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Why Facebook & Google Can’t Afford to Legitimize Fake News Sources

Cision

In the 1890s, it was called yellow journalism and was a tactic designed by greedy newspaper publishers to sell more newspapers using scandalous (and not necessarily true) headlines. These internet companies have become successful because of their mighty technological innovations. So what’s the solution?

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A Fourth Estate No More

Flatiron Communications

Several months ago I presided over a Publicity Club of New York panel featuring a handful of reporters and editors from news orgs that could very well represent the future of journalism. She looked at a number of different scenarios and companies, one of which was the forward-thinking Starbucks. How could it not be?

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How the Explainer Changed Digital Media Forever

Contently - Strategy

The first approach yields a timeline of newspaper articles, which you can piece together to create a full story. Aggregation is an old practice in journalism, and digital transformation has only encouraged it. “What, they could go to Wikipedia? It’s not just accusations of bias. “I can teach you to report.

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