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Sharon Churcher / RADAR:
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly claims former boss Roger Ailes sexually harassed her in new memoir to be released Nov. 15 — The network's prize anchor drops a bombshell amid contract talks. Is she ready to go? — Fox News star Megyn Kelly has unveiled explosive new charges against the network's founder …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Sources: Tucker Carlson, founder of The Daily Caller, will anchor 7 pm Fox time slot recently held by Greta Van Susteren, starting November 14 — Tucker Carlson, seen here in 2004, is getting the 7 p.m. ET time slot on Fox News. (For the Times) — Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson …
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Nick Kalman / Fox News:
Casting notice goes out for new “up-and-coming” conservative news network, the timing of which suggests Trump TV, but no specific employer is identified — Donald Trump denies he is interested in launching a new conservative news venture, but somebody sure is.
BuzzFeed:
How Macedonia became a hub for 100+ pro-Trump sites, publishing sensational and often-false content to spur Facebook sharing and making money via Google AdSense — BuzzFeed News identified more than 100 pro-Trump websites being run from a single Macedonian town. — BuzzFeed Founding Editor, Canada
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The New York Times Company:
The New York Times offers free access for 72 hours surrounding the US election, from 12:01am ET on November 7 until 11:59pm ET on November 9 — The New York Times is inviting readers to take advantage of its reporting, analysis and commentary from the lead-up through the aftermath of the 2016 election.
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Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
Despite digital now accounting for 36% of NYT's overall revenue, Q3 earnings show print losses may be increasing too rapidly to offset the slide
Hadas Gold / Politico:
NYT deputy politics editor Paul Volpe will join Politico next month as executive editor; current executive editor Peter Canellos will become editor-at-large
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Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
China's Dalian Wanda Group buys Dick Clark Productions, producers of Golden Globes and more, for $1B — In the first major push into U.S. television for the Chinese power, Wanda will pay “approximately $1 billion” for the producer of the Golden Globes and other top awards shows.
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
The Telegraph revises paywall strategy, puts about 15% of content behind wall with access via Telegraph Premium from £2/week; perks include events, WaPo access — A basic digital subscription starts at £2 per week and includes other perks, like an Amazon Echo Dot for the earliest batch of annual premium subscribers.
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Journalism.co.uk, Digiday, Guardian, Variety, Guardian, The Drum and Press Gazette
Bloomberg:
Profile of Tronc chairman Michael Ferro, who is now tasked with saving the company after Gannett dropped its $683M bid and shares tumbled — In April 2012, Lupe Fiasco was on tour in Detroit when he got a phone call from a revved-up businessman named Michael Ferro.
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Condé Nast's Wired Media Group is launching the Emerging Tech Council, a $4K/year membership program for executives who want to stay ahead of tech trends — In the quest for new sources of revenue, publishers have been launching subscription programs and events series.
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Wired, @rafat, FishbowlNY, @erickschonfeld, @niemanlab, @lmoses, @erickschonfeld and @mdudas
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS beats estimates with Q3 net earnings of $514M, up 21% YoY, on revenue of $3.4B, up 4% YoY, led by 32% increase in retransmission revenues and fees — CBS Corp. said third quarter profit rose as the company saw increases in revenue from retransmssion and affiliate agreements and content licensing …
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Variety, The Wrap, Fortune, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw and Broadcasting & Cable
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Pew report: 59% of US adults who feel highly attached to their local communities follow local news closely, as do 52% of those who always vote — Know your neighbors? You also probably know something about what's going on down at city hall. — Clinton vs. Trump (vs. Johnson vs. Stein vs. McMullin? …
Jason Kottke / kottke.org:
Kottke.org announces annual memberships starting at $30/year to diversify revenue sources and focus on dedicated readers — If you are a regular reader and appreciate what I do here, please support kottke.org by purchasing an annual membership. It only takes a minute …
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