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Adele's manager: 'Streaming's the future, whether people like it or not'But Jonathan Dickens wants Spotify to change policy of not allowing some albums to be restricted to paying subscribers only. By Stuart Dredge -
Former Sunday Mirror investigations editor pleads guilty to phone hackingGraham Johnson hacked a phone to investigate whether a TV soap star was having an affair with a gangster, court hears -
The Economist to launch daily bite-size digital briefingThe Economist Espresso will be 171-year-old weekly magazine’s first daily edition. By Mark Sweney
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Jimmy Savile inquiry extends to 41 hospitalsHealth secretary Jeremy Hunt says another nine hospitals have launched investigations into abuse claims since June -
Downton Abbey gets sixth seriesITV director of drama commissioning says the show continues to be ‘a phenomenon’
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BBC returns to FA Cup after six-year absence promising a great showThe BBC said it will pull out the stops for the weekend’s FA Cup ties, starting with Warrington Town against Exeter City
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Jeremy Paxman joins the Financial Times as a contributing editor
Former Newsnight presenter to write for FT Weekend
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Irish police officer made death threat to British journalist, court told
Ian Bailey accuses state and police of 'corrupt behaviour'
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Al-Jazeera enjoys the high life on Bonfire nightAbout 200 staff relocate to the Shard with an event that includes a branding campaign, speeches and curious canapés
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Christmas repeats for @johnlewisMedia Monkey: As the retailer launches its festive ad, a certain tweeter in the US can expect to be trending … again
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TV burp: Discovery’s Paul Rosolie to be eaten alive by an anaconda?Media Monkey: Discovery will screen documentary Eaten Alive where a wildlife expert survives being an anaconda’s dinner
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News Corp's Thomson talks of online progress at the Times and Sun
But where are the figures to back up his positive claims?
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Today's media stories from the papersOur roundup of the day’s media stories, including John Lewis launches Xmas ad and Sun ‘shopped staff to avoid charges’
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Icelandic journalists face jail for making a mistake
Lawyers call for maximum penalty against reporters
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Missing Mexican journalist's body found riddled with bullets
Press freedom body calls for investigation
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Amanda Knox gets a chance to make headlines of her own as a reporter
Editor says it's a chance for her to be a human being rather than a celebrity
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Flipboard revamp targets iPad and mobile usersApp wants to take advantage of the way commuters consume news and that 70% of users access it via mobile
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BBC World Service does not lack depthLetters: I wonder when Mr Gott last listened to the network that brings audiences in the UK and around the world a raft of award-winning programmes?
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White City a boomtown for BBC ratsMedia Monkey: Vacated BBC building in White City has become a haven for rodents
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‘Dark’ Doctor Who storyline defended by BBCViewers complain after Saturday night’s show features dark themes surrounding theories about the afterlife
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Gaby Hinsliff: To save lives we must either realise the lunacy of Facebooking in the fast lane – or else be forcibly disconnectedSomehow drivers must learn to resist the smartphone itch
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Andrew Brown: It is psychologically unnatural to claim that you hate an ideology without hating the people in whose lives it is expressedWhy I don’t believe people who say they loathe Islam but not Muslims
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International journalists are in danger as never beforeJoel Simon: As the power of traditional media wanes, violence and repression against reporters grows and terror groups wage war by social media
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Roy Greenslade notes the similarities between the regulators and wonders at the lack of transparency surrounding the funding body
Press regulation déjà vu: 'new' Ipso and the old PCC resemble each other
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Ann Maguire’s killer should never have been namedFrances Crook: Courts are bowing to media pressure in naming child killers, and it only has negative consequences – including for the victim’s family
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Hugh Muir: Notebook: I’ve seen the amiable businessman up close. From Virgin Atlantic to Galactic, he’s proved the value of media accessibilityComing your way: non-stop Richard Branson
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Roy Greenslade commends a letter to the Irish Times that refers to 'the gated community of journalism in Ireland'
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Roy Greenslade details the overwhelming response by readers to articles about Angela Merkel's comments on David Cameron's EU stance
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Owen Jones: Rather than obsessing over Ukip, the media should report on the party that promotes social justiceThe Greens are surging, and it’s an outrage that they’re denied coverage
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Open door: Chris Elliott: So often the ‘go to’ people are white, have been to the same schools, the same universities. The media seem only ever to ask black people to write about raceThe readers’ editor on… showing that black writers can write about far more than race
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The Guardian view on the future of the World Service: preserve and protect this jewel in the BBC’s crownEditorial: The BBC must fight to preserve a World Service that other countries would kill for
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In the digital age, Fleet Street’s new mantra is better togetherTraditionally rival titles are creating unexpected alliances
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The BBC must step away from the election-debate debaclePeter Preston: SNP, Green, Ukip? Deciding who does or does not appear in televised debates is treacherous domain for broadcasters
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Why the Express loves a good blast of Arctic weatherPeter Preston: Richard Desmond’s newspaper is forecasting the coldest winter for a century. That’s one to cut out and keep
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All hail the women in power behind the cameras at the BBC, C4 and morePeter Preston: Why the agonising over female newsreaders when women are powering towards equality in TV’s top jobs?
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Stefan Stern: An astonishing blogpost by employees of First Look Media offers a new model for businesses, but it’s not without its dangersWhat if transparency max was normal?
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A day of difference for Comment is freeJoseph Harker: On the final day of Black History Month we’ve given the section over to black contributors – and it won’t be a discussion about ‘race’
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Reckless by name, reckless by nature? (But at least he’s not called Rich White)Gary Nunn: Jung wrote of a ‘sometimes quite grotesque coincidence between a man’s name and his peculiarities’. And that was before the pope appointed Cardinal Sin
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I began my career in PR committed to the truth. But honestly, I’m strugglingI don’t want to lie, but creeping scepticism and the knowledge that our competitors lie make it harder for me to remain honest
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Al-Jazeera enjoys the high life on Bonfire nightAbout 200 staff relocate to the Shard with an event that includes a branding campaign, speeches and curious canapés
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Jeremy Paxman joins the Financial Times as a contributing editor
Former Newsnight presenter to write for FT Weekend
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Christmas repeats for @johnlewisMedia Monkey: As the retailer launches its festive ad, a certain tweeter in the US can expect to be trending … again
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TV burp: Discovery’s Paul Rosolie to be eaten alive by an anaconda?Media Monkey: Discovery will screen documentary Eaten Alive where a wildlife expert survives being an anaconda’s dinner
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Irish police officer made death threat to British journalist, court told
Ian Bailey accuses state and police of 'corrupt behaviour'
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News Corp's Thomson talks of online progress at the Times and Sun
But where are the figures to back up his positive claims?
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White City a boomtown for BBC ratsMedia Monkey: Vacated BBC building in White City has become a haven for rodents
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Commission refuses to register press regulation funder as a charity
Impress says decision 'is not a deal-breaker'
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Burmese journalist's body to be exhumed after his killing by the army
Family do not believe military account of his death
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Argentine police raid radio station to discover journalists' sources
Court ordered discovery of leaked recordings
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Thai student jailed for Facebook message that insulted the king
He gets 30 months, reduced from five years
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English PEN calls for review of 'chilling' press regulation legislation
Free speech charity warns of dangers to publishers
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Impress, the would-be alternative press regulator, appoints chairman
Walter Merricks looks forward to 'exciting role'
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Ofcom boss channels Zhou Enlai in downbeat take on local TV ‘revolution’Media Monkey: Ed Richards: ‘Too early to say’ if city TV stations will succeed
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Imposter pretends to be rapper 360 in 3AW interview with Tom Elliott - audio
A man tricks the 3AW radio station into believing he was the rapper 360 just weeks after the station was tricked by someone pretending to be an Isis leader
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Ad Break: Ikea, Oatly, Wear It Pink, Sony, Coastguard - video
This week's review of adverts from around the world opens with an appropriately creepy offering for Ikea as we approach Halloween
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Bringing our journalism to life: the new Guardian US website – video
We have launched our newly redesigned website to our US audience. Find out more about how we got here
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Ad Break: DirecTV, Coors Light, Replay Jeans, Strongbow, Birell Turbo, AMF, Haig Whiskey - video
Rob Lowe shows us his creepy side, Jean-Claude Van Damme camps it up, Luis Suarez tests the flexibility of Replay jeans, and David Beckham throws a party
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Benjamin Bradlee dies aged 93 – video
The former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee has died aged 93
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Change.org's Ben Rattray: We're making democracies more democratic - video
Change.org chief Ben Rattray speaks to Jane Martinson about the popularity of his social activism website, and his vision of a fairer society
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Mia Freedman's gay-paedophile analogy on The Project - video
Mia Freedman has apologised after comments that compared gay people to paedophiles on The Project
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Ad Break: Tomcat, Bridgestone, Argos, New World, Barncancer Foundation, Equal Payback Project - video
Watch Sarah Silverman tackle pay inequality in a controversial campaign
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Ad Break: Snickers, SSE, Toyota, TNT Couriers, Channel 4, Nestlé Cheerios - video
This week's round-up of commercials starts with Mr Bean in a kung fu movie for Snickers and ends with a touching Canadian viral for Cheerios celebrating gay parents
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Top Gear driven out of Argentina under a hail of stones – video
The cast and crew of Top Gear are pelted with stones as they drive through a town in Argentina, despite having a police escort
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Ad Break: GE, Vorwerk, Kit Kat, Sony Xperia, DnB - video
Watch Jeff Goldblum actor channel Liberace and a clip from the archives suggesting George Clooney has 'married' before
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Female pilot in Isis mission ‘boobs on the ground’, says Fox News presenter - video
Fox News presenters crack a series of sexist jokes about the UAE's first female fighter pilot
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Ad Break: Thomson Holidays, The National College for Teaching and Leadership, Formula E, Nike, Gatorade - video
William Shatner's rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody leads this week's collection and the Yankees shortstop gets (another) fond farewell
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Ad Break: Schneider Electric, VW Tiguan, Canon, the Guardian, Cancer Society of Finland, Guinness - video
Mischievous raccoons for a French power company lead this week's selection of new commercials, which also includes another look at dadhood from VW
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Own the weekend with the Guardian and Observer
Plenty of weekends get wasted. They fizzle out before they've even started. But some weekends are special. Some weekends are packed with all the things that make life great. With the Guardian and Observer, you can own the weekend
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Ad break: BNP Paribas, Reebok, Temptations, Marks & Spencer, Stand up to Cancer, Remember a Charity – video
Reebok goes back to its Northern roots; a pet treat ad featuring athletic cat owners, food erotica from M&S, and more in this week's selection of ads
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Head of new press regulator Ipso aims to restore public's trust – video
The chairman of the newly formed Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) promises to restore the public's trust in the industry
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Should war reporters such as James Foley have more protection? – video
After the killings of James Foley and Steven Sotloff, should media organisations be doing more to protect and support freelancers?
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Ad break: Direct Line, Hornbach, Guinness, Royal British Legion, Invictus Games, Rugby World Cup – video
Jason Stone: Harvey Keitel reprises his Pulp Fiction role for Direct Line in the first advert in this week's round-up
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Steven Sotloff's family challenges Islamic State leader to a debate – video
A spokesman for the family of American journalist Steven Sotloff, who was killed by Islamic State (Isis) militants, says Steven loved the Arabic world
Why journalists should be worried as seven regional daily editors depart
Roy Greenslade thinks the Express & Star editor has a point when he complains about departure of experienced colleagues