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11:45 AM ET, September 13, 2018

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CBS News:
Jeff Fager warned CBS correspondent Jericka Duncan in a text about reporting on claims against him: “There are people who lost their jobs trying to harm me”  —  NEW YORK — Jeff Fager, the longtime executive producer of “60 Minutes” who was fired on Wednesday …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Memo: 60 Minutes Executive Producer Jeff Fager is leaving CBS amid allegations of inappropriate conduct; CBS News president says Fager violated company policy  —  Story alleges a darker side of ‘60 Minutes’  —  Jeff Fager, the veteran executive producer of “60 Minutes,” …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Comparing The News & Observer's coverage of Hurricane Floyd in 1999 with staff of 250 to its coverage of Florence with staff of 65 and 7 nearby sister papers  —  The last time a hurricane took direct aim at North Carolina, back in 1999, the Raleigh News & Observer mobilized most of the 250 people …
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James Vincent / The Verge:
EU Parliament approves controversial internet copyright law, including Articles 11 and 13, dubbed the “link tax” and “upload filter”
Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
Under the EU's new copyright directive, streaming services like Amazon and Netflix will be forced to pay higher copyright fees to filmmakers
Michael Sheetz / CNBC:
Verizon says Oath CEO Tim Armstrong will depart at the end of 2018; K. Guru Gowrappan, Oath COO, will assume CEO responsibilities  —  Verizon's head of media and advertising Tim Armstrong will leave at the end of the year, the company announced Wednesday.  CNBC reported Armstrong was in talks to leave as of Sept. 7.
asne.org:
American Society of News Editors and Associated Press Media Editors merge to form the News Leaders Association; merger to be completed within the year  —  At this pivotal moment for journalism and freedom of the press, two of the most significant organizations in journalism have voted to merge and become one voice for the industry.
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Instagram COO Marne Levine is moving to Facebook to become VP of global partnerships, following Dan Rose's departure  —  Levine is taking over all of Facebook's global partnerships.  —  One of Instagram's top executives is taking over one of Facebook's biggest jobs: Instagram COO Marne Levine …
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
A look at McClatchy's finances: a market cap of $69M, lowest of seven public newspaper companies, $794M in debt, and continued family control through B shares  —  For more than a decade, the McClatchy family has resolutely kept the newspaper company bearing its name afloat and independent despite a crushing debt load.
Discussion: @poynter
Max Willens / Digiday:
Despite newsroom jobs declining 23% over the past decade, The Atlantic, The LA Times, BuzzFeed, Business Insider, and Condé Nast are on hiring sprees  —  Newsroom jobs declined 23 percent over the past decade, according to the Pew Research Center, and tech giants including Google …
John Lynch / INSIDER:
Speaking at a conference on Wednesday, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said Netflix is the “Walmart” of SVOD, while HBO is “Tiffany”  —  - AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson compared HBO to Tiffany, the luxury jewelry retailer, and Netflix to Walmart at a Goldman Sachs conference on Wednesday.
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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson said he has no concerns about the DOJ's appeal of AT&T-Time Warner merger
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Facebook to debut new brand-safety measures, so advertisers can see where their in-stream video ads appear, including those in Watch and Instant Articles
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Linda Bloodworth Thomason / Hollywood Reporter:
TV writer Linda Bloodworth Thomason, one of CBS biggest hitmakers, claims Les Moonves blacklisted her from the network for many years
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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