Top News:
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.
Discussion:
The Atlantic, Columbia Journalism Review, The Huffington Post, The Wrap, The Twitter Blog, The Daily Caller, Fortune, Gizmodo, Mediaite, BuzzFeed, @rosiegray, The Verge, Vanity Fair, Death and Taxes, @wesearchr, Rolling Stone, GeekWire, SiliconBeat, Guardian, LGBTQ Nation, Engadget, The Hill, @jack, Motherboard, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, BBC, ValueWalk, VentureBeat, BetaNews, The FADER, PAPERMAG, The Next Web, Talking Points Memo, SFist, New York Magazine, Mashable, Occidental Dissent, Fast Company, @mcuban, TIME, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, @joannablackhart, @skestenbaum, @cernovich, @_coltseavers, @rcallimachi, @jfranz88, @a_picazo, @adamjohnsonnyc, Politico and SFist
Jill Disis / CNNMoney:
In a series of tweets Wednesday morning, incoming US President Donald Trump attacks the New York Times again over coverage of his transition — President-elect Donald Trump is going after The New York Times again. — In a series of tweets Wednesday, Trump attacked a Times story about firings …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Mediaite, Guardian, Independent Journal Review, New York Times, Deadline, Vanity Fair, Associated Press, LGBTQ Nation, CBS New York, The Gateway Pundit, Death and Taxes, ABC News, Zero Hedge, @jasonpinter, @bcappelbaum, @kylegriffin1, @bgrueskin, @maggienyt, Law News, Talking Points Memo, @david_j_roth, Politicus USA, Business Insider, The Huffington Post, Fox News Insider and Quartz
RELATED:
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
TMZ founder Harvey Levin interviewed Donald Trump for an hour-long Fox News special broadcast which will be aired Friday at 10pm EST — This is not an Onion headline. — Harvey Levin from TMZ will interview President-elect Donald Trump at his home in Trump Tower for a special hour-long broadcast on Fox News.
Discussion:
TVNewser and FishbowlDC
Ginny Marvin / Marketing Land:
Facebook says it overstated organic Page reach and time spent on Instant Articles due to bugs; firm will expand 3rd-party verification, form Measurement Council — Facebook is also adding more third-party verification and forming a Measurement Council to stay in step with evolving products and metrics.
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, Facebook, Recode, internetretailer.com, SocialTimes, AdExchanger, Consumerist, @caseynewton, @flyingtrilobite, SiliconBeat, Variety, Engadget, The Drum, TechCrunch, Mashable, VatorNews, Gizmodo, CNNMoney, Fast Company, Investor's Business Daily, New York Magazine and Editor & Publisher
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Univision will cut 200-250 jobs, 6% of its workforce, with most of the layoffs at Fusion; Katie Drummond named executive managing editor of Gizmodo Media Group — The Spanish-language media giant, Univision Communications, will lay off almost 6 percent of its workforce — between 200 and 250 people …
Discussion:
Crain's New York Business, Forbes, The Wrap, Folio, Deadline, Broadcasting & Cable, The Huffington Post, Variety, @bymichaelrosen, Miami New Times, TVNewser, @marisakabas, @prachigu, @kansasalps, @justinjm1, @rafat, @brianstelter, @upstreamism, @kurtgessler, @margarita, @clarajeffery, FTVLive, @resnikoff, @adamserwer, @thetomasrios, @sulliview, @sulliview, @johnmcquaid, FishbowlNY and @felixsalmon
National Press Club:
15 journalism advocacy groups, including the National Press Club, sign open letter to Donald Trump urging him to preserve press pool tradition — We, a group of diverse journalism associations representing thousands of journalists from the nation's capital to every corner of the country, begin this letter on a hopeful note.
Discussion:
The Wrap, @bethanyshondark, @popehat, Politico, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and BuzzFeed
RELATED:
NBC News:
Trump's refusal to accommodate press pool is part of a broader trend which suggests his administration will lack transparency — Donald Trump Ditches Press, Steps Out for Dinner 0:47 — In a highly unusual move, President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday night left his Manhattan residence without notifying …
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, CNNMoney, Mediaite, Washington Post, The Huffington Post, The Hill, Jezebel, Fusion, New York Magazine, Top Home stories, Death and Taxes, Talking Points Memo, @donaldjtrumpjr, The Gateway Pundit, @owillis, @dmartosko, AOL, Gothamist, @realjameswoods, Independent Journal Review, Media Matters for America, The Daily Caller, Eater NY - All and 70news
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:
Washington Post, Media Matters for America, SFist, The Verge, Slate, Business Insider, Vox, @theplumlinegs, bookforum.com, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, @pursuedbytruth, @mariyaalexander, @nicktimiraos, New York Magazine, New York Times, Death and Taxes, @bakari_sellers, @badastronomer, @buzzfeedben and @dylanlscott
RELATED:
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
In heated interview with NPR's Steve Innskeep, Breitbart Editor-at-Large Joel Pollak says NPR show CodeSwitch is racist
Discussion:
Vox, NPR and @carolynabate
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
Discussion:
Politico, Business Insider, @alexkapelman, @jeffsharlet, NPR, Washingtonian, @anthony, Mother Jones, The Wrap, @ag_conservative, @clarajeffery, @adamsteinbaugh, @dsenfloor, @bencjacobs, @davidcorndc, @monteiro, @brendannyhan, @zandarvts, @davidcorndc, @keeltyc, @daweiner, @ultraviolet, @drewharwell and @jbouie
Guardian:
The Guardian asked five liberals and five conservatives to swap Facebook feeds; both sides reported feeling “hurt” by stories they saw — Social media has made it easy to live in filter bubbles, sheltered from opposing viewpoints. So what happens when liberals and conservatives trade realities?
Discussion:
The Verge, @qhardy, @paullewis, @moorehn, @lindastone, @azmatzahra, @judithd, @jonhaidt, @charlesarthur, @amali_d, @bbhlabs, @oliviasolon and @sherwoodstrauss
Pat Pheifer / Star Tribune:
Prince's estate sues Tidal's parent company Roc Nation, accusing it of illegally streaming the artist's songs — The battle has festered for months in Carver County District Court, but on Tuesday, NPG Records Inc. and NPG Music Publishing — Prince's music entities — escalated it with the federal lawsuit.
Discussion:
The Verge, AOL, @bwerde, Gizmodo, @startribune, The FADER, Daily Mail and Rolling Stone
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Scroll, a Netflix-style ad-free subscription service for publications, has raised $3M from investors including the New York Times, Axel Springer, and News Corp — Tony Haile's new project is still in the planning stages. But it's interesting. — How much would you pay to read lots of stories …
Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
BBC World Service to begin broadcasting in 11 additional languages in 2017, and plans expansion to cover Russia, Africa, and North Korea — The BBC World Service will begin broadcasting in 11 additional Asian and African languages and will boost content aimed at its Russian audience …
Discussion:
Nieman Lab, BBC, Guardian, @sultanalqassemi, TechCrunch, Politico, iNews and Daily Mail
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
