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Popular on Twitter: News.me stage 1, measuring accuracy in journalism and the effects of Amazon’s server problem

The original concept video for News.me

Canadian law makes it illegal to post election night updates online

Jonathan Stray considers how to measure accuracy in journalism

Vivian Schiller’s advice for public radio: Take risks

Amazon’s servers have crippled a number of sites

Why The Register Citizen is hiring a full-time curator

NPR looks at the toll on journalists from covering conflicts

Early success for the NYT digital subs is great, continued growth is better

Jim Brady thinks local businesses have a technology gap

Mother Jones charts the increasing income gap among Americans

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The enduring allure of conspiracies

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With Out-of-Pocket, Nikhil Krishnan wants to make the healthcare industry funnier — and easier to understand

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Yes, deepfakes can make people believe in misinformation — but no more than less-hyped ways of lying

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