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The Daily Beast’s bombshell on NBC News’ alleged internal efforts to kill Ronan Farrow’s expose on Harvey Weinstein is “only the beginning” of their reporting on the network’s misconduct problems, a source told Mediaite.

The mood at NBC News was one of surprise at the Beast’s new report on Farrow, with some relieved it was not the devastating story they expected, one network source said. That optimism might be misplaced: Mediaite learned the Daily Beast has spoken to close to 100 sources at NBC News for a broader report on misconduct at the network that has been in the works for months.

“There’s more to come,” a source with knowledge of the Daily Beast’s reporting told Mediaite after the release of its story on Thursday. “A lot more.”

Mediaite reported earlier this month that the Daily Beast was working on a major investigation into sexual harassment and misconduct at NBC News, that had execs at the network panicked.

On Thursday night, the Daily Beast reported that NBC News’ general counsel Susan Weiner had called Farrow and threatened to smear him — after he had left the network and brought his Weinstein investigation to the New Yorker — if he continued to pursue his reporting.

https://www.mediaite.com/online/only-the-beginning-daily-beast-has-a-lot-more-reporting-to-come-on-nbc-news/