The Latest: Trump media whisperer; Design workshop for journalists; Free transcription + iPhones; CNN signs AP deal

June 11, 2024

Top stories

CNN signs Associated Press deal for first time in 14 years (NewscastStudio)

The (Washington) Post at a crossroads: Existential questions in a dire season for news (Washington Post) / ‘Will Lewis is about to get an earful. The embattled publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post is slated to hold a series of feedback sessions with his not-so-happy newsroom this week’ (CNN’s Reliable Sources) / Out of ink: Can Washington Post publisher Will Lewis win back the newsroom ? (Washington City Paper)

Apple brings free call recording and transcription to iPhones; journalists rejoice (Nieman Journalism Lab)

What can The Wall Street Journal’s new ad campaign tell us about its future? (Nieman Journalism Lab)

Black Americans and racial conspiracy theories about the news media (Pew Research Center)

Dark money news outlets outpacing local daily newspapers (Axios)

Trump media whisperer: Variety editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh has landed more on-the-record interviews with former President Trump (6) than any other reporter (Axios)

Fox board members subpoenaed in Smartmatic’s defamation lawsuit over 2020 election lies (CNN)

Bloomberg names Justin Sink White House/politics team leader and Laura Davison money & politics czar (Talking Biz News) / AFP appoints new editor-in-chief as Sophie Huet to focus on AI (Press Gazette) / Nicole MacIntyre named Toronto Star editor in chief as Anne Marie Owens steps away (The Toronto Star) / David Talbot, SF chronicler and Salon.com founder , suffers 'severe stroke’ (The San Francisco Standard)

California lawmakers revive debate over bill requiring tech platforms to pay for news (Los Angeles Times)

South Bend Tribune transitioning to mail delivery for print newspaper (South Bend Tribune)

How ProPublica kept focus on humanity at every stage of series on homelessness and possession loss (Poynter)

How the media has fueled sports divisiveness , from Muhammad Ali to present (Washington Post)

Games are proving their pull on news and tech sites (New York Times) / You can now shop New York Times cooking recipes thanks to its Instacart tie-up (Adweek)

Press Freedom

Minnesota is latest state to enact an anti-SLAPP bill to protect journalists (MediaPost)

Russia ups pressure on foreign journalists (Voice of America) / Russia expels Austrian journalist after similar move by Vienna against Tass counterpart (Associated Press) / How a Russian operative worked to shape Moscow’s story in Europe . Agent had frequent contacts with journalists about Ukraine (Bloomberg)

Al Jazeera v. Netanyahu: Killing the messenger (Columbia Journalism Review)

Is your newsroom hosting interns this fall? Share the Lewis Scholarship with your applicants. Free housing + stipend. Deadline for summer interns is July 28, 2024.

Design Workshop: How to create compelling visuals when it’s not usually your job. Friday, July 26, noon ET. Tickets on sale.

Get tickets for our interactive design workshop on creating compelling images on deadline

In our scroll and skim culture, visuals make or break whether a reader engages with your content. But we don’t all have a graphic design professional on staff to help create compelling images on deadline. If you’re a journalist or communication professional looking to build your design skills, get a head start with our beginner course for designing visuals when it’s not usually part of your job.

Beth Francesco , the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s executive director, will share best practices for creating visuals, regardless of your hands-on design experience. We’ll work through specific exercises during the program, so plan to walk away inspired and with at least one design you can use right away.

Tickets are on sale now for this training, which will take place at noon ET on Friday, July 26 .

GET TICKETS

This 90-minute, interactive Zoom workshop will cover:

Free digital tools you have at your fingertips to make quick work of visuals (social cards, call-outs, infographics, short videos, and more)
Rules of thumb to guide your decisions on fonts, colors, and images
Exercises to help you develop your design thinking

Looking for your next journalism job? Try this:

“Approach positions inquisitively, not arrogantly . … The most desirable positions (the pro sports beats, the op-ed gig at a major paper, the politics beat at a capital publication) are getting dozens, if not hundreds, of applications from very strong contenders across the country. You don't need to call or email us just to say you're the ‘best’ person for the job. Your work will speak for itself. BUT if you reach out to find out if the position is truly a fit for you or to find out which things make most sense to highlight … this can show a degree of humility and receptiveness to feedback that may endear you to employers in the long-run.”

-- Rhema Thompson Bland, deputy director of news talent acquisition & development at McClatchy, excerpt from: Job hunting tips from McClatchy’s head of talent development (LinkedIn)

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This newsletter is written & edited by the National Press Club Journalism Institute staff: Beth Francesco, Bara Vaida, and Holly Butcher Grant. Send us your questions and suggestions for topics to cover.

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