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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
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Sinéad Baker / Business Insider:
In SEC filing, CBS says it will do what it can to ensure the findings of its internal investigation into allegations against Les Moonves are not made public — - CBS Corporation's CEO and chairman, Les Moonves, resigned from the company on Sunday after a new wave of sexual harassment and assault claims.
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Bloomberg, Hollywood Reporter and @blackamazon
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,” …
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.
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The Hill, Newser, @rolandsmartin, @govmikehuckabee, @paleofuture, iMediaEthics and The Daily Caller
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.
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Nieman Lab and @rachel_hump
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
Pew: despite changes to News Feed, Facebook remains the dominant source of news for US adults, with two-thirds getting their news from social media — Lots of news on social media? Yep. Lots of accurate news on social media? Nope: That's the mindset of the typical U.S. news consumer in 2018 …
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Barney Thompson / Financial Times:
On Tuesday, a top EU court will decide if the EU's “right to be forgotten” regulations should apply worldwide and what type of information should be delisted — Europe's top judges are being asked to decide the limits of the “right to be forgotten” — a person's ability to demand …
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Jezebel Deputy Editor Julianne Escobedo Shepherd to replace Editor in Chief Koa Beck; Beck says her last day will be September 28 — There's another shake up at the top of Jezebel, the women's site owned by Univision, The Post has learned. — Editor-in-Chief Koa Beck is leaving the company …