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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Sources: NBC News delayed and then ‘killed’ Ronan Farrow's story on Harvey Weinstein before he took it to The New Yorker; other sources dispute this — Freelance NBC News correspondent Ronan Farrow, whose months-long investigation into reports of Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct …
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Matt Donnelly / The Wrap:
Weinstein Company board claims “utter surprise” at allegations against Harvey Weinstein, promises to assist in all investigations as well as launch its own — The Weinstein Company board of directors expressed “utter surprise” at Tuesday's allegations of rape and further sexual assault …
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TMZ:
Bob Weinstein says his brother's remorse and apologies to his victims are hollow, calls him a “very sick man” and says that he has yet to seek help — Harvey Weinstein believes his own brother was responsible for his demise, and he has the proof in the form of a receipt …
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Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
Appearing on the Rachel Maddow show, Ronan Farrow says Harvey Weinstein personally threatened him with a lawsuit as he investigated the movie mogul's history
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Weinstein used the media to smear his victims and keep them silent; prior to NYT story, negative info about one of his accusers was offered to a WaPo reporter
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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
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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.
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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
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Time Inc. to cut circulation and frequency of some titles, reducing Time from 3M to 2M copies, is in talks for new print products with digital media companies — Publisher cutting circulation of Time, frequency of Sports Illustrated and Fortune — When it comes to the beleaguered print magazine business …
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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Twitter adds “Happening Now” feature to timelines on Android and iOS to group tweets by events, starts with sports and will expand to TV and breaking news — Twitter is adding a “Happening Now” feature that will group tweets by event, the company announced today.
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CNNMoney:
Experts say Trump's threat to “challenge” TV networks' licenses, made in response to NBC News report, would be hard to implement — Trump ‘trolling’ journos with fake news talk — President Trump suggested Wednesday that media companies which report critically on him should be punished …
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Eliza Relman / Business Insider:
Profile of Fox & Friends host Ainsley Earhardt, a southern conservative Christian who sees herself as a voice for middle America — - Ainsley Earhardt, the latest addition to “Fox & Friends,” is Fox's new go-to for interviews with the president and his family.
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Hadas Gold / CNNMoney:
Russian Justice Ministry sends letters to US government-backed news organizations in Moscow threatening “restrictions” — Russian threats against American media outlets based in Moscow reached a new level on Monday, when officials sent letters to news organizations backed by the US government …
Nina Berman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Interviews with victims on the consequences of fake news and conspiracy theories from the Sandy Hook massacre, Ohio election fraud, Pizzagate, more — Conspiracy theories thrive online, but their consequences are real. Just ask the people on these pages. — 2585 WORDS — Photographs by Nina Berman
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Jessi Hempel / Wired:
Snapchat debuts context cards to let you hail rides, book tables, and more by swiping up on some Snaps; partners include Foursquare, OpenTable, and Lyft — I don't know I've reached Snap's global headquarters until I am standing in front of them, leaning on the handle of my rolling suitcase and puzzling over a map app.
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