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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Exclusive: Audio transcript of Breitbart reporter allegedly being roughed up by Trump campaign manager — Donald Trump's spokesperson flatly denied on Thursday that campaign manager Corey Lewandowski roughed up a reporter for the conservative website Breitbart, and suggested she was fabricating …
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Gabrielle Bluestone / Gawker:
Reporter Posts Photo of Bruises After Trump Campaign Accused Her of Lying About Being Grabbed — Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields today posted images of bruises allegedly left on her arm by Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who grabbed her after she attempted to ask Trump …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump campaign spokesman Hope Hicks denies physical altercation between campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields — Trump campaign denies altercation with reporter — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump — 's campaign is denying …
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
UK viewers doubled amount of time spent streaming TV in 2015 — Typical British viewer last year watched about 77 minutes a week of shows on services such as Netflix and Amazon, although traditional TV is still king — The popularity of services such as Netflix and Amazon surged last year …
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Maira Sutton / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
TPP slants Internet regulations toward business interests, does little to counter issues like government censorship and free expression — White House's Claims that the TPP Would Curb Internet Censorship are Fantasy — One of the United States government's priorities in Internet policy …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
MovieSwap and VidAngel claim their business model of offering online access to content ripped from DVDs is legal — Movie-Streaming Sites Claim Legal Cover With DVD-Ownership Models — Startups MovieSwap, VidAngel offering members online access to video content ripped from discs
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Musician Ryan Leslie raises $1.5M seed for Superphone, which helps celebrities manage fan relationships through SMS and Twilio — Ben Horowitz backs rapper Ryan Leslie's SMS commerce startup Superphone — Ryan Leslie gave every fan his phone number. It's (646) 887-6978.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Yahoo announces deal with NHL for free livestreams of four out-of-market games per week — Yahoo Pacts With NHL to Live-Stream Up to 4 Free Hockey Games Weekly — Yahoo announced a deal with the National Hockey League, under which the Internet company will deliver a selection of live, out-of-market hockey games — for free.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Publicis Groupe consolidates its media agencies into four global brands: Starcom, Zenith, Mediavest Spark, and Optimedia Blue 449 — Publicis Groupe Restructures Big Media Agencies — Two of Madison Avenue's most familiar media-buying agencies - Starcom MediaVest Group and ZenithOptimedia Group …
Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal:
USA Today Network to launch VRtually There, a virtual reality news program covering politics, sports, tech, and finance, in the spring — Gannett Plans First Regularly Scheduled News Show in Virtual Reality — ‘VRtually There’ from USA Today Network to cover politics, sports, technology and finance
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Danielle Paquette / Washington Post:
Male Dow Jones journalists with up to five years experience earn 13.5% more than women with same experience, and earn more than women in the job 2x as long — Pay doesn't look the same for men and women at top newspapers — The union that represents journalists at The Wall Street Journal …
Jean-Paul Marthoz / Committee to Protect Journalists:
In Europe, journalists are increasingly barred from refugee camps and anti-migration rallies — Journalists not welcome: Across Europe, press and migrants increasingly barred — “The press is not allowed in refugee centers.” The message from the Greek government could not have been clearer.
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