#216: 2016 Year in Review: Rise of Fake News; Social Platforms; CNET’s Connie Guglielmo

Published: Dec. 16, 2016, 6:16 a.m.

We spend this episode looking back at the biggest digital media stories of the year. From Donald Trump’s shocking election and the rise of fake news to the love/hate relationship between social platforms and publishers, to the big push into video, we’ll cover the Top 5 stories of the year. Politico’s Alex Weprin will join us to talk about the big stories he’s covered, including the struggles of cable networks in the face of cord-cutting and skinny bundles, and the big merger between AT&T and Time Warner. Our Metric of the Year is video views, and CNET’s Connie Guglielmo talks with us about the year in cybersecurity and hacking, and the battle between Apple and Samsung.