Top News:
Timothy Burke / The Concourse:
Sinclair's local TV anchors are reading corporate-mandated script saying some media outlets publish fake news, as Sinclair awaits Tribune deal approval from FCC — Earlier this month, CNN's Brian Stelter broke the news that Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner or operator of nearly 200 television stations …
Discussion:
@realdonaldtrump, CNNMoney, CNNMoney, New York Times, Nieman Lab, @mattdpearce, Mediaite, ThinkProgress, TVNewser, @mattdpearce, Fast Company, Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, Arizona Republic, NPR, @mattdpearce, USA Today, @mattdpearce, @charlesppierce, Broadcasting & Cable, Philly.com, AOL, @danrather, @peterchernin, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, Talking Points Memo, al.com, CNBC, The Guardian, CNN, Amy McGrath, The Wrap, @jcstearns, @jamilsmith, @brianstelter, Deadline, Business Insider, ABC News, Hollywood Reporter, Associated Press, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, @niemanlab, FierceCable, @mattdpearce, @dankennedy_nu, KTLA, @wajahatali, @fawfulfan, @nikkiusher, @mattdpearce, @jcstearns, TVSpy, @renato_mariotti, Fortune, @rickwritesnow, @jmhaigh, @jamilsmith, @joemygod, @davidfolkenflik, @stevelackmeyer, @mattdpearce, @klasfeldreports, NewsCut, Thinknum Media, @e_hellerstein, @nikta04, @mediahistorynow, @mshannabrooks, @mshannabrooks, @brianstelter, @jfagone, @rhodes_dawn, @mjsamberg, @robtornoe, @classiclib3ral, @andrewmseaman, @lexalexander, Business Insider, Newser, EW.com, The Rural Blog, Variety, Rolling Stone, Mashable, The Daily Caller, TV Tattle, New York Magazine and Slate
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Zuckerberg says it will take a few years for the company to resolve its current issues and that it spent too little time thinking about the risks of its tools — “We will dig through this hole, but it will take a few years.” — It's been a tough year for Facebook.
Discussion:
The New York Observer, Recode, TechCrunch, Ad Age, Forbes, Columbia Journalism Review, Variety, Business Insider, The Next Web, Bloomberg, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, MacRumors, SlashGear, Fortune, The Outline, The Daily Caller, The Wrap, The Verge, CBS San Francisco, AOL, Fast Company and Editor & Publisher, more at Techmeme »
Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
As advertisers ditch Laura Ingraham's show following call from Parkland survivor David Hogg, media critics are divided on whether it's the right way to protest — More businesses seem willing to yank their advertising dollars from platforms that are involved in controversies.
Discussion:
Mediaite, @brianstelter, @pastordan, @kashanacauley, @slpng_giants, @jaycaruso, @michaelpfreeman, MediaFile, @jameeljaffer, The Baffler, @sophiabush, @ericboehlert, @amyresnick and @tribelaw
RELATED:
The Wrap:
At least 18 companies have pulled advertising from Laura Ingraham's Fox News show, including Hulu, Nestle, TripAdvisor, Honda, Office Depot, and Liberty Mutual — Liberty Mutual CEO David Long says Fox News host's “comments are inconsistent with our values as a company”
New York Times:
DOJ is investigating Live Nation for possible antitrust violations after complaints it pressured venues into using its subsidiary Ticketmaster or lose big shows — In 2010, when the Justice Department allowed the two most dominant companies in the live music business — Live Nation and Ticketmaster …
Theodore Schleifer / Recode:
Profile of Spotify's CFO Barry McCarthy as the company prepares for its unusual direct listing on NYSE this Tuesday — Spotify's CFO pushed for this week's direct listing, which could change life for Wall Street and for big tech startups. — When Spotify goes public Tuesday …
Discussion:
New York Times and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »
Oleksiy Kuzmenko / bellingcat:
Ukrainian and Russian media frequently quoted David Jewberg, a Pentagon analyst on Russia, without realising he didn't exist and was the creation of a US group — Summary: — “Senior Pentagon Russia Analyst LTC David Jewberg” maintained a popular Facebook page and was frequently quoted …
Discussion:
@travis_tritten, @markondefense, @forgetfuljeff, The Outline and @gabewildau
Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
Teen Boss, a quarterly magazine for 8-15 year-old girls focusing on making money and building brands, reinforces female ambition as smiling and social — The magazine Teen Boss, styled as Teen Bo$$!, débuted in September of last year. It publishes quarterly, like an earnings report.
Discussion:
@michaelsclair, @mfalk1106, @vickinotaro, @jillian_bell, @tanyasic, @jiatolentino and @katearonoff
Corey Hutchins / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A: Julie Reynolds, formerly at a Digital First Media owned paper, on covering DFM's owner Alden Capital and the NewsGuild labor union's #NewsMatters project — FOR TWO YEARS, JULIE REYNOLDS has cranked out stories about Alden Global Capital, the secretive New York hedge fund …
Carlos Martínez de la Serna / Tow Center …:
How digital networks have powered collaboration and cooperative production, creating a journalism commons, during the first three decades of digital journalism — EXECUTIVE SUMMARY — The history of journalism includes many and varied forms of cooperation, as far back as landmark events …
Javier C. Hernández / New York Times:
Critics say Alibaba-owned South China Morning Post is moving away from independent journalism and softening its critical stance to please Beijing — HONG KONG — On a recent afternoon, the staff of The South China Morning Post, a 114-year-old newspaper, gathered around roast suckling pig …
LA Weekly:
LA Weekly claims its writers are being cyberbullied, editors lose stories and access, and a boycott threatens its free speech as two events have been cancelled — For months we at L.A. Weekly have watched as our name and reputation have been stomped on, raked through the mud and desecrated.
Discussion:
LA Weekly, @boycottlaweekly, The Outline and @mattatouille
Accounting Specialist Editor, Remote US — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Asia Credit Reporter, Seoul — 
Senior Social Media Specialist, NC — 
Associate Editor - Aviation, TN — 
Assistant Editor - Digital, NC — 
Video Producer - YouTube, NY — 
Senior Managing Ed. - Daily Desk — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Content Managing Editor — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Associate Editor, Remote — 
Retail Reporter, MN — 
Managing Ed. - Berks County, PA — 
News Editor - UK, Remote — 
News Reporter, MA — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Service Journalism Editor, CA — 
Content Director, Remote — 
Los Angeles Issues Reporter, CA — 
Reporter - Middle East — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Lexington County Reporter, SC — 
Reporter - Offshore Wind — 
General Assignment Reporter, FL — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
