Mediagazer: Newsweek suspects that hackers are to blame for “massive DDoS attack” Thursday night, after it published an article about Trump's business dealings in Cuba (Kelsey Sutton/Politico)

8:10 PM ET, September 30, 2016

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Newsweek suspects that hackers are to blame for “massive DDoS attack” Thursday night, after it published an article about Trump's business dealings in Cuba — Newsweek suspects that hackers are to blame for the crash of its website on Thursday night, after it published an article …

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How the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's largest English-language daily, has gradually softened its coverage of mainland China in recent years — Audio will be available later today. — When Alibaba founder Jack Ma bought the South China Morning Post in December of 2015, he held a meeting with his new employees.

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Sean Craig / Financial Post:

Rogers Publishing in Canada retreats from print, announcing 4 magazines will cease printing, 3 other titles will reduce frequency, 34 trade titles are for sale — TORONTO — Rogers Publishing Limited, the publishing subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc. announced a major retreat from print media Friday …

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