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Napster founders reunite to launch new chat service Airtime

Napster creator Shawn Fanning and his former business partner, the Facebook billionaire Sean Parker have launched Airtime, a live video network designed to connect likeminded people Read more »

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80 per cent of companies are in violation of new cookie laws

Research done by KPMG and published in the Financial Times has found that the majority of British businesses are ignoring new regulations on using cookies Read more »

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Ming Campbell: Good journalism is the foundation of democracy

In the build up to The Journalism Foundation’s gala event, A Priceless Evening, we are compiling the views of figures from across the media spectrum on journalism today and in the future Read more »

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Twitter denies reports of 55,000 hacked accounts

Hackers said to be affiliated with the ‘hacktivist’ group Anonymous claimed this week to have accessed and published the details of 55,000 Twitter accounts Read more »

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Facebook social reader usage down, but engagement up

Evidence emerged this week that Facebook’s social reader apps are in decline. The Washington Post saw readership drop from 17.4 million to 9.2 million users in the last month Read more »

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World Press Freedom Day: Research finds one journalist killed every week

Research published to coincide with World Press Freedom Day by Reporters Without Borders shows that one journalist is killed somewhere in the world every week Read more »

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David Cameron to answer questions over Jeremy Hunt

The prime minister David Cameron is under pressure to explain why he has failed to open an inquiry into whether culture secretary Jeremy Hunt was in breach of ministerial code Read more »

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Rupert Murdoch: News of the World covered up hacking

Rupert Murdoch returns to the Leveson Inquiry this morning to be questioned over phone hacking, Milly Dowler, his links to culture secretary Jeremy Hunt and his relationship with his senior executives Read more »

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Rupert Murdoch appears at the Leveson Inquiry

Today News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch gives evidence to the inquiry set up in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal. We will be updating revelations from his appearance throughout the day live Read more »

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Channel 4 journalists arrested and deported from Bahrain

Media monitor, April 23: A Channel 4 News crew has been deported from Bahrain after they were arrested while covering the politically controversial Formula One grand prix Read more »

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