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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Facebook is funding a free 45-minute online Reuters course for journalists on spotting and handling manipulated media, now in English, French, Spanish, Arabic — Facebook is spending six figures to fund a course on manipulated media and deepfakes for newsrooms, executives tell Axios.
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Kali Hays / WWD:
Former 60 Minutes correspondent Lara Logan sues New York magazine and writer Joe Hagan for a 2014 article about her and her Benghazi report that was retracted — Logan, who just landed a docuseries with Fox News, wants a court to “send a very strong message to other so-called ‘journalists.’”
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Judge rules the US government is entitled to money Edward Snowden makes from his book and speeches because he disclosed classified information without approval — The government is entitled to any money former National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden makes from his memoir and paid speeches …
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Bloomberg, Associated Press and @jesselynradack
Alison Flood / The Guardian:
Gary Larson launches thefarside.com with plans for occasional new work; he credits better online graphics, security, and a desire to dampen copyright infringers — Beloved cartoons, which had been retired for 24 years without any official internet presence, now have an archive site with new work in the pipeline
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Kali Hays / WWD:
Media holding company Attention Capital buys Sophia Amoruso's Girlboss, which was valued at $13M in 2018; Amoruso will remain CEO — It's the first acquisition for recently founded Attention and the start of a new phase for Girlboss. — Girlboss founder and ceo Sophia Amoruso at the 2018 Girlboss Rally.
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Ad Age, Fast Company, Variety, TechCrunch, @ischafer, @rrhoover, @sophiaamoruso, @sophiaamoruso, @alexisohanian and Axios
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Audible announces founder Dan Katz will step down from CEO role on January 2, to be replaced by former Dun & Bradstreet executive Bob Carrigan — Audible, the Amazon-owned seller and producer of audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment, hired media and publishing veteran Bob Carrigan as CEO.
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Publishers Weekly and RAIN News
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Facebook pilots a program in the US to use part-time contracted “community reviewers” to expedite the fact-checking process and aid its fact-checking partners — Facebook is creating a new pilot program in the U.S. that will leverage part-time contracted “community reviewers” to expedite its fact-checking process.
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@brooklynmarie, @daveyalba, @sarafischer, @bgrueskin, @jgreendc, @sarafischer, @nomiprins, @brooklynmarie, Instagram and Facebook Media …, more at Techmeme »
American Society of Journalists and Authors:
The American Society of Journalists and Authors, representing nonfiction writers, sues California to stop AB5, a law effective Jan. 1 that impacts freelancers — American Society of Journalists and Authors, Inc. — LOS ANGELES — The rights of independent journalists are under attack.
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CNBC:
Vox Media to end contracts of hundreds of freelancers to comply with CA's new AB5 law, which will forbid non-employees from submitting over 35 articles a year
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Memo: Nexstar is shutting down Chicago local news channel CLTV, a cable channel in operation since 1993; most employees will be able to apply for jobs at WGN-TV — Nexstar Media Group, which bought Tribune Media in September, is shutting down Chicago cable news channel CLTV at the end of the month.
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Chicago Business Journal, @afuasowusu, @derrickclifton, @ctsbulls, @heidistevens13, @ltaford and Broadcasting & Cable
Ramona Giwargis / San José Spotlight:
San Jose mayor's office says it doesn't include online-only outlets in its daily “news clips” email; editor of San Jose Spotlight says the policy is outdated — When we launched San José Spotlight nearly a year ago, we came ready to work hard to earn — and keep — the public's trust.
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@ramonagiwargis, @teenjobsprogram, @tobingilman, @scottbrodbeck, @carinaew, @stevesebelius, @news_kat and @lionpubs
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
London-based 60 Minutes associate producer Cassandra Vinograd sues CBS; she says her boss, Michael Gavshon, sent her an inappropriate photo and drank to excess — London-based Cassandra Vinograd says her boss sent her an inappropriate photograph and drank excessively.
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@nytmedia, @adriennelaw, New York Times, Mediaite and TVWeek.com
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
NYT's political coverage this weekend was a stunning display of bothsiderism and further proof of the collapse of NYT leadership — The New York Times's three-year struggle to sustain its reporting algorithms, built for two political parties that have comparable relationships to reality …
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