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Fred Vogelstein / Wired:
Facebook's head of News Feed Adam Mosseri says the recently announced overhaul, designed to help people better connect, will result in less video appearing — Facebook on Thursday announced sweeping changes to the way it plans to manage the newsfeed, the front door to the service for its 2 billion monthly users.
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Some Facebook ex-staffers think Twitter-inspired 2013 shift to display more news was a failed experiment, as time spent on FB has declined the past two years — When news broke on Thursday evening of Facebook's dramatic overhaul of its News Feed, the worlds of media and publishing erupted.
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New York Times, @mattmittenthal, @mosseri, @stevesi and @cwarzel, more at Techmeme »
Felipe Villamor / New York Times:
Philippines government orders independent news site Rappler, which has been critical of President Rodrigo Duterte, to shut down — MANILA — The Philippines ordered the closing on Monday of an independent online news site that has been critical of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration …
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RAPPLER, RAPPLER, TechCrunch, @carloshconde, @cesdrilon, @natashya_g, @jerometaylor, @jamelaaisha, Patricia Evangelista, Franco Mabanta and The Drum
Vanessa Friedman / New York Times:
Condé Nast to issue a code of conduct this month and stop working with photographers Bruce Weber and Mario Testino, who were accused of sexual harassment — Condé Nast, publisher of some of the glossiest magazines in the world, is changing the way it does business.
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New York Times, BBC, thecut, @bevysmith, @zlistsibbley, PAPERMAG, @vabvox, @nomoreorg, @jowrotethis, @pagesix, @edwardsiddons, @rwitherspoon, @carocor5, @rswfire, @buildastarpromo, @traceyspicer, @vogueaustralia, @alyssarosenberg, Newser, @jodikantor, @dereonjean, @stevekopack, @katierosman, @matthewschneier, AOL, The Week, Cindy Gallop, Refinery29 and Fashionista
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
While most media handled the use of “shithole” with professionalism, fewer were successful in exploring the racist thinking behind it — From Harry Truman's “dumb son of a b— " assessment of General Douglas MacArthur to Richard B. Cheney's rude suggestion about what Sen. Patrick J. Leahy …
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New York Times and Media Matters for America
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sir Richard Branson orders Virgin Trains to restock the Daily Mail, saying the decision to stop selling it amounted to censorship — Branson says decision was taken without his knowledge and company should not be seen to be ‘censoring’ or ‘moralising’ — Sir Richard Branson …
Katharine Viner / The Guardian:
The Guardian has redesigned its website and mobile apps to coincide with the launch of the newspaper's new tabloid format on Monday — oday, our newspaper is being printed in a new tabloid format for the first time, a decision we took seven months ago. We decided then that we also wanted …
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Press Gazette, @zoesqwilliams and New York Times
Press Gazette:
Press freedom groups have written to Theresa May asking her to repeal law forcing papers to pay all court costs, win or lose, unless signed up with regulator — Two press freedom groups have written to the Prime Minister calling for the urgent repeal of legislation that would make newspapers pay …
Nick Turse / The Intercept:
How the Pentagon's Africa Command shunned one journalist after his reporting on tough issues like torture by local forces at a drone base used by the US — Conversations with military spokespeople can be curt, even confrontational, but they are not supposed to go this way.
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@forensicarchi, @shane_bauer, @sandra_cuffe, @alicesperi, @nickturse, @aaschapiro and @samueloakford
Wall Street Journal:
US government lawyers have subpoenaed approximately 30 third parties for information on AT&T's $85B takeover of Time Warner with trial set to start March 19 — Justice Department has sought information from Dish, CBS, Starz and other media firms on $85 billion takeover of Time Warner
David Marchese / Vulture:
Interview with NPR Fresh Air host Terry Gross on the art of the Q&A, the guest that most surprised her, and how she salvages a tanking interview — “I wouldn't be able to keep doing my job,” says Fresh Air host Terry Gross, sitting in her book-lined office at Philadelphia's WHYY radio station …
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@nprfreshair
Mia Shuang Li / Columbia Journalism Review:
In China, influencers posting news catering to readers' interests on WeChat are replacing distrusted legacy media, though they are also subject to censorship — Editor's note: This article is the first of two in a series on WeChat. The second, “WeChat reaches audiences conventional media in China cannot” can be found here.
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