Advertisers are walking away from Bill O’Reilly and Fox News following a New York Times report indicated more than $13 million had been paid out to those accusing him of sexual harassment. One year after Roger Ailes left the cable network following similar accusations, what’s ahead for O’Reilly?
Emily Steel & Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times: “Bill O’Reilly thrives at Fox News, even as harassment settlements add up”
Emily Steel & Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times: “More trouble at Fox News: Ailes faces new sexual claims and O’Reilly loses two advertisers”
Emily Steel & Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times: “O’Reilly show loses more advertisers over sexual harassment claims”
Dylan Byers, CNN Money: “At Fox News, fear and silence amid O’Reilly controversy”
Brian Flood, The Wrap: “Julie Roginsky returns to Fox News day after filing sexual harassment lawsuit”
Gabriel Sherman, New Yorker: “Third black employee sues Fox News for racial discrimination”
Michael Calderone, Huffington Post: “Bill O’Reilly stays silent on his sexual harassment scandal”
Emily Peck and Michael Calderone, Huffington Post: “Fox News and Bill O”Reilly are out of excuses”
James Warren, Poynter: “The cases for keeping – or canning – Bill O’Reilly”
WUTC Radio reporter fired
Cari Wade Gervin, Nashville Scene: “Did legislators get a public radio reporter fired?”
Erik Schelzig, Associated Press: “NPR raises concerns about firing of Tennessee reporter”
Adam Rugeusea, Columbia Journalism Review: "Why public broadcasters need editorial freedom from their overlords"
Chas Sisk, WKNO-FM: “Republican lawmakers say they didn’t push for Chattanooga reporter to be fired”
April Eidson, Chattanoogan.com: “Thank you, Jacqui Herbert – and response”
Cari Wade Gervin, Nashville Scene: “Public Radio reporter suing UTC over firing”
NPR: “Statement from NPR’s Michael Oreskes and Mark Memmott on WUTC”
Jacqui Helbert, WUTC: “Gay-Straight Alliance students visit their lawmakers to discuss ‘Bathroom Bill’” (Internet archive)
Campaign to protect journalism in Chattanooga
Changing libel laws?
David Jackson, USA Today: “Trump invokes changing libel laws in feud with New York Times”
Jacob Sullum, Reason.com: “Trump wants to ‘change libel laws’ so that truth his no defense”
Paige Lavender, Huffington Post: “Donald Trump revives call to ‘change libel laws’”
Jill Colvin, Associated Press: “Trump revives threat to change libel laws”
Kaitlan Collins, Daily Caller: “Trump wants to change libel laws to fight New York Times”
Adam Liptak, New York Times: “Can Trump change libel laws?”
Rick Edmonds, Poynter: “’Important political news’ is a casualty of the Trump-media feud, new Pew Research survey finds”
Online privacy repealed
Brian X. Chen, New York Times: “What the repeal of online privacy protections means for you”
Alina Selyukh, NPR: “As Congress repeals internet privacy rules, putting your options in perspective”
Elaine Ou, Bloomberg: “After Congress’ repeal, only public outrage defends internet policy”
Russell Brandom, The Verge: “Losing the ISP privacy fight is only the beginning”
Art Brodsky, Los Angeles Times: “The open internet is at risk again”
Tali Arbel, Allentown Morning Call: “Fast Facts” Who gets to see what you do online?”
A critique from inside
Kerry Myers, Columbia Journalism Review: “What I learned about journalism after 27 years in prison”
Talking turkey at the top of the newscast
Rob Elgas, WLS-TV: “Wild turkey flies through windshield in Indiana for the 2nd time in 2 days”
Rob Elgas, WLS-TV: “Man describes terrifying crash with 30 lb. wild turkey in Indiana”
Eric Zorn, Chicago Tribune: “Bird-brain decision degrades local TV newscast”
