Subject: Ronan Farrow speaks; Morley Safer retires; Elizabeth Warren's Twitter war; Page Six gets a TV try-out; Univision's L.A. addition; "Shark Tank" talent
From: CNN's Reliable Sources <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 02:14:30 +0000
List-Id: 47c9040f6ff957a59bd88396emc list <47c9040f6ff957a59bd88396e.161353.list-id.mcsv.net>

By Brian Stelter and the CNNMoney Media team - [email-masked] (mailto:[email-masked])

** Morley Safer retiring
------------------------------------------------------------
Morley Safer, the longest-serving correspondent on "60 Minutes" and a living connection to the newsmagazine's storied history, says he's ready to retire. (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/11/media/morley-safer-60-minutes-retiring/index.html?iid=Lead&mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])  Safer, 84, joined "60" in 1970, just two years after it launched.

Backstory: Safer has slowed down in recent years, partly due to poor health, although he hasn't spoken publicly about any specific ailments. He had one report on "60" this season -- a March profile of the Danish architect Bjarke Ingels.

"Morley and I have been talking about this for the past year," Jeff Fager told me when CBS announced Safer's retirement this afternoon. That's why CBS started producing a career retrospective -- "Morley Safer: A Reporter's Life" -- months ago. It will air this Sunday... (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/11/media/morley-safer-60-minutes-retiring/index.html?iid=Lead&mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Quote of the day
Safer makes this comment on Sunday's special: "I really don’t like being on television... It makes me uneasy. It is not natural to be talking to a piece of machinery. But the money is very good."

-- Speaking of TV's perks: Safer will continue to have an office at CBS, in much the same way Mike Wallace did after retirement.Here's my full story... (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/11/media/morley-safer-60-minutes-retiring/index.html?iid=Lead&mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Ronan Farrow wants the press to press his father
This morning, just a few hours before Woody Allen's new movie "Café Society" opened the Cannes Film Festival,The Hollywood Reporter published a simply stunning essay (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/my-father-woody-allen-danger-892572?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) by Allen's estranged son Ronan Farrow. In it, Farrow suggests Allen is a "predator" and says he believes his sister Dylan, who wrote in 2014 about Allen allegedly touching and sexually assaulting her when she was a young girl.

Ronan stayed pretty quiet at the time, for reasons he explains in the essay. But now he's speaking forcefully and condemning what he calls the media's "dangerous" contribution to a "culture of impunity and silence." He is specifically challenging journalists who shy away from pressing Allen and his movie collaborators in order to protect relationships with powerful P.R. people and preserve access to celebrities.Read the essay here... (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/my-father-woody-allen-danger-892572?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
What Farrow told me
Farrow and I texted today about the reactions to the essay, and I published his comments here. (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/11/media/ronan-farrow-woody-allen/index.html?iid=SF_LN&mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) Highlights:

-- His message for the entertainment journalists at Cannes: "If you're sitting at Hotel du Cap filing a Q+A with Blake Lively that asks who she's wearing but not why she worked with an alleged child molester, it might be time for some soul searching."
-- About today: "The overwhelming support from other journalists says a lot about how far we've come. But the complete lack of tough questions at Cannes as my article is one of the top trends on Twitter shows how far we still have to go."
-- Farrow said THR asked him to write the essay after the mag was "rightly" criticized for sidestepping the sex assault allegations in a recent cover story about Allen. "Their openness to confronting the criticism is a sign of change. It's not fun for me to do, there may be fallout for my own career, but I frankly don't care. Saying yes was the right thing to do. The only thing I could do, ethically."
-- He's working on a story involving sex assault survivors for NBC now...
Notes about today's Farrow essay
--Tonight's THR headline: (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-woody-allen-gets-modest-892747?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])  "Cannes: Woody Allen Gets Modest Standing Ovation at 'Cafe Society' Premiere"
-- Allen's publicly denied these allegations via the NYT in 2014... Read it here... (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/opinion/sunday/woody-allen-speaks-out.html?_r=1&mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
-- Awkward: tonight the L.A. Times published (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-0512-woody-allen-cafe-society-cannes-profile-20160509-snap-story.html?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) Kenneth Turan's interview with Allen... Which has no mention of the controversy... But has an editor's note saying "this interview was conducted before" Farrow's essay came out...
-- THR editor Janice Min will join me on Sunday's "Reliable Sources..."
Road to 2016
Elizabeth Warren's Twitter war with Trump...
...And what it means
Tonight I wrote all about (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/11/politics/donald-trump-elizabeth-warren-twitter-war/index.html?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) Elizabeth Warren's attempt to beat Donald Trump at his own Twitter game. I'm fascinated by it. She's trying to unify Democrats... And provide a playbook for Hillary Clinton and the DNC... Basically, whenever Trump criticizes her, Warren fires right back at him, sometimes twice as hard, almost as crudely as he does.

The strategy: Challenge Trump where he lives (on social media), speak conversationally with blunt words like "loser," and "stand your ground." In a tweet last Friday, she was explicit about this: Trump is a "bully," she said, but he can be defeated "not by tucking tail and running, but by holding your ground." Here's what happened today... (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/11/politics/donald-trump-elizabeth-warren-twitter-war/index.html?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
I can almost taste the Facebook Live traffic
Thursday, noon, Facebook Live: Dana Milbank will eat his words about Trump.

He's going all-in on his promise to eat a newspaper column if Trump became the GOP nominee... On Sunday's show, he told me this will be a "seven-course meal..." And the WashPost is salivating at the prospect of so many FB Live video views.

Tom Kludt notes (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/11/media/dana-milbank-eat-newspaper-donald-trump/index.html?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) that "Stat News published a story today (https://www.statnews.com/2016/05/11/washington-post-dana-milbank-eating-newspaper/?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) detailing the dangers of eating a newspaper (Conclusion: not too risky, though hardly recommended)." Milbank's going to wash it all down with a glass, no, BOTTLE of Trump Wine...
Kelly-Trump interview countdown
Megyn Kelly's interview with Donald Trump was taped a while ago... It'll air in six days... The promos continued today with this People mag interview... (http://www.people.com/article/megyn-kelly-opens-up-about-surviving-donald-trump-attacks?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
· Facebook "trending" update
Not much new to report in the Facebook "trending" stories controversy today... Facebook is working on a response to Senator John Thune's questions... You can get your fill of think-pieces here (https://www.google.com/?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]#q=facebook+trending+stories&safe=off&tbm=nws&tbs=sbd:1) ... On CNN, (https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/730423240032538624?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) I suggested that the old axiom that "sunshine is the best disinfectant"applies in this case... (https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/730423240032538624?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
· Page Six... on TV...
Dylan emails: Page Six, which rightfully describes itself as "the most iconic gossip column" in the nation (or at least New York), is getting a daytime television try-out.

"Page Six TV" will launch in New York, L.A. and other select markets next Wednesday, with ambitions for broader distribution this summer, depending on how the test shows rate. "With 'Page Six TV,' we’ll explore a new medium and grow our reach. It will be a true New York Post product — smart, funny, biting and entertaining, covering the people and topics that make this city, and the world, tick," NY Post publisher Jesse Angelo says...
Next: 4 Disney stories in a row >>>
· Disney stock droops
Disney stock closed down about 4% today, and it's down another half percent in after-hours trading, as a result of the company's weaker-than-expected fiscal Q2 earnings. So this might be the perfect time to readREDEF's latest Original by (http://redef.com/original/disney-as-a-service-why-disney-is-closer-than-ever-to-walts-60-year-old-vision?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) Matthew Ball:He says (http://redef.com/original/disney-as-a-service-why-disney-is-closer-than-ever-to-walts-60-year-old-vision?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) "not only is Disney's future bright, it's closer than ever to fulfilling Walt own vision for the storied 'House of Mouse...'"
· Two more days with Michael
Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan are together for two more days... And regular viewers say there's palpable tension between the two. Ripa is on the cover of this week's People magazine, (http://www.people.com/article/kelly-ripa-talks-michael-strahan-live-exit-people-deserve-respect?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) talking about last month's mess.

Key quote: "I'm not dealing with monsters. I don't think of anybody as a monster or out to get me. But sometimes stability and dependability can be misinterpreted as passive. Like, 'Oh, we don't have to worry about her, she's fine. She's fine.' And I am fine, but I need assurances that we're all going to be fine." I know a lot of women (and men!) in the TV biz who can relate to that quote...
-- Also: Maybe "Live with Kelly and ????" will relocate to L.A.? (People (http://www.people.com/article/kelly-ripa-could-live-come-l-a?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) )
· The Undefeated launches on Tuesday
The Undefeated is finally ready to compete. ESPN's site about the intersection of sports, race and culture will officially launch next Tuesday… The day of the network's upfront presentation… and Ahiza Garcia has a preview here. (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/11/media/espn-the-undefeated-race-sports/index.html?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])  A few of the site's features:

— Spike Lee Lil' Joints" -- a/k/a short sports videos…
— "Show Me the Receipts," fact checking prominent people who claim to have been great athletes in college or high school...
— "You Got 99 Words," a moderated section allowing people to give their take on an issue in... You guessed it... 99 words...
· More time in the "Shark Tank"
I never miss an episode of ABC's "Shark Tank." So I consider this good news: All of the main sharks will be back next season, and so will at least one of the show's "guest sharks," venture capitalist Chris Sacca.

Sacca brought a Silicon Valley founder's mentality to his four appearances on the show this season. Sacca tells me he'll be on "a bunch more" next season, but he's not allowed to specify how many episodes. (Personally, I think he's in line for a full-time spot on the show, but that's just my guess as a viewer.) Here's my full story... (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/11/media/shark-tank-chris-sacca/index.html?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
For the record
-- Recode reports (http://www.recode.net/2016/5/11/11658318/rupert-murdoch-uber-travis-kalanick-investor-money?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) that Rupert Murdoch owns a small piece of Uber... (Recode (http://www.recode.net/2016/5/11/11658318/rupert-murdoch-uber-travis-kalanick-investor-money?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) )

--Mediaite says (http://www.mediaite.com/online/who-has-the-best-twitter-account-in-cable-news-jake-tapper/?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) Jake Tapper "has the best Twitter account in cable news." (Just asking: Is there a runner-up?) (Mediaite (http://www.mediaite.com/online/who-has-the-best-twitter-account-in-cable-news-jake-tapper/?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) )

-- Honestly, this was the most helpful article I read today. "Here's why people are talking about Azealia Banks," by Lisa France... (CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/11/entertainment/azealia-banks-skai-jackson/index.html?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) )

-- Dylan Byers flags this: Univision has launched a new L.A.-based production unit called Univision Story House, which will create programming for both Univision networks and other platforms. First up, two projects for HBO...

-- Michael Bloomberg, through Bloomberg LP, is a big funder of the anti-Brexit campaign... (CNNMoney (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/11/news/brexit-eu-referendum-campaign-finance-bloomberg/index.html?iid=SF_LN&mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) )
· "We regret" multiple errors...
Editor Mark Mooney emails: How many sins are incorporated in this tweet?

>> ‏@TheWrap: "We've removed an erroneous post about a Russell Crowe project based on an unconfirmed, uncredited report from Deadline. We regret the error."

Ooof. This afternoon Crowe tweeted out The Wrap's regurgitated Deadline story and bluntly said it was false...
· Debut of Netflix's first talk show
Brian Lowry stayed up late (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/11/media/chelsea-handler-makes-talk-show-return-on-netflix/index.html?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) to catch the premiere of "Chelsea," Chelsea Handler's new three-day-a-week talk show on Netflix. He... wasn't particularly impressed. (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/11/media/chelsea-handler-makes-talk-show-return-on-netflix/index.html?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])

The chit-chat "was mostly unfocused and banal. And the fact that the series operates without a rigidly fixed running time (the premiere was 37 minutes) merely gave the impression that Handler was free to let her guests ramble, too infrequently interrupting them to throw in the occasional one-liner." But tonight is another night. Read more... (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/11/media/chelsea-handler-makes-talk-show-return-on-netflix/index.html?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
· No one will mistake him for Donald Trump
NBC is beginning to introduce the next host of "The Celebrity Apprentice," Arnold Schwarzenegger... Today the network released this "first poster" for the series... And we'll see more next Monday at NBC's upfront...

** Send us your feedback!
------------------------------------------------------------
If you could change one thing about this newsletter, what would it be? Email your feedback to [email-masked] (mailto:[email-masked]) . We'll be back tomorrow with more media news...
You Might Like
http://stripe.rs-1203-a.com/stripe/redirect?cs_email=[email-masked]&cs_sendid=c7cd359bcf&cs_esp=mailchimp&cs_offset=0&cs_stripeid=2552&mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]

http://stripe.rs-1203-a.com/stripe/redirect?cs_email=[email-masked]&cs_sendid=c7cd359bcf&cs_esp=mailchimp&cs_offset=1&cs_stripeid=2552&mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]

http://stripe.rs-1203-a.com/stripe/redirect?cs_email=[email-masked]&cs_sendid=c7cd359bcf&cs_esp=mailchimp&cs_offset=2&cs_stripeid=2552&mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]
http://branding.rs-1203-a.com/?utm_source=contentstripe&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cnnmoney&utm_content=animatedlogo&mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID]
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Feepurl.com%2Fb1rKW1&mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID] Share (http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Feepurl.com%2Fb1rKW1&mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Ronan+Farrow+speaks%3B+Morley+Safer+retires%3B+Elizabeth+Warren%27s+Twitter+war%3B+%C2%A0Page+Six+gets+a+TV+try-out%3B+Univision%27s+L.A.+addition%3B+%22Shark+Tank%22+talent:&mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID] http%3A%2F%2Feepurl.com%2Fb1rKW1 Tweet (http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Ronan+Farrow+speaks%3B+Morley+Safer+retires%3B+Elizabeth+Warren%27s+Twitter+war%3B+%C2%A0Page+Six+gets+a+TV+try-out%3B+Univision%27s+L.A.+addition%3B+%22Shark+Tank%22+talent:&mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID] http%3A%2F%2Feepurl.com%2Fb1rKW1)
http://us11.forward-to-friend2.com/forward?u=47c9040f6ff957a59bd88396e&id=c7cd359bcf&e=80754425eb Forward (http://us11.forward-to-friend2.com/forward?u=47c9040f6ff957a59bd88396e&id=c7cd359bcf&e=80754425eb)
Subscribe to Reliable Sources (http://cnn.us11.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=47c9040f6ff957a59bd88396e&id=e95cdc16a9&mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Get Reliable Sources, a comprehensive summary of the most important media news, delivered to your inbox every afternoon.

============================================================

Tips, thoughts or questions are always welcome at
** [email-masked] (mailto:[email-masked])
.
® © 2016 Cable News Network, Inc.
A Time Warner Company.  All Rights Reserved.
You are receiving this message because you subscribed to
CNNMoney's "Reliable Sources" newsletter.

Our mailing address is:
Cable News Network, Inc.
Attention: Privacy Policy Coordinator
One CNN Center, 13 North
Atlanta, GA 30303

** unsubscribe from this list (http://cnn.us11.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=47c9040f6ff957a59bd88396e&id=e95cdc16a9&e=80754425eb&c=c7cd359bcf)
** update subscription preferences (http://cnn.us11.list-manage.com/profile?u=47c9040f6ff957a59bd88396e&id=e95cdc16a9&e=80754425eb)

** Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cnnmoney?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
** Twitter (https://twitter.com/cnnreliable?mc_cid=c7cd359bcf&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Reliable Sources

** View this email in your browser (http://us11.campaign-archive2.com/?u=47c9040f6ff957a59bd88396e&id=c7cd359bcf&e=80754425eb)