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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Tronc's sale of Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune to Patrick Soon-Shiong will close on Monday after long negotiations over service agreements — Biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong on Monday will take control of the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune …
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Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Blockchain-based media startup Civil funds an effort by five former Denver Post reporters and three editors to launch The Colorado Sun by the end of 2018 — They left The Denver Post amid newsroom layoffs and interference in the editorial process by the newspaper's hedge-fund owners.
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ProPublica:
A look at some of the journalism ads flagged as political by Facebook, showing how Facebook's screening policies are creating problems for media organizations — One ad couldn't have been more obviously political. Targeted to people aged 18 and older, it urged them to “vote YES” …
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@vogon and @propublica
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
Startup reallyread.it hopes to foster dialogue among commenters via a plugin that tracks how much of the article has been read and a homepage for debate — The battle against the uncivil comments section is also a battle against high bounce rates for reallyread.it.
Jackie Strause / Hollywood Reporter:
AMC pulls Chris Hardwick's talk show and appearances on panels at San Diego Comic-Con after abuse allegations from ex-girlfriend — The decision comes one day after Hardwick's ex-girlfriend, Chloe Dykstra, claimed he sexually assaulted her. — AMC has pulled Chris Hardwick's talk show …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Quoting and stating false claims as facts inadvertently lends them credibility and helps spread Trump's narrative and lies — THE MORNING PLUM: — One of the most important but overlooked lessons in the bombshell report on the handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation is that bad-faith …
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@sulliview, @bryanstearns, @hunterwalk, @shoq, @theplumlinegs, @dangillmor, Dan Gillmor, Splinter, New York Times and CBS Pittsburgh
Jeffery C. Mays / New York Times:
Boston Globe has suspended columnist Kevin Cullen for 3 months without pay after review found fabrications in public remarks he had made about marathon bombing — The Boston Globe suspended its columnist Kevin Cullen for three months without pay on Friday after a review found fabricated details …
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BostonGlobe.com, Newser, @spacekatgal, @nytimes, NECN, WBUR, Boston Business Journal and Editor & Publisher
Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at NGOs' journalistic work, how it is impacting partnerships with traditional media, and issues with blurring the lines between advocacy and reporting — It was an impressive display of journalism: An in-depth look at Amazon's marketing of a controversial facial recognition software product to US law enforcement.
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@nicdawes, @annaleighclark, @cjr, @cjr and @mathewi
Krista Kapralos / Nieman Reports:
Overseas news coverage requires reporters who speak local languages and understand local customs so that information is filtered in a culturally appropriate way — At Global Press Journal, speaking the local languages and understanding local customs is key to telling culturally appropriate stories
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@niemanfdn, @rama_rajeswari and @sjstaats
Anna Marum / Columbia Journalism Review:
For Oregon government coverage, smaller newsrooms mean more reliance on AP, fewer daily updates on bills, and less frequent but more in-depth original reporting — The Oregon State Capitol, in Salem. Photo via Oregon Department of Transportation/Flickr. — SAUL HUBBARD WAS AN INTERN …
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: Roseanne Barr has agreed in principle to waive her rights to “Roseanne” clearing a major hurdle for the proposed spin-off of the show — Should a new take on the successful revival move forward, the WGA has made it clear any series will retain the comedian's credit.
Discussion:
AOL, The A.V. Club and Vanity Fair
Cynthia Mitchell / Poynter:
How The Cannabist went from near profitable cannabis media darling to aggregation site with no full-time staff and how The Cannifornian may avoid the same fate — Ricardo Baca was at his desk in the heart of The Denver Post's (then) downtown newsroom on Nov. 7, 2016, plotting strategy for what he called …