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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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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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BetaNews, @kristinaluca, @profjeffjarviss and Engadget
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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 — Big news on the homefront — Peter Canellos is taking on an investigate role and Paul Volpe is joining POLITICO from the New York Times.
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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 declining too rapidly to offset the slide
Despite digital now accounting for 36% of NYT's overall revenue, Q3 earnings show print losses may be declining too rapidly to offset the slide
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Columbia Journalism Review, Forbes, Washington Post, Broadcasting & Cable, CNNMoney, The Atlantic, Ad Age, Fortune, Business Insider, @poynter, ZDNet and New York Times
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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@gilbertjasono, FishbowlNY, Vanity Fair, @business, @kadhimshubber, @felixgillette, @gerryfsmith, @jimaley, @mhess4, @ckrewson, @davidlaz, @jimdalrympleii, @sirjamespants, @rmc031, @hkesvani, @katie_robertson, @miriamgottfried, @mattdpearce, @poynter, @jayrosen_nyu, @jayrosen_nyu, @moorehn and ValueWalk
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.
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, @lmoses, @erickschonfeld, @niemanlab, @erickschonfeld, @mdudas and FishbowlNY
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
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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Media Matters for America, Politico, The Wrap, CNNMoney, Mediaite, Variety, AOL, @ajdelgado13, Variety, @j_arthur_bloom and TVNewser
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? …
Micah Singleton / The Verge:
Sources: YouTube Red has 1.5M subscribers with 1M signed up on a trial basis, underscoring the struggle of getting users to pay for a previously free service — YouTube Red only has 1.5 million paying subscribers as of late summer — When YouTube Red launched a year ago …
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TechCrunch, RAIN News, AppleInsider, @niemanlab, AppAdvice.com Latest, Business Insider, Multichannel News, hypebot, @pkafka and 9to5Google
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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The Wrap, Fortune, @lucas_shaw and @lucas_shaw
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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@noahchestnut, @saila and @gknauss