Top News:
Brian Morrissey / Digiday:
Michael Wolff on Trump coverage: media failed to do its job, will need to stop being defensive and focus on reporting facts — At a time of media soul searching over the rise of Donald Trump, longtime media watcher and columnist Michael Wolff is perhaps the most unsparing in his assessment.
Discussion:
@digby56, @neeratanden, @mattyglesias, @ddiamond, @ggreenwald, @ritholtz, @damakant, @dats, @joewalkerwsj, @ryanwelton, @mikereyher and @jayrosen_nyu
Mathew Ingram / Fortune:
One group WaPo cited in its Russian propaganda story is associated with Cold War proponents; the second group appears to have launched only recently — One of the themes that has emerged during the controversy over “fake news” and its role in the election of Donald Trump is the idea …
Discussion:
Quartz, The Intercept, The Intercept, @_arianna, @aaschapiro, The Daily Caller, @ggreenwald, @davidbcollum, @jayrosen_nyu, Washington Post, The New York Observer, AOL, @jackshafer, @ggreenwald, The Tech Portal, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, @emptywheel, @ryanfelton13, Associated Press, The Wrap, BGR, @sahilkapur, @jonathanweisman, @eliothiggins, @dangillmor, @markamesexiled, @eliothiggins, @youranonnews, @mathewi, The Verge, Vanity Fair, Mediaite, @joshtpm, The Daily Caller, Newser, Daily Mail, @samholloway1, @emptywheel, The Hill, @ananavarro, @roigfranzia, @charlesmcnulty, @caseynewton, @petertinti, @lisabloom, @jyarow, @jayrosen_nyu, @somebadideas, @dnvolz and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check
Loren Grush / The Verge:
RCN, CNN's regional partner in Boston, says it can find no evidence porn was aired; story was based on a series of tweets which news orgs failed to fact-check — Last night, a twitter account by the name of @solikearose tweeted out a surprising image of CNN broadcasting porn instead …
Discussion:
The Independent, USA Today, The Next Web, Mediaite, Fortune, Variety, Breitbart, @rafat, Mashable, New York Post, @samstecky, Esquire, The Wrap, International Business Times, @bnodesk, Fox News, CNET, New Urban Legends, The Huffington Post, Hollywood Reporter, BGR, @ericdsnider, The Daily Caller, @laurensivan, @amy_lombard, AOL, @municode, @shireenqudosi, @pup1k1, Maxim and The Sun
RELATED:
Ross Benes / Digiday:
Viral publishers like ViralNova, Distractify, and Upworthy are attracting fewer media buyers as they struggle with fraud, lose traffic — Viral publishers have been inoculated. — Media buyers tell Digiday that interest in viral publishers — such as ViralNova and Distractify …
Carrie Brown:
In election coverage, the press has done a better job of representing white working-class voters than it has marginalized groups like ethnic minorities — Doubling down on catering to white people or so-called impartiality is not the answer — Faced with the growing recognition …
Ben Arnon / The Huffington Post:
Q&A with National Geographic's Sarah Leen on the process of getting images from camera to the page, advice for photographers, and on finding the perfect photo — If you're like me, you've grown up with a deep fascination of and a keen appreciation for the photographs in National Geographic.
Sarah Esther Maslin / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of El Faro, an 18-year-old growing news site covering the drug and gang wars in El Salvador, which has faced threats and won journalism prizes — Salvadoran website El Faro has built its reputation with stirring stories of gangland, sparking threats at home and racking up prizes abroad.
Matt Pressberg / The Wrap:
Report: Facebook's Q1-Q3 2016 US ad revenue exceeded Comcast's and Disney's ad sales, first time the social network's ad revenue overtook traditional media's — Facebook has become most Americans' main source for news, and it now brings in more U.S. ad revenue than the country's biggest media companies …
Discussion:
Forbes, @timoreilly and The Information
Roy Greenslade / The Guardian:
IPSO assembles a yet-to-be named journalists' advisory panel and a six-member readers' advisory panel that includes Leveson inquiry participant Tom Rowland — Core participant at the Leveson inquiry among the six people who will act as external reviewers of the press regulator's conduct and practice
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
Le Monde's fact-checking unit has been developing a hoax-busting database that readers can access via browser extensions, will begin rollout in January — Fake news has become an online pestilence, and Le Monde wants to bust it wide open. That's why the French newspaper's 13-person fact …
Discussion:
@ptr_yeung and @itsmostlysunny
Nic Dawes / Columbia Journalism Review:
Advice for US media on dealing with a new political reality from Human Rights Watch's head of media Nic Dawes, who formerly worked as an editor in India — Photo via National Park Service Digital Image Archives — Dear friends in American journalism, — Ordinarily, it is you who offer …
Discussion:
The Guardian and Columbia Journalism Review
Variety:
Disney CEO Bob Iger discusses his retirement in June 2018, future plans, succession troubles, and the “inevitability” of selling ESPN directly to consumers — But it is there, in a tiny sushi bar, that the chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Co. finds inspiration …
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 — 
