By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc <AMZN.O> Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said on Thursday the company would announce a decision on where it will build a second headquarters before the end of the year, and also said that President Donald Trump is wrong to "attack the media." Bezos privately owns the Washington Post, which has been among the media that have been the frequent target of broadsides from Trump. Amazon has announced 20 finalists in North America for its planned investment of $5 billion and 50,000 jobs. At a speech before the Economic Club of Washington on Thursday, Bezos did not offer any favourites for the project. Asked about Trump's repeated criticism of both the Washington Post and Amazon, Bezos called it a "mistake" for any elected official to "attack media and journalists." What Trump "should say (of criticism) is, 'This is right, this is good. I am glad I am being scrutinized,' and that would be so secure and confident," Bezos said. "But it … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Bezos says Trump should be ‘glad’ of media scrutiny
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Officer linked to Sterling Brown arrest fired for social media posts, chief says
A police officer linked to the controversial arrest of Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown has been fired, Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales said Thursday. The officer was "not involved in the initial incident," Morales said, adding that the firing was a result of a violation of the police department's social media policy. CBS affiliate WDJT-TV reports that the firing took place in the last 24 hours. Morales appeared Thursday at Marquette University's Law School where he spoke briefly about the case. Morales did not identify the officer, but officer Erik Andrade had been under internal investigation over his social media posts. Brown filed a federal lawsuit in June against the city of Milwaukee and its police department. The lawsuit alleges the arrest was unlawful and that police used excessive force when officers used a stun gun on him. Giannis Antetokounmpo on Sterling Brown arrest: "I'm going to have his back no matter what" Brown had been talking with officers … [Read more...] about Officer linked to Sterling Brown arrest fired for social media posts, chief says
Hurricane Florence: Media will say anything that turns storm into votes for Democrats, Varney says
By Stuart Varney Published September 13, 2018 Opinion FOXBusiness Facebook Twitter Comments Print video The left blaming Trump for Hurricane Florence? FBN's Stuart Varney on a Washington Post editorial seeming to blame hurricanes on President Trump's climate change policies. Here comes Hurricane Florence. Let’s blame Trump. Continue Reading Below That’s what I take away from this Washington Post headline: “Another hurricane is about to batter our coast. Trump is complicit.” Because the president is not fighting climate change in quite the way the Post wants, hurricanes are Trump’s fault. At best, that is juvenile logic. But wait, there’s more. Here’s another headline from the Post: “If Trump cares about Hurricane Florence, his policies don’t show it.” Did you hear that: “If trump cares...” Obviously the Post thinks he doesn’t care. That he’s just sitting … [Read more...] about Hurricane Florence: Media will say anything that turns storm into votes for Democrats, Varney says
Facebook executive questions if watchdog is right way to regulate social media
News / UK and world by Press Association September 13, 2018, 9:09 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Facebook has agreed that it should be accountable to its users but falls short of welcoming regulation, a senior policy maker at the social network has suggested. Richard Allan, the company’s vice president for public policy, has said that members on the platform should have “some ability to tell us off if we’re doing it wrong”, as questions about whether social media sites should face regulation continue to intensify. “There’s a very complex debate to be had about how that accountability should take place and who should do it, because you don’t want the oversight body to have its own particular view point and try to impose that,” Mr Allan explained during a Radio 1 Newsbeat debate. “But I think as a matter of general principle, should we be accountable to you? Should we … [Read more...] about Facebook executive questions if watchdog is right way to regulate social media
Snapchat To Let Media Organizations Like CNN Curate Our Stories Collections
Sep 13, 2:55 PM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Technology By Alex Perry 09/13/18 AT 2:24 PM Since 2014, Snapchat has compiled individual users’ Stories posts into a feature called Our Stories, letting users watch collections of other users’ photos and videos from big cultural events, like college football games and parades. On Thursday, the company announced it would partner with almost two dozen media organizations for versions of Our Stories curated by said organizations, according to TechCrunch.Snapchat users will be able to go to the Discover tab, where Our Stories already live, to see the new, curated collections as of Thursday. Organizations ranging from CNN to Lad Bible have gotten the go-ahead from Snap to put together their own Our Stories collections about any topic they want, per TechCrunch.Since Snapchat added the ability to embed those kinds of posts elsewhere earlier this year, a place like … [Read more...] about Snapchat To Let Media Organizations Like CNN Curate Our Stories Collections