Mediagazer: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has proposed criminalizing fake news with a new pro-censorship law sure to be abused (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)

12:45 PM ET, December 19, 2016

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Cyra Master / The Hill:

Trump held a 30-minute off-the-record meeting with the press Sunday evening, at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, more than 140 days after his last press conference — held an off-the-record conversation with reporters on Sunday evening. — While the topics of conversation were not reported …

J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:

Reporters who attended Trump's off-the-record briefing on Sunday evening receive Twitter backlash for posing for a photo with the President-elect — On Sunday night, President-elect Donald Trump held a 30-minute, off-the-record chat with his press pool inside his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, FL.

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Knight Foundation:

For the next month until January 19, 2017, the Knight Foundation will match donations from individuals to non-profit news orgs, up to a total of $1.5M — The Knight News Match is a call to action for everyone who believes in quality, trustworthy, in-depth journalism and the role nonprofit …

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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:

57 non-profit news orgs are participating in Knight's News Match program, including The Lens, The Marshall Project, ProPublica, PBS NewsHour, The Texas Tribune — The Knight Foundation is matching up to $1.5 million in donations to more than 50 nonprofit news organizations, the foundation said Monday.

New York Magazine:

New York Magazine offers a premium subscription for $9.99/month or $99/year, offering readers email newsletters, invites to events, private Instagram feed, more — New York Magazine today announced the launch of New York by New York, a premium membership program that offers insider access …

Discussion: @joepompeo, @noahchestnut and @jyarow

Anna North / New York Times:

Teen Vogue says it will continue to cover Trump's presidency aggressively, using personal narratives by teen girls to explore political issues — Lots of adults started paying attention to Teen Vogue recently. It started with an opinion article by Lauren Duca, the magazine's weekend editor …

Discussion: @mikkipedia, @chasityscooper and @jayrosen_nyu

Committee to Protect Journalists:

CPJ annual report: at least 48 journalists killed in relation to their work in 2016, with outstanding questions about 27 other cases — Also Available in Español, , Français, Português, , Türkçe — Deadly violence against the media eased in 2016 …

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Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:

Sources: Jane Pratt, founder of xoJane and xoVain, is leaving Time Inc.; sites will redirect to InStyle.com, though Pratt is seeking investors for properties — Pratt will leave the company by the end of the year, as she looks to find a suitor for xoJane and xoVain. — XoJane.com

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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:

November's election and Trump's attacks on media fuel support for trusted, verified journalism — The answer to all the troubling new questions about the future of the news business — how to make money, stop the spread of fake news and reassert a uniform view of reality …

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Jack Shafer / Politico:

Newspapers failed to compete with Craigslist on price and product quality — It's fun to beat up on Craig Newmark for the end of classifieds, but papers were greedy, too. — The journalistic world's sniping at Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, recommenced yesterday after he announced …

Discussion: @michaelkruse

Alex Weprin / Politico:

Newsroom memo: New York Times political reporter Michael Barbaro moves to a new role on the paper's audio team, will debut new project in 2017 — New York Times political reporter Michael Barbaro, one of the Times' most high-profile chroniclers of American politics, will be moving to a new role on the outlet's audio team.

Discussion: @mikiebarb and @mlcalderone

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has proposed criminalizing fake news with a new pro-censorship law sure to be abused — Oh boy. Ever since people started ridiculously blaming fake news on Facebook for the election outcome, we've pointed out that these calls will be used …

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