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BBC reported series of sexualized child images on Facebook to the company and after providing examples was reported to UK's National Crime Agency by Facebook — Facebook has been criticised for its handling of reports about sexualised images of children on its platform.
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Wikileaks releases large cache of alleged CIA classified documents, detailing hacking tools for iPhones and Android phones, Samsung smart TVs, and more — WikiLeaks on Tuesday published a massive trove of documents purportedly pertaining to the CIA's hacking programs …
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Forbes begins rolling out new mobile site, which it says loads in 0.8 seconds, introduces new story format called Cards, modelled after Snapchat Stories — PWAs are backed by Google and promise one thing above all else: speed. — With its intersitial quotes and lengthy load times …
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Forbes, Financial Times and @penenberg


Speaking at the Deutsche Bank Media, Internet & Telecom Conference, CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves praises Trump for his pro-business deregulatory policies — “Although we're not the enemy of the people, we welcome the deregulation there," the network's chief executive said of Washington.
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@emmartin173, @forbiddencomma and @bmorrissey


Spielberg will direct The Post, a drama about the Washington Post's role in exposing the Pentagon Papers, starring Hanks as Ben Bradlee and Streep as Kay Graham — EXCLUSIVE: A timely film about the vital role of the press in keeping government honest is coming together with a powerhouse cast.
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Mother Jones, which began a reader support campaign after the prison exposé, has seen 164% increase in monthly sustaining donors from Jan. 2016-Jan. 2017 — On Friday, Mother Jones reporter Shane Bauer racked up yet another award for his 35,000-word opus that chronicled his four months as an undercover prison guard.
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@monikabauerlein, @shane_bauer, @benmullin and San Francisco Chronicle


How the NYT, WaPo, and Politico have adapted to the exhausting process of covering Trump, whose unpredictable weekend tweets have upended the news cycle — President Trump has attempted to undercut the U.S. media in a number of ways — by calling them the “enemy”; by denying coverage credentials …
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New York Times, @jfdulac, The Week, New York Magazine, myfox8.com, Mediaite, Refinery29 and Politico


Sources: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is refusing to allow pool reporters to travel with him on an upcoming government trip to Asia — As CEO of ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson was accustomed to going where he wanted, when he wanted, with whomever he wanted.
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@simonhernandez and @timafranklin


Women's news sites like Bustle and The Cut are going on strike for IWD protest on Weds; Jezebel will be run by male staff members for the day — “A Day Without A Woman” will be a day without content for some outlets. — Women's solidarity march, Washington DC, USA - 21 Jan 2017


Dow Jones launches Moneyish, a finance site aimed at millennials that grew out of a MarketWatch experiment, with plans for video, comics, and illustrations — “It's not personal finance,” Raakhee Mirchandani said. “It's personality finance.” — This is the argument Mirchandani …
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@jimprosser, @jeremymbarr and Talking Biz News


Radio Times editor Ben Preston joining Sunday Times as executive editor — Radio Times editor Ben Preston is leaving the title after eight years to join The Sunday Times as executive editor. — Preston previously worked for sister title, The Times, for 15 years rising to the role of deputy editor.


Interview with Teen Vogue columnist Lauren Duca on why the magazine's political coverage reaches beyond its target demographic — Over the last few months, Teen Vogue's clear-eyed, accessible coverage of the Trump administration has caught the collective attention of the internet.
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@abbymnorman and bookforum.com