The Latest: Newsroom strike divides union; Peak newsletter?; The Lettuce wins newspaper campaign

October 20, 2022

■ Most of the Americans who will pay for news are rich (Nieman Journalism Lab) / American views 2022: Part 1 (Knight Foundation)

■ ‘Some scoops, w/ Katie Robertson. Puck has discussed raising $15 million at a $75 million valuation. Approaching 20,000 paid subs . The Atlantic is retooling its newsletter deals (writers can earn comp up to $400,000 now). NYT expanding its newsletter biz.’ (Ben Mullin) / Are we past peak newsletter ? (New York Times)

■ CNN's Smerconish dreams up ‘whole network’ for ‘independent thinkers ’ (Washington Post)

■ In Connecticut, an undocumented Cuban baseball journalist awaits word on political asylum (Connecticut Public Radio)

■ A school ‘paused’ its student newspaper after an LGBTQ Pride issue (Teen Vogue)

■ Liz Truss outlasted by lettuce in U.K. newspaper's tongue-in-cheek campaign (Newsweek) / The origin story of the lettuce that outlasted Liz Truss (Semafor) / ‘She could not Romaine .’ (Michael Beschloss)

Press freedom

■ Fight over slain reporter's files going to Nevada high court (AP via KVIA) / Robert Telles indicted on murder charge in Las Vegas reporter's killing (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

■ Iran’s media blackout sets the stage for state violence (Poynter) / Over 40 journalists arrested in Iran since protests broke out, watchdog says (VOA)

Tomorrow is Covering Food Insecurity: Access, hunger, and empathetic reporting about a basic need. Click for more details.

Most people know what it is to get hungry. But persistent hunger and a lack of access to convenient and affordable healthy foods is something much more, disproportionately affecting communities already underrepresented in news coverage. Food insecurity can be difficult for journalists to cover consistently because of its seeming invisibility.

Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute at 11:30 a.m. ET this Friday, Oct. 21 for a discussion via Zoom about what journalists can cover at the intersection of food access, community impact, and systemic racism.

"Build transparency into your reporting process — it builds trust with readers and sources. Without transparency, sources don’t understand why certain quotes are chosen or how it’s possible to talk for an hour or maybe not get a quote in a piece at all. Being clear about the limitations you face as a reporter, and how you see the purpose of the story, can help set clear expectations with sources."

-- Center for Public Integrity & OpenNews, "Stop the victim narrative, and other tips for covering working-class women"

Manager's Minute: How can a new team create a positive culture?

Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago and Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership, with advice for leading a new team by starting off with a positive culture — and keeping it.

Watch next: What does culture really mean for an organization?

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