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Harvey Weinstein is convicted on two of five charges: criminal sexual assault in the first degree and rape in the third degree; he will be sentenced on March 11 — The former movie mogul has been convicted in his New York sexual assault trial. — A jury of 12 men and women …
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Netflix says it will launch top 10 lists to rank the most popular shows and movies, updated daily, after testing the feature in Mexico and the UK — - Top 10 lists will be rolled out after tests in U.K. and Mexico — New feature will appear in the service and be updated daily


Sources: in a meeting, The Young Turks co-founder Cenk Uygur urged staff not to unionize, arguing a union doesn't belong at a small, struggling news network — In a tense meeting with employees, Cenk Uygur argued that a union doesn't belong at a small news network struggling to make profits.


MSNBC's Chris Matthews apologized on air to Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday after backlash for comments he made comparing Sanders' Nevada win to Nazi invasion — UPDATED, 4:14 PM: Hardball host Chris Matthews apologized for a remark he made during MSNBC's Nevada caucus coverage Saturday …
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Source: MSNBC plans “to seek out more smart, pro-Sanders voices”, shifting coverage amid criticism, as Sen. Bernie Sanders has surged over the last couple weeks — With Bernie rally coverage, Bernie-friendly guests, and a mandate to “seek out more smart, pro-Sanders voices,” …


FOIA docs: 8 BBC staffers are still disputing their pay and have lodged claims with the employment tribunal, while another 38 are being heard internally by BBC — Disclosure comes as broadcaster settles with presenter Samira Ahmed — The BBC still faces dozens of potentially costly pay disputes …
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Sources: the US is debating how severely to respond to Beijing expelling three WSJ reporters, weighing whether to oust Chinese journalists and, if so, how many — - Options include expelling many of China's reporters in U.S. — The U.S. is weighing whether to expel Chinese journalists …
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Toy manufacturers are making merchandising deals with YouTube stars like Blippi and channels like Cocomelon as kids seek toys based on what they watch online — YouTube stars such as Stevin “Blippi” John draw retailers' interest as children seek products based on what they watch online


The Wall Street Journal launches the Experience Report, a new vertical focused on the business of events with SAP as its sole sponsor — On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal is launching a new vertical dedicated to covering events, called the Experience Report, which will have SAP as its sole sponsor.
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Nickelodeon and Time to launch “Kid of the Year” awards hosted by Trevor Noah, with honorees offered the chance to work as kid reporters for Time For Kids — Time Magazine created a franchise out of its annual “Person of the Year” issue. Now it hopes to do something similar for the younger set.
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How Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is strangling the country's oldest newspaper, La Prensa, using tactics like holding up newsprint and ink supplies — The board of directors of Nicaragua's oldest newspaper sat down in January to discuss the future. It looked bleak.
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Sources: Shep Smith has held exploratory talks with CNN, ABC News, and MSNBC about future work; Smith's Fox News non-compete is said to expire in June or July — Shepard Smith hasn't greeted TV-news viewers since leaving Fox News Channel in October of last year.