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Activists at University of Missouri block freelance ESPN journalist from public space on campus, raising issues of respect vs. press freedom — As Missouri Activists Block Journalists, a Divide Over ‘Respect’ and Rights — A video that showed University of Missouri protesters restricting …
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Woman calling for “Muscle” to block reporter from Mizzou demonstrations is Melissa Click, a Professor of Mass Media — Woman Calling for “Muscle” To Block Reporter From Mizzou Demonstrations Is a Professor of Mass Media — A professor of Mass Media at the University of Missouri …
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Storyful founder Mark Little joins Twitter as vice president of media for Europe and Africa — Twitter hires Storyful founder for senior international role — Mark Little, who set up News Corp owned social news agency, takes up role as vice president of media for Europe and Africa
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Medium launches new series You Tell Me, soliciting responses to encourage conversations — Meet “dialogue,” the new front in the Internet commenting wars — Internet comments have a pretty terrible reputation these days, and every couple of weeks or so we see another news site drop them.
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UVA fraternity Phi Kappa Psi sues Rolling Stone for $25M for “A Rape on Campus” story — U-Va. fraternity files $25 million lawsuit against Rolling Stone — The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity chapter at the University of Virginia filed a $25 million lawsuit Monday against Rolling Stone magazine …
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Discovery Communications and Liberty Global, both owned by John Malone, each take 3.4% stake in film studio Lionsgate for an undisclosed price — Lionsgate Sells Another Stake to John Malone — Lionsgate has reached a deal in principle for Discovery Communications and Liberty Global …
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Egyptian investigative journalist Hossam Bahgat released from military prosecution custody — Egyptian investigative journalist Hossam Bahgat released from military prosecution custody — Egyptian investigative journalist and human rights activist Hossam Bahgat was released from the custody …
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Instagram, Tumblr, and YouTube help lift a new generation of poets onto bestseller lists — Web Poets' Society: New Breed Succeeds in Taking Verse Viral — On a recent Friday night, Tyler Knott Gregson, a blond, tattooed poet from Montana, took the stage at a Manhattan bookstore and beamed …


Tribune Media's Q3 income is $27.9M, down from $38M in Q3 2014 — Tribune Media's TV and Digital Revenues Tick Up - But Not Enough for Wall Street — Tribune Media fell shy of Wall Street's revenue expectations in the third quarter of 2015, despite positive momentum from both TV and digital divisions …
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Belgian court orders Facebook to stop tracking non-registered users within 48 hours, or risk a fine of $269K a day; company says it will appeal — Belgian court gives Facebook 48 hours to stop tracking Internet users — A Belgian court on Monday gave Facebook 48 hours to stop tracking Internet users …
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Tech Times, The Next Web, BBC and VentureBeat


US pay-TV providers lost 357K subscribers in Q3, more than double the Q3 2014 loss but less than the 605K loss in Q2 2015 — The Cord-Cutting Verdict for Pay TV — The cord-cutting results are in. But there will be plenty of debate about what the data means.


ITV revenue up 13% YoY to £2.3B in first nine months, ad revenues surged 8% in Q3 from Rugby World Cup coverage — ITV enjoys ad revenue surge from Rugby World Cup coverage — Broadcaster reports 8% increase in third quarter with year-on-year figures rising 13% in first nine months to £2.3bn
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