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Media gears up for expected cat and mouse game of spotting 2020 deepfakes; the Washington Post launched a public guide to different types of manipulated video — A video of Republican Mitt Romney saying in 2012 that 47 percent of Americans were dependent on the government helped sink his presidential bid …
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Sources: NY Post's former EIC, Col Allan, now an adviser to the outlet, ordered a story removed on E. Jean Carroll's sexual assault allegations against Trump — New York (CNN)The New York Post's former top editor, a supporter of President Trump and an old lieutenant of Rupert Murdoch …
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NYT, WSJ, Chicago Tribune, and LAT left the report of sexual assault of E. Jean Carroll by Trump off their front pages; WaPo placed it below the fold — A new report of sexual assault committed by President Donald Trump has come to light, but several major newspapers didn't find …
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Sources: BuzzFeed's chairman, Ken Lerer, is stepping down after more than ten years — BuzzFeed Chairman Ken Lerer is stepping down from his role after overseeing the viral internet publisher for over 10 years, according to sources familiar with the matter.


Parse.ly: online demand for Trump-related content has dropped 29% between the first 6 months of the presidency and the most recent 6 months — Top news executives tell Axios that a real “Trump slump” is hitting digital, cable and more. — Why it matters: The shock factor around President …
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@amontalenti, @hotlinejosh, @martinsfp, @themediaisdying, @dearauntcrabby and @marklittlenews


LinkedIn to announce changes to its algorithm, designed to favor posts that cater to niche professional interests, as opposed to elevating viral content — Linkedin will today announce algorithm changes made over the past 12-18 months to favor conversations in its Feed that cater …
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@glecharles, @rafat, @jayrosen_nyu, @itsjeffhiggins, @rafat and @bmorrissey, more at Techmeme »


Profile of Fox News host Jeanine Pirro and her decades-long friendship with Trump; Trump considered her for a top Justice Department job under Jeff Sessions — Donald Trump had been in the race for six weeks, and he had already stumbled into another controversy.
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CNN, @kylegriffin1, @swin24, Poynter, @joshscampbell, @oliverdarcy, @swin24, Media Matters for America, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite

TikTok's engagement mechanics facilitate predators, and tools for reporting abuse are inconsistent, so young women created an ad hoc system to out predators — The same mechanics that have turned TikTok into this year's fastest-growing social media app have brought with them a dark side: sexual predation.


Agencies are packaging brand-safe YouTube ad inventory from broadcast and digital studio partners to reassure cautious advertisers deterred by platform scandals — U.K. agencies are finding new ways to package premium YouTube inventory from broadcast and digital studio partners.


How the Demirörens, staunch supporters of President Erdoğan, have transformed Turkish media, overseeing a third of Turkey's news outlets, including CNN Türk — How Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took control of the media and handed it to a crony — The neighborhood of Bebek …
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@cjr and @betsymorais


Study: 44% of UK's newspaper columnists went to private schools vs. 7% national average, 44% went to Oxbridge vs. <1% of national average — The proportion of privately-educated top journalists has fallen over the past five years but the media continues to be one of the UK's most elite professions, new research has shown.
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BBC, The Guardian, The Guardian, Sutton Trust and The Week


Chinese Netflix equivalent iQiyi announces it has reached 100M subscribers; senior exec says it intends to expand into other Asian countries and North America — BEIJING (Reuters) - iQiyi, China's answer to Netflix, intends to push harder into overseas markets such as North America and Japan …