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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
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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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