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Ex-TV host Charlie Rose settles sexual harassment lawsuit years after his #MeToo-era ouster
Read full article: Ex-TV host Charlie Rose settles sexual harassment lawsuit years after his #MeToo-era ousterFormer TV host Charlie Rose has resolved a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by three women in the wake of his #MeToo-era ouster from CBS News in 2017 and the cancellation of his long-running, eponymous PBS talk show.
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In memoir, Katie Couric writes of feeling betrayed by Lauer
Read full article: In memoir, Katie Couric writes of feeling betrayed by LauerKatie Couric, in a new memoir called āGoing There,ā writes of feeling betrayed by Matt Lauer following the sexual misconduct accusations that led to his firing at the āToday" show in 2017.
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On TV, 9/11 was last huge story for āBig 3ā network anchors
Read full article: On TV, 9/11 was last huge story for āBig 3ā network anchorsMillions of Americans were guided through the horror of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by one of three men on television news ā Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings and Dan Rather.
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No apology: Tavis Smiley makes comeback bid after PBS firing
Read full article: No apology: Tavis Smiley makes comeback bid after PBS firingThree years after workplace misconduct allegations cost veteran TV and radio talk-show host Tavis Smiley his job and a national forum, heās ending his silence.
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For grateful NBC, Savannah Guthrie changes the subject
Read full article: For grateful NBC, Savannah Guthrie changes the subjectModerator Savannah Guthrie speaks during an NBC News Town Hall with President Donald Trump at Perez Art Museum Miami, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)NEW YORK ā Savannah Guthrie did more than just display her journalistic chops at NBC News' town hall with President Donald Trump. As host of the āTodayā show, Guthrie knows the importance of time and how to stop an interview subject from filibustering. āThe biggest challenge with President Trump is that itās never a linear conversation,ā Swan said. āWhy does anyone take Savannah Guthrie seriously?ā tweeted conservative talk show host Buck Sexton.
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Lauer says Ronan Farrow's work on him was shoddy and biased
Read full article: Lauer says Ronan Farrow's work on him was shoddy and biasedNEW YORK ā Matt Lauer accused author Ronan Farrow on Tuesday of shoddy and biased journalism in his book āCatch and Killā that included what Lauer says is a false accusation that the former āTodayā show host raped a co-worker. Lauer, similarly, said Farrow had not corroborated several specific accusations against him in the 2019 book, āCatch and Kill.āNBC fired Lauer in 2017 for an inappropriate relationship with a co-worker. In Farrow's book, that former co-worker, Brooke Nevils, said Lauer raped her in a Sochi hotel room during the 2014 Winter Olympics. Farrow tweeted a brief response to Lauer's lengthy piece: āAll I'll say on this is that Matt Lauer is just wrong. āCatch and Killā was thoroughly reported and fact-checked, including with Matt Lauer himself.āFarrow's publisher, Little, Brown and Co., said it fully supported the author.

NBC News Digital staff announces plan to unionize
Read full article: NBC News Digital staff announces plan to unionizeOn Tuesday, NBC News laid off about a dozen staffers while sunsetting its digital video studio "NBC Left Field." The New York Times, which first reported the union plans, wrote that NBC News digital employees uncovered pay disparities between white men and women and minorities after creating an anonymous spreadsheet of salaries. The union includes about 150 editorial employees at NBCNews.com, Today.com, Stay Tuned, MSNBC.com and online streaming network NBC News Now. We welcome this dialogue from within our digital organization, and any constructive conversation aimed at building the future of NBC News Digital and ensuring that we're the best we can be. NBC News Digital unionized through the News Guild, which also represents employees at BuzzFeed News, Ziff Davis and Quartz, among other publications.

NBCUniversal says sexual harassment victims can speak out
Read full article: NBCUniversal says sexual harassment victims can speak outFormer NBC News employees who signed nondisclosure agreements can come forward with their stories of sexual harassment at the network, NBCUniversal said in a statement. The statement was first reported by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, who read it on air. "Any former NBC News employee who believes that they cannot disclose their experience with sexual harassment as a result of a confidentiality or non-disparagement provision in their separation agreement should contact NBCUniversal and we will release them from that perceived obligation," the statement reads. Maddow read the statement before interviewing Ronan Farrow, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has reported on sexual misconduct in the media industry. Lauer has denied the accusations of rape, saying the sexual encounters he had were consensual.

Former NBC staffer accuses Matt Lauer of rape in book
Read full article: Former NBC staffer accuses Matt Lauer of rape in book(CNN) - When NBC News fired Matt Lauer two years ago, the network said an employee accused him of "inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace." NBC News responded by saying, in a statement, "Matt Lauer's conduct was appalling, horrific and reprehensible, as we said at the time. Nevils told Farrow in an interview that the rape occurred while she was in Sochi, Russia, covering the 2014 Winter Olympics. Lauer invited her up to his room but, according to Farrow, Nevils said she "had no reason to suspect Lauer would be anything but friendly based on prior experience." Nevils told Farrow that once in the room, Lauer forced himself on her and raped her.