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Lawsuit accused of spreading election lies. >> and that was just the beginning. two voting tech companies have filtd defamation suits against fox news and other networks and a series of blockbuster books continue to reveal what really happened during trumps final days in the white house. number two, the facebook reckoning. a whistleblower was heard around the world, first through the facebook files. a series of "wall street journal" files based on leaks from inside facebook. then the source, fra...

The world tried to get back to normal. the pandemic is now a subject of scripted dramas and movies, helping us process it. but its not over yet. and some things have changed forever. so here are our top-ten media stories of the year. number 10, deplatforming donald trump. twitter permanently banning the president, just days after the capitol insurrection, while facebook gave him a time-out. >> our breaking news this hour, facebook says former president donald trump will not be allowed back on it...

For the first time ever, I have a tie for my best non-fiction book of the year. After last years paltry pickings, this was a good year for books. 1a) ...

Efforts to subvert democracy at the state level. what were losing in america is a sense of shared reality but the big lie may cost its crusaders. >> breaking just a short time ago, fox facing a $1.6 billion lawsuit accused of spreading election lies. >> and that was just the beginning. two voting tech companies filed multiple defamation suits against fox news and other networks in a series of blockbuster books continue to reveal what really hatppened during trumps final days. number two, the fac...

Media stories of the year. >> 2021, the year the media and the world tried to get back to normal. the pandemic is now subject of scripted dramas and movies, helping us process it. but its not over yet, and some things have changed forever. so here are our top 10 media stories of the year. number 10, deplatforming donald trump. twitter permanently banning the president just days after the capitol insurrection, while facebook gave him a time-out. >> breaking news this hour, facebook says former pr...

S -- profits before the people. >> the research showed the platforms can be toxic for children and society at large. but the company failed to take action. ceo mark zuckerberg pushed back saying many claims didnt make sense but gave momentum to governments that want to reign in social media. it was a through line for the entire year bringing us to the number one media story of 2021. the vaccine disinformation divide. reliable info about covid-19 vaccines helped people get vaxed and protected but...

Highest rated star trying to rewrite history. right-wing media barely covers the real news about the insurrections aftermath or the new efforts to subvert democracy at the state level. what were losing in america is a sense of shared reality. but the big lie may cost its crusaders. >> breaking just a short time ago, fox facing a $1.6 billion lawsuit accused of spreading election lies. >> reporter: two voting tech companies have filed multiple suits against fox news and other networks. and a seri...

Democracy. the companys leadership knows how to make facebook and instagram safer, but wont make the necessary changes because they have put their profits before people. >> reporter: she alleged that the companys research showed that its platforms can be toxic for children and society at large. but the company failed to take action. the ceo mark zuckerberger push back. antisocial media was a through line for the entire year. bringing us to the number one media story of 2021. the vaccine disinfor...

And the never-ending debate over cancel culture. >> yeah, theres been no shortage of major media moments this year. brian stelter has a look at the top ten. ♪ >> reporter: 2021, the year the media and the world tried to get back to normal. the pandemic is now a subject of scripted dramas and movies helping us process it. but its not over yet and some things have changed forever. so here are our top ten media stories of the year. number ten, deplatforming donald trump. twitter permanently banni...