Jan. 30, 2025

■ ‘Nothing short of a nightmare': Jet, helicopter collide in deadly crash near Reagan National (POLITICO) / Media coverage of Wednesday night’s fatal plane crash in Washington, D.C. (Poynter) / ‘Kaitlan Collins presses Trump after he blames Biden and DEI for plane collision (CNN) / Watching @Lokay cover this tragedy in DC … goes to toss to the reporter at DCA, and immediately sees a picture of Mr. Rogers behind her and mentions that famous quote — “Always look for the helpers. There will always be helpers.”’ (Andrew Havranek) / Maps of the Washington DC plane crash (Reuters) 

■ F.C.C. chair orders investigation into NPR and PBS stations (New York Times) / Statement from NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher (NPR) 

■ Stymied by a federal health communications pause, journalists worry about what comes next (Poynter)

■ Donald Trump talks so much that even his White House stenographers are struggling to keep up (Associated Press) 

■ Semafor to hold “National Trust In News Summit” with speakers including leaders Of CNN, NBCU News Group and New York Times (Deadline)’

■ What will a conservative National Labor Relations Board mean for news unions? (Nieman Journalism Lab)

■ Comcast shifts strategy to mobile as fourth-quarter broadband numbers disappoint (CNBC)

■ LAist expands news coverage through CBS Los Angeles partnership (Current) 

■ Peter Spiegel joins The Washington Post as managing editor (Washington Post) 

■ New Jersey's largest newspaper to print final edition this weekend (Shore News Network) 

■ Musk blames Don Lemon’s ‘invasive’ interview for canceling show on X (Bloomberg) 

■ Bluesky now has 30 million users. (The Verge) / Threads adds a 'media' tab and the ability to tag people in photos (TechCrunch) 

■ Is this how Reddit ends? (The Atlantic)

“Never ask that most overused and least effective of journalistic questions: ‘How do you feel?’ You may get tears in response, but you’re not likely to get a coherent, useful or meaningful answer. ‘How do you feel?’ is the one question survivors and victims consistently say they find the most distressing and inappropriate. Better options include: “How are you now?” or “How did you experience that?” or “What do you think about…?”

— Dart Center’s trauma and journalism guide

Resources

• Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Airlines, airports, and aviation
• Trust & The Government: What journalists need to know to guide political coverage (Feb. 7, noon ET)
• FOIA Friday community podcast (Jan. 31, 1 p.m. ET)

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

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