Top News:
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 …
Discussion:
New York Times, WikiLeaks, Washington Post, Mediaite, TechCrunch, @snowden, The Independent, Business Insider, Recode, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Axios, Mashable, GeekWire, The Daily Caller, MacRumors, Associated Press, Mirror.co.uk, Politico, The Huffington Post, RT, Fox17, Boing Boing, The Verge, BetaNews, Associated Press, emptywheel, BGR, motherboard, The Next Web and The Week
Angus Crawford / BBC:
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.
Discussion:
Mashable, CNNMoney, @alexhern, TechCrunch, The Next Web, BGR, Fortune, @s_m_i, BetaNews, @phedemark, @fraserwhyte81, @bbcjamescook, The Huffington Post, The Verge, Inquirer, @jamesrbuk, Engadget, Gizmodo UK, campaignlive.co.uk, @jonathanhaynes, @mishalhusainbbc, @davidslack, Metro.co.uk, Telegraph, The Independent, mirror, Daily Mail, @nickcohen4, Business Insider Australia, The Drum, @markborkowski, Guido Fawkes, The Guardian, Gizmodo, @alecmuffett, @newsmary, @raju and Tech Narratives
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 …
Discussion:
Forbes, Financial Times and @penenberg
Etan Vlessing / Hollywood Reporter:
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.
Discussion:
TVSpy, @joyannreid, @emmartin173, @forbiddencomma and @bmorrissey
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 and TechCrunch
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
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.
Discussion:
Washington Post, Vanity Fair, LAist, Variety, Washingtonian, @lionelmedia, @history1800s, @will_bunch, @trevortimm, @ariellekebbel, The Guardian, Mediaite, Business Insider, The Huffington Post, Goldderby, /Film, IndieWire, @gabrielsherman, TVWeek.com, @braddjaffy, @mr_berman, @markberman, @alexlaughs, @mikemadden and @dangillmor
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
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.
Discussion:
@monikabauerlein, @shane_bauer, @benmullin and San Francisco Chronicle
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
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 …
Discussion:
@kitty_kaiti, New York Times, @jfdulac, The Week, @hadas_gold, @mlcalderone, @philiprucker, New York Magazine, myfox8.com, Mediaite, Refinery29, Politico, TheBlaze, Business Insider and The Guardian
CNN:
CNN launches immersive journalism and virtual reality unit, CNNVR, which will cover major news events and produce VR live streams — CNN announced today the official launch of CNNVR - a new immersive journalism unit and virtual reality platform within CNN Digital.
Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
iflix, a streaming service targeting emerging markets, raises $90M from Liberty Global, Sky, others; source: the company recently let 50 employees go — iflix, a Netflix-like service that covers Southeast Asia and other emerging markets, has closed $90 million in new funding to expand its service into new countries.
Discussion:
Bloomberg, @jonrussell, Variety and Fortune
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
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
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.
James Warren / Poynter:
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.
Discussion:
@timafranklin and @simonhernandez
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 — 
