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Question of privilege raised at hearing over Sacramento mayor’s private e-mails
A judge has set the stage for a potentially-lengthy battle over Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson's e-mails with his privately-hired attorneys.
San Francisco news crews robbed during morning report
A pair of television news crews were attacked and robbed while reporting in front of San Francisco's Pier 14 on Thursday.
Netflix, Spotify subscriptions now cost more in Chicago
The subscription rate for Netflix, Spotify and other streaming services just went up — but only in Chicago.
Hulu, Showtime to offer discounted bundle
Hulu and Showtime will offer a bundled subscription for $17 a month, two dollars cheaper than what it would cost to buy each service separately.
Circa runs out of cash, suspends publication indefinitely
Circa, the mobile-centric news service launched to much industry fanfare three years ago, has run out of cash and is indefinitely suspending publication.
Circa news app goes silent ahead of “announcement”
Circa's mobile app and social media stopped publishing on Monday amid reports of an impending announcement about the fate of the company.
German public broadcaster touts “danger” to journalists as country holds Al Jazeera reporter
A German court will decide whether Ahmed Mansour will be released to Qatar or extradited to Egypt on charges.
Deutsche Welle looks to rival BBC, Al Jazeera with new English channel
The German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle is looking to rival the BBC and Al Jazeera with a new English language channel.
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NBC’s once-star news anchor Brian Williams returns to cable
For the news anchor, it's a return to MSNBC after a stymied career at NBC News that was cut short by his own embellishments.
Exclusive: Daily Dot explores acquisition of Circa news app
The parent company of the Daily Dot has held preliminary talks to acquire the mobile news application Circa, The Desk has learned.
ABC, NBC News reporters cited over coverage of Dennis Hastert arraignment
ABC's Brian Ross and NBC's Gabe Gutierrez will appear in court on July 28 for allegedly violating a federal courthouse's media policy.