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New York Times:
Four women detail violent sexual behavior by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons between 1988 and 2014, and three say he raped them; Simmons denies rape allegations — Mr. Simmons, a powerful gatekeeper in the entertainment and media worlds, damaged careers and self-confidence with his pattern …
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New York State Attorney General:
NY AG asks for delay in net neutrality vote at FCC because public comment process was corrupted with up to 2M comments that had used stolen identities — News from Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman — Attorney General's Press Office / 212-416-8060
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Salma Hayek / New York Times:
Salma Hayek details Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment, threats, rages, and business and creative coercion as she worked to produce movie about Frida Kahlo — HARVEY WEINSTEIN WAS a passionate cinephile, a risk taker, a patron of talent in film, a loving father and a monster. — For years, he was my monster.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Senate candidate Roy Moore's loss serves as a cautionary note for those relying on support of just one media outlet, even when it's Breitbart and Steve Bannon — At a pre-Thanksgiving event, Dean Young, the chief strategist for Roy Moore's failed Senate campaign, echoed winning lines …
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New York Magazine, AOL, @dandrezner, Vanity Fair and Fortune
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN says tweet from Anderson Cooper's account attacking Trump was sent from assistant's phone; assistant says phone was left unattended, someone else sent tweet
CNN says tweet from Anderson Cooper's account attacking Trump was sent from assistant's phone; assistant says phone was left unattended, someone else sent tweet
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The Wrap, New York Times, Fortune and @juliareinstein
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
While efforts to disparage legitimate reporting continue, Moore's failure to get elected by relying on cries of “fake news” is an encouraging moment
While efforts to disparage legitimate reporting continue, Moore's failure to get elected by relying on cries of “fake news” is an encouraging moment
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Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Patreon CEO Jack Conte says the company will “press pause” on planned change to service fee for each pledge, set to start Dec. 18, after uproar from creators — Patreon has called off plans to add a service fee to patrons' pledges, a proposed update that angered many users.
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Anthony Noto / New York Business Journal:
Sophia Amoruso's Girlboss raises $2M, led by Lightspeed to close a $3.1M seed round, to grow website, podcast, rallies; Lightspeed's Nicole Quinn to join board — New York-area startups and venture capitalists are making funding deals with the hopes of creating the next profitable company.
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Wall Street Journal, Lightspeed Venture Partners, TechCrunch, @amyresnick and WWD
Yahoo! News:
Nine European press agencies call for internet giants including Facebook, Google, and Twitter to be forced to pay copyright for using their news content — Nine European press agencies, including AFP, called Wednesday on internet giants to be forced to pay copyright for using news content on which they make vast profits.
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@umairh and @ian_fraser, more at Techmeme »
Reuters:
Two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, were arrested on Tuesday night in Myanmar's main city, Yangon — YANGON (Reuters) - Two Reuters journalists were arrested on Tuesday evening in Myanmar's main city, Yangon, a government spokesman said. — “Yes it is correct that they were arrested,” spokesman Zaw Htay said.
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Committee to Protect …, New York Times, Mashable, Mediaite, @sashachavkin, Al Jazeera English and @journotopia
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Sources: Facebook plans to end program that paid ~300 publishers and other content creators to produce videos for News Feed — Multiple publisher sources said Facebook no longer plans to pay publishers and other video makers to produce videos for the news feed.
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The Wrap, @jayrosen_nyu, @brokenbottleboy and @levinejonathan, more at Techmeme », Thanks:@beet_tv
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
How ad networks and publishers are using page redirects and “pop-unders” to create tons of legitimate-looking traffic, a technique commonly found on porn sites — Unscrupulous ad networks and publishers have come up with a way to generate massive amounts of fake traffic and ad impressions.
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@nxthompson, @acsbaum, @mattmittenthal, @craigsilverman and @espielman, more at Techmeme »
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Redbox launches Redbox On Demand with 6,000+ movies and TV shows to rent or buy, without Disney titles, starting at $3.99 for 48-hour VOD rentals — Redbox is finally opening a bridge to a digital-entertainment future. — The company, known for its nationwide network of DVD-rental kiosks …
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Home Media Magazine, TechCrunch and Fast Company, more at Techmeme »
Andy Grimm / Chicago Sun Times:
Judge rules journalist Jamie Kalven won't have to testify and reveal sources after subpoena claimed the information may have influenced witnesses in murder case — Journalist and activist Jamie Kalven sits in court and it is announced that he will not have to testify.
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@bettergov, bnd, abc7chicago.com, Chicago Tonight and Chicago Tribune
Selina Wang / Bloomberg:
Alibaba's video streaming unit, Youku Tudou, has signed multiyear content licensing deals with NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures — Multiyear agreements give Youku subscribers access to movies — Deal comes as Alibaba doubles down in entertainment, Hollywood
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Twitter says Russia-linked accounts spent just $1,031.99 on six Brexit-related ads during regulated campaign period before UK referendum from April to June 2016 — Twitter has disclosed that Russian-backed accounts spent $1,031.99 to buy six Brexit-related ads on its platform during last year's European Union referendum vote.
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UK Parliament and Fortune, more at Techmeme »
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