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The New York Times re-examined its February 14 story on Trump campaign links to Russia that Comey testified was inaccurate and stands by its reporting — After re-examining its Feb. 14 article alleging contacts between members of the Trump campaign and senior Russian intelligence officials during …
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Comey's leak to the press is constitutionally protected, despite hints from Trump's lawyer that the former FBI director be prosecuted — The precedents are clear: Disclosures like these are constitutionally protected. — During his Senate testimony Thursday, former FBI director James B. Comey admitted …
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Comey reinforced or confirmed the bulk of recent mainstream reporting on Trump, but denounced one NYT story as almost entirely inaccurate in his testimony — Flawed: yes. Fake: no. And, sometimes, extremely useful. — That was the portrait of the mainstream news media that emerged …
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Comey says he authorized a “close friend” at Columbia Law School to leak the content of his Trump memo to the press to prompt a special counsel investigation
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Slain NPR journalists Gilkey and Tamanna weren't random victims, their convoy was targeted by attackers tipped off to the presence of Americans in Afghanistan — NPR journalists David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna died a year ago this week, ambushed on a remote road in southern Afghanistan …
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The Poynter Institute and the Charles Koch Foundation are creating a program to provide training to student journalists and to encourage civil discourse — The project will encourage accountability reporting and robust civil dialogue on three campuses — The Poynter Institute …
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Taylor Swift's full catalog is returning to Spotify and other streaming services, reversing her stance against free music on ad-supported services — After breaking upin 2014, Taylor Swift and Spotify are getting back together. To celebrate her album 1989 hitting 10 million records sold …


Employees at Al Jazeera's Washington bureau fear that Qatar's diplomatic crisis will cause the network to close or cut funding — But staff tell HuffPost they're used to uncertainty. — WASHINGTON Several Arab nations' severing of ties with Qatar sparked speculation that the wealthy Gulf state …
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Al Jazeera Media Network says it is under cyberattack, following Tuesday's revelation that Russian hackers may have breached the Qatar state news agency
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Reality Winner, accused of leaking to The Intercept, is denied bail after pleading not guilty to removing classified material from a government facility — Parents of accused NSA leaker speak out — Augusta, Georgia (CNN)Reality Winner pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday …
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SixiusXM invests $480M in Pandora for a 16% stake; Pandora sells Ticketfly, which it acquired for $450M in October 2015, to Eventbrite for $200M — Jun 9, 2017, 6:04 amJun 9, 2017, 8:43 am — Troubled streaming music service Pandora has finally found a white knight of sorts to boost …
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Profile of Ear Hustle, a podcast co-hosted and co-produced by inmates at San Quentin State Prison about life on the inside — When Nigel Poor wakes up in the dead of night with a concern about her podcast, she can't fire off a text to her co-host. She can't give him a quick call, drop him a line on Twitter or stop by his house.

The National Press Club sides with CQ Roll Call's John Donnelly, criticizes FCC's response after security officer's altercation with the reporter — Official response does not satisfy critics — A Tale of Becket, McCain and Preet Comey Will Tell Congress Trump Asked Him to Drop Flynn Probe …
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Stem, a payment platform for musicians and artists, raises $8M series A to scale its product — With musicians and other creators distributing their content across the web, it can be hard for them to get paid — especially when platforms like YouTube, Apple Music, iTunes, Soundcloud and Spotify don't know whom to pay what.
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