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1. As Nice Horror Unfolds, French Authorities Urge Social Media Users to Avoid Sharing Rumors (Alexios Mantzarlis / Poynter)
2. The Public Records Process Can Be Messy. Muckrock Hopes to Tidy It Up. (Chava Gourarie / CJR)
3. Newsonomics: Are Ads on Top News Sites Worth More? A New Study Says Yes (Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab)
4. Nick Denton Says Giving Up on Reader Comments Is a Big Mistake (Mathew Ingram / Fortune)
5. Trump, Clinton Both Threaten Free Press (Carol E. Lee and Jeff Mason / USA Today)
6. Top Beltway Reporters Promulgate Absurd False Equivalence on Clinton, Trump (Erik Wemple / Washington Post)
