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Jack Nicas / Wall Street Journal:
YouTube says it will start labeling videos from state-funded broadcasters like PBS and RT, considers surfacing videos from credible sources alongside hoaxes — Google unit to provide more context around some videos — YouTube said it is planning changes to give users more context …
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Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
YouTube CEO Wojcicki promises more transparency, better appeals process for demonetization, including more human reviews, and consequences for “egregious” cases — YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki took to the service's Creator Blog last night to issue some broad goals for the year forward.
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YouTube Creator Blog, Polygon, VideoInk, Android Central, Engadget, Polygon, The Verge, AndroidHeadlines.com and Tubefilter, more at Techmeme »
Jina Moore / New York Times:
Kenyan government suspends 4 TV stations following their coverage of opposition figure's “inauguration” and fails to comply with court's order to reinstate them — The Kenyan government is defying a court order to put four private television stations back on the air …
Sunlight Foundation:
The Sunlight Foundation launches its Web Integrity Project, which monitors changes to government websites and works with journalists to make findings public — We're excited to announce the launch of the Web Integrity Project, a new effort that we'll be leading within Sunlight.
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@simonowens and @digiphile
Chicago Sun Times:
Following Chicago Sun-Times inquiry into Richard Roeper's purchase of Twitter followers, Roeper to resume reviews and has started a new Twitter account — Sign-Up for our Newsletter — On Saturday, Jan. 27, the Chicago Sun-Times became aware of a report in the New York Times …
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@politico_steve, @oliverburkeman, @nickconfessore, @lukeoneil47, iMediaEthics, @jbenton, CBS Chicago and TV Tattle
Reuters:
BBC journalist covering malnutrition crisis in Indonesia's Papua ordered to leave after the country's military said her tweets “hurt soldiers' feelings” — Ed Davies, Agustinus Beo Da Costa — JAKARTA (Reuters) - A BBC journalist on a reporting trip to cover a health …
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The Independent, ABC, @rebeccahenschke and The Jakarta Post
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
One of three founding partners of Charles Harder's law firm quits, says work for Trump and Hulk Hogan didn't square with interest in defending First Amendment — Media client concerns about the firm's docket contributed to Douglas Mirell's decision to leave.
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@theperezhilton, @rmac18, @vogon and @johnjcook
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Spotify adds songwriter, producer, and musician credits to tracks on its desktop platform — Spotify has addressed a long-standing complaint about its service by adding songwriter, producer and musician credits for tracks on its desktop platform, effective today.
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news.spotify.com, @kevingoldsmith, @tedgioia, RAIN News, @kateo, @desmondchild, Fast Company, Music Week, PigeonsandPlanes, VentureBeat, Billboard, Pitchfork, TechCrunch, Engadget and Variety
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
Peter Thiel told Stanford student he may turn Gawker.com into a conservative investigative reporting site if he wins bid for its assets; spokesman issues denial — Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist and Facebook board member who secretly bankrolled lawsuits to undermine Gawker Media …
Discussion:
@rmac18 and @l0stsandal
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Sources: LA Times troubles can be traced to Tronc board manipulation by Eddy Hartenstein, Michael Ferro; Ferro seems to be using Tronc for personal enrichment — After years of painful, protracted decline, the Los Angeles Times has recently descended into chaos: There have been three editors …
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@whet, @cnn and @dylanbyers
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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Facebook appears to have deactivated a group planning to flood Rotten Tomatoes with negative audience scores for upcoming Black Panther film — Calling themselves “Down with Disney's Treatment of Franchises and its Fanboys,” the group is attempting to flood Rotten Tomatoes with poor audience scores …
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Business Insider, Marvel Studios News, Variety, @aaroncouch, Mashable, The A.V. Club, The Verge, The Wrap, Polygon, Inverse, Vanity Fair and The Daily Caller
Alexandria Neason / Columbia Journalism Review:
Texas Monthly hires Pulitzer Prize winner Rich Oppel as ombudsman in response to CJR story about apparent deal with Bumble to promote editorial coverage — The skyline of Austin, Texas, where Texas Monthly is headquartered. Photo by KBaucherel via Pixabay — Texas Monthly is hiring an ombudsman.
Discussion:
@sulliview
Reuters:
Germany's antitrust regulator opening probe into online advertising industry as concerns arise over dominance of Google and Facebook and use of consumer data — FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's anti-trust regulator is opening an investigation into online advertising …
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@vijayshekhar