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The creator of Google News has an idea for how platforms can help stop fake news

Shan WangApril 28, 2017

News aggregator Upday, a sort of Apple News counterpart for Android, expands into 16 countries

The Axel Springer-owned app gets an automatic leg up across Europe from being pre-installed on new Samsung phones, but can it now keep enough of those users interested in order to sustain itself on advertising alone?

Shan WangApril 28, 2017

Contraponto do Apple News para Android se espalha por 16 países da Europa

Aparelhos Samsung S7 e S8 virão com o Upday já instalado. Agregador de conteúdo fornece audiência para publicadores. Desafio é conseguir se viabilizar com dinheiro de publicidade.

Laura Hazard OwenApril 28, 2017

It turns out people are very bad at estimating the magnitude of the fake news problem

There are a lot of reasons, though, that Facebook and Google are compelled to act.

Laura Hazard OwenApril 28, 2017

La gente es muy mala para estimar la magnitud del problema de las noticias falsas

Sin embargo, hay muchas razones por las que Facebook y Google están obligados a actuar.

Shan WangApril 27, 2017

These national journalists are building a local site to bring a different kind of news to East Texas

The Tyler Loop fashions itself as a data-savvy, digital alt-weekly for the growing, increasingly diverse city of Tyler.

Ricardo BiltonApril 27, 2017

With its Amazon-inspired pilot project, Panoply used listener feedback to help decide its new shows

“We’re basically asking [listeners]: Are we way off base? Are we a little off base? You tell us before we make a whole season of something drive you away.”

Andrew PhelpsApril 26, 2017

This is how The New York Times is using bots to create more one-to-one experiences with readers

“I’m not worried about this technology driving the humanity out of journalism. I’m really excited about the promise of technology bringing more humanity to journalism.” Also: a Michael Barbaro bot.

Joey MarburgerApril 26, 2017

These are the bots powering Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post efforts to build a modern digital newspaper

“It’s this great, simple experience, and the technology is getting so much better for it: AI’s getting better. big data’s more accessible.” Also: a Marty Baron bot.

Laura Hazard OwenApril 25, 2017

The Information’s new Briefing is a continuous update of opinionated takes on other people’s articles

Briefing is meant to be more Politico Playbook than Techmeme. It’s updated around the clock, but is also being sent out as a daily email newsletter for subscribers.

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