The Latest: Washington Post uproar & exit; Biden on Austin Tice; The return of newspaper boxes

August 10, 2022

Top stories

■ After uproar, Washington Post edits headline pointing out Garland 'vowed to depoliticize justice' before Trump raid (Mediaite) / Washington Post deletes tweet accusing Merrick Garland of 'politicizing DOJ' (New York Post) / ‘This is so embarrassing I worry for the future of journalism .’ (Damon Kiesow)

■ ‘Call it a self-imposed term limit’: Why media critic Margaret Sullivan is exiting The Washington Post (Vanity Fair) / ‘It’s been quite a ride and a great privilege ’ (Margaret Sullivan) / Read the memo from Washington Post editors to staff about Sullivan’s departure (via Oliver Darcy) / Margaret Sullivan to serve as the 2023 Egan Visiting Professor (Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy)

■ White House eases reporter pre-screening for Biden events after protest (New York Post)

■ How a former Florida political operative broke the Mar-a-Lago FBI story (Washington Post) / ‘I just wanted to roll the ball out there and let better players bring it up the court .’ (Poynter)

■ ‘Scoop: Ben Smith & Justin Smith’s Semafor continues to struggle with recruiting . They thought they’d secured commitment from Post politics editor Peter Wallsten, who backed out at the eleventh hour. Also spoke to Sam Stein, to no avail.’ (Dylan Byers)

■ Town Talker: Mayor Bowser's FOIA record (Axios)

■ Arizonans trusted Kari Lake to tell it straight on TV as a news anchor until last year. Will they trust her as governor? (New York Times) / ‘You’ve read stories about Repubs hiding from the press this cycle . But that very un-Trump-like instinct isn’t being replicated by one of the Trumpier candidates of ‘22 - who like him rose to prominence via media Lake sits for portrait + interview.’ (Jonathan Martin)

■ A SC politician infamously slayed The State newspaper founder. Now, the story comes to stage (The State)

■ Former Charlottesville journalist reflects on iconic, and troubling, Unite the Right photo (WMRA)

■ Newspaper boxes may be returning – filled with meds (FOX 2) / A residual benefit of delivering newspapers as a boy was the host of lessons for life (cleveland.com) / How we met: ‘I was a paper boy and she was the Saturday girl in the newsagents – she seemed so cool!’ (The Guardian) / Whatever happened to the neighborhood paperboy ? (Smithsonian) / What went wrong with 'Paper Girls'? (Book and Film Globe)

■ ‘Puzzles pair well with reading the news’: Why news outlets are getting into games (again) (Nieman Journalism Lab) / Doing a little word puzzle as the world burns (Lyz Lenz)

Press freedom

■ Biden says US government knows 'with certainty' that Austin Tice has been held by Syrian government (CNN) / ‘Biden releases statement on ten year anniversary of the abduction of reporter Austin Tice. #freeaustintice’ (Steven Portnoy) / ‘End this ’ Biden tells Syria 10 years after Austin Tice abduction (Al Jazeera) / Austin Tice's family is still waiting for answers 10 years after his disappearance (CBS News) / Inside the decade-long fight to free Austin Tice (Texas Monthly)

■ US demands release of VOA journalist detained in South Sudan (VOA)

■ Ransomware gangs view journalists as another tool for advancing their goals (Washington Post)

“Silence gives us this opportunity to hear the other side, an opportunity to empathize with others . If we are all talking at the same time, our ability to listen and empathize is compromised.”

-- Chinelo Okparanta, writer, via the PEN Ten

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