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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Mercedes-Benz says it has removed its ads from The O'Reilly Factor amid sexual harassment allegations against host Bill O'Reilly — O'Reilly accuser: ‘My voice is not for sale’ — Mercedes-Benz said Monday that it has “reassigned” its advertisements on “The O'Reilly Factor” …
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Current and former employees at Fox News say women fear of speaking up about sexual harassment, don't have faith in company enforcing 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 — Fox News contributor Julie Roginsky has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the network, former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes and current co-president Bill Shine.
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Business Insider:
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 …
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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 …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Facebook, Craig Newmark, Mozilla, Betaworks, others help launch $14M global News Integrity Initiative administered by CUNY to improve online news literacy — A global coalition of tech leaders, academic institutions, nonprofits and funders, including Facebook, Mozilla and Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark …
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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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Reuters appeared to retract a story about Jared Kushner being in Iraq, issued a tweet saying the story was wrong then deleted it — Jared Kushner has a lot on his plate right now. As a senior advisor (and son-in-law) to President Trump, Kushner is heading the new White House Office of American Innovation …
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Apple wants to sell HBO, Showtime and Starz in a single bundle — No deal yet. But this one will be easier than selling regular TV. — Apple isn't done trying to sell you pay TV. — Here's the company's latest proposal: It wants to sell consumers a premium TV bundle, which combines HBO, Showtime and Starz.
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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 …
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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.
Peter Kafka / Recode:
YouTube to start letting outside firms like DoubleVerify and comScore audit its efforts to avoid controversial ad placements — In an interview with Recode, Philipp Schindler, Google's top business exec, walks a fine line. — A top Google executive says the company's YouTube ad controversy …
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