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October 11, 2022

■ BBC reporter ducks from missile live on air as Ukrainian conflict worsens (Deadline)

■ Prosecutors seek prison for rioter's attack on AP journalist (Associated Press via huntingdondailynews.com)

■ Photographer files assault claim against L.A. Raiders receiver after being shoved to the ground following Monday’s game (Sports Illustrated)

■ Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed in 'Serial' case (Associated Press via Fortune)

■ John Oliver on how crime reporting keeps us scared (Boing Boing) / Resources: Covering justice – Reimagining the cops, crime, courts beats, Hate crime coverage — How journalists can get it right (NPCJI)

■ In her KNBC debut, Lynette Romero addresses the fallout from her sudden KTLA exit (Los Angeles Times) / LA anchor pays tribute to former co-host who was fired after rogue on-air comments supporting her (New York Post)

■ With NBC near certain to cut primetime, prepare for a 10 p.m. news (TVNewsCheck)

■ Why CNN, MSNBC are battling for a second-place finish at 9 p.m. (Variety)

■ The education and disillusionment of a young Texas reporter in D.C.: 'In my 15-year Washington journalism career, I attended five national conventions, covered scores of campaigns, chronicled two impeachment trials, spoke to thousands of sources and voters, roamed obscure pockets of America, and got to know every inch of my home state. But after a decade covering the Capitol, I had to leave this year . My faith had failed me.' (Texas Tribune)

■ In pivotal New Jersey congressional race, Kean Jr. eschews local press (POLITICO)

■ The 2022 Media Hot List: These publishers are thriving amid continued upheaval; 'Honorees like The Wall Street Journal, Axios and Puck are boldly leading the industry into a new era ' (Adweek)

■ Newspaper ownership shifting back to local (Axios) / Gannett stock down 76% over one year (New Jersey Globe) / Local newspapers try mail delivery as drivers choose better-paying gigs (Wall Street Journal)

■ The ‘sacred duty’ of 'She Said', ‘When [Zoe] Kazan and [Carey] Mulligan signed on to play [New York Times journalists Jodi] Kantor and [Megan] Twohey, they spent time with the reporters not only to see what they were like at work, but also in their personal lives . The book meticulously details the [Harvey Weinstein] investigation, but the script adds in details about Kantor and Twohey’s family lives.’ (Vanity Fair)

■ Totenberg tests tenet of journalism with source friendships (Associated Press)

■ A Supreme Court artist retires after 45 years documenting judicial history up close (NPR Weekend Edition Saturday)

■ Remembering NPR's Ken Barcus, a tough editor with a big heart (Morning Edition)

■ Nikki Finke dies : Deadline founder & longtime entertainment journalist was 68 (Deadline) / The dark legacy of Nikki Finke (Puck) / The tortured life of Nikki Finke: Best friend, worst enemy - and made for the Internet (The Wrap) / ‘This is the story of a very troubled writer who used the megaphone of “journalism” to work out her insecurities and issues in a hellstorm of performative rage, all while hiding — ailing, agoraphobic, sick — behind an online persona. An OG troll.’ (The Ankler.)

Press freedom

■ Journalist murdered in Honduras , fifth in 2022 (News 360 via MSN)

■ New Hampshire church to build memorial for American journalist killed by ISIS (Associated Press via Fox News)

■ Court of Appeals denies Maria Ressa’s appeal in cyber libel case (Rappler)

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