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Kaveh Waddell / The Atlantic:
WikiLeaks press release hints at “impactful stories” in its document cache as reporters wrestle with how to approach the information — Since around the time of the presidential election in November, the U.S. media has taken a hard look at its tumultuous love affair with WikiLeaks.
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Joe Uchill / The Hill:
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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Beatrice Britneff / iPolitics:
CBC announces structural changes, will divide news into three areas, Daily News, Depth and Context, and Investigative, hints at new plans for The National — Steve Ladurantaye named managing editor of flagship TV news program The National — The news division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation …
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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
In open letter, ACLU, EFF, Writers Guild of America, West, and over 160 other organizations urge FCC and Congress to preserve net neutrality — The future of net neutrality is in jeopardy again, so advocates are getting back to the fight. In a letter sent today to FCC chairman Ajit Pai …
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Kim Hart / Axios:
Trump renominates FCC Chairman Pai to another term, which runs through 2021
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Sources: TMZ founder Harvey Levin met with Trump last Wednesday at the White House and asked about the possibility of another interview for his new show on Fox — Since Inauguration Day, President Trump has spent his time meeting with heads of state, titans of industry, economic advisers and public health specialists.
Ken Doctor / TheStreet.com:
Sources: Tronc nears deal to buy Us Weekly from Wenner Media, likely for $85M-$95M after American Media's attempt to buy the magazine fell through — Tronc (TRNC) , the third-largest U.S. newspaper company, is closing in on a deal to buy Us Weekly from Jann Wenner's Wenner Media.
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Ben Sullivan / Motherboard:
Bellingcat, the open source investigations site, launches a Kickstarter campaign to fund expansion of training and archiving — When open source investigation network Bellingcat launched off the back of a Kickstarter campaign in 2014, founder Eliot Higgins probably never imagined his work …
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Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Vimeo adds support for 360-degree videos, which are seen as a precursor to VR, allowing creators to sell videos in the format directly to consumers — Vimeo creators will now be able to sell the immsersive videos directly to consumers. — Vimeo is adding support for 360-degree videos …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
WH official Boris Epshteyn upset staff and pundits at TV networks by making racially insensitive and borderline homophobic comments before appearances — Boris Epshteyn, who pushes Trump's message out on the airwaves, has offended network bookers and contributors across Washington.
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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Sources: DNAinfo has acquired the Gothamist network of websites — DNAinfo, a local news company owned by the Republican mega-donor and Trump backer Joe Ricketts, will announce Wednesday morning that it has reached an agreement to buy Gothamist, which publishes a network of websites in cities from New York to Washington to L.A.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify announces it has acquired audio detection and music discovery startup Sonalytic — Streaming music service Spotify announced this morning it has acquired a company called Sonalytic, makers of an audio detection technology that can identify songs, mixed content and audio clips …
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The Guardian:
UK govt's fake news inquiry considering legislation forcing social networks to improve complaints procedures, following BBC report on images found on Facebook — MPs will examine whether new offences should be created after Facebook's failure to remove sexualised images of children
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