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Top 10 U.S. Daily Newspapers on Facebook

Cision

Keep up with every news article from your favorite daily by following them on Facebook. daily newspapers on Facebook by the number of likes. Daily Newspapers on Facebook appeared first on Cision. This week we rounded up the top 10 U.S. The New York Times — 14,803,119. USA Today — 8,606,054.

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How the Associated Press Fights Fake News on Facebook…and Everywhere Else

Cision

Carvin is the point person in a partnership that began in December 2016 between the AP and Facebook that illustrates some of the efforts the AP is undertaking to scrub misinformation from readers’ views. Facebook focuses on the content that is patently untrue, but the AP is not bound by these limitations in their checks.

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Why Facebook & Google Can’t Afford to Legitimize Fake News Sources

Cision

In the 1890s, it was called yellow journalism and was a tactic designed by greedy newspaper publishers to sell more newspapers using scandalous (and not necessarily true) headlines. Brands like Google, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube are doing nothing to prevent it, resulting in a very confusing and convoluted media world.

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Should you feel ashamed for reading the hard copy newspaper?

Communications Conversations

Every so often, I’ll see it in one of my social feeds: That comment or remark from a friend, colleague or industry person taking jabs at the hard copy newspaper and those that read it. Twitter and Facebook are the new newsfeeds. I still love my hard copy newspaper. Now, I know the print newspaper has its downsides.

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How to Make Facebook a Career Book

PR Job Coach

The revelation that companies are asking potential employees for Facebook passwords got me thinking about how Facebook has rapidly evolved as both diary and biography. Given the addition of timeline to Facebook’s configuration, people on the hunt would do well to make Facebook work for them instead of the converse.

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3 Facebook Features That Benefit The Media

Cision

When Facebook first launched, users searched for classmates and dorm room friends. In fact, Facebook users are more likely to post and respond to news content than Twitter users. Facebook has understood its role in the media landscape and has leveraged it by adding tools and features for news outlets. Why the shift?

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The clickbait media economy is toxic

Stephen Waddington

Stories about people in the public eye such as celebrities, politicians and sportsmen and women sell newspapers. The Facebook and Twitter newsfeeds algorithms reward this behaviour. They also drive clicks and engagement on social media. There is no other explanation for the popularity of media such as The Daily Mail and The Sun.

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