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12:55 AM ET, December 18, 2017

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Michael Calderone / Politico:
MSNBC confirms it investigated, reprimanded Chris Matthews over inappropriate comments in 1999, and made a “separation-related payment” to an employee  —  A former NBC employee who worked on Chris Matthews' show and complained that the cable news star made inappropriate jokes …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
How Fox News commentators including Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and Jeanine Pirro create a feedback loop with President Trump to cast doubt on Mueller probe  —  Bernstein: Fox hosts are abetting a cover-up  —  An anti-Robert Mueller, anti-FBI fervor is intensifying among Trump supporters …
Kathy Lally / Washington Post:
Matt Taibbi and Mark Ames bullied female journalists as they ran The eXile in Russia in the late 1990s, says former Moscow correspondent for The Baltimore Sun  —  Matt Taibbi and Mark Ames trafficked in hideous stereotypes and body-shaming.  —  There's more than one way to harass women.
Rebecca Sun / Hollywood Reporter:
Top Hollywood Execs Unveil Anti-Sexual Harassment Commission Chaired by Anita Hill  —  The recent convening of leaders was organized by Kathleen Kennedy, Maria Eitel, Nina Shaw and Freada Kapor Klein  —  Kathleen Kennedy's proposed industry commission to combat gender inequality is coming to fruition …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Comments by Iger and Murdoch following the announcement of Disney-Fox merger show that the deal is all about streaming and battling Silicon Valley giants  —  Disney buying 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion  —  Odds are, if you're reading this story, you're a subscriber to Netflix.
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Sheila Nevins is stepping down as president of HBO Documentary Films after more than 38 years  —  After almost 40 years, she has reels of memorable film, a pile of awards and plenty of perspective on the current battle of the sexes.  —  When Sheila Nevins first started working in television in the 1970s …
Discussion: @joshfoxfilm and The Wrap
Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
Google Changes Rules to Purge News That Masks Country of Origin  —  Bans sites that ‘engage in coordinated activity to mislead’  —  Update is Google's latest attempt to clean up news results  —  Google moved to strip from its news search results publications that mask their country of origin …
Discussion: Mashable and support.google.com
Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Iowa Supreme Court justice blocks Des Moines Register from reporting on legally-obtained court records that were inadvertently filed publicly  —  https://apnews.com/4b3ea9382f604eaeb1b9 499d8de26bf1  —  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Supreme Court justice has taken the unusual step …
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
Business Insider to launch Spanish site by the end of month, partnering with Axel Springer España; will create original stories and translate from US, UK sites  —  While some publishers are slowing their global expansion pace, Business Insider remains bullish about its growth overseas.
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Experts disagree about the continued use of “fake news”, saying it accurately describes a category of misinformation but has been overused and politicized  —  In 2017, fake news was everywhere.  —  It was behind Macedonian teens buying BMWs and at Russian troll farms …
 
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