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Maltese political journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who uncovered allegations of corruption connected to Malta's Prime Minister, killed by car bomb — Prime minister called the bombing ‘a spiteful attack on a citizen and freedom of expression.’ — Daphne Caruana Galizia …
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Son of murdered investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia accuses the Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, others of being “complicit” in her murder — Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed because she ‘stood between rule of law and those who sought to violate it’, says son Matthew
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The Weinstein Company announces investment from Colony Capital, says it's in talks about selling all or part of the company — Stabilizes TWC Operations and Reassures Distribution, Production and Talent Partners; Companies Enter Negotiating Period for Potential Sale
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US Press Freedom Tracker found 15 arrests and 15 physical attacks on journalists at US political protests this year as of mid-September — Covering protests has become the riskiest job in journalism — T — he most dangerous place to be a journalist in America is at a protest.
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Netflix reports Q3 revenue of $2.99B, up 30% YoY, vs. $2.97B est., 5.3M total subs added vs. 4.5M est., projects 6.3M new subscribers in Q4 — Netflix may have been overshadowed by streaming rival Hulu at last month's Emmy Awards, but it remains second to none in terms of reach …
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Scientologists are urging advertisers to boycott A&E's Leah Remini show, claiming it's inciting acts of violence and threats against members of the church — Letters claim program has triggered harassment, threats of violence against church members; channel backs the show, which won an Emmy


Though Trump's threats against the press have been toothless thus far, they hurt US' ability to be a free press advocate on the world stage — As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump vowed to change the libel laws to make it easier to win big lawsuits against news organizations. It never happened.
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Verizon FiOS pulls Univision's signal amid new distribution talks, says Univision seeks more than double what they currently charge for access — Both sides unable to come to terms on new distribution agreement — Spanish-language broadcaster Univision has gone dark in Verizon FiOS homes Monday afternoon …
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Producers Guild votes unanimously to begin process to expel Harvey Weinstein, official determination on November 6, creates anti-sexual harassment task force — The Producers Guild of America has initiated its expulsion process to decide the fate of disgraced studio mogul Harvey Weinstein as a member of the trade organization.
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Jessica Rosenworcel calls on fellow FCC commissioners to break their silence on Trump's comments on revoking networks' broadcasting licenses — FCC commissioner responds to Trump's license tweets — A top Federal Communications Commission official is putting pressure on her colleagues …


Trump's use of Twitter raises ethical and legal questions for reporters and upends traditional reporting on politics by effectively replacing press conferences — Donald Trump's Twitter feed has become a news service for political junkies. It's also raised a tangle of new ethical …


How Spotify's Discover Weekly makes recommendations: a mix of collaborative filtering, natural language processing, and analyzing raw audio tracks — The science behind personalized music recommendations — This Monday—just like every Monday— over 100 million Spotify users found a fresh new playlist waiting for them.