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11:55 AM 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.
Jennifer Maas / The Wrap:
Memo: CBS interim CEO Joe Ianniello promises employees a “safe and positive” working environment as Les Moonves departs the company  —  Les Moonves' temporary successor, Joe Ianniello, sought to reassure CBS employees that the network is focused on creating a safe work environment, in a memo to staff Monday.
Discussion: Variety and Broadcasting & Cable
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Leslie Moonves denies sexual harassment claims and says he's “deeply saddened” to be leaving CBS  —  Leslie Moonves has cited “untrue allegations” about his behavior in his parting statement following his forced resignation on Sunday from CBS Corp., the company he has steered for nearly 25 years.
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 …
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Les Moonves leaves CBS without a severance package, pending probe, and $20M for #MeToo to be deducted from any eventual package; he had been set for $180M exit  —  Bowing to pressure brought on by a sexual harassment scandal, CBS Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Leslie Moonves resigned Sunday …
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 Mediaite
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: Digiday
New York Times:
NYT Op-Ed Editor James Dao answers questions about anonymous op-ed on Trump: “senior administration official” is a broad category, writer's motives were weighed  —  The New York Times's Opinion desk published an Op-Ed by an anonymous senior official in the Trump administration on Wednesday.
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.
 
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