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May 17, 2023

Top stories

■ Lavrov: White House has called Kremlin to seek release of Gershkovich and Whelan (Reuters)

■ Drudge reports Hannity to replace Tucker in major shake up (Mediaite) / Fox News says no decision made on primetime changes after report of ‘Hannity’ move to Tucker Carlson’s former slot (Deadline) / Lachlan Murdoch predicts growth post-Tucker Carlson, cites rebounds from Bill O’Reilly, Megyn Kelly exits (The Wrap)

■ CNN names Kaitlan Collins to fill prime-time vacancy in Chris Cuomo's old slot (Associated Press) / ‘Kaitlan will transition off CNN This Morning, which will be led by Poppy Harlow alongside a rotation of CNN guest anchors.' (Ben Mullin)

■ The New York Times launches a subscribers-only ‘Headlines’ podcast in a new audio app (Nieman Journalism Lab) / ‘How do we get every second of your day ?’: The New York Times goes all in on a new podcast app (Vanity Fair)

■ BBC launches new 60-journalist team to counteract fake news (The Telegraph)

■ Use it or lose it: Google says it will delete inactive accounts (CNN)

■ Meet the first-ever editor for Latino audiences at NPR (Nieman Journalism Lab)

■ Journalist resigns from board after PEN America cancels Russian writers panel (New York Times)

■ Veteran newspaper editor Gilbert Bailon leaves Dallas’ KERA News (Richard Prince’s Journal-isms)

■ Don Lemon’s departure leaves gap at CNN , and on TV media landscape (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

■ Parts of previously-dismissed sexual harassment lawsuit against former GMA boss and ABC News reinstated (TVNewser)

■ WABC anchor fired after lewd remark about co-host (The Wrap)

■ Citizen journalists step in to fill gaps where traditional media coverage dwindles (INDY Week)

■ How a Chicago-area journalist helped prove an unassuming wristwatch once belonged to China's last emperor (Chicago Sun-Times)

Press Freedom

■ Journalist files federal lawsuit over police interrogation at public safety training center site (SaportaReport)

■ 'We still are hobbled by this': Philadelphia Inquirer hit by apparent cyberattack amid election coverage (Washington Post)

■ Bullet shot through window of empty newspaper office in downtown Moundville (Tuscaloosa Thread)

■ Lesotho imposes countrywide curfew after journalist gunned down in capital (VOA) / National Press Club statement on killing of radio host Ralikonelo Joki (NPC/JI)

CRAFT

"For most of a decade now, I have read Pulitzer Prize-winning stories with special attention to the leads – or ledes, if you prefer. Great stories can begin with average leads, of course. And what looks like a great lead can lead us nowhere. ... What makes a good lead? I like John McPhee’s metaphor that a lead is a flashlight that you shine into the well of the story . You don’t have to see all the way to the bottom, just far enough to know what you are getting into."

-- Roy Peter Clark, senior scholar at Poynter, “The best Pulitzer lead (or lede) of 2023 is…”

COMMUNITY

National Press Club awards Heidi Perez-Moreno the Lewis Scholarship for Summer 2023

The National Press Club, the world’s leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Heidi Perez-Moreno of Miami, Florida, as the recipient of its Lewis Scholarship for Summer 2023. The scholarship provides housing and a $4,000 stipend to support student journalists of color who are interning at news media outlets in Washington, D.C.

Perez-Moreno has accepted a summer 2023 internship with The Washington Post’s metro desk.

A 2023 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she impressed the judges with strong journalistic work as a student reporter and editor, reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune, intern at the Los Angeles Times’ En Español, and freelancer at the Raleigh News & Observer.

“The people I’ve been able to interview are more than just sources, but larger stories of success, hardship, and hope,” Perez-Moreno said in her personal essay. “I want my reporting to center on Latino communities that historically haven’t received attention from the media, and shed light on the lives of young Latinas, like me, who are unsure of their belonging in the United States.”

To learn more about NPC scholarship opportunities, click here.

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