The Latest: #SaveThePost; New vision for CBS News; Inside McClatchy’s AI fight

Jan. 27, 2026

■ Washington Post correspondents start ‘Save The Post’ social media campaign amid fears of massive layoffs (Deadline) / ‘As Jeff Bezos mingles with the elite in Paris, staffers at The Washington Post are pleading for him to intervene ahead of planned layoffs — and have even discussed enlisting the likes of Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep to help ’ (Status) / Inside an anxious Washington Post , with eyes on Jeff Bezos (The Wrap) / ‘Post Guild, the Washington Post's union, issues a statement on the expected cuts that calls out Jeff Bezos.’ (Corbin Bolies)

■ How bystander video and newsroom analysis undercut the White House narrative on Alex Pretti (Poynter) / How we determined that Minneapolis videos contradicted federal officials (New York Times) / In Minneapolis and other U.S. cities, Bellingcat supplements local news by ‘zooming in with a forensic lens’ (Nieman Journalism Lab) / Minneapolis journalist emotionally recounts being pepper-sprayed (NBC News) / Media on right and left call for Trump to deescalate in Minneapolis (The Hill)

■ TikTok's early outage heightens censorship and monetization concerns: 'It's terrifying' (The Wrap) / TikTok users are deleting the app , with removals up 150% following U.S. joint venture (CNBC)

■ BBC News closes social media investigations unit after 13 years (Deadline)

■ The fight over AI at McClatchy (Columbia Journalism Review)

■ Native Public Media partners with Arizona Community Foundation to support tribal stations (Current)

■ The Detroit News to be acquired by USA TODAY Co., owner of Detroit Free Press (Detroit News)

■ American Journalism Project invests $1.5 million in Mission Local to accelerate neighborhood-first reporting across San Francisco (American Journalism Project)

■ CBS News Miami unveils state-of-the-art newsroom : A new era in local journalism begins (CBS News Miami)

■ Pulitzer-Prize winning editor joins Gazette as president, publisher (The Gazette) / Bloomberg taps Hill as team leader (Talking Biz News) / CNN hires Yang as senior Asia biz editor and reporter (Talking Biz News) / Kaminska departs Politico to launch The Blind Spot (Talking Biz News) / Sky Barsch to step down as CEO in June (VTDigger)

■ I built my career at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Now it’s ending. (Poynter) / Elizabeth Hughes: There is a viable path for Pittsburgh to save its newspaper . Here's how we did it with The Inquirer. (Inquirer)

■ Preserving historic Black newspapers is about telling ‘the full story’ (Knoxville News Sentinel)

Applications for the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s 2026 Public Health Reporting Fellowship are open. This is a funding opportunity for mid-career journalists reporting on critical community, regional, state, or national public health challenges. Financial support provided by the Common Health Coalition. Learn more here.

Why technology can help but not replace comment moderation

“Moderation of fast-moving news stories requires a strong editorial eye , and that skill should be recognized and rewarded. As AI starts to enable better detection of policy violations, newsrooms should use that breathing space to invest in moderator wellbeing and career progression. Automation can reduce the noise, but it won’t entirely replace human judgment or newsroom instinct for some time yet.”

-- Ben Whitelaw and Josh Kramer , excerpt from “Why newsrooms are taking comments seriously again ” (New_ Public)

Career office hour on February 3 with Corinne Chin of The Associated Press

Join us Feb. 3: Getting hired with a news wire service — career advice from Corinne Chin of The Associated Press

Corinne Chin, director of news talent for recruitment at The Associated Press, will join the Institute's next virtual career office hour at noon ET on Feb. 3. Chin is responsible for recruiting, training, and supporting a diverse and competitive global newsroom at AP. She’s also an Emmy-winning video journalist who’s worked across the globe and offers trauma-informed safety and security training.

For this session, Chin will describe what makes a strong applicant for wire services like AP, and will answer questions about visual journalism, representation, leadership, journalism careers, and safety.

The Institute's career office hours will take place on the first Tuesday of each month over Zoom and will explore careers in social media and engagement, business and tech journalism, sports journalism, and more. Each hour-long session offers community, encouragement, and practical advice for job-seekers at all career levels. Learn more here.

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