Top News:
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Sources: Spicer is leading a search for his replacement as press secretary, having spoken with radio host Laura Ingraham and Daily Mail editor David Martosko — White House press secretary Sean Spicer has spoken with radio host Laura Ingraham and Daily Mail editor David Martosko, among others.
Discussion:
The Atlantic, Recode, @glennthrush, Mediaite, Washington Post, Fox Business, @tarapalmeri, @glennthrush, Business Insider, The Week, @juliacarriew, @tonyromm, @mgolicjr57, AOL, TechCrunch, Refinery29, Newser, @ericboehlert, @jayrosen_nyu, @chrisgeidner, Washington Free Beacon, Mother Jones, MacRumors, @mattwilstein, @maggienyt, @jdawsey1, @ericgeller, @hadas_gold, @mekosoff, @matthewamiller, @gideonresnick and @hadas_gold, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg.com:
Sources: the White House is considering hiring a new press secretary as Spicer may move into a more senior strategy role, though no final decision has been made — The White House is weighing whether to move Press Secretary Sean Spicer into a more senior role focused on strategy and bring …
Discussion:
Washington Post, @aawayne, The Daily Caller, @jaredrizzi, @business, @mikedorning, @kylegriffin1 and @jeneps
Michael Calderone / HuffPost:
CNN senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta says reporters should walk out over “pointless” briefings as White House restrictions against press grow — “There must be collective action or else the stonewalling will continue,” Jim Acosta told HuffPost.
Discussion:
CNNMoney, @brianstelter, @acosta, @brianstelter, @andyojones, The Hill, Washington Post, Mediaite, Fox News Insider, The Wrap, @mckaycoppins, @tvietor08, TVNewser, The Week and @davidfolkenflik
Anthony Crupi / Ad Age:
Megyn Kelly's interview with Alex Jones featured 17 paid ad spots compared with shows premiere which carried 34, and had 43% fewer viewers than inaugural show — After a week of controversy, chicanery and the sort of reflexive hand-wringing that accompanies any event that provides the media …
Gursimran Hans / Press Gazette:
International Federation of Journalists slams attempts by Gulf states to force closure of Al Jazeera, says journalists must not be used as “political footballs” — Amid tension between other Gulf states and Qatar, the International Federation of Journalists has demanded …
Discussion:
Fortune
Nilagia McCoy / Shorenstein Center:
In a new Shorenstein paper, Iranian journalist Yeganeh Rezaian examines the difficulties women reporters face while working in Muslim countries — Yeganeh Rezaian, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (fall 2016) and — Iranian journalist, formerly of Bloomberg News and The National
Discussion:
Nieman Lab
Evelyn Small / Washington Post:
A look back at how Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham composed her Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir, Personal History — In 1983, I had been a researcher at The Washington Post Co. for only a few months when Katharine Graham, the chairman of the board, called me into her office one day.
Discussion:
@_roxanneroberts, @cesdrilon and @carloslozadawp
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Univision News has found its moment in the Trump era, aggressively covering immigration and hiring reporters from places with few press freedoms like Venezuela — The Spanish-language network is a striking example of a news organization that is meeting the needs of a frightened and information-famished audience.
Discussion:
@jimrutenberg, @raju, @miblogestublog, @jczamora, @jonleeanderson, @dabeard, @raju, @kludt, @rosental and @ennisnyt
Bloomberg:
Facebook's efforts to build a library of high-end original videos are meeting resistance from publishers frustrated by the way the company has treated them — News outlets are complaining about Facebook's terms for TV-quality videos meant to compete with YouTube.
Discussion:
@mathewi, @asharma, @alexwhitcomb, @gerryfsmith, @moorehn, @kerrymflynn, @jwherrman, @jason_kint, @gerryfsmith, @moorehn, @myurow, @jason_kint and @shiraovide
Brian Flood / The Wrap:
Sources: Bloomberg EiC killed a story about growth of Fox Business Network despite months of work, staffers told it was because they don't cover competitors — Anousha Sakoui's feature was in the works for four months — Bloomberg's editor-in-chief personally killed a feature about the growth …
Discussion:
@edmundlee and @pkafka
Trey Williams / MarketWatch:
Tribune Media, McClatchy, and Tegna sell stakes in CareerBuilder to Apollo Global investor group — Media broadcasting company Tegna Inc. TGNA, +.79% said on Monday it is selling its controlling interest in CareerBuilder LLC to an investor group led by investment funds managed by affiliates …
Discussion:
Daily Herald, Chicago Business, Seeking Alpha and Chicago Tribune
Rafael Cabrera / BuzzFeed:
Report: the Mexican government has been sending text messages to journalists containing advanced spyware, in an attempt to steal their data — New research shows dozens of text messages sent to critics of the Mexican government were laced with spyware meant to copy the entire phone's contents.
Discussion:
New York Times, @lawrightstech, Motherboard, @chasemadar, @nicoleperlroth and @buzzfeedben, more at Techmeme »