August 16, 2023

■ Marion County attorney withdraws search warrant against Kansas newspaper (KSHB 41) / Items seized in a police raid at the Marion County Record newspaper in Kansas will be returned, officials say (CNN) /  ‘The lawyer for the Marion Record just told me that today's victory "does nothing to recompense the paper for the violation of its First Amendment rights when the search was conducted, and, most regrettably, does not return Joann Meyer.” ’ (Ben Mullin) / Joann Meyer, longtime editor of a besieged newspaper, dies at 98 (New York Times) / Kansas newspaper publishes its first edition following police raid (NPR) / ‘We made it! I just talked to the distributor of the paper who tells me they’re bringing today’s paper out any moment. Here’s a preview!’ (Jessica McMaster) / ICYMI: Q&A: Tim Burke’s lawyer on the seizure of his devices and what it means for journalism (Columbia Journalism Review) 

■ News outlets went all in on Maui fire coverage. But did they miss a key part of the story? (CNN) / How an L.A.-based New York Times reporter covered the Maui fires (New York Times) 

■ MSNBC tops rivals in coverage of Donald Trump's Georgia indictment (Deadline) / Donald Trump is expected to have his mugshot taken in Georgia (PetaPixel) / Moderators preparing GOP debate scenarios both with and without Trump (The Hill) / Trump could keep control of Truth Social, even if he sells most of it (Axios) 

■ Associated Press cements the AI era with newsroom guidance (Poynter) / ‘Not a replacement of journalists in any way’: AP clarifies standards around generative AI (Nieman Journalism Lab) 

■ The New York Times has had a summer of AI anxiety: ‘They’re freaking out’ (Vanity Fair) 

■ NPR names veteran newsroom leader Eva Rodriguez as executive editor (NPR) 

■ Nicole Suárez, Octavio Pulido tapped as 'Noticias Telemundo Mediodía' co-anchors (The Wrap) 

■ West Virginia Public Broadcasting chief steps down in latest shake-up at news outlet (Associated Press) 

■ Fox's Greg Gutfeld goes on sexist rant, suggests crimes would 'disappear' if women went away (CNN) 

■ Thomas Fuller and Michael Levenson will act as rewrite reporters on the biggest NYT stories of the day (New York Times) 

■ Introducing Block Club Chicago's new investigative team, The Watch (Block Club Chicago) 

■ Could ‘prying open the vault’ to small business loans help save local news? (Nieman Journalism Lab)

■ TweetDeck is officially becoming a paid service (The Verge) 

■ The New York Times' quest to create the next Wordle with Connections (Fast Company) 

■ 2023 national Edward R. Murrow Award winners (Radio Television Digital News Association) 

Press freedom

■ Bring Austin home, demands mother of journalist held in Syria (VOA) 

■ Russia has shown scant interest in prisoner swaps for dozens held in U.S. prisons (Wall Street Journal) 

■ Russia expels POLITICO reporter (POLITICO) / ‘The most likely explanation’ At least three Russian journalists and activists appear to have been poisoned abroad since fall 2022 (Meduza) 

■ Dutch journalist leaves Russia after her visa was not renewed (Associated Press)

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