June 28, 2022

■ 'Tuesday morning, I’ll help place a wreath at a small memorial in Annapolis. The ceremony will mark four years since June 28, 2018 – the day when five of my friends and colleagues were murdered in an attack on our newsroom.' (Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation) / Wreath-laying ceremony honors Capital Gazette mass shooting victims in Annapolis (Fox 5 DC) / Four years after The Capital newsroom shooting, we continue to press on (Capital Gazette) / 'Four employees remain who were on staff in 2018, including three survivors of the attack, according to Jennifer Donatelli, the wife of Capital photojournalist Paul Gillespie.' (WJZ)

■ Journalists in Uvalde are stonewalled, hassled, threatened with arrest (Washington Post)

■ ' "I've covered politics a long time," Bret Baier says. "I don't think there has been testimony like this — that is kind of jaw-dropping, in a way — on the inside workings of a White House in crisis after, you know, at this moment, January 6th, that we have seen since Watergate." ' (Oliver Darcy) / 'Chris Wallace says [Cassidy] Hutchinson connected the dots better than anyone. He also marveled that reporters had not previously covered the infamous Beast ride. "Think of all the books we've read, by all these great investigative reporters... there are some secrets still out there." ' (Jeremy Barr)

■ It's possible to be a journalist and a human: 'We can do the important work of witnessing the world, verifying truth, and contextualizing it for our readers while acknowledging our humanity and telling the truth about how these decisions will affect us personally.' (Poynter) / How objectivity got a bad rap and where do we go from here? (journalism.co.uk)

■ 'A fox with a propensity for stealing newspapers — the Washington Post specifically — has returned to the residential neighborhoods of North Arlington.' (ARL now) / Flashback: Foxes are stealing newspapers (Washington Post, August 2021) 

■ New York Times writer's 'masterful' obituary for mom makes readers 'laugh through tears' (New York Post) / 'I paid a $900 fee for my mom’s local paper to publish her obituary and a photo taken by my dad. The NY Post reprinted both and placed ads on the page, which means I have effectively (unwillingly) paid $900 for the Post to make money off my mom’s obituary and a personal photo.' (Caity Weaver) / 'LOL now the local paper — who I paid to print the obituary — has reaggregated the obit into a standalone story about it going viral.' (Caity Weaver) 

Press freedom 

■ National Press Club names Indian journalist Rana Ayyub 2022 Aubuchon international honoree (NPC) 

■ 'Endangered' HBO Max documentary premieres today: A portrait of journalism in crisis (Forbes) / Ronan Farrow talks to Stephen Colbert about the threats journalists face worldwide (Mashable) 

■ 'Just because you're a journalist you are not exempted from assassination, if you're a son of a bitch': Philippine president Duterte in his own words (France 24) / Journalist Maria Ressa talks politics in the Philippines, winning the Nobel Peace Prize (Hawai'i Public Radio) 

Political protests and civil unrest are expected across America this summer and fall. The combination of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, ongoing right-wing conspiracies about the validity of U.S. elections, and the prospect of domestic terrorist attacks have produced a climate that forebodes tense confrontations between protesters, counter-protesters, and the police.

Journalists are already in the mix covering these clashes, sometimes being mistreated, physically harmed, or even targeted in the process. In the days following the Roe v. Wade ruling, journalists covering protests have already been shoved, clubbed, and illegally held by Los Angeles police. 

Are you familiar with your rights as a journalist to cover political protests and police responses to them? Do you have a plan on what to do if those rights are challenged — or ignored — by police or protesters? What steps are you taking to keep yourself and your equipment safe and secure, physically and legally?

Registration is open for a National Press Club Journalism Institute virtual safety training at 11:30 a.m. ET on Friday, July 15, on how to cover political protests and civil unrest while limiting your legal exposure and physical safety risks. Attendees will learn:

• Your rights to photograph and record video in public spaces and what to do if you are confronted and your equipment is seized
• How to recognize the signs of a police kettling action that could lead to being swept up and detained with other protesters
• What safety equipment to bring and how to plan your protest route ahead of time
• Ways to strategize your communication plan with editors, a legal team, and loved ones
• Recent legal developments and court cases for journalists detained and charged for their coverage of the 2020 racial justice protests and implications going forward

Confirmed speakers include:

• Corinne Chin, Emmy-award winning video journalist, and Associated Press director of news talent
• Kamesha Laurry, Borealis Racial Equity in Journalism Fund Legal Fellow for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• Mickey Osterreicher, general counsel for the National Press Photographers Association

The conversation will be moderated by Rachel Oswald, National Press Club press freedom team lead and a foreign policy reporter for CQ Roll Call.