David Folkenflik

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David Folkenflik@davidfolkenflik

Veteran photographer Michael Nigro was shot in the head with a non-lethal bullet while covering anti-ICE protests in LA. "It felt very very intentional," Nigro tells NPR, "a chilling effect to convince us to go away." Other reporters say they have been targeted too. 1/2

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Mini update: The furor at the WaPo is such that its chief tech officer is getting engineers to block Qs about its decision to not make an endorsement pm the Post's own AI site search, This according to internal WP correspondence I've reviewed

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LATimes confirms 115 journalists laid off, or about 23 percent; newsroom will be at approx 385. NOTE: Taken in combination with last year's layoffs, the Los Angeles Times has laid off about one third of its newsroom in less than a year.

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After uproar over ethics, new editor of 'Washington Post' Robert Winnett won't take the job. Whether his pal and patron Wash Post publisher Will Lewis, who faces equal scrutiny, hangs on, remains uncertain. My story for NPR t.co

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My interview w Pulitzer winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes about her resignation from WaPo over killed sketch on tech titans, including Bezos “They own a newspaper and they have an obligation, frankly, to protect the free press.” t.co

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It has been beat up, cut down and brutalized by a wave of corporate owners, beginning with Tribune in the early 2000s. The Sun's journalists have soldiered on. The non-profit Baltimore Banner has risen up but not dispatched the paper. Unclear what the current moment holds.

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To misquote the Godfather, new Washington Post publisher Will Lewis made me an offer I had to refuse. My chat on @UpFirst with @NPRinskeep on the failed campaign of a top news executive to thwart unwelcome coverage t.co

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Former British PM Gordon Brown has accused Wash Post publisher Will Lewis of obstruction of justice and lying to police. Now Brown argues that WaPo owner Jeff Bezos needs to consider replacing Lewis. My interview with the former prime minister: t.co

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In the immediate aftermath, weeks before he started in the job, Lewis told Buzbee the paper should not follow up on my story, saying it was not worthy of coverage. The Post did not turn to it for months until there were fresh developments in court.

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Smith said he paid nine figures, a seemingly staggering sum. (Bezos paid $250M for the WashPost.) Unclear if the undisclosed figure includes the licensing fees required by Alden Global Capital, the hedge fund that sold the Sun. Smith will rely on Alden's CMS and other services.

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News: NPR Founding Mother Linda Wertheimer retires after 50+ years. Her note acknowledges her role, with Cokie Roberts and Nina Totenberg, overseeing what was called the Fallopian Jungle. " I was incredibly lucky to arrive at NPR when I did, which was at the very beginning."

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🧵Some thoughts to keep in mind about CBS 1. Weiss is editor in chief and can weigh in on any news coverage without it being corporate interference. 2. It's impossible to assess her actions - and the reactions - without taking into account the Ellisons & decision to hire her

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One of many WSJ layoffs: @bkesling was a US Marine infantry officer who served in Iraq & Afghanistan. As an award-winning WSJ reporter for 10 yrs, he was shot at, tear-gassed and spat on. Ben tells me he was laid off "in less time than it takes to microwave a Salisbury steak."

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7. A lingering question: Why Winnett, beyond the shared history with Lewis? Another: Will they foreswear paying sources for scoops, as they did for the British MP expense database? or are they open to redefining US and WaPo journalistic standards against such payments?

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Statement from NBC about the SNL fracas: We accommodated the Trump campaign’s request for equal time consistent with our regulatory obligations. (Background: Trump spots appeared in Nascar and post-game NFL broadcasts.)

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2/ Buzbee didn't want to give up her job for an ill-defined position. Though Lewis praised her as "an incredible leader and a supremely talented media executive who will be sorely missed," Buzbee offered no comments in statement announcing her departure /con't

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A top anchor for Sinclair's national evening news show quit over concerns it slanted hard right - story broken by @JuddLegum & Rebecca Crosby on t.co The anchor, Eugene Ramirez, affirms Legum's story in a brief public post & to NPR. t.co

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6. But Murray won't be the long-term editor of the paper - despite his title as executive editor. Nor will he oversee the conventional newsroom's chief. That will be Rob Winnett As I noted earlier, Winnett was a key reporter on Lewis team breaking Parliamentary expenses scandal

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Opposing attys ask for adjournment of hacking case until tomorrow AM. Judge questions reasoning. News U.K. attorney Anthony Hudson cites a “very substantial sum” for settlement that he says would *not* be available should trial start.

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David Folkenflik@davidfolkenflik

The US Agency for Global Media, which Lake is running, had offered Abramowitz job over a handful of people at shortwave radio site in NC - and moved to fire him when he turned that down. She has gutted VOA by firing hundreds of contractors and put hundreds staffers on paid leave

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‘Wall Street Journal’ sued by star reporter for discrimination - ⁦@StephArmour1⁩ alleges paper targeted higher paid staffers with health problems as part of effort to slash costs and layoffs - she left paper in spring My story for NPR t.co

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David Folkenflik@davidfolkenflik

NBC's hiring of just ousted RNC chief Ronna McDaniel set off alarms inside journalism. The furor was particularly intense at NBC. My conversation with @NPRinskeep, coming up at 5.45/7.45a on @MorningEdition

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