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Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Analysis shows top 20 fake election news stories generated more engagement on Facebook than the top 20 election stories from 19 major news outlets — A BuzzFeed News analysis found that top fake election news stories generated more total engagement on Facebook than top election stories from 19 major news outlets combined.
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Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post:
Q&A with Facebook news hoaxer Paul Horner, who thinks his sites got Donald Trump elected: “there's nothing you can't write about now that people won't believe” — What do the Amish lobby, gay wedding vans and the ban of the national anthem have in common?
Michael Calderone / Huffington Post:
Bloomberg News Washington bureau chief Megan Murphy named new editor of Bloomberg Businessweek amid plans to relaunch the magazine in Q2 of 2017 — NEW YORK ― Bloomberg News Washington bureau chief Megan Murphy has been named editor of Bloomberg Businessweek, according to a staff memo.
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Kara Swisher / Recode:
AOL to lay off 500 employees, or 5% of its staff, today in its corporate units; CEO says resources will be shifted to mobile, video, and data offerings — There will be more changes next year if the deal to buy Yahoo is completed. — AOL will announce layoffs of 5 percent of its staff today …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Interview with radio host and Infowars operator Alex Jones, on his recent phone call with Trump, keeping the president-elect accountable to grass-roots voters — When Donald J. Trump emerged from the haze of his surprise victory in the presidential election, one of his first calls was apparently …
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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.
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
With Steve Bannon as chief strategist for Trump, Breitbart News could become the closest thing the US has ever had to state-run media — With Breitbart's Steve Bannon now in a seat of White House power, Donald Trump will have a weapon no president has ever wielded.
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Google's Digital News Initiative fund puts $26M into 124 news projects across 25 European countries to promote data journalism, use of AI, fact-checking, more — Google's ongoing effort to fix its reputation in the world of publishing in Europe took another step forward today.
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Jordan Novet / VentureBeat:
Google refreshes Play Newsstand for Android and iOS, brings it to the web — Google today announced an overhaul to its Google Play Newsstand app on both Android and iOS and also announced the launch of a web version, at newsstand.google.com. The updated mobile versions will be rolling out over the next few days.
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MacStories, The Keyword, Editor & Publisher, VentureBeat and 9to5Google
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's tweets complaining about New York Times stories are usually about articles that prove to be accurate — In the week since he won the presidency, Donald Trump has issued 23 140-character press releases on Twitter. Of those 23, six were complaints about the New York Times and its coverage.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Diane Rehm's station taps Joshua Johnson, a lesser-known radio host, as her successor — Radio journalist Joshua Johnson will succeed Diane Rehm as the host of the daily public-affairs discussion program that Rehm turned into one of NPR's most durable franchises over its 37-year run.
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@farhip, FishbowlDC, @karentravers and @mollieebryant
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC deletes everything from November 17 meeting agenda after GOP letter urging Tom Wheeler to refrain from passing new rules before Trump's inauguration — FCC chair takes all rulemakings off agenda one day after GOP lawmakers' request. — The Federal Communications Commission …
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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 …
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