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2:30 PM ET, January 8, 2018

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Graham Ruddick / The Guardian:

The BBC has banned journalists who tweeted support for Carrie Gracie from presenting on-air segments about the gender pay row at the corporation — Journalists who publicly supported corporation's former China editor are told they cannot now report on gender pay row

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Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
BBC's China Editor Carrie Gracie resigns over gender pay gap, accuses managers of breaking equality law, says she'll return to BBC TV newsroom

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John Koblin / New York Times:

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Twitter has quietly started verifying users again, after pausing verifications in November alongside a promise of a new authentication and verification program — Twitter, the magical social media platform where rules are implemented and changed as quickly as hyenas appear in the night …

Lucia Moses / Digiday:

A year after launch, Facebook Journalism Project gets mixed reviews for developing products with news outlets, providing training, and helping to curb hoaxes — A year ago, Facebook launched its Facebook Journalism Project. Led by Campbell Brown, the ex-NBC News anchor who was Facebook's …

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Stefania D'Ignoti / Nieman Lab:

Profile of Jordan-based podcast network Sowt, which produces and curates original Arabic-language content on social issues like religion and gender taboos — The podcast network Sowt, which both produces and curates podcasts for a Middle East audience, avoids “just translating and adapting U.S. products” …

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