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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Donald Trump will skip Fox News debate on Thursday — Rewriting the book of campaign rules once more, Donald Trump is skipping Thursday's GOP debate and attacking the Fox News Channel. Instead of attending the debate, “We'll have an event here in Iowa, with potentially another network …
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Reuters:
Sources: Apple building paywall system to let publishers offer subscription content through the News app — Apple plans to offer subscription content through News app — Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is working to make subscription content available through its News app, giving publishers with paywalls …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google brings real-time responses from presidential candidates to search results in an experimental feature rolled out in partnership with the Fox News Channel — Google Takes On Twitter By Integrating Real-Time Responses From Presidential Candidates Into Search Results
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
BuzzFeed sued by British news agency Central European News and Michael Leidig for defamation because of story questioning CEN's veracity — BuzzFeed Hit With $11 Million Defamation Lawsuit by Viral News Agency — Michael Leidig and Central European News sue over a piece titled “The King of Bullsh*t News.”
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Knight News Challenge to give a total of $3.2M to 17 projects that use data to track police misconduct, improve the FOIA process, and more — Knight News Challenge winners focus on data and transparency — The Knight Foundation just announced the latest round of winners in the Knight News Challenge …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Microsoft launches Bing-powered iOS news app, News Pro, and personalizes interests by using Facebook and LinkedIn sign-ins — Microsoft Launches A Bing-Powered News App For iOS Devices, News Pro — Microsoft today unveiled yet another application aimed at iOS users …
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Business Wire:
Nexstar Broadcasting Group Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Media General for $4.6 Billion in Accretive Cash and Stock Transaction — Nexstar Broadcasting Group Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Media General for $4.6 Billion in Accretive Cash and Stock Transaction
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Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
YouTube now lets video creators use Donation Cards, which overlay the page, to help raise money for charities directly — YouTube's New Donation Cards Help Video Creators Raise Money For Charities — YouTube just made it a lot easier for its users in the U.S. to use their videos to drive donations to nonprofit organizations.
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Financial Times:
Ministers retreat from move to weaken freedom of information law — Ministers are retreating from efforts to weaken freedom of information legislation after strong opposition made it likely they would lose a legislative battle to enact the changes. — The FOI rules, which enshrine public access …
Medium Legal:
Medium blocked by at least some Malaysian ISPs, including Telekom Malaysia, after declining to take down post by Sarawak Report — The Post Stays Up — As some of you have noted, Medium's now blocked in Malaysia. — Here's what happened. — The Sarawak Report's website has been blocked in Malaysia since summer 2015.
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Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
Publishers like Mic reinvent the homepage, using it for experimentation and brand-building — The publisher homepage is making a comeback — With the rise of social and search, the publisher homepage was left for dead. — Slowly but surely, the homepage is making something of a comeback, albeit in a new form.
Thanks:@steverubel
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
While ‘open’ Guardian faces financial meltdown, paywalled Times is breaking even — Dominic Ponsford's blog - — In 2014, then Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger described The Times paywall as a “19th century business model”, saying The Guardian's “open” online system was “light years” better.
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