The Latest: Avoiding the news?; Totenberg in Radio Hall of Fame; Trump subpoenas Fox News; AI + the news business

August 1, 2023

■ ‘Former WaPo executive editor Marty Baron says journalists need to stop the doom-and-gloom talk about local news and focus on solutions.’ (Poynter)

■ Trump has subpoenaed Fox News for Tucker’s unaired Jan. 6 interview (Puck) / Fox News reportedly fighting back (Mediaite) / Atlanta journalist George Chidi subpoenaed again in Trump probe (MSNBC) / New poll reveals the sheer extent to which Fox News viewers remain loyal to Trump (CNN)

■ NPR's Nina Totenberg inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame (NPR)

■ Charter to provide free tuition for all full-time employees (Next TV)

■ Vice Media sheds 3 top executives day after $350 million sale to Fortress (The Wrap) / ‘Major exodus of senior Vice editorial leaders, per an internal note, incl Katie Drummond (SVP of Global News and Entertainment), Jason Koebler (EIC of Motherboard), and Matthew Schnipper (senior director of global news operations),’ Read the memo . (Katie Robertson)

■ Dallas investment firm sues WSJ reporter with lawyers from Dominion-Fox News case (Dallas Morning News)

■ The Los Angeles Magazine scandal you won’t read about in L.A. (Daily Beast)

■ CNN announces promotions in domestic newsgathering, hires Daniel Strauss to cover national politics (Deadline) / ‘Super excited to welcome Amanda Cox as Bloomberg News' new Executive Editor for Data Journalism !’ (David Ingold) / Mark Jackson laid off by ESPN with Doris Burke and Doc Rivers slated as replacements (TV News Check) / POLITICO names Blanca Begert California climate reporter and author of California Climate newsletter (POLITICO via Editor and Publisher)

■ Signs of optimism shine through the ad market following a bleak year (Axios)

■ Maine's biggest newspaper group is now a nonprofit under the National Trust for Local News (Associated Press)

■ A Catholic newspaper confronts its anti-Semitic history (Columbia Journalism Review)

■ Public Media Venture Group awarded $1M grant to propel NextGen TV innovation and enhance public media’s impact (TV News Check)

■ Fox reporter sucker punched in 'disturbing' TikTok challenge (Daily Beast)

■ How will artificial intelligence change the news business ? (New York Magazine)

Press freedom

■ National Press Club honors slain reporter Jeff German, Lizzie Johnson (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

■ Meta starts process to end news access in Canada over law on paying publishers (Reuters)

■ Serbia: EFJ President calls on authorities to respect journalists (EFJ)

“Listen to disabled people in your community and seek them out because there are organizations in every single state, in every single community who are working to provide access, who are providing resources or otherwise connecting people in your town, in your city and your state. … Also if you’re writing a story about a disabled person, make sure that they’re quoted in that story . Don’t just speak with a parent or someone who is on their medical team, but actually talk to the person. One of the things that was really upsetting to hear early on while I was working in another organization was hearing it takes too long to try and communicate with someone who has a learning disability or needs an accommodation. By not extending them the same effort and dignity that you would any other source, you are dismissing their value to the story.”

-- Hannah Wise, assistant managing editor, engagement & experimentation at the Kansas City Star, “Beyond alt text: A conversation with journalist Hannah Wise on how newsrooms can better serve the disability community”

Advice for your next job interview:

“If you described yourself as ‘an award-winning reporter’ in your cover letter, be prepared to share some examples. For instance, if you won an award for your coverage of a corrupt politician, briefly explain how you broke that story. Just make sure not to be too boastful when detailing your successes .”

Tim Sohn, journalismjobs.com contributor, “Nine things to say during an interview”

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