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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Facebook and Google, both immensely wealthy, need to step up with serious solutions to weaponized disinformation — (Eugene Garcia/European Pressphoto Agency/EFE) — Well-intentioned warnings to journalists were circulating early this week as the news of the Las Vegas massacre broke.
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CNN:
Sources: some Russian-linked Facebook ads targeted key areas of Michigan and Wisconsin, aimed at people susceptible to anti-Muslim messages — (CNN)A number of Russian-linked Facebook ads specifically targeted Michigan and Wisconsin, two states crucial to Donald Trump's victory last November …
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Business Insider, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Verge, Mashable, @juddlegum, @redsteeze, @mkraju and @mkraju
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Tech companies should act to prevent hoaxes and fake stories, as misinformation experts know how to swarm news events, benefiting from real-time amplification
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Fortune, Fox News, @orlandosentinel, The Daily Dot, Mediaite, Fast Company, Mashable, BuzzFeed, @latimes, @politifact and NPR
Crooked Media:
Crooked Media, the company behind podcast Pod Saved America, is launching a website, with The New Republic's Senior Editor Brian Beutler as editor-in-chief — Juggernaut start-up issues press release to get press about juggernaut start-up. — “Pride cometh before the fall,” said the company's founders.
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@heerjeet, @jonfavs, @brianbeutler, @tvietor08, @peterdaou, @oliverdarcy, @peterhamby, @crookedmedia, @jonlovett, @mattyglesias and @christinawilkie
Benjamin Landy / Vanity Fair:
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson sidesteps question on whether CNN President Jeff Zucker will remain after AT&T-Time Warner deal — Amid rumors that CNN's leadership could be a sticking point in the Justice Department's approval of the AT&T-Time Warner merger, Zucker's future at the news network remains unclear.
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Newsroom employees at the LA Times are trying to form a union, a move which could aggravate relations with the paper's parent company Tronc — Newsroom employees at The Los Angeles Times are trying to form a union, setting up a potential clash with the newspaper's parent company, Tronc.
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@mayalau, @melbournecoal, Splinter, @danielmarans and @laura_nelson
BuzzFeed:
A look at the corporate war between the media and social media giants like Facebook; sources say Murdoch wants public to view FB, Google like Wall Street banks — Murdoch's bare-knuckle tactics are familiar to his many media enemies. Now his sights are set on Silicon Valley …
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The Daily Caller, @buzzfeedben, @emilybell, @jimvandehei, @digitalshields, @antheabutler, @davidfolkenflik and @perlberg
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
The News Integrity Initiative gives $1.8M to 10 projects focused on increasing trust in news — “The flip side of disinformation is trust.” — More community involvement in investigative reporting. New messaging tools to increase contact between journalists and readers. Better comments.
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@dangillmor and Dan Gillmor
David Cohen / Adweek:
Vox Media launching two Twitter shows: Circuit Breaker on Tuesdays, from staff of Verge's gadget blog, and game-focused Polygon Show on Thursdays — Vox Media is creating Twitter livestreamed shows out of a blog and a podcast — Vox Media is creating Twitter livestreamed shows out of a blog and a podcast.
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The Verge, @zkahn, Polygon and Vox Media - All
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Facebook's Watch videos are being viewed an average of 23 seconds — Early data suggests that Facebook's Watch is getting viewers to spend more time watching videos. But Facebook still has a long way to go to achieve the levels of retention that top video creators and publishers can get on YouTube.
NewsMatch:
The Knight Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, and Democracy Fund launch News Match 2017, a $3M fund to provide matching support to news non-profits — Individuals are invited to give to more than 130 trusted news organizations at www.newsmatch.org Washington, DC - This week marks the launch …
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David Cohen / Adweek:
Facebook's CrowdTangle is partnering with the Local Media Consortium, giving its members access to CrowdTangle's tools — Facebook acquired media measurement platform CrowdTangle last November — Members of the Local Media Consortium now have access to real-time social media monitoring and tracking tools from CrowdTangle.
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Cenk Uygur / @cenkuygur:
Our reporter @JordanChariton and cameraman/editor Ty Bayliss have been arrested by St. Louis Police. Clear violation of first amendment. — Our reporter @JordanChariton and cameraman/editor Ty Bayliss have been arrested by St. Louis Police. Clear violation of first amendment.
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