✍️ Journalism Jobs and Media News Update ✍️ — November 7
New WashPost CEO, Elon Meets Rishi, NYT Journalist Resigns, Social Media Done With Social Media, $500 Million For Local News, Google Antitrust Trial Opens Door
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Election Reporting Fellowship Program
The USA Today Network’s statehouse reporting fellowship program expands the coverage of the country’s largest news publisher at a critical time as they serve audiences with local, regional and national election journalism.
Locations: Helena, MT; Montgomery, AL; Raleigh, NC; Sacramento, CA; Santa Fe, NM;
Salary: $19.28-24.04/hour
When: November 6, 2023, to December 31, 2024
Requirements: Has proven experience in a digital news environment filing accurate, concise, and clean copy on deadline; Robust understanding of what’s happening in state politics and across the country to create conversation-starting journalism; Infinitely curious and always has a story idea ready to go; Can manage time wisely, balancing short-turn stories with deeper investigations; Enjoys collaborating with editors and writers across the network on breaking news and special packages; Ensures our coverage includes a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices; Upholds Gannett’s standards of journalistic rigor, accuracy, and fairness; Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and the minimum liability insurance required by state law.
Deadline: ASAP
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📰 Media News Roundup 📰
Washington Post Names New CEO — Will Lewis has been named the new CEO and publisher of The Washington Post. Lewis previously served as CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal, and will deal with a newspaper that is on track to lose $100 million this year, according to Axios.
Digital News Transformation — Friend of the newsletter and news strategist Louise Story outlines the basic changes news organizations can take to become digital-first.
Free Speech Is In Trouble — FiveThirtyEight Founder Nate Silver outlines why he thinks free speech is in trouble and how one survey suggests young liberals are abandoning it.
Nobody Is Coming to Save Us — In an era of mass layoffs and buyouts, it’s up to every journalist to be ready for the churn, writes Katherine Reynolds Lewis for Nieman Reports. She advises: Actively manage your career; Build strong networks; Continually educate yourself; Develop your understanding of the business.
Rebuilding Your Career After Redundancy — Sandra Haurant outlines for The Guardian a roadmap of how to rebuild after being made redundant. She writes: Find out what you are owed; Work out what you need; Decide what you want; Beware the side hustle; Make a network map; Sort out your CV; Build your online presence; and lastly learn your lines.
Social Media Is Done With News — The Atlantic’s Charlie Warzel explores how Big Tech’s relationship with news became a bug rather than a feature, and is in the process of abandoning it altogether.
When Elon Met Rishi — Last week Elon Musk sat down with British PM Rishi Sunak to talk artificial intelligence. Two big breakthroughs include the creation of an agreed framework around the risks of AI, and bringing the U.S. and China together in a diplomatic coup for Sunak, as it is the first time China and western governments have met to discuss the issue.
NYT Journalist Quits After Violating Protest Policies — New York Times Magazine writer Jazmine Hughes has resigned from the paper after signing an open letter that accused Israel of trying to “conduct genocide against the Palestinian people.”
ESPN Apologizes For Damian Lillard Deepfake — Deadspin senior writer Julie DiCaro wrote about ESPN’s apology for using a deepfake of NBA and Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard, which blatantly misrepresented an interview he conducted in 2020 while with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Google Antitrust Trial Opens Door — The courtroom for the ongoing landmark Google antitrust trial finally opened its door to the public. The trial to date has been unusually secret, but that changed last week as the media and public were allowed to watch Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s testimony.
Katie Hopkins and Tommy Robinson Reinstated To X — X has continued the reinstations of numerous controversial figures to the platform, with the latest including broadcaster Katie Hopkins and former leader of the English Defense League Tommy Robinson. Both were previously banned for “hateful conduct”.
GB News Gives Shares to Farage, Rees-Mogg — Scandal-hit right-wing broadcaster GB News has given shares to some of its most prominent presenters, including sitting MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, Brexiteer Nigel Farage, and the currently suspended Dan Wooten. The broadcaster also recently gave Boris Johnson his own TV show.
$500 Million For Local News — And lastly, Press Forward has announced that it’s aiming to raise another $500 million for local news within the next five years. The news follows its September announcement that the first $500 million will be awarded to local news initiatives.