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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Sources: Fox settles Ailes harassment suit with Gretchen Carlson for $20M, will offer a public apology, has also reached settlements with two other women — Act II of the Ailes saga may have just begun. — It has been exactly two months since Gretchen Carlson, a former Fox News anchor …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
21st Century Fox confirms it has reached a settlement with Gretchen Carlson and issues a public apology to her — Company will pay $20 million to settle suit — 21st Century Fox is settling a lawsuit brought by former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson for $20 million, according to a Vanity Fair report.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Fox News presenter Bret Baier says he's “not comfortable” with former boss Roger Ailes advising presidential candidate Donald Trump — Bret Baier, who is approaching his 20-year anniversary at Fox News, had the only hard news show in August ranked among the top five cable news programs …
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Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Sources: Twitter's board of directors will meet this Thursday and discuss the company's options, including a potential sale to a buyer like Google or News Corp — Talk of a sale continues to rumble, but finding a buyer won't be easy. — Twitter's quiet summer may soon be coming to an end.
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Behind BuzzFeed reorganization: clarify reporting lines, lessen tension between Ze Frank's video division and Ben Smith's unit by giving news its own video team — Staff meetings at BuzzFeed are not uncommon. Jonah H. Peretti, the site's founder and chief executive, who is based in Los Angeles …
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Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times:
Ailes hires Hollywood libel lawyer Charles Harder, who represented Hulk Hogan in Gawker case, to take on New York Magazine after exposé of his Fox News tenure — Roger Ailes has hired the Hollywood libel lawyer who recently represented former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan …
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
After Chris Wallace says it's not his job to “truth squad” during presidential debate, questions are raised over whether moderators should fact-check candidates — Chris Wallace says it isn't his job to “truth squad,” though some journalists strongly disagree.
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Ian Parker / New Yorker:
A profile of Pete Wells, the New York Times restaurant critic and author of the infamous Guy Fieri review, on how he writes his columns — Pete Wells, the restaurant critic of the Times, who writes a review every week—and who occasionally writes one that creates a national hubbub about class …
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J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
Fox News anchor Greta Van Susteren abruptly departs network after 14 years — Stalwart network anchor Greta Van Susteren will be leaving Fox News after a tenure of 14 years with the network. — Beginning today, Van Susteren's slot hosting On The Record at 7 p.m. EST will be hosted instead by Brit Hume.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
News organizations should fix comments, not abandon them; social media is an inadequate replacement as it is an echo chamber, insulating us from different views — When NPR announced last month that it would no longer feature comments from readers on its website, general rejoicing followed.
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Johanna Dunaway / Shorenstein Center:
Study: limitations of mobile devices including slow connections, small screens, and variable data costs are contributing to a digital divide in news consumption — A new paper by Johanna Dunaway, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2016) and associate professor of communication at Texas A&M University …
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Ex-BBC digital chief Ralph Rivera appointed MD of Discovery-owned Eurosport's digital operation, tasked with strengthening its subscription streaming service — Ralph Rivera, who joined the BBC in October 2010, was made redundant by the corporation earlier this year
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