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Alex Spence / Politico:
After the US election, alt-right website Breitbart intends to launch in France, seeing a business opportunity in the rise of nationalist politics — LONDON — Stephen Bannon intends to get Donald Trump into the White House — and then he's set on conquering Europe.
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Marie Le Conte / BuzzFeed:
How Breitbart Boosted Nigel Farage And Helped Take Him To The Heart Of The Trump Campaign — Long before Breitbart's chief took over Donald Trump's campaign, the right-wing news outlet backed Farage's party to push its anti-immigrant, nationalist agenda in Britain. — UKIP's Nigel Farage and Donald Trump
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@katherinemiller and @raheemkassam
Alexios Mantzarlis / Poynter:
Study: frequent readers of partisan news sites are more likely to hold misperceptions even if they're aware of evidence — Reading lots of partisan news online makes you more likely to hold inaccurate beliefs even if you are aware of the prevailing evidence, according to a study published …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
MediaFile, a media criticism site to be run by students from George Washington University, launches Monday — In his 2015 obituary for American Journalism Review (published in Columbia Journalism Review), Mike Hoyt mourned the passing of a Washington institution that had the muscle to tackle ambitious stories about the media business.
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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
After Ailes, it remains unclear if prized anchor Megyn Kelly will renew her contract with Fox; if Bill O'Reilly stays on, one source says, Kelly is likely to go — Within its subterranean newsroom, staffers and executives have a new fear: will they be able to convince Megyn Kelly to re-sign …
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@eisingerj, @eugene_scott, @maghielse, @jyarow, @joelcifer, @brianstelter and @thetowncrier
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Vermont publisher Ross Connelly extends essay contest deadline as he struggles to find a successor for The Hardwick Gazette, his weekly community newspaper — HARDWICK, Vt. — Like most people who work for small newspapers, Vanessa Fournier wears many hats.
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@eduflack, @marynewsom, @niemanlab, FishbowlNY, @michaelwalkerjr, @jeremymbarr, @ennisnyt, @ronreason, @maryf_macdonald, @jbenton and @davidgrunfeld
Juliette Garside / Guardian:
Draft rules for EU would let publishers demand payment from Google and Facebook for article extracts in services like Google News — Measures are part of a series of planned European commission changes designed to strengthen rights of creators and publishers
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Financial Times, @jeffjarvis, @mathewi and IT ProPortal
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Sources: Condé Nast is considering cost cuts, reducing its roster of 13 or so publishers down to about six, to make way for a digital future — Cuts may be coming to Condé Nast. — Condé Nast headquarters at One World Trade. — More changes may be coming soon to the halls of One World Trade Center.
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@lexalexander, Media Wire Daily, Fast Company, @alexsteigrad, @wwd and FishbowlNY
Mark Patricof / Recode:
Banker Mark Patricof, hired to manage Gawker Media's bankruptcy, says 5 serious bidders emerged and 10 others expressed casual interest — Mark Patricof just shopped Nick Denton's loved-and-hated media company — and fetched $135 million. … Stop gawking. This outcome wasn't a surprise.
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@recode, @pkafka, @recode, @spencerreiss and @recode
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Reuters partners with tech firm ONEm to deliver news via text or voice mail to users around the world without mobile internet — Reuters has struck a deal that it says will bring its news content to millions of people worldwide who don't have access to smartphones or mobile internet.
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Thomson Reuters and @mobileworldlive
James B. Stewart / New York Times:
Sources: Viacom's Philippe Dauman lost his fight for control by losing backing of board members who concluded his tactics hurt the firm and their reputations — Just a few weeks ago, things seemed to be breaking Philippe A. Dauman's way in his legal bid to maintain his grip on Viacom …
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@jamesstewartnyt
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
CNN sets up its first digital bureau in Nigeria led by Stephanie Busari to attract a younger, mobile audience — Nigeria is not only one of Africa's most populous countries, but it also has one of the youngest populations on the continent. That's why CNN International is focusing its efforts there …
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@farrahfazal and @niemanlab
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