Mediagazer: News Group Newspapers, publisher of News of the World, agrees to pay damages to ex-army intelligence officer Ian Hurst, whose computer was hacked in 2006 (Graham Ruddick/The Guardian)

2:55 PM ET, October 6, 2017

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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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New York Times:
In statement, Harvey Weinstein apologizes and says he's planning a leave of absence from his company to “deal with this issue head on”

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Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: The Weinstein Co. board has called an emergency meeting; Harvey's brother, Bob Weinstein, and COO David Glasser may take control

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New York Times:
Sources: Harvey Weinstein has settled at least eight sexual harassment and unwanted physical contact cases; staff describe a code of silence around allegations

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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:

Documents shed light on how Breitbart News under Steve Bannon defined and boosted the alt-right and white nationalism, aided by editor Milo Yiannopoulos — In August, after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville ended in murder, Steve Bannon insisted that “there's no room in American society” …

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Ron Clements / Sporting News:

Quarterback Cam Newton apologizes for mocking a female reporter's question, after he drew rebukes from the NFL and media groups and lost a sponsor — Cam Newton has apologized for his “degrading and disrespectful” word choice when he said Wednesday it was “funny” to hear a female reporter ask about pass routes.

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 — The drafting of the report sparked internal debate over how much information to disclose about Russian influence campaigns on the social network

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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Analysis of six Russia-linked Facebook pages, including Blacktivists and Secured Borders, shows ~19M interactions with users

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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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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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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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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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Rob Malda:

On Slashdot's 20th anniversary, cofounder Rob Malda reflects on the site's early days — I registered the domain name ‘Slashdot.org’ 20 years ago today. I really had no idea. — Jeff chipped in a few bucks for the fees. Kathleen told me the name was stupid. I thought “That's kinda the point!”.

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Kevin Rawlinson / The Guardian:

UK edition of Glamour to implement digital-first strategy with two print issues a year and merge editorial and commercial operations; job losses expected — Job losses expected as title merges commercial and editorial operations in ‘mobile-first, social-first’ format

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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:

Sources: Former New Yorker and Vogue publisher Tom Florio to buy Paper Magazine — Paper Magazine — the one which used a butt-naked cover photo of Kim Kardashian to break the internet three years ago — is about to be sold to a veteran of Condé Nast.

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