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3:50 AM ET, January 11, 2018

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Moira Donegan / The Cut:
Creator of Shitty Media Men list tells why she started it, how her fear rose when contacted by a writer for Harper's, and what she hopes the list accomplished  —  In October, I created a Google spreadsheet called “Shitty Media Men” that collected a range of rumors and allegations of sexual misconduct …
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Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Katie Roiphe, writer of a planned Harper's story that discusses the Shitty Media Men list, says she is not outing anyone and won't name a creator of the list  —  It started with a tweet on Tuesday afternoon.  By the next morning, five writers were said to have pulled stories planned …
John Bonazzo / The New York Observer:
After a leak that Harper's might name the Shitty Media Men list creator, writers threatened to hold stories and people claimed credit in a Spartacus-like tactic  —  The media world has been rocked by numerous sexual harassment scandals over the last few months, and many of the stories originated with the “Shitty Media Men” spreadsheet.
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
YouTube says it is putting original projects with Logan Paul on hold and removes him from Google Preferred ad program after his video showing suicide victim  —  The video platform says it will not feature Paul in the fourth season of YouTube Red original comedy ‘Foursome.’
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: James Rosen's December exit from Fox News followed increased scrutiny of his behavior; ex-colleagues say he made aggressive advances toward colleagues  —  On the Friday before Christmas, Fox News confirmed that its chief Washington correspondent, James Rosen, had left the network.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Washington Post suspends reporter Joel Achenbach for 90 days with no pay for “inappropriate workplace conduct” involving female colleagues; Achenbach apologizes  —  The Washington Post suspended reporter Joel Achenbach on Wednesday for what it called “inappropriate workplace conduct” …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Speaking before a Cabinet meeting, Trump said American libel laws were a “sham and a disgrace” and vowed to take a “very, very strong look” at them  —  President Trump  —  said Wednesday he will take a “strong look” at the nation's libel laws following the publication …
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Facebook tests local news feature called Today In across six US cities, combining human curation and AI to surface news, events, and announcements in its app  —  Facebook is vetting local publishers that appear in this section.  —  Facebook wants to make it easier for people to find local news from vetted sources.
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Netflix, Amazon, and major studios sue Dragon Box, alleging it facilitates piracy with its $350 streaming box that offers easy access to illegal movies and TV  —  Netflix and Amazon joined with the major studios on Wednesday in a lawsuit against Dragon Box, as the studios continue their crackdown on streaming devices.
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
Profile of Orb Media, a nonprofit that focuses on international stories for diverse audiences, which publishes stories with global partners  —  “These commons — the air, the water, the soil, our food, our health — these are things we share, and they are deeply linked across countries.
Jaime Fuller / Politico:
Trump-themed podcasts range from a robot voice reading tweets appearing with #Trump, to Slate and WaPo, to shows on Trump's effect on specific issues  —  And you thought cable news was saturated.  —  “Everything that is #Trump is made into a podcast.”  It sounds like an elevator pitch from hell …
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Interview with Singapore Press Holdings deputy CEO Anthony Tan on the impact of Google and Facebook, the importance of cross subsidization, and future plans  —  “In the past one or two years, I've been reminding colleagues that we are not a newspaper company — we are a media company.
 
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New York Times:
The New York Times appoints New York Magazine writer Jada Yuan as its 52 Places correspondent, after receiving 13K+ applications for the role
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
The New Yorker is looking at how it can develop new news and culture products aimed at readers in the UK, Australia, and Canada
Discussion: Digiday, @johngotty and @niemanlab
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The Sun, one of the UK's biggest tabloid newspapers, had a loss of £24M in 2017, due to a tough print ad market and mounting costs from phone hacking scandal
Discussion: The Drum
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
A profile of Ronan Farrow, one of the reporters who helped break the Weinstein story and whom sources say is close to signing a multiyear deal with HBO
Ricardo Lopez / Variety:
The New York Times cancels its TimesTalk event with actor James Franco, citing recent allegations of sexual misconduct made against the actor on social media
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Weekly magazine Sports Illustrated will publish bi-weekly beginning Friday, but will include more long-form stories, more photos, and higher quality paper