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Jane Wakefield / BBC:
Reuters Institute study: usage of Facebook for news has declined in a number of countries including the US, as messaging apps like WhatsApp gain popularity — Fewer people are using Facebook to discover and discuss news, as messaging apps such as WhatsApp gain in popularity, a study has suggested.
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Nieman Lab:
Reuters Institute report shows broadcasters and newspapers are more trusted worldwide than digital-born outlets or partisan sources — As Facebook moves to privilege “broadly trusted” sources in its News Feed, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism research shows that broadcasters …
Colin Deppen / The Incline:
Longtime Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cartoonist Rob Rogers says he was fired after going public with claims the paper rejected cartoons for political reasons — Update: 4 p.m. (Editor's Note: This is a breaking story and will continue to be updated.) — Rob Rogers said he felt editorial management …
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@rob_rogers, Poynter, HuffPost, The Hill, Greensburg Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh City Paper, Philly.com, wesa.fm, BostonGlobe.com, WTAE, Splinter, @eleanorstrouser and Common Dreams
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The Nib:
Ten of the anti-Trump cartoons by Rob Rogers that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette refused to publish — The paper suddenly won't run the work of veteran cartoonist and former Pulitzer finalist Rob Rogers' work for being too critical of Trump. But we will.
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Columbia Journalism Review, Washington Post and CBS Pittsburgh
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
MacArthur Foundation awards $1M to Chicago nonprofit journalism lab City Bureau and $650K each to Free Spirit Media and Chicago Public Media — City Bureau, a 3-year-old nonprofit journalism lab on the South Side, will receive a $1 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation …
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@city_bureau, Macfound.org site news, City Bureau, @chrbelanger, @sebastian_hwc, @bechang8, @bellwak, Current and Chicago Business
Jacqueline Alemany / CBS News:
Sources: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and deputy press secretary Raj Shah to exit the Trump administration; Sanders to leave at year's end — Two of the most visible members of the Trump administration are planning their departures, the latest sign of upheaval in a White House marked by turmoil.
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Politico, Mediaite, Washington Post, Fox News Insider, Splinter, The Daily Caller, Vanity Fair, @milbank, @anniekarni, @presssec, The Hill, @bradmossesq, New York Magazine, @tedlieu, @talkingnewmedia, Mediaite, @joncoopertweets, MarketWatch, KUTV-TV, Daily Express, fox13now.com, @andylassner and @poniewozik
Tow Center for Digital Journalism:
Survey: 86% of journalists felt social media contributed to a decline in trust in journalism, half said social media strengthened relationship with audience — This report is part of an ongoing, multiyear study by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School …
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Nieman Lab and @mattnavarra
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Thousands of debunking articles by Sean Rice of business2comunity.com deleted after site was contacted with evidence of serial plagiarism and story idea theft — Business2community.com deleted close to 6,000 articles by Shawn Rice after being contacted by BuzzFeed News.
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@profcarroll, @mat and @craigsilverman
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
News outlets should make sure to qualify and identify Trump's tweets as false in their headlines to avoid acting simply as retweets promoting his viewpoint — Consider this headline. — In one sense, the headline is true. President Trump did indeed say that there is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea.
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CNN, Chicago Sun-Times, @pbump, The Week, @dannagal, @jayrosen_nyu, The Daily Caller, New York Magazine, @jayrosen_nyu, NPR and New York Times
Jack Sullivan / CommonWealth Magazine:
DFM-owned Boston Herald to outsource ad design and news page layout to Colorado headquarters, eliminating at least half the copy editor and design positions — THE NEW OWNERS of the Boston Herald have told staff they will outsource all the paper's advertising design and news page layout functions …
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Media Nation
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Nuzzel launches NuzzelRank, which uses reader data, signals about engagement and authority, and business influencers to rank the authority of top news sources — Everyone from Elon Musk to AdBlock Plus wants to tell you which news sources are worth trusting. Now news aggregator Nuzzel is joining in.
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Columbia Journalism Review
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Source: The Young Turks laid off at least five employees this week, including regular on-air talent Nomiki Konst and Hannah Cranston — The Young Turks laid off at least five employees this week, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to TheWrap on Thursday.
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Nomiki Konst
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