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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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New York Times, @lkmcgann, The Wrap, Mediaite, Hollywood Reporter, Business Insider, @bourreelam, Variety, Refinery29, thecut, Bustle, The Daily Caller, @nycjim, 105.9 FM and AM 630, @juliaccarpenter, @t_fisherking, @libbyanelson, @gbrockell, @sarahkliff, @brianstelter and The Week, Thanks:@beet_tv
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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@erikwemple, @spencerwoodman, Mediaite, Business Insider, New York Times, TIME, The Week, @kylegriffin1, @rothmanistan, @aodespair, The Guardian, New York Magazine and Snopes.com
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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@clarajeffery and @danprimack
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Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Maria Contreras-Sweet, who led SBA under Obama, has submitted bid for Weinstein Company and is pitching majority-female board; lawyer Gloria Allred supports bid — Surprise offer from businesswoman Maria Contreras-Sweet has support of attorney Gloria Allred
Discussion:
Forbes, Deadline, CNBC, Fortune, Refinery29, Hollywood Reporter and New York Daily News
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 …
Sherwin Chua / The Splice Newsroom:
Independent news startups in Singapore often struggle to cover costs as many advertisers shun them because of the perception that they are anti-establishment — Sherwin is a Singapore-based journalism lecturer and freelance journalist who bridges academia and industry.
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Sources: possible buyers for 51% of Rolling Stone include trade publisher Jay Penske, Bustle's Bryan Goldberg, and music exec Irving Azoff backed by James Dolan — In the mix: Trade publisher Jay Penske, Bustle CEO Bryan Goldberg and music executive Irving Azoff.
Discussion:
Hit & Run, Forbes and @aweissman
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
Media startup Cheddar launches its streaming TV channel in Europe with French startup Molotov, which won't be charged a licensing fee — Business news network Cheddar has been partnering with social media platforms and OTT services in the U.S. And Cheddar is now looking at international markets.
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@jonsteinberg, @jonsteinberg and Cheddar
Jenna McLaughlin / Foreign Policy:
A look back at coverage of WikiLeaks, Assange, and Guccifer 2.0 documents in Jared Kushner's New York Observer — The New York Observer, owned by Trump's son-in-law, was a friendly outlet for the 2016 Russian hackers. — In the fall of 2014, Julian Assange, the embattled head of WikiLeaks …
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Mashable, @jennamc_laugh, @mikestaresinic, @aarongell, @anthony and Daily Mail
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Mirror EIC says company will face deeper job cuts if it fails to close deal with Express and Star, warns of upcoming gender pay gap report worse than BBC report — Lloyd Embley says failure to buy Richard Desmond's papers would lose cost-savings and admits looming gender pay gap data could be ‘embarrassing’
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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@carpediem1969ui
Karen K. Ho / Columbia Journalism Review:
Interview with AP's new race reporter on statistics' role in showing systemic racism, and how race should be considered in all reporting areas — AP Race and Ethnicity writer Errin Haines Whack. Courtesy photo. — Some reporters have to find creative ways to write about race and culture in their beats …
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@emarvelous