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April 29, 2024

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Biden calls for release of WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich at White House correspondents’ dinner (Wall Street Journal) / Biden calls for release of Radio Free Europe journalist Alsu Kurmasheva and U.S. journalist Austin Tice (Transcript of Biden’s remarks) / Praise for decency and a presidential plea highlight White House Correspondents’ dinner (Poynter)

Glitzy parties and Gaza protests collide at the White House correspondents’ dinner (Vanity Fair) / Chants of 'shame on you' greet guests at White House correspondents dinner shadowed by war in Gaza (Associated Press) / A journalist, an influencer and a consultant walk into D.C.’s biggest party (Washington Post)

Journalism professors call on New York Times to review Oct. 7 report (Washington Post) / Palestinian Israeli reporter Suleiman Maswadeh breaks barriers by reporting in Hebrew on Israeli TV (CNN)

What's really going on at Columbia? A student journalist explains (CNN) / Columbia University reporting fellow Yasmeen Altaji r eminds media organizations they should compensate Columbia-affiliated student journalists for exclusive, inside-campus coverage of protests (journal-isms)

False story about key witness in Trump trial, Michael Cohen, retracted by OAN (New York Times) / David Pecker and The National Enquirer: when a tabloid becomes a political tool (The Wrap)

Condé Nast Union preparing work stoppage to pressure management in bargaining session (The Wrap)

The Financial Times inks new licensing deal with OpenAI (Nieman Journalism Lab)

Two shuttered Minnesota papers are being replaced by CherryRoad Media and will be run by existing editorial staff (MediaPost)

The nation’s media behemoths have left Wilmington, N.C.’s flagship newspaper a diminished version of its former self (The Assembly)

Maui newspaper cutback the latest sign of financial distress in Hawaii news industry (Honolulu Civil Beat)

The New Yorker's editor-in-chief succession race is kicking off (Semafor)

Paramount Global (owner of CBS News) names new leadership team (Variety) / Nicholas Carlson , Business Insider global editor-in-chief, expected to leave later this summer: report (Semafor) / Poppy Harlow to exit CNN after ‘CNN This Morning’ was effectively canceled (The Hollywood Reporter) / Aruna Viswanatha has been promoted to Washington enterprise editor at the Wall Street Journal (Talking Biz News) / Penny Abernathy, author of reports popularizing the term ‘news deserts’ is retiring (LinkedIn)

Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism declines to give 12 race-based scholarships after advice from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (Ohio Capital Journal)

Once dominant at CBS News before a bitter departure, Dan Rather makes his first return in 18 years (Boston Globe)

Press freedom

Press freedom advocates want change following Austin photojournalist protest arrest (KXAN)

Forbes journalist Sergey Mingazov placed under house arrest for allegedly spreading fake news about Russian army (CNN) / Two Russian journalists jailed on 'extremism' charges for alleged work for Navalny group (Associated Press) / Rash of Russian journalist detentions raises the stakes for speaking out (Wall Street Journal)

Hit with a developer's $10 million libel suit, this small Utah newspaper is fighting back (Salt Lake Tribune)

CRAFT

Disinformation, Elections & Democracy: How journalists can spot and disarm current tactics to influence voters. Wednesday, May 1, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. Ethics in an age of disinformation webinar series. Part four of four, produced with support from the Inasmuch Foundation.

May 1: How journalists can spot & disarm tactics to influence voters

Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute for a practical look at current tactics used by disinformation specialists to disrupt the 2024 election and what journalists can do to counter them.

This virtual session, taking place at 11:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 1 , will empower journalists with the tools to challenge election-specific disinformation and lies with tact and authority while respecting audiences who may be vulnerable to such campaigns.

Panelists include:

Tina Barton, senior elections expert, Committee for Safe and Secure Elections
Yael Eisenstat, senior fellow at Cybersecurity for Democracy and PEN America consultant
Christine Fernando , democracy reporter, Associated Press
Sheera Frenkel, technology reporter, New York Times
Chad Lorenz, editor-in-chief, Votebeat

This program is part of the Institute’s free training series focused on ethics in the age of disinformation. The series, produced in part with funding from the Inasmuch Foundation, is designed to provide tools and best practices to support ethical, trustworthy journalism.

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