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But foreign minister hopes for a 'win-win-win' if both sides are flexible
Continue reading NAFTA session with Canada breaks off after Trump 'so insulting' remarks
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Looking for a good car charger?
Continue reading 3 good car chargers
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Apple-equipped Lexus SUV is revealed when it gets rear-ended.
Continue reading Apple self-driving cars are real — one was just in an accident
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Extend of spinal injury unknown, but he's breathing on his own, talking
Continue reading IndyCar's Robert Wickens moved to Indianapolis hospital, more surgery to come
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We also discuss the state of Lexus.
Continue reading Pony cars, trucks and Italian SUVs | Autoblog Podcast 552
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The two cars look nearly identical
Continue reading 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S spied with active aero
2020 Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S spied with active aero originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The cancellation of the Focus Active is due to 25% import tariffs eating into Ford's profits.
Continue reading Ford cancels Focus Active import plans due to China tariffs
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It's for sale at RM Sotheby's right now.
Continue reading This GTO-El Camino mashup is the muscle truck of our dreams
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A rumored reference to the violent Norse armageddon.
Continue reading Koenigsegg Agera successor could be named ... Ragnarok?
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The march toward production continues.
Continue reading BMW iX3 EV spied with little camo
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We've seen most variants of the 992 911 by now.
Continue reading 2020 Porsche 911 GT3 spied for the first time
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Major investor wanted his duties split up for better oversight
Continue reading BlackRock voted to replace Tesla's Elon Musk with independent chairman
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Barrel-rolls several times: 'I don't know what happened there.'
Continue reading Big F1 crash by Marcus Ericsson halts Italian Grand Prix practice
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While the automotive and technology worlds have been pouring billions into autonomous vehicles (AVs) and preparing to bring them to market soon as shared robo-taxis, Apple has mostly sat on the sidelines. Of course, Apple is the last company to ever make its intentions known, and the super-secret tech cult giant hasn't been totally out of the AV game based on the clues that have slipped out of its Cupertino, Calif., citadel over the past few years. News first broke in 2015 that it had assembled
Continue reading Why this could be the perfect time for Apple to make a car play
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They'll form a 'Freeway of Love' outside the church where mourners will gather.
Continue reading More than 100 pink Cadillacs expected for Aretha Franklin’s funeral today
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EU's Juncker says if U.S. enacts new tariffs, EU will do the same
Continue reading EU offers to eliminate auto tariffs — Trump says, 'It's not good enough'
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You might have heard: Some publishers stopped their Facebook ad spending over policy that treated publishers as political advertisers (Digiday)
But did you know: Twitter will exempt news organizations from its issue ads policy (Axios)
Twitter says news organizations can apply to be exempt from updates to its political and issue advertising policy, reports Sara Fischer. News outlets had protested Facebook’s issue ads policy for months after Facebook said it would put their ads in the same archive as political ads, in an attempt to provide transparency on ads bought by hyper-partisan sites to promote misleading news. Facebook eventually tweaked its policy, but some news organizations were so mad they vowed to suspend their paid promotion on Facebook. Twitter, which has been focusing on publisher relations, is trying to avoid that with its new policy. Criteria for exemption include having a searchable archive available online, contact information available online, and a minimum of 200,000 monthly unique visitors in the U.S. Enforcement of the new issue ads policy will begin Sept. 30, 2018, giving publishers and advertisers a month to apply for exemptions.
+ Noted: Man charged with making death threats to the Boston Globe over Trump editorials (Associated Press); The Financial Times will reach 1 million subscribers next year, 17 years after putting up its paywall (The Drum); Twitter is testing a feature that suggests accounts to unfollow (Slate); Judge declines to dismiss defamation lawsuit against Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Alex Jones (HuffPost); President Trump and lawyer Michael Cohen planned to purchase information on Trump amassed by the National Enquirer and its parent company (The New York Times)
As part of a fact-checking journalism partnership, API and the Poynter Institute highlight stories worth noting related to truth in politics and on the Internet. In the latest edition of “The Week in Fact-Checking” newsletter, how Full Fact has helped fact-checkers live fact-check political events; now Pinterest is a hotbed of conspiracy theories; and a new social media platform for American liberals that is filled with false rumors about Donald Trump.
Can they do that? When political campaigns use news footage (RTDNA)
What can you do if your station’s news report is used in an incomplete or misleading way by a political organization or candidate with an agenda? Unfortunately, the answer may be “not much.” Although some stations or networks will challenge campaigns for using their footage without permission, courts have generally come down on the side of campaigns, considering the material to be “fair use.” However, newsrooms should do everything they can to be as transparent as possible over the issue, and “use it as an opportunity to inform the audience about how and why this tactic is used, to serve up the entire story rather than the small segments used in the campaign ad, and to pledge fairness in the weeks ahead leading up to the election,” says Tim Wieland, news director at KCNC-TV. “Addressing the issue is a must,” agrees Lynn Walsh of Trusting News. “It’s important to explain what’s happening, why this is legal … and that it doesn’t have anything to do with you agreeing, promoting or helping the candidate [or] issue.”
+ The American Association for Public Opinion Research helps reporters cover public opinion research and polling more accurately (Poynter); “One hour of radio, one city block”: How the Murrow Award-winning show “Out of the Blocks” from WYPR brings micro-local coverage to life (RTDNA)
How Russian propaganda actually works in the 21st century (BuzzFeed)
BuzzFeed News and its partners published an exclusive report that details how the Russian government discreetly funded a group of seemingly independent news websites in Eastern Europe to pump out stories dictated to them by the Kremlin. Long before Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election became one of the biggest stories in the world, and Kremlin disinformation campaigns became a household issue, Moscow faced accusations of trying to influence public opinion in the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, which are all members of NATO. The revelations about the websites in the Baltic states provide a rare and detailed inside look into how such disinformation campaigns work, and the lengths to which Moscow is willing to go to obscure its involvement in such schemes.
If a loyalty program is the answer, what’s your question? (The Drum)
“Just because a particular loyalty program scheme or proposition works well for a competitor or company you aspire to, doesn’t mean it’s right for you,” writes Terry Hunt. “The allure of a shiny new program or the gravitas of a tenured and well-known scheme in the market is not a guarantee of its success.” Before launching a loyalty program or similar scheme, marketers should ask themselves, “Which behaviours is it most important to reward? What do customers expect from us? What benefits will our customers most value from us? Will this give us a competitive advantage?” “…When you ask tough questions like these,” Hunt writes, “you begin to uncover the answers that will begin to shape your solution, which inevitably leads to one thing: helping your customers win.”
Trump’s new fake news: fake social media (Axios)
“President Trump, using more anecdote than evidence, is doing unto Google, Facebook and Twitter what he helped do to mainstream media: persuade a big chunk of America they are biased — and fake,” writes Mike Allen. A new poll shows that 65 percent of self-described conservatives believe that social media companies purposely censor the right. “It’s risen to the level of being an emotional or gut issue with conservatives, like guns/immigration,” a Trump supporter told Allen. “It’s an issue that’s here to stay.” Top Republicans say this will be a major line of escalated attack at a congressional hearing next week with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Axios managing editor Kim Hart commented, “Trump has essentially hijacked the upcoming hearings. Classic Trump tactic that will likely rain on [the senators’ intended] parade on the disinformation front, and shift the focus to something that … resonates more with his base.”
+ Related: In the midst of the #StopTheBias controversy, dozens of Facebook employees unite to challenge its “intolerant” liberal culture (The New York Times); Why Google doesn’t rank right-wing outlets highly (The Atlantic)
The newspaper industry gets the tariff release it sought. Now what? (Poynter)
The newspaper industry won an important victory Wednesday, when the International Trade Commission voted to eliminate costly tariffs on Canadian newsprint that were pinching newspapers across the U.S. But the impact on prices will be delayed rather than immediate, said Paul Boyle, who has led the News Media Alliance’s lobbying on the question. And it is not even certain that big reductions in paper costs will happen at all. As with energy costs, what goes up in times of a fuel shortage does not necessarily come down when that eases. For many reasons, it is impossible to say how much of the price increase damage has been mitigated. That will become clearer later, Boyle said.
FOR THE WEEKEND
+ Teaching high school journalism in the “fake news” era (HuffPost) and how Trump has changed how teens view the news (The Atlantic): “Young people can see the president’s tweets as jokes, but they still often share his negative feelings about the press,” writes Taylor Lorenz for The Atlantic.
+ Austin’s KUT looked at the diversity of the sources in its news coverage. Here’s what they found (KUT) and how it stacks up to other public radio efforts to track source diversity (Current)
+ The women who transformed Rolling Stone in the mid-70s (Vanity Fair)
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Halo may have saved Leclerc's life, but Alonso's car didn't survive
Continue reading F1 Spa crash left Fernando Alonso's McLaren a writeoff
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Hyundai's N stands for "Nürburgring," while N-Line means "Not the hottest N."
Continue reading Hyundai to give the Elantra GT sportier N-Line trim
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Play your tunes loud and proud.
Continue reading 5 great car speakers | Autoblog's favorites
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Roush's RS3 package boosts the Mustang to 710 horsepower thanks to a new supercharger. That's 250 horses over a stock Mustang GT.
Continue reading Roush supercharges the Mustang to 710 horsepower
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Why live with scratches in your paint?
Continue reading 4 great scratch removers | Autoblog's favorites
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Nissan is recalling Jukes, Frontiers, Sentras and Versas as well as vans to fix a possible ignition switch fault.
Continue reading 166,000 North American Nissans recalled for ignition switch issue
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Eye pods are so hot right now.
Continue reading This autonomous shuttle has human-like eyes
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Today's clip shows the front fascia of the new EV.
Continue reading Mercedes-Benz EQ C electric crossover looking handsome in new teaser
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The WLTP is tougher than the old emissions rules.
Continue reading Half of VW models in Germany not compliant with new pollution standard
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It provides its own electric power to increase range.
Continue reading E.Home Coco camper helps the EV towing it
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A test Scania now runs local routes with wine ED95 in its tanks.
Continue reading Experimental Scania bus runs on French winery waste
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Few cars offer as much bang for your buck.
Continue reading 2019 Chevy Corvette Z06 Drivers' Notes Review | A supercharged laugh track
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Part Three of our 14,000-mile Jeep Wrangler Rubicon adventure.
Continue reading 2018 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Alaska Cannonball | Into the West
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At least 84 hp more than the P1 and 'a better driving position' than other hypercars.
Continue reading McLaren divulges Ultimate Series Speedtail hypercar will make more than 986 hp
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The adaptive cruise control system is in need of some lessons.
Continue reading 2018 Honda Ridgeline Long-Term Review | Cursing the cruise
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Pricing rises and dips slightly depending on engines, trims.
Continue reading 2019 Chevy Camaro pricing revealed in configurator
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It gives Ford a 'negative' outlook, citing the difficulty of executing its restructuring plan.
Continue reading Moody’s downgrades Ford’s credit rating to just above junk status
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Lexus says it's making the RC classier, with some subtle design changes thrown in.
Continue reading Lexus RC facelift: Here's an official look
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Take a look at these photos of the Mojave Desert.
Continue reading 2019 BMW 8 Series convertible has been testing in Death Valley
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Continue reading UK inventor Dyson building test track and complex for electric cars
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Now available with selectable ride modes and cylinder deactivation, Indian motorcycles aim for increased rider comfort and convenience.
Continue reading Indian motorcycles get rear cylinder deactivation and ride modes
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You might have heard: How a tariff on Canadian newsprint is threatening American newspapers (The Washington Post)
But did you know: The United States International Trade Commission voted Wednesday to eliminate the newsprint tariff (The New York Times)
The United States International Trade Commission on Wednesday overturned a Trump administration decision to impose tariffs on Canadian newsprint, saying that American paper producers are not harmed by newsprint imports. The unanimous decision by the five-member body eliminates tariffs that have been in effect since January, handing a win to small and medium-size newspapers, which have struggled to absorb the cost of higher newsprint and have made cuts, including layoffs, as a result. However, while the tariff ruling offers a reprieve to newspapers, publishers say it may not result in jobs coming back or pages being restored. Instead, it likely accelerated cost-cutting that would have eventually occurred anyway, given the industry’s declining readership and revenue. Jay Seaton, the publisher of The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel in Colorado, said the changes newspapers made in response to the tariffs were probably inescapable “for newspapers who want to remain viable long into the future.”
+ Noted: The Associated Press signs on with journalism blockchain startup Civil (Digiday); The Atlantic hires Alex Hardiman, head of news products at Facebook, as chief business and product officer (The Atlantic); Facebook announces the international rollout of Facebook Watch, its video destination for episodic content (Variety); Sources say Donerail Group plans to purchase Tronc in up to $700 million deal; if completed, Donerail would sell Tronc newspapers to individual buyers (Nieman Lab); Sinclair countersues Tribune Media over failed tie-up (Reuters)
Collaborations between journalists and academics can increase impact (Poynter)
When The Ohio County Monitor in rural Kentucky launched a new subscription program last fall, the brothers who run the hyperlocal news site sought to more deeply connect with their readers. So Dustin and Lee Bratcher decided to take a listening tour across the 600-square-mile county, often rising before dawn to attend “liars tables” — male-only breakfast gatherings at general stores. A pair of university researchers, Andrea Wenzel and Sam Ford, came along for the ride. Their resulting study, “Engaged Journalism in Rural Communities,” won a new research prize aimed at fostering stronger ties between media professionals and scholars. “From a scholar’s perspective,” writes Jake Batsell, “the paper shows how theoretically driven research can bring timely insight to professional strategy. And for professionals, it shows the promise of initiatives to meet audiences where they already are, and invite them to contribute on their own terms.”
+ A quick guide to finding funding for your local journalism project (Poynter); plus, principles to help ensure editorial independence for nonprofit-funded news
A ‘pop-up newsroom’ will track misinformation during Sweden’s elections (Medium, Fergus Bell)
Sweden is heading towards a close election that could have a significant impact on the country’s political landscape. In a real-time news environment, and amidst growing concerns around “fake news,” the stakes are high for election coverage. Supported by the Google News Initiative, Pop-Up Newsroom Riksdagsvalet 2018 will see more than 100 journalists gathered in one place to monitor information flowing across digital sources in the final days leading up to the Sept. 9 election. Sweden’s media houses and Swedish voters will be able to ask the newsroom to turn its attention to specific subjects as the elections get underway.
Meet the teens who refuse to use social media (The Guardian)
“While many of us have been engrossed in the Instagram lives of our co-workers and peers, a backlash among young people has been quietly boiling,” writes Sirin Kale. One 2017 survey of British schoolchildren found that 63 percent would be happy if social media had never been invented. In another study of Generation Z (people born after 1995), half of those surveyed said they had quit or were considering quitting at least one social media platform. When it comes to Gen Z’s relationship to social media, “significant cracks are beginning to show,” said one researcher. Meanwhile, as young people increasingly reject social media, older generations increasingly embrace it: among the 45-plus age bracket, the proportion who value social media has increased from 23 percent to 28 percent in the past year.
What role should communities play in the journalistic process? (Medium, Keegan Clements-Housser)
With citizen journalism on the rise, and traditional newsrooms no longer the gatekeepers of news, it’s no longer a question of if communities will play a role in producing news, but how, writes Clements-Housser. That question formed the backbone of his research at the University of Oregon, during which he found that 80 percent of individuals surveyed supported a local news model where they had some say in how their news is produced, and 63 percent said the quality of their local news would benefit if they helped newsrooms identify newsworthy topics. All 11 of the newsrooms Clements-Housser also surveyed agreed with this last point, although only three had formal policies for utilizing content produced by members of the community. “Clearly, there remains quite a bit of ground to cover before the journalism industry finds a consistently good collaborative fit with the public,” he writes.
When I say “news,” you say “fake”? (Center for Media Engagement)
In a study with the News/Co Lab on consumer news awareness in Fresno, Calif., Kansas City, Mo., and Macon, Ga., researchers asked respondents to write down the first word that came to their minds when they were shown three terms: news, local news, and the name of a local news organization. “Fake” was overwhelmingly the most common response in all three surveys for the term “news.” For “local news,” positive words like “community” and “good” and negative words like “biased” and “boring” were prevalent. The Telegraph in Macon also elicited “outdated,” and The Fresno Bee and The Kansas City Star drew the word “liberal.” “It was striking that the word ‘fake’ came to mind so readily when respondents were presented with the word ‘news,’” researchers commented, although “fake” was not the word that came to mind for local news or for the specific news outlets. “Among potential criticisms the respondents seemed to have about the news is they saw it as biased and lacking transparency. They also did not seem to feel the news organizations engaged with them, and they felt low trust for the news organizations.”
+ Related: Another study found that “exposure to talk about fake news may lower individuals’ trust in media and lead them to identify real news with less accuracy.” So — should journalists stop using the term “fake news”? (Poynter)
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Continue reading Ford forms development group of 10 divisions for 'breakthrough products'
Ford forms development group of 10 divisions for 'breakthrough products' originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 30 Aug 2018 08:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It would be run by Formula E and Gil de Ferran.
Continue reading Extreme E electric SUV off-road racing series could arrive in 2020
Extreme E electric SUV off-road racing series could arrive in 2020 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 30 Aug 2018 08:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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