Top News:
Marc Lacey / New York Times:
National editor on NYT's Ohio Nazi profile: extreme corners need more light, not less, but “we regret the degree to which the piece offended so many readers” — The Reader Center is a newsroom initiative that is helping The Times build deeper ties with our audience.
Discussion:
New York Times, BuzzFeed, @magi_jay, @dansinker, LA Observed, @cwarzel, @kumailn, @maribrighe, @jgreenblattadl, @kumailn, @decolonialblack, @meghan_daum, @urbanophile, @sarahlerner, @jeffsharlet, @fawfulfan, @espiers, @jbenton, @monikabauerlein, @ddale8, @emilynussbaum, @ddale8, @sarajbenincasa, @clintsmithiii, @thalestral, Mediaite, @karaswisher, @cwarzel, KTLA, @jasminmuj, @tedlieu, The Wrap, Media Nation, Mashable and Splinter
RELATED:
Indrani Sen / Quartz:
A NYT profile of a Nazi in Ohio failed to explain why the story exists or why the subject became a fascist activist, and thus the story became a puff piece — Criticizing the New York Times has become something of a national sport in recent years—whether it's over the ludicrous suggestion …
Discussion:
@michaelwhitney, The Atlantic, New York Times, @natesilver538, @ezraklein, @cwarzel, @seanmcelwee, @willsommer, @andreicherny, @ethannichtern, Recode, @hollablackgirl, @willsommer, @marisakabas, @zeynep, @macloo, Wonkette, @kissane, Washington Post, @johnupton, @andreicherny, @jbouie, @neeratanden, Business Insider, Mother Jones, The A.V. Club and Mediaite
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Meredith agrees to buy Time Inc. for $1.85B, at a ~46% premium to Nov. 15's closing price, with $650M coming from Koch brothers, will assume ~$1B in Time's debt — Deal valuing publisher at more than $1.8 billion would be significant bet on future of magazine industry
Discussion:
New York Times, Meredith Corporation MediaRoom, New York Times, Recode, CNBC, @mlcalderone, @brianstelter, Fast Company, Reuters, Mediawire, TVWeek.com, @pkafka, TechCrunch, @poniewozik, @danprimack, @josephmenn, New York Magazine, Associated Press, @sulliview, @mlcalderone, @pkafka, @pkafka, @pkafka, @alansmurray, Variety, Forbes, @danprimack, @rafat, Ad Age, @mikeisaac, @pkafka, @stephengandel, @raju and Splinter
Greg Evans / Deadline:
Journalists push back against a Trump tweet criticizing CNN International; CNN's Stelter said the tweet reads like an invitation to harass CNN journalists — President Donald Trump's disparagement of CNN International yesterday might not have been just his usual anti-media disdain, says CNN's Brian Stelter.
Discussion:
@cnnpr, Mediaite, @genmhayden, @evan_mcmullin, CNNMoney, @camanpour, The Week, @amy_siskind, @mattriverscnn, @mitchellreports, @leafylizard, Washington Post, The Hill, @thehill, @brianstelter, @jmclaughlinsais, Splinter, Law & Crime, @brhodes, @greenfield64, @jillgeisler, Politico, The Wrap, Mashable, TVNewser and Business Insider
RELATED:
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Putin signs law that allows government to designate media outlets as “foreign agents”, imposing content labeling and detailed financial-reporting requirements — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation that empowers the government to designate media outlets receiving funding …
Discussion:
Quartz, CNN, RT, Reuters, RAPPLER, @mollymckew, @susan_hennessey, The Daily Caller, Splinter, New York Magazine, Axios, The Hill, Associated Press, RAPPLER and euronews
Tim Wu / New York Times:
Net neutrality supporters have strong legal arguments to overturn Ajit Pai's proposed rules repeal in court — Back in 2005, a small phone company based in North Carolina named Madison River began preventing its subscribers from making phone calls using the internet application Vonage.
Discussion:
The FADER and @drpsybuffy, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Jeff Kao / Hacker Noon:
Analysis of FCC net neutrality comments finds over 1M pro-repeal were likely faked and 99% of organic comments were in favor of keeping rules
Discussion:
Axios, The Daily Beast, @thinkmariya, @pomeranian99, Breitbart, Fortune, BGR, @kombiz, @libbycwatson and New York Magazine, more at Techmeme »
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
YouTube's search autofill found to surface disturbing results like “how to have s*x with your kids”, which YouTube says it quickly removed and is investigating — Dozens of users have reported that a YouTube search for “how to have” is auto-completing with pedophiliac phrases.
Louis Lucero II / New York Times:
Charlie Rose's journalism awards rescinded by Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and University of Kansas journalism school — Two journalism schools on Friday rescinded honors they had previously awarded to the news broadcaster Charlie Rose after allegations of sexual misconduct were leveled against him.
Discussion:
cronkite.asu.edu, Arizona Republic, @alyssanewcomb, @amyjbrittain, @cronkite_asu, TVNewser, Business Insider, Code Words, Mediaite and Mediaite
John McCarthy / The Drum:
How media brands like NYT, WSJ, FT, The Telegraph, The Atlantic, The Economist, Vanity Fair, CNN use marketing to turn accusations of fake news into page views — The rise of the internet promised to deliver a wealth of information to the public. It had the power to enrich lives …
Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
Inside Crooked Media and their unapologetically liberal and partisan podcast Pod Save America that generated nearly 120M downloads since January — For years, liberals have tried, and failed, to create their own version of conservative talk radio. Has Crooked Media finally figured it out?
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Experts say free speech laws and lack of unanimity make the EU fight against misinformation unlikely to succeed, leaving the task to national governments — JOHANNESBURG — Supporting free speech and majority rule is a hallmark of the European Union. But in the fight against fake news, those values are nothing short of obstacles.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
SCOTUS to hear a case this week that could decide whether law enforcement can get phone location data without a warrant, a key issue for journalists and sources — That cellphone in your pocket? — Nathan Freed Wessler sees it as a dangerous time machine as well as a communication device.
Discussion:
@natewessler, @brodiegal, @ninabernstein1, @fbajak and @sulliview
Energy & Commodities Editor, Tokyo — 
Politics Reporter, TX — 
Consumer Brands Reporter, GA — 
Deputy Editor - Health Care, VA — 
Product Editor, CA — 
Indigenous Affairs Editor, Sydney — 
China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — 
Bangor Reporter, ME — 
Commerce Editor - Health, Remote US — 
Sports Editor, MI — 
Deputy Politics Editor, CA — 
Alphaville Reporter, London — 
Trending News Reporter, NY — 
Weekend Editor, CA — 
Part-Time Reporter, AZ — 
Political Correspondent, NV — 
Sr. Reporter, Singapore — 
Evening Dep. Breaking News Ed., CA — 
Copy Editor - Miami HQ, FL — 
Police & Courts Reporter, OH — 
Senior Reporter, NM — 
Senior Editor - Ideas, Remote US — 
Morning News Producer, WA — 
Tech Correspondent, CA — 
Enterprise Journalist, WA — 
City Government Reporter, OR — 
TV & Pop Culture Critic, MA — 
Washington Correspondent, DC — 
Local Editor - Morris County, NJ — 
Service Journalism Reporter, PA — 
Senior Editor - NBA, Remote US — 
Immigration Reporter, CA — 
Senior IP Reporter, Remote TX — 
Reporter - National, Remote NY — 
