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Sources: in January, O'Reilly agreed to pay $32M to settle sexual harassment claims from former Fox analyst Lis Wiehl; in February his contract was extended — In January, the Fox News host was said to have agreed to a $32 million settlement with a former network analyst, the largest of his known payouts.
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Jackie Strause / Hollywood Reporter:
On her show Megyn Kelly says she complained about O'Reilly's behavior in letter to Fox execs and criticized Fox's PR chief Irena Briganti — The NBC News host made the reveal before welcoming former Fox News host and O'Reilly accuser Juliet Huddy onto her Monday talk show.
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Maxwell Tani / Business Insider:
In NYT interview, O'Reilly calls accusers' allegations “bulls***”, lambasts the paper, and claims Eric Bolling's son died over allegations against his father — - Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly blasted New York Times reporters who helped expose the sexual harassment allegations against him.
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
The O'Reilly and Weinstein cases show settlements and nondisclosure agreements create a silence on sexual harassment that could leave others vulnerable — Bill O'Reilly and Harvey Weinstein may have come from different ends of the political spectrum, but it turns out they have a lot in common.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CNN unveils new slogan, “Facts First” and launches a new promotional campaign which addresses the rise of fake news — CNN is throwing something new at people who have tried to portray it as a purveyor of so-called “fake news.” — In what may be one of the most distinctive …
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William D. Cohan / New Yorker:
The bankruptcy of the Alaska Dispatch News is a cautionary tale for those who think billionaires can save journalism from its lack of a viable business model — Ever since Donald Graham, the heir to the Washington Post, decided to sell the family's newspaper for two hundred and fifty million dollars …
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Jason Schwartz / Politico:
Millennials, shunning Trump and conditioned by Netflix and Spotify to pay for quality content, are subscribing to legacy news publications in record numbers — Shunning Trump, the millennial generation does what it once resisted: pay for news. — As President Donald Trump wages daily war …
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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Netflix to raise $1.6B in debt to fund content acquisitions, production, and development — Netflix plans to raise an additional $1.6 billion in debt to fund “content acquisitions, production and development,” among other “general corporate purposes,” the streaming giant said on Monday.
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Profile of Matthew Henick, head of BuzzFeed Motion Pictures, as the unit focuses on developing ideas for feature-length movies and TV series — Matthew Henick, a onetime teenage ringtone magnate, is leading the company away from popular shorts toward deals with production studios.
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Adrienne Lafrance / Nieman Reports:
News organizations experiment with personalized content but it is making political polarization worse — News personalization could help publishers attract and retain audiences—in the process making political polarization even worse — I — t took a terrorist attack for Google to enter the news business.
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Kevin Draper / New York Times:
Alex Mather, co-founder of The Athletic, says the sports site will make business extremely difficult for local newspapers, “bleed them dry” of their best talent — By the time you finish reading this article, the upstart sports news outlet called The Athletic probably …
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Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
Google says it plans to take a percentage of fees for new subscriptions that media publishers get via its upcoming subscriber targeting tools — Google plans to share revenues with publishers which benefit from the company's new digital subscription tools, in a scheme comparable to its successful advertising revenue model.
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