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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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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Sources: Attacks from Breitbart and other pro-Trump bloggers and media personalities are having a chilling effect on discourse within the Republican Party — Lawmakers are loath to say anything remotely critical, fearful they might set off the president-elect or his horde of enforcers.
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TheBlaze and Washington Post
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.
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CNET
David W. Dunlap / New York Times:
A nostalgic look at the historical role of copy editors at The New York Times, as some copy desks cease to exist — Times Insider shares historical insights from The New York Times. — Times journalists are fearless when they hear statements like “Trump says he's going to sue you” or …
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Hacking group OurMine, known for testing the security of prominent social media users' accounts, hacks Netflix US' Twitter account and posts tweets — Netflix's Twitter account has been compromised by a hacker claiming to be from the notorious hacking group OurMine.
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TechCrunch, Softpedia News and Fortune
David Chavern / Nieman Lab:
CEO of News Media Alliance says fake news will diminish in 2017 as tech platforms recognize importance of maintaining a credible environment — My prediction for 2017 is that the explosion of overtly “fake news” of the Macedonian-teenager variety — like that found on highly influential …
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Nieman Lab, @rsarver, @bypetereisler and @blakehounshell
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New Jersey Online:
Vote on Christie's “newspaper revenge bill” postponed as it fails to find enough support among NJ lawmakers; Christie's office says it remains a key priority — TRENTON — In a stunning defeat for Gov. Chris Christie, state lawmakers on Monday blocked a pair of controversial bills …
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The New York Observer, NorthJersey.com, NorthJersey.com, Free Press Blog, NJ Spotlight, Vanity Fair and New York Magazine
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 …
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The Wrap
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 …
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Mediaite, @palafo, TVNewser, FTVLive, TheBlaze, @brianstelter, @azi, WVXU, The Week and New York Magazine
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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Washington Post, @john_overholt, @nickbilton, @yashar, @yashar, @panger2016 and Mediaite
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Chris Welch / The Verge:
Sling TV website shows details for AirTV Player, a new Android-powered device with an interface that combines Sling TV with over-the-air broadcasts and Netflix — Putting streaming and antenna TV channels all in the same guide — Dish's Sling TV website has (perhaps prematurely) unveiled a new set-top box, the AirTV Player.
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Zatz Not Funny!, Engadget, Fierce Cable, Decider, AndroidHeadlines.com, Redmond Pie, Variety and TechCrunch
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.
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Fast Company, Fortune, New York Times, Krebs on Security, Forbes, AdExchanger, ZDNet, @weldpond, @moorehn and @leahmcelrath
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 …
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The Drum and Street Fight
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