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NEWARK TEACHERS UNION INKS NEW CONTRACT — WITHOUT OPRAH, ZUCKERBERG

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JOHN MOONEY | MAY 16, 2017

After more than a year at the bargaining table, NTU walks away with contract that protects performance bonuses, includes raises

Newark schools superintendent Christopher Cerf

Four years ago, a landmark contract for Newark public school teachers warranted a public signing and a press conference, complete with Gov. Chris Christie and the national president of the American Federation of Teachers.

The deal was the first in the state with significant performance bonuses for teachers, mostly funded by private money, including the much-ballyhooed $100 million gift from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

https://www.njspotlight.com/stories/17/05/16/newark-teachers-union-inks-new-contract-without-oprah-zuckerberg/

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CENSORSHIP : Zuckerberg reveals plans to address misinformation on Facebook

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Zuckerberg reveals plans to address misinformation on Facebook

Posted yesterday by Kate Conger (@kateconger)

Facebook’s fake news problem persists, CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged last night.

He’d been dismissive about the reach of misinformation on Facebook, saying that false news accounted for less than one percent of all the posts on the social media network. But a slew of media reports this week have demonstrated that, although fake posts may not make up the bulk of the content on Facebook, they spread like wildfire — and Facebook has a responsibility to address it.

“We’ve made significant progress, but there is more work to be done,” Zuckerberg wrote, outlining several ways to address what he called a technically and philosophically complicated problem. He proposed stronger machine learning to detect misinformation, easier user reporting and content warnings for fake stories, while noting that Facebook has already taken action to eliminate fake news sites from its ad program.

https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/19/zuckerberg-reveals-plans-to-address-misinformation-on-facebook/

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Zuckerberg, Facebook increasingly in political spotlight

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By Mario Trujillo – 04/22/16 06:02 AM EDT

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has increasingly used his perch atop his massive social media platform to speak out on political issues — including immigration reform, the Syrian refugee crisis and solidarity with the Muslim community.

While Zuckerberg’s veiled shot last week at Donald Trump’s call for a wall on the Mexican border was a rare entry into the presidential debate, the Facebook creator has regularly made his views known on debates of the day.

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/277183-zuckerberg-facebook-increasingly-in-political-spotlight