Mediagazer: 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 (Etan Vlessing/Hollywood Reporter)

10:10 AM ET, March 9, 2017

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Joe Pompeo / Politico:

DNAinfo, owned by Republican mega-donor and Trump backer Joe Ricketts, has acquired the Gothamist network of sites; deal believed to be in low seven figures — DNAinfo, a local news company owned by the Republican mega-donor and Trump backer Joe Ricketts, will announce Wednesday morning …

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

Snapchat renews Peter Hamby's national political news show, “Good Luck America,” available now in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia — Snapchat is launching the second season of “Good Luck America,” its political news show hosted by former CNN reporter Peter Hamby …

Discussion: New York Times, The Verge, Engadget, @jonfavs, Paste and Fortune

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.

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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.

Discussion: Ariana News, Reporters Without Borders and Al Jazeera English

Lucas Matney / TechCrunch:

Facebook launches Facebook 360, a hub for 360-degree photos and videos available only on Samsung Gear VR — Facebook has devoted major resources and billions of dollars to virtual reality, but there has been a pretty clear line between what happens in the main Facebook app and what happens on the Oculus Rift and Gear VR.

Discussion: Facebook, Softpedia News, Android Police, The Next Web, Adweek, The Drum and VentureBeat

C.J. Ciaramella / Hit & Run:

NSA files motion to delay releasing FOIA docs to Jason Leopold, cites his extensive litigation, second only to NYT in filing FOIA suits against govt in 2016 — BuzzFeed News reporter Jason Leopold is a prodigious Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requester who files hundreds …

Discussion: United States District Court …, @rcfp, @cjciaramella, @jasonleopold and @richardbtonkin

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

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 — The Murdoch family's US media giant 21st Century Fox has said that concerns over its record of compliance with UK broadcasting standards are …

Discussion: The Guardian, Financial Times and Variety

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 …

Discussion: The Wrap, Business Insider, New York Magazine, Washington Post, @scott_english, The Huffington Post, Mediaite, @brianstelter, TVNewser, @sopandeb, Hollywood Reporter, @kt_so_it_goes and @submarine_guy

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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