A news section inside Facebook’s mobile app will be run by journalists and not just algorithms, the company said. Source: NYT > Business – Mike Isaac
Apologies and Scorn Greet News of a Book by Mark Halperin
The publisher Judith Regan plans to put out a new book by the best-selling political author, who was accused of multiple instances of sexual harassment. Source: NYT > Business – Marc Tracy
Director of M.I.T. Media Lab Apologizes for Ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Joichi Ito, a member of The New York Times Company board, accepted donations to M.I.T. and investment money for outside funds from the financier. Source: NYT > Business – Marc Tracy and Tiffany Hsu
Facebook Said to Be in Talks With Publishers on News Effort
The social network is pitching an initiative to license articles from some of the largest American news publishers for its mobile app, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. Source: NYT > Business – Mike Isaac
Sarah Palin’s Defamation Suit Against New York Times Is Reinstated
The lawsuit stems from a 2017 editorial that the former vice presidential candidate contends tried to link her to a 2011 mass shooting in Arizona. Source: NYT > Business – Marc Tracy
The Markup, a Tech News Site, Reinstalls Fired Editor as Part of Fresh Start
After a period of turbulence, a nonprofit news start-up created as a technology industry watchdog says it is rebooting with Julia Angwin back at the helm. Source: NYT > Business – Marc Tracy