Mediagazer: UK's i newspaper launches app that publishes its best journalism in three daily editions alongside live breaking news, priced at £5.99 per month (Freddy Mayhew/Press Gazette)

6:10 PM ET, October 21, 2019

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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:

UK's i newspaper launches app that publishes its best journalism in three daily editions alongside live breaking news, priced at £5.99 per month — The i paper has launched a new paid-for app publishing the best of its journalism in three daily editions alongside live breaking news.

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