Nov. 18, 2025

■ Trump’s Jamal Khashoggi comments ‘a disgrace,’ says former Washington Post editor (The Wrap) / Trump defends Saudi crown prince, who US intelligence found ordered killing of Washington Post columnist (POLITICO) / ‘Internal tension on the White House Correspondents Association email listserv today. Some journalists are complaining that background info circulated to the group by a reporter working for Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya did not mention the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.’ (Max Tani) / ‘I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post … He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here.’ (Karen Attiah) / Statement on President Trump's remarks on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi (National Press Club) 

■ Trump calls to revoke ABC's license over reporter's Epstein files question (CNBC) / Trump attacks another female reporter after ‘piggy’ rant (Daily Beast) / ‘Bloomberg News has now released a statement in defense of their reporter.’ (Jeremy Barr) / An unpublished profile raises questions about Epstein — and journalism (Semafor) / Epstein emails highlight journalist-source relationships (Associated Press) 

■ NPR and CPB settle, reinstating $36 million in satellite funding (Washington Post) / PBS, defunded by Trump, says ‘we’re still here’ with big new Ken Burns documentary (CNN) / New Jersey lawmakers hear pleas to save public broadcasting (Current) / Alabama Public TV to maintain PBS ties after viewer pleas (WFXG FOX54) / Alaska station that covered devastating storm cuts jobs (NPR) / Chicago Public Media teams up with alternative weekly Chicago Reader on advertising sales (Current) 

■ BBC chair ‘determined to fight’ Trump over threatened defamation lawsuit (The Hill) / BBC begins ‘major’ jobs cull across teams that power iPlayer and other online services (Deadline) / BBC World Service announces more journalism to come from Africa as part of global changes (BBC)

■ Federal appeals court rejects Trump’s ‘meritless’ case against CNN (CNN) / ‘Big picture: This appeals court decision reaffirms that American news outlets tend to prevail when they stand their ground rather than settle out of court with Trump.’ (Brian Stelter)

■ Sinclair takes 8.2% stake in Scripps amid takeover push (Axios) / Scripps tells staff a Sinclair takeover is unlikely despite surprise stock purchase (Poynter) 

■ Tegna shareholders approve merger with Nexstar (TV News Check) / Nexstar CEO Perry Sook says bigger is better in pitch to FCC (Wall Street Journal) 

■ Don’t call it MSNBC. MS NOW takes on Trump’s Washington. (Washington Post) / Why MS NOW? What the MSNBC name change means for viewers (Los Angeles Times)

■ Boston’s TV news stations can’t seem to escape one story: An exodus of on-air talent (Boston Globe)  

■ CPB names Donna Joe as executive vice president and general counsel (Corporation for Public Broadcasting) / USA Today executive will head the International Newspaper Group (MediaPost) / Allbritton Journalism Institute names Kevin Grant next executive director (Allbritton Journalism Institute) / POLITICO names Sam Baker senior legal editor (POLITICO) / Bloomberg hires Mascarenhas for tech team (Talking Biz News) / Toronto Star hires Ling as columnist, with a focus on Big Tech (Talking Biz News) 

■ Pittsburgh journalists vote to end country's longest strike and notify the PG they are returning to work (Pittsburgh Union Progress) / The nation’s longest ongoing strike is over — but the battle isn’t (Columbia Journalism Review)

■ Adams MultiMedia acquiring Cedar Rapids Gazette and 11 community titles (The Gazette)

■ ‘Digital is real time, print is lifetime’: Farewells to the paper AJC (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Join the National Press Club in honoring Robert Costa of CBS News and "CBS Sunday Morning" at the 2025 Fourth Estate Award Gala on Dec. 9. This year’s event will begin with a reception at 6 p.m. ET followed by dinner and the awards program starting at 7 p.m. at the National Press Club. The evening also will honor the recipients of the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Awards and the Sheehan Award for Investigative Journalism.

Tip for your next open records request

“I think my biggest tip is always be nice. The person you are dealing with on the other end of the line is often trying to help you. And it’s your job to help them help you. I do it just like a lot of handholding of, first of all, asking them a ton of questions, understanding how their records are organized, what records exist, what it is that’s in these records, and then simplifying your FOIA request so you are giving them something that they can give you so they can work with you.”

-- Parker Yesko, reporter at The New Yorker, excerpt from 3 public records tips to remember: 'Learn how it works' (Poynter)

Reuters journalists awarded inaugural Pamela Tobey Award for Excellence in Visual Storytelling

The winning project, “The unexploded bombs of Gaza,” was produced by Emma Farge, Adolfo Arranz, Han Huang, Simon Scarr, and Nidal al-Mughrabi. Judges commended the team for its powerful use and balance of illustrations, photography, color, data, and text. They especially praised the motion created through powerful visuals, as well as the ability to show scale without heavy reliance on traditional photos or video. 

Volunteer judges included award namesake Pamela Tobey, a distinguished graphics editor formerly of The Washington Post; Chris Alcantara, visual journalist at ProPublica; and Hannah Dormido, graphics reporter and cartographer at The Washington Post.

Learn more about the project and the award here.

Resources

• Investigations on the Beat: Finding the time and resources (Nov. 19, 3 p.m. ET)
• IWMF's Safety Ambassadors Fellowship (Deadline: Nov. 23)
• New tools to reduce the risks for whistleblowers (Global Investigative Journalism Network)

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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