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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Mark Zuckerberg has been summoned to appear before an “international grand committee” of Canadian and UK MPs to discuss fake news on November 27 — Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has been called to appear before an “international grand committee” on “fake news” …
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@damiancollins, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, @beynate, Mashable, @emmalbriant, Fast Company, @cfhorgan, @carolecadwalla and @b52malmet, more at Techmeme »
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Shona Ghosh / Business Insider:
Business Insider was able to run two ads on Facebook, previously used by the UK Leave campaign, which were listed as being “paid for” by Cambridge Analytica — - A new Facebook tool that shows users who is paying for political ads can be easily manipulated.
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Press Gazette, @rmac18, @oliviasolon, @damiancollins, @carolecadwalla and @shonaghosh
VICE News:
Reporters tried to buy fake Facebook ads on behalf of all 100 US senators and Facebook approved all of them, following other high profile fake ad approvals
Reporters tried to buy fake Facebook ads on behalf of all 100 US senators and Facebook approved all of them, following other high profile fake ad approvals
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@stevekovach, @parscale, @ktbenner, @matthewstoller, @hannahkuchler, @jamessurowiecki, @ronwyden, @violetblue, @brandonlisy, @mollywood, @kevinroose, Business Insider, The Hill and Boing Boing
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
The Axios coverage of Trump's plan to get rid of US birthright citizenship was a perverse, obsequious mix of bleak news and promotion of an Axios series on HBO — You wouldn't trust a music critic who's buddies with the band, nor should you trust a tech reporter who hoots and hollers whenever Tim Cook takes the stage.
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@jonathanvswan, @jonathanvswan, Splinter, Axios, @mattyglesias, @ryanlcooper, The Daily Caller, @jamilsmith, @ajentleson, Splinter, @lpolgreen, @sarahljaffe, @sarahljaffe, @jamesfallows, @mollyjongfast, @mmasnick, @cliomiso, @atrupar, @sarahljaffe, @theferocity, @jonathanvswan, @theferocity, @jbendery, @garylegum, @jrhennessy, @moryan, @sethdmichaels, @melissagira, @charoshane, @libbycwatson, @samfbiddle, @fieldproducer, @axios, @ericboehlert, @joshtpm, @jonathanvswan, @simon_cullen, @ajentleson, @jonathanvswan, @mthreadgould, @sammynickalls, @libbycwatson, @jribas, @theintercept, @jeremypgordon, @jayrosen_nyu, @cwarzel, AOL and Observer
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Vice CEO Nancy Dubuc says she can't “rule out” layoffs but says the company will be profitable sooner than people expect — Hype, sex appeal and the promise of young audiences turned Shane Smith's wild brainchild into one of the hottest digital brands on the planet. Then came scandal and skepticism.
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@natjarv
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Vice Media President Andrew Creighton resigned from the company, nearly a year after it was revealed he settled a sexual harassment claim with an ex-employee — Vice Media president Andrew Creighton has left the company, coming nearly a year after it was revealed that he paid a former employee …
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The Wrap
Washington Post:
Jamal Khashoggi was killed four weeks ago, the result of a direct order from Crown Prince MBS who Trump is trying to protect; Congress must not permit this — JAMAL KHASHOGGI walked in to the Saudi Consulate four weeks ago on Tuesday to obtain a simple document allowing him to marry.
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@ap, @physicsmatt, The Guardian, @scclemons, @danbalz, @alea_linda, @sulliview, @jacksondiehl and @kimsuesmom
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The Guardian:
Istanbul's chief prosecutor says Jamal Khashoggi was killed as soon as he entered the Saudi Consulate, and his body was then dismembered afterwards — New York police investigate deaths of Saudi sisters found bound together — I live among the neo-Nazis in eastern Germany. And it's terrifying
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Scroll.in, @mjunayd, @sgw94, @nycsouthpaw and Slate
Anousha Sakoui / Bloomberg:
Activists are trying to pressure advertisers to boycott Fox News but analysts estimate ads drive just 37% of its revenue, while 60% comes from cable subs — - News channel gets most of its money from cable subscriber fees — Fox News says it won't cave to ‘agenda-driven intimidation’
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Media Matters for America
Simon Austin / Prolific North:
UK broadcaster Channel 4 chooses Leeds city as the location of its new national HQ, with smaller “creative hubs” in Bristol and Glasgow — Leeds has been chosen ahead of Birmingham and Manchester as the new national headquarters for Channel 4. — The three cities …
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@marksweney
Pew Research Center:
Pew: adults under 30 in eight Western European countries less likely to trust news media than adults 50 and up, twice as likely to get news online than from TV — Across eight Western European countries, adults ages 18 to 29 are about twice as likely to get news online than from TV.
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Nieman Lab, @pewresearch and @niemanlab
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Megyn Kelly's lawyer Bryan Freedman has accused NBC News Chairman Andy Lack and the network of leaking false information to the press — (CNN)Megyn Kelly's slow-motion exit from NBC News has turned into an all-out legal battle. — Kelly's 9 a.m. show was canceled last week, but her contract goes through 2020.
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Deadline and The Daily Beast
Thomas Franck / CNBC:
SoMa Equity Partners founder Gil Simon told investors that one of the hedge fund's best investments is a stake in The New York Times — - Gil Simon, CIO and managing partner at SoMa Equity Partners, recommends shares of The New York Times at the Sohn conference in San Francisco.
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@cliffordlevy, @cnbc, @raju and @dcnorg
Rob Price / INSIDER:
Facebook says it is banning the Proud Boys and co-founder Gavin McInnes from Facebook and Instagram after a violent attack on protesters in NY in early October — - Facebook is banning accounts and groups associated with The Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group linked to political violence in the US.
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The Daily Beast, ThinkProgress, @robaeprice, @robaeprice and ThinkProgress
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