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11:10 AM ET, December 3, 2018

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Hannah Ellis-Petersen / The Guardian:
Rappler's Maria Ressa, charged with tax evasion after coverage critical of Philippine gov't, says she'll surrender to police after an arrest warrant was issued  —  Editor of independent news website Rappler has been released on bail over charges she says are being used to intimidate her
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Camille Elemia / RAPPLER:
Rappler CEO Maria Ressa posts bail of 60K Philippine Pesos, after court finds probable cause that Rappler's parent company failed to disclose tax info  —  (3rd UPDATE) The case at the Pasig court is just one of the 5 tax cases the Department of Justice has filed against Rappler Holdings Corporation and its president Maria Ressa
Discussion: Financial Times
CNN:
Canadian activist sues NSO Group, claims its spyware empowered Saudi officials to access WhatsApp messages with Jamal Khashoggi, possibly leading to his killing  —  London (CNN)In his public writings, Jamal Khashoggi's criticism of Saudi Arabia and its Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was measured.
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Aimee Rinehart / First Draft:
How collaborative verification project in Brazil, Comprova, used WhatsApp for Business API and Zendesk to fact-check ~70K questions during the latest elections  —  First DraftBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing  —  The collaborative journalism project was the first to have special access to one of Brazil's most popular apps
Discussion: Nieman Lab and Poynter
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Glenn Beck's TheBlaze and Mark Levin's CRTV are to merge, creating a conservative-media entity called Blaze Media which they say will reach 165M people  —  The homes of Glenn Beck and Mark Levin are combining to create Blaze Media, which insiders say will reach 165 million people via television, digital platforms and social media.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Wrap
Christina Sturdivant Sani / Washington City Paper:
A black journalist on how the underrepresentation of black reporters in D.C. media is leading to non-existent or inaccurate coverage and taking a personal toll  —  Black journalists are underrepresented in D.C. newsrooms.  That's a problem for everyone.  —  As a black journalist …
Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Oath executives are exploring subscriptions for HuffPost news and Yahoo Sports content after digital ad sales miss revenue targets  —  Oath media unit at the wireless carrier to focus on e-commerce and paid subscriptions to content  —  Verizon Communications Inc.'s VZ 1.43% Oath unit …
Reuters:
Reuters found 70+ websites pushing Iranian propaganda aimed at 15 countries using content with a connection to Tehran-based International Union of Virtual Media  —  LONDON/WASHINGTON A Tehran-based agency has quietly fed propaganda through at least 70 websites to countries from Afghanistan to Russia.
Nicholas Diakopoulos / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at algorithms that help journalists weed through hype and spin like ClaimBuster, which identifies fact-checkable claims made on air and alerts reporters  —  Does Palestine pay $350 million a year to terrorists and their families?  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested …
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Profile of The Times-Picayune food team of 3 journalists running NOLA.com which, between its Instagram account and Facebook group, has almost 100K followers  —  The Times-Picayune has its own Instagram account with more than 56,000 followers.  It has a Facebook group, too, with more than 42,500 members.
 
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Amber Jamieson / BuzzFeed News:
Arkansas school district suspends Har-Ber Herald high school newspaper after a critical article about player transfers to a rival school's football team
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Two Mexican journalists at a newspaper investigating cartels seem to have been targeted by the government via NSO Group's spyware after their colleague's murder
Discussion: Fortune
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