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In the news this week, Meredith Corp. finally buys Time Inc. on the third try, creating a magazine conglomerate with a big investment from the conservative Koch brothers. BuzzFeed falls short of its revenue projections, leading to layoffs and a change in business model. An alt-right sting operation goes terribly wrong when the Washington Post exposes them instead. Our Collaboration of the Week, presented by AirTable, is Voting Block, with media outlets around New Jersey organizing potlucks to get to know voters better. Our Metric of the Week is Native Ad Metrics, and we go one-on-one with University of Oregon professor Damian Radcliffe to discuss his optimistic view of local media.