Inside the Open Markets Institute Conference attended by politicians and media execs who discussed the role of Facebook and Google in the media industry
Mat Honan / BuzzFeed : Tweets: @kantrowitz , @buzzfeednews , @rishad , @mat , and @joshconstine See also Mediagazer Tweets: Alex Kantrowitz / @kantrowitz : May this @nickbilton quote live on in history. http://www.buzzfeed.com/... http://twitter.com/... @buzzfeednews : “When it comes to news, Facebook still doesn't get it,” says @nytimes CEO Mark Thompson. “In its efforts to clear up one bad mess, it seems set on joining those who want to blur the line between reality-based journalism and propaganda.” http://www.buzzfeed.com/... Rishad Tobaccowala / @rishad : “It's like when two animals fuck and then their genitals get stuck together and they can't separate,” said Vanity Fair's Nick Bilton later that evening, of the media's relationship with Facebook. http://www.buzzfeed.com/... Mat Honan / @mat : I went to the Open Markets Initiative meeting yesterday on “Breaking the news: free speech and democracy in the age of platform monopoly.” It was fascinating, so I wrote about it. Also something about animals http://www.buzzfeed.com/... Josh Constine / @joshconstine : Fun read by @Mat on the media rallying behind breaking up Facebook http://www.buzzfeed.com/... Might be worth mentioning Fb ate these publishers' lunch, so some have a bone to pick See also Mediagazer