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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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Michael Nunez / Gizmodo:
Source: Facebook shelved an update that would have identified fake news stories because it would disproportionately affect right-wing news sites — It's no secret that Facebook has a fake news problem. Critics have accused the social network of allowing false and hoax news stories to run rampant …
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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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Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
As the debate about Facebook's role in spreading fake news throughout the election continues, Google's top result for “final election count” is a fake news site — If you Googled “final election count” on Monday morning to find out which presidential candidate was ahead in the popular vote …
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CNNMoney:
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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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Longtime PBS news anchor Gwen Ifill, co-host of PBS' NewsHour and moderator of Washington Week, has died at 61 — Gwen Ifill, the longtime PBS news anchor who had served as a co-host of PBS's NewsHour and as moderator of “Washington Week,” has died after a battle with cancer, PBS has confirmed.
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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Dan Abrams / Mediaite:
After a three-year hiatus from news, Nikki Finke is joining Mediaite as a senior columnist starting in Jan. 2017, won't cover entertainment due to non-compete — I am thrilled to announce today that award-winning journalist, media entrepreneur and Internet publisher Nikki Finke is returning to the news business.
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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.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Veteran journalist Jon Ralston is launching non-profit news site, The Nevada Independent, in early 2017, says it will cover politics, government, and business — Veteran Nevada journalist Jon Ralston is launching an independent news site called The Nevada Independent.
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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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