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9:55 AM ET, March 7, 2017

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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.
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
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.
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.
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: @forbiddencomma and @bmorrissey
Max Willens / Digiday:
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 …
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.
The Guardian:
The Associated Press removed Vice President Mike Pence's wife's email address from a news story, following a letter and critical tweet from the VP  —  Vice-President Mike Pence has criticized the Associated Press for listing his wife's email address in a story about his frequent resistance …
Will Oremus / Slate:
Twitter says move from chronological to algorithmic timeline has upped engagement in key metrics including retweets and likes, but doesn't say by how much  —  Inside the Changes That Could Save Twitter's Business—and Reshape Civil Discourse  —  FBI Director Called on Justice Department to Refute Trump's Wiretapping Claims
 
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Kiera Butler / Mother Jones:
Interview with Teen Vogue columnist Lauren Duca on why the magazine's political coverage reaches beyond its target demographic
Discussion: bookforum.com
Todd Spangler / Variety:
CNN targets cordcutters by adding free original programming to its streaming service, CNNgo, available to those without a cable or satellite TV subscription
Discussion: CNN and TechCrunch
Rowena Mason / The Guardian:
In light of phone-hacking scandal, UK Shadow Culture Sec Tom Watson, co-author of book on phone hacking, wants Murdoch's Sky bid to be investigated by Ofcom
Discussion: Marketing Week
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Leo Barraclough / Variety:
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