The Latest: Photographer injured during Super Bowl parade; Oprah’s journalism talks; ‘Girls on the Bus’ headed to HBO

February 17, 2022

■ Photographer hospitalized with a fractured spine after falling off stage during Rams’ victory parade (Fox 11) / Rams QB walks away after NFL photographer's brutal fall off stage during Super Bowl parade (CBS Sports)

■ Former New York Times journalist Nick Kristof can’t run for Oregon governor , Supreme Court rules (The Oregonian) / Kristof says he will not challenge Supreme Court’s ruling (CNN)

■ Opinion: NYC media hasn’t treated Adams any worse than the white mayors, but he’s on target about lack of newsroom diversity (New York Daily News)

■ ‘Oprah Winfrey wants to tamp down speculation that she’s getting into the news business, even though she’s been privately exploring ways to do just that ... potentially launching a company focused on nonpartisan journalism and news ’ (POLITICO)

■ Magazine giant Condé Nast posts first profit in years; Publisher of Vogue, Vanity Fair and the New Yorker generated nearly $2 billion in revenue last year (Wall Street Journal)

■ ‘The Girls On The Bus,’ adapted from a New York Times reporter’s book about covering Hillary Clinton , has started casting for HBO Max series (Deadline)

■ NPR's WHYY has lost at least half its journalists . Many complain about pay and lack of innovation (Philadelphia Inquirer)

■ Requiem for a family-owned local newspaper (WyoFile)

■ Founding publisher and editor of The Hill died today at 93 (New York Times)

Press freedom

■ Palin libel case isn't likely to end efforts to weaken press protections (New York Times) / A judge’s unusual timing may keep Sarah Palin’s legal hopes alive (Washington Post) / Analysis: Sarah Palin defamation case a long shot for US Supreme Court, experts say (Reuters) / ’Who funded Sarah Palin’s fight against the NYT and who will fund the next attempt to rewrite US libel law ? A chat with NPR’s David Folkenflik’ (Peter Kafka/Recode)

■ Press freedom, convoy protests and the safety of journalists: Reporters are being threatened on the streets and online. The hostility is even greater if the journalists are women or from other vulnerable groups. (Toronto Star)

■ Why targeting ethnic minority journalists is central to China's crackdown on the press (Coda Story)

"Don’t confuse correlation with causation. Even when researchers establish causality, remember that it’s almost always inaccurate to say a study 'proves' anything . ... Keep in mind that research studies often examine correlations. But if scholars find or have reason to believe one variable affects another, they typically state that clearly in their publications. Look for phrases such as ‘causal relationship’ and ‘causation.’ ”

-- Denise-Marie Ordway, managing editor of Journalist's Resource, "5 tips for avoiding mistakes in news headlines about health and medical research"

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