Mediagazer: Profile of Lewis D'Vorkin, the recently installed editor-in-chief of the LA Times who has ruffled feathers in the newsroom (Lyz Lenz/Columbia Journalism Review)

4:25 PM ET, January 24, 2018

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Profile of Lewis D'Vorkin, the recently installed editor-in-chief of the LA Times who has ruffled feathers in the newsroom — Lewis D'Vorkin speaks at the Forbes Centennial Celebration in September 2017. Photo: Stephen Smith/SIPA USA via AP. — Lewis D'Vorkin's voice is tranquil as he threatens his staff.

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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:

Pope Francis condemns “fake news”, praises journalists as “protectors of news”, and lauds educational efforts aimed at helping people recognize misinformation — ROME — The serpent in the Garden of Eden hissed the first fake news to Eve and it all went downhill from there …

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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:

Meg Whitman takes CEO role at Jeffrey Katzenberg's new startup that produces short-form content aimed at mobile consumption — Meg Whitman has been appointed CEO of a new venture backed by Jeffrey Katzenberg that aims to revolutionize entertainment with short-form premium content customized for mobile consumption.

Discussion: Ad Age, The Wrap, Recode, @awallenstein, @businessinsider and Fortune, more at Techmeme »

Brian Fung / Washington Post:

AT&T CEO pushes for an “Internet Bill of Rights”, a net neutrality law covering ISPs and tech firms, in a series of full-page ads in major newspapers — AT&T is calling on Congress for a national net neutrality law that would govern Internet providers and tech companies alike …

Discussion: AT&T, Fast Company, The Daily Caller, @fawfulfan, @sinak, Gizmodo, @jwgreer3, @matthewstoller, Engadget, @karlbode, Variety, @berinszoka, @gigibsohn, MacRumors, Multichannel News, The Wrap, Mother Jones and Politico, more at Techmeme »

Todd Spangler / Variety:

YouTube says it will invest $5M in its Creators for Change program in 2018, aimed at YouTubers who “counter hate and promote tolerance” — YouTube is looking for some upbeat PR — pushing the idea that the Google-owned global video platform can be a force for social good …

Discussion: YouTube Blog, TechCrunch and Engadget, more at Techmeme »

Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:

Ze Frank steps down from role as president of BuzzFeed Entertainment Group, moves into newly-created role of chief research and development officer — The executive will retool a development partner program as the digital publisher largely disbands the Entertainment Group it formed in summer 2016.

Discussion: @delrey, Business Insider, @peretti, @pkafka and @oliverdarcy

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

Sources: YouTube is asking musicians to sign non-disparagement agreements in exchange for promotional support, has asked other creators to agree to same terms — Artists are said to be asked to sign non-disparagement clauses — Google-owned site has been working to improve relations

Discussion: RAIN News, Variety, Tubefilter, Engadget, Gizmodo and The Verge, more at Techmeme », Thanks:@lucas_shaw

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A Netflix documentary about the opioid crisis, funded by the Center for Investigative Reporting's Glassbreaker initiative, has been nominated for an Oscar — “Heroin(e),” the story of three women battling the opioid epidemic in West Virginia, has been nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary short subject.

Discussion: The Ringer and Engadget

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

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

Comcast's Q4 revenue was up 4.2% to $21.9B; cable division lost 33K video customers; cable networks saw revenue grow 7.5% to $2.7B — Gains in the cable division and double-digit increases in content licensing for NBCUniversal's film and TV units boosted Comcast's fourth-quarter earnings.

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Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:

BuzzFeed identified 1700+ accounts Twitter censored in specific countries at the request of governments and “trusted flaggers” like NGOs — The second half of 2017 saw an unprecedented number of Twitter accounts banned in Germany and France thanks to an increase in removal requests …

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard:

Profile of Harlo Holmes, an activist developer who helps journalists learn to use the anonymous whistleblower platform SecureDrop and how to stay safe online — A couple of years ago, a journalist that used SecureDrop, the WikiLeaks-style submission system that allows sources …

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:

US Government Accountability Office says it will investigate fake net neutrality comments made on FCC website before repeal vote, starting in five months — Democrats requested investigation after millions of people were impersonated. — The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) …

Discussion: The Hill, Engadget, TechCrunch, The Verge, Gizmodo and 9to5Mac, more at Techmeme »

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.

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

Discussion: The Guardian, Financial Times, Poynter, GeekWire, New York Magazine, Bloomberg, The Verge, @chutry, @paulachertok, @tcarmody, @eyemadequiet and @page88

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