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12:20 PM 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 Wednesday 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.
Los Angeles Times:
Five women accuse James Franco of inappropriate or sexually exploitative behavior during film shoots  —  It should have been a pure moment of triumph for James Franco.  He collected one of Hollywood's top prizes at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, validating an untraditional career …
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.’
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” …
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.
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 …
Joshua Oliver / Columbia Journalism Review:
Study of 32 journalism schools in US and Canada finds only half offer cybersecurity training, and less than a quarter make it mandatory  —  Toward the end of a long workday, one last email dropped into Jawar Mohammed's inbox.  It looked like a news tip, forwarded from an Ethiopian radio station.
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Max Willens / Digiday:
Quartz to offer five short-run newsletters tied to major events like SXSW, says short-term nature and narrow scope lead to higher than average open rates  —  Quartz knows that the best place to reach its audience is their inboxes, so it's acting accordingly in 2018.
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.
 
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