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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 …
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Sources: Megyn Kelly Told Murdoch Investigators That Roger Ailes Sexually Harassed Her — As a chorus of prominent Fox News women have gone public defending Roger Ailes against the wave of sexual harassment allegations sparked by former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson's lawsuit …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Roger Ailes, a TV Titan at the Peak of His Power, Hits the End of His Path — CLEVELAND — Donald J. Trump's coronation as the Republican nominee for president on Tuesday night was a signal accomplishment not only for the candidate, but also for the man who commands the most important control room …
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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 — Mediate founder and ABC News Chief Legal Analyst Dan Abrams reported this morning that Fox News vet Megyn Kelly told investigators of …
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 …
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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 …
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 — The move will likely force Nick Denton to declare bankruptcy — A federal bankruptcy court judge on Tuesday ruled that Hulk Hogan …
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Borzou Daragahi / BuzzFeed:
Six hours inside CNN Turk, when soldiers stormed the TV station during the Turkish coup — ISTANBUL — First came the army helicopter, filled with soldiers who fanned out and tried to seize control of the television station. Next came police in bulletproof vests with assault rifles …
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Pew Research Center:
Pew campaign site study: Trump offers less original news than Clinton, Instagram a staple, no comments on news verticals and no dedicated pages for voter groups — In 2016, presidential campaigns still deploy and maintain websites as a way of communicating with and mobilizing voters.
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Matt Burgess / WIRED UK:
BBC releases BBC+ app, lets users customize and manage content on mobile devices, available for iOS and Android — Users can pick from 50 categories including tech, gaming and iPlayer picks — The BBC is letting its viewers, readers, and listeners personalise the media they want to see with a new mobile app.
Taylyn Washington-Harmon / Nieman Lab:
Interview with Morgan DeBaun, founder and CEO of Blavity, a news site focused on black issues and reaching 3M millennials every month — The pillars of pre-Internet black media are in trouble. Jet, founded in 1951 on the premise of quick, pithy news for the black American …