Top News:
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Facebook says it won't back down from allowing lies in political ads but will give users the option to see fewer political ads in their feed and in Instagram — The company was under intense pressure to adjust its policies. But in this presidential election year, no big changes are planned.
Discussion:
About Facebook, Washington Post, @ellenlweintraub, Politico, MediaPost, Adweek, Deadline, Axios, Multichannel News, @nickconfessore, Ad Age, Ars Technica, @ewarren, @danpfeiffer, Marketing Land, @joebiden, Breitbart, NPR, @benshapiro, @waltshaub, @guyverhofstadt, @carolecadwalla, @jason_kint, @pkafka, @juddlegum, @drewharwell, Vox, @b_fung, @atrupar, @brianbeutler, Whither news?, @senamyklobuchar, @slpng_giants, @haroldfeld, @digiphile, @justinhendrix, @digiphile, @inkcanada, @kreissdaniel, @umairh, BuzzFeed News, @govhowarddean, @amyklobuchar, @mattnavarra, @mattperault, @simonwdc, @jason_kint, @mmallin, @jimrutenberg, @tonyromm, National Review, @soledadobrien, @tonyromm, @donie and The Week, more at Techmeme »
Kathleen Kingsbury / @katiekings:
[Thread] NYT will film all interviews with presidential candidates that it uses to determine its Democratic primary endorsement and will post transcripts online — On Jan. 19, the @nytimes editorial board will publish our choice for the Democratic nomination for president. It won't be the first time we've endorsed a candidate — we've been doing that since 1860 — but we aim to make it our most transparent endorsement process to date. https://twitter.com/...
Discussion:
@peterhamby, @peterhamby, @betling, @nytimes, @dominicholden, @mkrobertson, The Wrap, @caseyseiler and @buzzfeedben
Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
KTLA weekend anchor Courtney Friel appeared in none of her regularly scheduled anchoring slots the weekend after publicly accusing Trump of making a pass at her — Courtney Friel appeared in none of her regularly scheduled KTLA anchoring slots the weekend after publicly accusing the president of making a pass at her.
Discussion:
Deadline, The Wrap, @bradmossesq, @mollyjongfast, @brianstelter and @kimmasters
Alex Pareene / New Republic:
Some “political fact-checkers” like Glenn Kessler place value judgments on facts, often against progressive candidates like Sanders, promoting moderate dogma — At the June 28 Democratic presidential debate, Senator Bernie Sanders said, “Three people [in this country] own more wealth than the bottom half of America.”
Discussion:
@raz_nak, @newrepublic, @bmaz, @tvietor08 and @ashleyfeinberg
Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire:
dot.LA, a tech news site by former Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff raises a $4M seed round from Comcast Ventures, Snap, others, will launch news coverage on Jan. 27 — Nearly a year after stepping down as CEO of Seattle-based Zillow Group, Spencer Rascoff has turned his focus to the tech …
Discussion:
@dotla, @juliesandler, @spencerrascoff, @spencerrascoff, @joebelbruno, @bgurley, @spencerrascoff and Talking Biz News, more at Techmeme »
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Newsguard, which rates news websites for credibility and transparency, to become a paid service for $1.95/month and add new features like a reliability score — Newsguard, an online tool that rates and ranks news websites for credibility and transparency, is adopting a subscription model which means it will no longer be free to use.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Verizon eliminates bundles and contracts for Fios line of TV, broadband, and phone services, will now sell them as standalone products via “Mix & Match on Fios” — Verizon — feeling the pain of customer cancellations over high pay-TV prices — is killing off bundles …
Discussion:
CNET, Ad Age, Fortune, Broadcasting & Cable, CNN, @sherman4949 and The Streamable, more at Techmeme »
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
NBA announces a multi-year extension of its partnership with Twitter and Turner Sports to put more live game content and highlights on the social media platform — Channing Frye will be analyst for live game action on social platform — The National Basketball Association announced …
Discussion:
Awful Announcing
Rob Price / Business Insider:
Teen Vogue deletes uncritical election security Q&A with Facebook; an inaccurate disclaimer that labeled it as sponsored, added after publication, was removed — - Teen Vogue on Wednesday published and then deleted an uncritical story about Facebook that has prompted widespread bewilderment.
Discussion:
@ceciliakang, Columbia Journalism Review, @pkafka, New York Times, The Guardian, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, @maxwelltani, @pranavdixit, @broderick, @genepark, @perlberg, @robaeprice, VICE, @jmorse_, @robaeprice, @pfpicardi, Breitbart, Mashable, @maxwelltani, The Smoke Eater, Ad Age, The Verge, Poynter, The Drum, @jayrosen_nyu, @oneunderscore__, @laurenduca, @genepark, @kimzetter, @lhfang, @profcarroll, @felixsalmon, Boing Boing, @cagoldberglaw, @goldman, @anildash, @rachelabramsny, Newser, @broderick, @pkafka, @emilybell, @pkafka, @pkafka, @jayrosen_nyu, Boing Boing, @craigsilverman, Gizmodo, @adrienneroyer, @samfbiddle, @sivavaid, @kimzetter, @rynprry, @panzer, @jayrosen_nyu, @mikkipedia, @dylanbyers, @aurabogado, @weinberglindsay, @maxwelltani, @ceciliakang, @robaeprice, @hshaban, @mathewi, @tomgara, @nathanblawrence, @asharma, @jason_kint, @blakehounshell, @ajvicens, @shahmiruk, @brooklynmarie, @mikkipedia, @kevinroose, @danielleiat, @nickconfessore, @donie, @ericnewcomer, @kevinroose, @panzer, @kimzetter, @tim_stevens, @sivavaid, @dcbigjohn, @stevetweedie, @ashleyfeinberg, Mediaite, Folio, The Hill, Adweek, The Daily Dot and CNET, more at Techmeme »
Variety:
TV broadcaster Tegna partners with First Draft, to help editorial staffers in its 49 local newsrooms identify false information online — TV broadcaster Tegna is partnering with First Draft, a non profit that trains journalists and academics to identify false information online to work …
Discussion:
@wfederman and Broadcasting & Cable
Reuters:
Kuwait says the twitter account of its state news agency KUNA had been hacked to issue an incorrect report about the withdrawal of US military forces in Kuwait — Kuwait's government said on Wednesday state news agency KUNA had been hacked and this had resulted in an incorrect report …
Discussion:
The Verge and Associated Press
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
CNN says its online shopping guide CNN Underscored's traffic increased 300% YoY and its revenue rose 400% YoY between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday in 2019 — CNN Underscored is slightly more than 2 years old, having launched just before the 2017 holiday shopping season started.
Devindra Hardawar / Engadget:
Upcoming video streaming service Quibi will be built for mobile, with very short shows and content that works well in both portrait and landscape mode — What the heck is Quibi? That's the question I've been asking myself over the past year, as the Jeffrey Katzenberg-founded streaming …
Discussion:
Adweek, Ad Age, @yoda, @yoda, The Streamable, Fortune, @devindra, @gerryfsmith, @johncolucci, @ssavitsky, MediaPost, VentureBeat, The Wrap and Broadcasting & Cable, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Quibi, which had already raised $1B, says it has raised another $400M from undisclosed investors ahead of its April launch
Discussion:
The Verge, @jbenton, @reckless, @jbenton, @mccarthyryanj, @taylorlorenz, @reckless, @ranimolla, Music Ally, @gamoid, Forbes and Gizmodo
Output Producer, CA — 
China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — 
Senior Assignment Editor, DC — 
Breaking News Editor, Tokyo — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Reporter - Ottawa Bureau — 
Local Government Reporter, IA — 
Research Director, CA — 
Immigration Enforcement Reporter — 
Presque Island Reporter, ME — 
Contributing Parks Ed. - SW, CA — 
AI Content Editor, WA — 
Legislative Reporter, TN — 
Editorial Assistant, Remote US — 
Elon Musk Reporter, NY or CA — 
Government & Politics Editor, WA — 
Business & GA Reporter. VT — 
Sports Reporter, WA — 
Energy Reporter, TX — 
Senior Reporter, SC — 
Trade & Climate Correspondent, DC — 
Reporter, WI — 
Political Newsletter Writer, CO — 
Jackson Reporter, MS — 
Music Editor, AZ — 
Breaking News Reporter, NV — 
Fearless Reporter/Producer, IA — 
Reporter II - Technology, Remote — 
Editor, Remote US — 
City Reporter, WA — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
Education & Budget Reporter, CA — 
Senior Writer/Editor, FL — 
Media Editor, Remote — 
