The Latest: Washington Post WFH demands; Swing-state local news ‘ploy’; Wrong obit

October 7, 2022

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■ Democrats' swing-state local news ploy (Axios) / Gannett now publishing faux newspapers (Crain's Chicago Business) / 'Former Democratic operative Tara McGowan is sinking millions into Meta’s ad network to build Courier Newsroom, a media powerhouse for the left .' (Wired)

■ Herschel Walker fires political director over suspected leaks to media (Mediaite)

■ Opinion: Quit dragging Maggie Haberman for her Trump book (Washington Post)

■ 'I loved my run at The Times, and am so thankful they let me feast on campaigns, food, sports, books and travel, helping me get to 50 states along the way. Now it’s time for a new adventure reporting on politics . Stay tuned, folks.' (Jonathan Martin)

■ ‘Jeff Zucker, in his first public remarks since being ousted from CNN earlier this year, lists his three top reasons for why he believes the country is so polarized: Rupert Murdoch, social media, and gerrymandering.’ … Zucker when asked if he has an announcement about his future to make: …”I've had almost no time off in the last 35 years. It's actually been really nice to have a little downtime. I'm looking forward to another chapter, just not quite yet." ‘ (Oliver Darcy)

■ Susan Zirinsky knows a thing or two about what viewers want (Vulture)

■ At the Athletic and New York Times, a marriage with promise and tension (Washington Post)

■ Pluribus News, a new media start-up , will cover statehouses (New York Times)

■ The history and power of the Supreme Court portrait (New York Times)

■ Louisiana man gets 8 years in newspaper carrier attack (Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report) / The psychological impact of consuming true crime (Wired) / Family of victim in ‘Serial’ case asks court to halt case (Associated Press via WTOP News) / Journalist who interviewed Jeffrey Dahmer : 'He was a psychopath' (NewsNation)

■ Joni Mitchell alive and ‘well’ after People posts obituary (New York Post)

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