It has become common for talking points to crystallize in far-right corners of the Internet before making their way to higher echelons of the media and government.
Lawyers for AT&T have reportedly taken the unusual step of including Makan Delrahim, the head of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, on their witness list in the lawsuit the DOJ has brought to stop AT&T's purchase of Time Warner.
The latest addition to the New York Times' editorial board lasted less than half a day, departing the job after a furor built on social media over her hiring.
During a Shaun White press conference, female reporters weren't called on. U.S. Ski and Snowboarding denies that the act was intentionally meant to exclude them.
CNN is restructuring its digital news operation and laying off some staffers. The layoffs are symptomatic of problems throughout the digital media marketplace. The ad sales climate is bleak and getting bleaker, so publishers are making cuts and mapping out new strategies.