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Newsletter archives 2026
JUNE
- June 4: CBS News chaos continues; WSJ seeks voluntary layoffs; Funding for local news
- June 3: CBS News firings; Stars and Stripes censored?; Minnesota Star Tribune cuts jobs
- June 2: WHCA dinner rescheduled; ‘60 Minutes’ turmoil continues; Internet Archive + local journalism
- June 1: Pentagon press office ban; ‘60 Minutes’ confrontation; Breaking into political journalism
MAY
- May 28: CBS ‘60 Minutes’ shakeup; Trump vs. WSJ; NPR layoffs, buyouts; Iran press crackdown
- May 27: ‘60 Minutes’ journalist out; Breaking into political journalism; NYT’s AI fight; NPR CEO on restructuring and defunding
- May 26: NDAs for federal workers?; WaPo to shrink headquarters; Covering the WH shooting incident
- May 20: Vox Media ownership; Bezos defends WaPo layoffs; Business Insider CEO exits
- May 19: ‘Big plans’ for CBS News; WHCA’s diplomacy efforts; Indiana Public Media layoffs
- May 18: Job cuts at AP, BBC, NPR; NY Mag plagiarism allegations; Salt Lake Tribune removes paywall
- May 14: Netanyahu vs. NYT; Business Insider job cuts; New Spokesman-Review ownership
- May 13: MS NOW’s midterm election lineup; Minnesota Public Radio growth; Finding B2B journalism jobs
- May 12: DOJ’s Iran coverage crackdown; ProPublica expands to California; Using AI as a journalist
- May 11: The View’s free speech battle; CBS News Radio signs off; Next generation journalists
- May 7: DC’s newest news outlets; The Atlantic: ‘We will never give in’; Newsroom-creator partnerships
- May 6: FBI investigates leaks to journalist; NYT’s 13M subscribers; Interviewing people with disabilities
- May 5: EEOC sues NYT; Vox Media’s future; Federal election policy coverage
April
- April 30: Press freedom in decline; Post-Gazette’s new leadership; Creator-newsroom collaboration
- April 29: CBS Evening News ratings dip; Bloomberg Terminal + AI; Making a career pivot
- April 28: FCC vs. ABC; Pentagon’s journalist escorts; Covering US election workforce
- April 27: WHCD chaos; Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes ombudsman; CBS News bureau chief ousted
- April 23: Kuwait acquits journalist; Patel vs. NYT; WBD shareholder vote
- April 22: WaPo regroups; Substack’s translation tool; Midterm election briefing tomorrow
- April 21: McClatchy’s AI tool; Pittsburgh media turnaround; 4 pitching tips
- April 20: FBI director sues The Atlantic; Forbes gamifies gun control; Nexstar-Tegna merger paused
- April 16: NPR’s $113M gifts; Self Magazine shuttered; Tips for midterm coverage
- April 15: Press freedom in Gulf nations; BBC cuts 2K jobs; Paramount merger hearing; Creator Journalism Summit
- April 14: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette saved; Disney layoffs begin; Job applications in AI era
- April 13: Trump’s WSJ suit dropped; TMZDC launches; Gulf media crackdown; Breaking into B2B journalism
- April 9: Local News Day; Impactful midterm coverage; DOJ investigates NFL media deals; Disney layoffs
- April 8: Creator Journalism Summit, May 4; The future of ‘60 Minutes’; ProPublica strike
- April 7: U.S. journalist freed; ESPN layoffs pending; POLITICO Playbook ‘shakeup’
- April 6: AP staff cuts & buyouts; Inside VOA’s legal fight; Looming CNN sale
- April 2: Covering nuclear risk; NPR, PBS defunding ‘unconstitutional’; Journalist kidnapped in Baghdad
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MARCH
- March 25: Pentagon access battle; Journalist’s firsthand account of ICE detention; CBS News ratings plummet
- March 24: New Pentagon press rules; CNN’s future; Breaking into B2B journalism
- March 23: Pentagon press policy ‘unconstitutional’; CBS News Radio shutdown; Local TV news crisis
- March 19: Photographers at the Pentagon; CBS News cuts loom; Last call: Career Day tickets
- March 18: Victory for VOA staffers; MS NOW overhaul; A new Disney era; Career Day tickets available
- March 17: 6 FOIA tips; Axios layoffs; CBS News 24/7 walkouts
- March 16: Trump criticizes Iran coverage; NOTUS expansion; WaPo down 60K subscribers
- March 12: NYT’s 2,300 journalists; New USAGM leadership; Working at B2B publications
- March 11: ‘Unflattering’ Hegseth photos; How to support staff covering trauma; VOA to rebuild
- March 10: CNN’s deleted tweet; Tips for interviewing minors; YouTube expands deepfake detection
- March 9: Judge voids VOA layoffs; ICE arrests reporter; CBS News justice correspondent exits; Covering polls
- March 5: CNN enters Iran; Elevate disability coverage; Savannah Guthrie plans ‘TODAY’ return
- March 4: Fighting disinformation in Iran coverage; Post-Gazette’s closure notice; ‘Bots vs. reporters’ at The AP
- March 3: Reporting on Iran; Building trust on the immigration beat; Paramount-WBD deal sparks layoff fears
- March 2: Covering Iran; Defining ‘war’; Paramount’s vision for WBD; Staying motivated after a job loss
FEBRUARY
- Feb. 26: WaPo’s $100M losses; CNBC layoffs; Reporting in the AI era
- Feb. 25: 129 journalists killed in 2025; SOTU coverage; Safety essentials for journalists; Nexstar layoffs
- Feb. 17: Anderson Cooper exits ‘60 Minutes’; The FCC equal-time rule; GQ’s new editor
- Feb. 12: ‘CBS Evening News’ exodus; BBC cuts costs; Saving D.C. sports journalism
- Feb. 11: WaPo town hall insights; Scripps layoffs loom; Watch: Reporting safely on immigration
- Feb. 10: Immigrant communities + nonprofit news; Overhaul at WSJ; Covering the Olympics
- Feb. 9: WaPo publisher out; Media peril in Hong Kong; News groups sue ICE
- Feb. 5: Inside WaPo’s ‘darkest days’; Minnesota Public Radio’s moment; Super Bowl LX coverage
- Feb. 4: Layoffs hit WaPo, AJC; Job search tips for journalists; Working at a journalism co-op
- Feb. 3: WaPo layoffs tomorrow; Don Lemon’s post-arrest appearance; Disney’s next CEO
- Feb. 2: A ‘chilling message’; Pentagon defends press restrictions; Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother
JANUARY
- Jan. 29: Understanding ‘less than lethal’ rounds; New WaPo letter to Bezos; Stars and Stripes update
- Jan. 28: CBS News buyouts; Inside WaPo’s ‘existential meltdown’; Tribal media in New Mexico
- Jan. 27: #SaveThePost; New vision for CBS News; Inside McClatchy’s AI fight
- Jan. 26: Minnesota shooting coverage; WaPo turmoil; The future of CBS News; California Post debut
- Jan. 22: WaPo cuts; Trump expands NYT lawsuit; No charges against Don Lemon; Substack’s TV app; News chatbots
- Jan. 21: WaPo data seizure; NPR, CPR take on Trump; BBC ‘landmark’ YouTube deal; Introducing NYT’s Crossplay
- Jan. 20: ‘60 Minutes’ CECOT segment; CNN’s financial projections; Covering campaign finance
- Jan. 15: New reality in reporting; Advice for protecting sources; Trib Total Media expansion
- Jan. 14: WaPo’s ‘federal government whisperer’; CBS News + transgender athletes; Applying to Stars and Stripes
- Jan. 13: POLITICO layoffs; Pittsburgh’s fragmented news landscape; Gourmet Magazine returns
- Jan. 12: NYT’s Maduro capture story; Paramount sues WBD; Golden Globes + podcasts
- Jan. 8: NYT’s Trump interview; Top ‘CBS Evening News’ producer out; McClatchy’s AI policy
- Jan. 7: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to shutter; The new Pentagon press; Semafor raises $30M
- Jan. 6: Remembering Jan. 6; Journalists detained in Venezuela; NYT vs. Pentagon
- Jan. 5: Covering Venezuela; CPB shuts down; Inside URL Media’s growth