Top News:
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, BBC, and more protest US secretary of state's plan for no media on his trip to Asia — D.C. bureau chiefs from major news organizations, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal …
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
Anonymous donor gives $1M to fund NYTimes.com subscriptions for students, joining 15.5K other donors to provide access to 1.3M students — The New York Times has shared some big numbers about the “Sponsor a Subscription” program that it launched in February: Thanks to contributions from 15,500 donors …
Discussion:
The New York Times Company, New York Times, Fortune, The Hill, Adweek, CNBC and Editor & Publisher
Zeynep Tufekci / New York Times:
WikiLeaks' CIA document cache, which focuses on compromising devices and not apps, underscores the strength of Signal's and WhatsApp's encryption — On Tuesday morning, WikiLeaks released an enormous cache of documents that it claimed detailed “C.I.A. hacking tools.”
Discussion:
@dabeard, @dangillmor, @amy_siskind, @sparrowmedia and www.wnyc.org
Corinne Grinapol / Adweek:
Recode hires Politico's Tony Romm, as a senior editor of policy and politics, and Bloomberg's Rani Molla, as the publication's first data editor — They'll be senior editor, policy and politics, and data editor, respectively — Recode EIC Dan Frommer announced two editor hires this morning …
Discussion:
@karaswisher, @lock, @chrisgeidner, @edmundlee, @byersalex and Talking Biz News
Jeanine Poggi / Ad Age:
Condé Nast joins NBCU and Vox Media to sell ads across their combined digital properties and to compete against big ad platforms like Facebook and Google — Brands Can Now Buy Digital Inventory Across All Three Media Companies — Conde Nast is joining NBC Universal and Vox Media …
Discussion:
Fortune, Fast Company, @tcarmody, @om, @bankoff, @mikeacase, @melissabell, @mikehadgis, @agolis, @dubois and @jpoggi
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Interview with Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, who have sold a book on 2016 election to Penguin, to be published in 2018; HBO plans a miniseries based on book — On election night last year, the political journalists and analysts Mark Halperin and John Heilemann appeared on …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Poynter, Jezebel, Hollywood Reporter, CBS News, The Guardian, @jeremyscahill, Business Insider, Deadline, Vanity Fair and The Daily Caller
James Warren / Poynter:
New Jersey journalists launch Montclair Local, a 2-section, 16-page weekly newspaper costing $12/year, delivered to about 15K households — Montclair is a New Jersey bastion of the Trump-doubting privileged class that went back to the future Thursday with an imperiled species: a new broadsheet newspaper.
Discussion:
@poynter, @jimwarren55 and Montclair Local
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Streaming media software maker Plex opens Plex Cloud service to all Plex Pass subscribers — After a couple of stops and starts — and some concerns — media player software maker Plex is opening its online service known as Plex Cloud to all paying Plex users.
Discussion:
Plex, Android Police, AppleInsider, The Verge, Engadget, Android Police, MacRumors and 9to5Mac
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
Sources: following a shakeup in editorial leadership, The Daily News has toned down its anti-Trump coverage because it was costing the paper subscriptions — For most of 2016, the New York Daily News was America's paper of opposition to Donald Trump. But in the months since the election …
Discussion:
@gilbertcruz, @jayrosen_nyu, @mlcalderone, @mathewi, @isaacdovere, @timobrien, @ericboehlert, @richarddeitsch, @politico, @bgrueskin, @will_bunch, @joepompeo and @michaelkruse
Sara Fischer / Axios:
CTA study finds video viewership has increased by 30% in the last five years, but TV accounts for only about half of all video viewership, down from 62% in 2013 — Data: Consumer Technology Association; Chart: Lazaro Gamio / Axios — A new Consumer Technology Association study finds …
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Sources: 21st Century Fox reaches $2.5M+ settlement with former Fox News contributor who alleged she was sexually assaulted by a Fox News Latino exec in 2015 — Last summer, as it wrapped up multiple settlements after the Roger Ailes sexual harassment scandal, Fox News and its parent company …
Discussion:
Forbes, New York Magazine, CNNMoney, Vanity Fair, Jezebel, TVNewser, TVWeek.com, The Wrap, Variety and Deadline
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook to raise the allowed frequency of ads in Instant Articles, enabling insertion for every 250 words instead of every 350 words — Facebook's Instant Articles were always a bad deal for news outlets. While quick to load so they drove more readers, the hosted-on-Facebook mobile web format sterilized …
Discussion:
Facebook Media and Adweek
Deputy Ed. - Gen. Assignment Desk, DC — 
EU Technology Reporter, Brussels — 
Breaking News Reporter, NY — 
Harrisburg Reporter, PA — 
Senior Editor - Styles, NY — 
Part-time Editor, Remote — 
Home & Travel Reporter, Ireland — 
Assistant Digital Editor, MA — 
Senior Editor - Visuals (Temporary), DC — 
Copy Editor, Remote US — 
Markets Reporter, NY/CA — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Food Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer, NV — 
Pharma Editor, Remote — 
Higher Ed. Reporter, Remote CA — 
Politics Reporter, Brussels — 
Investigations & Enterprise Ed., WI — 
Social Strategy Editor, NY — 
Senior Narrative Editor, CA — 
Editor-in-Chief, NY (flexible) — 
Housing Reporter, OK — 
Writer/AI Content Reviewer, CA — 
Writer/Editor, Remote — 
Multi Media Reporter, NC — 
Afternoon/Night Editor, NH — 
Education Lab Editor, WA — 
Senior Editor, Remote US — 
State Worker Reporter, CA — 
Executive Editor, NM — 
News Assistant, NY — 
Local Editor, NJ (Remote) — 
News Writer, CA — 
News Editor/Reporter, KS — 
