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Lyra McKee, Mediagazer editor, freelance journalist, and writer who wrote about the legacy of Northern Ireland's Troubles, was killed amid violence in Derry, NI — A 29-year-old woman has died after shots were fired in Derry, with police treating the death as a “terrorist incident”.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Mueller report not only validates reporting labeled “fake news” by Trump, it also shows that he and his aides misled or lied to the journalists and the public — If special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation makes one thing clear, it's that many of the news reports …
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed News:
In the wake of the release of the Mueller report, BuzzFeed reexamines its disputed story that said Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress — This Jan. 18, a day after BuzzFeed News reported that Michael Cohen told prosecutors that the president had directed him to lie to Congress …
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National Enquirer and two sister publications are being sold for $100M to James Cohen, CEO of Hudson News, known for its airport newsstands — The supermarket tabloid, along with two sister publications, will be purchased by the head of the travel retailer known for its airport newsstands …
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
Amazon Music launches an ad-supported tier for Alexa-enabled devices in the US, allowing users to listen to Amazon Music's top playlists and stations for free — Amazon Music today basically soft-launched its free streaming tier, in which U.S. customers of its Alexa voice assistant …
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Google Home and Assistant-powered speakers get a free ad-supported version of YouTube Music with limited functionality, in 16 countries including the US and UK — Listening to music on your Google Home speaker right out-of-the-box seems too good to be true, right? It's not!
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Bryn Elise Sandberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix is opening an NYC production hub, will lease about 161,000 square feet for six sound stages in Brooklyn and also will expand its Manhattan office — The streamer also will expand its Manhattan office and create 127 high-paying jobs by 2024. — Amazon's loss is Netflix's gain.
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Both newspaper chains and digital media face a liquidity crisis as M&A talks continue; Bustle's Bryan Goldberg compares media to Florida real estate in 2010 — Newspaper company CEOs will be the first to tell you a new round of consolidation won't solve their problems.
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Jason Guerrasio / Business Insider:
Leaked internal data: MoviePass subscribers have dropped from 3M+ in June 2018 to about 225,000 now; subscription models at AMC and Cinemark are having success — - MoviePass has dropped from over 3 million subscribers to about 225,000, according to internal data obtained by Business Insider.
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Nathan Ingraham / Engadget:
Google and Amazon end their streaming video spat: YouTube will come to Fire TV and Prime Video will work with Chromecast and Android TV — Google and Amazon haven't historically been the best of friends, at least when it comes to their respective streaming video services.
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Jessica Davies / Digiday:
Axel Springer files another suit against Eyeo, creator of AdBlock Plus, on copyright infringement grounds, alleging ABP changes programming code on websites — In Germany, the war between premium publishers and ad-blocker company Eyeo continues to rage. — Axel Springer remains undeterred …
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
While political reporters' thirst for newness is a boon for unknown candidates, it's contingent upon continued success and fails to reflect voter preference — Journalists love a candidate who loves them back. — Jack Shafer is Politico's senior media writer.
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