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Maria Ressa / TIME:
Rappler's CEO Maria Ressa on why her news outlet works with Facebook even though it allowed the country's authorities to use it as a weapon against her — My reputation and peace of mind were demolished by information operations on Facebook. It's a cautionary tale for the U.S.
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RAPPLER, @momblogger, @margadeona, @time, @rapplerdotcom, @_jackriley and @mariaressa
Jackie Wattles / CNN:
BuzzFeed News Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith says story on Michael Cohen and Mueller was reviewed by at least three editors before publication — BuzzFeed says its sources are “standing behind” the bombshell report about the special counsel investigation. “We're being told to stand our ground.
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@reliablesources, emptywheel, Washington Post, @brianstelter and Slate
Emily Bell / Columbia Journalism Review:
Facebook's journalism funding does not guarantee the success of high-quality reporting on its platform, which would obviate the need for such cash infusions — At some point over the past year, anyone connected with journalism, its present woes, or concerns over its future probably found themselves in a room with a Facebook executive.
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@niemanlab, @mathewi, @ilvestoomas and @vwpickard, more at Techmeme »
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Reuters:
WhatsApp is now globally limiting the forwarding of messages to five recipients, in a bid to fight “misinformation and rumors” — JAKARTA (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's WhatsApp (FB.O) messenger service is globally limiting the number of times a user can forward a message to five …
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The Verge, Gizmodo, 9to5Google, Engadget, @michaeljordaan, @alexstamos, @sinanaral, @faizanlakhani, @robertwrighter and @mattnavarra, more at Techmeme »
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Fox & Friends hosts apologize after a “technical error” led to the broadcast of a graphic suggesting that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died — Fox & Friends apologized on Monday after briefly airing a graphic suggesting that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is dead.
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@mollyjongfast, @parkermolloy, @kfile, @charlotteirene8, @womaninmedicine, @slimsinclair, TVNewser and Boing Boing
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The BBC says the UK's Crown Prosecution Service has created a “climate of fear” after prosecuting an editor over the accidental disclosure of a rape victim's ID — The BBC has repeated its belief that it should have been faced charges after a reporter named a rape victim during …
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@andybounds
Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro, the editor of newsletter Confidencial, has fled to Costa Rica after police ransacked his newsroom — Carlos Fernando Chamorro goes into exile citing President Ortega's media crackdown — Nicaragua's best-known journalist has gone into exile …
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NPR, @tomphillipsin, @deborahblum and @bruno_j_navarro
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch:
Speaking in Munich, Facebook's CEO Sheryl Sandberg outlined five ways the company is tackling fake news and says it is blocking 1M+ accounts every day — Stung by criticism of its widely reported role as a platform capable of spreading disinformation and being used by state actors …
Josh Halliday / The Guardian:
A Syrian schoolboy who was attacked in a filmed incident which went viral is suing Facebook, after Tommy Robinson used it to spread lies about the minor — Social network gave ‘special status’ to English Defence League founder, say solicitors — The Syrian schoolboy who was filmed …
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@mendcommunity, @miqdaad, @davidlammy and Sputnik International
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Report outlines Perugia Principles, 12 rules for reporters to protect whistleblowers including publishing original docs, gauging public interest value of info — “We're being forced to act like spies, having to learn tradecraft and encryption and all the new ways to protect sources.
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Journalism.co.uk
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
In a Q&A, Jill Abramson says her new book had a fact-checker, claims Trump is making news outlets money by driving clicks and subscribers, and more — In her new book, “Merchants of Truth: The Business of News and the Fight for Facts," Jill Abramson, the former executive editor of the Times …
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Monday Note, @byjoelanderson, @attardmon, @marklotto, @adambkushner, @ichotiner, @jayrosen_nyu, @ichotiner, @davidalvarez and @carloslozadawp
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
The entire five-strong editorial team behind UK arts and culture magazine Drugstore Culture have resigned after management tried to sack two journalists — The entire five-strong editorial team behind arts and culture magazine Drugstore Culture - including editor and Guardian columnist Matthew D'Ancona …
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