Feb. 10, 2026

Top stories

■ ‘An entire page of wire stories in Matt Murray’s Washington Post today, three of eight AP stories in the A section.’ (John Kelly) / The truth about covering tech at Bezos’s Washington Post (Geoffrey Fowler) / ‘The former Washington Post high school sports staff is teaming up with Capitol Hoops and Marcus Helton to keep a DC tradition alive.’ (Matt Cohen)


■ CBS News 24/7 staffers begin third union contract negotiations for AI, layoff protections (The Wrap) / David Ellison adds new sweeteners in hostile Paramount megadeal bid For Warner Bros. (Hollywood Reporter) 


■ Senators reconsider FCC broadcast ownership cap amid Nexstar-TEGNA merger push (The Hill)


■ ICE activity is pushing readers to nonprofit news sites that cover immigrant communities (Nieman Journalism Lab) 


■ With no local news, those in news deserts turn to social media feeds, influencers and gossip (Medill Local News Initiative) 


■ Chicago Tribune offers 30% premium to buy Daily Herald suburban newspaper (Chicago Tribune) / Alden Global Capital makes push to buy Daily Herald in Chicago suburbs (Medill Local News Initiative) 


■ Rough Draft Atlanta to consolidate local newspapers under one brand (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) 


■ ‘Emma Tucker’s latest overhaul of the Wall Street Journal has handed significant power to an editor who, current and former staffers tell Status, fostered a fraught workplace environment as she sought to modernize the section’ (Status)


■ Dan Bongino sets return as Fox News contributor after stepping down as FBI deputy director (The Wrap) / Fox News launches News Briefing with Bill Melugin for local Fox stations (The Wrap) / The Independent names new editors after Chloe Hubbard joins Mirror (Press Gazette) / Eric Graves named KMBC weekend morning anchor (TV News Check) / Mills to cover AI for Axios (Talking Biz News) / FOX 26 Houston loses a consumer watchdog after four years (Chron) / Gamertag Radio’s Danny Peña and Riana Manuel-Peña join MediaWise’s game streamer initiative (Poynter)


■ Italian reporters to strike after TV anchor mangles celebrity IDs (New York Times) / Journalist describes capturing Lindsey Vonn crash during her first Winter Olympics assignment (CBS News) 


■ A conversation with Anna Wintour and her U.S. Vogue successor, Chloe Malle (New York Times)

2026 Public Health Reporting Fellowship apply by February 16

Apply by Monday: Public Health Reporting Fellowship


Applications for the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s 2026 Public Health Reporting Fellowship are open. This is a funding opportunity for mid-career journalists reporting on critical community, regional, state, or national public health challenges. Financial support provided by the Common Health Coalition. Learn more here.

CRAFT

Connecting with community leaders to understand your journalism’s impact


“Figure out who the people are in your community that can help you assess how people think and feel about the issue you’re covering at the start of your project and again after you publish. Leaders can be in formal or informal roles like pastors, PTA or tenant board members, movement leaders, or even the local business owners. At the start of your project, you’ll want to tell them about your goals and ask how you can get the information in front of others. Maybe they’ll partner with you on a community event or let you put a note in their newsletter. Keep them informed as you move forward. And at the end of your project, solicit their feedback and ask if there is anything else you should do or know.”


-- Nicole Lewis and Lam Vo, excerpt from "When it’s time to brag about your work: How to define and measure impact" (Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute)

CAREER
 

Is your D.C. newsroom hosting interns this summer?


The National Press Club and the Institute are currently accepting applications for the Lewis Scholarship, an opportunity for college juniors or seniors with a journalism internship in Washington, D.C. Applications for students with internships in summer 2026 are due Sunday, March 1.


The Lewis Scholarship provides free housing and a monthly stipend to support student journalists of color who plan to intern at news media outlets in the nation's capital — an estimated value of $10,000. Free housing is provided through Washington Intern Student Housing for the duration of the student’s internship. Learn more here.

Meet Jacqueline Munis, recipient of the 2025 Lewis Scholarship:

"I am so grateful to the National Press Club for the Lewis Scholarship. I really appreciated the opportunity to connect with other journalists through the Club while living in Washington, D.C. for the first time. The scholarship allowed me to fully focus on my internship at POLITICO and take advantage of everything the city had to offer without worrying about finances. A highlight of my summer was attending the awards ceremony and meeting journalists whose work I follow and am constantly inspired by. As I start my career, I cannot thank NPC enough for the doors the scholarship opened last summer and continues to open now."

National Press Club scholarships are administered by the Institute. Click here to see additional opportunities for student journalists, or to donate to support student training and initiatives.

 
 
 
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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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