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PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 14 March 2018
Network for misconduct victims

wants to make newsrooms safer

By DAVID BAUDER
AP Media Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — A sup-
port network for victims
of sexual misconduct in
newsrooms has appoint-
ed an advisory board
that includes CNN's Jake
Tapper and PBS' Judy
Woodruff and wants to
fund a study to give news
organizations specific
ideas on keeping women
safer.
The group Press Forward
In this Dec. 9, 2016 file photo, Madonna attends the 11th An- launched a website Tues- This combination photo shows CNN News anchor Jake Tapper
nual Billboard Women in Music honors in New York. day and was hosting a at the Turner Network 2017 Upfront presentation on May 17,
Associated Press panel discussion at the 2017, in New York, left, and Judy Woodruff at the 2013 Cour-
age in Journalism and Lifetime Achievement Awards on Oct.
Madonna to direct National Press Club in 23, 2013 in New York. Associated Press
Washington that includ-

film on dancer ed Tapper, Woodruff and together with people with- way for newsroom man-
former ABC "Nightline"
host Ted Koppel.
in the industry and outside
agers to be trained.
Michaela DePrince's life The group of sexual mis- the industry to create safer Even after the firings of
environments for women.
prominent journalists for
conduct victims in jour-
nalism came together ... We sort of feel like the misconduct issues, Bur-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ma- Joburg Ballet and also ap- late last year following system failed in so many gess said Press Forward
donna is pirouetting back peared in Beyonce's "Lem- stories that led to the fir- ways." members still heard regu-
into the director's chair. onade." ings of well-known figures Rule one: "Don't be a jerk." larly from young journal-
MGM Motion Picture Madonna has directed including Matt Lauer of Burgess said it was impor- ists concerned about
Group president Jonathan two previous features: The "Today," Charlie Rose of tant for newsroom leaders what they'd experienced
Glickman says Tuesday 2008 comedy "Filth and "CBS This Morning" and not to feel threatened by and their fear of retalia-
that the pop music icon Wisdom" and the Wallis NBC News' Mark Hal- Press Forward. "The only tion if they reported any-
will direct a film based on Simpson drama "W.E." She perin. way to do this is to be col- thing.
ballet dancer Michaela is also working on a film ad- Now they want to go laborative," she said. "We "You have all of these
DePrince's memoir "Taking aptation of the novel "The beyond providing each want to work with news- amazing women who
Flight: From War Orphan to Impossible Lives of Greta other support. rooms and victims and ex- could have been the
Star Ballerina." Wells." "There is so much that we perts." next Judy Woodruff or
DePrince overcame a No cast or release date is want to do," said Dianna The study will let experts Katie Couric who left the
childhood in war-stricken set for "Taking Flight," but Burgess, a former "Night- weigh in on the best steps business because of their
Sierra Leone to become a "Fresh Off the Boat" writer line" producer who is one news organizations can experience," said Eleanor
world class ballerina. Camilla Blackett will pen of the group's organizers. take to create safe envi- McManus, another Press
She made her debut at the screenplay.q "We really want to work ronments, and the best Forward member. q
age 17 in South Africa's

CBS says work needed on before

Stormy Daniels interview airs

NEW YORK (AP) — The anie Clifford, last week tween Anderson Cooper
head of CBS News said tweeted a picture of him- and (Clifford) was accom-
Tuesday that a "60 Min- self, Clifford and CBS inter- panied also by conversa-
utes" interview with adult viewer Anderson Cooper. tions with attorneys, docu-
film star Stormy Daniels is No air date has been set ments were provided, and
on its way but that more for the interview. so we have to run all that
journalistic work needs to Rhodes, in remarks re- down before it runs."
be done on the story. ported by Variety, said he Trump's attorney, Michael
News President David could not imagine what Cohen, has not immedi-
Rhodes' statement at a the basis would be for any ately returned messages
conference in Israel Tues- legal action by Trump's for comment.
day was the first time CBS team to prevent the inter- The actress has sought to In this Feb. 10, 2008 file photo, adult film star Stormy Daniels ar-
publicly confirmed it had view from airing. BuzzFeed invalidate a nondisclosure rives at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
interviewed Daniels, who had reported that Trump's agreement under which Associated Press
has alleged an extra- lawyers were considering she was paid $130,000 not situation. "hush agreement" that was
marital affair with Donald seeking an injunction to to give details of her en- Clifford filed a lawsuit in signed days before the
Trump before he became stop it. "I haven't seen such counters with Trump. Clif- Los Angeles last week that 2016 presidential election
president. Trump has de- an injunction, and I can't ford said Monday that she sought to invalidate the is legally invalid because
nied this. Michael Avenat- imagine what the basis for has offered to repay the agreement so she could it was only signed by Clif-
ti, lawyer for the actress, that would be," Rhodes money as long as she can "set the record straight." ford and Cohen and not
whose real name is Steph- said. "The encounter be- speak openly about the The lawsuit claimed the by Trump.q