Sept. 29, 2025

■ ICE fires chemical weapon at TV reporter in Broadview; 'unprovoked' attack under investigation (Block Club Chicago) / ‘The reporter, Asal Rezaei, said she was alone at the time, and there was no active protest going on, when a "masked ICE agent" shot "a pepper ball" into her truck...’ (Brian Stelter) / Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility (The TRiiBE)

■ On trial for journalism in Kentucky: Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges (Columbia Journalism Review)

■ NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting clash as federal funding declines (NPR) / ‘Late on Friday, NPR asked a federal judge in D.C. to block the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from transferring millions in satellite funding to a newly formed nonprofit run by a coalition of public media organizations.’ (Scott Nover) / New nonprofit receives funding for public radio distribution (Current) / State lawmaker to receive $206K salary as Arkansas PBS director (Current) 

■ ‘The Voice of America plaintiffs are back in court this morning, asking Judge Lamberth to block Kari Lake's mass reduction-in-force that'd see more than 500 employees laid off.’ (Scott Nover)

■ Editorial overhaul: Washington Post's new opinion chief feels the weight of the challenges ahead (FOX News) 

■ Jimmy Kimmel fully back on the air: Nexstar joins Sinclair in returning late-night show to ABC stations after temporary blackout (Variety) / How consumer pushback beat Trump’s pressure campaign on Kimmel (CNN) 

■ Battle brewing at Pentagon over press access (The Hill) / Why is the Pentagon afraid of the press? (The Atlantic) 

■ The Dispatch expands into DC analysis (Semafor) / Axios rebrands Generate newsletter to ‘Axios Future of Energy’ (Axios) / WSJ starts ‘Ask a Millionaire’ video series (Talking Biz News) / We’re launching The Southern Utah Tribune (Salt Lake Tribune) 

■ FT says AI-personalized paywall messaging has quadrupled conversion rate (Press Gazette) / How the Minnesota Star Tribune used AI to bolster its shoe-leather reporting to background a mass shooter (Poynter) / Arab News taps AI for global reach (Semafor) 

■ Irish News adds jobs in digital-focused restructure (Press Gazette) 

■ Comcast names Mike Cavanagh as co-CEO alongside Brian Roberts (CNBC) / Fred Rutberg to step down as publisher of The Berkshire Eagle; Gary Lavariere named successor (Berkshire Eagle) / Carole Landry and Desiree Ibekwe join world newsletter team (New York Times) / The Maine Monitor welcomes housing reporter (Maine Monitor) / Caiden Dinkins promoted to KTXS News 12 Abilene chief meteorologist (Mike McGuff) / Snoop Dogg will reprise correspondent role for Winter Olympics coverage (Rolling Stone) 

■ Lester Holt finds new ‘appeal’ in ‘Dateline’ podcast, tackling much-scrutinized Texas death sentence case (Variety)

■ An art magazine? In this economy? (New York Magazine)

Introducing CAMP CANVA 2025: FREE training and tips to power your journalism

The Institute and Canva have partnered to offer 31 days of training for journalists throughout the month of October. Join us starting on Wednesday (Oct. 1) for practical tools to fuel impactful, visual storytelling using Canva’s suite of tools. 

CAMP CANVA 2025 includes daily tips and tricks to help journalists supercharge their storytelling and audience reach — delivered to your inbox for free. These micro-trainings will take no longer than five to 10 minutes per day.

The schedule:

• Week 1: Work that workflow. This week will highlight Canva’s productivity and workflow tools for journalists at all career stages, both in newsrooms and freelancing.
• Week 2: Data is your friend. Learn how to efficiently and effectively build charts, analyze your data, and design eye-catching visuals to enhance your storytelling.
• Week 3: Engage new audiences. Get an inside look at new Canva tools to define and meet new audiences.
• Week 4: Power up your video game. Learn to create exciting new videos on the go, with efficiency and quality in mind. 

We’ll share highlights from CAMP CANVA 2025 in The Latest throughout the month but we encourage you to sign up here to receive the full course, which includes tip sheets, case studies, and live demos — all at no cost.

CAMP CANVA is a self-paced email learning series. Registering means that you will receive the emails each day and can follow the tips and tools at your own pace. 

For those new to Canva, click here to get started.

Resources

• Climate change reporting 101 (Covering Climate Now) 
• Covering the intersection of religion and public schools (Education Writers Association)
• Journalists: How to secure your online data (Online Abuse Coalition)

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

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