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Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski charged with simple battery for grabbing ex-Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields — Trump campaign manager charged with battery — Corey Lewandowski faces a misdemeanor charge related to incident with former Breitbart reporter.
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Obama calls for better journalism but has contributed to problems with jail threats, subpoenas, stonewalling of FOIA, and end runs around traditional media — Obama Criticizes the Media, but His Administration Is Part of the Problem — It's hard to imagine a politician loving …
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At Robin Toner prize awards dinner, President Obama urges journalists to hold election candidates to account, notes the negative impact of the web on journalism — Obama laments current politics; says media must do better — Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama called on journalists Monday …
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Instagram increases video length limit for users from 15 seconds up to 60 seconds, part of a greater expansion into video for the social network — Instagram Is Expanding Videos to 60 Seconds — The Facebook-owned photo app is placing a bigger emphasis on video this year.
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Genius adds “report abuse” button and says the web annotation tool does not enable abuse, in response to controversy and letter from US Rep. Katherine Clark — Genius responds to Congresswoman Katherine Clark's letter on preventing abuse — Over the past few days …
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Blogger sparks debate with demand that Genius Web Annotator allow opt-outs and abuse reporting feature
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Tidal claims 3M paying global subs, with 1.35M on the hi-fidelity $20/month tier, and Kanye West's last album surpassed 250M streams within 10 days of debut — Tidal Claims Three Million Global Subscribers, Finally Releases Kanye's ‘Pablo’ Stream Numbers — The one-year anniversary …
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Yahoo to skip lavish NewFront event this year, host private event May 4 amid losses in video — Yahoo Scales Back NewFronts Event With Smaller, Less Flashy Affair — Yahoo is cutting back on the NewFronts razzle-dazzle this year, after the company pulled the plug on long-form original series and refocuses its media strategy.
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Sony to launch 4K movie streaming service, Ultra, on April 4; titles to sell for $30 and won't be available for rental — Sony's Ultra 4K Streaming Service Is Launching Next Month — Sony is launching its 4K movie streaming service called Ultra next month: Consumers will be able to buy movies …
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NFL demands retraction of Times article on player concussions — The National Football League is demanding The New York Times retract an article published last week about the league's research into concussions among pro football players. — In a letter that was sent to the Times' legal counsel Monday …
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Sources: Spotify raises $1B in convertible debt, led by TPG and Dragoneer — Spotify Raises $1 Billion in Debt Financing — TPG and Dragoneer Investment Group lead the Spotify debt deal — Music-streaming site Spotify AB has raised $1 billion in convertible debt from investors …
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SoundCloud launches SoundCloud Go music subscription service for $9.99/month in US — It's Go time for SoundCloud: $9.99 tier aims to rival Spotify with millions of premium music tracks — SoundCloud is often billed as the “YouTube for audio” because of its huge trove of user-generated music …
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NBC says it has topped $1B in ad sales for Rio Olympics — NBC Says Olympic Ad Sales Top $1B — Sponsors moving ahead of pace from 2012 London games — NBC says that national ad sales for the Rio Olympics have topped $1 billion and are ahead of the record pace set by the 2012 London Games.
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