Facebook suspended a leftist Latin American news network Telesur and gave three different reasons why →

“One example is the way hundreds of news organizations banded together recently to push back against a new policy of Facebook’s: to treat the paid promotions of news articles on political topics as if they were political advertising. The pushback resulted in Facebook’s pledge to reconsider the policy that threatened to confuse news with advertising for the platform’s billions of users. These instances make you think: What if?”

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“At one point, the president would record and watch all five Sunday shows, host of Meet the Press Chuck Todd told me. ‘I remember Corey [Lewandowski] telling me a story about how it took up half his Sunday,’ Todd said, referring to Trump’s former campaign manager. The president “fast forwards, but he watches all five.” Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders didn’t respond to an email about how the president’s Sunday-morning viewing habits have evolved.”

“Under new owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, the LA Times moved to expansive new offices in El Segundo and added a raft of marquee hires like Chan, who will serve as deputy manager editor under the paper’s top editor Norm Pearlstine. The Times plans to expand coverage on all fronts, including Hollywood, sports, food, and the environment.”

“Digitalwomenleaders.com, created by Katie Hawkins-Gaar, is a platform that facilitates a free 30-minute coaching session with any mentor who’s available. It’s first come, first serve and free to any woman working in journalism. All the coaches are doing this on a volunteer basis. I built and am updating the site on a pro bono basis so it’s just like a big gift to the journalism community.” —CS

“Don’t Believe Every Tweet made the rounds early this morning, fooling tech critics and reporters into thinking Twitter had launched a marketing effort centered on its own inability to police fake and misleading information. The project includes a Twitter account, a YouTube video featuring comedian Greg Barris, and a website, complete with fake quotes from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.” —CS

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