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Los Angeles Times:
Malware attack on Tribune Publishing's network disrupts the printing and distribution of Saturday editions of LA Times, WSJ, NYT, and other papers — What first arose as a server outage was identified Saturday as a malware attack, which appears to have originated from outside the United States …
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Joe Marusak / The Charlotte Observer:
Facebook apologizes to Franklin Graham for suspending his ability to post for 24 hours and taking down a 2016 post about an NC bathroom law, restores the post — Facebook is apologizing to evangelist Franklin Graham for banning him from posting on the site for 24 hours last week …
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Mark Zuckerberg:
Zuckerberg posts an overview of Facebook's efforts in 2018 to prevent harm on its services, like fighting hate speech and misinformation, adding ad transparency — For 2018, my personal challenge has been to focus on addressing some of the most important issues facing our community …
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Max Fisher / New York Times:
1400+ pages of leaked Facebook content rules show the company is censoring mainstream speech in some countries while extremist language flourishes in others — Under fire for stirring up distrust and violence, the social network has vowed to police its users. But leaked documents raise serious questions about its approach.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Disney Media Networks and Verizon reach a new carriage deal, avoiding a conflict that could have taken ESPN football games off the air for Fios customers — Walt Disney and Verizon have struck a new carriage agreement, avoiding a showdown that might have taken popular ESPN college-football games away …
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Peter Rubin / Wired:
Netflix debuts its first choose-your-own-storyline movie, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, developed over 18 months using Twine, a game writing tool — BY NEARLY ANY measure, Netflix has had a ridiculous year. When all is said and done, the company will have spent upwards of $10 billion …
Washington Post:
How online hate and its long-term effects lingered for seven people in 2018, including a Parkland shooting survivor, a CNN journalist, and a track cyclist — It cost a school-shooting victim the safety of home. — It cost an athlete the joy of a victory. — It cost the family of a gay teen a battle with their community.
Nyay Bhushan / Hollywood Reporter:
In addition to bigger show budgets and higher pay for screenwriters, US streamers are bringing Hollywood industry practices, like writers rooms, to India — As Netflix, Amazon and Fox-Disney battle it out for digital market share in the world's second-most-populous nation …
BuzzFeed News:
Analysis: the top 50 fake stories of 2018 generated about 22M shares, comments, or reactions on Facebook, 7% fewer than the top 50 fakes in 2017 — After spending two years launching third-party fact checking programs, rolling out News Feed updates, and investing in other anti-misinformation initiatives …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: New York Yankees in talks with Amazon, Sinclair about joint bid for the team's regional network, YES, that Disney must sell as part of Fox acquisition — Baseball team has also spoken with Altice USA and RedBird Capital about buying remaining 80% stake from Disney
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Isabela Dias / Slate:
After election in Brazil, ventures like Multidao, Agencia Publica, and Journalists for Democracy launch crowdfunding campaigns to finance independent journalism — How the country's independent journalists are getting ready for the Bolsonaro era. — The polarized Brazilian presidential election …
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Al Jazeera:
Following a Tunisian journalist's self-immolation, the journalists' union calls for a strike on January 14 to protest conditions of media workers in the country — Fourteen people held as protests take place in six towns, including Kasserine where Abderrazak Zorgui self-immolated.
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