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In an interview, Bob Weinstein says he's sickened by Harvey Weinstein's seeming lack of remorse, insists Weinstein Co. can survive, more — The Weinstein Co. exec insists he had no idea about “the type of predator that he was” and is sickened by Harvey's seeming lack of remorse.
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The Weinstein Company announces investment from Colony Capital, says it's in talks about selling all or part of the company — Stabilizes TWC Operations and Reassures Distribution, Production and Talent Partners; Companies Enter Negotiating Period for Potential Sale
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New York Times, Washington Post, Fast Company, Hollywood Reporter and The Daily Caller
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey promises to crack down on hate, violence, and harassment with “more aggressive” rules — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey took to...Twitter today to promise a “more aggressive” stance in its rules and how it enforces them. The tweet storm was based in a response …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Though Trump's threats against the press have been toothless thus far, they hurt US' ability to be a free press advocate on the world stage — As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump vowed to change the libel laws to make it easier to win big lawsuits against news organizations. It never happened.
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@sulliview, @jayrosen_nyu and @joelcpj
Alexandria Symonds / New York Times:
Difficulties of reporting on sexual harassment allegations: sources fear of reprisals, settlements containing NDAs, victim blaming, threats of lawsuits — It starts with a whisper. A prominent man has used his wealth and power to harass or abuse a woman — or worse — and then to intimidate her, or to buy her silence.
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The Guardian
Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
Jessica Rosenworcel calls on fellow FCC commissioners to break their silence on Trump's comments on revoking networks' broadcasting licenses — FCC commissioner responds to Trump's license tweets — A top Federal Communications Commission official is putting pressure on her colleagues …
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Variety, Africa in the news, The Hill and Newser
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Scientologists are urging advertisers to boycott A&E's Leah Remini show, claiming it's inciting acts of violence and threats against members of the church — Letters claim program has triggered harassment, threats of violence against church members; channel backs the show, which won an Emmy
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
With 30M international unique monthly visitors to its site, WaPo wants to grow its overseas digital subs, ad rev, helped by its European branded content studio — For U.S. publishers expanding internationally, one of the biggest challenges is brand perception.
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Washington Post
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Legacy media organizations Condé Nast, Time Inc., and Bonnier Corp. increasingly switch to digital-oriented sales models like digital competitors Vox and Fusion — Earlier this year, Condé Nast became the latest legacy publishing company to get rid of the publisher title and replace it with a group sales model.
Business Insider:
Three ad agencies estimated Facebook ad costs of reaching voters in Wisconsin and Michigan with an intention of swaying their vote at $50K-$283K — - Three media agencies modeled the cost of using Facebook to reach voters in Wisconsin and Michigan with the intention of swaying their vote.
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Mashable and Foreign Policy
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Memo: Business Insider promotes Nicholas Carlson to global editor-in-chief and chief content officer — Business Insider founder Henry Blodget sent out the following on Monday morning: Team, I have an exciting promotion to announce. But first, some background.
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@nichcarlson and @thestalwart
Jan Dawson / Variety:
The strength of Netflix's international revenue and subscribers, compared to US competitors, helps the company offset rising content costs — Much has been made of Netflix's massive and fast-growing content budget, which the company estimates will be $7 million for 2018.
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@awallenstein, @mediamorphis and @bryandfischer
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