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8:40 PM ET, October 10, 2017

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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Three women have told The New Yorker that Harvey Weinstein raped them; 16 current and ex-staff say Weinstein's behaviour was widely known within Miramax, TWC  —  Multiple women share harrowing accounts of sexual assault and harassment by the film executive.  —  1.
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New York Times:
Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, and others go on record saying Weinstein harassed them; Paltrow: “This way of treating women ends now”  —  “This way of treating women ends now,” Ms. Paltrow said as she and other actresses accused the producer of casting-couch abuses.
HuffPost:
Sources: NBC passed on Ronan Farrow's Harvey Weinstein story due to sourcing concerns, then cleared him to take it to The New Yorker  —  NBC had concerns related to the story's sourcing, HuffPost has learned.  —  NEW YORK Ronan Farrow's investigation into Harvey Weinstein's long history …
Meena Jang / Hollywood Reporter:
USC's School of Cinematic Arts has rejected Harvey Weinstein's offer of a $5M endowment to grant scholarships to female directors  —  The decision comes after a Change.org petition launched Tuesday pleaded for the university to “refuse Harvey Weinstein's blood money in exchange for its soul.”
Discussion: The Wrap and Business Insider
Michael Calderone / Politico:
Former New York Times editor Jonathan Landman dismisses allegations the paper spiked sexual misconduct claims against Harvey Weinstein Waxman's 2004 story
Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
Turkish court sentences WSJ reporter Ayla Albayrak to 2+ years in prison, declares her guilty of terrorist propaganda for one WSJ article; Albayrak to appeal  —  Conviction on terrorist propaganda charges highlights government's increased targeting of journalists; reporter to appeal decision
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple strikes deal with Steven Spielberg to remake Amazing Stories, an 80s sci-fi series, in its first major foray into creating original content  —  Apple is betting on acclaimed director and producer Steven Spielberg for its first major foray into creating original video content.
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
ASNE diversity survey: 16.3% of daily paper staff, 24.3% of digital-only staff are journalists of color; women are 38.9% of print staff, 47.8% of digital orgs  —  The annual newsroom diversity survey from the American Society of News Editors shows slight decreases in diversity at American newsrooms compared with last year.
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Medium expands its partner program, now letting any author or publisher join it, so that anyone can publish behind its paywall  —  Medium is expanding its subscription efforts today by allowing any author or publisher to join its partner program.  —  That's the program where readers can pay a monthly fee …
Doug Zanger / The Drum:
Flipboard launches self-service program for publishers, will now highlight mobile friendly sites with a lightning bolt icon  —  Flipboard has announced a new publisher-centric, self-service platform with the intention of leveraging mobile standards and a program that rewards reader-friendly content on the platform.
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Pete Brown / Columbia Journalism Review:   Publications like CNN that are reportedly de-emphasizing Facebook are increasingly posting to the platform, according to data from Facebook-owned CrowdTangle
Hannah Seligson / Columbia Journalism Review:
Ivanka Trump able to avoid harsh press coverage because many in media see her as one of their own and she is frequent source to journalists, often on background  —  Ivanka Trump swings her daughter, Arabella Rose, in the White House Rose Garden.  The businesswoman and mother of three is also a key adviser to her father.
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BBC:
BBC's Director of News and Current Affairs James Harding is leaving the corporation to set up a news venture
Discussion: The Guardian
Graham Ruddick / The Guardian:
Dame Patricia Hodgson, chair of UK regulator Ofcom, says she believes Google and Facebook are publishers, raising prospect of more regulation
Discussion: The Hill
Pierre Omidyar / Washington Post:
Study: social media has become a direct threat to democracy in areas such as echo chambers, misinformation, manipulation, micro-targeting, hate speech
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Profile of The Forward's efforts to cover the rise of anti-Semitism, which include increased coverage of the alt-right and investigative reporting
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Bob Fernandez / Philly.com:
Philadelphia Media Network offers buyouts, will dissolve print photo desk and 21-employee copy desk, aims to reduce 210-member newsroom staff by about 10%
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
ESPN suspends anchor Jemele Hill for two weeks citing a second social media violation after a tweet encouraging a boycott of Cowboys owner's advertisers