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8:20 PM ET, November 6, 2016

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 Top News: 
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
WSJ: National Enquirer, published by longtime Trump friend David Pecker, paid Playboy model $150K for the story of her affair with Trump, then didn't publish it  —  It's time to revive the debate over whether we have to take the National Enquirer seriously because one time they were right about John Edwards' affair.
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Fox News anchor Bret Baier apologizes for saying an indictment was likely in Clinton Foundation investigation: “it was a mistake, and for that I am sorry”  —  Fox News reporter and anchor Bret Baier, who hosts “Special Report” on the cable channel, apologized Friday for reporting …
Jack Shafer / Politico:
How Trump used cable TV, social media, right-wing blogs, and radio to create an alternative information pipeline and neutralize established media  —  He made himself the biggest news story since 9/11, and almost neutered the press in the process.  —  No matter who claims the presidency on November 8 …
T. Rees Shapiro / Washington Post:
Jury finds that Rolling Stone, its parent company Wenner Media, and writer Sabrina Rubin Erdley defamed UVA dean Nicole Eramo in discredited rape story  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE — A federal court jury decided Friday that a Rolling Stone journalist defamed a former University of Virginia associate dean …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Media's dependency on campaign coverage, which has generated new traffic records, masks downward trends the industry will have to face after the election  —  Thanks to Donald Trump, the news media has enjoyed a feast of public attention for the past year or more.  But a crash diet could be just around the corner.
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
As opinions shift, a new wave of cannabis-focused sites seeks more advertisers willing to do business  —  There's money in marijuana, but is there money in marijuana coverage?  (Yes, yes there is.)  —  For three years, The Cannabist, a promising digital project from the struggling Denver Post …
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
HBO cancels Bill Simmons' talk show Any Given Wednesday after four months, will remain a minority investor in Bill Simmons Media  —  “We loved making that show, but unfortunately it never resonated with audiences like we hoped.  And that's on me."  —  Bill Simmons' weekly HBO show ending …
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
NFL Films is producing an exclusive nine-part VR video series for YouTube and Google's Daydream about life in and around the NFL, to debut November 24  —  The videos will be available on YouTube and Google's new VR headset, Daydream.  —  If anything can bring virtual reality into the mainstream, it's NFL football, right?
Discussion: TechCrunch
Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
Review of Tim Wu's Attention Merchants: an elegant survey of media's annexation of human consciousness through propaganda, TV commercials, social media, more  —  Does anyone remember when Rolling Rock beer ran a campaign on highway billboards back in 2008, promising that the company would project its logo onto the next full moon?
Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
The Onion has struggled to produce funny headlines throughout the 2016 campaign, the rhetoric of which has been so hyperbolic as to be virtually beyond satire  —  Chicago — Now that it's almost over and we're all thoroughly miserable, is there anything funny left to say about this dreadful election?
Discussion: @jenstar and @lisawritesbooks
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Facebook Trending section included a dubious story on Friday about lawyer paying $500K to a Trump accuser, sourced from sites well known to spread false rumors  —  A highly suspect story about Gloria Allred and Donald Trump was trending on Facebook on Friday — the latest example …
 
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
The Guardian app will send push notifications with real-time election updates to smartphone lock screens on Nov. 8, after tests during Brexit and first debate
Discussion: @rdmurphy
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
New York Magazine Publisher Larry Burstein steps down after 13 years, will be replaced with a chief revenue officer
Discussion: Ad Age
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Vimeo CEO talks about plans to launch Netflix-like paid streaming service for consumers in a letter to shareholders
Discussion: VideoNuze Analysis
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
How BuzzFeed, partnering with Decision Desk HQ, will call the election using its own custom-built operation instead of relying exclusively on AP or TV networks
Alex Weprin / Politico:
Despite Trump's following and media allies, finding a sustainable business model for Trump TV as a cable channel or even a digital venture is highly unlikely
Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Archant, UK publisher of 130+ newspapers and magazines, to eliminate up to 60 roles as part of a restructuring that will also create 40 new digital-first jobs
Discussion: @guardian