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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
A reporter recalls an altercation with Weinstein which turned violent and how many journalists, including David Carr, attempted to expose his behavior — I have been having conversations about Harvey Weinstein's history of sexual harassment for more than seventeen years.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Harvey Weinstein says he intends to sue the New York Times over its “reckless reporting” and says the newspaper has a vendetta against him — MORE FROM: … Harvey Weinstein told The Post he “bears responsibility” for his past bad behavior, but also blasted the New York Times for …
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CNNMoney:
The New York Times calls on Harvey Weinstein to release women who have accused him of inappropriate behavior from NDAs — Lisa Bloom: Harvey Weinstein knows he made mistakes — Facing the specter of a lawsuit, the New York Times is calling on Harvey Weinstein to release the women …
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New York Times, @noahmccormack, The Wrap, @espiers, Vox, thecut and Axios
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Scammers pretending to work for The Atlantic target freelancers to gain access to bank and credit card info; law enforcement has been notified — The Atlantic has worked hard to build itself up as a prestigious outlet by showcasing long-form journalism, intellectual depth and rich photography.
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The Atlantic, MediaPost and SC Media US
Wall Street Journal:
Amazon Studios struggles with lackluster releases, strained relationships with some producers, and, sources say, questions about potential conflicts of interest — The online retailer's foray into video is beset by lackluster releases and strained relationships with high-profile producers; ‘a bit of a gong show’
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The Wrap, Vanity Fair, @nkulw, Business Insider, @benfritz and @edmundlee
Ezra Marcus / The FADER:
A look at recently deleted alt-right aligned meme review channel thatistheplan by popular music vlogger Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop — He deleted the entire channel when we asked for comment about why it was so bad. — YouTube — The most famous music critic
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The A.V. Club, Noisey and BrooklynVegan
Danny Sullivan:
Search Engine Land founder Danny Sullivan is joining Google to serve as a public liaison for search — When I retired from search journalism in June, I had no idea what I would be doing next. I just knew I was ready for a break and something different from what I had been doing for so long.
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Search Engine Land and @mikeisaac, more at Techmeme »
New York Times:
Fox News executive vice president of legal and business affairs Dianne Brandi takes voluntary leave — The top lawyer at Fox News is taking a voluntary leave, the network said on Friday, the latest shake-up in the upper ranks of a cable news channel that remains embroiled in controversy …
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Washington Post, miamiherald, TVNewser, @chelliehylton and @pamela_vogel
Mic:
People magazine removed a story about a Las Vegas shooting victim whose name could not be found on the list of dead, raising questions as to whether he exists — On Wednesday, People magazine ran a heart-wrenching exclusive about a terminally ill man who was among those killed by a mass shooter …
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The Daily Caller, CBS Los Angeles, ABC News, CBS News and /Film
Kelsey Sutton / Mic:
Vice fires Broadly senior writer Mitchell Sunderland after BuzzFeed report connecting him to Breitbart and Milo — Vice has cut ties with a senior writer from its feminist vertical Broadly after a BuzzFeed report revealed that the writer pitched story ideas to then-Breitbart writer Milo Yiannopoulos …
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John Keefe / Quartz:
Quartz and DocumentCloud launch Slack bot to help journalists grab screenshots of webpages, preserve URLs through the Internet Archive, and find data sources — Quartz and DocumentCloud are teaming up to give journalists convenient access to tools that make their work easier, better, and a little more fun.
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Nieman Lab
Amanda Hess / New York Times:
Panoply launches Pinna, a podcast subscription service for kids that costs $8/month, as broadcasters like NPR and Gen-Z Media make a play for young listeners — James Kee, a 7-year-old from San Francisco, has found something even better than TV. Since the NPR podcast for kids, “Wow in the World …
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@amandahess and @nprextra
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Analysis of six Russia-linked Facebook pages, including Blacktivists and Secured Borders, shows ~19M interactions with users — A Columbia University social media analyst has published his findings about the reach and engagement achieved by Russia-linked Facebook pages during the 2016 election.
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Fast Company, Nieman Lab, CNNMoney, Washington Post, Recode, The Hill, CNN and Axios, more at Techmeme »
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: early drafts of Facebook's April 27 report on election manipulation included references to Russia that were cut at the urging of legal and policy teams
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The Hill, Fortune, RedState, Recode, Business Insider, CNET, @profcarroll and Mashable, more at Techmeme »
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