Top News:
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Women of the campaign press corps say Mark Halperin's unsavory behavior was an “open secret”, dating from the mid-1990s — Dianna Goldberg was a young researcher at ABC News in 1994 when she asked a colleague, Mark Halperin, for some information about a story.
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, Axios, @maevereston, @natesilver538, @nycjim, @second_nature, @rosiegray, @jbouie, @mikemadden, @anylaurie16, @dancow, Mediaite, The Week, The Wrap, @jodikantor, @clarissaward, @emilymiller, @hashtaggriswold, @clarissaward, @clarissaward, Washington Post, Vanity Fair and CNN
RELATED:
The Daily Beast:
Penguin Press announces it is canceling plans to publish book Mark Halperin was co-authoring on 2016 election — Penguin Press announced on Thursday that it was dropping Mark Halperin's new book amid mounting allegations of sexual harassment against the journalist and author.
Discussion:
@oliverdarcy, New York Post, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Kate Stanhope / Hollywood Reporter:
HBO drops miniseries about the 2016 election based on Mark Halperin's planned book after sexual harassment claims — The project, announced in March, was set to be directed by Jay Roach and produced by Tom Hanks. — HBO is dropping its planned miniseries about the 2016 presidential election …
Discussion:
The A.V. Club, Variety, Deadline, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, The Daily Beast, @poniewozik, Just Jared, TVWeek.com and The Wrap
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Mark Halperin placed on indefinite leave at MSNBC following accusations of sexual assault
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Five women accuse veteran journalist Mark Halperin of sexual harassment while he was at ABC News; Halperin apologizes
Discussion:
The Wrap, @oliverdarcy, Politico, The Daily Beast, Mediaite, CNNMoney, Washington Post, New York Times, CNN, @sallykohn, The Daily Caller, Multichannel News, Media Matters for America, @dylanbyers, iMediaEthics, Variety, The Week, Journalism News, Associated Press, TVNewser, TVWeek.com, The Atlantic, NPR, Refinery29, Viral, rbc.ru and Gothamist
Business Wire:
Amazon reports Q3 revenue of $43.74B, up 34% YoY, vs $42.14B expected; net income of $256M, up from $252M YoY; stock up 7%+ after hours — SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2017.
Discussion:
Recode, Business Insider, CNBC, The Wrap, Bloomberg, Forbes, The New York Observer, TechCrunch, The Verge, ZDNet, MarketWatch and Deadline, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Shareen Pathak / Digiday:
In Q3, Amazon reports 58% rise to $1.12B YoY in “other” revenue, composed mostly of ad sales; CFO says ads help site visitors make informed decisions — Calling all brand marketers: We're opening up a few more complimentary spots to join the Digiday Marketing Summit in the Bahamas in December.
Peter Kafka / Recode:
BuzzFeed's Product Labs offers marketing to creators of products or services in exchange for a cut of net sales, probably 10-20% — You make the Sham Wow, they'll make the ad — BuzzFeed makes money selling ads. It has started making money selling its own gadgets.
Discussion:
@myurow
RT:
Russia Today shares details of 2016 advertising pitch from Twitter to promote RT's US election coverage — Twitter pushed RT for a large ad buy for the 2016 US election, but the channel declined the offer. — Trends — At the end of September, Twitter published a report titled 'Russian interference …
Discussion:
Forbes, Sputnik International, New York Times, Fortune, The Hill, @m_simonyan, @adams, @mathewi, Russian Foreign Ministry, Editor & Publisher, The Guardian, Mediaite, Variety and The Drum
RELATED:
Twitter:
Twitter decides to ban advertising from all accounts owned by Russia Today and Sputnik and will donate estimated $1.9M earnings since 2011 to misinfo research
Discussion:
RT, Fast Company, New York Times, TechCrunch, The Hill, Sputnik International, Al Jazeera English, Washington Post, Forbes, Ad Age, Daily Mail, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, @nickconfessore, BuzzFeed, The Wrap, @pierre, Gizmodo, Vanity Fair, Business Insider, The Week, The Daily Caller, @susan_hennessey, TechSpot, @pierre, Adweek, Engadget, Fast Company, @jack, twitchy.com, Los Angeles Times, ZDNet, Press Gazette, The Verge, Axios, @getongab, @kylegriffin1 and NPR
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
Civil, the blockchain-based system to fund journalism, has raised $5M from ConsenSys and has attracted its first publication, news and politics site Popula — One of the most confusing efforts to fund journalism in recent memory is inching closer to reality.
Discussion:
@liberationtech, Civil, @alltheshapes, PR Newswire and investFeed Edge, more at Techmeme »
Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:
The Turtles lose at Florida's Supreme Court as the music group sought state common-law copyright protection for its pre-1972 songs — Do states want copyright to sprawl even further? Two have said “no.” — Members of 1960s rock band The Turtles have lost a major legal battle in their quest …
Discussion:
Orlando Sentinel and Associated Press
Shashidhar KJ / MediaNama:
Sources: HuffPost decides not to renew 3-year partnership with Times of India Group; HuffPost to relaunch in India — HuffPost and the Times of India Group have ended their partnership, multiple, reliable sources, including current and former employees, have confirmed to MediaNama.
Jeff Baumgartner / Multichannel News:
Streaming platform Qello merges with video publishing tech company 8sian Media, new firm will keep Qello name, Gary Winnick will serve as chairman of company — 8sian Media focuses on video publishing, syndication systems — Qello, a streaming platform that also owns and operates …
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says people are watching YouTube on TVs for 100M hours/day, up 70% in the last year — YouTube viewing on actual TV sets is up 70 percent in the last year. — YouTube has been trying to position itself as a TV competitor for years.
Discussion:
Variety
Accounting Specialist Editor, Remote US — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Asia Credit Reporter, Seoul — 
Senior Social Media Specialist, NC — 
Associate Editor - Aviation, TN — 
Assistant Editor - Digital, NC — 
Video Producer - YouTube, NY — 
Senior Managing Ed. - Daily Desk — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Content Managing Editor — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Associate Editor, Remote — 
Retail Reporter, MN — 
Managing Ed. - Berks County, PA — 
News Editor - UK, Remote — 
News Reporter, MA — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Service Journalism Editor, CA — 
Content Director, Remote — 
Los Angeles Issues Reporter, CA — 
Reporter - Middle East — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Lexington County Reporter, SC — 
Reporter - Offshore Wind — 
General Assignment Reporter, FL — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
