Top News:


Classic Trump administration news cycle: press report based on a leaked document, an official denial and scolding for not seeking comment, a cry of “fake news” — Friday morning, the Associated Press dropped a bombshell report: “Trump administration considers mobilizing …
Discussion:
@realdonaldtrump, New York Times, @doreyscheimer, @presssec, Associated Press, Washington Post, @ericonsportslaw, @olivianuzzi, @jamiedupree, Business Insider, The Guardian, Mediaite, @chrislhayes, @sarahksilverman, Hot Air, Net Worked, The Huffington Post, Variety, AOL, Japan Times, Vox, The Wrap, Mashable, @chucktodd, TVNewser, The Gateway Pundit, @ajs, IJR, @voiceofd, CBS New York, @reillyadam, @digiphile, @swindonlz, @olivianuzzi, @jenniferjjacobs, @a_l_meadows, @scarylawyerguy, @michelle_agomez, @matthewjdowd, The Week, RT, @smcslothsloth, Mother Jones, Washington Free Beacon, CBS San Francisco and Axios


BuzzFeed introduces curated “Outside Your Bubble” feature to help readers see what people outside their social media networks are saying about the news — Publisher will expose audience to opinions from across the web — News outlets seek out other viewpoints after surprise election
Discussion:
BuzzFeed, Adweek, @mikeisaac, @nikkiusher, Engadget, Fortune, @alplicable, @stephaniemlee, @mat, @gerryfsmith, @jeremymbarr, @kantrowitz, @skarskarskar, @gerryfsmith, @kantrowitz, @mat, @elipariser and Press Gazette


YouTube will discontinue 30-second unskippable ads in 2018 — Starting next year, YouTube will stop allowing the 30-second unskippable ad and will focus instead on shorter formats. — In an official statement, Google explained that its aim is to provide a better advertising experience for online users.
Discussion:
Variety, Android Authority, SiliconBeat, Ars Technica, Marketing Land, New York Magazine, The Verge, The Next Web, Adweek, BGR, MacRumors, Engadget, AppAdvice.com Latest, Consumerist and Fortune

New Hampshire's WBIN-TV sells spectrum to FCC for $68.1M, other TV license rights to undisclosed TV group for $10-$30M; sources say most staff laid off — CONCORD — WBIN-TV said Friday it “will cease broadcasting in the coming months” after selling its television broadcasting rights to the Federal Communications Commission.
Discussion:
TVSpy, FTVLive, NH1, Associated Press and Concord Monitor


A case of self-censorship at a San Antonio public TV station shows how the fear of government reprisal can be fought — This is how the muzzling starts: not with a boot on your neck, but with the fear of one that runs so deep that you muzzle yourself. — Maybe it's the story you decide …
Discussion:
@dbrauer, @bill_canter, @rogerpielkejr, @drspff, @jimlewis99, @john_tedesco and @jfreports


Interview with NYT assistant recruitment editor Carolyn Ryan on how the paper is expanding its fact-checking and its coverage of healthcare and immigration — In the early days of the Trump administration, no news organization has been a bigger target than The New York Times.
Discussion:
Poynter and New York Times


Sources: Michael Dubke, a veteran Republican strategist, has been chosen as the new White House communications director — WASHINGTON — Michael Dubke, a veteran Republican strategist whose preferred place is away from a television camera and not standing in front of one …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Hot Air, CNN, @usatodaydc, New York Magazine, @maggienyt and The Week


In the wake of the PewDiePie scandal, dozens of advertisers have been contacting YouTube analytics firms to help them police their YouTube ad campaigns — Advertisers might want more stringent ways to police YouTube content in light of the controversy surrounding YouTube's biggest star …
Discussion:
Vox, Business Insider, Variety, Hit & Run, Forbes, @digiday, @katienotopoulos, @baekdal and @digiday


Pew study: for election news, young people turned to national papers like NYT, WaPo, and WSJ more than their elders — Younger Americans have long been less likely to read newspapers than their elders. But a Pew Research Center survey has revealed a significant twist …
Discussion:
Nieman Lab, Fortune, @lauraelizdavis, Politico, @byrosenberg, @conradhackett, @mathewi, @wtfjht, @facttank, @benfelder_okc, @michaelbarthel, @asmitch, @johngramlich, @pewjournalism, @katmatsa, @gottfriedjeff and @farhip


Giphy releases extensive GIF library with more than 2K words and phrases in American Sign Language, designed to teach hearing people ASL — GIFs can do more than add a sassy quip to the end of your tweet. Now, they can even help you learn a new language.
Discussion:
The Verge, @iamxavier, @mashable, Engadget, The Next Web, Refinery29 and CNET


Sources: Fox & Friends news anchor Heather Nauert is in talks to be named the next spokesperson for the State Department — Fox News anchor Heather Nauert is in talks to be named the next spokesperson for the State Department, multiple sources with knowledge of the talks tell POLITICO.
Discussion:
Vanity Fair, @russonpolitics, @steveengelberg, TVNewser, Washington Free Beacon, Mediaite, FTVLive, @politico, @maggienyt, @mmfa, @w7voa, @elistokols and @kfile


How BBC Persian, whose reporters are not permitted in Iran, is using Telegram and Instagram to get around Iranian censorship — Last month, a fire tore through an iconic Tehran high-rise building, killing more than 20 firefighters and injuring another 70 people as it collapsed.
Discussion:
@dmedialab, @ylichterman and @niemanlab