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Swedish prosecutors announce they have dropped investigation into allegations of rape against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange — STOCKHOLM — Prosecutors in Sweden said on Friday that they would drop their investigation into Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who sought refuge …
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Matthew Weaver / The Guardian:
Julian Assange cannot leave the Ecuadorian embassy yet, as Scotland Yard confirms a warrant for his arrest will still be acted upon should he exit — A potential UK arrest and US extradition still loom over the WikiLeaks founder after Sweden dropped its rape inquiry
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Reuters:
Sexual harassment suits against Ailes could face a major hurdle with his death, due to a 19th-century New York state law known as “dead man's statute” — The death of Fox News founder Roger Ailes could pose a major hurdle to a series of lawsuits that claimed he sexually harassed female anchors …
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
New York Magazine's Gabriel Sherman reflects on six years of reporting on Roger Ailes, who once hired private investigator to track the reporter — For the past six years, ever since I began researching a biography of Roger Ailes, there probably hasn't been a day when I haven't thought or talked about him.
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
Roger Ailes, former Fox News chief and architect of conservative-oriented TV news, has died at 77, his wife Elizabeth says in a statement — “I am profoundly sad and heartbroken to report that my husband, Roger Ailes, passed away this morning. Roger was a loving husband to me …
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
Two security guards pinned John M. Donnelly, a reporter for CQ Roll Call, against a wall when he tried to ask a question of an FCC Commissioner; FCC apologized — John M. Donnelly, a reporter for CQ Roll Call, said that he was shoved against a wall by two security guards after he tried …
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James B. Stewart / New York Times:
The Washington Post is now earning in excess of $100M in digital ad revenue and added hundreds of thousands of digital subscribers in Q1 — Since The Washington Post's Watergate-era glory days, my need to read that paper has waxed and waned. I already pay for and scour The New York Times …
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Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Interview with Washington Post's Marty Baron on the future of legacy media, working with Bezos, fake news, and covering Trump — “I think there's a direct connection between investigative reporting and subscriptions.” — It's a bright, warm morning in April, and Marty Baron takes a seat …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News says it has fired Bob Beckel, co-host of its primetime program “The Five”, for an insensitive remark to an African-American employee — Fox News Channel is parting ways - again - with Bob Beckel, the co-host of its primetime program, “The Five.”
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David Priest / CNET:
Esports company ESL says it will bring 5.5K+ hours of live streaming to Facebook, 1.5K of which will be exclusive, starting June — Facebook and ESL are bringing over 5500 hours of streaming content to the social media platform. — ESL, the largest esports company in the world …
Alexios Mantzarlis / Poynter:
Trendolizer lets journalists monitor links with many likes from multiple sources via a column-based UI for $350/month, to help debunk fake news as it spreads — Fake news stories are often extremely easy to debunk. Fact-checking “Pope Francis endorses Donald Trump” required little …
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat:
Medium launches audio versions of stories, narrated by actors or post writers, for subscribers, with 50+ available now, and more coming — Medium is hoping to sweeten the pot in order to get you to become a paying member. The publishing platform provider said that members will now be provided …
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