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National

Fort Collins, Colo., Will Create Broadband Utility, 'Committed' To Net Neutrality

7:02pm January 04, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The city will provide broadband as a utility, building out its own infrastructure. An expensive ad campaign failed to sway either voters or the City Council on the issue.

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his New Year wishes to the news media at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on Wednesday.

France's Macron Says He Wants Law To Combat Fake News

6:38am January 04, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The French president says that during elections, the law would allow the government to block content deemed to be fake news and would force news websites to disclose their source of funding.

The introduction of the Music Modernization Act had the effect of prompting Wixen, a music publishing company, to file legal action against Spotify before the beginning of the new year.

Music & Culture

Sweeping New Music Law Expedites A $1.6 Billion Lawsuit Against Spotify

6:58pm January 03, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

Just before New Year's Eve a music publishing company filed a suit seeking $1.6 billion in damages from the company. A new bill was the reason the plaintiffs went ahead.

Liu Jin Ying, a 26-year-old farmer, has thousands of viewers a day watching his livestream diaries of life on the farm. He has nearly 200,000 subscribers and earns about $1,500 a month.

World News

Livestreaming Country Life Is Turning Some Chinese Farmers Into Celebrities

2:17pm January 03, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

Enterprising young farmers in remote, rural areas have become Internet celebrities by livestreaming mundane details of their lives to urban Chinese audiences. They're part of a $3 billion industry.

Hatch To Retire. 'Salt Lake Tribune' Had Called On Him To Step Down

8:11am January 03, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to George Pyle, editorial page editor for The Salt Lake Tribune about Utah Senator Orin Hatch's announcement on Tuesday that he won't seek re-election in the fall.

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'Los Angeles Times' Newsroom Employees To Vote On Unionizing

5:54pm January 02, 2018

by David Folkenflik

This week newsroom employees at the Los Angeles Times will vote on joining a union. The paper has not fared well since it was first sold to the Tribune company in 2000, with rounds of layoffs and buyouts that continued under new ownership called Tronc. Now, fresh concerns are surfacing over the paper's new editor-in-chief, Lewis D'vorkin.

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Mike Germano, chief digital officer of Vice, speaks onstage during an advertising event in New York City in September 2016.

Vice Media Suspends 2 Executives After Allegations Of Harassment

5:02pm January 02, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

In late December, The New York Times published a report alleging multiple instances of sexual harassment at the edgy company. Now its president and chief digital officer have been placed on leave.

Hoda Kotb poses with guests outside of the Today show studios in 2014. Kotb has just been named co-anchor of the show, replacing longtime co-anchor Matt Lauer.

Hoda Kotb Named Co-Anchor Of 'Today' Show, Replacing Matt Lauer

1:53pm January 02, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Kotb has filled in for Lauer since he was fired in late November for inappropriate sexual behavior. Now it's official: Kotb and Savannah Guthrie are Today's first all-female anchor team.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is accompanied by Pat Robertson after speaking at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., in February 2016.

Trump Scorns Mainstream News, But Not The Christian Broadcasting Network

12:15pm December 29, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

President Trump has given relatively few interviews to networks other than Fox News since taking office. But CBN, founded by the televangelist Pat Robertson, is an exception.

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'National Review' Writer Looks Back On Op-Ed About Alt-Right

8:38am December 27, 2017

David French, senior writer for the National Review, revisits his op-ed on President Trump's response to the alt-right movement and the implications of the deadly Charlottesville protest.

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