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Jason Koebler / Motherboard:
Facebook's News Feed changes liberate the media industry from Facebook's whims; journalism engineered for an algorithm is not journalism, it's marketing — Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told the New York Times that the social network will revamp its news feed to emphasize “meaningful interaction” between friends and family.
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Zuckerberg says News Feed will focus on what friends share, de-emphasize content from publishers and brands as it moves to favor interactions over passive posts — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook introduced sweeping changes to the kinds of posts, videos and photos that its more than two billion members …
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Publishers briefed on News Feed changes say Facebook told them reputable publishers will also be surfaced, though term was undefined, traffic impact was unclear — The end is nigh. Facebook is planning a major change to its news feed, starting as early as next week, that will decisively favor user content …
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Noreen Malone / The Cut:
Footage from January 2016 shows MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews joking about a “Bill Cosby pill” during Hillary Clinton interview setup; Matthews apologizes — On January 5, 2016, MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews interviewed Hillary Clinton in an Iowa fire station during the Democratic primary season.
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Taylor Lorenz / The Daily Beast:
Leaked DAU metrics from April to September show that only 20% of Snapchat users consume content from Discover Edition daily — Snapchat takes its secrecy seriously. Very, very seriously. — Take the case of one former Snapchat employee. On his first day, he was forced to sit through …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
How news outlets handled the decision to repeat President Trump's “shithole” comment, and why some editors decided readers needed to see the word — Lester Holt opened the “NBC Nightly News” on Thursday with a parental warning: “This may not be appropriate for some of our younger viewers.”
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Scott Nover / Poynter:
Critics fault BBC for uneven application of rules that prevent journalists who publicly support Carrie Gracie and equal pay from covering the topic — Carrie Gracie's resignation sent shock waves through Britain. Gracie, the former China editor for BBC News, resigned from her post Sunday …
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Helena Horton / Telegraph:
BBC lets John Humphrys keep presenting on equal pay despite Humphrys being accused of mocking Carrie Gracie's equal pay stand in breach of impartiality rules — The BBC has said John Humphrys will continue to present segments on Equal Pay - because the broadcaster does not feel his comments …
The Wrap:
Sources: Viacom and CBS vice-chairwoman Shari Redstone to consider a merger of the two media companies; Redstone's National Amusements controls both companies — Viacom and CBS vice-chairwoman Shari Redstone is pursuing a merger of the two media companies that split more than a decade ago …
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David Cohen / Adweek:
Facebook signs licensing deals with Global Music Rights, HFA/Rumblefish, and Kobalt, allowing users post music and music videos on Facebook, Instagram, Oculus — The partnerships followed similar deals with Universal Music Group and Sony/ATV — Music continued to fill the air in Menlo Park …
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Screenshots show the coordinated harassment campaigns against conservative media by Twitter trolls who support far-right congressional candidate Paul Nehlen — When Steve Bannon, Breitbart, and other conservatives cut ties with far-right activist and congressional candidate Paul Nehlen …
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TechCrunch:
Source: Verizon is working on an OTT offering that could package channels focusing on news, entertainment, and sports as standalone apps, using Oath content — Jan 12, 2018, 4:23 amJan 12, 2018, 8:39 am — At CES, the big consumer electronics show underway this week in Las Vegas …
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