August 18, 2022

■ Brian Stelter to depart CNN as it cancels 'Reliable Sources' media show (NPR) / ‘CNN CEO Chris Licht informed Stelter of the decision on Wednesday, according to NPR, and his last show will be Sunday.’ (Daily Beast) / ‘Mr. Stelter’s contract at CNN stretched well into the future. The anchor told friends in the winter that he had signed a deal for another four years, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions.’ (New York Times)’ / 'Stelter has been at CNN since 2013, when he was tapped to take over as Reliable Sources host and serve as the network’s chief media correspondent' (TVLine) / Flashback: Meet TVNewser Brian Stelter, The New York Times’ newest web Turk (Observer)  

■ ‘Show staff being let go (relatively small staff compared to other CNN shows, some could find other CNN roles)’ (Sara Fischer) / ‘The newsletter will carry on, a CNN spokesperson told Mediaite. It will be helmed by CNN senior media reporter Oliver Darcy.’ (Mediaite) / 'Reliable Sources newsletter subs will get update tonight on plans for reimagined media beat/newsletter, more focused on biz, tech etc' (Sara Fischer) / 'End of an era. It has been a hell of a ride working with Brian Stelter and the Reliable Sources team over the last five years. Brian has been a first-class colleague, mentor, and friend. I cannot wait to see what he does next.' (Oliver Darcy) 

■ 'I picked a bad day to violate the ABC rule — Always Be Charging. I took the kiddos out sightseeing in midtown Manhattan and my phone's at 2% 🤦🏼‍♂️' (Brian Stelter) 

■ What does Brian Stelter’s exit mean for the future of CNN? (Vanity Fair) / ‘Stephen Battaglio reports the thinking inside #CNN under its new chief, Chris Licht, is that a program dissecting the media was too "inside baseball" for a television audience.’ (Meg James) / ‘Stelter’s exit comes less than four months after Chris Licht took over as head of CNN, following reports that the CEO was not a fan of Stelter’s opinionated on-camera style.’ (The Wrap) / ’This is the biggest programming decision that has been made by Licht's CNN. "This is going to be the start of what will be significant change," an insider said.’ (Jeremy Barr) 

■ ‘John Malone tells me he had "nothing to do with" Brian Stelter’s show getting canceled. He said he wants "the ‘news’ portion of CNN to be more centrist, but I am not in control or directly involved."’ (Ben Mullin)

■ CNN, MSNBC, Fox News scramble for Trump insiders and legal experts (Insider) 

■ Senators Manchin, Capito announce $162K for newspaper program at WVU (Lootpress) 

■ What was the reason? Photographer called out for wack portraits of Ketanji Brown Jackson (Blavity News via Yahoo! News) / Linda Evangelista has face taped back for ‘Vogue’ cover (Daily Beast) / ’When people look at that photo, they say I looked liked a plucked chicken and that I was scared. But I didn’t feel scared’ (Washington Post) 

■ Ex-Fox Sports workers sue network for age discrimination (Hollywood Reporter) 

■ Dodgers reporter breaks arm, fractures 6 ribs in mishap on Brewers' slide (TMZ Sports)

■ NBC's Richard Engel announces death of 'beloved son' Henry, who had Rett syndrome (USA TODAY) 

Press freedom

■ Judge appears willing to unveil some of Trump search warrant affidavit after media requests (AP) 

■ How a Bloomberg reporter’s family escaped the Taliban (Bloomberg)

■ Infographic: How journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has been honoured (Al Jazeera)

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