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2:40 PM ET, July 20, 2016

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CNNMoney:
Ailes lawyer Susan Estrich says he is in talks with 21st Century Fox to end his tenure as Fox News chairman after sexual harassment suit, with no firm terms yet  —  Staffers at Fox News have been on pins and needles for the past day awaiting the fate of CEO Roger Ailes …
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Several news outlets report Ailes is out based on sources, then walk back reporting after Fox statement that “Roger is at work. The review is ongoing”  —  Fox News confirmed to The Daily Beast editor-at-large Lloyd Grove on Tuesday that beleagured chairman and CEO Roger Ailes …
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Roger Ailes, Fox News Chief at the Peak of His Power, Hits the End of His Path  —  CLEVELAND — Donald J. Trump's coronation as the Republican nominee for president Tuesday night was a signal accomplishment not only for the candidate, but also for the man who commands the most important control room …
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:   Source: multiple current and former Fox News female employees have told investigators probing Gretchen Carlson's allegations that Ailes sexually harassed them
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Sources: Megyn Kelly Told Murdoch Investigators That Roger Ailes Sexually Harassed Her
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Twitter permanently suspends Breitbart tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos for repeated violation of rules regarding targeted abuse of users  —  Twitter has banned one of its most notoriously contentious voices.  On Tuesday evening, the microblogging service permanently suspended the account …
Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today:
Prominent Belarusian journalist Pavel Sheremet killed in car bombing on his way to work in Kiev; car owned by his editor-in-chief  —  Pavel Sheremet, 44, a prominent Belarusian journalist who had been working in neighboring Ukraine where there are relatively fewer barriers to independent reporting …
Melinda Newman / Forbes:
If candidates pay to license songs from performing rights organizations like BMI, bands can't prohibit song use  —  Last night at the Republic National Convention, shrouded in a cloud of fog, Donald Trump emerged to introduce his wife, Melania Trump, to Queen's 1977 classic anthem, “We Are The Champions.”
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Brittny Mejia / Los Angeles Times:
A profile of Jarrett Hill, the reporter who uncovered Melania Trump's plagiarism of Michelle Obama's 2008 convention speech  —  Jarrett Hill describes his reaction in an L.A. Starbucks when he realized, and tweeted, that portions of Michelle Obama's 2008 speech were seemingly plagiarized …
Discussion: @morganradford, TVSpy, Forbes, Guardian, BBC and Slate
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
After 14 years at the Associated Press, executive editor Kathleen Carroll is retiring at the end of 2016  —  Kathleen Carroll, the executive editor at The Associated Press and its top editorial staffer, will retire at the end of the year.  —  She has led the AP for 14 years.
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Michael Calderone / @mlcalderone:   Kathleen Carroll stepping down end of the year, as AP begins search for new top editor.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
BuzzFeed Washington bureau chief John Stanton wrestled to ground at BuzzFeed's RNC party after asking ex-New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani a question  —  CLEVELAND— BuzzFeed's Washington Bureau Chief John Stanton was wrestled to the ground by security at his outlet's own party …
David Bixenspan / LawNewz:
As part of Gawker bankruptcy sale, Hogan et al attempt to have articles removed from site, court documents show  —  The conversation around the Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker Media lawsuit's impact on the media is about to get a lot deeper, as it appears that a team of creditors is attempting …
Discussion: New York Times, Slate and @petersterne
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Peter Sterne / Politico:
Judge lets Hogan continue effort to collect judgment from Gawker founder Nick Denton, who will likely be forced to declare personal bankruptcy
Brian Flood / The Wrap:
Nearly 50 journalists have accepted buyouts at The New York Times  —  Nearly 50 New York Times journalists have accepted a buyout offer and will exit the paper in the coming months.  —  The Times had a standing offer and is attempting to trim the staff, which currently stands at about 1,300 employees, according to Poynter.
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Under pressure to double digital revenue to $800M by 2020, The New York Times is expanding native advertising unit T Brand Studio into a full-fledged agency  —  When The New York Times' T Brand Studio opened for business two and a half years ago, it sold marketers including Netflix and Cole Haan …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
U.S. authorities seek rights to The Wolf of Wall Street film which they claim was financed by funds stolen from Malaysia  —  A complaint filed by the government discusses money to Martin Scorsese's company and who Leonardo DiCaprio thanked during the Golden Globes.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and LawNewz
 
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