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Casey Newton / The Verge:
NYU and Princeton study of 3,500 US adults: 11% of those over 65 have shared a hoax article on Facebook, while just 3% of those 18 to 29 have done so — And the finding holds true across party lines — Older Americans are disproportionately more likely to share fake news on Facebook …
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Discussing the decline of TV, Viacom CEO Bob Bakish says driverless, 5G-connected cars would add viewing minutes in the same way the bedroom TV did — Viacom CEO Bob Bakish isn't ready to celebrate victory just yet. “I wouldn't ever say mission accomplished, and certainly not in the changing world …
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Horserace coverage in political journalism is widely derided but it has many benefits, from enlivening the news cycle to giving readers an insider's view — Telling voters who's winning and who's losing the 2020 campaign isn't trivial—it's a crucially important job for the media.
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@jesseltaylor, @awelder, @benyankee, @asteadwesley, @timdonnelly, @grogsgamut, @jayrosen_nyu and Columbia Journalism Review
New York Times:
Sources: White House Communications Chief Bill Shine has fallen out of favor with Trump, while many of his colleagues are disappointed with his performance — WASHINGTON — At the beginning of the government shutdown, Bill Shine was about as far away from the capital as President Trump's most senior communications official could get.
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Baltimore Sun and Mediaite
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Amid a debate on the value of broadcasting Trump's primetime speech, network anchors responded with several corrections for some of his misleading claims
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
AFP appoints UK journalist Phil Chetwynd as global news director to replace Michèle Léridon, marking the first time a foreign national has filled the position — Agence France-Presse has appointed a British journalist as its global news director - the first time a foreign national …
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Al Arabiya
Jon Ralston / The Nevada Independent:
Why the Nevada Independent passed on a story about sex harassment claims at Las Vegas Review-Journal: lawyers said legal fight with Adelson would cost millions — On Wednesday, Columbia Journalism Review published a detailed piece by former Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jennifer Robison …
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CNN, @jeffweineros and @medialawprof
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Joan E. Solsman / CNET:
Amazon says its Fire TV products have “well over” 30M active users, up from 25M in October and surpassing Roku's 27M+ announced earlier this week — Amazon's Fire TV may be moving into the lead among video streaming devices, with its lineup of products attracting “well over” …
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The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Sara Guaglione / MediaPost:
Politico launches California Pro, a new subscription product to cover California on subjects ranging from immigration to policy, priced in mid-four-figure range — Politico's subscription-based product has expanded with a new offering that launches today and focuses on California policy and politics.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed motions Wednesday, urging the release of more info about Mueller's grand jury subpoena dispute — An organization representing journalists took legal action Wednesday to pare back the secrecy blanketing a grand jury subpoena dispute …
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CNBC
Brent Lang / Variety:
Former Pixar chief John Lasseter, ousted after misconduct allegations, is named head of Skydance Animation, replacing Bill Damaschke — Former Pixar chief John Lasseter has been named head of Skydance Animation. — The hire comes after Lasseter has been trying, and largely failing …
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Deadline, Deadline, IndieWire, @brentalang, @kateleth, The Verge, Vanity Fair, TVWeek.com, The A.V. Club, Fortune, New York Times, The Guardian and The Wrap
Joi Ito / Wired:
A look at Sci-Hub, a website providing free access to millions of otherwise inaccessible academic papers, and other efforts to topple academic paywalls — SCIENCE IS BUILT, enhanced, and developed through the open and structured sharing of knowledge. Yet some publishers charge …
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@wired and @aaronswartzday
News & Tech:
Study by Reuters' Journalism Innovation Project: news industry suffers from “Shiny Things Syndrome,” needs shift to being audience-focused, technology-empowered — The news industry is in the grip of “Shiny Things Syndrome,” an obsessive pursuit of tech along with a lack of a clear strategy, a new study says.
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Reuters and @rasmus_kleis
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
AP has clarified its “two to tango” tweet on a fact-checking story after critics said the tweet created a false equivalence in the US budget debates — UPDATE 6:16 p.m.: The Associated Press has issued a second statement on the tweet: “The tweet was intended to make clear …
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@erikwemple, @jayrosen_nyu, @nikkiusher, @ecohen_umn, @jayrosen_nyu, Media Matters for America, Fast Company and Mediaite
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