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Meanwhile, a black worker encountered a noose at a GM plant.
Continue reading NYT reports racial harassment at Tesla's Fremont plant
NYT reports racial harassment at Tesla's Fremont plant originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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That's one lucky customer in the GMC.
Continue reading Alaska 7.0 earthquake uproots road but leaves vehicle completely intact
Alaska 7.0 earthquake uproots road but leaves vehicle completely intact originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The M4 keeps its stick shift for 10 more years.
Continue reading BMW development chief wants M4 to 'be the fortress of manual'
BMW development chief wants M4 to 'be the fortress of manual' originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We see why it's time to say goodbye, but it's still sad.
Continue reading 2019 VW Beetle Final Edition Review | A car out of time in more ways than one
2019 VW Beetle Final Edition Review | A car out of time in more ways than one originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sweet Swede wagon is more expensive than the sedan version
Continue reading 2019 Volvo V60 starts at under $40,000
2019 Volvo V60 starts at under $40,000 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Continue reading 5 highlights from the 2018 Petersen Automotive Museum Auction
5 highlights from the 2018 Petersen Automotive Museum Auction originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 15:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Continue reading Rimac goes in-depth on the C_Two's ultra-tech aero testing
Rimac goes in-depth on the C_Two's ultra-tech aero testing originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 14:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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All eyes are on General Motors right now.
Continue reading GM CEO to meet with U.S. lawmakers over job cuts
GM CEO to meet with U.S. lawmakers over job cuts originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Why vehicle manufacturing isn't like craft beer
Continue reading General Motors: Smacked by scale
General Motors: Smacked by scale originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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With its bulletproof slant-6 engine, this little wagon put in 54 years of service.
Continue reading Junkyard Gem: 1964 Dodge Dart station wagon
Junkyard Gem: 1964 Dodge Dart station wagon originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 12:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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0-62 mph happens in 3.4 seconds.
Continue reading Nissan debuts scorching new Leaf Nismo RC race car
Nissan debuts scorching new Leaf Nismo RC race car originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The GMC follows the Silverado's path.
Continue reading 2020 GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD spied on public roads
2020 GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD spied on public roads originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 11:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We didn't think this review might be the last one.
Continue reading 2019 Chevy Volt Drivers' Notes Review | The lame duck
2019 Chevy Volt Drivers' Notes Review | The lame duck originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 10:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It would make a solid HR-V Si, here.
Continue reading Europe gets a cooler Honda HR-V than us now that it has a turbo
Europe gets a cooler Honda HR-V than us now that it has a turbo originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 11:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Compact Alfa SUV is part of $5.7B Italian investment
Continue reading Alfa Romeo will gain a Jeep Compass-based SUV
Alfa Romeo will gain a Jeep Compass-based SUV originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We didn't think this review might be the last one.
Continue reading 2019 Chevy Volt Drivers' Notes Review | The lame duck
2019 Chevy Volt Drivers' Notes Review | The lame duck originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 10:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Congress still has to approve it.
Continue reading U.S., Canada, Mexico sign post-NAFTA trade deal after some brinkmanship
U.S., Canada, Mexico sign post-NAFTA trade deal after some brinkmanship originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 10:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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BERLIN — Top executives from German carmakers Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler are finalizing plans for a White House meeting on trade policy next week, German and U.S. officials said on Thursday. Officials from the carmakers, asking not to be named, said the meeting was tentatively set for Tuesday, and would include VW Chief Executive Herbert Diess, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche and BMW production chief Oliver Zipse. President Donald Trump has been harshly critical of German automakers and what
Continue reading German automakers planning White House meeting over tariffs
German automakers planning White House meeting over tariffs originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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You might have heard: There was less misinformation during the midterms than in 2016. But its form has changed. (Poynter)
But did you know: Hyperpartisan Facebook groups are the next big challenge for fact-checkers (Poynter)
While Facebook has made strides in limiting the spread of misinformation over the past couple of years, there’s still plenty of fakery on the platform. Much of the nefarious activity has moved into private Facebook groups, some of which amass tens of thousands of members who are highly active in sharing conspiracy theories and misinformation, which then spread to more public parts of the platform, said digital forensics researcher Jonathan Albright. Albright’s advice for journalists and fact-checkers for reporting on this rapidly changing landscape: Try to capture any insight that that’s remaining on a website or ad, including analytics; focus on analytics around reach and impact as much as content; and most importantly, don’t expose more people to misinformation or generate more outrage over a piece of false news.
+ Noted: Journalist Maria Ressa and her news website Rappler formally indicted by the Philippines on tax evasion charges (CNN); Mic has laid off the majority of its staff (Recode); Mic Network sold to Bustle for about $5 million, a fraction of its prior valuation of $100 million (The Wall Street Journal); Financial Times journalists pass vote of no confidence in CEO John Ridding (The Guardian); Applications open for 50 Women Can Change the World in Journalism (50 Women Can); University of Alabama censured over free press issue (Inside Higher Ed)
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How The Washington Post is reorienting for digital subscriptions (Digiday)
On Nov. 27, the Post named Miki King its first-ever chief marketing officer, adding the Post to a growing list of news publishers who have created a new kind of chief marketing role, one focused on driving consumer revenue rather than elevating the publisher brand in the eyes of advertisers and readers. King has spent most of 2018 reorganizing the Post’s different marketing operations, which had been spread across multiple budgets in multiple departments, even on different floors of the Post’s building. “Prior to my assuming leadership, we were just segmented,” King said. “We had a digital and print marketing team that were not functioning cohesively.” The reorganization is designed to bring the disparate groups together to focus on the customer experience across both print and digital products, as well as make it easier for them to share information and insights with one another.
+ Earlier: Our guide to what it takes to shift a news organization to reader revenue
Fighting misinformation by sending journalists to teach in schools (Journalism.co.uk)
Through a U.K. charity called the Student View, journalists from the BBC, Financial Times and The Telegraph are visiting classrooms to teach students how to recognize misinformation and distinguish between fact and opinion. The journalists give a “crash course in online journalism” that demystifies it, allowing students to see the human behind the news article. “I believe teaching kids the skills required in journalism has never been more important in this digital age of fake news and social media,” said volunteer journalist Georgie Frost. “While the industry’s landscape may have changed from when I started out, I don’t believe those fundamental principles have and they are principles that should not be restricted to our profession.”
+ CrossCheck launches in Nigeria, with 16 newsrooms working together to fight misinformation (Nieman Lab); Canada’s new subsidies for news will warp the market and hurt innovation — unless they’re done right (Nieman Lab)
How to survive the next era of tech (Slow down and be mindful) (The New York Times)
Five years ago, Times tech columnist Farhad Manjoo gave readers some basic advice to navigate the tech landscape of the day: Buy hardware from Apple. Use online services made by Google. And get digital media from Amazon. Now, Manjoo is updating that advice: “The tech industry in 2018 is far more consequential than it was in 2014, when I started this job. It’s bigger, more pervasive and in every way more dangerous.” His three new maxims for navigating tech in 2018: Don’t just look at the product, look at the business model. Avoid feeding the giants (Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft). And most importantly, be slow to adopt new devices and platforms. “The lesson of the last decade is that our private tech choices can alter economies and societies. They matter. And they matter most in the mindless rush, when everyone seems to be jumping on board the latest new thing, because it’s in these heady moments that we lose sight of the precise risks of turning ourselves over to tech.”
Resisting journalism’s ‘Shiny Object Syndrome’ (Reuters Institute)
In a new report examining journalism innovation from the Reuters Institute, industry leaders said they were concerned about the industry’s tendency to chase “shiny objects” (obsessively pursue new tech). The study participants identified the risks inherent in a tech-driven growth strategy; including “innovation fatigue,” burnout, and lack of consideration for user experience and overall audience needs. “To be clear, this report does not amount to a call to stop innovating, nor justification for doing so, but it is a plea to avoid unsustainable approaches to innovation that fail to take account of potentially negative impacts — approaches that risk wasting time, effort, and money, without real returns,” writes author Julie Posetti.
+ Related: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel created — and continually updates — a list of newsroom activities that don’t contribute to its audience-centric strategy in an effort to find time and resources to devote to more meaningful tasks. (Better News)
The Miami Herald’s latest investigation ‘pulls the sewer lid’ off a 10-year-old story (Poynter)
Miami Herald journalist Julie K. Brown’s investigation “Perversion of Justice,” published Wednesday, reveals a wealthy Florida businessman who sexually abused and trafficked underage girls for years; as well as the people in the criminal justice system who helped him get away with it, including Alexander Acosta, now President Donald Trump’s labor secretary. “What’s gratifying about this is that we were able to do something that was important and really had something to say and was a well-executed investigative piece and it blew the lid off of our traffic today,” said Casey Frank, the Herald’s investigations editor. “Lesson learned. Good investigative journalism will bring readers to our site, and that is such a reassuring message at times like this when everyone struggles and looks for the magic formula. This tells us that really good investigative journalism is that formula, or at least a good part of that formula.”
+ After great watchdog reporting, what happens next? How do communities figure out what to do about a problem once it’s been spotlighted? These standout examples of solutions journalism show how journalists can be both watchdog and “guide dog” (Medium, Solutions Journalism Network)
FOR THE WEEKEND
+ How Flint journalist Jiquanda Johnson is reporting on the water crisis from the inside (Bustle)
+ You may have seen this viral Thrillist story, in which a food writer laments his role in shutting down a burger joint he claimed made America’s best burger — “I put a target on their back by naming them number one, and that influx of people messed with the way they’d been running the business for decades, and all that could literally be blamed on me.” But then this story from Willamette Week came out, showing how the restaurant owner’s legal troubles and record of domestic abuse may be the real cause of the closure. (Thrillist; Willamette Week)
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Massive Eaton TVS blower will render big numbers.
Continue reading Ford teases 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 supercharger before Detroit reveal
Ford teases 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 supercharger before Detroit reveal originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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AMG's boss is excited about electrification.
Continue reading Mercedes-AMG considering follow-up to the SLS Electric Drive
Mercedes-AMG considering follow-up to the SLS Electric Drive originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It'll be marketed as a GT hybrid performance package
Continue reading 2020 Lincoln Aviator 450-hp PHEV will get its own exterior visual cues
2020 Lincoln Aviator 450-hp PHEV will get its own exterior visual cues originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Nov 2018 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The turbo 2.5 engine fits, though.
Continue reading 2019 Mazda3 gets only two engines in U.S.; here are details on suspension, AWD
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IIHS finds good headlights only used for more expensive versions of cars.
Continue reading Headlights are improving, but most vehicles still perform poorly
Headlights are improving, but most vehicles still perform poorly originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Nov 2018 16:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Cruise co-founder Kyle Vogt becomes president, CTO.
Continue reading GM President Ammann will take over Cruise self-driving car unit
GM President Ammann will take over Cruise self-driving car unit originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Nov 2018 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Mopar already has its hands on the Jeep pickup.
Continue reading 2020 Jeep Gladiator has lots of Mopar parts ready for launch
2020 Jeep Gladiator has lots of Mopar parts ready for launch originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Nov 2018 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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With delayed launches and WLTP issues in the rearview mirror, profits coming.
Continue reading Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark explains carmaker's situation and plan for recovery
Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark explains carmaker's situation and plan for recovery originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Nov 2018 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Continue reading 2018 L.A. Auto Show Mega Photo Gallery | Hundreds of the latest cars and trucks
2018 L.A. Auto Show Mega Photo Gallery | Hundreds of the latest cars and trucks originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Nov 2018 13:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We won't get the A1, but we found it's a better Mini
Continue reading 2019 Audi A1 Sportback First Drive Review | Revenge of the nerd
2019 Audi A1 Sportback First Drive Review | Revenge of the nerd originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Nov 2018 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Automakers feed into China's big-data 'ubiquitous surveillance' of its citizens
Continue reading In China, your car could be spying on you to the government
In China, your car could be spying on you to the government originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Community sued to stop the westside project.
Continue reading Elon Musk gives up on West L.A. tunnel, will focus on Dodger Stadium dig
Elon Musk gives up on West L.A. tunnel, will focus on Dodger Stadium dig originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The Gladiator leads a star-studded performance.
Continue reading 2018 L.A. Auto Show: 5-plus takeaways on Jeep, Honda, Porsche and more
2018 L.A. Auto Show: 5-plus takeaways on Jeep, Honda, Porsche and more originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Could preview look of 812 Superfast convertible.
Continue reading Ferrari SP3JC one-off channels vintage roadsters with a color-wheel twist
Ferrari SP3JC one-off channels vintage roadsters with a color-wheel twist originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Top engineer talks about off-road capabilities and those funky headlights.
Continue reading Rivian, the EV startup that stole the L.A. Auto Show: Who are these guys?
Rivian, the EV startup that stole the L.A. Auto Show: Who are these guys? originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Continue reading BMW considers ordering hybrids to run electric only in polluted cities
BMW considers ordering hybrids to run electric only in polluted cities originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 29 Nov 2018 08:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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