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7:40 AM ET, December 21, 2016

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Nick Bilton / Vanity Fair:
Inside the Desperate, Year-Long Hunt to Find Donald Trump's Rumored Apprentice Outtakes  —  Throughout the election, both the media and the Clinton camp were obsessed by outtakes from the reality show, amid allegations of hair-raising things said by the now president-elect.
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Eric Mandel / MyNorthwest.com:
Comedian Tom Arnold claims to have unreleased footage of Trump's outtakes on The Apprentice, says they feature the President-elect using racist language  —  While visiting with KIRO Radio's Dori Monson on Friday to talk about his upcoming performance in Seattle, comedian Tom Arnold revealed a bombshell …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook Live Audio launches with select publishers and authors including the BBC, LBC, and Harper Collins, will open up to more next year  —  Book readings, interviews, and news radio are coming to Facebook thanks to its new Live Audio feature launching today with a few publishers and authors before opening up next year.
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Jacob Soll / Politico:
Despite media handwringing, fake news has been around since news became a concept 500 years ago with the invention of print, often provoking violence
Discussion: bookforum.com
Ginny Marvin / Marketing Land:
Russian hackers use “Methbot” botnet to steal $3M-$5M video ad revenue per day from over 6K premium publishers in largest ad fraud uncovered to date  —  The botnet has been siphoning an estimated $3 to $5 million in ad revenue per day, making it the largest ad fraud scam uncovered to date.
Amanda Hess / New York Times:
A look at different types of political bots on Twitter: many spread propaganda or seek to defame certain goups, but some fight disinformation or hunt imposters  —  Some robot accounts protest; others expose racists; and at least one — aimed at people looking for a fight — keeps them busy talking to a brick wall.
Discussion: CNET
Don Kaplan / New York Daily News:
Roger Ailes makes a rare call to the New York Daily News in an unsuccessful effort to get an apology for “Gropey old men” headline  —  Former Fox News chief Roger Ailes called the Daily News' MediaBlast Monday — to complain about a headline.  —  “I was hoping you would be a gentleman …
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Sources: Snap acquired San Francisco-based ad tech firm Flite which has raised money from Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, more; source calls deal “acquihire”  —  Snap is beefing up its ad tech team.  —  Snap, the parent company that owns Snapchat, has acquired San Francisco …
Discussion: The Drum and Street Fight
Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Maker Studios to be overseen by Andrew Sugerman as CEO Courtney Holt becomes EVP of media, strategy at Disney  —  The top executive at Maker Studios is stepping down to take on a new role at the company as Disney shifts the property to to a different area within its consumer products and interactive media …
Discussion: The Wrap
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Q&A with Megyn Kelly on her next move in TV news, diversity on the staff of The Kelly File, her relationship with Trump, Fox's campaign coverage, and more  —  In the tour for her new book “Settle For More,” Fox News host Megyn Kelly has spoken at length about a certain progression over her career.
Michael Catalini / Associated Press:
New Jersey lawmakers delay until 2017 a vote on a bill that would have ended a requirement to publish legal ads in newspapers  —  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — After a furious lobbying effort by the state's newspapers, a measure supported by Republican Gov. Chris Christie to scrap a requirement …
Discussion: Politico
 
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Charles Ornstein / ProPublica:
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Politico:
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