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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
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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Dino-Ray Ramos / Deadline:
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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New York Times, Page Six, The Hill, Salon, The Hill, The Week, The Daily Beast, living room pundit, @vanityfair, The Guardian, Fox News, @bemidji4bernie and Vanity Fair
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
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,” …
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
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.
Nick Turner / Bloomberg:
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
Bloomberg:
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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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
In email to WSJ's top officers, 53 members of WSJ's China staff urge the paper to apologize for “sick man” headline that led China to expel three WSJ reporters
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@stegersaurus, @greta, The Nation, New York Times, @yuanfenyang, @jbarro, @baseballcrank, @joshuahol, @tomfitton, @jeff_jacoby, @ron_fournier, @mariancw, @bgrueskin, @macaesbruno and Talking Biz News
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
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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Talking Biz News, @kerrymflynn and @bristei
Mark Di Stefano / Financial Times:
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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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
In the “Trump Unbound” era, media should abandon its phony fairness that gives “both sides” of an argument equal time, regardless of their truth or merit — When Donald Trump was elected, the media spent months figuring out how to cover a far-from-ordinary presidency.
Sahil Patel / Wall Street Journal:
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
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Filing: The Sun recorded a loss of £68M for the 12 months ending July 2019, after spending £54M on legal fees and damages related to the phone hacking scandal — Accounts show parent firm still spending an eighth of revenue dealing with phone hacking
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CityAM, @maynereport, @maynereport, @thehumphreyker, @hackinginquiry, @hackedoffhugh, @jeffjarvis, @jimwaterson and @arusbridger
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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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Broadcasting & Cable and @benioff
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Inside the final days of HQ Trivia: an acquisition offer from media company Whistle died abruptly amid extreme animosity between founders, staff, and management — The app was America's favorite gameshow until a toxic culture and co-founder feuding drove it off the air. Now, the CEO wants to bring it back.
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