The Latest: GOP convention + media; ‘Morning Joe’ backlash; Vice presidential debates; Work/life balance strategy

July 17, 2024

Top stories

Republican National Convention: Kari Lake uses speaking slot to single out media as ‘fake news’ (Deadline) / Rupert Murdoch shows up at Republican convention (New York Times) / CNN reporter trolled over Jeffrey Epstein while broadcasting live from the RNC (Daily Mail) / ‘Milwaukee crawling with international press , this headline (and The News Agents) show pretty much captures the point of view’ (Ben Smith) / ‘Full of cranks and weirdos’: Inside the Republican National Convention (The News Agents)

Kamala Harris has agreed to three possible dates for CBS News VP debate against J.D. Vance (Deadline) / How outlets on the right and left covered Trump's pick of J.D. Vance (New York Times)

In a media world that loves sharp lines, discussions of the Trump shooting follow a predictable path (Associated Press) / Denver Post & Gazette's front-page Trump shooting headlines differed starkly (Inside the News in Colorado)

How news avoiders got information about Trump’s shooting (Poynter) / TV news sees sharp viewing gains after Trump assassination attempt (TelevisionNewsDaily) / The Trump assassination attempt meets the Internet’s brain-rot era (The New Yorker) / ‘Morning Joe’ backlash is latest mess for NBC and Comcast executives (CNN)

Rep. Greene to reporter: ‘You’re the cause ’ of Trump assassination attempt (Wall Street Journal)

Associated Press issues warning about iconic Trump assassination attempt photo (Raw Story)

A hacking case boosted [Washington Post] William Lewis’s career. Now it haunts him (Wall Street Journal)

Right-wing Newsmax accused of ‘allowing’ handsy supervisor to sexually harass guests, staffer (Independent)

Vivek Ramaswamy told BuzzFeed to change . It hasn't. Now what? (Business Insider)

Now you can get news on your vape (Nieman Journalism Lab)

Dow Jones sues Cision for over $173 Million (MediaPost)

'UltraRunning' magazine acquired by Steep Life Media (MediaPost)

Rachel Roubein takes on new assignment covering the Food and Drug Administration (Washington Post) / New president announced to lead merged PBS, The Public’s Radio organization (Rhode Island Current) / Erin McCann and Joey Lee join the weather data team (New York Times) / Emma Goldberg to become business feature writer (New York Times) / Adweek hires Saleah Blancaflor as TV news reporter (Talking Biz News)

How a Texas journalist detailed 1970s culture (Chron)

Press Freedom

Wall Street Journal fires Hong Kong reporter who headed embattled press club (Washington Post) / Reporter Selina Cheng’s statement (Selina Cheng) / ‘Huge media story out of Hong Kong, where news organizations (not just WSJ) have been backing away from journalist organizations ’ (Ben Smith)

Lawrence school board’s spyware renewal leaves student journalists’ concerns unresolved (Kansas Reflector)

Hosting interns in DC this fall? Share the Lewis Scholarship: Free housing. Monthly stipend. Deadline is July 28.

How to know what your readers want to read: Just ask

“I actually am a big fan of the survey. I really think that there is nothing quite as powerful as asking your readers literally what they want and need . Because it will almost always surprise you in terms of what your assumptions are and what they tell you. Now obviously sometimes you can’t survey. So then, you use the data you do have about product usage.”

-- Nick Petrie, deputy digital news director at Reuters, excerpt from Q&A with RJI, “Designing news content for your audience requires listening, consistency ”

Strategy for achieving work/life balance

“Work/life balance is at best an elusive ideal and at worst a complete myth, today’s senior executives will tell you. But by making deliberate choices about which opportunities they’ll pursue and which they’ll decline, rather than simply reacting to emergencies, leaders can and do engage meaningfully with work, family, and community.”

-- Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams, excerpt from "Manage your work, manage your life" (Harvard Business Review)

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