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7:15 PM ET, December 18, 2016

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Charles J. Sykes / New York Times:
Right-wing vilification of the mainstream media has discredited news orgs among some voters, aiding Trump's rise as right-wing news sources promote untruths  —  MILWAUKEE — After nearly 25 years, I'm stepping down from my daily conservative talk radio show at the end of this month.
Molly de Aguiar / Nieman Lab:
Philanthropists for news should provide operating support with no strings attached and encourage newsrooms to take creative risks, collaborate with partners  —  2017 is the year that philanthropy stops asking, “Why should we fund news and information?” and starts asking, “How do we get started?”
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David Skok / Nieman Lab:
Publishers could use machine learning, predictive and anticipatory analytics to give readers real-time, user-specific options instead of outdated paywalls  —  For over a decade, digital publishers have been wrestling with an existential strategic question: Should we pursue consumer or advertising revenue as our primary revenue stream?
Discussion: @dskok
Politico:
Jared Kushner says Trump campaign struck deal with Sinclair to give TV chain more access in exchange for interviews airing at all affiliates without commentary  —  Donald Trump's campaign struck a deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group during the campaign to try and secure better media coverage …
Turkey Blocks:
Tor access with the default configuration now widely restricted in Turkey as government cracks down on VPN use  —  The Turkey Blocks internet censorship watchdog has identified and verified that restrictions on the Tor anonymity network and Tor Browser are now in effect throughout Turkey.
Discussion: Motherboard
Liz Spayd / New York Times:
The New York Times' newsroom is mostly white, suggesting diversity has not been a priority; Dean Baquet says he's committed to change  —  ONLY two of the 20-plus reporters who covered the presidential campaign for The New York Times were black.  None were Latino or Asian.
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Investigation finds the site responsible for the “Pope endorses Trump” hoax is part of network that created hundreds of hoaxes on celebs moving to various towns  —  In early July, a website made to look like a real news organization published what would prove to be one of the biggest fake news hits of the US election.
Discussion: Fortune
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Washington Post offers Chrome extension that fact-checks Trump's tweets  —  On Friday morning, President-elect Donald Trump took a new tack in his war on the Russia hacking issue. … As our Dave Weigel noted, this isn't really accurate.  There was nothing illegal at play …
Patrick Frater / Variety:
Netflix signs content deal with the production house of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan  —  Global streaming giant, Netflix has struck a long-term relationship with Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan's production house Red Chillies Entertainment.  —  Netflix subscribers will have access …
Nielsen:
Nielsen Scarborough: more than 169M US adults read a newspaper a month, via print, web, or mobile; 81% engage with print product, and 51% read print exclusively  —  Ever hear the phrase “print is dead”?  Well if you check with almost 170 million Americans, they'd tell you that nothing could be farther from the truth.
Leah Finnegan / The Outline:
Vice reporter James Burns' livestream of his voluntary 30-day stint in solitary confinement is not reporting, it's stunt journalism  —  The truth cannot be created.  —  When I was a pretentious college student many years ago I really wanted to be an anthropologist.
Discussion: @outline
Melody Kramer / Poynter:
Q&A with historians from NPR, University of Louisville, and the director of Radio Preservation Task Force on mapping the history of US public broadcasts  —  How many historical radio broadcasts have been lost to history?  —  Josh Shepperd, an assistant professor of media studies …
 
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Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
The Telegraph begins streaming TV shows with Telegraph Now Showing, a joint venture with Endemol Shine Group, starting with eight shows from Endemol's archives
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Memo: New York Times will vacate at least 8 floors of its building and seek rental income, temporarily moving some staffers including print services amid re-org
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
President Obama scolds media for its focus on hacked emails from Democratic Party officials during the campaign, obscuring other issues
Patrick Coffee / Adweek:
Publicis and Omnicom get US Justice Department subpoenas in probe of potential bid rigging in video ad production; Interpublic Group unit was subpoenaed earlier
Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
Facebook underreported iPhone traffic to Instant Articles tracked by comScore from Sept. 30 to Nov. 30; report says some publishers' numbers affected by 10-20%