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12:40 AM ET, March 8, 2017

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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 …
Kim Hart / Axios:
Trump renominates FCC Chairman Pai to another term, which runs through 2021  —  President Trump has renominated FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to another term at the agency, a Senate aide has confirmed to Axios.  The White House was hoping to move renomination papers to the Senate today ahead …
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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 …
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.
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 …
Angus Crawford / BBC:
As BBC probed Facebook's failure to remove 82 of 100 sexualized images of children it had flagged, Facebook reported BBC to UK's police and canceled interview  —  Facebook has been criticised for its handling of reports about sexualised images of children on its platform.
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Turner and Warner Bros. announce Boomerang, an ad-free cartoon subscription streaming service to launch this spring, for $4.99/month or $39.99/year  —  Boomerang will cost subscribers $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year  —  Time Warner is expanding in the over-the-top market …
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Filing: pay dropped 13% YoY for New York Times Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr., to $5.1M; CEO Mark Thompson's pay dropped 43% YoY following 2015 retention bonus  —  NYT editor: Trump's attacks are “failing”  —  The New York Times' leadership took significant pay cuts last year …
Discussion: The Wrap and @dylanbyers
Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / WWD:
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
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
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 …
Oriana Schwindt / Variety:
BBC Worldwide and ITV's joint streaming service, BritBox, launches in the US for $7/month, available on web, AppleTV, iPhone, iPad, and Android devices  —  BritBox, the streaming child of British media giants BBC Worldwide and ITV, has officially launched stateside.
Discussion: Digiday, The Verge, Fortune and TechCrunch
 
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CNN:
CNN launches immersive journalism and virtual reality unit, CNNVR, which will cover major news events and produce VR livestreams
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Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Reuters:
Albania bans TikTok for a year from January 2025, part of a broader plan to make schools safer following the killing of a 14-year-old near a school in November

Bloomberg:
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