The Latest: Trump ads on CNN, MS NOW; California’s Community NEWS Act; San Juan Record stops printing

Oct. 1, 2026

Top stories

■ White House removes CNN from press pool for Trump’s upcoming trip to Texas and Oklahoma (NBC News)

■ Trump ads run on CNN, MS NOW amid fight to bar them from White House (Washington Post) / ‘MS NOW has relentlessly scrutinized Trump’s new ads, but now it’s preparing to air them nationally on Thursday. Execs stressed the independence of ad sales and editorial in a Tuesday meeting, but some staff worry viewers will hate this.’ (Natalie Korach)

■ 5 takeaways from Trump's combative Time interview (Axios) / Donald Trump has appeared on the cover of TIME more than anyone else (TIME)

■ David Ellison asks CNN CEO to stay after Paramount-Warner deal closes (Wall Street Journal) / Here's what David Ellison told Paramount employees about a new co-CEO he just hired (Business Insider)

■ Newsom signs landmark bill aimed at giving lifeline to struggling California newsrooms (Los Angeles Times) / 6 overlooked reasons California’s Community NEWS Act is ‘a big deal’ (Poynter)

■ ‘Our midterm election coverage will include not only CBS News polling data, but also integrated data from Kalshi, our prediction market sponsor. We'll offer a glimpse into how prediction market traders are pricing race outcomes – but it will be the voters that decide it all.’ (CBS Mornings)

■ Egypt arrests 6 Matsaddash journalists on claims of spreading disinformation (New York Times)

■ San Juan Record stops weekly print edition after 111 years in southeastern Utah (Salt Lake Tribune)

■ Nine PBS receives $11M in Ready to Learn funding for literacy initiative (Current) / Deal for WHYY to acquire WPSU set to finalize (Current) / WBHM leader leaves due to conflicts with university licensee (Current)

■ Fox Business Network announces new weekday lineup following Maria Bartiromo’s exit (Hollywood Reporter) / Axios expands defense coverage (Axios) / Bloomberg Industry’s Stein becomes deputy team lead for labor (Talking Biz News) / Haaretz names Simone Saidmehr New York correspondent (Haaretz)

■ WCCO Minneapolis debuts new AR/VR news studio (TV News Check)

■ Penske AI Overviews lawsuit dismissed because 'no formal bargain' struck with Google (Press Gazette) / Google reportedly tests paying publishers for AI search results (The Verge)

CRAFT

Protecting your staff’s mental health on the immigration beat

“Immigration reporting is emotionally taxing. Our team heard stories of family separation, detention, and trauma. We didn’t anticipate how much that would weigh on us. We learned to build in time for debriefs, check-ins, and breaks. We also acknowledged that some leads would go unpursued — not because they weren’t important, but because we didn’t have the capacity.

Takeaway for publishers : Prioritize your team’s well-being. Set realistic expectations about what you can cover, and create space for emotional processing . Burnout serves no one.”

-- Adedayo Fashanu , media entrepreneur, founder & CEO of The African Network TV, excerpt from "Lessons from covering immigration in the DMV: What we learned about partnerships, reporting, and community trust" (Lenfest Institute)

CAREER

How to build a nonprofit news board

“A board is designed as a group of people with experiences and resources to help your organization advance its goals, whether that be a stage of growth or developing specific initiatives. It can’t be engineered for perfection, but it can be a support team : people who hold you accountable, help you ask the right questions, and unlock access and solutions you would struggle to reach alone. …

Boards come in a few shapes, and the expectations differ:

-- RJI Innovation Column's Madison Karas and Patrick Boehler , excerpt from “8 roles to consider in designing your nonprofit news board ” (Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute)

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