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Wall Street Journal:
Analysis finds algorithms designed by Facebook, Google, and others often struggle to detect doctored images and videos, a key tool for misinformation efforts — The tech company's filters can't adequately detect misinformation distributed through altered images
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Google, YouTube, and Facebook don't find misinformation and hoaxes quickly enough after tragedies, may need breaking news teams to scan for misleading content — In the first hours after last October's mass shooting in Las Vegas, my colleague Ryan Broderick noticed something peculiar …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CBS News correspondent Margaret Brennan is named host of Face the Nation, currently the only female solo anchor of a major Sunday political affairs show — WASHINGTON — Margaret Brennan, the senior foreign affairs correspondent for CBS News, will be the next moderator of “Face the Nation …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
How The Wall Street Journal gives different levels of access to different kinds of potential subscribers, assigning scores to readers based on 60+ signals — Non-subscribers visiting WSJ.com now get a score, based on dozens of signals, that indicates how likely they'll be to subscribe.
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Source: 21st Century Fox nears deal with Sinclair to buy at least 6 Tribune-owned TV stations in Seattle, Denver, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Cleveland, Miami — 21st Century Fox is closing in on an agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group to buy at least six TV stations …
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
FCC's Restoring Internet Freedom order, which repeals 2015 Net Neutrality rules, officially takes effect today, signalling beginning of various legal challenges — The FCC's “Restoring Internet Freedom” order, which vastly curtails the agency's 2015 net neutrality rules …
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Adrian Chen / New Yorker:
A reluctant expert on the Internet Research Agency examines how his statements get used by partisans, just as they used the tweets from Facebook's Rob Goldman — Whenever the Internet Research Agency is in the news, I get a sinking feeling in my stomach. I was one of the first U.S. journalists …
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@kimzetter, @adrianchen, @schwartzesque, @trevortimm, @bentaub91, @emilybell, @bentarnoff and @adrianchen
Columbia Journalism Review:
At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, student journalists are in a unique position to report on the events as they toe the line between journalism and activism — Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School can be see on February 17, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Steven Hsieh / The Stranger:
Newsweek retracts a story based on a blog called Unhack the Vote that blamed Senator Al Franken's resignation on an alt-right bot network — On Monday, Newsweek published a story titled, “How An Alt-Right Bot Network Took Down Al Franken.” Relying heavily on a blog called Unhack the Vote …
Knight First Amendment Institute:
Knight First Amendment Institute announces it's receiving $6.5M in grants over five years from Democracy Fund, First Look Media, and the Charles Koch Foundation — The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University announced today that Democracy Fund, First Look Media …
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Agence France-Presse:
Media and human rights groups call Philippine President Duterte's move to ban Rappler journalists from his palace a threat to press freedom — Since taking power in 2016, Duterte has publicly attacked media outlets which have criticised his policies — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's move …
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Matt Donnelly / The Wrap:
Sources: Investor group, led by Maria Contreras-Sweet, Ron Burkle, is closer to purchasing The Weinstein Company after talk with New York AG Eric Schneiderman — $500 million deal to sell studio seems healthier after Wednesday sit down — A group of investors inched closer to completing …
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