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The Biggest Media Stories of 2016, From Fake News to Gawker’s Fall

In 2016 more than at any other time in recent memory, goings-on in the media world were the subject of water cooler conversation.
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The humor and feminism site The Toast will stop publishing regularly July 1.

The Toast Will Close July 1

Nicole Cliffe and Mallory Ortberg will stop regularly adding new content, though the site will remain online,
By John Bonazzo
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If readers don't want to pay with their eyeballs, they can pay with their credit cards.
By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke

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