Mediagazer: SouthComm CEO says he wants to sell Washington City Paper, hopes to find buyer by end of year, will likely keep Nashville Scene, focus on B2B-oriented outlets (Andrew Beaujon/Washingtonian)

12:25 AM ET, October 16, 2017

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Motion Picture Academy expels Harvey Weinstein — The Oscar-winner's lifetime membership has been revoked. — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has expelled disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein from its ranks. — The Academy's 54-member board of governors …

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Harvey Weinstein's attorney Charles Harder exits without filing threatened lawsuit against The New York Times — Charles Harder joins Lisa Bloom and Lanny Davis in exiting the disgraced mogul's legal team. — Harvey Weinstein's legal team has lost another high-profile attorney.

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In an interview, Bob Weinstein says he's sickened by Harvey Weinstein's seeming lack of remorse, insists Weinstein Co. can survive, more — The Weinstein Co. exec insists he had no idea about “the type of predator that he was” and is sickened by Harvey's seeming lack of remorse.

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Los Angeles Times:
Sources: potential buyers circle for parts of The Weinstein Company as its lenders pressure firm to liquidate assets

Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey promises to crack down on hate, violence, and harassment with “more aggressive” rules — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey took to...Twitter today to promise a “more aggressive” stance in its rules and how it enforces them. The tweet storm was based in a response …

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Twitter users split about whether to join #WomenBoycottTwitter Friday protest triggered by Twitter's temporary suspension of Rose McGowan's account

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Alexandria Symonds / New York Times:

Difficulties of reporting on sexual harassment allegations: sources fear of reprisals, settlements containing NDAs, victim blaming, threats of lawsuits — It starts with a whisper. A prominent man has used his wealth and power to harass or abuse a woman — or worse — and then to intimidate her, or to buy her silence.

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Jan Dawson / Variety:

The strength of Netflix's international revenue and subscribers, compared to US competitors, helps the company offset rising content costs — Much has been made of Netflix's massive and fast-growing content budget, which the company estimates will be $7 million for 2018.

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Three ad agencies estimated Facebook ad costs of reaching voters in Wisconsin and Michigan with an intention of swaying their vote at $50K-$283K — - Three media agencies modeled the cost of using Facebook to reach voters in Wisconsin and Michigan with the intention of swaying their vote.

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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:

After Weinstein and Price allegations, Amazon Studios drops TWC-produced David O. Russell's drama series and takes over production of The Romanoffs from TWC — The drama was poised to star Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore. Meanwhile, Matt Weiner's ‘The Romanoffs’ will be produced fully …

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Kim Masters / Columbia Journalism Review:
How Charles Harder and Lisa Bloom tried to kill a story alleging sexual misconduct by Amazon Studios head Roy Price through threats of lawsuits

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Suzanne Nossel / Foreign Policy:

PEN America releases detailed report on fighting “fake news”, stressing consumer education as the best defense that doesn't threaten free speech — Most cures for fraudulent news threaten to be worse than the disease. There's at least one exception.

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Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic:

An in-depth look at Facebook's role in eroding the informational underpinnings of democracy during the 2016 election, and why it was so hard to see it coming — In the media world, as in so many other realms, there is a sharp discontinuity in the timeline: before the 2016 election, and after.

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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

Study: use of push notifications challenging due to lack of good engagement metrics, difficulty of personalization, and clunky tools — New research on how news organizations are using (and abusing?) push notifications. — How many push alerts is too many?

Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:

SouthComm CEO says he wants to sell Washington City Paper, hopes to find buyer by end of year, will likely keep Nashville Scene, focus on B2B-oriented outlets — Its current owner would like to find a buyer by the end of the year. — Washington City Paper is for sale.

Discussion: @lydiadepillis, @amandakhurley and @washingtonian

Marilyn Kalfus / Orange County Register:

Gustavo Arellano, editor in chief of OC Weekly, says he quit instead of laying off staffers — OC Weekly editor-in-chief Gustavo Arellano has quit the newspaper. — Arellano explained his decision as a guest on the live-streaming “Tom Leykis Show” on Friday, Oct. 13 …

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

Fandango to acquire MovieTickets.com for an undisclosed amount, gaining access to UK, Canada, and significantly expanding in Latin America — Todd's Most Recent Stories — Jake Paul, Juanpa Zurita Battle Zombies in YouTube Red's ‘Fight of the Living Dead: Paradise Calls’

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