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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Sources: Weinstein hired private investigators to collect info on actresses and journalists, ahead of revelations, to stop publication of abuse allegations — The film executive hired private investigators, including ex-Mossad agents, to track actresses and journalists.
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Debra Birnbaum / Variety:
Television Academy Votes to Expel Harvey Weinstein For Life — Harvey Weinstein has been expelled for life by the Television Academy, Variety has learned. — In a meeting Monday with the board of governors, the organization voted to permanently banish the embattled producer …
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David Faber / CNBC:
Sources: 21st Century Fox has been holding talks to sell most of the company to Disney — 21st Century Fox has been holding talks to sell most of the company to Walt Disney Co., leaving behind a media company tightly focused on news and sports, according to people familiar with the situation.
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James Bridle:
A look at how YouTube is being used to share traumatizing content to young children automatically and at scale — As someone who grew up on the internet, I credit it as one of the most important influences on who I am today. I had a computer with internet access in my bedroom from the age of 13.
Slate:
A look at push alerts sent by The New York Times and Washington Post since Trump was elected — It has been an exhausting, exasperating, anxious year. A year of relentless assault, as one news break after another pushed its way into our daily existence and found us where we live …
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Flavorwire won't review Disney films or cover studio news, and WaPo writer won't review films in advance after Disney studio locked out LA Times over reporting — The Times is currently barred from attending advance screenings of Disney movies. — On Monday, culture and entertainment …
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Kaitlyn Tiffany / The Verge:
ACLU defends blogger who linked Taylor Swift with white supremacy after Swift's lawyers demanded removal and retraction of September blog post — Swift's lawyers demanded the article be taken down — The ACLU of Northern California issued a press release today saying it intends to defend …
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Wall Street Journal:
Russian Twitter accounts posing as Americans began to support Trump in June 2015, weeks after he announced campaign and earlier than previously known — In three months after Mr. Trump announced his candidacy, tweets from Russian accounts offered far more praise for the businessman than criticism
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Agence France-Presse:
Islamic State claims attack on Kabul TV station Shamshad, killing at least two and injuring 20+; Shamshad resumes broadcasting in defiance moments after rescue — Gunmen disguised as policemen stormed a television station in Kabul on Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounding several others …
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A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
Fox News stopped running ad calling for Trump's impeachment shortly after POTUS responded to it; Fox cites “strong negative reaction to their ad by our viewers” — Fox News has removed a 60-second spot calling for the impeachment of Pres. Trump.
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
BBC Director-General Tony Hall and other execs are questioned by UK lawmakers over the corporation's gender pay gap, competition from streaming services, more — Director general Tony Hall and others in the U.K. parliament also discussed the public broadcaster's efforts to combat harassment and bullying.
BBC:
Facebook promoted comments expressing disbelief underneath both fake and legitimate news stories, as part of an experiment to tackle fake news — A Facebook test that promoted comments containing the word fake to the top of news feeds has been criticised by users.
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