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8:40 AM ET, April 14, 2016

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Sarah Jeong / Motherboard:
Matthew Keys sentenced to 24 months under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for his role in 2010 LA Times hack, must surrender to custody June 15, plans appeal  —  Former Reuters Journalist Matthew Keys Sentenced to Two Years for Hacking  —  On Wednesday, the infamous former Reuters journalist Matthew Keys …
Politico:
Sources: Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski won't be prosecuted on battery charge after incident with ex-Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields  —  Trump campaign manager will not be prosecuted, sources say  —  Reporter who accused Corey Lewandowski of battery may still pursue defamation case.
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
New York Observer political reporter quits after the paper, owned by Trump's son-in-law, endorsed Trump for president  —  New York Observer Political Reporter Quits The Morning After Donald Trump Endorsement  —  NEW YORK — New York Observer national political reporter Ross Barkan resigned …
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Twitter generates 1.5% of traffic for typical news organizations, 8 tweets per post, 3 clicks per tweet, says Parse.ly report that analyzed data from 200 sites  —  Twitter has outsized influence, but it doesn't drive much traffic for most news orgs, a new report says
Discussion: Wired and Advancing the Story
Mike Murphy / Quartz:
ESPN to livestream three-day drone racing event on ESPN3 and air one-hour roundup specials for TV, as skeptics question the nascent sport's mainstream appeal  —  Pod racing goes prime time  —  Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  —  There's a hotel in Williamsburg …
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Digital media cutbacks signal a recalibration as video ad rates drive content and Google and Facebook stay dominant, taking in 40%+ of US ad revenue  —  Newsonomics: With new roadblocks for digital news sites, what happens next?  —  At BuzzFeed, a 32 percent miss in 2015 revenue and a halving …
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
Google removes search results to articles containing references to celebrity scandal in response to legal requests  —  Google removes links on celebrity injunction couple  —  Internet giant has blocked dozens of search links containing references to star and alleged ‘threesome’ after legal requests
Suzan Haidamous / Sydney Morning Herald:
Australian 60 Minutes team charged with kidnapping in Lebanon; case adjourned until Monday, judge says charges will not be dropped  —  60 Minutes crew and mother Sally Faulkner face judge in Lebanon  —  'I'm doing a big story'  —  Speaking to the ABC before the incident that landed …
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Johnston Press launches inews.co.uk website for i  —  The i newspaper has launched a new website called inews.co.uk.  —  The site has gone live in the week that Johnston Press completed the £24m purchase of i from Evgeny Lebedev.  —  The i100 website, which was launched using the i logo in 2014 …
Discussion: Guardian, Mediatel and The Drum
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
The Winnipeg Free Press' bet on micropayments will generate about $100,000 in revenue this year  —  As print advertising continues to evaporate and online advertising gets gobbled up by Facebook and Google, newspapers are turning to their readers to try and make money.
Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
Sling TV debuts $20 per month streaming package featuring Fox channels and streaming on up to three devices simultaneously  —  Sling TV Launches New Multi-Stream Version With Fox Channels  —  New $20-a-month option won't have the Disney channels that are available in single-stream package
 
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Alison Smale / New York Times:
Angela Merkel faces free speech dilemma as Turkey lodges formal request for Germany to prosecute comedian who insulted Erdogan
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Michael Wolff / British GQ:
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Reuters:
Albania bans TikTok for a year from January 2025, part of a broader plan to make schools safer following the killing of a 14-year-old near a school in November
 
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