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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei raises $10M round led by Lerer Hippeau for a subscription-based news venture aimed at professionals, launching early 2017 — Service will sell subscriptions, aim at specialists in industries like tech, health care — Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei …
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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Sources: Fox settles Ailes harassment suit with Gretchen Carlson for $20M, 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, sued her old boss, Roger Ailes, for sexual harassment.
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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.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Source: 21st Century Fox has settled with a “handful” of other women over harassment claims against Ailes; lawyer for Andrea Tantaros says she has not settled
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Sources: Van Susteren tried to renegotiate contract when Ailes left, but when Fox execs refused, she activated contract clause allowing her to exit
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Jon Steinberg / Cheddar:
Subscription video news startup Cheddar raises $10M Series B, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and including Comcast Ventures and Ribbit Capital — Cheddar to expand to full day of linear live programming — Cheddar, the live news and entertainment company, today announced $10 million …
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Joanna Coles, editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, promoted to become Hearst's first chief content officer; Michele Promaulayko will be Cosmopolitan EIC — Not long ago, Joanna Coles was having lunch with David Carey, the president of Hearst magazines, when he suggested she should take on a bigger role at the company.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Gabriel Sherman, New York Magazine's national affairs editor, and author of unauthorized Roger Ailes biography in 2014 named NBC, MSNBC contributor — Gabriel Sherman has been named a contributor to NBC News and MSNBC, the network announced on Tuesday. — Sherman, New York Magazine's …
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The New York Times Company:
The New York Times launches California Today, a daily newsletter posted at 6 am PT, also available on site and via mobile apps — Today The New York Times introduced California Today, a morning update for readers in California (and anyone else interested in the state).
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Jessica Davies / Digiday:
The Guardian's social editor, product manager on what they've learnt from its Sous-chef bot: natural language increases engagement, bots can't be too human-like — For the past two months, the Guardian has been testing a Facebook Messenger bot, “Sous-chef,” that provides recipe suggestions …
Olivia Nuzzi / The Daily Beast:
A local Republican candidate said he hoped I got raped, showing the lack of decorum and misogyny journalists and others now face — My journalism career started in 2013, when I was 20 years old, with the press secretary for a New York City mayoral campaign calling me a “c**t”—on the record …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
eMarketer: Snapchat will generate $367M in ad revenues this year and $935M in 2017 — A new report out this morning from analysts at eMarketer is forecasting explosive growth for Snapchat's ad revenue by next year. The firm estimates the mobile social application will generate $366.69 million in 2016 …
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Igor Bobic / The Huffington Post:
Dallas Morning News refuses to endorse GOP nominee for first time since 1964 — The GOP nominee “is not qualified to serve as president and does not deserve your vote.” — The Dallas Morning News, which has endorsed the Republican nominee in every presidential election since 1964 …
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Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:
IAC-owned About.com launches standalone vertical, personal finance site The Balance, targeted at millennials — In a quest to dismantle itself and become more relevant in the 21st Century, IAC-owned [About.com]() is launching another standalone vertical in the form of The Balance …
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