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Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Katie Roiphe, writer of a planned Harper's story that discusses the Shitty Media Men list, says she is not outing anyone and won't name a creator of the list — It started with a tweet on Tuesday afternoon. By the next morning, five writers were said to have pulled stories planned …
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Sam Langford / Junkee:
Writers including Roxane Gay have called on Harper's to halt story allegedly naming authors of Shitty Media Men list as others pull stories from the magazine
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Clio Chang / Splinter:
As rumors fly that Harper's Magazine plans a story on woman who started the Shitty Media Men list, people warn naming the creator could put her in danger
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Washington Post suspends reporter Joel Achenbach for 90 days with no pay for “inappropriate workplace conduct” involving female colleagues; Achenbach apologizes — The Washington Post suspended reporter Joel Achenbach on Wednesday for what it called “inappropriate workplace conduct” …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: James Rosen's December exit from Fox News followed increased scrutiny of his behavior; ex-colleagues say he made aggressive advances toward colleagues — On the Friday before Christmas, Fox News confirmed that its chief Washington correspondent, James Rosen, had left the network.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Speaking before a Cabinet meeting, Trump said American libel laws were a “sham and a disgrace” and vowed to take a “very, very strong look” at them — President Trump — said Wednesday he will take a “strong look” at the nation's libel laws following the publication …
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Facebook tests local news feature called Today In across six US cities, combining human curation and AI to surface news, events, and announcements in its app — Facebook is vetting local publishers that appear in this section. — Facebook wants to make it easier for people to find local news from vetted sources.
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Pete Madden / ABC News:
Michael Cohen, Trump's personal attorney, files defamation lawsuits against BuzzFeed and Fusion GPS over mentions of Cohen in Steele dossier — Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's personal attorney and close confidant, filed a pair of lawsuits on Tuesday, one in state court against the popular website BuzzFeed …
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
In an op-ed, Buzzfeed EIC Ben Smith says he is proud of posting the Trump-Russia dossier a year ago and says publishing was in the public interest — Exactly one year ago BuzzFeed published what's now known simply as “the dossier”: a set of reports put together by a former British intelligence …
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
A profile of Ronan Farrow, one of the reporters who helped break the Weinstein story and whom sources say is close to signing a multiyear deal with HBO — A child of entertainment royalty and an early witness to “power used for ill,” the son of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow opens up about helping bring …
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Ruben Reyes / Poynter:
Former editorial chair of the Harvard Crimson's Editorial Board says the paper has marginalized students of color through racial micro-aggressions and more — The Harvard Crimson, Harvard's college newspaper and one of the oldest dailies in the country, is experiencing a bit of a racial reckoning.
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New York Times:
The New York Times appoints New York Magazine writer Jada Yuan as its 52 Places correspondent, after receiving 13K+ applications for the role — Her name is Jada Yuan, and you'll have all of 2018 to get to know her. — Each year, we put together a list of 52 places to inspire travelers for the coming year.
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
YouTube says it is looking at “further consequences” for Logan Paul and will shortly announce steps it's taking to prevent a similar incident happening again — YouTube star sorry for filming suicide victim — YouTube says it is looking into “further consequences” for Logan Paul …
Ricardo Lopez / Variety:
The New York Times cancels its TimesTalk event with actor James Franco, citing recent allegations of sexual misconduct made against the actor on social media — A New York Times event featuring James Franco, who won a best actor Golden Globe Sunday, has been canceled, two days after Franco …
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