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Matthew Keys is the award-winning founder and editor of TheDesk.net, an authoritative voice on broadcast and streaming TV, media and tech. With over ten years of experience, he's a recognized expert in broadcast, streaming, and digital media, with work featured in publications such as StreamTV Insider and Digital Content Next, and past roles at Thomson Reuters and Disney-ABC Television Group.
Archive: Christmas Shoplifting Story by FOX40’s Sabrina Rodriguez
EXCLUSIVE: The Desk has obtained a copy of a Christmas Day report on shoplifting filed by KTXL reporter Sabrina Rodriguez two years before her own shoplifting charges.
No, the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen has not been ‘removed’ from Gaza
Despite a rumor circulating on Twitter, the senior BBC correspondent is actually taking a vacation.
Los Angeles Times CEO Eddy Hartenstein to resign Monday
The publisher of the Los Angeles Times will step down in order to fill a role on the newly-formed Tribune Publishing's board of directors.
FOX40 Sacramento reporter Sabrina Rodriguez arrested
A Sacramento television reporter has been arrested for allegedly stealing $2,500 worth of Coach merchandise from an outlet store.
Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt for 200 days
Three Al Jazeera journalists have now spent 200 days in an Egyptian jail, and there is little to suggest that their status will change anytime soon.
Why C-SPAN is ending its live web stream for cordcutters
The announcement that C-SPAN will begin restricting its web stream to pay TV customers serves as a reminder that the network is not a true public service.
NSA says Snowden e-mails exempt from public disclosure
EXCLUSIVE: For the first time, the NSA has acknowledged it retains Edward Snowden's e-mails and other records related to his employment, but claims those records are exempt from disclosure.
Here’s why nobody is watching Al Jazeera America
Al Jazeera America does not have a content problem, or even a brand problem. Al Jazeera America has a distribution problem.
ABC News criticized for ‘misrepresenting’ Israel conflict footage
ABC News has come under fire for its presentation of news footage that some say misrepresents scenes in Gaza City as taking place in neighboring Israel.
Greenwald delays publication of latest NSA story
Journalist Glenn Greenwald has suspended the publication of a major story believed to be focused on clandestine National Security Agency activities.
German government drops Verizon contract over spying concerns
The German government is ending its relationship with U.S.-based Verizon over espionage concerns following last year's surveillance disclosures by Edward Snowden.
Report: American forces training Syrian rebels in Qatar
Favored Syrian rebel factions are receiving military equipment and training from American forces in neighboring Qatar, according to a report.