Mediagazer: After The Intercept's inquiry, Facebook deletes “white genocide conspiracy theory” as a pre-defined ad targeting category with an estimated 168K users (Sam Biddle/The Intercept)

After The Intercept's inquiry, Facebook deletes “white genocide conspiracy theory” as a pre-defined ad targeting category with an estimated 168K users — Apparently fueled by anti-Semitism and the bogus narrative that outside forces are scheming to exterminate the white race …

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BuzzFeed News:

Twitter apologizes after “Kill all Jews” appeared as a trending topic in many New Yorkers' local trending sections following the vandalism of Brooklyn synagogue — On Friday morning, the Twitter trending topic “Kill all Jews” appeared in many New Yorkers' local trending sections.

Discussion: Motherboard, @robmanuel, @profcarroll, The Next Web, @jordanuhl, @bostonjoan, The Wrap and Boing Boing, more at Techmeme »

Bloomberg:

Sources: McClatchy, AIM Media, and Donerail Group have submitted bids for Tribune Publishing — By By Nabila Ahmed , By Kiel Porter , and By Gerry Smith — Aim Media is also said to have submitted offer for publisher — Potential buyers have been circling newspaper chain for months

Discussion: Cedarville News, WhatsOnThorold, Axios, @raju and Chicago Business

Pamela Druckerman / New York Times:

A look at the breakdown of media independence in Hungary where the prime minister and his allies control 500+ titles and critical outlets are denied credentials — Viktor Orban didn't like what the press was reporting, so he took it over. — BUDAPEST — If you're wondering what attacks …

Kenneth Li / Reuters:

AT&T calls Dish dropping HBO a “tactical decision,” accuses Dish of collaborating with DOJ to block the Time Warner merger as DOJ prepares for December appeal — (Reuters) - AT&T Inc's WarnerMedia has accused the U.S. Department of Justice of “collaborating” …

Discussion: Ars Technica, FierceVideo, Hollywood Reporter, @matthewkeyslive, Techdirt, Wired, Engadget, Slate, News Releases and Bloomberg

Discussion: Multichannel News, Multichannel News, Light Reading and @latimes

Jonah Engel Bromwich / New York Times:

Blockchain-powered network Civil's token sale failed because people buy into blockchain to make money and don't necessarily want to use it to “fix” journalism — Hype around the technology has led to incomprehensible applications of it. — Civil Media Company was introduced earlier …

Discussion: Phillip Smith, @linda_bernardi, @vivian and @mantzarlis

Brian Stelter / CNN:

Washington Post announces Press Freedom Partnership in coordination with CPJ, Reporters without Borders, and others to champion independent press — New York (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the Reliable Sources newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.

Jason Schreier / Kotaku:

UK-based Trusted Reviews apologizes for sharing Red Dead Redemption 2 info from a corporate document and donates £1M+ to charity, likely under the legal threat — The British website TrustedReviews today pulled an article, apologized to publisher Take-Two Games, and said it was donating …

Discussion: @kezamacdonald, Variety, Trusted Reviews, RockstarINTEL, @tha_rami, @crecenteb, Kotaku, ScreenRant, @kyleorl and The Verge

Media Matters for America:

Study: The New York Times and Washington Post have run 115 total news stories on the migrant caravan in the last three weeks, front page 9 of last 10 days — President Donald Trump has taken Fox News' advice and successfully turned the network's fearmongering about an “invasion” …

Discussion: Salon and USA Today

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Report: live-streaming TV services' viewing hours grew 212% YoY; connected TVs, such as those using devices like Roku or Apple TV, account for 56% of time spent — Live streaming TV services, like Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, Hulu with Live TV, and others, are gaining steam in the U.S …

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Washington Post:

Profile of Gab co-founder Andrew Torba, days after Gab went offline and its CTO and co-founder Ekrem Buyukkaya quit citing “attacks from the American press” — Like many young entrepreneurs drawn to California's technological gold rush, Andrew Torba brought a familiar mix of smarts …

Discussion: The Verge

Michelle Castillo / CNBC:

ESPN+, available to subscribers for $5/month, will likely cost between $200M and $500M this year, but the goal for Disney is testing how to run an OTT service — - Technology and content costs could make ESPN+ a costly venture, especially when subscribers pay only $5 a month.