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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
The New York Times says reporter Ali Watkins, whose email and phone records were seized by the US government, will be transferred to a new beat in New York — Ali Watkins, the New York Times reporter whose email and phone records were secretly seized by the Trump administration …
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The New York Times, Washington Post, Fast Company, Washington Post, Mediaite, @perlberg, @grynbaum, New York Post, Hit & Run, @perlberg, @erikwemple, @petersterne, @carolleonnig, @rosiegray, @bdomenech, @ggreeneva, @bendwalsh, @hashtaggriswold, The Daily Caller, @brianstelter, @oliverdarcy, @brianstelter, @melbournecoal and @katherinemiller
Sarah Frier / Bloomberg:
Facebook's political ads disclosure algorithm blocks ads for lawn-mowing, waxing salons, Walmart, and more that use the words “bush” and “Clinton” — Under rules for the new archive that strives for transparency in politics, all sorts of organizations with names linked …
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USA Today, Digiday, @sarahfrier, @sarahfrier, The Daily Caller, @ericgeller, @cwarzel, @chafkin, @claireeboston, @robaeprice, The Hill and The Wrap
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Some high school newspapers find themselves censored by administrators for writing about school shootings, sexuality, and the reasons for a teacher's dismissal — High school educators across the country have been clamping down on students who publish articles on protests, sexuality and other hot-button issues.
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@cjr, @jackiepeiser, Columbia Journalism Review, @lkherman, @bgrueskin, @yabutaleb7 and @dangillmor
Parker Higgins / Freedom of the Press Foundation:
Freedom of the Press Foundation releases open source framework Track The News to help create Twitter bots that can track news subjects across sites — Freedom of the Press Foundation is releasing a free software Python program called Track The News, which for several months we've used …
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@trevortimm
Matthew Townsend / Bloomberg:
Barnes & Noble fires CEO Demos Parneros for allegedly violating policies, says the action was unrelated to financial reporting — - Book and gift seller declines to say why he'd been terminated — High-level executives at a slew of companies have been ousted
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Wall Street Journal and CNBC
Marcy Wheeler / emptywheel:
Marcy Wheeler, author of natsec-focused emptywheel blog, says she went to FBI in 2017 about a source she thinks is lying and had role in Russian election attack — I'd like to put a human face — my own — to the risk posed by GOP gamesmanship on the Mueller investigation.
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@emptywheel, @pwnallthethings, @wilson__valdez, @mollymckew, @dandrezner, @lolgop, @rosenzweigp, @matthewamiller, @sarahkendzior, @lynneraughley and @petersterne
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
In trial against startup Six4Three, Facebook argues it's a publisher with the free speech right to take away data access but also claims Section 230 protection — In its defense against a former app startup, Facebook is contradicting its long-held claim to be simply a neutral platform
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@jason_kint, more at Techmeme »
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Some US news sites that continue to block European users prefer to see how GDPR is enforced and may want to wait for developments in US privacy regulations — Major U.S. news sites including the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune are still blocking European visitors more than a month …
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Sources say Verizon spent about $1.2B on the failed go90, including the purchase of OnCue and Vessel, in an effort without clear market research — As far as launch parties go, Verizon's September 2015 event for Go90 had it all: a Kanye West concert, a live performance of Funny or Die's …
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Fortune and Light Reading
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Source: BBC Worldwide is in talks with Channel 4 to purchase the 50% of UKTV it doesn't own from Discovery for £500M — Broadcaster, 50% controlled by BBC Worldwide, is major source of profit for the BBC — The BBC is in talks with Channel 4 tomount a £500m bid to take control of UKTV …
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FierceCable
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Mob lynchings fueled by WhatsApp messages continue to sweep India as authorities struggle to combat fake news; five were killed by a rumor-driven mob on Sunday — NEW DELHI — Five people were killed by a mob in India on Sunday after rumors spread on social media that they were child traffickers …
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Reuters, @bloombergquint, @mmasnick, @jason_kint, @caseynewton, Engadget, @sivavaid, @mhbergen, @rama_rajeswari, @karlbode, @nidhi, @anniegowen, @anniegowen, BBC, Times of India and Hindustan Times
Hamilton Nolan / Splinter:
WaPo's open shop union, lacking leverage, encourages members to accept insulting terms of new two-year contract, like $15/week raises, cuts in overtime payments — If you can't work up any outrage at being ripped off by the richest man in America, how do you ever expect to win anything?
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