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“Adding a few lines of context may make YouTube feel good about offering a “solution” to its misinformation problem, but it won’t necessarily do anything to inform people who are watching conspiracy videos, or to change their minds.”

How governments and journalists in Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Japan are dealing with their misinformation ecosystems.

“Facebook doesn’t have value for publishers,” NBC News chairman Andy Lack said.

“I’ve come to rely on it as much as I did Google Reader in the past few years, so I am sad to see that the service is shutting down in two weeks. You’ll still be able to export your feeds for a while afterwards, though.”

“Short-term: The Times wants to make it easier to automate some of its emails. Long-term: The Times wants to add more personalization features.”

“It’s one thing for folks to show up, but it’s another for them to participate in a way where they are holding you accountable to your mission and checking you because they believe in you.”

“While Facebook Watch hasn’t taken off as a revenue source for publishers and the social network has deprioritized publisher content, YouTube offers something of a safe harbor for publishers that want to get into the video business. For example, publishers can direct-sell into their video on YouTube, said Kai Hsing, svp of marketing and operations at Bustle, which recently rekindled its interest in YouTube. YouTube was the most lucrative platform for publishers after Facebook, according to a Digital Content Next report.”