| | | | | Chris Wallace's big night | | I'm flying to Vegas now for Wednesday's debate. Dylan Byers is already there. He emails: Chris Wallace is about become the first Fox News host ever to moderate a presidential debate.
The presence of any Fox personality on the stage, even one with Wallace's sterling reputation, would normally be cause for controversy and complaint among progressives who view anyone with the Fox imprimatur as inherently biased. (And there has been some of that.) But in 2016, when the GOP nominee is at war with his own party and Fox is a network in transition, it's significantly more complicated. Here's Dylan's full story... | | | Jay Wallace, Fox's EVP in charge of news, tells Michael Grynbaum: "With Chris Wallace at the debate, it's really showing that the hard work we've put into the news product over the years, when no one was paying attention to us, has really paid off." Grynbaum notes that Fox has been "relentlessly promoting" the debate, with Wallace's photo in the corner of the screen.. | | | Check out these Hannity quotes... | | Grynbaum also interviewed Sean Hannity, who hints at some resentment over Rupert Murdoch's new enthusiasm for the news side of Fox. Or at these jabs specifically at Megyn Kelly?
-- "My bosses have only given me nothing but support and appreciation for the high ratings I get. As far as my colleagues? I don't mean this to be disrespectful, but I don't care what they think. They've got their role, and I've got mine."
-- As he headed out to host "Hannity:" "This is the spice! We're getting back to the spicy part of the network, the one that pays the bills. No one wants to talk about that part." | | | "We cannot be silent anymore" | | | People writer who accused Trump of assault speaks | | Frank Pallotta reports: Natasha Stoynoff, the People mag reporter who accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her while she was writing an article about him and his wife Melania, is speaking out about her story and the criticism she has gotten since it was published. "Women are talking about this, and they need to," she told the mag... "We cannot be silent anymore. I didn't tell my story for politics, I told it for women."
People ID'ed six witnesses -- colleagues and close friends of Stoynoff's -- who have come forward to corroborate her account in various ways. Details here... | | | Fact-checking Trump's voter fraud falsehoods | | I second what NYT's Michael Barbaro tweeted Tuesday afternoon: "Cable should give as prominent play to dispelling/fact-checking 'rigged' claims as they do to promoting them, since there is zero evidence."
I don't think covering Trump's statements automatically equates to "promoting them," but the more fact-checking, the better… Including in on-screen graphics… Predicting a "stolen" election is a particularly pernicious lie and needs aggressive push-back… | | | MSNBC's Phil Griffin writes in a memo: "I'm pleased to announce Ali Velshi joins MSNBC beginning tomorrow… Ali's sharp economic analysis will be a valuable asset…" Velshi will be a reporter and analyst across the schedule, and he'll probably enter the anchor rotation down the road… | | | Surprise: Jim Rich out at NYDN | | Mark Mooney emails: Jim Rich is leaving the NY Daily News, and the tabloid is naming is fifth EIC in the last ten years. Mort Zuckerman's surprise announcement named longtime editor Arthur Browne as the new EIC.
Browne has been with the paper, except for a brief departure, since he was a copy boy in 1973. In recent years he has been the paper's editorial page editor. Perhaps more significantly, Zuckerman appointed his nephew Eric Gertler to be co-chairman and co-publisher. Gertler has been general counsel for the paper... | | | Netflix's "structural damage?" | | Netflix stock soared 19% on Tuesday thanks to its explosive Q3 earnings. CNBC says this was the stock's single best day since 2013.
But if you read all about the Q3 earnings, you should also read Shira Ovide's skeptical look. She says "a shiny coat of paint can't hide the structural damage in the house of Netflix..." | | | Recode's Peter Kafka just published this scoop: "Snapchat wants to stop sharing ad revenue with its media partners..." Proposing a flat upfront license fee instead... Giving the company "full control over its ad inventory as it gears up for a public offering..." | | -- Spotted on the way to Vegas: Time slot rivals Brooke Baldwin and Kate Snow seated in the same row. And I'm sitting next to Joy Reid...
-- Via Dylan Byers: Jerry Falwell, Jr. has axed an anti-Trump story from Liberty U's student newspaper… (The Daily Beast)
-- Fully 33% of pro-Trump tweets are generated by bots... For Clinton, it's about 22%... (CNNMoney)
-- Congratulations to this year's B&C Hall of Fame inductees, including Jay Sures, Kevin Reilly, Stuart Sucherman, and Jeff Wachtel... Here's a wrap-up of Tuesday night's gala... (B&C)
-- "A major shuffling of the leadership deck has come to Time Inc. Sue D'Emic is replacing Jeff Bairstow as executive vp and CFO and three other execs are taking on additional duties..." (FishbowlNY)
-- Sandra Gonzalez has an exclusive sneak peek at Wednesday's episode of "Chelsea..." An all-female dinner party with director Ava DuVernay, Hilary Swank, Connie Britton and Miss USA Deshauna Barber... (CNN) | | | New Establishment summit is underway | | | VF's New Establishment Summit began Tuesday night, and it'll continue through Thursday... The mag will be live-streaming Wednesday's session on its web site... And on Yahoo Finance... | | | Nothing new on Billy Bush | | Matt Lauer read NBC's statement about Billy Bush's exit on the "Today" show Tuesday morning. Bush had no new comment on Tuesday and it appears he won't be giving interviews until after the election...
-- Page Six's latest: "NBC is losing a ton of money by firing its top talent." Check out the illustration... Stacks of money next to Bush, Ann Curry, and Josh Elliott...
-- What about Andy Cohen? Radar says he's gunning for the 9am gig... | | | 20 days till Election Day | | | | Michael Moore releasing "surprise" Trump doc | | Deadline's Anthony D'Alessandro writes: "Michael Moore has his own October Surprise: He made a movie about Donald Trump, which the filmmaker is self-distributing this weekend..." Moore is holding a Tuesday night premiere at IFC Center... Arranging screenings in NYC and LA... And making the doc available on iTunes. It is based on a one-man show he performed in Ohio recently...
-- Jon Dube (who snapped the above pic) tweets from the premiere: "Crowd laughing non-stop throughout..."
-- Steven Zeitchik: "Michael Moore says he's been writing #Trumpland for better part of last year, started filming 11 days ago and finished at 7am this morning..." | | It's been nearly a week, and Trump has yet to file a lawsuit against the NYT, the Palm Beach Post, or any other news outlet that has drawn his ire. Last week several Trump aides said lawyers were "drafting" the suits...
— Related: Missed this yesterday: NYT general counsel David McCraw describes the reactions to his now-famous response to Trump… | | | Trump says Fox "hasn't been great" | | | A snippet from Carl Cameron's interview with Trump Monday night: "You keep saying that the media is collectively working against you. Do you think we are part of a global conspiracy really? I mean honestly, a global conspiracy?" Trump: "Fox hasn't been great. But the others have been really bad. Yeah…" | | | Day in the life of Scottie Nell Hughes | | | Olivia Nuzzi has a profile of Scottie Nell Hughes coming out in GQ -- online Wednesday morning. Nuzzi writes: "Though her work for CNN is technically a part time gig, the effort she puts in can be consuming... She prepares extensive notes and rehearses for every appearance she makes, even if it's just a few minutes long..." | | | Guess which candidate Vogue just endorsed | | | Not Trump. Vogue says it is making this first-ever endorsement "given the profound stakes" of the election "and the history that stands to be made..." | | -- Strangest story of the day: Discovery says the footage of the TLC reality show "7 Little Johnstons" has "become a 'hostage' in a fight with the producer," and now the show is in "legal purgatory," THR reports… (THR)
-- "Relativity Media has filed a lawsuit charging that Netflix breached its agreement to stream the mini-studio's films and did so much damage that it undermined Relativity's financial underpinnings — forcing the company to put itself up for sale..." (Variety)
-- Sandra Gonzalez reports: "Leonardo DiCaprio says he's working with authorities to return any funds or donations to his charity that may have ties to a multibillion-dollar Malaysian embezzlement case..." (CNNMoney)
-- Chloe Melas reports: Kerry Washington welcomed her second child, a baby boy, on October 5. The actress managed to keep the news a secret until Tuesday… (CNN) | | | Meet the creator of "This Is Us" | | | Me and Jamie are obsessed with NBC's "This Is Us." One of our favorite new shows in years. Sandra Gonzalez feels the same way -- she says she can't stop talking about the drama -- so she talked with the creator all about it... Read her story here! | | | FX orders season three of "American Crime Story" | | We already knew that season two of "American Crime Story" would deal with Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Now we know there will also be a season three — and it will "center on the tragic murder of famed fashion designer Gianni Versace." Deadline broke the news. Here's Sandra Gonzalez's full story…
— Season three will be based on the book "Vulgar Favors" by Maureen Orth… | | | For the record, part three | | | By Lisa France. Yes, all of them!
-- The Nobel Prize Committee has stopped knock, knock, knocking on Bob Dylan's door. The iconic songwriter hasn't responded to the Swedish Academy's attempts to reach him regarding his being the prestigious award. He's such a rebel!
-- The nominees for the 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. Fans get to vote on whether artists like Tupac Shakur, Pearl Jam, Journey, and Yes will make the cut…
-- Legendary rocker Chuck Berry turned 90 Tuesday and gave us all a gift: he's releasing a new album…
-- Kim Kardashian is still MIA after that robbery, but her assistant has offered an update of sorts…
-- Actress Amber Tamblyn said Trump's vile words about women inspired her to share her harrowing tale of being assaulted by an ex. That's why some folks have been scratching their heads about the fact that she dressed as Trump to perform "I Wanna Sex You Up" on Spike Yv's "Lip Sync Battle." The show's executive producer has explained…
-- Superstar singer Ciara is willing to share her story to inspire other women... | | Catch up on Sunday's show... | | And tell us what you think! | | | What do you like about this newsletter? What do you dislike? Send your feedback to reliablesources@cnn.com. We appreciate every email... And we'll be back tomorrow... | | | Get Reliable Sources, a comprehensive summary of the most important media news, delivered to your inbox every afternoon. | | | | | |
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