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11:05 AM 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 …
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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
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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.
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
The New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, and Bloomberg are all beefing up their White House reporting teams in preparation for Trump's presidency  —  When President-elect Donald Trump moves into The White House, he's going to have a lot of company.  —  In the last week …
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