Mediagazer: 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 (Isaac Chotiner/New Yorker)

Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:

Twitter suspends account that helped spread video of confrontation between a Native American and teens wearing MAGA hats, after CNN expresses doubt about owner — New York (CNN Business)Twitter suspended an account on Monday afternoon that helped spread a controversial encounter between …

Discussion: The Atlantic, Fast Company, Washington Post, The Federalist, New York Times, @cwarzel, @caitlinmoran, The Wrap, @mariekshan, The Hill, @mrandyngo and @cnn, more at Techmeme »

Aaron Couch / Hollywood Reporter:

Marvel's “Black Panther” receives Oscar nomination for best picture, becoming the first comic book movie ever to be recognized in that category — The Marvel Studios film is the first comic book movie to earn the honor. — Black Panther is going where no comic book movie has gone before …

Discussion: Variety and @thrmattbelloni

Variety:
Netflix receives its first Oscar best-picture nomination for Alfonso Cuaron's “Roma”

Discussion: The Wrap, @variety and @reallifekaz

Natalia Drozdiak / Bloomberg:

Google may pull its News service from Europe, in response to proposed EU copyright law, which would require it to pay publishers when articles appear in search — - New EU copyright law to require web firms to pay publishers — Internet giant to review details of rules before deciding

Discussion: Washington Post and Sputnik International, more at Techmeme »

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 …

Discussion: Monday Note, @jayrosen_nyu, @marklotto, @adambkushner, @ichotiner, @davidalvarez, @byjoelanderson, @attardmon, @ichotiner and @carloslozadawp

New York Post:

Sources: Hearst eyes some of Tribune Publishing's smaller papers as the Donerail Group tries to engineer a Tribune acquisition to sell off individual papers — Magazine empire Hearst is angling to buy a chunk of Tribune Publishing, the newspaper giant that owns the Chicago Tribune …

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.

Discussion: RAPPLER, @_jackriley, @margadeona, @momblogger, @time, @rapplerdotcom and @mariaressa

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 …

Discussion: Fast Company, @raju, CNBC and Fortune

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 …

Discussion: The Verge, @robertwrighter, @alexstamos, @michaeljordaan, @sinanaral, Engadget, @faizanlakhani, @mattnavarra, Gizmodo, USA Today and Sputnik International, more at Techmeme »

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Vox Media is acquiring The Coral Project, an open-source publishing platform housed within the Mozilla Foundation — Vox Media is acquiring The Coral Project, an open-source publishing platform that is housed within the Mozilla Foundation. Deal terms have not been disclosed.

Associated Press:

Associated Press pays tribute to freelance photojournalist Mohamed Ben Khalifa who was killed in Libya on Saturday, survived by wife and 7-month old daughter — CAIRO (AP) — Mohamed Ben Khalifa's work as a photographer and video journalist captured the tragedy of refugee corpses washing ashore on Libya's coastline.

Discussion: @ap, @ayaelb, @sallybuzbee, @motokorich and @phillipsian

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.

Discussion: @reliablesources, emptywheel, @brianstelter, Vanity Fair and Slate

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 …

Discussion: @tomphillipsin, @deborahblum, @bruno_j_navarro and NPR