The Latest: Fake tariff news; Mississippi Today lawsuit dismissed; Tensions at WSJ

April 7, 2025

■ A win for press freedom : Judge dismisses Gov. Phil Bryant’s lawsuit against Mississippi Today (Mississippi Today) / National Press Club applauds court victory for Mississippi Today (National Press Club)

■ Foreign journalists at US-backed media fear being sent to repressive homelands after Trump's cuts (Associated Press) / Debunking the PBS myth: What happens if Trump defunds it (The Wrap)

■ An Israeli strike on a media tent outside a Gaza hospital kills and wounds journalists (Associated Press) / Palestinian journalist killed in Gaza as Israel targets colleague (Reuters)

■ Nexstar orders stations to run news stories about FCC deregulation efforts (The Desk)

■ Tensions erupt inside Wall Street Journal over competing projects about imprisoned journalist Evan Gershkovich (Variety)

■ G/O Media sells Quartz to Canadian software company (Axios) / What was Quartz ? (Zach Seward)

■ Bloomberg is expanding its DC news operations with 15 hires (Talking Biz News)

■ The Tampa Bay Times announced the launch of its Environment Hub (Tampa Bay Times)

■ SpinCo names senior communication execs at MSNBC, CNBC (Hollywood Reporter) / Business Insider taps Swearingen as executive editor of enterprise (Talking Biz News) / Award-winning journalist Jacob Rascon joins KHOU 11 Morning News on Monday (KHOU 11) / NCR's Vatican correspondent to join initiative at Georgetown University (National Catholic Reporter) / The New York Times’ in-house conservative is launching a podcast to decode MAGA — and talk UFOs (Vanity Fair)

■ The Washington Post’s tech workers have formed a union (Washingtonian)

■ How student journalists are making national news local (Nieman Journalism Lab)

Public Health Journalism: How community health workers can be the key to your reporting. Tuesday, April 29, noon ET. This program is part of the Institute’s inaugural Public Health Reporting Fellowship. It is free and open to the public. Join us over Zoom.

How community health workers can be the key to your reporting: April 29

When reporting on sensitive public health issues, it can be difficult to find a way into the communities you're covering. Often, the best way to learn what's at stake is to connect with community health workers who are on the frontlines of local issues, have earned the trust of those they serve, and can act as a liaison to potential sources.

Join us at noon ET on Tuesday, April 29, to hear Dr. Bechara Choucair, chief health officer at Kaiser Permanente, and Denise Octavia Smith, executive director at the National Association of Community Health Workers, discuss how journalists can engage community health workers while respecting privacy issues that may arise in their work.

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.

Creating a ‘psychologically safe’ workplace

“Promoting psychological safety often demands a big shift in organizational culture. If a manager wants to encourage team members to admit to mistakes or suggest new ideas, they will need to acknowledge their own fallibility and be open to constructive criticism of their own leadership.

Practice active listening : If managers can master the technique, they often find it liberating as they no longer feel under pressure to fix everyone’s problems. Often, a team member who feels truly heard will feel supported to come up with their own solution. …

Admit your own ignorance : Celebrate mistakes as learning opportunities rather than shaming people who are brave enough to say they don’t know.

Offer feedback , celebrate success: Give as much praise as criticism. …

Encourage feedback of your leadership : This can be a nerve wracking experience at first, but transparent feedback can help you improve as a leader. Try to react with openness and listening.”

-- Excerpt from "Psychological safety guide " (The Self-Investigation)

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