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3:50 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 …
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 …
Discussion: thecut
Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: The Weinstein Co. board has called an emergency meeting; Harvey's brother, Bob Weinstein, and COO David Glasser may take control
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
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”
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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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 …
Discussion: Vox and New York Magazine
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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 …
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.
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.
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!”.
Discussion: @freecodecamp
 
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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
Discussion: Nieman Lab
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Sources: Former New Yorker and Vogue publisher Tom Florio to buy Paper Magazine
Discussion: Mediawire
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
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Sheila Dang / Reuters:
Gannett takes majority stake in online media company Grateful Ventures for less than $10M, firm to produce videos and content about food and cooking
Discussion: MediaPost and USA Today
Graham Ruddick / The Guardian:
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
Discussion: Bloomberg
George Slefo / Ad Age:
comScore and location data company PlaceIQ partner to help companies measure ad effectiveness by linking TV and digital ad spending with store visits
Sarah Marsh / The Guardian:
UK advertising watchdog says social media influencers not disclosing paid product promotion; complaints about content reached 1,824 in 2016, up from 622 in 2012