The Latest: TV’s window into war; The next Maddow; Miss Manners on newspaper subs

February 24, 2022

■ Viral hoax falsely claims ‘American journalist’ killed in Russian bombing of Ukraine (Snopes) / ‘Livestreams on TikTok are bringing a first-person view of the conflict from all over Europe — but some of the streams purporting to come from Ukraine appeared to be fake.’ (NBC News) / How to spot video and photo fakes as Russia invades Ukraine (Poynter)

■ ‘About 1,000 people at this anti war protest right now. These are taking away protesters indiscriminately. I was briefly detained even though I was saying repeatedly I’m a journalist.’ (Nataliya Vasilyeva) / ‘Our main Kyiv Post site has been under constant cyber attack today from the moment Russia launched its military offensive against Ukraine. We are and will be, doing our best to keep you informed in this difficult time.’ (Kyiv Post) / Ukrainian journalist: ‘We cannot choose when we die, but we can choose how ’ (Open Democracy)

■ Russian journalist on what Russians are hearing from state media about Ukraine (News-Journal) / Russians fed 'fog of disinformation ' amid Ukraine invasion (New York Post) / Tech on high alert for Russia's Ukraine disinformation offensive (Axios) / Russia warns media about what is published on situation in eastern Ukraine (Reuters)

■ 'We are waking up this morning with a war’: CNN goes all in on Ukraine as the next act in its company drama begins (Vanity Fair) / Discovery CEO David Zaslav touts CNN’s Ukraine war footing , doesn’t address post-Jeff Zucker direction of network (Deadline) / How CNN reckoned with covering its own Jeff Zucker scandal (Variety) / Opinion: How CNN betrayed its audience (The Atlantic)

■ Is Jen Psaki the next Rachel Maddow ? Biden’s spokesperson, who plans to leave the White House this year, is being feverishly courted by CNN and MSNBC, among others. And Psaki has ambitions to become a marquee star (Puck)

■ The Pandemic Interpreter : Why are so many liberals mad at the New York Times’ David Leonhardt? (New York magazine)

■ New humor book on media shares tips on interviewing with Anna Wintour (WWD)

■ Miss Manners: Should I keep paying for a newspaper subscription gift for a now ex-boyfriend? (Washington Post)

Press freedom

■ A journalist covering a protest in Haiti is dead . Now police are investigating one of their own (Miami Herald)

■ Illinois photojournalist acquitted after arrest during 2020 protests (Rock River Current)

■ Sarah Palin will seek new trial in New York Times libel case (New York Times) / Judge in Palin, New York Times defamation case to address 'fracas’ (New York Post)

Newsrooms have looked hard at the diversity of their teams, leadership, and coverage in the last year, and many say they’re now devoting consistent attention to hiring more journalists of color, investing in them, and supporting them in helping shift the stories that are told.

What has really changed in newsrooms and what challenges remain? Register now to join us for an hour-long program at 2 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 25 to learn what progress has brought and what it has cost. We’ll hear from newsroom leaders whose roles are at the center of this work.

“NEWSROOMS: Make sure your reporters, editors, photographers, admin staff, and anyone else involved in covering this war has strong cybersecurity hygiene . Vet sources. Check documents. Be aware of phishing attack potential. 2fa everywhere via an app. Password variation. Everything.”

-- Jane Lytvynenko, Research fellow, Technology and Social Change Project at the Shorenstein Center via Twitter

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