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Sources: Fox News personality Juliet Huddy accused Bill O'Reilly and a Fox News executive of trying to derail her career when she rejected their sexual advances — In the weeks after Roger Ailes was ousted as the chairman of Fox News in July, amid a sexual harassment scandal …
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Rachel Stockman / LawNewz:
Sources: Fox News quietly agreed a settlement with ex-host Juliet Huddy who lodged sexual harassment allegations against O'Reilly and Fox's new co-president — LawNewz.com has learned that in the midst of the fallout from Roger Ailes' ousting, Fox News came to a very quiet settlement arrangement …
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNNMoney:
Harper Collins pulls Trump's national security pick Monica Crowley's book from sale until sourcing is added after 50+ passages were found to be plagiarized — Publisher HarperCollins said Tuesday that it will stop selling a book by Monica Crowley that a CNN KFile investigation found to have more than 50 instances of plagiarism.
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Breitbart News hires WSJ's John Carney to lead finance and economics section focused on “economic populism”, launching soon after January 20 — In a bid to expand its influence in the era of Donald Trump, Breitbart News, the crusading populist-right website that was an early champion …
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Telegraph:
Clare Hollingworth, the former Daily Telegraph correspondent who broke the news that WW2 had started, has died aged 105 — Clare Hollingworth, the former Daily Telegraph correspondent who broke the news of World War Two, has died aged 105. — “The FCC is very sad to announce the passing …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Jim VandeHei, CEO of news startup Axios, on crafting news for other platforms, developing a subscription business, hiring non-journalists, more — “I look at Axios as a rolling R&D lab,” Jim VandeHei, chairman and CEO of the new venture, said in a Q&A.
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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Ex-HLN host Nancy Grace launches crime news site, Crime Online, and daily podcast, Crime Stories with Nancy Grace — Television personality and former prosecutor Nancy Grace on Tuesday launched a new digital media venture that aims to be the one-stop-shop for those interested in crime news.
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The Wrap, @oliverdarcy and @daviduberti
New York Times:
NYTimes.com adopts HTTPS for homepage, mobile site, articles published in 2014 or later, TimesVideo, and more — We are thrilled to announce that we have begun to enable HTTPS on NYTimes.com, an effort that helps protect the privacy of our readers and ensures the authenticity of our content.
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sir David Clementi appointed Chair of BBC's unitary board, which replaces BBC Trust; Clementi was preferred candidate despite lacking broadcasting experience — Former deputy governor of Bank of England will lead BBC's new unitary board, which will replace BBC Trust
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Rachel Stern / Christian Science Monitor:
German politicians weigh new measures to combat misinformation online, asking political parties to disable bots and considering Facebook fines — In May 2015, hackers infected some 20,000 computers in Germany's parliament with malicious software designed to steal sensitive data.
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Peter Sterne / Politico:
Following Trump's request to Congress to investigate the leak of an intelligence report to NBC, attorneys say there's little precedent for such a move — On Friday morning, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted a request for House and Senate intelligence committees to investigate the leak …
Ryan Mac / Forbes:
Sources: Blogger and fake news publisher Chuck Johnson, who published the home addresses of NYT reporters, has been advising Trump's transition team — An internet troll, who was once called “the most hated man on the internet” and is banned from Twitter, is recommending candidates to serve in the Trump administration.
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Jared Kushner to sell The New York Observer to family trust, his lawyers say; Joseph Meyer, chairman and CEO, to take over as publisher — Editor says election coverage was a ‘disgrace’ — Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner said Monday that he will resign from all of his professional roles …
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BuzzFeed:
Trump Officially Names Son-In-Law Jared Kushner As Senior White House Adviser
Trump Officially Names Son-In-Law Jared Kushner As Senior White House Adviser
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Committee to Protect Journalists sees spike in donations after Streep speech, receiving about 500 on Sunday night, well above the average handful — Courtney Radsch was just sitting down to watch the Golden Globes when Meryl Streep came on. — Radsch, a fan of Streep's …
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Dana Eisenberg / Mediaite:
Meryl Streep at Golden Globes blasts Trump for mocking disabled reporter and calls for support of The Committee to Protect Journalists
Meryl Streep at Golden Globes blasts Trump for mocking disabled reporter and calls for support of The Committee to Protect Journalists
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