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TMZ.com:
Colin Kroll, the CEO, co-founder of HQ Trivia and co-founder of Vine, has died at 34; police source says a drug overdose is suspected — Colin Kroll, the CEO and co-founder of HQ Trivia, has died of an apparent drug overdose ... TMZ has learned. — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …
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Louisiana State University:
Study shows that combination of articles defending journalism and fact-checking increased readers' trust in the media while fact-checking articles alone did not — Baton Rouge, LA - In a first-of-its-kind study from Louisiana State University's Manship School of Mass Communication …
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Washington Post:
Leaked report prepared for Senate analyzes Russian disinformation that supported Trump across millions of posts on YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, more — The report, a draft of which was obtained by The Washington Post, is the first to analyze the millions of posts provided …
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Reuters Institute:
Analysis of 760 articles on AI in six UK news outlets finds 33% of sources were from the industry, ~2x more than from academia, and 6x more than from government — As industry, government, and academia invest in various forms of artificial intelligence, many believe that these rapidly developing technologies …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
How National Enquirer's covers for Trump amplified false narratives online and provided a level of national prominence one expert thinks was worth $2.5M-$3M/mo. — The most powerful print publication in America might just be The National Enquirer. It functioned as a dirty-tricks shop …
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@dangillmor, @mega2e and @jswatz
Ruma Paul / Reuters:
Ahead of a general election next month, journalists in Bangladesh say they are living in fear of ever-tightening media laws and are engaging in self-censorship — Ruma Paul, Serajul Quadir, Zeba Siddiqui — DHAKA (Reuters) - With less than a month to go to a general election …
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
Q&A with Le Monde's CEO Louis Dreyfus on its surging digital subscriptions and Skyline, an advertising alliance with Le Figaro, which generated €5M in 10 months — This article appears in the latest issue of Digiday magazine, a quarterly publication that is part of Digiday+.
Bryan Curtis / The Ringer:
Inside Rupert Murdoch's deal that brought Fox, a second-tier network in 1993, into the US mainstream: heavily outbidding CBS on NFL TV rights and hiring Madden — An oral history of the most important deal in sports TV history, when Rupert Murdoch and Fox stole the NFL and John Madden …
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@scottaxe, @kmcconsults, @jasonwoodmansee and @catchdini
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
The Weekly Standard will publish its last edition on December 17 and shut down after 23 years — New York (CNN Business)The Weekly Standard, the magazine that espouses traditional conservatism and which has remained deeply critical of President Donald Trump, will shutter after 23 years …
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Mike Caulfield / Nieman Lab:
Despite confirmation bias, teaching media literacy works, and it helps mitigate the small mistakes that lead media consumers to radicalization — A few days ago, YouTube star Pewdiepie recommended his 75 million subscribers follow a YouTube account that was associated with promoting alt-right and anti-Semitic content.
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@niemanlab
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Nicaraguan police raid independent news outlet Confidencial, taking away documents, computers, and TV cameras — Nicaraguan police last night broke into one of the country's few remaining independent news organizations and hauled away documents, computers, and TV cameras …
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
How Bob Bakish turned around Viacom by focusing on content, diversifying into digital programming and live experiences, expanding to India and UK, more — Bob Bakish was days into his job as CEO of Viacom in late 2016 when he began convening meetings with senior executives to execute …
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