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Jim VandeHei / Axios:
Trump's tweets provoke a predictable media response that exhausts the public and the opposition, so “check the facts, pay attention, but ignore the pure crap” — There is a very specific — and dangerous — formula for manipulating the media and hijacking the Twitter/cable/conventional media industrial complex.
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New York Times, Vanity Fair, Poynter, @keegan_hamilton, @alaynatreene, @stefwkight and @sam_baker
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Ivana Kottasová / CNNMoney:
Twitter says it didn't delete anti-Muslim tweets retweeted by Trump because it makes occasional exceptions to rules so people can see every side of an issue — Outrage after Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos — President Trump has been heavily criticized for his decision to retweet three graphic anti-Muslim videos.
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Forbes, @justinwelby, PRI, CNN, @jbouie, @parkermolloy, @drewkerr, @nickbilton, The Guardian, www.wnyc.org, @jasonabbruzzese, @shaunking, Al Jazeera English, @bridgeinit, @breyeschow and The Intercept, more at Techmeme »
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
New York Times halves number of articles available to non-subscribers to five to grow subscriptions; first change to paywall since 2012 reflects growing demand — Users will access only five stories before being asked to pay — Move marks first change to Times online pay model since 2012
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Nieman Lab, The Verge, @felixsalmon, @raju and @eva_palmer
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Project Veritas' attempted sting against the Washington Post highlights the ethical questions of using deception in reporting — What the latest Project Veritas flop can teach us about undercover media work. — Project Veritas went undercover and got buried in its own muck this week.
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BuzzFeed, @amlwhere, @harrymccracken, @klerner, @hudakzak, @jessepesta, @davidfolkenflik, Vanity Fair and Washington Post
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Memo: Vice News fires three employees amid investigations into sexual harassment — Vice Media fired three employees on Thursday amid a probe into sexual harassment and improper workplace conduct, according to a memo obtained by CNNMoney. — Vice did not name the employees.
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Deadline, Jezebel, Variety, The Daily Beast, Politico, @thegarance and Mediaite
Garett Sloane / Ad Age:
Advertisers say Facebook plans to test pre-roll video ads for Watch shows after resisting the format — Facebook plans to test pre-roll video ads at the start of Watch shows, according to advertisers who are familiar with the social network's strategy, exploring what would be a significant shift.
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Digiday, Mashable, Wall Street Journal, @shiraovide and @garettsloane
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Tencent Music and Spotify are in talks to swap stakes of up to 10% in each other's businesses ahead of their expected public listings next year — Companies would own up to 10% in each other's businesses — The music group of Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon Fire TV adds support for voice commands on third-party apps, including Hulu, NBC, Bravo, Showtime, Sony PlayStation Vue, and CBS All Access — Amazon Fire TV owners will now be able to control more video apps using Alexa and their voice, the company announced today.
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Amazon Fire TV, FierceCable, Digital Trends, GeekWire, Ubergizmo, Engadget and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Sara Fischer / Axios:
iHeartRadio, with 850 stations, launches Nashville Podcast Network to appeal to Middle America and diversify podcast audience — iHeartRadio's top country music radio host Bobby Bones is launching the Nashville Podcast Network, a podcast network built to lure Middle Americans into podcasts.
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Q&A with executive director of Africa Check, Peter Cunliffe-Jones, on fact checking in Africa, the technologies used, partnerships, and the fact-checking awards — JOHANNESBURG — Journalists from 12 different countries and four continents gathered around a table at the University of the Witwatersrand to talk about fact-checking.
Michael Byrne / Motherboard:
Notre Dame study finds 73% of posts on Reddit are voted on by users that haven't clicked through to view the content — It's probably not at all surprising that most content posted to Reddit is voted on more or less blindly. I'll cop to liking articles that friends have shared on Facebook without reading, let alone evaluating them.
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@heyfeifer, Digital Trends, Gizmodo and Boing Boing
Katie Roof / TechCrunch:
Twitter Lite rolling out to 24 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Latin America, after Philippines test showed a 50% increase in tweets — Twitter is rolling out its “Lite” version, after a successful trial in the Philippines.The Android app will become available …
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VentureBeat, Engadget, Android Police, Adweek and RAPPLER, more at Techmeme »
Politico:
NBC's shifting statements about Matt Lauer draw scrutiny: second statement noted that “current management” had not received complaints before Monday — After saying there were no complaints over 20 years, the network later stressed no complaints to ‘current management.’
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Washington Post, Page Six, @jasonschwartz, @timothynoah1, @pagesixemily, @bckrasnow and @david_s_cohen
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Reliance on network TV star anchors helped drive revenue, but also created conditions for power imbalances and incentivized networks to condone bad behavior
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New York Times, Columbia Journalism Review, Fox News Insider, Fox News, The Federalist, @cbsthismorning, AOL, Fortune, Philly.com, Hit & Run, Washington Post, Mashable, Slate, Mediaite, Jezebel, @guardian, New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, New Republic, myfox8.com, CNNMoney, ABC News and The Daily Caller
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