Mediagazer: Sources: Marissa Mayer will not be part of Verizon's AOL-Yahoo combined company Oath, which will be led by AOL CEO Tim Armstrong (Kara Swisher/Recode)

8:45 AM ET, April 4, 2017

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AOL and Yahoo will be renamed Oath after the Verizon deal closes — When Verizon merges Yahoo with AOL after its acquisition of Yahoo closes, the newly created division will get a new name. — That new name is Oath, sources tell Business Insider. — In a deal that was announced in July …

Kara Swisher / Recode:

Sources: Marissa Mayer will not be part of Verizon's AOL-Yahoo combined company Oath, which will be led by AOL CEO Tim Armstrong — The Yahoo CEO is on her way out, say sources, which is really no surprise. — According to sources, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer will not be continuing …

Discussion: Telegraph, TechCrunch, @peterwells, The Drum, Variety, Engadget and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Brian Steinberg / Variety:

Hyundai joins Mercedes-Benz in removing ads from Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor amid sexual harassment allegations against host Bill O'Reilly — Mercedes-Benz USA said it has “reassigned” advertising meant to run on Fox News Channel's “O'Reilly Factor” to other parts of the cable network's schedule …

Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:

Current and former employees at Fox News say women fear speaking up about sexual harassment and do not have faith company will enforce zero tolerance policy — Lawyer: Payouts are the ‘cost of doing business’ at Fox — There are women at Fox News who want to speak up. But they're afraid.

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Brian Flood / The Wrap:
Fox News contributor Julie Roginsky files sexual harassment suit against the network, Roger Ailes, and its current co-president Bill Shine

Discussion: CNNMoney, LawNewz, The Drum, TVNewser, Media Matters for America, Variety, @emilysteel, @oliverdarcy, @davidfolkenflik, @davidfolkenflik, @davidfolkenflik, @davidfolkenflik, @samueloakford, @oliverdarcy, @petersterne, @rschooley, @scout_finch and @petersterne

Eric Lach / New Yorker:

How a New York-based hyperlocal blogger, Katia Kelly, beat the New York Times to a scoop about one of Paul Manafort's real estate deals — Katia Kelly has lived in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn for three decades. About ten years ago, when she was in her mid-forties …

Discussion: @sopandeb and @newyorker

Tony Romm / Recode:

White House confirms Trump has signed bill into law that allows ISPs to sell customers' browsing history without user permission — Internet providers will not have to ask permission before sharing sensitive data with advertisers. — President Donald Trump on Monday officially hit …

Fashionista:

Condé Nast contract shows an option for freelancers to get paid faster than the standard 30 days if they accept a “small discount taken off the invoice” — Freelance writing is a lucrative gig for many reporters, photographers, models, editors and more in the fashion industry …

Arab News:

Arab News says columnist Andrew Bowen demanded removal of his pro-Clinton posts to help obtain a Trump administration job, and will discontinue his column — Arab News regrettably announces that it will discontinue publishing articles by US columnist Andrew Bowen.

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Facebook tests a second News Feed, marked with a rocket ship icon, filled with posts from sources you haven't yet liked — Facebook's launch of Stories may be the social network's big news of the week, but some Facebook users have spotted another addition, and are thoroughly confused.

Discussion: The Drum, The Next Web, Mashable, Business Insider, WIRED UK, MacRumors and The Daily Caller, more at Techmeme »

Kelefa Sanneh / New Yorker:

Profile of Tucker Carlson, whose recent ascension at Fox News is one of the most unlikely comebacks in the annals of cable TV — On Fox News, an unlikely star thrives in the tumult of Trump-era politics. — Tucker Carlson started wearing a bow tie in 1984, when he was in tenth grade at St. George's …

Discussion: The Week and Axios

Mike Masnick / The Verge:

How a new bill that seeks to make the Register of Copyright a president-appointed position would end a 120-year status quo and benefit the RIAA, MPAA — A new bill undoes over 100 years of history — On March 23rd, Reps. Bob Goodlatte and John Conyers introduced a controversial bipartisan bill …

Discussion: Techdirt and @reckless, more at Techmeme »

Steve Jordon / Omaha World-Herald:

BH Media Group announces it has eliminated 289 jobs, including 108 vacant positions, to reduce costs — BH Media Group of Omaha said Monday it has eliminated 289 jobs, including 108 vacant positions, to reduce costs because of declining advertising and circulation revenue.

Discussion: Forbes, @alecmacgillis, Winston-Salem Journal, Richmond Magazine, @johnrobinson, Bloomberg, @saragregory, @margaretmoffett, @gmoomaw, @eric_ginsburg, @coreyhutchins, Greensboro Business Journal and greensboro.com

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