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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Zuckerberg says Facebook is already ranking news organizations based on trust, will invest billions to fight fake news, remains committed to WhatsApp encryption — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that the company has already begun to implement a system that ranks news organizations based …
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Zuckerberg says Facebook won't pay annual fees to publishers, an idea floated by Murdoch, and emphasizes interest in helping news outlets sell subscriptions — Sorry, Rupert Murdoch: Facebook isn't a pay TV company. — Quick memo to Rupert Murdoch, Jonah Peretti and other media executives …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Facebook, which relies on Republicans to advocate for minimal regulation, is bringing in advisers to investigate claims it's biased against conservative voices — To address allegations of bias, Facebook is bringing in two outside advisors — one to conduct a legal audit of its impact …
Wall Street Journal:
Cambridge Analytica is shutting down following the Facebook data misuse scandal, says founder of its British affiliate SCL Group, which is also shuttering — Company had lost multiple clients in recent months — Cambridge Analytica , a data firm that worked for President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign …
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Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Facebook announces Clear History feature, letting users stop Facebook-collected browsing history from being associated with their account
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Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Sources: Wendell Jamieson, the NYT editor who resigned after an internal investigation, was accused of inappropriate behavior by at least three female employees — Wendell Jamieson, the metro editor whose resignation was announced by The New York Times on Monday after an internal investigation …
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Guy Rosen / Facebook:
Facebook says it can currently use its advances in artificial intelligence to flag content and remove it before it's even been reported — There are two ways to get bad content, like terrorist videos, hate speech, porn or violence off Facebook: take it down when someone flags it, or proactively find it using technology.
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Manish Singh / The Outline:
Facebook has quietly ended its Free Basics program in more than six nations and territories in recent months including Myanmar and Latin American markets — Facebook enabled ethnic-cleansing-related hate speech in Myanmar; many died and thousands fled. Rather than take responsibility, it's turning away.
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The Villager Newspaper:
Journalist Mary Reinholz says NBC's Tom Brokaw made an unwanted advance on her 50 years ago, when he was a married anchor in LA and she was a young reporter — A recent e-mail from the Newswomen's Club of New York reminded me that I had been confirmed to attend an April 5 panel discussion called …
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Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
At NewFronts on Tuesday, Verizon's Oath announced a slate of 10 new original video series, documentaries, and live shows, plus a partnership with Samsung — Becomes content partner for Samsung devices — Oath announced a slate of 10 new original video series, documentaries and live show …
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Snapchat is rolling out an update, previously in testing, that will sort friend communication by recency and move Stories from the friends page to Discover — Snapchat's redesign was a disaster. It cratered ad views and revenue and led Snapchat's user count to actually shrink in March.
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Recode, The Wrap, New York Times, @otunbasho and Talking Biz News
Alison Weissbrot / AdExchanger:
BBC to test audio ads for the first time, will partner with Swedish podcast platform Acast to sell ads for podcasts outside of the UK — The BBC is testing audio ads for the first time in its 96-year history. — The British broadcasting giant is partnering with podcast platform Acast …
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TechCrunch, Adweek and Mumbrella
Jessica Elgot / The Guardian:
UK defence secretary Gavin Williamson said journalists should join the UK's reserve forces to help counter fake news and cyber-propaganda — Defence minister says armed forces need specialist skills to counter cyber-propaganda — Journalists and IT specialists should join the UK's reserve forces …
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@glumbird, @maxblumenthal and @marinahyde
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
A look at the 2018 Pulitzer-winning Santa Rosa Press Democrat, which local investors bought from Halifax Media nearly six years ago — As the announcement of the 2018 Pulitzer Prizes continued on a muted TV in the background, the staff of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat prepared for a toast.
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