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In Sunday morning tweets, Trump calls The New York Times “dishonest”, makes a baseless claim about NYT losing subscribers, and distorts a publisher's letter — President-elect Donald Trump is continuing his battle with one of the country's biggest news outlets, the New York Times.
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On election night Breitbart's Facebook page had more engagement than CNN, Fox News, and the NYT; ex-spokesman says it's closest thing US has to state-run media — There is talk of Breitbart bureaus opening in Paris, Berlin and Cairo, spots where the populist right is on the rise.
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Steve Bannon, former executive chairman of Breitbart News, is named chief strategist and counselor for Trump's White House — President-elect Donald Trump has not only named Reince Priebus as his White House Chief of Staff, he has also confirmed that Steve Bannon will be named as his senior counselor.
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Breitbart writer Patrick Howley leaves site, says it's becoming more “controlled”, moving towards becoming a newswire with a focus on breaking news — “The fulfillment of all of my political and sociocultural fantasies all at the same time.” A new White House aide is a “classy barbarian.”
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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook's role in the election, claims over 99% of what people see on Facebook is authentic — I want to share some thoughts on Facebook and the election. — Our goal is to give every person a voice. We believe deeply in people.
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Sources: several Facebook execs voiced concerns about company's role in influencing elections; in all-hands meeting, Zuckerberg maintained the impact was small — SAN FRANCISCO — Late on Tuesday night, as it became clear that Donald J. Trump would defeat Hillary Clinton to win the presidential election …
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Emily Bell / Columbia Journalism Review:
Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg need to recognize the dangers of disseminating a flood of fake news, or public perception of the platform will continue to erode
Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg need to recognize the dangers of disseminating a flood of fake news, or public perception of the platform will continue to erode
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Our First Amendment test is here. We can't afford to flunk it. — What really makes America great? — It's the meaning of 45 words found in the Bill of Rights. Here they are, the entire First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion …
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Emily Robinson / Current Affairs:
Journalists failed to predict Trump's win because they view the world through Twitter, relying on it even though it provides biased, limited data samples — Tweets make lazy political journalism easier than ever... Journalists have always been lazy. Anyone who pines for a Golden Age …
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Ben Kentish / The Independent:
Lego ends advertising with Daily Mail after calls for companies to ‘Stop Funding Hate’ — Lego will stop advertising its products in the Daily Mail, following a public campaign calling on big companies to drop adverts from newspapers accused of promoting “hatred, discrimination and demonisation”, the company has announced.
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
WSJ Editor-in-Chief Gerard Baker says the paper's reformatted print edition, debuting Monday, was a response to a new era of lower print advertising revenues — Editor-in-chief Gerard Baker says the paper, which confronted a 21 percent decrease in advertising revenue in the most recent quarter, is trying to attract subscribers.
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Famed media lawyer Floyd Abrams tells lawyers to weigh using libel law to protect press, calls Trump “greatest threat to the First Amendment” since Sedition Act — According to Floyd Abrams, protecting the First Amendment might necessitate going on the offensive.
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Tim Cushing / Techdirt:
IMDb sues State of California over new law requiring certain paid entertainment sites to remove actors' age upon request, citing their First Amendment right — As was expected, IMDb is suing the state of California over its new “ageism” law. The law has its genesis in actress Junie Hoang's lawsuit …
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