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Janine Gibson, who led Pulitzer-winning coverage of Snowden, is leaving The Guardian — Snowden editor to leave The Guardian — LONDON — The editor who led The Guardian's Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Edward Snowden leaks is leaving the newspaper after missing out on its top job, POLITICO has learned.
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Apple wants local TV stations in its TV service, complicating negotiations with broadcast TV networks, which could delay launch to after this fall — Apple Wants Local TV in Its Web TV Service, Which Could Lead to Delays — If Apple launches a TV service, it won't be the first company to offer TV subscriptions over the Web.
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Netflix, Dish Urge Court to Uphold FCC's Net Neutrality Action — Netflix and Dish Network are among the almost two dozen companies and public interest groups urging a federal appellate court to deny an effort to halt a central component of the FCC's net neutrality rules before they go into effect on June 12.
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FCC files its opposition to a stay of the open Internet order — The Federal Communications Commission filed its opposition Friday to the requests for a stay of its open Internet order, meeting the deadline set by the D.C. circuit court of appeals. The agency also asked the court to expedite consideration of the case.
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Theresa May's plan to censor TV shows condemned by Tory cabinet colleague — Exclusive: Former culture secretary Sajid Javid told prime minister he was unable to support home secretary's proposal as it infringed free speech — A plan by the home secretary to introduce counter-extremism powers …

Disney/Univision pump $30M into Fusion network — Sofia Vergara will be starring in a show on Fusion about her life. — Fusion is getting a cash infusion. — The news and pop-culture multiplatform outlet has received commitments from its owners — Disney and Univision …
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Chinese Army newspaper calls for military role in Internet culture war — Claims West and “ideological traitors” use Internet to weaken Party's authority. — An article published today in the People's Liberation Army Daily, the official newspaper of China's military—and reprinted in part by Qiushi …
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Google launches YouTube shopping ads that let advertisers overlay purchase information for products featured in video ads — Google Wants YouTube Viewers to Shop While They Watch — YouTube is the monster of online video, but has yet to generate big profits for Google .
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Messaging app firm Line is testing a $2/month standalone music streaming app in Thailand — Messaging App Firm Line Is Testing A $2 Per Month Music Streaming Service — Line, the Japanese messaging app with 205 million active users, is continuing its push into entertainment services …
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NPR will no longer feature a host's book on his or her own show — (Not) By The Book: On NPR Authors And NPR Airtime — NPR hosts, correspondents, producers and contributors write an awful lot of books, many of them eagerly anticipated by listeners who turn them into bestsellers.

Sony Uses Copyright To Force Verge To Takedown Its Copy Of Sony's Spotify Contract — Well, well. A few days ago, the Verge got a huge scoop in the form of Sony's original US contract with Spotify, leading to a ton of discussion (mostly focused around the huge “advances” that Spotify guaranteed Sony …
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