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7:00 AM ET, September 7, 2016

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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 …
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.
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
Hadas Gold / Politico:
21st Century Fox confirms it has reached a settlement with Gretchen Carlson and issues a public apology to her
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.
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 …
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).
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: @rafat, Digiday and The Drum
 
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Agence France-Presse:
AFP opens bureau in North Korea, becomes fourth news agency in country after AP, Japan's Kyodo, and China's Xinhua, will primarily file videos and photos
Mark Mulligan / Music Industry Blog:
Analysis: streaming drives music labels' digital revenue growth, but advanced payments that are separate from royalties are padding the numbers
John Bresnahan / Politico:
US Supreme Court grants temporary stay that blocks Senate demands for internal documents from online ad site Backpage.com in sex trafficking probe
Discussion: MediaPost and The Hill
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
21st Century Fox invests $6.5M in DriverTribe, an online community for car lovers created by ex-Top Gear presenters, ahead of launch of their new show on Amazon
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Fullscreen Media's CMO Jason Klarman departs the company, replaced by Alan Beard
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