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You might have heard: After former Facebook news curators say they regularly suppressed conservative news from the site’s trending news section, Mark Zuckerberg planned to meet with a dozen conservative leaders
But did you know: After meeting with conservative leaders, Mark Zuckerberg says he wants open conversations about how Facebook can build trust (CNN Money)
Mark Zuckerberg met with conservative leaders on Wednesday, and called for more discussion about how Facebook can build trust after Gizmodo reported that former news curators suppressed conservative news. Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook after the meeting: “I know many conservatives don’t trust that our platform surfaces content without a political bias. I wanted to hear their concerns personally and have an open conversation about how we can build trust. I want to do everything I can to make sure our teams uphold the integrity of our products.”
+ A poll by Morning Consult of 2,000 voters under age 45 found that a quarter of respondents read about Facebook’s trending news controversy on Facebook itself, and 31 percent said “reader interest” should determine what stories are shown on social media (Morning Consult)
+ A new tool from the Wall Street Journal provides a side-by-side look at Facebook’s political bubble for conservatives and liberals (Wall Street Journal), providing “an eye-opening, likely uncomfortable peek at another reality” (Nieman Lab)
+ Noted: Tribune’s No. 2 shareholder Oaktree Capital warns that delaying a deal with Gannett could “destroy enormous shareholder value” (Poynter); Google reveals its new virtual reality platform Daydream, which has partners including NYT and WSJ (The Verge); The MacArthur Foundation announces $25 million in new unrestricted, 5-year general operating grants for grantees including Center for Public Integrity and NPR (MacArthur Foundation)
A fantasy sports site’s criteria for using Facebook Live: It needs to be timely and allow the viewer to dictate the broadcast (Digiday)
Dream Team, The Sun’s fantasy soccer site, started using Facebook Live several weeks ago, and it’s prioritizing view time as its key metric. The nine person video team has established a set of four criteria before live streaming something on Facebook: It has to be “timely, atmospheric, put the viewer where they want to be, and allow the viewer to dictate the broadcast.” Dream Team encourages viewers to post in the broadcast’s comments what they want to see next, putting the viewers in charge of where the live stream goes next.
+ Digital agency Postlight created a free tool for converting articles to Google AMP called Mercury: All that’s needed is dropping a line of code into your template page, and Mercury works with any CMS (Postlight)
The Guardian may soon break up its investigative reporting team (PressGazette)
As The Guardian tries to cut costs and around 250 jobs, PressGazette reports that The Guardian may soon break up its investigative reporting team. The six people on the team will likely be asked to move elsewhere in the newsroom, PressGazette reports. A Guardian spokesperson said: “We are currently reviewing the way we run our news and investigations teams to make sure we have the right people in the right roles.”
+ From last week: Former editor Alan Rusbridger is being made the “fall guy” for the Guardian’s financial problems, but “losing money on digital and hemorrhaging print revenue is not something that is unique to the Guardian” (Fortune)
How Journal Media Group editors planned to lead its newsrooms through change (Poynter)
When changes come to a newsroom, “whether you are a top newsroom leader or a mid-level manager, your team is looking to you for information, for guidance and for the answer to that critical, personal question,” Mizell Stewart III writes. Stewart, who is a news executive at Gannett and former chief content officer for Journal Media Group, explains how Journal Media Group editors planned to lead its newsrooms through a sale to Gannett. Among their ideas: Have open conversations and share what you know, consider how readers are perceiving the change, and focus on helping staff develop skills that can help them in the future.
+ Lessons for the news industry from music business: The value proposition for audiences needs to change, and the reading experience for users needs to improve as well (MediaShift)
Trump’s insults against journalists need to be taken seriously because they could lead to more restrictions on the press if he’s elected (MediaShift)
“Politicians have a right to criticize the media … But when they incite supporters to insult or threaten journalists, whether intentionally or by accident, the impact on press freedom is real,” Alexandra Ellerbeck writes. “In countries where leaders use their platforms to launch vicious ad hominem attacks on journalists, they have encouraged self-censorship and exposed journalists to unnecessary risk. Furthermore, stirring up antagonism toward the press can be a prelude to introducing restrictive media legislation — all reasons that Trump’s behavior warrants close public scrutiny.”
How Condé Nast’s Epicurious developed an ad-blocking message consistent with its brand voice (Digiday)
Epicurious is the latest publisher to try to get users to disable their ad blockers, opting for a clear and transparent message. Epicurious’ executive director Erin Gillian tells Digiday it was important for Epicurious’ message to be consistent with its brand and to communicate its business model. The message, which is served to about half of Epicurious readers with ad blockers enabled, tells readers that Epicurious is supported by advertising dollars, giving them the option to either turn off the blocker or register for a free account.
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