Here's the biggest understatement of the year: 2016 was the most disruptive moment the mainstream American news media have faced in a very long time.
That's not because so many media outlets misread the presidential election, although that is part of it. And it's not just because so-called "fake news" has become a genuine issue, prompting Facebook and other social media outlets to address fraudulent items formatted to look like legitimate news reports — a long-needed change.
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