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12:45 PM ET, April 4, 2017

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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 …
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Brian Flood / The Wrap:
Julie Roginsky returns to Fox News less than 24 hours after filing sexual harassment lawsuit against the network, appearing on the show America's Newsroom  —  Julie Roginsky appeared on Fox News less than 24 hours after filing a sexual harassment lawsuit against the network …
New York Times:
BMW North America, Untuckit, and Constant Contact join others in pulling ads from Bill O'Reilly's show  —  Pressure continued to mount on Fox News on Tuesday to address harassment accusations against its top-rated host, Bill O'Reilly, as the National Organization for Women called for his ouster …
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
Business Insider:
The digital media division of Verizon, which will include Yahoo, AOL, and The Huffington Post after the Yahoo deal closes, will be named Oath  —  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.
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Kate Stanhope / Hollywood Reporter:
Law and Order: SVU episode inspired by the Roger Ailes scandal to air on April 26  —  Christopher McDonald will play a network boss accused of rape by a female news anchor (Bonnie Somerville).  —  Just as Fox News finds itself in the midst of another round of sexual harassment controversy …
Discussion: @sarahlellison and @thr
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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
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 …
Discussion: Press Gazette
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 …
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 …
Eric Garcia / Roll Call:
Former GOP Senator Kelly Ayotte joins News Corp.'s board of directors  —  Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte was elected to the board of directors for the Rupert-Murdoch-owned News Corp. The New Hampshire Republican served one term in the Senate before losing to Democrat Sen. Maggie Hassan in a squeaker last year.
Elisabeth Gamperl / Süddeutsche.de:
For some journalists, the Panama Papers project brought fame and success, but others faced death threats, legal action, and being fired  —  Throw them into the bay, or throw them into jail?  Those were two possible replies to a poll set up by a user on Twitter.
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
 
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