Top News:
The Huffington Post:
Sources: supervisors have frozen public communications at DHHS, EPA, and USDA's research arm as new Trump administration takes over — Staff have been told to stop talking to Congress and the press. — Enterprise editor/Senior reporter, The Huffington Post
Discussion:
The Huffington Post, ProPublica, BuzzFeed, Reuters, Mediaite, The Hill, The Guardian, @jayrosen_nyu, Politico, NPR, The Independent, @palafo, Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, The Verge, The Verge, AP News, @blakehounshell, Gothamist, Mashable, GeekWire, Engadget, The FADER, Associated Press, Business Insider, The Next Web, Jalopnik, The Week, Gizmodo, New Urban Legends and Axios
James Warren / Poynter:
In second full press conference, Spicer defends Trump's belief in rampant voter fraud amid multiple media questions, citing unspecified “studies and evidence” — Sean Spicer may need the Army Corps of Engineers to clean up a mini-mess created by his boss.
RELATED:
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
A new era of access journalism is emerging, one that rewards alt-right sites and peddlers of fake news that are pro-Trump and will not criticize him — Armed with its own set of facts, the right has created a parallel media universe that's risen all the way with Trump to the White House.
Discussion:
ThinkProgress, @jayrosen_nyu, @brianstelter, @hadas_gold, @jeffbercovici, @jasminmuj, @cwarzel, @sulliview, @jayrosen_nyu, @cernovich and @mat
Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
Digital Content Next study: average premium publisher made $7.7M from distributing content on third-party platforms in first half of 2016 — Publishers are receiving far less money than might have been expected from placing their content on the third-party distribution platforms owned …
Discussion:
BuzzFeed, Bloomberg, @jason_kint, @buzzfeedben, @lisamurphyto, @craigsilverman and New York Times
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Source: Breitbart National Security Editor Sebastian Gorka joining the Trump administration, likely taking up position on National Security Council — Sebastian Gorka, the Breitbart national security editor and a Fox News contributor, is expected to join President Donald Trump's White House …
Discussion:
FishbowlDC, Axios, Politico, @anthony, @hadas_gold, @rosiegray, @mattdpearce, @daviduberti, @jkirchick and New York Magazine
Lucy Battersby / Sydney Morning Herald:
The New York Times opens a bureau in Sydney, led by journalist Damien Cave, as an experiment in journalism and audience growth — The New York Times is setting up a small team in Sydney to create local stories it hopes will encourage Australians to subscribe and engage with the Times' global network.
Discussion:
The New York Times Company, FishbowlNY, Mumbrella and Editor & Publisher
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Source: SNL has indefinitely suspended writer Katie Rich over a tweeted joke about Donald Trump's youngest child Barron, following online backlash — Katie Rich, a writer for “Saturday Night Live,” has been suspended from her position at that show following a widely criticized post …
Discussion:
Deadline, Mediaite, @danharmon, TVWeek.com, IndieWire, @zekejmiller, Vanity Fair, Politicus USA, Gothamist, @laurengreenberg, @katmur23, @drgmlatulippe, @brianwcollins, @pftompkins, @yashar, @sgarrettpate, @mercurialblonde, @chriscaesar, The Daily Caller, @unitedsloth, @thatbilloakley, Co.Create, @douthatnyt, @nataliesurely, @thesethhughes, @shelbyfero, NPR, The Wrap, Chicago Sun Times, Washington Post, New York Times, Variety, AOL, TVGuide.com, HotNewHipHop.com, Refinery29, twitchy.com, TheBlaze, Just Jared and Mashable
Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix has acquired the rights to a documentary about the Hulk Hogan-Gawker case, that is currently being screened at Sundance — The streamer already landed the rights to docs ‘Casting JonBenet’ and ‘Chasing Coral.’ — Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary Nobody Speak …
Discussion:
Awful Announcing, @betsbarnes, @facepaulmrevere, @seyitaylor, @petersterne, The Verge, Fortune and Variety
The Guardian:
The journalists who broke the Panama Papers story call on US press to collaborate on investigations into Donald Trump and to show solidarity with each other — Now it is time for the media to join forces once again - especially given the threat Trump poses — onald Trump is now president.
Discussion:
@f_obermaier, @sarahljaffe, @pwthornton, @niemanlab and @patkiernan
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Newsweek retracts story praising assault of white supremacist Richard Spencer, issuing an apology via Twitter — Newsweek apologized Tuesday after publishing a piece that relished in the assault on white supremacist Richard Spencer Friday as he was counter-protesting at an anti-Donald Trump demonstration in Washington, D.C.
Discussion:
@newsweek, The Wrap, @newsweek and twitchy.com
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
On Monday, Trump dispatched aide Matthew Schuck - an ex-staff writer at right wing website Daily Surge - and a colleague, to the Voice of America's studios — The president dispatches two aides to the broadcasting agency that came under fire over the weekend for its Trump coverage.
Discussion:
@jdawsey1, @astroehlein, @cjcmichel, @isaacdovere, @brianklaas and @mlcalderone
Alexis Sobel Fitts / Backchannel:
Conservative media personalities and news sites are bypassing talk radio in favor of Facebook Live, where some video broadcasts get millions of viewers — How the rough-around-the-edges live-streaming tool became the perfect incubator for conservative news in the Trump age.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Report: print sales of The Sun, Sunday Mirror, Sunday People, Daily Star Sunday, and the Sunday Post are down more than 10% year over year — Seven UK national newspapers are currently losing sales at a rate of more than ten per cent year on year, according to the latest ABC figures for December.
Discussion:
Globe and Mail
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
