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It's likely to use the same 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo as the current model.
Continue reading 2020 Volkswagen Golf R will reportedly do 400 hp
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We have no idea who is going to replace him.
Continue reading Matt LeBlanc to leave Top Gear after fourth series
Matt LeBlanc to leave Top Gear after fourth series originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 31 May 2018 13:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Partnership might sell autonomous Chrysler Pacificas to the public.
Continue reading FCA, Waymo expand plans: 62,000 more self-driving vehicles, potential retail sales
FCA, Waymo expand plans: 62,000 more self-driving vehicles, potential retail sales originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 31 May 2018 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Announcement on empty Michigan Central Station expected in mid-June.
Continue reading Ownership transfer points to Ford takeover of Detroit train depot
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The first project is a Jaguar E-Type.
Continue reading ‘Wheeler Dealers’’ Edd China is back with new YouTube car restoration show
‘Wheeler Dealers’’ Edd China is back with new YouTube car restoration show originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 31 May 2018 10:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Except hundreds of thousands are built here, though not Audi or Porsche.
Continue reading Trump reportedly says he wants to wipe German cars off U.S. streets
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GM shares jumped more than 10 percent in pre-market trading.
Continue reading SoftBank makes $2.2B investment in GM Cruise to speed self-driving cars
SoftBank makes $2.2B investment in GM Cruise to speed self-driving cars originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 31 May 2018 09:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It goes to auction in June with the last Viper.
Continue reading Watch the last 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon be built
Watch the last 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon be built originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 31 May 2018 08:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Spoiler: the Chrysler 200 didn't make it.
Continue reading FCA is setting a five-year strategy: Here's how the last one played out
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You might have heard: Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, a fierce critic of Kremlin policies, was reportedly shot and killed Tuesday in Kiev (Associated Press)
But did you know: Committee to Protect Journalists expresses relief Arkady Babchenko is alive, calls on Ukrainian officials to say why they used extreme tactic of staging murder (Committee to Protect Journalists)
Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, who had been reported shot and killed in the Ukrainian capital, has appeared alive at a televised news conference in Kiev. Vasily Gritsak, head of the Ukrainian Security Service, said the agency faked Babchenko’s death to catch those who were trying to kill him. “We are relieved that Arkady Babchenko is alive,” said Nina Ognianova, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. “Ukrainian authorities must now disclose what necessitated the extreme measure of staging news of the Russian journalist’s murder. CPJ is investigating this unprecedented situation and will have further comment once we have more details.”
+ Related: What might the “dead” Russian reporter incident mean for journalism? (Poynter); Nothing justifies faking journalist’s murder in Kiev, RSF says (Reporters Without Borders); Even journalist’s wife was led to think he was dead (Associated Press)
+ Noted: Univision formally names Vincent Sadusky to succeed Randy Falco as chief executive officer (CNNMoney); Village Voice editor-in-chief quietly leaves company (New York Post); Gawker selects marketing and communications firm Didit as its stalking horse bidder, with a bid of $1.1 million (PR Newswire); Facebook will give researchers encrypted laptops to access its data and publish findings without pre-approval, in push to prevent abuse during elections (Wired); Since 2011, the share of Americans’ media consumption that happens in print has dropped about 40 percent, but the share of American ad dollars that go to print has dropped more than 60 percent (Nieman Lab)
On Wednesday, The Skimm announced a 1:1, Q&A texting service — no bots, just humans for now — to help its paid app subscribers contextualize the news of the day in their own lives. “Our product strategy is based on finding questions that our audience has throughout their day, throughout their week, throughout their lives that The Skimm can help answer in a relatable tone — and marrying that with things they’re doing on their phones and in their routines,” Dheerja Kaur, The Skimm’s head of product, said.
+ The Washington Post puts a price on data privacy in its GDPR response (Digiday)
London Evening Standard strikes a £3M deal with six companies including Uber and Google that erases divide between news and advertising (openDemocracy)
London’s Evening Standard newspaper has agreed a £3 million deal with six leading commercial companies, including Google and Uber, promising them “money-can’t-buy” positive news and “favourable” comment coverage, openDemocracy reports. The project, called London 2020, is being directed by former chancellor George Osborne. It effectively sweeps away the conventional ethical divide between news and advertising inside the Standard, writes James Cusick. Leading companies, most operating global businesses, were given detailed sales presentations by Evening Standard executives at the newspaper’s west London office.
+ Related: Evening Standard denies allegations of payment in exchange for favorable coverage of brands like Uber, saying that all commercial content would be labeled (The Drum)
+ How to fact-check politics in countries with no press freedom (Poynter); From social media to in-story experiences, chatbots help the BBC “do things faster and at scale” (journalism.co.uk)
How businesses can get inside the minds of their competitors (Knowledge@Wharton, University of Pennsylvania)
Every business would love to know the minds of its competitors, and what they are likely to do next. Strategy analysts have thus far used simple tools that employ mostly financial and other structured data to try and predict competitors’ moves. But new research at Wharton has shown how natural language processing techniques could be used to parse tomes of unstructured data such as text buried in conference calls or annual reports to more accurately anticipate competitor strategies.
‘Is the way we cover climate change now simply offering excuses for inaction?’ (Shorenstein Center)
“There’s still a pervasive doom and gloom, and this makes sense. It’s logical when you’re talking about people who are impacted by climate change, they are usually adversely impacted,” says Maxwell Boykoff, director of the Center for Science and Technology at the University of Colorado-Boulder. “But nonetheless, some of the work that’s been done in social sciences over the years has found that when these stories just focus in on doom and gloom, they turn off those who are consuming them. Without being able to find their own place as a reader, viewer, or listener in those stories, people feel paralyzed and they don’t feel like they can engage and have an entry point into doing something about the problem.”
+ Earlier: We made a self-guided exercise for rethinking coverage of a complex issue like climate change. Ideas some people reached include “the iClimate app” that shows the specific impact of climate change on a specific location a person cares about, or inviting the public to write “fan fiction” narratives about living with the effects of climate change in the future.
How Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou battled corporate surveillance and intimidation to expose a multibillion-dollar Silicon Valley start-up as a fraud (New York Magazine)
The story of Theranos may be the biggest case of corporate fraud since Enron, writes Yashar Ali. But it’s also the story of how a lot of powerful men were fooled by a remarkably brazen liar. It took just one reporter, and three former Theranos employees, to expose Elizabeth Holmes, CEO of health-care company Theranos. The reporting that brought down a unicorn is contained in 22 small notebooks stacked neatly in a guest bedroom in the Brooklyn apartment of WSJ reporter John Carreyrou. “Theranos was a combination of fraud, with hubris mixed with incompetence,” Carreyrou says.
+ Artist and journalist Alexandra Bell critiques racism in journalism by editing NYT stories and posting enlarged copies of the articles around New York City (New Yorker); Women’s coworking space The Wing is expanding into media (Fast Company); AP Stylebook update: The plural of emoji is emoji (Poynter)
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Filed under: Tesla,Safety,Technology,Sedan,Electric
Over-the-air update fixed ABS software issue
Continue reading Consumer Reports says Model 3 update fixed brakes, now recommended
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The Hyundai Ioniq lineup of electrified vehicles is being updated for 2019 with new safety technologies, more voice-recognition features and standard remote charge management for electric and plug-in hybrid models.
Continue reading 2019 Hyundai Ioniq gets new safety, infotainment tech
2019 Hyundai Ioniq gets new safety, infotainment tech originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 30 May 2018 12:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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An intimate bubble of fun outside of our normal, average reality.
Continue reading 2018 Aston Martin DB11 AMR Review | A private world of comfort and speed
2018 Aston Martin DB11 AMR Review | A private world of comfort and speed originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 30 May 2018 12:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Everyone, please, secure your loads — this his second close call.
Continue reading Canadian man escapes gruesome death when ax flies through windshield
Canadian man escapes gruesome death when ax flies through windshield originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 30 May 2018 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Driving the reincarnation of Shelby's GT40-powered Mustang.
Continue reading 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake First Drive Review | This snake smokes
1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake First Drive Review | This snake smokes originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 30 May 2018 11:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It's building a new engine plant to support the Sonata, Elantra and Santa Fe.
Continue reading Hyundai plans $388 million expansion at engine plant in Alabama
Hyundai plans $388 million expansion at engine plant in Alabama originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 30 May 2018 11:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ford's small crossover is going green — again.
Continue reading 2020 Ford Escape will have a plug-in hybrid version
2020 Ford Escape will have a plug-in hybrid version originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 30 May 2018 10:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It has already cut way back on the stuff in cells for the Tesla Model 3.
Continue reading Panasonic plans to eliminate cobalt in EV batteries
Panasonic plans to eliminate cobalt in EV batteries originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 30 May 2018 09:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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A production first — shiny glass is so 20th century.
Continue reading Audi E-Tron EV gets side cameras instead of mirrors for aerodynamics
Audi E-Tron EV gets side cameras instead of mirrors for aerodynamics originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 30 May 2018 09:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Investors demand it of outgoing CEO: 'FCA is way behind rivals.'
Continue reading For his last act, Marchionne will outline an EV/hybrid roadmap this week
For his last act, Marchionne will outline an EV/hybrid roadmap this week originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 30 May 2018 08:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Shorter repair times when Google Glasses meets a PowerPoint presentation.
Continue reading Porsche's Tech Live Look uses augmented reality to fix cars faster
Porsche's Tech Live Look uses augmented reality to fix cars faster originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 30 May 2018 08:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Here's today's episode of "What's That Sound?"
Continue reading 2018 Honda Ridgeline Long-Term Review Update | A rock in a hard place
2018 Honda Ridgeline Long-Term Review Update | A rock in a hard place originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 30 May 2018 08:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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You might have heard: Referral traffic from Google Search is up, due primarily to increased traffic from mobile, and more specifically from pages that use AMP
But did you know: Mobile traffic surpasses Facebook traffic to media sites for the first time, signaling device behavior is the real driver of consumption (Chartbeat)
New data from Chartbeat shows that for the first time, mobile direct-to-site traffic has surpassed Facebook referrals. With all of the discussion around the duopoly and the lack of control publishers have over their traffic, Chartbeat took a look at its data to observe traffic differences since the Facebook algorithm changes were announced in January. Overall traffic to publisher sites has not declined — it’s remained steady. “For as long as we can remember … mobile readers = social readers, where someone on mobile most likely found your content from Facebook. Our latest data shows that’s no longer the case. Now, mobile readers are arriving to a site (website or app) directly to the homepage or section front more often than from attributed social platforms, namely Facebook.”
+ Noted: Tronc buys Norfolk’s Virginian-Pilot for $34 million (The Virginian-Pilot); Bankruptcy judge accepts $1 million opening bid for Gawker from ad agency Didit (New York Post); Veteran CBS News radio correspondent Bob Fuss, who covered Capitol Hill for more than two decades, has died (Hollywood Reporter); Shari Redstone says National Amusements had already advised Viacom it no longer supported a merger with CBS, before CBS moved to strip her of voting power (The Wrap); An antitrust professor says the AT&T-Time Warner merger is in trouble (New York Post)
API UPDATE
How the Anchorage Daily News used the Iditarod sled dog race to rethink how it covers events (Better News)
Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: Use annual events to experiment with storytelling approaches, form audience/content teams, and stretch resources. “Like a lot of newsrooms, we deal with coverage of certain events every year. For us at the Anchorage Daily News, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is one of those events … The Iditarod is important, but we also felt like it was a good vehicle to experiment with some coverage concepts that could ultimately have a more strategic payoff. The stakes were much lower than, say, an election. We’re heavily focused on growing digital audience and looking closely at what content resonates with readers and what doesn’t.”
+ More resources and guides to reinventing newsroom staffing and workflow (Better News)
The latest USA Today app has the push notification features we all deserve (Poynter)
Expanding from USA Today’s list of general topics — breaking news, sports, technology and others you’d expect — its app now allows users to also pick from a list of suggested narrower topics, things like midterm elections, virtual reality and social security. Further suggested topics exist within stories, too — a story about Uber rolling out an emergency feature displays an “Add Topic” button for Uber, for example. Users can mix and match topics to receive the news, culled from across the USA Today Network, that’s most interesting to them. “We’re helping folks organize all of the information that’s out there … and find something of relevance,” said Jason Jedlinski, head of consumer products at USA Today Network.
Axel Springer open-sources its GDPR consent management tools (Digiday)
The German digital media group, which owns Business Insider, Bild and Welt, has spent the last 18 months developing a GDPR consent management tool, which can also be adapted to address cookie-consent requirements under the pending ePrivacy Regulation once it is finalized, according to the publisher. A consent management platform is a technical capability needed by any company that wants to capture what personal data its audience and customers have given it permission to use. That information is then relayed to all partners that publisher works with in its digital advertising supply chain. The aim is to ensure that all data needed for activities such as personalized advertising is only used when the user has given consent.
+ Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, a fierce critic of Kremlin policies, was shot and killed Tuesday in Kiev (Associated Press); Big tech industry groups claim EU’s new ePrivacy Regulation will limit growth online (The New York Times); Papua New Guinea says it will ban Facebook for a month in a bid to crack down on fake users and study how fake news and pornography spreads (The Guardian); India’s Hotstar draws over 10 million concurrent viewers, sets new global record (Medium, Manish Singh)
How companies can identify racial and gender bias in their customer service (Harvard Business Review)
Research shows that minority customers regularly receive worse customer service than whites in ways that are not immediately obvious to onlookers (or even managers). These results prompt a couple of questions for executives and managers. One, does your company hire individuals to interface with customers? Most likely, the answer is “yes.” Two, do you know if your employees are treating all customers equally? The answer here is probably “no.” This is, in part, because many aspects of customer service are intangible, nuanced, and difficult to observe. A well-designed internal audit can help you understand exactly how your employees are treating customers, and can help you formulate changes to implement.
+ Imgur, the GIF and image sharing site, launches video support (TechCrunch)
How social media became a pink collar job (Wired)
One job in the digital economy falls predominantly to women. It’s an oft-overlooked position, drawing on both marketing and editorial skills, that has become increasingly critical both to business success and online discourse. The pay is poor, and the respect can be limited. Take a look at the job posting for any social media manager. Social media managers are “the behind-the-screens labor involved in media and technology, central to propelling our digital economy forward,” says Brooke Erin Duffy, who is an assistant professor in communications at Cornell. Between 70 and 80 percent of social media workers self-identify as women on the salary compilation site Payscale.
+ Lie? Falsehood? What to call the president’s words (Columbia Journalism Review); A DNC lawsuit against WikiLeaks raises press freedom questions about whether journalists could be implicated by sources’ illegal behavior (Committee to Protect Journalists)
What it’s like when Elon Musk’s Twitter mob comes after you (The Daily Beast)
“Female journalists who cover Elon Musk have the same personal rule: Mention his name on Twitter at your peril,” writes Erin Biba. “That’s because there is an army — mostly young, mostly white, almost entirely men — that marches behind him. These MuskBros, as we call them, make it their mission to descend on women who criticize Musk, and tear them to pieces. I know, because it has happened to me. More than once.”
+ Don’t read the comments: Wikimedia researcher Caroline Sinders on online harassment (Logic Magazine)
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Design executive says Fiesta ST is powerful enough.
Continue reading Ford shoots down latest rumor of a Fiesta RS
Ford shoots down latest rumor of a Fiesta RS originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 30 May 2018 07:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dutch custom builder RemetzCar has released new images and a video of its newly finished Tesla Model S shooting brake, which reportedly will make its debut next month in the Netherlands.
Continue reading Want to top the neighbor's Model 3? How about a Tesla Model S shooting brake
Want to top the neighbor's Model 3? How about a Tesla Model S shooting brake originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 29 May 2018 13:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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After years in development, California is finally rolling out its digital license plate pilot program. Drivers can purchase and install plate that uses the same E Ink screen technology as an Amazon Kindle or various wearables. The new digital display was developed by Reviver Auto and replaces a traditional stamped plate. It's available for both consumer and commercial vehicles, though at a considerable cost.
Continue reading California begins digital license plate pilot program
California begins digital license plate pilot program originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 29 May 2018 12:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The slow-trickle build-up to the official reveal of the new Audi Q8 continues, with the German brand releasing a pair of sketches on Twitter that show the flagship SUV's front and rear ends.
Continue reading Audi Q8 SUV further detailed in official sketches
Audi Q8 SUV further detailed in official sketches originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 29 May 2018 12:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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700-hp flagship would eclipse other models, and that's the problem.
Continue reading Porsche still deciding on one or two new 911 plug-in hybrids
Porsche still deciding on one or two new 911 plug-in hybrids originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 29 May 2018 11:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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AMG E53 coupe and convertible also go on sale in August.
Continue reading 2019 Mercedes-AMG CLS53 will probably cost over $95,000
2019 Mercedes-AMG CLS53 will probably cost over $95,000 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 29 May 2018 11:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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All-electric cargo van should save tons in fuel costs.
Continue reading Mercedes-Benz eSprinter to get 93 miles of range, launches in 2019
Mercedes-Benz eSprinter to get 93 miles of range, launches in 2019 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 29 May 2018 10:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Device lifts and moves side-to-side to add downforce on inside wheel
Continue reading Watch Zenvo TSR-S's fascinating Centripetal Wing active aero at work
Watch Zenvo TSR-S's fascinating Centripetal Wing active aero at work originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 29 May 2018 09:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Earlier this month we configured a McLaren Senna with the assistance of two representatives of McLaren Special Operations. In that piece we wrote about few chances there are for the online "shopper" to get a feel for the coachbuilt experience; the Ferrari LaFerrari configurator offered just three color options, for instance, and Bugatti removed the few variables it presented for the Chiron. McLaren didn't build a public configurator for the Senna. It's the Rolls-Royce Cullinan to the rescue &mda
Continue reading Rolls-Royce Cullinan configurator delivers a near-bespoke experience
Rolls-Royce Cullinan configurator delivers a near-bespoke experience originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 29 May 2018 08:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sliding sales of the Altima and deep discounts are blamed
Continue reading Nissan to cut North American output by 20 percent to shore up profitability
Nissan to cut North American output by 20 percent to shore up profitability originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 29 May 2018 08:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The all-new 2019 Acura RDX will hit dealers on June 1, 2018, and it'll come with a window sticker bearing a base price of $38,295. That's for a front-wheel-drive RDX; adding all-wheel drive brings the base price to $40,295. Standard equipment includes the AccuraWatch safety and driver assistance package, which bundles automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane keeping assist, and road departure mitigation.
Continue reading 2019 Acura RDX undercuts rivals with base price of $38,295
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You might have heard: Trump says The New York Times used “phony sources” in story citing a White House official (The New York Times)
But did you know: Trump called his own White House official fake — even though that official had given a briefing to dozens of reporters (Bustle)
According to The New York Times, the White House held the briefing off the record. For this reason, the Times only quoted “a senior White House official” rather than giving the official’s name. The Times also stated that over 50 people were present at the briefing, and a BuzzFeed reporter who signed on to the simultaneous conference called said in a tweet that more than 240 people were on the line when she joined. Trump’s lie was easily caught. “I was there. This was a background briefing given by a senior administration official in the briefing room!” reporter Brian Karem wrote on Twitter. “POTUS either has no idea what his own administration is doing, has lost his mind, doesn’t care, all of the above and is such a liar he can’t remember the last lie he told.”
+ Noted: Facebook and Google hit with $8.8 billion in lawsuits on day one of GDPR (The Verge); WYFF News 4 (Greenville, NC) anchor, photojournalist tragically killed when tree falls on SUV (WYFF Greenville); Courts may soon have to decide if AI communicators are entitled to journalistic protections (Columbia Journalism Review); Shari Redstone and Les Moonves are locked in a legal battle triggered by disagreement over a potential merger of Viacom (Wall Street Journal)
How The New York Times plans new subscription products (Digiday)
The New York Times is thinking beyond its archives as it looks to add more subscription products to its portfolio. The Times last week announced a team to develop a subscription product for parents. But while other recent product launches, the Cooking and Crossword apps, were built on archives of content, the parenting product isn’t based on a massive library of parenting content. The publisher’s New Products and Ventures team, which was formally announced eight months ago, is less focused on whether the Times has an easily exploitable asset in place and more on whether the publisher has a market advantage in an area.
+ How local publisher Whereby.Us is building an email newsletter referral program (Lenfest Institute); Dear Publishers, if you want my subscription dollars (or euros), here is what I expect… (Medium, Monday Note)
Member State governments have adopted their position on copyright reform. Julia Reda says people across the world are learning what they need to do to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, and many are finding themselves wishing they had involved themselves in the debate when the law was decided more than two years ago. “On the topic of copyright, you NOW have the chance to have an influence — a chance that will be long lost in two years, when we’ll all be ‘suddenly’ faced with the challenge of having to implement upload filters and the ‘link tax’ — or running into new limits on what we can do using the web services we rely on.”
+ Discovery is shutting down its European TV hub as it mulls a post-Brexit plan (The Guardian); Tencent Holdings, which owns China’s top social media app WeChat, pulls investment in content start-up after online backlash (Reuters)
How Peloton is reinventing the fitness industry and becoming a microcultural phenomenon (AdWeek)
Founder John Foley designed Peloton to accommodate the on-demand, binge habits of consumers, Wi-Fi connectivity and the exploding use of smart devices. “When we were growing up,” he says, “you went to Channel 3 at 10, and it was Magnum P.I. Now media is shifting. It’s your time. Your location. You’re the boss. You get to control how you consume your media.” So Peloton built a bike prototype and software to allow for livestreaming and on-demand classes. Now Peloton has two studios in New York and 33 bike showrooms across the country. They produce 14 hours of live classes.
‘Elon Musk wants to fix media mistrust with a dopey rating system. There’s a better way.’ (The Washington Post)
Enraged last week by negative media coverage of Tesla, entrepreneur Elon Musk proposed a rating system in which the public would vote on the credibility of individual journalists and news sites. “Problem is journos are under constant pressure to get max clicks & earn advertising dollars or get fired. Tricky situation, as Tesla doesn’t advertise, but fossil fuel companies & gas/diesel car companies are among world’s biggest advertisers.” It doesn’t work that way, writes Margaret Sullivan. Journalists are not under pressure to earn ad dollars through their news stories and in fact go out of their way not to write favorably — or at all — about their company’s advertisers. “Musk should stick with his plans for colonizing Mars with his SpaceX venture.”
+ ”The public square is increasingly owned by private interests. That’s not good for free speech.” (Raleigh News & Observer); Are bots entitled to free speech? (Columbia Journalism Review)
How Harvey Levin’s gossip empire TMZ became Trump’s best friend (The Daily Beast)
When the Access Hollywood tape of Donald Trump emerged in the home stretch of the 2016 election, it should have been a gift from the tabloid gods for TMZ, writes Lachlan Cartwright. Within a week of the tape’s explosion, TMZ ran “exclusive” after “exclusive” giving Trump cover. It shouldn’t have been a surprise: It was the result of a cozy relationship between TMZ founder and boss Harvey Levin and Trump, who called each other throughout the campaign, reports Cartwright.
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