“Executives at Salem Media Group, a conservative media company that syndicates some of the country’s most recognized talk radio hosts and operates a batch of popular commentary websites, pressured some of their radio talent to cover Donald Trump more favorably during the 2016 presidential campaign, emails obtained by CNNMoney show.” More …
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Baby Breitbarts to pop up across the country?
Reader Beware: … across the country there is a growing trend of opaque, locally focused, ideological outlets, dressed up as traditional newspapers. More …
Homeland Security to Compile Database of Journalists, Bloggers
“The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to monitor hundreds of thousands of news sources around the world and compile a database of journalists, editors, foreign correspondents, and bloggers to identify top ‘media influencers.'” More …
Ready for Trump TV? Inside Sinclair Broadcasting’s Plot to Take Over Your Local News
Its mix of terrorism alerts, right-wing commentary, and “classic propaganda” could soon reach three-quarters of US households. More …
The Future of Truth and Misinformation Online
“Experts are evenly split on whether the coming decade will see a reduction in false and misleading narratives online. Those forecasting improvement place their hopes in technological fixes and in societal solutions. Others think the dark side of human nature is aided more than stifled by technology.” More …
Ted Cruz Spokesman Saw Suspicious Twitter Activity in 2016 Campaign
“Ron Nehring, campaign spokesman for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz during the 2016 presidential campaign, said that online trolls of unclear origin flooded his Twitter feed whenever he was critical of then-candidate Donald Trump, but not when he attacked other GOP candidates.” More …
Forget Russian Trolls. Facebook’s Own Staff Helped Win The Election.
“Facebook, Google, and Twitter all directly advised campaigns on how to influence voters — and the help may have been decisive.” More …
How Facebook Ads Helped Elect Trump
“Trump campaign digital director Brad Parscale says Donald Trump won election on Facebook with highly targeted ads — and infrastructure was a key issue.” More …
What Facebook Did to American Democracy
“And why it was so hard to see it coming.” More …
Here’s How Easy It Is for Anyone — Including Russian Operatives — to Target You with Ads on Facebook
“Three media agencies used tools that are available — legally — to marketers, politicians, and activists to show that even $100,000 can go a long way on Facebook.” More …