June 11, 2025

■ With reporters shot and roughed up, advocates question whether those covering protests are targets (Associated Press) / L.A. protests prompt calls for police restraint after journalist injuries (New York Times) / ‘I asked DHS the other day if it had comment on reports that journalists have been hit with less-lethal rounds while covering the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. The agency just got back to me with this statement.’ (Scott Nover) / Why ‘nonlethal’ isn’t the right word for the weapons used on journalists (Poynter)

■ House Committee advances bill to rescind funding for public broadcasting stations, NPR, and PBS (Deadline) / PBS holds station dues flat in fiscal year 2026 budget (Current) / Facing severe budget cuts, a local television station leaned on its community — and succeeded (Poynter) 

■ The U.S. granted these journalists asylum. Then it fired them. (Washington Post) / Fearing action by Donald Trump, U.S. nonprofits seek shelter in the U.K. (Semafor) 

■ Trump military parade may not get much coverage on CBS, NBC, ABC (Variety)

■ Suspended ABC News correspondent Terry Moran will not return to network (Washington Post) / Terry Moran is out at ABC News. His tweet did what critics of the media wanted. (Poynter) 

■ Study: TV station leaders say corporate has no plan to reach & monetize young audiences (TV News Check) / Inside the 5-year strategy to create a paid CNN (Poynter) 

■ ‘CBS News trying to trim: I hear some unionized employees received buyout offers yesterday. ...’ (Brian Stelter)

■ ‘Adam O'Neal joins The Washington Post as opinion editor’ (Ben Mullin) / American Press Institute CEO to head UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism (American Press Institute) / POLITICO names Sally Goldenberg as senior politics editor (POLITICO) / Maxine Joselow joins climate desk (New York Times) / CNN hires Riva as senior money editor (Talking Biz News) / FT hires Paton as fashion editor (Talking Biz News) / CNN hires NYT's Guy Griggs to lead ad sales team (The Wrap) 

■ The New York Times is changing the recipe behind its iconic Dining brand (CNN)

Immigration Coverage: How to build trust with sources

“You can’t expect trust if you’re coming from a news outlet that has never covered immigrants. Or perhaps they’ve covered immigrant individuals as a one off crime story or a rally or protest. If you’re covering them once and you never cover them again — people notice that. If you only care about them when things are national news stories, people know that, and of course, they have every right to mistrust you. You have to take the time. You have to show up in the spaces, and you have to start building those stories, making sure you’re consistent with it. Maybe it’s starting out doing smaller stories, and then just being a presence and fixture in the community.”

-- Nissa Rhee, executive director at Borderless Magazine. Read the full interview with Rhee on covering immigrant communities in 2025.

Resources

• When does protesting become illegal? (Freedom Forum) / Situational Awareness: A guide for journalists (Committee to Protect Journalists)
• Climate Change Reporting and Mental Health: Practical tips for newsrooms and journalists (Global Investigative Journalism Network) 
• Mental Health in Journalism Summit: Call for session proposals (Deadline: June 13)

This newsletter is written & edited by the National Press Club Journalism Institute staff: Beth Francesco, Holly Butcher Grant, Elliot C. Williams, and Mitch Harle. Send us your questions and suggestions for topics to cover.

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