Mediagazer: Two former G/O Media executives have sued the company, claiming CEO Jim Spanfeller mistreated women at the company by pushing them out and hiring “cronies” (Lauren Kaori Gurley/VICE)

6:05 PM ET, November 8, 2019

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Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE:

Two former G/O Media executives have sued the company, claiming CEO Jim Spanfeller mistreated women at the company by pushing them out and hiring “cronies” — One sales executive alleges she lost half of her assignments after the CEO replaced her with a former colleague from Playboy.

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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:

The press tends to repeat words used by politicians, so the term “quid pro quo” dominates impeachment coverage when “bribery” or “extortion” is more precise — In recent weeks, as the term “quid pro quo” has rattled around the news cycle, journalists have sought to explain what it means.

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Claire Atkinson / NBC News:

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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:

Fox News host Mark Levin participated in two GOP campaign events this month despite Fox claiming in 2018 that it didn't “condone any talent” doing so — Fox host Lawrence Jones is also set to speak at a GOP fundraiser — Fox News host Mark Levin headlined a campaign rally …

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Tiffany Stevens / Columbia Journalism Review:

Interviews with reporters on how their work disappears from the web or becomes cannibalized when online publications shutter or restructure — “Nothing disappears on the Internet,” people like to say, but journalists know that's not necessarily true. Articles frequently disappear when online publications shutter or restructure.

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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:

Fox News guest named Ukraine whistleblower, says he received no pushback from Fox, which states it hasn't confirmed or verified the whistleblower's identity — The guest, radio host Lars Larson, made the comment during Harris Faulkner's afternoon show. — A Fox News guest …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Daily Beast, @oliverdarcy, @chuckrossdc and @afp

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