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5:15 AM ET, November 29, 2016

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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
News outlets reported Trump's claim about millions voting illegally as if it were true  —  Newsrooms are still coming to grips with a soon-to-be-president able to distract and distort on Twitter.  —  NEW YORK On Sunday afternoon, Politico editorial director for digital Blake Hounshell rightly pointed …
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Zachary M. Seward / Quartz:
Voter fraud claim had already been debunked by Snopes and Politifact, after being shared on Facebook 50K+ times, before Trump tweeted it  —  Fake news, we have learned over the past several weeks, is spread easily by profiteers, propagandists, and performance artists.
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Laura Ingraham, currently under consideration for White House press secretary role, owns many websites including LifeZette, which frequently publishes fake news  —  The extraordinary phenomenon of fake news spread by Facebook and other social media during the 2016 presidential election …
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
CNN acquires social-video startup Beme, co-founded by YouTube star Casey Neistat; app to be shut down, team to form a new media startup as an extension of CNN  —  With millions of people regularly tuning in to his YouTube video blogs every morning, Casey Neistat has a millennial fan base coveted by both marketers and media companies.
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Steven Perlberg / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: CNN's deal to acquire Beme is valued at about $25M  —  YouTube creator will launch new video brand at CNN  —  CNN has acquired video-sharing startup Beme, a social media app launched last year by popular YouTube star Casey Neistat, the cable-news network announced Monday.
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
AT&T's DirecTV Now streaming TV service launches Nov. 30 starting at $35/mo. for 60+ channels, up to $70/month for 120+ channels  —  [UPDATE: Channel lineup below the fold.]  —  AT&T has officially unveiled details about its upcoming streaming TV service called DirecTV Now.
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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Report: Time Inc. board rejects buyout bid from Edgar Bronfman Jr. for $18 a share, which is an 18% premium over its Friday closing price of $13.80  —  Edgar Bronfman Jr. is making a bid to buy Time Inc., publisher of People, Time and Sports Illustrated, The Post has learned.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Sling TV announces cloud DVR feature, launching beta in December, to take on Sony's PlayStation Vue, others  —  As competition between television streaming services heats up, Dish's Sling TV announced a new feature designed to better compete with rivals like Sony's PlayStation Vue and others …
Steven Perlberg / Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed's chief marketing and chief creative officer, Frank Cooper, is leaving the company after about a year and a half  —  Mr. Cooper will depart after about 18 months with the digital media company  —  BuzzFeed's chief marketing and chief creative officer, Frank Cooper …
Mark Challinor / INMA:
INMA plans for 2017: New distance learning initiative on best practices in media, new membership classifications for startups and universities, apps, and more  —  INMA sets records in 2016, big plans for 2017 … The INMA Board of Directors met in Cape Town last week to discuss plans for 2017 and beyond …
 
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Tucker Carlson will step down as Daily Caller EIC as he devotes himself to his evening Fox News show; he will maintain an ownership stake in the publication
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Ross Benes / Digiday:
Viral publishers like ViralNova, Distractify, and Upworthy are attracting fewer media buyers as they struggle with fraud, lose traffic
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