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Eight women who worked for or aspired to work with Charlie Rose on his eponymous show say he sexually harassed them with nudity, groping, and lewd calls — Eight women have told The Washington Post that longtime television host Charlie Rose made unwanted sexual advances toward them …
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Charlie Rose Suspended By CBS, PBS and Bloomberg Amid Sexual Misconduct Claims — The Washington Post spoke to eight women about Rose's conduct toward women who worked on his eponymous show. — In response to a Washington Post report detailing multiple accusations of inappropriate conduct …
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Laura McGann / Vox:
NYT suspends Glenn Thrush pending investigation after several women, including Vox reporter Laura McGann, allege he sexually harassed them — Several women told Vox about their experiences with the star reporter, and the Times has suspended him pending an investigation.
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
MSNBC says it is awaiting the outcome of the NYT's investigation into Glenn Thrush, a frequent network contributor, but notes he has no scheduled appearances — An MSNBC spokesperson tells The Hill the network will await the outcome of an investigation by The New York Times …
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Washington Post, The New York Observer, The Daily Caller and The Wrap
CNBC:
AT&T confirms that the Department of Justice is suing the company in an attempt to block its $85B merger with Time Warner — The Department of Justice is suing to block AT&T's $85 billion deal to buy Time Warner, AT&T said in a release. “Today's DOJ lawsuit is a radical …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The publisher of AL.com, which runs Alabama's three largest newspapers, stands by reporting and blasts back at legal threats from Roy Moore — After The Post published an investigative article documenting Roy Moore's pursuit of a 14-year-old girl in 1979, the Republican Senate candidate from Alabama pledged to sue the newspaper.
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HuffPost:
Freelance photojournalist Alexei Wood, swept up in mass arrests at Trump inauguration protests earlier this year, faces criminal trial today — A photojournalist facing a criminal trial on several felony charges sounds like something that would happen in another country.
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Andy Kroll / Mother Jones:
Armstrong Williams, who has been accused of accepting money to promote political campaigns, is looking to buy the Washington City Paper according to a staffer — “Accepting [government] money to promote policies?” says one staffer. “That's not a person who should own a newspaper.”
Emily Steel / New York Times:
As part of a settlement with a shareholder, 21st Century Fox is launching a panel to monitor the company's workplace culture — In the aftermath of the sexual harassment scandal at its Fox News division, 21st Century Fox has struck a settlement with a shareholder that is intended to overhaul the workplace culture at the network.
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Ashley Boucher / The Wrap:
Lenny Letter contributor Zinzi Clemmons has quit the newsletter after Lena Dunham defended Girls writer Murray Miller who has been accused of sexual assault — Writer Zinzi Clemmons quit contributing to Lena Dunham's newsletter “Lenny Letter” after the “Girls” creator faced harsh criticism …
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Shawn Tully / Fortune:
How friendly TWC board members long protected Harvey Weinstein, like in 2015 when he was suspected of mismanaging funds and faced new harassment claims — The Harvey Weinstein sexual assault saga is a scandal for the ages. But the grave accusations of harassment and, in some cases …
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Crain's Chicago Business:
Crain's Chicago Business is shutting down its comments section, saying it does not have the resources to curtail comments from trolls, including hate speech — The editors of Crain's Chicago Business are pulling the plug on our website's comments section. — Since we launched ChicagoBusiness.com …