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Monday, March 20, 2017
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Avoiding articles from “the creep”: People trust news based on who shared it, not on who published it“When people see news from a person they trust, they are more likely to think it got the facts right, contains diverse points of view, and is well reported.” By Laura Hazard Owen. |
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To slow the spread of false stories on WhatsApp, this Colombian news site is enlisting its own readersHave a WhatsApp chain message you want factchecked? La Silla Vacía’s WhatsApp Detector first wants you to commit to spreading the factcheck to your friends. By Carlos Serrano. |
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As refugees resettle across Europe, four news organizations partner to tell the still-unfolding stories of integrationThe outlets — El País, the Guardian, Le Monde, and Spiegel Online — represent four countries that are each their own case study for the next chapter of the migration story, on the changing face of Europe, and how these newcomers are welcomed. By Shan Wang. |
What We’re Reading
BuzzFeed / Charlie Warzel
A profile of Techmeme, “Silicon Valley’s Drudge Report” →
“Everything about Techmeme and its lingering success seems to defy the contemporary wisdom of building a popular website.”
Digiday / Max Willens
Fusion to lean on Gizmodo Media Group to promote new editorial projects →
“Fusion hopes Rank and File will attract a different kind of reader and point the way forward for how the brands can all be linked together to support editorial projects.”
Digiday / Sahil Patel
NowThis is launching a sports vertical →
“NowThis Sports will focus on sports stories outside of the actual game, including covering the latest sports news as well as evergreen content such as athlete profiles and other mini documentaries.”
The Guardian / John Naughton
Facebook and Twitter could pay the price for hate speech (in Germany, anyway) →
“The German government has published a draft law that will impose huge fines (up to €50m) on social networks that fail promptly to remove hate speech, fake news and other undesirable content from their platforms.”
The Daily Beast / Ben Collins
The New York Times public editor’s alt-right blindspot →
“What happens when your newspaper's public editor, the person in charge of finding out what happened when your newspaper messes up, messes up?”