May 5, 2022

■ Karine Jean-Pierre to be next White House press secretary (Washington Post) / 'She will be the first black woman and the first openly LGBTQ+ person to serve as the White House Press Secretary. Representation matters and she will give a voice to many, but also make many dream big about what is truly possible.’ (Jen Psaki) / 'Breaking:  Jen Psaki departs White House on May 13. Biden tapped Karine Jean-Pierre to be new press secretary. Anita Dunn to return as a Senior Advisor.’ (Lynn Sweet) / Earlier: Karine Jean-Pierre takes her turn at the White House podium (New York Times) 

■ CNN’s new chairman says he wants to ‘try some things’ in Chris Cuomo’s old slot, hopes to keep Chris Wallace and Audie Cornish at the network (New York Times) / CNN aims to find new roosts for some CNN+ anchors (Variety) 

■ More than 1 in 5 TV news directors say their journalists were attacked in 2021 (RTDNA) 

■ Opinion: Newsrooms must reframe abortion coverage and the worn-out debate around the rules of objectivity (Poynter) / Opinion: The media fell for ‘pro-life’ rhetoric — and helped create this mess (Washington Post) / ‘News of the looming Supreme Court decision lit a fire in me to defend our bodies against subjugation. But I’m a journalist, and our standards preclude us from protesting or donating to certain funds. What else can I do but reach out and hope my words touch someone?’ (Baltimore Banner) 

■ ‘Not since Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein refused for decades to disclose the identity of their Watergate source has Washington been as eager to unmask a leaker.’ (New York Times)

■ Yes, a lot of White House Correspondents’ Dinner guests are testing positive (Washington Post)

■ Opinion: Trolling is taking a toll on Science Journalism (Undark) 

■ ’The Guardian issues new guidance about social media. Lots of similarities to the NYT. Like: "You are not expected to have a presence or a following on social media…” ‘ (Brian Stelter) / Guardian warns ‘staff against airing opinions on social media, scooping The Guardian website and “strongly encouraged” them to delete old posts.’ (Press Gazette)  

■ Lee Enterprises reports growth in digital revenue amid layoffs (Poynter) / Gannett posts a nearly 44% rise in digital-only paid subscribers and a narrower net loss (USA Today) 

■ Paper, Cut: City Paper alumni look back on 41 years of print issues and memories (Washington City Paper)

Press freedom

■ Ukraine journalist killed after fighting in war, called 'hero' by Zelenskyy (Newsweek) / News leaders statement on death of Ukrainian TV Journalist Oleksandr Makhov (NPC/NPCJI) 

■ In Tanzania, hope rises for a better journalism climate (VOA) 

■ Oklahoma creates a committee to oversee college free speech (Inside Higher Ed)

“A powerful question I’ve been asking when I’m talking to someone who has a really strong conviction about something: What do you think is the strongest argument for the other side? Finding a way to ask that question gets fascinating because people have to detach themselves from their own belief a bit in order to consider another belief as generously as possible. The more closely they identify with their conviction, the more resistance there is to this question.”

-- Mónica Guzmán, author and journalist, via American Press Institute