February 18, 2021

Top stories ■ Yes, the Newseum's First Amendment tablet is coming down. No, it's not because democracy has failed. (Washingtonian)  ■ ‘Someone who does not care about the journalism’: Gloomy Tribune newsrooms brace for the hedge fund squeeze (Vanity Fair) / Stewart Bainum Jr. wants to build a successful local news model with Baltimore Sun Media, colleagues and friends say (Baltimore Sun) / Who is Stewart Bainum? The new owner of The Baltimore Sun (New York Times) / Baltimore Sun to be bought by Stewart Bainum and continue as nonprofit (Washington Post) ■ NPR 'Embedded' podcast airs first of four-part series on Capital Gazette staff after mass shooting (Baltimore Sun) / Listen: The mass shooting at The Capital Gazette newspaper: Embedded (NPR) ■ Host of popular podcast steps down after accusations of toxic culture (New York Times) / A popular podcast dug into Bon Appétit’s racism scandal. Then its own host was accused of creating a ‘toxic’ workplace (Washington Post)  ■ Morning news battle means CBS Saturday trio doesn’t get weekends off (Variety)  ■ The New York Times’ new Slack app aims to deliver (non-depressing) Times stories to you while you work (Nieman Lab)  ■ Doc Rivers can't believe Sixers reporter is asking questions from bed (The Big Lead) ■ Block Club Chicago’s coronavirus hotline connects readers with questions to reporters with answers (American Press Institute)  ■ BBC News reporter says both parents have died from COVID just weeks apart (Birmingham Live)    ■ Was Rush Limbaugh's race-baiting accurately reflected in his obituaries? (Poynter) / NBC journalist who focused on cults dies at 82 (New York Times) / Alex Trebek’s TV wardrobe was just donated to men who are homeless or leaving jail (Washington Post)  ■ The GroundTruth Project launches new global service program, Report for the World (GroundTruth Project)

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Resources Diving into COVID-19 data   How broadcasters serving rural communities cut through divisions and handle right-wing extremism (Feb. 24, 12:30 ET) Belonging in the news with Wesley Lowery (March 10, 3 p.m. ET)

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