Top News:
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
NY AG says the FCC has ignored multiple requests for logs and records amid NY's investigation of the flood of fake net neutrality comments to the federal agency — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman revealed today that his office has been investigating a flood of spam FCC comments …
Discussion:
Eric Schneiderman, @agschneiderman, Fast Company, The Hill, Gizmodo, Vanity Fair, emptywheel and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
FCC unveils its plan to repeal net neutrality rules, a move that would give ISPs broad powers to determine which websites and online services customers use — The Federal Communications Commission took aim at a signature Obama-era regulation Tuesday, unveiling a plan that would give Internet …
Discussion:
New York Times, Media Matters for America, Wall Street Journal, Hit & Run, Mashable, Variety, Consequence of Sound, New York Magazine, CNNMoney, Wired, The Hill, Fast Company, Poynter, Home Media Magazine, TechCrunch, Android Police, @vwpickard, @steveforbesceo, abc7chicago.com, Fortune, @ctia, @kevinctofel, @eff, East Bay Times, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, The Wrap, ZDNet, @agschneiderman, Broadcasting & Cable, @allispeed, New York Times, @senatortomudall, The New York Observer, CNBC, Radio & Television …, 9to5Mac, @mollywood, BloombergQuint, The Wrap, Recode, @netflix, CNNMoney, @thebrockjohnson, Light Reading, Deadline, Deadline, Federal Communications …, @brianstelter, CNNMoney, Forbes, @jrosenworcel, @parkermolloy, The Daily Beast, The Verge and Politico, more at Techmeme »
Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: Pixar chief John Lasseter is taking a six-month sabbatical, apologizes to staff for any unwanted hugs “or any other gesture they felt crossed the line” — Pixar is set to release their next feature ‘Coco’ on Thanksgiving day. — Disney Animation head John Lasseter …
Discussion:
Variety, Forbes, Business Insider, /Film, Mashable, Vanity Fair, Splinter, New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Variety, Recode, Consequence of Sound, The Week, The Wrap, Vulture, CNET, Associated Press, FOX2now.com, Rolling Stone, The Daily Caller, @megjameslat, @frankpallotta, Financial Times, Hollywood Life, Hollywood Reporter, Bustle, @benfritz, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, People.com, IndieWire, @joebelbruno, @benjysarlin, East Bay Times, The Verge, The Ringer, The New York Observer, Broadcasting & Cable, USA Today, Mediaite, TechCrunch, The A.V. Club, /Film, Gizmodo, Vanity Fair, @sopandeb, Polygon and Axios
CBS News:
CBS investigation: three of the network's employees say Charlie Rose sexually harassed them, in incidents which happened after 2011 — CBS News has fired “CBS This Morning” co-host Charlie Rose over allegations of sexual misconduct. He had been with the broadcast since its launch in 2012.
Discussion:
TVNewser, Page Six, Bustle, Deadline, AOL, CBS New York, The Daily Beast and TMZ.com
RELATED:
Zack Sharf / IndieWire:
The Royal Tenenbaums, a 2001 film by Wes Anderson with a character believed to be based on Charlie Rose, may have alluded to the star's behavior
Discussion:
The Wrap
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Memo: CBS President David Rhodes says the network has terminated Charlie Rose's employment, effective immediately
Discussion:
Slate, Forbes, AOL, IndieWire, HuffPost, New York Times, The Week, @dylanbyers, The Daily Beast, bookforum.com, Consequence of Sound, Washington Post, @amyjbrittain, CNNMoney, @willafrej, ABC News, CBS New York, The New York Observer, Sputnik International, Ad Age, Broadcasting & Cable, CBS News, Media Matters for America, Fox News Insider, Crain's New York Business, @ap, Bustle, Newser, iMediaEthics, Los Angeles Times, Fortune, CNNMoney, Online NewsHour, TVWeek.com, New Republic and The A.V. Club
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
PBS cancels distribution of Charlie Rose's long-running interview program after sexual harassment claims
Discussion:
The Wrap, USA Today, Newser, @comfortablysmug and Washington Post
Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
Sources: Vice employees were enraged after CEO Smith failed to address sexual harassment in recent company presentation, amid fears of an upcoming NYT exposé — After a disastrous state of the union and amid rumors of another sexual harassment story, the media group is already doing damage control.
Discussion:
@rafat
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Dish Network urges subscribers to lobby businesses that advertise on CBS local stations, after the two failed to agree terms, resulting in a blackout — Dish Network is going hyper-local in its with contract spat with CBS. — The U.S.'s No. 2 satellite operator is encouraging customers affected …
Discussion:
Multichannel News, Radio & Television …, FierceCable and Broadcasting & Cable
Taylor Lorenz / The Daily Beast:
CEO of popular app HQ Trivia, Rus Yusupov, repeatedly told reporter that the app's star host, a contractor, could be fired for talking to press, then denied it — Every day, hundreds of thousands of people all over the world fire up their smartphones and log onto HQ, a live trivia app …
Discussion:
Slate, Kotaku, The Outline, @lmoses, @tcarmody, Gizmodo, New York Magazine, @petersterne, @taylorlorenz, @ahenning91, @kelseykgee, @f6x, @benparr, @williamturton, @norm_robinson, @niallstanage, @xor and @stephlauren, more at Techmeme »
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
BuzzFeed's Ben Smith says news outlets cannot ignore newsworthy info no matter the source, explaining why BuzzFeed used congressional docs from Cernovich — Journalism can make for strange bedfellows. Case in point: BuzzFeed and Mike Cernovich. — Cernovich — a controversial far-right figure …
Discussion:
BuzzFeed, Business Insider, @pkafka, Joel On The Road, Hit & Run, ABC News, The Daily Caller, New York Magazine, Fortune, NPR, Fox News Insider, AOL, Variety, New Republic, Talking Points Memo, @ericcolumbus, @ericcolumbus, Splinter, Bustle, The Week and Mediaite
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
Village Media, relying on local advertisers, seems to have found a scalable (and profitable) local news model — “We have to find new and creative ways to not replace a client's Google and Facebook spend but find our own portion of it.” — Village Media is doing that weird thing …
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Source: The New York Times is torn as to whether White House correspondent Glenn Thrush should be fired over alleged sexual harassment at his previous job — Multiple current and former Times employees are wrestling with whether the allegations against Thrush warrant his firing.
Discussion:
The Hill, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
How Mashable flamed out: loss of editorial focus, lack of financial controls, an ill-executed shift to video, and hesitance to diversify revenue — Few images better capture the unfettered optimism and indignity of digital media than 2014 at South by Southwest, where a line …
Discussion:
@lauraelizdavis, @tessbennett, @courtneynel, @seoulcialite, @mitrakalita, @amywebb and @pontuslundgren
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Another female-led investor group, which includes Walt Disney's grandniece and is led by NY-based Killer Content, is making a bid for the Weinstein Company — LOS ANGELES — Two female-led investor groups are lining up to save the Weinstein Company, which has been straining …
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
