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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Facebook's survey to rank trust of publications asks two questions: “Do you recognize the following websites” and “How much do you trust each of these domains?” — Last week, Facebook said its News Feed would prioritize links from publications its users deemed “trustworthy” in an upcoming survey.
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Tim Carmody / Adweek:
Facebook's News Feed changes make sense amid the findings of Edelman's Trust Barometer, which shows plummeting trust in US media driven by mistrust of platforms — Public statements and Edelman study reveal lack of trust in social media — Trust is a tricky thing. Do you trust that someone is telling you the truth?
Samidh Chakrabarti / Facebook:
Facebook says social media has mixed effect on democracies: it gives many a voice but paves way for false news, foreign interference, echo chambers, harassment
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Report: a 19-year-old Michigan man has been arrested after threatening to kill CNN employees, telling an operator: “Fake news, I'm coming to gun you all down” — A Michigan man was arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot and kill CNN employees, WGCL-TV reported Monday.
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Bloomberg:
Twitter COO Anthony Noto has resigned to become SoFi CEO, starting March 1 — Noto joined Twitter in 2014 after a career on Wall Street — SoFi has been searching for a new leader since September — Twitter Inc. Chief Operating Officer Anthony Noto has resigned to accept the role …
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Tronc is in talks to syndicate some political coverage from Axios; it's unclear what the deal would mean for Tronc's DC bureau of about 16 journalists — Newspaper owner Tronc Inc. TRNC -0.14% is in talks with the news startup Axios to syndicate its coverage in the Los Angeles Times, people familiar with the discussions say.
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Jeff Baumgartner / Multichannel News:
Tegna says it will broaden its OTT local/regional ad network via an investment in Tubi TV, an ad-supported streaming service with 7,500+ movies and TV series — Says it will help to expand its OTT ad network — Tegna said it will broaden its OTT local/regional-focused ad network through a …
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Variety:
In a provisional decision, UK regulators say 21st Century Fox's bid to take over Sky would not be in the public interest “due to media plurality concerns” — In a blow to 21st Century Fox, Britain's competition watchdog has provisionally concluded that the company's proposed takeover …
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Chernin Group invests $15M more in Barstool Sports, source says at ~$100M valuation; Barstool to roughly double staff to 160, start selling subscriptions, more — Chernin Group invests additional $15 million in sports website — Controversial publisher said to be valued at $100 million
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Pavlena Todorova / Press Gazette:
UK government says Prime Minister Theresa May will authorize creation of the National Security Communications Unit, a rapid response unit to combat fake news — The Prime Minister is to launch a rapid response unit to battle the proliferation of “fake news” online, it has been announced.
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Tom Huddleston Jr / Fortune:
Netflix gets its first-ever Academy Award nominations for a feature film, Mudbound; Amazon picked up one nomination for The Big Sick's original screenplay — Netflix scored its first-ever Academy Award nominations for a feature film on Tuesday morning, as the streaming giant's push to compete …
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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Funny or Die cuts more jobs in multiple divisions following its 2016 layoffs of about 30% of staff — Funny Or Die has laid off an unspecified number of employees across a broad range of divisions within the company, a spokesman confirmed Tuesday. — CEO Mike Farah announced the job cuts …
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Infowars host Alex Jones has partnered with NYT-bestselling author Neil Strauss to write a book, according to a proposal sent to several publishers — Alex Jones, the far-right conspiracy theorist, is working on a book with New York Times bestselling author Neil Strauss …
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