May 17, 2022

■ Houston reporter becomes subject of viral conspiracy theory after news station typo (Chron) 

■ Sen. Schumer calls on Murdochs, Fox to curb broadcasting of racist theory (Washington Post) / Opinion: Tucker Carlson hits a dangerous new low in his response to the Buffalo shooting (Los Angeles Times) / ‘In the wake of the Buffalo shooting, Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff sent a memo to employees on Monday morning saying that he's cancelling/re-scheduling non-essential meetings for a few days and asking others to do the same so that staff can "take the time and space that you need."’ (Jeremy Barr) / Opinion: ‘Racism’ has too many definitions. We need another term. (New York Times)  

■ How much will Hannity's influence matter? And other media questions about today’s Pennsylvania's primary (CNN)

■ Press secretary hopes her rise helps kids 'dream bigger' (AP via WFMJ) 

■ ‘A contract proposal from Politico’s union, which Confider obtained and reviewed, shows that staffers at the highly influential D.C. outlet plan to push for substantial raises as part of their next deal. The document outlines a series of proposed minimum salaries for reporting staff, including a $80,000 floor for an entry-level “tier-one reporter” with $95,000, $110,000, $120,000 floors for the next tiers of reporters. Under the union’s proposal, the minimum year-two salary for an entry-level reporter would be $86,400 with a $93,312 minimum by the third year.’ (Daily Beast)

■ Exclusive: ‘Meet the Press’ plans digital rebrand (Axios) 

■ Dolly Parton honors Dan Rather for fighting 'disinformation' (The Hill) 

■ America more interested in Depp-Heard trial than abortion (Axios)  

■ Ringside photographer saves boxer from fall after brutal knockout (PetaPixel) / Photographer hopes natural disaster billboards resonate (Chico Enterprise-Record)

■ How a beloved journalism teacher repeatedly groomed girls for sex (Insider)   

■ ABC tries something brave: A drama with journalist as the hero (Seattle Times) / ‘Eileen (Hilary Swank) is a star journalist who moves to Alaska for a fresh start after a career-killing misstep and finds redemption personally and professionally joining a daily metro newspaper in Anchorage’ (YVRShoots) / Also coming this fall from ABC: A sitcom starring an obituary writer (ABC via YouTube)

“I think a lot of people focus solely on the politician, but don’t often focus on the people behind the politicians who are in a lot of ways making decisions and carrying out policies. That could be anybody from their chief of staff down to the workers in their offices who are fielding calls from the public. I think a lot of people just really overlook that. Politicians have an entire structure behind them, and we want to help people figure out what that structure looks like.”

-- Tony Marcano, managing editor at KPCC and LAist, “Reframing politics coverage to promote healthier democracy”

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