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Nathaniel Popper / New York Times:
CBS News settles lawsuit with three women who accused Charlie Rose of sexual harassment, but legal proceedings against Rose continue — CBS News reached a legal settlement with three women who accused the network of not doing enough to stop one of its anchors, Charlie Rose, from sexually harassing them.
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Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TVNewser, Newser, Jezebel, New York Daily News, CBS News, The Daily Beast, Media Star and TV Tattle
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
NPR announces RAD, an open source podcast analytics technology that aims to collect better listening metrics while respecting user privacy — Internet users are already being tracked to death, with ads that follow us around, search histories that are collected and stored …
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NPR, RAIN News, @staceygoers and Current, more at Techmeme »
Eliza Brooke / Vox:
How recommendation sites like the Strategist and Wirecutter maintain readers' trust while earning revenue through affiliate links — Sites like the Strategist, Wirecutter, and BuzzFeed Reviews want to help you find the best of the best. … Say you want to buy a travel mug.
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@eliza_pb, @cortgatliff, @eleanorbarkhorn, @kaitwells, @nishachittal, @cathyerway, @korrenabailie, @columbiajourn and @myurow
Josh Stearns / BuzzFeed:
A list of 29 stories reported by non-profit newsrooms, ranging from topics like #MeToo to campaign finance, which led to legislation change and more — When it comes to the biggest stories of 2018, from immigration to education, gun violence to campaign finance, nonprofit journalists around …
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed News:
About 80% of New York Magazine editorial staffers asked management to voluntarily recognize an editorial union on Wednesday morning — Staffers at New York magazine on Wednesday morning asked management to voluntarily recognize an editorial union, becoming the latest media company to push …
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@alyssabereznak, @perlberg and Nieman Lab
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to relaunch Texture as an “all-you-can-eat” news subscription service, built into Apple News, as soon as spring 2019; publishers are wary — - Texture is set to evolve into Apple News subscription feature — Media executives remain wary of Apple's latest media foray
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Variety, 9to5Mac, @gerryfsmith and MacRumors, more at Techmeme »
Cara Buckley / New York Times:
A study sponsored by Creative Artists Agency and shift7 shows the top movies from 2014 to 2017 starring women earned more than movies led by men — “Trolls.” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” “Moana.” “Inside Out.” “Wonder Woman.” All were global box-office hits that had women in leading roles.
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/Film, The Guardian, PAPER, Variety, @mi55tipper, @alinebmckenna, @kristenmeinzer, @timesupnow, @melsil, Slate, Vanity Fair, Deadline, FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV and IndieWire
Tony Biasotti / Columbia Journalism Review:
For reporters in California, covering wildfires is now a regular beat, with newsrooms including the LA Times investing in protective suits and equipment — Lizzie Johnson, a reporter with the San Francisco Chronicle, drove into Paradise, California, early in the afternoon of November 8.
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VICE
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
CBS News promotes Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett to Chief Washington Correspondent — CBS News has promoted Major Garrett to the post of Chief Washington Correspondent. — A veteran journo, Garrett has served as Chief White House Correspondent since joining CBS News in 2012.
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Broadcasting & Cable, TVNewser and @ldserio
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Verizon's declining focus on media has been apparent for a while, signaled by the departure of executives who bought AOL and Yahoo and combined them into Oath — And Verizon investors seem fine with that. — It was easy to predict that Verizon would end up regretting the $10 billion or so that it had invested in AOL and Yahoo.
Chattanoogan.com:
Chattanooga NewsChannel 9 reporter Alex George, battling cancer, says Sinclair Broadcasting terminated her contract — A popular young reporter for NewsChannel 9 has been terminated by Sinclair Broadcasting as she battles cancer. — Alex George wrote on her Twitter account on Friday, “Hi all, I want to clarify for those who asked.
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Broadcasting & Cable
ProPublica:
ProPublica names the 14 newsrooms and journalists who will participate in the second year of the Local Reporting Network, including NOLA.com and WNYC — ProPublica named 14 newsrooms and local reporters on Wednesday who will participate in the second year of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network …
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@connorasheets, @jimschachter, @wendi_c_thomas, @reckonalabama, @eisingerj, @joey_cranney and @connorasheets