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12:40 PM ET, September 11, 2018

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Wall Street Journal:
Inside the corporate infighting that hampered CBS' ability to vet rumors about Les Moonves' behavior despite knowledge of accusation by some board members  —  CBS board members were aware for months that the company's chief was facing a claim of sexual assault and rumors of more
Evan Real / Hollywood Reporter:
Julie Chen did not appear on Monday's episode of The Talk, says she's taking a few days off to be with her family following allegations against husband Moonves  —  YOUTUBE  —  The TV personality did not appear on Monday's season nine premiere as she is “taking a few days off,” …
Discussion: CBS Los Angeles and NBC News
Nancy Barnes / Houston Chronicle:
Reporter Mike Ward resigns from The Houston Chronicle after the paper failed to verify the existence of several sources cited in his recent stories  —  In these challenging times for our country, with journalism and journalists often under attack, trust between a newspaper and its readers is absolutely essential.
The Guardian:
The Guardian hires six audio journalists for its first ever daily news podcast, launching late 2018 and hosted by joint Political Editor Anushka Asthana  —  The Guardian announces today that political editor Anushka Asthana will become the host of its first ever daily news and current affairs podcast.
Lauren Williams / Vox:
Vox adds new vertical, The Goods, which will report on consumer culture and trends in buying  —  A note from Vox's Editor-in-Chief introducing a new section devoted to the things we buy and why we buy them.  —  Presented by  —  If you want to understand a culture, take a look at how its people spend their money.
A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
CNN's Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto is named co-anchor of the network's morning news show, CNN Newsroom, alongside Poppy Harlow  —  Poppy Harlow is getting a new on-air partner for the weekday edition of CNN Newsroom, and his name is Jim Sciutto.
Anousha Sakoui / Bloomberg:
Apple acquires global rights to two family focused films, the first acquisition by Apple's video division; unclear if they will have theatrical release  —  Apple Inc.'s video division, run by executives Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht, is making inroads into the film industry with the acquisition of two family-focused movies.
HuffPost:
Amazon removed nine books and YouTube removed a video and banned rape apologist Daryush “Roosh” Valizadeh from livestreaming for three months citing hate speech  —  Amazon and YouTube both took steps to drop Daryush “Roosh” Valizadeh's content after HuffPost reached out.
Discussion: Gizmodo
James Griffiths / CNN:
Damon Johnston, editor of Australia's Herald Sun, defends racist cartoon of Serena Williams by saying it had “nothing to do with gender or race”  —  (CNN)An Australian newspaper has doubled down on a cartoon of multiple Grand Slam tennis champion Serena Williams widely denounced as racist both at home and in the US.
Discussion: Slate, NEWS.com.au and @nsbarsky
 
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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