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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Breitbart says it's planning a multi-million dollar lawsuit against a major media company over claims that it's a white nationalist site — Breitbart News is preparing a lawsuit against a “major media company” over claims that it is a white nationalist website, it said in an exclusive statement to The Hill.
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New York Times:
Google and Facebook say they will ban fake news sites from using their advertising networks as misinformation spreads online — Over the last week, two of the world's biggest internet companies have faced mounting criticism over how fake news on their sites may have influenced the presidential election's outcome.
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Zeynep Tufekci / New York Times:
Facebook's business model, algorithms, and policies entrench echo chambers on all political sides, fueling the spread of misinformation — CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Donald J. Trump's supporters were probably heartened in September, when, according to an article shared nearly a million times on Facebook …
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Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFeed:
Sources: Facebook staffers form unofficial task force to review company's role in promoting fake news, challenge Zuckerberg's dismissal of concerns
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Several Politico reporters and editors have received threatening letters recently; Politico's editor and publisher send memo reassuring staff — Jane Eisner, the editor in chief of the Forward, told this blog several days before the Nov. 8 election: “I don't think this is going away no matter what happens [on Election Day].
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Vox, @gbrotman and @resnikoff
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
AMC Networks buys minority stake in Funny or Die; Jennifer Caserta, president of AMC cable channel IFC, will join Funny or Die board — AMC Networks has bought a minority stake in Funny or Die with the goal of generating wide-ranging collaborations between the digital service founded …
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Broadcasting & Cable, The Wrap, Ad Age, Deadline, Adweek, Wall Street Journal, Recode and New York Times
Bloomberg Media:
Joe Weisenthal promoted to executive editor of news at Bloomberg Digital — Bloomberg Digital Senior Executive Editor Jared Sandberg sent the following memo to staff today: — From: Jared Sandberg — I'm thrilled to announce that Joe Weisenthal is taking a new expanded role as Digital's Executive Editor of News.
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FishbowlNY and @justin_b_smith
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons to play lead role in BuzzFeed Motion Pictures movie, Brother Orange; he has been cast as BuzzFeed editor Matt Stopera — Warner Bros. is working with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures to tell the true story of the internet phenomenon. — The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons …
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@mattstopera, @ashleyfeinberg, @greghoward88 and Guardian
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Profile of Salena Zito, a Rust belt reporter who was mocked for covering Trump voters and detailing how the candidate's message was resonating — This item originally appeared in the November, 15 2016 edition of Morning Media. — When Salena Zito took a buyout from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review …
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@salenazito, @mlcalderone, @sethamandel and @jimmyprinceton
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
New York Magazine launches an e-commerce site, The Strategist, with more projects in development, including a live event or video series for The Cut — New York Media, operator of New York Magazine, Vulture and The Cut, has launched The Strategist and made two key promotions for future digital growth.
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FishbowlNY
CNNMoney:
Sources: Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham in running for White House Press Secretary post — Conservative radio talk show host Laura Ingraham's next microphone could be behind the White House press briefing room podium. — Ingraham is under serious consideration for White House press secretary …
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The Huffington Post, @mmfa, Mediaite, Fortune, Media Matters for America and Politicus USA
Jim Waterson / BuzzFeed:
Sources: Russia Today staff upset as channel could give show to alt-right pundit Katie Hopkins, part of what they feel is a shift towards a right-wing audience — “We used to like to challenge dominant narratives from the left but since the migrant crisis there's been a massive shift to the right," said one employee.
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@paulrogers002, @jessbrammar, @charliearchy, @jeremyduns, @bensfletcher, @jamesrbuk, @jearle and @delhi_dave
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Hulu acquires The Video Genome Project to enhance personalized recommendations for its new streaming service slated for 2017 — Amid a growing number of video streaming services, Hulu today has finalized an acquisition that will allow it to better compete on user experience, by way of improved recommendations.
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