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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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The Daily Caller, Jezebel, Business Insider, IndieWire, The Wrap, Mediaite and New York Times
Abid Rahman / Hollywood Reporter:
Report: Harvey Weinstein's lawyer was also representing the NYT at the same time in a separate matter, while working to stop the paper's story on the film mogul — David Boies and his Manhattan firm Boies, Schiller and Flexner were representing the newspaper at the same …
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@jeffjohnroberts, @mlcalderone and The Daily Caller
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.
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The A.V. Club, Fast Company, @feliciaday, @sarahkendzior, @kissane, @tomgara, @katecrawford, @b0bduh, @robinsloan, @mikeisaac, @kashhill, @lpolgreen, @jfruh, @codybrown, @shujaxhaider, @katienotopoulos, @newsmary, @erikhinton, @jwherrman, @coreypein and New York Times, more at Techmeme »
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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@willoremus, @jasonsantamaria and @juliaturner, Thanks:@anprtweets
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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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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Washington Post, Deadline, The A.V. Club, The Guardian, @alyssarosenberg, Flavorwire, CNNMoney and The Wrap
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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Engadget, The Hill and Mother Jones, more at Techmeme »
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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Steve Smith / Folio:
Time Inc.'s social food video brand Well Done passes 500M views after launching in March — Breaking through the clutter of foodie videos is a daunting task even for a massive content network like Time Inc. One answer is to throw a hot dog smoothie (see below for a good laugh) …
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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BBC, Reuters, WJXT-TV, The Financial Express, Amnesty International and Al Jazeera English