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8:30 AM ET, November 16, 2016

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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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J. Lester Feder / BuzzFeed:
Transcript of 2014 talk ex-Breitbart Chairman Stephen Bannon in which he describes his worldview and discusses the site's role in the rise of the alt-right  —  The soon-to-be White House director of strategy laid out a global vision in a rare 2014 talk, one where he said racism in the far right gets …
Discussion: New York Times and @buzzfeedben
Jessica Guynn / USA Today:
Twitter suspends several high-profile accounts associated with the alt-right, including those of Richard Spencer and Pax Dickinson  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter suspended a number of accounts associated with the alt-right movement, the same day the social media service said it would crack down on hate speech.
Reuters:
Sources: Snap Inc. has filed confidentially for its IPO, could go public as soon as March at valuation of $20-$25B  —  Messaging app Snapchat has filed confidentially with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO), sources familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
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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New York Times:
Google and Facebook say they will ban fake news sites from using their advertising networks as misinformation spreads online
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].
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 …
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
Jon Ralston's new site, The Nevada Independent, will have Spanish-language features, a pollster, and rely on donations from a variety of sources  —  “I want to mold a real news organization, not in my image but in an image of independence that has never been seen before in this state."
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Carmen Forman / The Roanoke Times:
At an event at Hollins University, Donna Brazile said CNN did not give her a chance to defend herself over questions leaks scandal and “ripped her a new one”  —  Hodge, Carolyn Diane Reaves  —  Carolyn Diane Reaves Hodge, 69, of Pulaski, passed away at her home Saturday …
Discussion: Mediaite and Politico
Garett Sloane / Ad Age:
Pinterest unveils Explore, which will deliver content from media partners and include 30-second autoplay video ads  —  “Explore helps you discover fresh, trending new ideas and videos,” said Jon Kaplan, Pinterest's head of global sales.  —  Last month, AdAge first reported that Pinterest …
Mel Plant / Global Voices Advocacy:
Turkish papers including the Cumhuriyet fight for press freedom despite raids, house searches, and arrests  —  Just over three months have passed since an attempted coup in Turkey prompted a wide-reaching crackdown on supposed supporters of Fethullah Gulen, the US-based Islamic cleric whom …
Discussion: Sputnik International
 
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Dustin Walsh / Crain's Detroit Business:
The Detroit News offers buyouts to all newsroom employees, with a November 22 deadline for acceptances
Discussion: @askingamy and Deadline Detroit
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
Discussion: FishbowlNY
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Hulu acquires The Video Genome Project to enhance personalized recommendations for its new streaming service slated for 2017
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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
Poynter:
Brian Stelter, Margaret Sullivan, Ken Doctor, and others on how the media missed the wave of support for Trump, and what comes next for journalism
Discussion: @facklernyt