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Los Angeles Times:
Malware attack on Tribune Publishing's network disrupts the printing and distribution of Saturday editions of LA Times, WSJ, NYT, and other papers — What first arose as a server outage was identified Saturday as a malware attack, which appears to have originated from outside the United States …
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Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
Cable network Fuse says it is being dropped by Comcast after December 31; Fuse CEO says “Comcast is silencing yet another independent media company” — Cable network CEO Michael Schwimmer criticizes Comcast for “silencing yet another independent media company”
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Variety, Hollywood Reporter and Deadline
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Disney Media Networks and Verizon reach a new carriage deal, avoiding a conflict that could have taken ESPN football games off the air for Fios customers — Walt Disney and Verizon have struck a new carriage agreement, avoiding a showdown that might have taken popular ESPN college-football games away …
Joe Marusak / The Charlotte Observer:
Facebook apologizes to Franklin Graham for suspending his ability to post for 24 hours and taking down a 2016 post about an NC bathroom law, restores the post — Facebook is apologizing to evangelist Franklin Graham for banning him from posting on the site for 24 hours last week …
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@jaqs_the_ripper, @byronyork, Washington Post, @franklin_graham, Fox News, @franklin_graham, The Hill and The Daily Caller
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Karen Attiah, Washington Post editor who oversaw Jamal Khashoggi's work, among journalists invited to press ceremonial button for Times Square NYE ball drop — Organizers invited journalists to press ceremonial button following year of worrying developments for press freedom
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Associated Press:
International Federation of Journalists: 94 journalists and media workers died in targeted killings, bomb attacks and crossfire this year, 12 more than in 2017 — BRUSSELS (AP) — An international trade association says on-the-job slayings of journalists and news media staff rose again …
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
Elizabeth Warren launches committee to explore 2020 presidential run with a video attacking Fox News, interspersing its hosts with Trump administration figures — WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced the formation of an exploratory committee to run for president in 2020 …
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Mediaite, MediaPost, The Wrap, CBS Los Angeles and The Week
Adrian Ma / ideastream:
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is laying off 29 union employees after March 2019, mainly copy editors, page designers, and illustrators — Twenty-nine union employees at the Plain Dealer—mostly copy editors, page designers, and illustrators—will be laid off after March 2019, according to George Rodrigue …
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@mccarthyryanj, @nickcastele, @missrrosenberg, @danielleiat and @melissarhebert
Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web:
Inside digital music piracy and sharing in the 2000s via P2P networks like Napster, LimeWire, Gnutella, as well as IRC and internet music service Audiogalaxy — A couple of decades ago - well before a $10 monthly fee would unlock access to virtually every song ever recorded through streaming services …
Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
NYT's Matt Apuzzo on the tech he uses as an investigative journalist and how Europeans trust governments more and private tech companies less than Americans — When the investigative journalist Matt Apuzzo moved from Washington to Brussels, he noticed that distrust had a different focus.
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@nytimesworld, @ceciliakang, @ron_fournier, @ron_fournier, @allthingsnatsec, @jeremybowers and New York Times
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
The news media is shifting to a post-ad future, away from dependence on advertisers to reliance on readers and patrons, and this is changing news coverage — Why the news is going back to the 19th century — It's my holiday tradition to bring tidings of discomfort and sorrow to my colleagues in the news business.
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@rolandsmartin, @anneapplebaum, @pauldemko, @mrharrycole, @dkthomp, @moisesnaim and @michaelluo
Facebook:
Facebook responds to NYT report about its content moderation practices, says its policies are public and that it has about 15,000 content reviewers globally — Yesterday, The New York Times published an article about the way we moderate content on Facebook.
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New York Times, @reckless, @lam_barrett, @reckless, @dseetharaman and Engadget
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Max Fisher / New York Times:
1400+ pages of leaked Facebook content rules show the company is censoring mainstream speech in some countries while extremist language flourishes in others
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Mark Zuckerberg:
Zuckerberg posts an overview of Facebook's efforts in 2018 to prevent harm on its services, like fighting hate speech and misinformation, adding ad transparency
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Washington Post:
How online hate and its long-term effects lingered for seven people in 2018, including a Parkland shooting survivor, a CNN journalist, and a track cyclist — It cost a school-shooting victim the safety of home. — It cost an athlete the joy of a victory. — It cost the family of a gay teen a battle with their community.
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@deantak, @cameron_kasky, @geoffreyfowler and @ejgibney
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