May 10, 2022

Top stories

■  Republican didn't want the press at his event. So CNN got creative (CNN) / ‘The campaign said we could attend, then said no press allowed. So... I rented this room w/a balcony just so we could cover a leading contender for #PAGov w/the primary 1 wk away’ (Kyung Lah)


■  Pro-Trump OAN network admits there was no widespread fraud in Georgia in the 2020 election after extensively pushing the claim (Business Insider) / FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf says ‘misinformation’ is ‘the leading cause of death’ in the United States (Mediaite) 


■  ‘One section of a memo sent to Axios staff Monday discusses protesting or tweeting about abortion, given it permitted staff to participate in racial justice demonstrations in 2020.’ (Elahe Izadi); ‘Several have asked why we permitted people to attend protests after the George Floyd killing but discourage it for or against abortion,’ the memo says / ICYMI: Axios allows its reporters to join protests (New York Times) / Should journalists be allowed to protest? NPR unveiled a new ethics policy that cracks open the door to allow journalists more freedom in their civic lives away from work (Poynter) 


■  Former top McCain aide says he lied to discredit a New York Times article (New York Times) 


■  Media outlets led by CNN seek access to court filings that House January 6 committee made under seal (CNN)


■  Two Russian journalists appear to defy Putin, slamming the war in Ukraine (CNN) / US targets Russian TV stations in new sanctions (Axios) 


■  Impremedia, publisher of Spanish-language newspapers, has a new owner (New York Times)


■  Report for America expands into all 50 states, bolsters newsroom diversity with diverse selection of new corps members (Report for America) / Revenue for hundreds of local news orgs went up in 2021, according to new data (Nieman Lab)


■  Time magazine staffers prepare to strike; unionized staffers allege that Time management has delayed reaching a deal on a contract for nearly three years (Women’s Wear Daily)


■  Winner praises the Pulitzer board's commitment to the 'heart' in journalism (NPR)


Press freedom


■  Journalist killed in Mexico was threatened in recent weeks (Washington Post) / 2 journalists killed in Mexico; 10th and 11th of the year (AP News) / News leaders statement on murder of journalists in Mexico (NPC/NPCJI) 


■  #BREAKING Pro-Russian mob has attacked and beaten a Ukrainian TV team at a Soviet war memorial in Berlin. Berlin police was unable to protect the journalists, a witness say. Yesterday, Berlin police went on peaceful Ukrainians who commemorated WWII - and removed their flags.’ (Sergej Sumlenny)


■  Serbian journalists charged over coverage of environmental protest (CPJ)  


■  2 journalists suing LAPD over Echo Park protest arrests: 'Journalism is not a crime' (Fox LA)


■  CENSORSHIP ALERT: Administrators of Seminole County Public Schools in Florida have prevented the distribution of @LymanJournalism yearbook because of a spread documenting the student walkout over the state's "Don't Say Gay" law.’ (Student Press Law Center)

"When you’re trying to get the big story, the big impact — to get past the secrecy — the best way is the old way. You have to show up and they have to look you in the eyes and feel your humanity."


– Corey G. Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at the Tampa Bay Times, via the Journalist’s Resource

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