September 30, 2022

Top stories

■ Maggie Haberman just wrote a best-selling book about Trump . Why is she so stressed? (POLITICO) / Scoop: Trump threatened to go after Maggie Haberman's phone records (Axios) / Maggie Haberman: I’m ‘stuck’ with Trump ‘until he stops being a story’ (The Hill) / Maggie Haberman shares book notes after Trump calls her a liar (The Independent)

■ Wikipedia's Fox News problem: 'Wikipedia contributors had just spent nearly two months locked in a heated debate over whether Fox News’ website should be permitted as a reference for the encyclopedia’s political and scientific content.' (Slate)

■ Democratic Senate campaign arm r unning newspaper ads on abortion in 10 states (CBS News) / ‘They’re not newspapers’: Inside the mysterious publications on your doorstep (Evanston RoundTable)

■ For weather reporters, how close to a storm is too close? (New York Times) / ‘This is our life. This is us’: How our Florida journalists are covering Ian while living it (USA TODAY) / On the ground with local journalists reporting on Hurricane Ian (Poynter) / Hurricane Ian brings wind, rain and TikTok followers (New York Times) / As Hurricane Ian made landfall, it was just another strange day on the internet (Mashable)

■ Jeffrey Dahmer crime reporter reveals what the Netflix series got wrong (Entertainment Tonight)

■ Inside Noah Shachtman’s raucous reinvention of Rolling Stone (Vanity Fair)

■ What’s next for ‘Daily Show’ host Trevor Noah (Hollywood Reporter) / Why Trevor Noah leaving will hurt late night (Los Angeles Times)

■ Alaska Daily star Hilary Swank takes our journalism quiz (Entertainment Weekly)

Press freedom

■ LA photojournalist receives $90,000 settlement in lawsuit against the county, sheriff’s department (U.S. Press Freedom Tracker)

■ Fired Fox News anchor must face ‘revenge porn’ allegations , judge rules (Daily Beast)

■ Rob Telles whistleblower says she feels guilty over Las Vegas reporter's murder (Inside Edition)

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“Lean on the experts and ask questions. Whether it’s a state climatologist, local broadcast meteorologists or National Weather Service meteorologists … we’ve gone through years of extensive mathematics and science courses. We truly know the ins and outs, and often enjoy breaking down every little bit.

“Relate your stories to the impacts, and don’t focus on the jargon . Sometimes, the public will latch on to fancy terms, and the forecast itself or threats are lost in the mix. Don’t hype or create new terminology for the sake of it. Covering weather and natural disasters is already complex. There’s no need to sensationalize to grab attention.”

-- Tevin Wooten, Certified Broadcast Meteorologist at NBC10 Boston, on tips for natural disaster coverage

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Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago and Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership, on the importance of feedback.

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