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Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
Dueling hashtags on Twitter, blaming Clintons and Trump for Epstein's death, predictably amplified by the media, show how poisoned our information ecosystem is — With each news cycle, the system grows more efficient. — Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large.
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Axios:
WordPress.com owner Automattic says it will buy Tumblr from Verizon, taking on ~200 staffers, and will keep the porn ban; source: it sold for “well below” $20M — Verizon is set to sell the social network Tumblr to Automattic Inc, the owner of online publishing tool Wordpress.
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New York Times:
How YouTube radicalized Brazil, diverting users to conspiracy and far-right channels, elevating Bolsonaro's party, and possibly creating a public health crisis — NITERÓI, Brazil — When Matheus Dominguez was 16, YouTube recommended a video that changed his life.
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HuffPost:
Since YouTube changed its recommendation algorithm in January to deprioritize conspiracy theories, monthly views of Fox News' YouTube channel more than tripled — Conspiracy channels all over the platform are funneling increased traffic to Fox. — Early this year, YouTube adjusted …
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@oliverdarcy, @jessreports and Rolling Stone
Emily Bell / Columbia Journalism Review:
Facebook's licensing of content from news outlets for its upcoming news tab signifies a change in strategy that history shows it may eventually lose interest in — Facebook's announcement this week—that it plans to syndicate news stories on its app—has set off a train of “What does it mean for journalism?” questions.
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@fhuysmans, @bgrueskin and @campbell_brown
Sean Craig / CANADALAND:
Sources: Postmedia, Canada's largest newspaper company, has directed all of its papers, to shift to the political right and become more reliably conservative — It was not out of the ordinary at Postmedia, Canada's largest newspaper chain, for editors to have their knuckles rapped for failing …
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@canadaland, @garossino, @mattythehammer, @goldsbie, @jayrosen_nyu, @canadaland, @jayrosen_nyu, @canadaland, @film_girl, @bruce_arthur and @canadaland
Tom Ley / Deadspin:
The editorial staff of The Ringer announces it has formed a union with WGA East and seeks voluntary recognition from management — Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag.Click here to view original GIF — The editorial staff of The Ringer announced this morning that they have formed a union with the WGA East.
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Nieman Lab, @ringerunion, Writers Guild of America …, @rodger, @jasonschreier, @yourmandevine, @ringerunion, @jbenton, @latguild, @onlxn and @haleymlotek
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
FT says 27 polls it ran since March to increase retention in FirstFT, its newsletter with 100K+ subs, drove the highest click-through rates of all other links — The Financial Times has started incorporating polls into its email newsletters in an effort to encourage readers to interact …
New York Times:
A review of popular conservative media platforms shows how the language used by the El Paso killer echoes the incendiary words of right-wing media stars — Tucker Carlson went on his prime-time Fox News show in April last year and told his viewers not to be fooled.
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@keithboykin, @betoorourke, @jwpetersnyt, @kylegriffin1 and Mediaite
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
The work of J.D. Salinger, including “The Catcher in the Rye”, finally launches digitally after his son relents, filling a major e-book gap — In the five decades since J. D. Salinger published his final short story, “Hapworth 16, 1924,” his small, revered body of work has stayed static, practically suspended in amber.
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Max Willens / Digiday:
Amazon's Onsite Associates program, which puts product guides in search results and gives pubs a commission, could backfire if users start going to Amazon first — Amazon's latest attempt to fit publisher content into its platform is showing promise for participants, sharpening …
Stewart Clarke / Variety:
French regulators approve a plan by the country's heavyweight broadcasters to launch Salto, a joint streaming service expected in Q1 2020, to battle Netflix — Amazon and Netflix are soon to get some Gallic competition from Team France. French regulators gave the green light Monday to plans …
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