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12:05 PM ET, March 9, 2017

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Emily Steel / New York Times:
Sources: 21st Century Fox reaches $2.5M+ settlement with former Fox News contributor who alleged she was sexually assaulted by a Fox News Latino exec in 2015  —  Last summer, as it wrapped up multiple settlements after the Roger Ailes sexual harassment scandal, Fox News and its parent company …
Jeanine Poggi / Ad Age:
Condé Nast joins NBCU and Vox Media to sell ads across their combined digital properties and to compete against big ad platforms like Facebook and Google  —  Brands Can Now Buy Digital Inventory Across All Three Media Companies  —  Conde Nast is joining NBC Universal and Vox Media …
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Sources: following a shakeup in editorial leadership, The Daily News has toned down its anti-Trump coverage because it was costing the paper subscriptions  —  For most of 2016, the New York Daily News was America's paper of opposition to Donald Trump.  But in the months since the election …
Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Gary Winnick of Global Crossing takes majority stake in concert streaming service Qello, first step in creating a platform to capitalize on online TV surge  —  The founder of former telecommunications company Global Crossing Inc, Gary Winnick, has acquired a majority stake …
Discussion: @jtoonkel
Etan Vlessing / Hollywood Reporter:
At shareholder meeting, Disney CEO Bob Iger defends ABC News coverage and his ties to Trump's policy forum, and also applauds the adversarial role of US media  —  “I don't believe my membership in that group in any way endorses or supports any specific policy of the president or his administration," Iger told shareholders.
Agence France-Presse:
Reporters Without Borders has launched a center to protect women journalists in Afghanistan  —  Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday launched a centre to protect women journalists in Afghanistan, the second most dangerous in the country for the profession after Syria.
Brendan O'Connor / Jezebel:
Gothamist deleted critical stories about its new owner, Joe Ricketts, from its sites; co-founder Jake Dobkin says the decision did not come from Ricketts  —  DNAinfo, the local-news organization owned by right-wing billionaire Joe Ricketts, announced today that it has purchased Gothamist LLC …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
About 54% of US adults say they have Netflix in their household while 53% have a DVR, according to LRG's annual on-demand study  —  Netflix has hit a new milestone: More U.S. television households now have the streaming service than a digital video recorder, according to a recent study.
Discussion: TrekMovie.com
Alex Spence / BuzzFeed:
Britain's News Media Association calls on the government to examine Google and Facebook's impact on the UK media landscape, citing concerns about fake news  —  Lobbyists for the UK newspaper industry say the government can't keep ignoring the internet giants' growing influence over the news media.
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
CNN hires ex-White House Communications Director Jason Miller as a contributor  —  Jason Miller, a former top aide to Donald Trump's presidential campaign and his transition team, is joining CNN as a paid contributor, effective today, POLITICO confirmed.  —  Business Insider's Oliver Darcy …
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:   At a conference in Jerusalem, CNN Chief Exec Jeff Zucker criticized the political establishment for remaining silent on Trump's attacks on the press
 
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Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
21st Century Fox replies to UK culture secretary concerns over Sky takeover offer, says Fox's record of infringements of UK broadcast rules is irrelevant
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
The Knight Foundation announces $2.3M in combined funding for the Detroit Journalism Cooperative and The Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund
Discussion: @jcstearns
James Vincent / The Verge:
Google launches first original podcast City Soundtracks, a guide to the musical highlights of different cities, available on Play Music and iTunes
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: the new iPad Pro may launch with an M4 chip, kicking off Apple's AI strategy that will be expanded at WWDC; the new Pencil will have haptic feedback

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Some founders say TikTok ban won't impact creator economy startups much, as they have diversified across multiple platforms after Trump tried banning it in 2020

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