Nov. 19, 2024

■ ‘The Washington Post was on track to lose at least as much money as it lost last year — $77 million — even before 250,000 digital readers unsubscribed. (Charlotte Klein) / ‘In an internal Q&A shared yesterday with staff, the Washington Post says it will accept the resignation of any employee who does not wish to return to the office five days a week’ (Max Tani)

■ ‘Morning Joe’ meeting with Trump was driven by fears of retribution from incoming administration, sources say (CNN) / Joe Scarborough defends Trump meeting, blames viewer backlash on ‘massive disconnect between social media and the real world’ (Variety) 

■ Trump picks former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy as next Transportation secretary (CNN) / Trump casts TV doctor Dr. Oz in new administration (Daily Beast) / Incoming FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says ’60 Minutes’ complaint ‘likely to arise’ as part of agency review of Skydance-Paramount Merger (Deadline) / How Tulsi Gabbard became a favorite of Russia’s state media (New York Times) 

■ Bluesky tops 20 million users, narrowing gap with Instagram Threads (TechCrunch) 

■ Microsoft signs AI-learning deal with News Corp.’s HarperCollins (Bloomberg) / Meta forms product group to build AI tools for businesses (Axios) 

■ Apple is selling Apple News ads directly for the first time (Axios) 

■ AJC moves to new Atlanta office 'in the heart of the city' (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

■ Spanish-language newspapers in the U.S. struggle to localize climate change stories, according to a new study (Nieman Journalism Lab) 

■ The Local Media Consortium and The Reynolds Journalism Institute partner to drive digital transformation in local newsrooms (Local Media Consortium)

■ ‘Hollywood Reporter co-EIC Nekesa Mumbi Moody is leaving the publication … Shirley Halperin, who was running LA Mag, is replacing her as co-EIC.’ (Max Tani) 

■ Reuters taps Sally Buzbee to be news editor for U.S. and Canada (Reuters) / Jim Tankersley becomes Berlin bureau chief at New York Times (Talking Biz News) / The Economist hires Sarah Wu to cover China (Talking Biz News) / RJI welcomes Sriya Reddy as project manager for Innovation Team (Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute) / Gray announces retirement of three local GMs (Adweek) 

■ Who’s who among sports media startups (The Information) 

■ Inside Paris Hilton's booming media business 11:11 (Axios) 

Press freedom 

■ Donald Trump praises a ‘free, fair and open’ press — as long as it falls in line (Poynter) 

■ Robert Telles appeals conviction for killing Las Vegas journalist (8 News Now)

■ Pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai's trial to resume this week in Hong Kong (Voice of America) / Tomorrow: Press briefing on the national security trial of Jimmy Lai (National Press Club) 

Covering immigration during a second Trump administration

“Two recent studies by the University of New Hampshire and the bipartisan American Immigration Council estimate that the proposed massive deportation operation could cost the country between $116 billion and $315 billion. Another impact would be the loss of millions of dollars in federal, state and local taxes paid by undocumented workers. Localize this story. Interview your local chamber of commerce, employers, and businesses that rely on immigrant workers about the impact on the local economy.”

-- Zita Arocha, professor emeritus at University of Texas El Paso, excerpt from “Journalists, immigration is about to become a huge topic. Here’s help covering Trump’s second term.” (Poynter)

Resources

• SEO 101: What every journalist and publisher should know (Nov. 20, 11 am ET)
• Introduction to solutions journalism webinar (Dec. 3, 6 pm ET)
• TJA digital security kit (Trans Journalists Association)

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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