Mediagazer: During a conference call, Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley said Bill O'Reilly did approach the company but said they have “no interest” in hiring him (Dade Hayes/Deadline)

9:35 PM ET, November 1, 2017

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Six women, including actress Olivia Munn, have accused filmmaker Brett Ratner of sexual harassment and assault — Natasha Henstridge was watching a movie on Brett Ratner's couch when she fell asleep. She was a 19-year-old fashion model; he was an up-and-coming music video director in his early 20s.

Beatrice Verhoeven / The Wrap:
Filmmaker Brett Ratner to “step away from all Warner Bros.-related activities” amid sexual misconduct allegations

Discussion: Deadline, Variety, The A.V. Club, @superdizzy14, @danielnmiller, Vanity Fair, IndieWire, KTLA, LAist, Business Insider, The Guardian and Jezebel

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

During congressional hearing, Facebook's general counsel said 120K Instagram posts from Russian-linked accounts reached 16M Americans from Oct '16 to election — Facebook detailed the extent of Russia's election interference campaign on Instagram today during its second congressional hearing.

Discussion: @alexstamos, Recode, Forbes, Fast Company, Axios, @umairh, @margarita, Slate, Mashable, @anthony, @hannahkuchler, Broadcasting & Cable, Broadcasting & Cable and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »

Washington Post:

Lawmakers release a sampling of Russian Facebook ads placed during and after campaign — Lawmakers on Wednesday released a trove of ads that Russian operatives bought on Facebook, providing the fullest picture yet of how foreign actors sought to promote Republican Donald Trump …

Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:

Internal document: Twitter offered Russia Today 15% “share of voice” on 2016 US election advertising for $3M, while CNN held 56% and Fox 32%; RT declined — Twitter wanted RT to spend big ahead of the 2016 US election, offering a significant portion of its election-related ad inventory in return.

Discussion: @renan, @joshsternberg, @crewcrew, Engadget, @adviserdavid, @pdanahar, @adamblickstein, @topherspiro, @zerlinamaxwell and @jennwongsilver, more at Techmeme »

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook says Clinton and Trump campaigns spent combined $81M on ads on the platform, compared to $46K spent by Russian Internet Research Agency

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CNNMoney:

Memo: NPR's Senior Vice President of News Michael Oreskes has resigned over allegations of sexual harassment — NPR's senior vice president of news Michael Oreskes resigned on Wednesday amid allegations of sexual harassment and improper behavior in his past. — “I am deeply sorry to the people I hurt.

Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:

Wall Street Journal alumni and staff fear an exodus of top reporters after recent editorials that attacked special counsel Mueller and undermined reporting — A series of virulent anti-Mueller editorials has reporters worried about their paper's credibility.

Discussion: New York Times, @oliverdarcy, @jayrosen_nyu, Wall Street Journal, The Daily Caller, Slate, Financial Times and Mediaite

Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:

Sources: some Fox News staffers said they were embarrassed by network's news and opinion coverage of Mueller's investigation into Russian election influence — Some employees at Fox News were left embarrassed and humiliated by their network's coverage of the latest revelations …

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Times, Business Insider, Mediaite, The Wrap, bookforum.com, The Week, Media Matters for America, @matthewamiller, @oliverdarcy and Splinter

Dade Hayes / Deadline:

During a conference call, Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley said Bill O'Reilly did approach the company but said they have “no interest” in hiring him — During a conference call with Wall Street analysts, Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley fielded a question …

Discussion: Politico, Broadcasting & Cable, Media Matters for America, FierceCable, @karaswisher, The Week, @jeremymbarr, TVWeek.com and Washington Free Beacon

Ben Munson / FierceCable: Sinclair Broadcast Group Q3 earnings: overall revenue down 3.3% to $670.9M YoY, with political revenue down to $7.3M from $45M during presidential elections

New York Times Company:

In Q3, NYT adds 154K net digital-only subscribers, up 14% YoY; Cooking app, which launched early in the quarter, adds 23K subscribers; revenue up 6% YoY — NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)— The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) announced today third-quarter 2017 diluted earnings per share …

Discussion: @dleonhardt, Recode, Poynter, @jonathanvswan, @mattdpearce, @peterbakernyt and The Wrap

Ken Doctor / TheStreet:
Print advertising now makes up 17% of revenue for The New York Times, and reader revenue tops 60%; 43% of ad revenue is digital

Discussion: @jayrosen_nyu, Forbes and Austin American-Statesman

Erich Schwartzel / Wall Street Journal:

Disney sets tough rules for theaters showing The Last Jedi: a 65% cut of ticket revenue for studio, a four-week minimum run, and a 5% penalty for violations — Exhibitors say the studio's top-secret terms are the most onerous they have ever seen — LOS ANGELES—The box-office domination of the …

Discussion: CinemaBlend, Business Insider, @dangillmor, io9, Mashable, /Film and The Week

BBC:

Three more men have alleged that actor Kevin Spacey sexually harassed or assaulted them; one was a teenager when the incident happened — A man has said he was left traumatised after waking up to find Hollywood star Kevin Spacey lying on him when he was a teenager in the 1980s.

Discussion: RADAR, Variety, The Daily Beast and IndieWire

Tripp Mickle / Wall Street Journal:

Apple changed its standard iPhone review PR strategy for the iPhone X, prioritizing YouTubers and celebrities over established names in tech journalism — ‘Unusual’ change in strategy means latest phone got less testing than most of its predecessors before reviews could be published