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4:00 PM ET, October 18, 2023

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Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Experts say misinformation from “verified” pseudo-OSINT accounts on X, driven by profit and engagement, is destroying the Israel-Hamas war information ecosystem  —  Join the newsletter to get the latest updates.  —  Success  —  Great!  Check your inbox and click the link.  —  Error
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John Burn-Murdoch / @jburnmurdoch:
[Thread] Media outlets keep slipping up on the Israel-Hamas war because they lack in-house OSINT teams or are wary to rely on such teams for breaking news  —  Some quick thoughts on why large parts of the mainstream media keep slipping up on Gaza/Israel (and why it was the same at times with Covid): The main reason is a failure to keep pace with modern news gathering techniques, but there's more.
Kylie Robison / Fortune:
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Matt Mullenweg:
While X charging users $1/year to stop bots and spam is appealing, the value of manipulating X is so high that millions are likely already being spent to do so  —  Twitter/X is testing charging users $1/year with the idea that will keep out bots and spam.  It's an appealing idea …
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
How Only in Dade, started as an Instagram meme page a decade ago, inadvertently became a Miami local news source, including by using its 1.3M followers' videos  —  If it's happening in Miami, locals find out about it through Only in Dade, previously a hub for alligator sightings and nightclub antics.
Jon Porter / The Verge:
YouTube adds a news page to its mobile apps that suggests content from “authoritative sources”, and plans to spend $1.6M to promote creating Shorts news content  —  YouTube is embracing news from “authoritative sources” at a time when Meta is reluctant to promote hard news …
Katie Notopoulos / MIT Technology Review:
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Chloe Melas / NBC News:
Sources: New Mexico prosecutors intend to re-charge Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter over the 2021 “Rust” shooting before a grand jury by mid-November  —  Special prosecutors dismissed this same charge against Baldwin five months, citing “new facts” in the case.
 
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Politico:
Analysis: Israel has pushed dozens of ads, including graphic videos, on X and YouTube in the EU, the UK, and the US to drum up support for its actions in Gaza
Karissa Bell / Engadget:
X now requires a linked source for proposed community notes, as researchers say misinformation on X has reached new heights during the Israel-Hamas war
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Paramount plans to shut down 37-year-old Showtime Sports by the end of 2023, leading to layoffs including of Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza
Mary Retta / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at Ebony's relaunch in March 2021 under CEO Eden Bridgeman Sklenar, which has focused on brand partnerships and sponsored content, with little reporting
Publishers Weekly:
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