August 22, 2023

Top stories

Lawsuit says Gannett discriminates against white workers to meet diversity goals (Reuters) 


'Get out of my house!' Video shows 98-year-old mother of Kansas newspaper publisher upset amid raid (Associated Press) / WGA East: Cops who raided Kansas newspaper must be 'held accountable' (The Wrap) / Inside Marion County Record, sting of loss — and a warning for American journalism — remains (Kansas Reflector) 


Elon Musk to remove headlines from news articles shared on X (Fortune) 


Media organizations seek release of more court filings linked to special counsel Jack Smith’s search warrant for Trump’s Twitter account (CNN) / Trump indictments boost MSNBC primetime ratings (Axios) 


Fox News restricts Trump team's access to debate ‘spin room’ (Axios) / ‘Covering the Junior Varsity’: Political reporters prepare for a Trump-less GOP debate (Vanity Fair) / Tucker Carlson’s Trump interview showcases potential of tie-up with Elon Musk’s X (Wall Street Journal) 


After Vice's downfall, top journalists start their own tech publication (New York Times) 

 

Cox Media Group launches hyper-local streaming service ‘Neighborhood TV’ (Axios) 


IBM sells The Weather Channel and the rest of its weather business (CNBC) 


Reporter posts interview transcript after Ramaswamy says he was misquoted on 9/11 (Washington Examiner) / ‘... Vivek’s campaign is now arguing in part that “the audio clearly demonstrates that Vivek was taken badly out of context...” ’ (Shelby Talcott)


Jezebel boss quits: ‘It’s clear that any pathway for growth I had here has been deliberately cut off and that I’ve done all I can do to make this site what it could be given reasonable resources’ (Daily Beast)


Pittsburgh union progress: Interning at a strike newspaper taught me about labor rights and journalism (Teen Vogue) 


Autostraddle acquired by queer wellness company For Them (Advocate)


Photojournalist details close call during Tropical Storm Hilary (KNX News) 


Wolf Blitzer and Barbara Kopple to be honored at 2023 News & Documentary Emmy Awards (The Wrap) 


Watch a news reporter realize her boyfriend is proposing to her in the middle of a live segment (Today) 


Press freedom


Media heavyweights form new research group to support free press (Axios) 


Press rights groups back journalist being sued by L.A. to claw back public records (San Francisco Chronicle)


A judge dismissed a Wisconsin politician's defamation suit against a newspaper, but the legal fees may still shutter the paper. (Insider)


Lachlan Murdoch pays $840,000 to site he had accused of libel (New York Times)

CRAFT

 “As journalists, our responsibility isn’t just to tell a good story. It’s to give readers an outlet for their anger and anxiety: Who dropped the ball? What new laws need to be enacted? Which politicians need to step up? … We never write a story like this [one on a chemical fire in Texas] and think, ‘We’re done.’ Follow-up pieces are critical to keeping readers engaged and holding people in power to account.”


-- Investigative journalists David Leffler and Savanna Strott, “Watching the watchers: How journalistic teamwork uncovered years of regulatory failure in Texas

Behind the Paywall: Leverage library resources for your research and reporting. Virtual program with April Hines, librarian for the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida. Join us Sept. 8 at 11:30 a.m. ET.

Your local librarians do much more than check out books. Learn how journalists can tap public and academic libraries to find and use government documents, academic research, archives and other resources that are free via libraries, but not easily accessible on the open web. Whether it’s uncovering a new information source or helping to fact-check your work, librarians and libraries are a goldmine for accessing information – and much faster than you may think. 


Join us to learn from April Hines, journalism and mass communications librarian for the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida. Her research areas include information literacy instruction for journalists, library marketing and outreach, and social media engagement. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from UF, and a master’s in library and information science from the University of South Florida. Hines is a co-author of the book Collaborating with Strangers: Facilitating Workshops in Libraries, Classes, and Nonprofits published by the American Library Association.


Registration is open for this virtual program, which will take place on Friday, Sept. 8, at 11:30 a.m. ET over Zoom.

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Participants will learn: 


  • The types of information resources available in public libraries
  • How to tap into the expertise of subject matter experts in academic libraries
  • How to request help from librarians, especially when you’re on a deadline 
  • The wealth of story ideas that can originate from library resources
CAREER


“Journalists are often forced to divide their attention between tasks. But multitasking can decrease productivity and increase anxiety. Working on too many tasks at once can lead professionals to commit mistakes and spend extra time fixing errors. ... [Try] mindfulness habits like starting the day with a morning intention, checking emails only at specific times, and turning off notifications while writing a story.”


-- Carolina Campos Ruiz Baldin, graduate student at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, “9 fresh tips for launching your journalism career



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