■ ‘The Washington Post told staffers today that they must return to the office from March 1 (for managers) and March 15 (all other employees). They'll be doing a hybrid schedule, with up to two days a week working from home’ (Katie Robertson) / ‘With the drop in virus cases, New York Times is reopening its U.S. offices for voluntary return.’ (Cliff Levy)

■ ‘Jeff Zucker has been in touch with anchors and execs at CNN via text, catching up on personal matters, and has invited some over to his home’ (Ben Mullin) / Clashing executives, office romance, angry anchors: Inside the week that shook CNN (WSJ) / CNN+: Jeff Zucker's exits throws wrench into streaming plan (Hollywood Reporter) / John Oliver says 'Last Week Tonight' will 'probably' ease off AT&T after the WarnerMedia-Discovery deal (The Wrap)

■ He saw a man in a four-second news clip — who turned out to be the brother he never knew he had (Washington Post) 

■ ‘Any reporter knows having your notebook in hand is an invitation to talk to anybody about anything’: Company that produced reporter notebooks closes, a journalist picks up the trade (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

■ Opinion: Political TV shows have never been worse. Sitcoms are the exception. (POLITICO) / CBS jumps on Wordle craze with 'Lingo' game show (Hollywood Reporter) / Wordle allegedly hacked: Is viral game spoiled amid NY Times shift? (New York Post)  

■ NBC’s Mike Tirico travels 12,000 miles to pull double-duty, hosting Olympics and Super Bowl (Washington Post) / Meet the only photographer who has shot all 55 Super Bowls (San Diego Union-Tribune) 

■ Prepare yourself for this weekend's 'Crypto Bowl' (New York Times) / Touchdown or fumble? Check out the celebrities who star in the 2022 Super Bowl ads (L.A. Times) / Nearly a third of TV ads play to empty rooms — except during the Super Bowl (The Hill)

■ Journalist killed in Mexico today is the 5th killed there this year (AP) / Journalism in Mexico: Where getting the story could mean getting killed (Christian Science Monitor) / 'It's not personal': Mexican president names critical journalist's salary (Reuters) 

■ Taliban free 2 westerners working for U.N., days after quiet detention, including a former BBC reporter (New York Times) 

■ Turkey demands 11 years behind bars for senior journalist who insulted President Erdogan (WTVB)

■ Jury hears closing arguments in Palin vs. NY Times trial (AP/ABC News) / Sarah Palin's lawyers: New York Times libeled her amidst pattern of sliming conservatives (POLITICO) / The existential dread of journalists watching the Sarah Palin trial: 'Every journalist knows the feeling. Your story — or the story you’ve edited — has been published, maybe on a tight deadline, and you realize too late that it contains a mistake.' (Washington Post)

■ Texas university president demands student newspaper stop printing (The Battalion)

The National Press Club and Journalism Institute are proud to administer four scholarships honoring promising future journalists serving their communities. Please share with the student journalists in your network:

The Scholarship for Journalism Diversity Honoring Julie Schoo consists of a $5,000 one-year scholarship. The purpose of the scholarship, named for the former executive director of the National Press Club Journalism institute, is to recruit promising future journalists who will bring diversity to American journalism. The award can be renewed up to three years, for a total of $20,000 toward educational expenses.

The Richard G. Zimmerman Scholarship is named for a long-time National Press Club member who died in 2008 and endowed a scholarship in aid of high school seniors who wish to pursue a career in journalism. Recipients receive a one-time scholarship of $5,000.

The Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship, established in 2021, supports diversity within the field of broadcast journalism while honoring longtime radio journalist Wes Vernon, a former National Press Club member. The scholarship provides $5,000 annually to a student who demonstrates a commitment to a career in broadcast journalism. The award can be renewed up to three years, for a total of $20,000 toward educational expenses.

The Dennis and Shirley Feldman Fellowship recognizes a student pursuing graduate studies in journalism with a one-time stipend of $5,000 to help defray tuition costs.

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