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12:35 PM ET, September 10, 2018

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CBS Corporation:
Moonves out from CBS, $20M to be donated to #MeToo orgs out of his severance; COO Joseph Ianniello to become acting CEO; CBS and National Amusements to settle  —  Leslie Moonves Departs as Chairman and CEO; Joseph Ianniello, COO, Appointed President and Acting CEO
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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Six more women accuse CBS CEO Leslie Moonves of sexual harassment or assault in incidents that occurred between the 1980s and early 2000s  —  Members of the board of the CBS Corporation are negotiating with the company's chairman and C.E.O., Leslie Moonves, about his departure.
Wall Street Journal:
CBS-National Amusements deal replaces six CBS board members; NAI agrees it won't pursue a merger between CBS and Viacom for roughly two years  —  Company settles legal disputes with controlling shareholder National Amusements  —  CBS Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Leslie Moonves …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Filing: Les Moonves will select the organizations supporting the #MeToo movement that will receive $20M from his severance  —  Les Moonves out at CBS, sources say  —  Now that CBS Corporation chief executive Les Moonves has stepped down, the company wants to shake off the scandal and move on.
Discussion: @brianstelter and The Wrap
Deadline:
Les Moonves will get a severance package of up to $120M if independent investigation can't substantiate allegations against him  —  Les Moonves stands to collect up to $120 million if the independent investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct fails to turn up information that would give …
Discussion: New York Post and Deadline
Beatrice Verhoeven / The Wrap:
A cartoon about Serena Williams published in Australia's Herald Sun newspaper has been slammed as racist by many, including J.K. Rowling and Kathy Griffin  —  Kathy Griffin adds: “Just change your name to KKK Cartoons.  Racist piece of s—!"  —  A cartoon published in Australia's Herald Sun …
Kali Hays / WWD:
Sources: Glamour Magazine could go all-digital as early as next year, as print and digital subscriptions fell 15% YoY to 8.6M  —  The 80-year-old magazine could cease its print format come next year.  —  ANOTHER ONE TO SWITCH?  It sounds like Glamour could be the next Condé Nast title set to say goodbye to print.
Discussion: Fashionista and Digiday
Christopher A. Bail / New York Times:
Researcher, citing a study he co-authored, says that forcing Twitter users to encounter political views they disagree with can increase political polarization  —  On social media, encountering opposing views can make people become even more wedded to their own.  —  Mr. Bail is a sociologist.
Discussion: Fortune and Quartz, more at Techmeme »
Kainaz Amaria / Vox:
The toxic culture of photojournalism hasn't kindled its own MeToo moment because the industry is dominated by men at every level and at nearly every institution  —  Amid sexual harassment allegations, a legendary photographer just resigned from a prestigious — and troubled — agency.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
BBC Asian Network's Head of News Arif Ansari has been charged over a live report in which a journalist allegedly named a Rotherham sex abuse victim  —  The head of news at BBC Asian Network has been charged under the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 over a live news bulletin …
 
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Columbia Journalism Review:
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