Mediagazer: Gretchen Carlson is close to settling sexual harassment case against Roger Ailes, but she should go to court to keep issues she exposed in the public eye (Margaret Sullivan/Washington Post)

11:25 AM ET, August 19, 2016

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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:

Gawker.com announces it will shut down next week, after nearly 14 years of operation — After nearly fourteen years of operation, Gawker.com will be shutting down next week. The decision to close Gawker comes days after Univision successfully bid $135 million for Gawker Media's six other websites …

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

In memo, Gawker's Nick Denton says he will not join Univision and is getting out of news and gossip business — Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker.com, toasted the website Thursday in a memo to staff in the wake of the announcement that the site is closing before Univision takes possession of its parent company.

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Stephen Marche / Esquire:
I Was a Gawker Target, and I'm Terrified of the Way Gawker Just Died

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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Gawker.com incubated writers who wrote with fearlessness and style, influencing broader web

Univision:
Univision formally announces Gawker Media acquisition for $135M, will not operate Gawker.com

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Ken White / Popehat:
Gawker's fate shows the US legal system is receptive to abuse that suppresses speech, and not just from vengeful billionaires

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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:

Gretchen Carlson is close to settling sexual harassment case against Roger Ailes, but she should go to court to keep issues she exposed in the public eye — For Gretchen Carlson, a big settlement in her sexual harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes might be the best outcome personally.

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Two Ailes assistants left Fox News this week, and contract hasn't been renewed for private eye and on-air contributor Bo Dietl — The Fox News housecleaning continues. — Two more executives closely associated with ex-chairman Roger Ailes, Brigette Boyle and Nikole King, left the network this week.

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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:

HarperCollins still plans to publish Roger Ailes' memoir, depending on how frank he is; it's unclear if an NDA prevents him from discussing his ouster from Fox — Publisher still sees potential for Ailes's book despite his ouster from Fox News—another branch of the Murdoch media empire

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Bloomberg:

Sources: Viacom-Redstone battle ends with CEO Philippe Dauman stepping down with $72M severance package and COO Tom Dooley serving as interim CEO — COO Tom Dooley to take over as interim chief executive officer — Media company's directors have pressed the combatants for deal

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Sydney Ember / New York Times:

The New York Times will retire its NYT Now app starting the week of August 29; at its peak in May 2015, the app had 334K total unique users — In early 2014, The New York Times introduced an app called NYT Now that would provide a curated list of stories — for a lower price …

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Choi Chi-yuk / South China Morning Post:

Beijing tightens control over mainland news sites, says EICs must take full responsibility for any mistakes and all such sites must be monitored 24/7 by staff — Editors-in-chief will be held responsible for direction of content, and the creation, production and dissemination of news

Katie Benner / New York Times:

Twitter says it has suspended 235K accounts since February for promoting terrorism, bringing total to 360K since mid-2015 — SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter suspended 235,000 accounts that promoted terrorism over the last six months, as part of a continuing effort to keep people from using …

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Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Pandora nears licensing deals with major record companies for on-demand streaming; $10 per month would give subscribers unlimited access to tracks — The internet radio service is aiming to start offering new paid tiers as soon as next month — Pandora Media Inc. is aiming …

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Chris Ariens / TVNewser:

CNN announces CNN AIR, a drone reporting unit with two full-time drone operators gathering news for CNN, Turner, and Time Warner — Following 15 months of testing, CNN today announced it is launching CNN Aerial Imagery and Reporting, or CNN AIR for short. — The CNN AIR team …

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Lucinda Southern / Digiday:

Guardian joins Economist and Financial Times in selling ads based on time rather than impressions; advertisers can buy ads in time slots of 10-30 seconds — The Guardian is running its first digital ad campaign based on the amount of time people see the ads.

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