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9:50 AM ET, October 10, 2017

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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  —  Former Times reporter Sharon Waxman suggested the Hollywood mogul pressured the paper in 2004.  —  Jonathan Landman …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Sources: Apple Music has quietly killed a deal with The Weinstein Company for an Elvis biopic in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal  —  EXCLUSIVE: I have learned that Apple has pulled the plug on an Elvis Presley biopic series from The Weinstein Company in light of the controversy …
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  —  ESPN has suspended host Jemele Hill for a for what it said was a second violation of the network's social media guidelines on Monday.
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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.
Erik Schelzig / Associated Press:
Twitter blocks Rep. Marsha Blackburn's Senate campaign video ad for “inflammatory statement” on abortions, says it will allow it when flagged section is removed  —  Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn's Senate campaign announcement ad has been blocked by Twitter over a statement …
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.
Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles Times names Forbes Media executive Lewis D'Vorkin as new editor-in-chief  —  The Los Angeles Times has named Forbes Media executive Lewis DVorkin as its new editor-in-chief, the paper's publisher, Ross Levinsohn, said Monday.  —  At Forbes, DVorkin held roles including executive editor, editor and chief product officer.
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  —  Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay, is a philanthropist, technologist and humanitarian.  He is a member of The WorldPost editorial board.
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  —  Patricia Hodgson says she believes sites could be classified as publishers, as businesses face pressure over fake news
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%  —  Philadelphia Media Network, owner of the Inquirer, the Daily News, and Philly.com, is seeking to eliminate 30 to 35 newsroom positions through buyouts …
 
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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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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
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Defy Media fires Honest Trailers creator Andy Signore over complaints from multiple women of sexual harassment, including one saying he attempted sexual assault
Bloomberg:
Netflix is facing stiff competition from Hulu, which outbid it for reruns of This Is Us by spending around $3.5M per episode, according to sources
 

 
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Meta details Llama 3: 8B- and 70B-parameter models, a focus on reducing false refusals, and an upcoming model trained on 15T+ tokens that has 400B+ parameters

David Pierce / The Verge:
Google announces internal reorganizations, including an AI-focused Platforms and Devices group overseeing Pixel, Android, Chrome, and more, led by Rick Osterloh

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
Europol and 19 countries make 37 arrests and disrupt phishing-as-a-service platform LabHost in a year-long operation with help from Microsoft, Intel, and others
 
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