Top News:
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Source: Zuckerberg and Sandberg weren't at staff Q&A on Facebook role with Cambridge Analytica; Facebook says execs are “working around the clock” on the issue — It's not just that he's silent in public. Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg declined to face …
Discussion:
Wired, @mikedelmoro, Crikey, @dylanbyers, Quartz, Bloomberg, Columbia Journalism Review, CNNMoney, USA Today, The Independent, New York Times, Nieman Lab, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, New York Times, Recode, Multichannel News, The Guardian, Boz, Reuters, Vanity Fair, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, BloombergQuint, @michaelbd, @flyosity, @patrickosgood, Slate, @markfollman, @soo_cee2017, @lauriesegallcnn, @baekdal, GeekWire, The Guardian, The Hill, Splinter, Slate, NPR, BuzzFeed, Motherboard, @brianstelter, The Verge, Mediaite, Washington Post, Politico, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, SlashGear, New York Magazine, ValueWalk, New York Times, Metro, The Verge, Variety, Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, CNNMoney, USA Today, Fast Company, BuzzFeed, CNBC, CNN, Business Insider, BBC, Vox, The Daily Beast, IT Management and Rolling Stone, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Channel 4 News:
Cambridge Analytica execs boasted of running “all the digital campaign, the television campaign” for Trump and described comms tactics to avoid a paper trail — An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News has revealed how Cambridge Analytica claims it ran key parts of the presidential campaign for Donald Trump.
Discussion:
CA Commercial, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, @parscale, Channel 4 News, BBC, NPR, Washington Post, Mashable, Forbes, New York Magazine, Slate, Engadget, Mediaite, Splinter, @stevenjharper1, @kylegriffin1, @noupside, @kevdgrussing, @otpor17, @anthony, @kylegriffin1 and Mother Jones, more at Techmeme »
Bloomberg:
Source: US FTC is investigating Facebook's use of personal data and whether it violated policies by letting Cambridge Analytica receive some user information — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is probing Facebook over whether it violated terms of a consent decree over its use of personal data …
Discussion:
Bloomberg, The Wrap, 9to5Mac, Business Insider, New York Times, 9to5Google, Law & Crime, Slate, @abc, Fortune, The Guardian, Engadget, Forbes, CNNMoney, Adweek, Mashable, New York Magazine, Variety, emptywheel, @kevinroose, Washington Post, The Verge and @nycjim, more at Techmeme »
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Source: Mark Zuckerberg expected to address Facebook employees about Cambridge Analytica scandal at 1pm ET on Friday during the company's regular Q&A session — And Sheryl Sandberg is too — After nearly four days of silence from top executives on the unfolding controversy around …
Discussion:
CNNMoney, The Wrap, ABC News, @tictoc, The Daily Beast, @reckless, USA Today, Slate, VentureBeat, Bloomberg and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »
Washington Post:
Chris Wylie says Breitbart's Steve Bannon approved Cambridge Analytica's 2014 work to collect Facebook data; firm used focus groups to test views on Putin, more — LONDON — Conservative strategist Stephen K. Bannon oversaw Cambridge Analytica's early efforts to collect troves of Facebook data …
Discussion:
@mateagold, @cjcmichel, @chrismessina, @rulajebreal, @delavegalaw, @kylegriffin1, @carolleonnig, @justinhendrix, @erickfernandez and The Hill, more at Techmeme »
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
A look at Cambridge Analytica's targeted Facebook ads attacking Hillary Clinton for Mercer-backed Make America Number One PAC, reaping millions of impressions — A pro-Trump super PAC funded by the billionaire Mercer family used Cambridge Analytica to help it generate millions of views …
Shannon Liao / The Verge:
New York and Massachusetts AGs jointly investigating Facebook; source says they're asking for all notifications sent to users about data collection since 2013
Discussion:
VentureBeat, HuffPost, Business Insider, The Guardian and Slate, more at Techmeme »
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
Google says it will spend $300M over the next three years to support journalism and fight disinformation through the newly announced Google News Initiative — ‘We need to do more’ — Google is announcing new efforts today to support the media industry by fighting misinformation and bolstering journalism …
RELATED:
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Google and Facebook were built to destroy publishers, not help; Google's $300M pledge to journalism won't go directly to publications, who need real checks — Guess who's winning? — For argument's sake, let's believe that Google believes its newest efforts to boost publishers …
Discussion:
Bloomberg, @jasonhirschhorn, @danrshafer, @robertblevine_, BloombergQuint and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Jim Albrecht / The Keyword:
Google debuts Subscribe with Google, which lets users buy subscriptions to news sites using Google Accounts and access them from apps, sites, and search results — If you've ever subscribed to a news site, you know that it can sometimes be an onerous task. This isn't the publisher's fault, it's just the way websites work.
Discussion:
CNNMoney, @jeremylittau, Fast Company, Slate, CNBC, Ad Age, @karaswisher, @cramforce, @paulmwatson, Journalism.co.uk, Mumbrella, @mathewi, BetaNews, ZDNet, CNET, @rjlapetra, Adweek, Engadget, TechCrunch, TVWeek.com, Financial Times, Android Police, Press Gazette, @miamiherald, @dannysullivan, @sivavaid, @brianstelter, @klr_editor and @mcclatchy, more at Techmeme »
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Former Playboy model Karen McDougal sues National Enquirer owner, seeking to be released from a 2016 contract requiring silence about alleged affair with Trump — A former Playboy model who claimed she had an affair with Donald J. Trump sued on Tuesday to be released from a 2016 legal agreement requiring …
Discussion:
NBC News, Wall Street Journal, Deadline, Washington Post, Variety, Vox, Business Insider, thecut, The Wrap, Mother Jones, WGNO, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and TVWeek.com
Tom Namako / BuzzFeed:
Retired Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, a Fox News contributor for 10 years, quits and denounces the network as a “propaganda machine” in email to colleagues — “Over my decade with Fox, I long was proud of the association,” Col. Ralph Peters wrote in an email to colleagues. “Now I am ashamed.”
Discussion:
Washington Post, @oliverdarcy, CNNMoney, TVWeek.com, New York Times, The Wrap, Mediaite, Variety, The A.V. Club, Mother Jones, Chicks On The Right, @matthewmodine, @agfhome, The Hill, @brianstelter, Mediaite, @oliverdarcy, The Resurgent, The Daily Beast, TVNewser, Mashable, The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Manhattan judge rules Trump's role as commander in chief does not grant him immunity from defamation suit filed by ex-Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos — President Trump must face a defamation suit filed by former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos after a Manhattan Supreme Court judge denied …
Commissioning Editor - Practical Law — 
Energy Markets Reporter, London — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
News Reporter, MA — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
