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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Web Roundup: Hacking the LA Times

    Journalist Matthew Keys has been sentenced to two years in prison, after being convicted last year of giving hackers administrative login information for the L.A. Times. But is the law he broke out of date? We discuss that story and other tech and web news in our regular Thursday roundup.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 14, 2016 • 1 min read

    Journalist Matthew Keys has been sentenced to two years in prison, after being convicted last year of giving hackers administrative login information for the L.A. Times. But is the law he broke out of date? We discuss that story and other tech and web news in our regular Thursday roundup.

    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Angry Voters and Political Engagement
    1. 0:29Where Will All the Angry Voters Go?
    2. 9:42The LA Development Fight
    3. 19:16Web Roundup: Hacking the LA TimesYou’re reading this
    4. 29:06Fighting a Troll
    5. 38:02DJing in a Digital World
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Xeni Jardin

      BoingBoing.net

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Angry Voters and Political Engagement
    1. 0:29Where Will All the Angry Voters Go?
    2. 9:42The LA Development Fight
    3. 19:16Web Roundup: Hacking the LA TimesYou’re reading this
    4. 29:06Fighting a Troll
    5. 38:02DJing in a Digital World
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand