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Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
The Wrap's Sharon Waxman shares how a story she wrote in 2004 for the New York Times about Weinstein's sexual misconduct was gutted — A whole lot of fur has been flying since last Thursday, when The New York Times published a game-changing investigative story about Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct …
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Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
Harvey Weinstein has been fired from The Weinstein Company, effective immediately, the board announces in statement — Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced cofounder and CEO of The Weinstein Company, has been fired effective immediately, his board of directors said on Sunday. — The statement said:
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
In Hollywood, celebrities, agents, and producers are staying silent about the sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein — WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Movie potentates were peppered across the Tower Bar here as usual on Friday night. Over in one dimly lit corner sat a martini-drinking movie star and his manager.
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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Source: SNL shelved jokes about Weinstein scandal which were to be aired on Saturday's show but only did so because they “fell flat” during dress rehearsal — The downfall of Harvey Weinstein would seem like obvious grist for TV's late-night comedy shows.
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Washington Post:
Google finds Russian-bought ads worth tens of thousands of dollars on YouTube, Gmail, DoubleClick, that were part of effort to influence the 2016 election — SAN FRANCISCO — Google for the first time has uncovered evidence that Russian operatives exploited the company's platforms in an attempt …
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New York Times:
How Disney accelerated plans to invest in BAMTech to power two planned streaming services — For two days in late June, Disney's board of directors gathered at Walt Disney World in Florida to wrestle with one topic: how technology was disrupting the company's traditional movie …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook CSO Alex Stamos, who is leading the company's Russia investigation, complains via tweetstorm about a misguided media backlash over “The Algorithm” — “I am seeing a ton of coverage of our recent issues driven by stereotypes of our employees and attacks against fantasy …
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Lorna White / INMA:
EU's General Data Protection Regulation will push advertisers to buy ads on sites with recognizable brands rather than target audiences anywhere on the web — SUMMARY: The General Data Protection Regulation will likely affect the ease of gathering data and related advertising opportunities.
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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Members of House and Senate intelligence committees shed light on what they will look for in Facebook's Russian ad buy data — Facebook is facing an unprecedented crisis in Washington. And it's only just beginning. — Reporting From Washington, DC — The same week Mark Zuckerberg delivered …
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CBS News:
On 60 Minutes, Trump campaign digital director Brad Parscale describes how he handpicked Facebook employee “embeds” who assisted the campaign with its ad buys — Trump campaign digital director Brad Parscale says Donald Trump won election on Facebook with highly targeted ads — and infrastructure was a key issue
Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Reveal podcast testing Amplify service with two episodes, listeners can text keywords to receive additional episode info like charts, pictures, and videos — Reveal listeners can text keywords during an episode of the podcast to receive additional materials and information
Shareen Pathak / Digiday:
Inside Amazon's push into advertising, as company prepares to open 2,000 person office, mostly for ad jobs, in New York — Amazon continues to make serious inroads into the advertising business. Its latest move: a new office in Manhattan that it says will bring 2,000 jobs, mostly in advertising …
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