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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, The Wrap, Business Insider, IndieWire, Mediaite and New York Times
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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New York Times, @kissane, The A.V. Club, @sarahkendzior, @feliciaday, Fast Company, @tomgara, @katecrawford, @b0bduh, @robinsloan, @mikeisaac, @kashhill, @lpolgreen, @jfruh, @codybrown, @shujaxhaider, @katienotopoulos, @newsmary, @erikhinton, @jwherrman and @coreypein, 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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ACLU of Northern CA, PopFront, Fortune, Stereogum, @agcrocker, The A.V. Club, NPR, @matt_cagle, Deadspin, Mashable, NYLON, @aclu_norcal, NME, Noisey, Raw Story, Glamour, The Wrap, The Daily Dot, Real Stories, Pitchfork, SPIN, Business Insider, Variety and The FADER
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, The A.V. Club, The Guardian, Flavorwire, @alyssarosenberg and The Wrap
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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@brianstelter, The Wrap, The Week, Politico, Washington Post, @kfile, The A.V. Club, @tomsteyer, Shareblue Media, Vanity Fair, Politicus USA, The Guardian, Hollywood Reporter, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, Breitbart, AOL, The Drum and Forbes
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: former Amazon Studios chairman Roy Price sexually harassed multiple women, including actresses, faced little discipline over incident with Isa Hackett — Claims that go beyond previous reports simmered inside the e-commerce giant's Hollywood unit — Amazon.com Inc. AMZN .80% …
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
Discussion:
Engadget, The Hill and Mother Jones, more at Techmeme »
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal's ad sales chief Linda Yaccarino is hosting a conference for TV and digital media execs and ad buyers to discuss advertising decline, more — Linda Yaccarino isn't shy when it comes to talking tough about problems in the media industry or pushing for the highest ad prices …
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Adweek, @jarroddicker, Broadcasting & Cable and @bristei
Naomi Rovnick / Financial Times:
Johnston Press bows to investor pressure, agrees to hold shareholder vote to remove interim chairman Camilla Rhodes and director Michael Butterworth — Scotsman publisher Johnston Press has bowed to pressure from the activist investor seeking to install former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond …
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Financial Times, Reuters, Telegraph, businessInsider, Newsline, HoldtheFrontPage, City A.M., STV News, The Drum and Telegraph
Paul Rosenberg / Salon:
How journalism's norms lead to reluctance by editors and media outlets to call out political lies, and how new tactics or beats could improve reporting — Media's obsession with “balance” and addiction to spectacle led to disaster. Can we get back to real reporting now?
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