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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 …
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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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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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@dicktofel, @albertocairo, @jenniferpreston and Nieman Lab
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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.

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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Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller, @paulfeig, @raju, @palafo, @micahcohen, @abbyabrams, @fuyeohhh, @alexweprin, @jayrosen_nyu, @annehelen, @miamassicotte, @mckinneykelsey and New Republic


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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New York Magazine, FishbowlNY, Daily Front Row and Media Wire Daily


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 …
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@chasityscooper and @jayrosen_nyu


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 …


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.
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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 …
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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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The Guardian, @fazelhawramy, @pressfreedom, @joelcpj and Reporters Without Borders


UK police force used terrorism legislation to access Daily Mirror reporter's phone records after paper revealed senior officer had spent taxpayer money on lover — A police force last night faced stinging criticism for unlawfully snooping on the Daily Mirror after we revealed …
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