Media

Commerce Secretary Ross Under Scrutiny For Business Link To Russia

11:15am November 06, 2017

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Jon Swaine of The Guardian about leaked documents that show Wilbur Ross reportedly retained investments in a shipping firm with ties to Vladimir Putin's son-in-law.

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National

NPR's Sexual Harassment Scandal

8:06am November 05, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Top NPR News executive Mike Oreskes was forced out after allegations of sexual harassment. NPR CEO Jarl Mohn is under fire.

Netflix also says it will not complete post-production work on the film Gore, which Kevin Spacey produced and starred in.

National

Netflix Dumps Kevin Spacey From 'House Of Cards' Amid Harassment Complaints

1:33pm November 04, 2017

by Barbara Campbell

The company had first said it would cancel the series after the 2018 season, then suspended filming of those episodes and now has fired Spacey.

LAist Editor: Gothamist Network Closings Were Political, Not Financial

5:54pm November 03, 2017

Owner Joe Ricketts on Thursday closed local news sites that are part of the Gothamist network. Ari Shapiro talks to Julia Wick who, until Thursday, had been editor-in-chief of LAist.

National

NPR Management Under Fire Over Sexual Harassment Scandal

5:40pm November 03, 2017

by David Folkenflik

NPR is struggling in the aftermath of a sexual harassment scandal that forced out former news boss Mike Oreskes.

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Tensions Build In NPR Newsroom Over Handling Of Sexual Harassment Allegations

5:12pm November 03, 2017

NPR CEO Jarl Mohn holds all-staff meeting to address newsroom tensions over handling of sexual harassment episodes that led to a top news executive's resignation. All Things Considered Host Mary Louise Kelly talks to NPR Media Correspondent David Folkenflik.

Politics & Government

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

3:11pm November 03, 2017

A terror attack in New York, arrests in the Russia investigation and an uplifting win for Houston.

Joe Ricketts, the billionaire founder of TD Ameritrade, announced Thursday that he had shut down DNAinfo and the Gothamist network.

National

Billionaire Owner Shuts Down DNAinfo, Gothamist Sites A Week After Workers Unionize

2:58pm November 03, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Joe Ricketts, TD Ameritrade founder and Chicago Cubs owner, created DNAinfo in 2009 to cover neighborhood news in New York and Chicago. "But DNAinfo is, at the end of the day, a business," he wrote.

Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah Mercer attend the 2017 TIME 100 Gala. He announced that he is stepping down from the hedge fund he co-heads and is selling his stake in Breitbart News to his daughters.

Billionaire Investor Robert Mercer To Step Down From Firm, Selling Stake In Breitbart

5:29pm November 02, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

Robert Mercer, co-CEO of Renaissance Technologies and a major conservative donor, had brought attention to his firm. He is resigning amid reports that other company executives chafed at the scrutiny.

Facebook, Google And Twitter Executives Testify To Senate Select Intel Committee On Preventing Foreign Interference In Elections

Politics & Government

Facebook Has Commented On An Election You Voted In. Be The First To Like It.

2:56pm November 02, 2017

One year ago, Mark Zuckerberg said it was a "pretty crazy idea" that Facebook might have influenced the presidential election. He's had a change of heart.