The Latest: Psaki briefs TikTok influencers on Ukraine; ‘I leave in despair’; NYT hidden videos

March 11, 2022

■ Embedded journalist injured in Russian attack outside Kyiv (VOA) / Ukraine war: Photographer held at gunpoint while lying in bed reveals all about 'tense' front line situation (inews.co.uk) / Russian forces in Ukraine detain and harass journalists ; authorities clamp down on Russian media (Committee to Protect Journalists)

■ After over three decades of covering Russia, I leave in despair . One man has extinguished the bright hope many once felt (CNN) / Detroit photographer returns from Ukraine, shares stories and images from Kyiv attacks (WXYZ Detroit)

■ NYT editor Dean Baquet addresses staffers about hidden videos recorded by Project Veritas (POLITICO Playbook) / Why Isn't the Times talking about a star reporter's hidden-video scandal ? (Vice)

■ Media habits defined the COVID culture war, says new Axios-Ipsos poll (Axios) / Pandemic at two years: COVID news no longer dominates front pages (CNN)

■ Video: KTLA reporter talking about deadly hit-and-run is interrupted by car wreck (KTLA)

■ The low-profile, high-powered race to free WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian custody: ‘A high-profile media campaign for her release … would only make her situation worse by adding value to her in the eyes of the Russian authorities.’ (Washington Post) / Earlier: Why isn't Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia the biggest sports story in the country? (New York Magazine) / ‘The management of hostage situations often pits the family against the media ’ (Ben Smith)

■ Merriman Smith, JFK assassination reporter, was a journalism legend. Then a press group looked into his past . (Washington Post)

Press Freedom

■ Press Freedom campaign hacks lottery numbers to deliver uncensored news (Ad Week)

■ Turkish journalist convicted but freed over Erdogan insult (AP/ABC)

■ Opinion: Why The Atlantic didn't press Mohammed bin Salman harder on Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's assassination (Washington Post)

■ Mexico rejects European resolution on press freedom: 'We are no longer anyone's colony' (The Hill)

Skim headlines from the last two years in media.

“Grammar is a tool for getting our ideas across clearly. But rules can be broken if voice demands it. Grammar can help clarify voice, but grammar should not obscure or erase voice .”

-- Mia Tsai, editor, via #ACESchat

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