche upscale men's magazine, combining images of nude women with in-depth articles and interviews.
Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:
Online content creation platform Playbuzz announces $35M Series C led by Viola Growth with participation from existing investors including Walt Disney  —  The company has raised $66 million to date  —  Online content creation platform Playbuzz has raised an additional $35 million …
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Three public radio execs, including NPR's Creative Director Liz Danzico, are studying how driverless cars will change public media  —  “The connection between cars and public media is so strong.  What happens when that connection is shaken a little bit?"  —  Picture this: Your car is driving you to work.
Discussion: Fortune and @niemanlab
Alyssa Bereznak / The Ringer:
A look at publications like MEL, Van Winkle's, and Here, with specific brand sponsors and varying levels of editorial independence and long-term potential  —  Editorial enterprises like MEL, Real Life, and Van Winkle's could be the future of publishing—or they could be the next phase of Silicon Valley's media takeover
Ross Benes / Digiday:
Co-founder Roy Schwartz says Axios is putting off its premium subscriptions, estimated by CEO Jim VandeHei to cost $10,000 a year, as it builds its brand  —  Politics and business publisher Axios is putting the brakes on its high-end subscription product for the time being.
Discussion: @vouchey
Scott Moritz / Bloomberg:
AT&T's DirecTV is giving refunds to customers who want to cancel their subscriptions to NFL's Sunday Ticket because of national anthem protests  —  Subscribers to AT&T Inc.'s DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket who want to cancel the service because of football players' national anthem protests can get refunds …
Eugene Kim / CNBC:
Roku sets IPO price at $14/share, valuing firm at $1.3B, begins trading Thursday on NASDAQ  —  Roku set its IPO price at $14 per share, according to Dow Jones, which would give the video streaming device maker a $1.3 billion stock market value when it debuts on Thursday.
Greg Evans / Deadline:
HBO documentary about legendary WaPo editor Ben Bradlee will debut December 4  —  HBO will debut John Maggio's doc The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee on Monday, December 4.  The film about the legendary Washington Post editor, told primarily in his own words …
Discussion: Washington Post
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
UK left-wing news site The Canary wrongly claimed that BBC political reporter Laura Kuenssberg was speaking at Conservative party conference  —  UPDATE (5.25pm 27/09/17): The Canary has updated its article to include a claim that the BBC did not respond to a request for comment before the article was published.
Discussion: The Canary and New Statesman
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Peter Walker / The Guardian:
The BBC's political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, has been given a bodyguard while covering the Labour party conference after receiving abuse online
 
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Reuters:
Sources: private trades in Spotify ahead of public offering value company at ~$16B, or about 4X its 2016 sales
Jemele Hill / The Undefeated:
ESPN anchor Jemele Hill discusses her tweets about Trump, the pressure she's come under since, ESPN facing backlash, meeting with John Skipper, and more
Caroline Scott / Journalism.co.uk:
The European Journalism Centre grants seven publishers £700K to foster new approaches to covering global development
Discussion: Project News
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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Paul Horner, who published some of the most popular fake news stories of the 2016 election cycle, has died aged 38 in a suspected accidental overdose
Alex Hern / The Guardian:
Sites are using visitors' computers to mine cryptocurrency and generate revenue, instead of relying on ads
Discussion: Boing Boing
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Rolling Stone doc: 2017 revenue projected at $46.3M; pitch to potential buyers suggests conversion to monthly, cutting editorial budget by 30%, pivot to video
Garett Sloane / Ad Age:
Twitter says it's expanding tweet limit to 280 characters from 140 as part of test for some users
 

 
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Suzanne Smalley / The Record:
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court rules that police can get Google search data without a warrant; an expert warns it may encourage warrantless searches nationwide

Lydia Beyoud / Bloomberg:
The US Senate confirms Trump pick Michael Selig as chairman of the CFTC, as lawmakers consider legislation to give the agency more control over digital assets

Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Meta is developing a new image and video-focused AI model codenamed Mango, expected to be released in H1 2026 along with its new LLM dubbed Avocado
 
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