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The Latest: Covering today, informing tomorrow

April 16, 2021

■ Block Club Chicago offered two versions of the same breaking news story — with and without a horrifying video (Nieman Lab)

■ Jelani Cobb on the murder of Daunte Wright, the Derek Chauvin trial, and how to tell the whole story (Columbia Journalism Review) / How often do police confuse firearms for stun guns? (Poynter)

■ Asian Americans in media: ‘You can’t extricate the humanity of yourself from the journalist’ (Hollywood Reporter)

■ ‘The Board will announce its decision on the case concerning former US President Trump's indefinite suspension from Facebook and Instagram in the coming weeks. We extended the public comments deadline for this case, receiving 9,000+ responses.’ (Oversight Board)

■ White House tries a time-tested media strategy — courting local reporters (Washington Post)

■ Two books based on '1619 Project' coming out in November (AP) / The GOP’s big bulk book-buying machine is boosting Republicans on the bestseller lists (Washington Post) / Simon & Schuster drops plans to distribute book by police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting (Fast Company)

■ ‘A Hong Kong court has sentenced several of the city's leading pro-democracy campaigners, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, to between 8 and 18 months in prison over their roles in unauthorized assemblies at the height of the 2019 protests.’ (CNN)

■ The coronavirus has closed more than 70 local newsrooms across America. And counting. (Poynter)

■ Military Veterans in Journalism teams up with the Poynter Institute and Craig Newmark Philanthropies to provide vets with critical journalism training , fellowships (Poynter)

■ Vartan Gregorian, savior of the New York Public Library , dies at 87 (New York Times)

■ ‘As this week of news ends, @MorningEdition executive producer @nprkyoung tells staff: "I am canceling this morning’s meeting" to allow "for some self-care, to take a walk, to have a slower breakfast or coffee... just take some time... Take care of yourself ." Good advice for all.’ (Steve Inskeep)

Weekend reads

■ America has pandemic senioritis (The Atlantic)

■ Weighing different paths to funding local news (CJR)

■ What does movement journalism mean for journalism as a whole? (The Objective)

■ A season of turnover (Columbia Journalism Review)

■ Why the 1980s were a golden age for the NBA's press corps (Poynter)

Leaders: Add an extra measure of care today

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