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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
BuzzFeed launches a separate site for its news division, buzzfeednews.com, in an attempt to separate factual content from quizzes and humor — It's not news at this point that BuzzFeed has a serious news organization — one whose reporting on Russia made it a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize this year.
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Kara Swisher / Recode:
Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg about Russia, fake news, InfoWars, Myanmar, and why he thinks Facebook shouldn't take down posts that deny Holocaust — Everything was on the table — and after Facebook's wildest year yet, that's a really big table. — Yesterday, I motored my Ford Fiesta …
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GOP candidate running in Nevada, Paris Wade, and conservative writer Ben Goldman have been linked to fake news sites in Macedonia — A joint investigation by BuzzFeed News and partners has uncovered new information that rewrites the story of the fake news boom in the Macedonian town of Veles.
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Sheera Frenkel / New York Times:
Researchers: Trump and his PAC spent $274K on Facebook ads viewed by at least 37M users since early May, making him the biggest political advertiser on the site — SAN FRANCISCO — It's official: President Trump is the single biggest political advertiser on Facebook.
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Nick Statt / The Verge:
A reporter posing as a Dublin Facebook moderator found that pages from far-right groups face looser content standards; Facebook vows to improve its training
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
In a hearing, Facebook, Alphabet, and Twitter tell House Judiciary Committee that they are not discriminating against content for political reasons
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Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: Walmart is considering launching a subscription streaming video service that would undercut Netflix and Amazon Prime Video on price — Walmart is considering launching a subscription streaming video service to compete with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, people familiar with the situation told The Information.
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
The BBC says ruling in Cliff Richard case creates new case law and represents shift against press freedom, reporters' ability to cover police investigations — “This judgment creates new case law and represents a dramatic shift against press freedom and the long-standing ability of journalists …
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Cliff Richard has been awarded £210K in damages after winning his privacy battle against the BBC over its coverage of a police raid on his home
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Sam Husseini / The Nation:
The Nation journalist Sam Husseini, who was removed from Putin-Trump's press conference in Finland, lists the questions he would have asked — If I hadn't been forcibly ejected from the Trump-Putin press conference, here's what I would have asked. — I came to Helsinki to ask Donald Trump …
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Rohin Dharmakumar / The Ken:
The Ken, a one-story per weekday subscription news site in India, raises $1.5M Series A led by Omidyar Network — The Ken just raised a Series A investment of $1.5 million, led by Omidyar Network. We're thrilled to bits at having on board a mindful and long-term set of investors …
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Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Hollywood-based digital video producer Brat Inc, which specialises in scripted teen dramas and comedies, raises $30M led by Anchorage Capital — “Chicken Girls: The Movie,” a teen musical about a tight-knit group of high school dancers, didn't get much attention in Hollywood when it debuted for free online two weeks ago.
Lauren Collins / New Yorker:
Interview with ex-BBC China editor Carrie Gracie and BBC Women on their fight for equal pay and the value of sharing stories regardless of scrutiny and backlash — When Carrie Gracie discovered that her salary was lower than that of her male peers, she blamed herself.
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Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
Netflix is creating a comedy-focused radio channel in partnership with Sirius XM, due to launch in January 2019 — - The channel's focus will be stand up excerpts and highlights from stars of its original comedy programming. — Netflix will soon be streaming on the airwaves thanks to a partnership with Sirius XM.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Kids entertainment platform Pocket.watch raises $15M Series B funding led by Viacom, signs deal with company to produce long and short-form content — Viacom is getting into business with Pocket.watch, leading a $15 million Series B funding round in the kids' entertainment startup …
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