Facebook is stepping up its efforts to woo publishers with a new feature allowing users to browse curated selections of content from news publishers drawn from their individual news feeds, according to Business Insider, which first reported the news.

While it's a matter of debate whether fake online news influenced the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, bogus "journalism" definitely poses some real dangers - especially when guns are involved. And yes, it really is happening: Over the weekend, fake news resulted in a shooting incident in Washington, D.C., thankfully with no casualties.

Another familiar face on the the newsstand is going away, with Conde Nast's announcement that Self magazine will cease print publication and go digital-only.

Advertisers, who typically take great pains to associate their brands only with reputable content, are understandably concerned about the potential for their marketing messages to appear next to false (and often inflammatory) news stories. With that need in mind, brand safety outfit DoubleVerify has launched a product that will help advertisers avoid sites that publish unsubstantiated and controversial news stories.

As big a role as it plays now, native advertising looms even larger in the future of the news media, according to a new study by two global trade organizations, the International News Media Association and the Native Advertising Institute.

Media executive argues that as a technology platform, it is not Facebook's responsibility to begin filtering content beyond removing items that are obviously illegal. He warned this would give the social network virtually unprecedented power.

Over the weekend, Time Inc., rejected a takeover bid from billionaire Edgar Bronfman Jr., the Seagram's heir who previously engineered a takeover of Warner Music Group. The offer would have valued Time Inc. at around $1.78 billion.

A new publishing platform from messaging app Telegram is putting an unusual spin on traditional publishing and distribution with its new "Telegraph" publishing tool. It allows users to post content without having to even create an account.

'Politico' editor Michael Hirsh was forced to resign his position after posting the addresses of a leading white supremacist, Richard B. Spencer, on social media. He seemed to suggest followers show up with baseball bats.

The nation's liberal newspaper of record, 'The New York Times', has proved to be the favorite target of the rumbustious president-elect. Early Tuesday morning, Trump took to Twitter to slam the newspaper.