Mediagazer: Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is stepping down from the New York Times' board of directors, citing his new role as the reason (Katie Roof/TechCrunch)

8:30 AM ET, September 11, 2017

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Eric Bolling's 19-year-old son, Eric Chase Bolling, dies hours after Fox News announced it was parting ways with his father — The son of Eric Bolling, the former Fox News host released this week amid allegations of sexual harassment, died Friday night at the age of 19.

Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
Fox News confirms it has parted ways with host Eric Bolling, after allegations he sent inappropriate texts, including photos of male genitalia to colleagues

Discussion: Gothamist, ThinkProgress, Los Angeles Times, Newser, AOL, Media Matters for America, TVNewser, The Wrap, The Week, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and Variety

Sopan Deb / New York Times:

Amid Irma, some question the value of TV reporters broadcasting in hurricanes; others say visuals are essential to persuade people to take threats seriously — Early Sunday morning, Bill Weir, a veteran CNN correspondent, was talking to the anchor Chris Cuomo in the middle of a live shot in Key Largo …

Discussion: @marclacey, @wxdam, @jswatz, @rosie, @sopandeb, @tvnewser, @macloo, @judybattista, @dangillmor, @palafo, @reneeygraham, @katyturnbc, @haleyelaine9, @brianstelter, @fbajak, @mhoward_tv, @brianentin, @farnazfassihi, @sopandeb and @schradie

Karen K. Ho / Columbia Journalism Review:

Univision goes on lockdown ahead of Hurricane Irma — AS HURRICANES PUMMEL Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, many news organizations are struggling to keep their audiences up to date on a dizzying range of other stories. But perhaps no national organization faces as crowded a roster …

Discussion: CNNMoney, New York Times, CNN, @lesleyclark, @poynter, @sarah_smarsh, @lkherman, @oliverdarcy and @jczamora

Lucia Graves / The Guardian:

Continuing Wall Street Journal newsroom leaks show editors keep pushing reporters to moderate criticism of President Trump — Dozens have left the paper in the past year and interviews with current and ex-staffers show outrage over pressure from management to normalize Trump

Discussion: @maggienyt, @ritholtz, @jmartnyt, @jayrosen_nyu, @ahmed, @lizrosej and @tripgabriel

Meg Dalton / Columbia Journalism Review:

A look at Politico's media team and coverage, which is returning to its roots by hiring HuffPost's Michael Calderone after several high-profile departures — Politico's Morning Media newsletter bills itself as “your guide to the media circus.” Every weekday morning, the newsletter delivers …

Discussion: @cjr, @cjr, @nbj914, @megdalts, @jeremymbarr and @mlcalderone

Katie Roof / TechCrunch:

Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is stepping down from the New York Times' board of directors, citing his new role as the reason — Dara Khosrowshahi, the recently named CEO of Uber, is leaving the New York Times Company's board of directors. — According to a government filing …

Discussion: Fast Company

Lisa de Moraes / Deadline:

Actress Melissa McCarthy won an Emmy on Sunday night for her portrayal of ex-White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Saturday Night Live — Here's hoping President Donald Trump tweets about Melissa McCarthy being a no-show at tonight's Creative Arts Emmy Awards, when she won her second Emmy …

Discussion: Refinery29

John Patrick Pullen / Fortune:

How Oregon-based amateur photographer Kristi McCluer captured golfers playing in front of the Eagle Creek wildfire — For days, a photo of three golfers putting near what appears to be the setting of Dante's Inferno in Oregon has been making its rounds on the Internet …

Discussion: @ktla, @brandilmelb and @stevesilberman

Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

Jeff Bezos mandates shift in programming at Amazon Studios toward high-end drama series with global appeal, like HBO's Game of Thrones — New series from Wong Kar-wai, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph reflect focus on buzzy shows with global appeal — The mandate from Jeff Bezos is clear: Bring me “Game of Thrones.”

Discussion: Refinery29, Engadget, Forbes, Scroll.in, TVWeek.com, IndieWire, Fortune, Decider, Business Insider and The A.V. Club

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:

After settling with songwriters over mechanical rights, Spotify is now challenging the applicability of this copyright to its business in another lawsuit — Hold on tight: we're going to get down into the weeds a bit on a copyright issue. In early 2016, we wrote about the …

Mike Shields / Business Insider:

After bringing in more than $500M in 2016, Vevo says it expects 130% growth this year and has locked in nearly $200M in upfront ad buys — - Vevo - the so-called Hulu for music videos - is seeing a surge in audience, thanks to artists like Taylor Swift. — Since embracing a TV-like selling model …

Discussion: @albertfong98

Dylan Matthews / Vox:

Study uses a complex model to estimate Fox News boosted GOP vote share by 0.46 percentage points in 2000, 3.59 points in 2004, and 6.34 points in 2008 — It could even be flipping elections. — Fox News is, by far, America's dominant TV news channel; in the second quarter of 2017 …

Discussion: @lemieuxlgm, @seanmcelwee, @alv9n, @cwarshaw, @sivavaid, @stevesilberman, @gregmartinphd, @michaelkanell, @mattgrossmann, Common Dreams and @owillis

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