The Latest: Trump threatens NBC, ABC; The Atlantic’s hiring spree; 5 journalists killed in Gaza; Covering health care

Aug. 25, 2025

■ WSJ editorial board ramps up Trump feud with searing rebuke of John Bolton raid (The Wrap)

■ Palestinian journalists working for Reuters, AP, and Al-Jazeera killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital (Deadline) / What to know about the journalists killed in Gaza (New York Times) / Leaders, journalist groups react to Israeli Gaza strike that killed five journalists (Reuters) / Journalists must not be targets after five killed in Gaza (National Press Club)

■ The Atlantic envy: What does it know that other publications don’t ? (The Wrap)

■ Perplexity is launching a new revenue-share model for publishers (Wall Street Journal) / Gray Media launches nationwide AI disinformation investigation (Investing.com) / Local newsrooms are building AI chatbots fast and cheap (Nieman Journalism Lab)

■ The New York Times debuts ‘It’s Your World to Understand’ campaign (New York Times) / Pro-journalism campaign 'Free Press, Free Country' hits Colorado TV airwaves (Inside the News in Colorado)

■ California news coalition launches database of police misconduct records (Current)

■ The Times-Picayune and NOLA.com announce the launch of Wake Up NOLA (Georges Media Group via Editor and Publisher)

■ After 40 years of covering the city’s West Side, Voice Newspapers faces uncertain future in wake of editor’s death (Chicago Tribune)

■ Chris Wallace, a CBS News scion, is advising its new owner (New York Times) / Vanity Fair’s new cruise director will have to choose between his reporters and his friends (Semafor) / Fox Television stations designates new regional leadership (TV News Check) / Politico’s Gonzalez becomes its education editor (Talking Biz News) / Philip Gray promoted to op-ed editor at the L.A. Times (Los Angeles Times) / ProPublica hires Keri Blakinger and Raquel Rutledge as national reporters (ProPublica) / Sinclair names Taylor Murray as anchor for The National News Desk (Sinclair)

■ What’s left of tennis journalism is struggling to keep up (Columbia Journalism Review)

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This week: Covering health care under the new law

The Institute and the Bipartisan Policy Center are offering a series of virtual briefings to help journalists enhance their understanding and coverage of the new law's major themes.

Part four of the series will explore what changes the law makes to both Medicaid and Medicare, including new tweaks for eligibility requirements and enrollment procedures and temporarily boosting Medicare provider reimbursements.

BPC's Jonathan Burks will also look at the funding the law allocates toward health care in rural communities and changes to qualification requirements for food stamps.

Come armed with questions about what the new law means for two of the country’s major entitlement programs and other health issues and what sorts of policy changes your audience might want to know about.

Date : Wednesday, Aug. 27

Time : 1 p.m. ET

Location : Zoom

Job seekers: The next NPCJI career office hour is Sept. 2

The Institute is supporting job-seekers by offering free career office hours every other week to help journalists with all parts of the job search process.

These virtual sessions are designed to offer practical skills and tips for journalists looking for work, as well as a sense of community and comfort during what we know can be a deeply difficult time in one’s life.

The next session is on Tuesday, Sept. 2, from 11 a.m. to noon ET. Sign up here:

Note : To ensure everyone attending has the best experience possible, we’re limiting registrations for each session to 30 people, so we encourage those who are interested to sign up early. Journalists are welcome to sign up for as many of these sessions as they want.

Disclosing recovery status with your newsroom, sources

Editor’s Note: The National Press Club Journalism Institute is committed to providing journalists with resources and connections that support their personal and professional lives. In 2025, we are collaborating with several groups to widen those networks of support.

By Taylor Six, criminal justice reporter

When I created the Journalists Recovery Network, the goal was to help people in the industry navigate the times when their sobriety and work intersect.

One question we receive is when — if ever — to disclose to their boss, sources, the public, or their newsroom that they are in recovery.

The initial answer is simple: You don’t have to.

But things have a way of being more nuanced in our field. What if I write about someone who is an alcoholic? What if they ask where I go for an hour at 3 p.m.? What if a source asks me to meet for a beer?

When these situations pop up, it’s best to go to trusted people who support you to discuss your options and concerns.

If you do decide to disclose any information, it can be as little or as vast as you would like it to be. Here is a tipsheet that can help you sort through this process.

But take it from me — make sure you go into the decision with the best intentions at heart.

I put my sobriety on a stage for the world to see. For a while that was good, but I created a pressure cooker of perfection, thinking I could never make a mistake in my recovery.

It led to my relapse.

This journey is yours, but that doesn’t mean you don’t need help navigating the questions that come up along the way.

Please reach out to us anytime at journalistsrecoverynetwork@gmail.com.

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This newsletter is written and edited by the National Press Club Journalism Institute staff: Beth Francesco, Holly Butcher Grant, Elliot C. Williams, Allison Prang, and Mitch Harle. Send us your questions and suggestions for topics to cover.

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