The Latest: CNN fallout; What Palin jurors knew; Journalists’ favorite app may be leaking sources

February 16, 2022

■ ‘For months reporters at the NYT, Wapo, WSJ, CNN, Politico, and CBS have been getting the same tip: Jovanni Ortiz, currently at Hofstra University, is being eyed for a sr. Kamala job (CoS, comms). But not everything is what it seems …’ (Alex Thompson)

■ How a secret assault allegation against an anchor upended CNN and Jeff Zucker (New York Times) / ‘This is by far the most serious allegation made against anyone in the whole CNN saga, because it's the one that alleges the reporting was corrupted .’ (Ben Smith) / Allison Gollust resigns as WarnerMedia chief accuses her and Jeff Zucker of standards violations (CNN) / ‘Below is the letter Allison Gollust sent to her CNN colleagues regarding her resignation, obtained by Lach Cartwright. To say she goes scorched earth would be an understatement.’ (Justin Baragona) / ‘NEW statement from Chris Cuomo: “It is clear this was never about an undisclosed relationship .’ (Ben Mullin) / 'Nothing inappropriate ' happened, Chris Cuomo claims to associates (New York Post)

■ ‘A former newspaper editor who received a pardon from former President Donald Trump pleaded guilty Wednesday to state cyberstalking charges ’ (AP)

■ Money matters, but it won't solve every problem for news publishers (LION Publishers)

■ Majority of Americans react to an article after reading only the headline (Talker)

■ Parents really want useful education news . They aren’t all getting it. (Nieman Lab)

■ KPIX meteorologist gets surprise Valentine's Day marriage proposal while recording TV segment (CBS San Francisco)

■ Is Vivian Kent a real journalist ? Anna Chlumsky on 'compelling' 'Inventing Anna' role (Newsweek)

■ PJ O'Rourke wrote with high, cranky style in a shrinking tradition (The New York Times) / Valerie Boyd, acclaimed journalist and biographer of Zora Neale Hurston, dies at 58 (Washington Post)

Press freedom

■ Palin jurors knew judge dismissed NY Times case before ‘not liable’ verdict (Bloomberg) / Read the judge’s order explaining what jurors said during polling (Law & Crime) / Sarah Palin wasn’t the point (Slate)

■ Bob Saget's family sues officials to block release of death records (USA Today) / Florida judge temporarily blocks release of Bob Saget’s death records after family sues (The Wrap)

■ ‘ "In Britain, we are stumbling toward a system in which tabloids can still peek into celebrities' bedrooms but serious journalists cannot report on potential wrongdoing at public companies by powerful people", Bloomberg News' editor John Micklethwait writes’ (Rasmus Kleis Nielsen)

“The principle is simple. Every verifiable piece of information in the story should be traced to a source. This fact-checking should be done with sufficient lead time before publishing, putting the demanding devil’s advocate in a central role. ... There is always something in the story that can be questioned . So, you need to focus on the essential things before getting carried away with details.”

-- Nils Hanson, journalist and editor, "A guide to fact-checking investigative stories"

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