April 29, 2021

Top stories ■ From ad-libs to whispers, here's how the Biden address to Congress was covered by the press (CNN) / At 100-day mark: Coverage of Biden has been slightly more negative than positive (Pew)  ■ How a photo and a Long Beach book drive led to a false story and attacks on Kamala Harris (L.A. Times) ■ Albany reporters float Andrew Cuomo boycott in response to his 'mind games' (Daily Beast)  ■ Justice Department’s probes into Minneapolis, Louisville police must investigate treatment of press, RCFP urges (RCFP)  ■ ‘The way the media was treated by police tonight in #ElizabethCity, #NorthCarolina was unbelievable. Threatened to be arrested, rubber bullet guns pointed at us, and being told we were going to be arrested again’. (Gerald Jackson) / ‘@DeanPEStephens and I were in Elizabeth City, NC tonight covering a peaceful protest when police ordered journalists to leave, claiming we aren’t exempt from the city’s 8 p.m. curfew. The police chief and city manager previously said journalists are exempt.’ (Rachel Berry)  ■ Gannett responds to union study on gender and racial pay disparities: ‘We address the facts that were not disclosed’ / NAJA demands Gannett address pay disparities in U.S. newsrooms (NAJA)  ■ Why are so many journalists leaving the Arizona Republic? (Phoenix New Times) ■ Time is running out for Bainum to put together a new bid for Tribune Publishing (Poynter)   ■ L.A. media mogul Byron Allen to buy seven TV stations, including Tucson outlet (L.A. Times) ■ Facebook to pay $5 million to local journalists in newsletter push (Reuters)  ■ WSJ.com turns 25; see screenshots (WSJ)  ■ 'It was just thrilling': 2 NPR founders remember the first days, 50 years ago (NPR)  ■ For years, a phone number has linked Roller World with New York Times (Boston Magazine) ■ In California, a former journalist discovers a new beat: architecture (WSJ)  ■ This high school senior can't solve crosswords, but he just had one published in The New York Times (J. The Jewish News of Northern California) ■ 97-year-old Jerusalem Post columnist holds Guinness record as oldest journalist (Jerusalem Post) ■ Unearthed review ruins the 100% Rotten Tomatoes score for ‘Citizen Kane’ — knocking it below ‘Paddington 2’ (Washington Post)  ■ The Lost Legacy of the Girl Stunt Reporter: At the end of the nineteenth century, a wave of women rethought what journalism could say, sound like, and do. Why were they forgotten? (New Yorker) ■ Letter from New York Post founder Alexander Hamilton to James Madison about Thomas Jefferson sells for $113,850 (New York Post)

The National Press Club Journalism Institute is starting a reading group for people who love journalism and books and want to discuss them both. The first book we’ll read together is "Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR." (Watch National Press Club President Lisa Matthews interview NPR’s Founding Mothers and the book’s author.)  Our first reading group meeting will be Thursday, May 13 at 6 p.m. ET, and we’ll discuss the book’s prologue and first five chapters. We’ll read and discuss the rest of the book in the following weeks. RSVP here to receive the Zoom link and other information. This group, “Reading Through,” builds on the success of “Writing Through,” the Institute’s writing group for nonfiction authors. If you’re interested in learning more about that group, please email Julie Moos at jmoos@press.org.

Managers: Stop doing your old job Managers like to keep a hand in what they used to do. It's tempting because confidence is a motivator, and you were really good at that. But if you're still doing parts of your old job, there's some part of your new job that you're not doing: important but not urgent things like planning, strategizing, giving feedback, coaching. So make sure you’re focused on the job you have — and the job you aspired to — not just the job that you used to do.  Advice from Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity, Loyola University Chicago, Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership Click here to read Jill’s previous posts.

“Career Connection: Defining your digital footprint” is a weeklong series of hands-on workshops presented by the National Press Club Journalism Institute. Whether you’re a longtime professional looking to invigorate your digital connections or a new writer hoping to establish a foothold in the industry, you’ll leave this program with a refreshed outlook on the tools and content strategies that will set you apart. Registration is open and includes all five classes. Tickets are $100 for general registration, and they are $75 for National Press Club members. Session spotlight: How to leverage LinkedIn in your journalism job search Level up your LinkedIn profile to maximize its algorithms in your favor during this hands-on virtual workshop. Instructor Yumi Wilson, journalism educator, personal brand expert and former corporate communications manager for LinkedIn, will guide participants through the key changes to their profiles that will yield high-impact results. Work on your profile alongside Ms. Wilson as she shares content strategies and conducts live improvements of participant profiles. Other workshop topics include:  What hiring newsroom managers wish you knew Tapping Twitter networks in your job search How to rev up your resume for today’s job market How to create a telling digital portfolio

Resources The top 10 takeaways from the newest Solutions Journalism research   Suppressing Stories: How legal threats and challenges impact investigative journalism (May 4, 11 a.m. ET) Press freedom around the world and why it is important (May 4, 6 p.m. ET)

National Press Club news National Press Club to highlight three major cases on World Press Freedom Day (May 3, 10 a.m. ET) Virtual Book Event: Don Lemon, ‘This is the Fire’ (May 10, 2 p.m. ET) Virtual Newsmaker: SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris (May 12, 11 a.m. ET) Interested in becoming a Club member? Learn more.

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