Mediagazer: Analysis of data from social platforms: Democratic 2020 candidates are being targeted by a coordinated campaign of misinformation focused on sensitive issues (Natasha Korecki/Politico)

4:15 PM ET, February 20, 2019

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Digital TV Europe:

UK-based DMA Media acquires European news facilities company Headline NFP; DMA is expected to open Headline studios in London, Munich, and Paris — UK-based independent news producer DMA Media has acquired Brussels-based news facility outfit Headline NFP. — DMA Media, which launches …

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Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:

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Natasha Korecki / Politico:

Analysis of data from social platforms: Democratic 2020 candidates are being targeted by a coordinated campaign of misinformation focused on sensitive issues — A coordinated barrage of social media attacks suggests the involvement of foreign state actors.

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Sam Thielman / Columbia Journalism Review:

Q&A with BuzzFeed News' Jason Leopold on the Cohen story, FOIA, reporting on national security, and more — Jason Leopold has a long list of national security scoops to his name. He covered the brutal mistreatment of detainees at the Guantanamo military prison.

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