The Latest: 'You can shoot the reporter'; Newsweek legal drama; Reporter barred from covering execution for short skirt

July 29, 2022

Top stories

■ 'You can shoot the reporter ': Man accused of burning dog has bond increased after threat (WREG)

■ Reporter says Alabama corrections staff wouldn't let her view execution because her skirt was too short and she was wearing open-toed shoes (Insider via Yahoo)

■ A Los Angeles Times reporter accused his bosses of burying a scandal . They say he's lying. (Washington Post) / How the Los Angeles Times handled an exposé becomes the talk of the town (New York Times)

■ Newsweek engulfed in legal drama as co-owners sue each other (WSJ)

■ Bill Barr subpoenaed by voting tech company Smartmatic in company’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News (CNN)

■ Jared Kushner recalls ‘awkward moment ’ when CNN’s Jim Acosta called Fauci: 'It stuck in my mind' (Fox News)

■ ‘White House communications director Kate Bedingfield is not leaving the Biden administration after all. Friday was supposed to be her last day, but Bedingfield informed colleagues in an email that she would stay in her role after “much thought, discussion and reflection.” ’ (Washington Post) / 'President Biden and White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain both had asked her to stay on and she agreed.' (Mike Memoli)

■ What it is like to be a White House Press Corps photographer (Fstoppers)

■ CNN’s Alex Marquardt, Ukraine’s ambassador and others urge support for war journalists’ health and safety (Deadline)

■ Weather forecasters report unprecedented trolling during UK heatwave (BBC News)

■ ‘Every year at NPR, you could hear me pushing the line: What can you say? What can you not say? How can you say it?’ (New York Times)

■ Dan Barry, baseball and the love of the (writing) game: ‘If there is such a thing as the perfect summer read , this might be it.’ (Nieman Storyboard)

■ New ‘Popeye’ Sunday comic strip cartoonist plans woke changes (Express-News)

■ WATCH: Australian reporter pulls own tooth out on air and 'can't believe it’ (Mediaite)

■ TODAY celebrates Pete Williams’ retirement after nearly 30 years at NBC (TODAY)

Press freedom

■ Reporters barred from mayor’s press event, preventing questions on trip overseas (WVUE)

■ Governments ramp up demands for user info, Twitter warns; 'Governments also made a record number of legal demands on 349 accounts of verified journalists or news outlets around the globe between July and December of last year — a 103% increase.' (AP)

■ ‘Wagatha Christie’ trial: Judge finds no libel (New York Times)

■ Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta to be stripped of license under court order (The Guardian)

“Look for viewpoints beyond just those that bolster your argument. Conflicting perspectives can all have merit — but avoid amplifying a harmful niche view by overstating its reach or impact, or by leaving out key context.”

-- Language, Please, “10 essential tips to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in news coverage”

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