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Larry Wilmore Roasts the Press in White House Correspondents' Monologue — President Obama was a tough act to follow, but Wilmore reminded some of Stephen Colbert with his audience-unfriendly jokes. — Tonight, Larry Wilmore proved exactly why he was the perfect choice …
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Inside Trump's press pen: an access game blending flattery, intimidation, and isolation to try to silence critical coverage — Inside Trump's Press Pen — A reporter's first campaign job blows up into the biggest story in America. — I was strolling with my parents through …
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Top four fall TV series for viewers ages 18-24 were on Netflix, finds study from Symphony Advanced Media — Data: U.S. Millennials Watch Netflix Series More Than Broadcast TV Hits … “Making a Murderer,” “Master of None,” “F Is for Family” and “Marvel's Jessica Jones” …


The Guardian's first virtual reality project lets viewers experience solitary confinement — The virtual reality piece called 6x9 launched today through a prototype VR app for iOS and Android — Credit: Screenshot from 6x9. Image courtesy of the Guardian. — You are standing in a metallic gray prison cell.
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Universal Uclick confirms some of the allegations of plagiarism against Timothy Parker, its Universal Crossword puzzle editor, who will take a three-month leave — Major Crossword Publisher Confirms Its Puzzles Were Plagiarized — Universal Uclick, a syndicator of puzzles to newspapers …
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Analysis of Sci-Hub's server log data shows who's reading the site, which hosts 50M scientific papers, bypassing academic journal paywalls — Who's downloading pirated papers? Everyone — Just as spring arrived last month in Iran, Meysam Rahimi sat down at his university computer …
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Report: How Arab governments use the law to silence expression online — The Crime of Speech — New EFF Report Maps Legal Threats to Free Expression in the Arab World — Freedom of expression is a universal right, but the specific threats to it vary widely from country to country and region to region.
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YouTube responds to music industry's complaints about low artist payments, says it is more like radio than Spotify — YouTube hits back at ‘noise’ around its music payouts — It's been a bruising month for YouTube as labels, music industry bodies and artists have attacked Google's video service …
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YouTubers will soon receive money raised during Content ID disputes — New system will set earned revenue aside for whoever's found in the right. — YouTubers will soon be able to receive revenue made during Content ID claim disputes. — As is, if a YouTuber uploads a video …
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Interview with Nick Thompson, editor of NewYorker.com, on writing for the web, quality, paywalls, more — The New Yorker's Nicholas Thompson: ‘You have to be good at the beginning’ — The New Yorker is a true legacy media brand. The magazine has been published for more than nine decades …

Two Cumhuriyet columnists sentenced to two years in Turkey for reprinting Charlie Hebdo cartoons featuring Prophet Mohammed — Two Turkish Journalists Jailed for Charlie Hebdo Reprints — President Erdogan and his family were complainants in the case — Prominent columnists sentenced to two years each in jail
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How Comcast made the deal for DreamWorks Animation in two weeks, and what the deal says about media giants' shifting bets on growth — Comcast's DreamWorks Deal Reflects Shifting Bets on Media — Two weeks ago, Comcast Corp. executives got a tip that DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. …
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