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Weinstein advisor Lisa Bloom resigns after telling board she wanted reporting with pics of accusers in “friendly poses with Harvey after his alleged misconduct” — The lawyer Lisa Bloom resigned on Saturday as an adviser to Harvey Weinstein, the high-powered film producer facing allegations …
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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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Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Weinstein Company board says Harvey Weinstein on indefinite leave as it investigates sexual harassment claims; source says three other board members resigned
Weinstein Company board says Harvey Weinstein on indefinite leave as it investigates sexual harassment claims; source says three other board members resigned
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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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Axios:
In email to advertisers, Facebook says it'll manually review ads that target users based on politics, religion, ethnicity, or social issues before they go live — Facebook is going to require ads that are targeted to people based on “politics, religion, ethnicity or social issues” …
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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
Jennifer Mizgata / Online Journalism Awards:
2017 Online Journalism Awards winners include Le Temps, The Globe and Mail, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and STAT — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Superlative reporting on leaked data, prison reform and undue police force led coverage that garnered top honors for 29 media organizations Saturday night …
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Heather Timmons / Quartz:
Sources: Facebook plans to sign up conservative US magazine The Weekly Standard as a fact-checking partner — In its newest attempt to stem the flood of fake news and conspiracy theories online, Facebook plans to sign up a conservative US magazine, the Weekly Standard, as a fact-checking partner …
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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Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
YouTube content head Susanne Daniels and CEO Susan Wojcicki on company's strategy for original programming to take on streaming video giants — With a veteran television exec, talent like Demi Lovato and Google's $86 billion in cash, the platform known for skateboarding videos …
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Jack Nissen / Bridge Magazine:
The Saline Post, a one-man online-only publication covering a Michigan town of 9,000, was going to cease publication until readers volunteered to pay more — SALINE - It was 7:10 a.m. on Aug. 5 when Saline residents learned they were losing their local newspaper.
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
How New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman's Twitter-friendly style is changing the paper's editorial and business strategies — She's a West Wing-beat colossus and a sui generis creature at the paper of record. “Maggie's success is very much part of that tabloid, Twitter-fied sensibility bleeding into the Times,” says a colleague.
Financial Times:
Prestigious magazines like Rolling Stone face an increasingly-uncertain future amid the growth of the internet and its abundance of free news and entertainment — When Si Newhouse died this week at the age of 89, the page turned on a golden era in publishing.
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