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Sources: Nexstar has reached an agreement to acquire Tribune Media for about $4.1B, a deal which would make Nexstar the largest regional US TV station operator — (Reuters) - Nexstar Media Group Inc has reached an agreement to acquire to Tribune Media Co for about $4.1 billion …
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CNN:
Canadian activist sues NSO Group, claims its spyware empowered Saudi officials to access WhatsApp messages with Jamal Khashoggi, possibly leading to his killing — London (CNN)In his public writings, Jamal Khashoggi's criticism of Saudi Arabia and its Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was measured.
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Two Mexican journalists at a newspaper investigating cartels seem to have been targeted by the government via NSO Group's spyware after their colleague's murder — Mexican Journalists Investigating Cartels Targeted with NSO Spyware Following Assassination of Colleague
Hannah Ellis-Petersen / The Guardian:
Rappler's Maria Ressa, charged with tax evasion after coverage critical of Philippine gov't, says she'll surrender to police after an arrest warrant was issued — Editor of independent news website Rappler has been released on bail over charges she says are being used to intimidate her
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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Ahead of elections in 2019, First Draft launches CrossCheck Nigeria, a collaborative effort with 16 media orgs to debunk misinformation on WhatsApp and Facebook — With elections over in the United States and Brazil, eyes are turning toward misinformation in Nigeria.
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Aimee Rinehart / First Draft:
How collaborative verification project in Brazil, Comprova, used WhatsApp for Business API and Zendesk to fact-check ~70K questions during the latest elections — First DraftBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing — The collaborative journalism project was the first to have special access to one of Brazil's most popular apps
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Nieman Lab
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Profile of The Times-Picayune food team of 3 journalists running NOLA.com, which, between its Instagram account and Facebook group has almost 100K followers — The Times-Picayune has its own Instagram account with more than 56,000 followers. It has a Facebook group, too, with more than 42,500 members.
Nicholas Diakopoulos / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at algorithms that help journalists weed through hype and spin like ClaimBuster, which identifies fact-checkable claims made on air and alerts reporters — Does Palestine pay $350 million a year to terrorists and their families? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested …
Claudia Koerner / BuzzFeed News:
Fox Broadcasting Company and National Geographic are investigating Cosmos series host Neil deGrasse Tyson over allegations of sexual misconduct by three women — Fox Broadcasting Company and National Geographic are investigating astrophysicist and Cosmos host Neil deGrasse Tyson …
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Christina Sturdivant Sani / Washington City Paper:
A black journalist on how the underrepresentation of black reporters in D.C. media is leading to non-existent or inaccurate coverage and taking a personal toll — Black journalists are underrepresented in D.C. newsrooms. That's a problem for everyone. — As a black journalist …
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Fairfax and Nine merger restructuring to lead to 92 redundancies before the new business is formed December 10, with a total of 144 positions going away — Chief executive Hugh Marks says redundancies are spread across both media companies following merger
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Amber Jamieson / BuzzFeed News:
Arkansas school district suspends Har-Ber Herald high school newspaper after a critical article about player transfers to a rival school's football team — An Arkansas school district suspended its high school newspaper and threatened to fire the teacher who advises it after student journalists wrote …
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