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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?
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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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The Wrap, TechCrunch, FishbowlNY, Business Insider, Fortune, Variety and Beyond Search
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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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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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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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Bloomberg Businessweek editor Ellen Pollock is leaving the magazine, though the reason for her departure and her replacement remain unclear — Bloomberg Businessweek editor Ellen Pollock is leaving the magazine, POLITICO has confirmed. — It's unclear why Pollock has left, or who will replace her at the publication.
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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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Forbes, The Wrap, bookforum.com, Engadget, Vanity Fair and Vox
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
Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple to cut its 30% App Store fee to 15% for video streaming apps if providers integrate their service with its TV app — Move comes as Apple prepares to roll out a new TV app — Video partners had been frustrated with Apple's revenue slice — Apple Inc. plans to cut the amount …
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