February 15, 2023

Top stories

'New York Times' contributors slam paper's coverage of transgender people (NPR) / Letter to the associate managing editor for standards at the New York Times (Collective of New York Times contributors) / ‘We’ve had enough. We’ve joined over 100 organizations and leaders to demand that the New York Times stop printing inaccurate and harmful misinformation about transgender people and issues. Today we are outside of the Times building to send a clear message.’ (GLAAD) / Q&A: This is not quite business as usual anymore,’ one of the organizers of an open letter to the NYT (Hell Gate)


Trust in media is so low that half of Americans now believe that news organizations deliberately mislead them (Fortune) / ‘New Knight Foundation⁩ -⁦ Gallup⁩ survey shows Americans have significantly higher emotional trust in #localnews compared to national.’ (Michael Bolden) / Read the survey (Knight Foundation)


Indiana lands new support for local news — and Capital B’s next newsroom (Nieman Journalism Lab)


All niceties have been thrown out the window as DirecTV finds itself ensnared in an ugly carriage dispute with Newsmax. (Reliable Sources) / Behind the slugfest between Trump-leaning Newsmax and DirecTV (Los Angeles Times) 


CNN hit with another alleged scandal, a year after Jeff Zucker resigns (Page 6)


Jean-Pierre bristles at NYT reporter who repeatedly asks if Biden ‘embarrassed’ by balloon shootdowns: ‘Let me answer!’ (Mediaite)


Jonathan Capehart on his second MSNBC program and reimagining the political talk show format (Washingtonian)


Fox News must face Smartmatic's lawsuit over election-rigging claims (Reuters) / Meet the judge deciding the $1.6 billion defamation case against Fox News (NPR) 


Scammers using AI images to profit from Turkey-Syria earthquake (PetaPixel) 


Star Tribune names Steve Grove, commissioner and ex-Google exec, next publisher (MPR News) 


How can newsrooms better serve communities of color? (CJR)


Press freedom 


Charges dismissed for reporter arrested while covering Ohio train derailment (New York Times) / Charges dropped after video reveals top military officer shoving him in chest (The Wrap) / ‘I’m still processing what was a traumatic event for me, in the context of a time where we are hyper aware of how frequently some police interactions with people of color can end in much worse circumstances. That is not lost on me.’ (Even Lambert)


Journalists win fight with Nebraska over $44,000 public records charge (Courthouse News Service via Editor & Publisher)


Russian journalist Maria Ponomarenko jailed for highlighting Mariupol killings (BBC News) 


Indian tax authorities search BBC offices for second day (VOA) / BBC says cooperating with I-T 'surveys', international federation of journalists slams them as 'intimidation' (TNN via Times of India)

Exploring craft, a master class in copyediting from the author of Dreyer’s English, has been rescheduled to March 10.

This webinar is rescheduled to March 10


Language lovers, grammar geeks, and bibliophiles: Join Benjamin Dreyer, Random House executive managing editor and copy chief and author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyer’s English, for a rousing behind-the-editor’s desk viewpoint on sharpening your writing and elevating your use of language. 


Dreyer will share his tips and tools for writing before taking questions during a free webinar from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. ET Friday, March 10Registration is open to seasoned and aspiring authors, journalists, communicators, and students interested in improving their craft. This program is being produced by the National Press Club Journalism Institute in coordination with the NPC Freelance Team.

Register now

In his role at Random House, Dreyer has copyedited books by authors including E. L. Doctorow, Frank Rich, and Elizabeth Strout, as well as Let Me Tell You, a volume of previously uncollected work by Shirley Jackson. He lives in New York City.


His book, Dreyer’s English, is available in paperback from Penguin Random House. He’s written an adaptation for young readers, as well as created the “Stet! Dreyer’s English” card game for language buffs.

"Leadership is where we need to grow the most in our representation. And being able to start with the folks who are here, to get them some of those intangible things that we know senior leaders look for when they're looking to promote people. Sometimes it's not a move up, sometimes it's a move to the side. ... Sometimes it's experiences people are looking for — different ways to grow."


-- Leona Allen, chief talent and diversity officer and deputy publisher, DallasNews Corporation, said during a NPCJI panel on how to attract (and keep) journalists who reflect your community

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