The Latest: Trump email hack; NYT to end NY endorsements; Judicial FOIA Expansion Act; NBC’s Olympics boost

Aug. 12, 2024

Top stories

Elections officials battle a deluge of disinformation (New York Times) / 162 lies and distortions in a news conference . NPR fact checks former President Trump (NPR)

Trump campaign confirms it was hacked after POLITICO received internal documents from ‘Robert’ (POLITICO) / New York Times says it received hacked Trump campaign documents (The Guardian)

Atop ABC, a personal connection to Kamala Harris (New York Times) / Kamala Harris scores TIME Magazine cover : 'The swiftest vibe shift in modern political history' (Mediaite) / The reporters who have covered Tim Walz seem to like him — with caveats (Washington Post)

The New York Times will stop endorsing candidates in New York races (New York Times)

California bills could restore journalism after Big Tech's 'second gold rush' pushed industry to the brink (CalMatters)

Publishers are redoubling their presence on Reddit as the platform rises in search visibility (Adweek)

WCBS 880 to end all-news format after nearly 60 years (WCBS 880)

Mark Thompson, CNN’s chief executive, is tasked with transforming a struggling network . All he asks is patience. (Columbia Journalism Review) / Kasie Hunt aims to scramble CNN's morning with 6 a.m. hour that isn't politics-only (Variety)

Bari Weiss knows exactly what she’s doing (New York Times)

Charles R. Cross, influential Seattle music journalist , dead at 67 (Seattle Times)

Times-Dispatch to move out of downtown building next year (Richmond BizSense) / 5 things to know about 225 W. Colfax Ave., The Tribune's home for 98 years . (South Bend Tribune)

First Baltimore City student newspaper expanding (WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore)

TikTok push alerts include fake news and weeks-old tsunami warning (Financial Times)

‘The Summer Olympics have been a huge success for NBC . Ratings are way up. Revenues, too. ….’ (Brian Stelter) / NBC sent 27 creators to Paris. It only needed Snoop and Olympic athletes (WIRED) / How the Paris Olympics spun ratings gold for NBC and Peacock (Los Angeles Times)

Press Freedom

Jury selection set to begin for ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas investigative reporter (Associated Press) / First day of long-awaited trial for elected official accused of killing journalist (FOX5)

Representative Adam Schiff introduces the Judicial FOIA Expansion Act (News/Media Alliance)

Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa's Rappler website wins appeal to overturn shutdown order (Reuters)

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