June 16, 2025

■ ‘The Los Angeles Press Club has filed suit against the city of Los Angeles and LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell in the Central District of California's federal courts over its actions toward journalists covering anti-ICE protests in recent days.’ (David Folkenflik) / Influential Hispanic reporter who tracks ICE agents arrested at protest (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) / ‘Hats off to ABC News reporter Matt Gutman for keeping his cool yesterday.’ (Christopher Webb) / National Press Club condemns police targeting of journalists covering Los Angeles protests (National Press Club) 

■ Voice of America brings back 75 staffers amid Iran-Israel conflict (Washington Post) / Trump wanted these Persian-language journalists fired. Now they’re ‘rising to the occasion’ amid Israel-Iran conflict (CNN) / Israel-Iran conflict dominates global news (Hollywood Reporter) / Israel bombs Iranian state TV during live broadcast (Axios) 

■ Former Syrian official claims Assad gave order to kill Austin Tice in 2013 (Washington Post) / Syrian general questioned in case of Austin Tice, missing American journalist (New York Times) / NPC releases Tice family statement on meeting with Pope Leo XIV (National Press Club) 

■ Trump lawyers confirm they are in ‘active settlement discussions’ with Paramount over president’s ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit (Variety) 

■ Public media leaders look to Senate to preserve CPB funding (Current) 

■ Terry Moran says he doesn’t regret posts criticizing Trump administration (New York Times)

■ Cyberattack on Washington Post strikes journalists’ email accounts (Wall Street Journal) / Washington Post econ policy reporters part of cyberattack (Talking Biz News)

■ Tegna announces major local news expansion (TV News Check) / LMA partners with Google, FT Strategies to offer members free News Sustainability Audits (Local Media Association) 

■ Detroit Free Press, News to end joint operating agreement (Detroit Free Press) 

■ Condé Nast was always a house of cards. One man kept It standing for too long (Bloomberg) 

■ Vox Media Union reaches tentative agreement, calls off strike (The Wrap)

■ Paramount Head of Program Acquisitions Barbara Zaneri is exiting, succeeded by Virginia Lazalde-McPherson (Variety) / Vice Media hires former NBCUniversal executive for studio-focused turnaround (Wall Street Journal) / Luiza Savage joins WP Intelligence as editorial director (Washington Post) / Ad Age taps Sanchez to be community growth editor (Talking Biz News) / Poynter creates Roy Peter Clark Chair for Writing and Editing in honor of writing coach (Poynter) 

■ The newspaper that hired ChatGPT (The Atlantic)

Tomorrow: How to report on LGBTQ+ stories for home audiences

National headlines say it all: Canceled or paused federal funding. Vanishing research and data. Slowed support for vital services. The stripping of fundamental civil rights. The LGBTQ+ community is under attack in actions being taken by local governments, businesses, Congress, and the White House.

At stake are the daily lives of millions of individuals who live, work, and play in communities across the country, some with limited access to reliable local news media. So how can journalists bridge the gap between policy and local impact in meaningful ways for their audiences?

Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute at noon ET on June 17 for a timely panel discussion on covering Pride locally for communities nationwide.

Experienced journalists will discuss the storytelling strategies needed to cultivate trusted community sources, navigate sensitive topics, and cover the experiences of LGBTQ+ Americans with depth and accuracy.

Speakers include: 

• Bill Canacci, regional features editor for Asbury Park Press/Gannett NJ
• Sharif Durhams, managing editor, news, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; at-large director, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists
• Kae Petrin, co-executive director & co-founder of the Trans Journalists Association; data and graphics reporter at Civic News Company
• Jacob Reyes, GLAAD news coordinator and Texas Latino Pride vice president
• Kathryn Varn, Tampa Bay reporter at Axios
• Moderator: Femi Redwood, newsroom manager and on-air journalist; at-large director, NLGJA; co-chair, National Association of Black Journalists’ LGBTQ task force

Resources

• Workshop: How journalists can build trust by educating the public about AI (June 17, 1 pm ET)
• Interns Night Out at the National Press Club (June 17, 5 pm ET) 
• Watch: Getting the right signal about secure messaging apps (National Press Foundation)

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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