The Latest: Solidarity for AP; Who are ‘news influencers’?; Managing burnout

Feb. 20, 2025

■ ‘News outlets across the political spectrum have united behind the AP , signing a WHCA-backed letter urging the White House to reverse its press ban’ (Oliver Darcy) / Fox News, CNN and other outlets urge White House to drop AP ban (New York Times) / Where's the boycott? Trump's AP ban spurs calls for media solidarity (The Wrap)

■ A Mississippi judge ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial. Press advocates are outraged (Associated Press) / NPC statement on judge ordering Mississippi newspaper to remove editorial (National Press Club)

■ AP creates Local Investigative Reporting Program (Associated Press)

■ National Association of Broadcasters CEO says FCC should eliminate broadcast ownership caps (TheDesk.net)

■ TelevisaUnivision reports full-year streaming profit , U.S. ad revenue grows (Hollywood Reporter)

■ ‘Sources close to Skydance leadership group tell me CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon will almost certainly lose her job as head of the news division after the merger.’ (Dylan Byers) / Los Angeles Times veterans Jeffrey Fleishman, Tracy Wilkinson, Alan Zarembo to exit amid buyouts (The Wrap) / ‘Spriha Srivastava, UK bureau chief and the international executive editor for Business Insider, is out .’ Read the memo. (Ben Mullin) / IndieWire lays off 3 top editors (The Wrap)

■ The Post announces Immigration and Border Security team (Washington Post) / CNBC International appoints Spriha Srivastava as vice president and executive editor of digital (NBCUniversal News Group) / Darrell Franklin promoted to KFDX news director (Mike McGuff)

■ Scripps Howard Foundation provides grants to support journalists with AI tools (Scripps Howard Foundation) / Crunchbase is using AI to predict company funding (Talking Biz News) / Meet the journalists training AI models for Meta and OpenAI (Nieman Journalism Lab)

■ ESPN plans to add user-generated content to upcoming 'flagship' streaming service (CNBC) / NESN expands original programming availability with launch of first national 'FAST' channel (NESN)

■ No consensus on who comes to mind when Americans are asked to name a news influencer (Pew Research Center)

Public Health Journalism: Uncovering and reporting on solution-focused infrastructures

Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute to learn about the types of infrastructure that support collaboration between public health and health care delivery systems.

Collaborative tools including MOUs among organizations, data-sharing agreements, Community Health Needs Assessments, and creative financing are among the methods some networks have found successful when addressing critical needs. Dr. Rishi Manchanda, CEO of HealthBegins, will lead this session that will help journalists tap into and report on these tools, which are often complex.

This training will feature advice on how journalists can turn these niche concepts into dinner-table conversations to help drive the public’s understanding of their health ecosystem. Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at noon ET.

This program is part of the Institute’s inaugural Public Health Reporting Fellowship, funded by the Common Health Coalition. It’s being opened to the public at no cost.

Leadership Tip: Addressing burnout in your newsroom

“Many journalists felt that greater recognition and acknowledgment of their valuable work could help mitigate feelings of burnout. They also suggested that managers should identify tasks that can be deprioritized to free up resources for new ideas or key priorities. Moreover, clearer communication about newsroom priorities and fostering a sense of purpose among team members were seen as crucial steps toward improving the overall newsroom environment. Encouraging a culture where employees feel valued and understood could significantly reduce the mental exhaustion and overwhelming stress that many journalists report.”

-- Živilė Raškauskaitė , doctoral student at the Missouri School of Journalism, excerpt from “Newsroom Burnout: The strain of doing more with less ” (Reynolds Journalism Institute)

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