President Trump is home from Helsinki and hearing the reaction to his joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and backing off some of Monday’s statements.
David Beard, Poynter: “Trump visit ‘exhausting’ British press corps”
Brian Stelter, CNN: “Trump ratchets up ‘fake news’ rally cry overseas during UK visit”
Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times: “’Fake news’ goes global as Trump, in Britain, rips the press”
Paul Fahri, Washington Post: “Fake news, British style? Sorry, mate, but this time there’s a recording”
Morgan Gstalter, The Hill: “White House: ‘We canceled Bolton’s interview with CNN after the network’s Acosta ‘disrespected’ Trump”
Josh Feldman, Mediaite: “ABC’s Jon Karl confronts Bolton over White House pulling his CNN interview: Is that appropriate?”
Justin Baragona, Contemptor: “FOX’s Howard Kurtz: Jim Acosta was ‘trying to hijack’ John Roberts’ question at Trump presser”
Sebastian Murdock, Huffington Post: “Fox News’ John Roberts issues late defense after Trump bashes CNN and NBC”
Sam Forsdick, Press Gazette: “Finnish daily puts up 300 billboard posters along Trump and Putin route to Helsinki summit to remind them of ‘importance of free press’”
Lydia O’Connor, Huffington Post: “New York Times called out for homophobic Trump-Putin cartoon”
Erik Wemple, Washington Post: “’One of the most disgraceful performances’: Anderson Cooper nails summit”
Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times: “TV anchors agape after the Trump-Putin appearance”
Josh Feldman, Mediaite: “Chris Wallace confronts Putin: So many people who oppose you ‘end up dead or close to it’”
‘Serious concerns’ about the Sinclair deal
Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune: "Sinclair seeks ownership of WGN-TV in bid to seek FCC approval for stalled Tribune Media merger"
Margaret Harding McGill, POLITICO: “FCC sends Sinclair mega-deal to likely doom”
Jeremy Barr, The Hollywood Reporter: “FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has “serious concerns” about Sinclair-Tribune merger”
Ted Johnson, Variety: “Sinclair-Tribune merger hits roadblock as FCC chief oposes divestiture plan, proposes legal hearing”
Adam Jacobson, Radio+Television Business Report: “Sinclair, Tribune sink on Wall Street”
Todd Shields, Bloomberg: “Sinclair and Tribune Fall as FCC slams TV station sale plan”
Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times: “FCC chief Ajit Pai has ‘serious concerns’ about Sinclair-Tribune deal; Tribune stock dives”
Hadas Gold, CNN: “FCC chair expresses ‘serious concerns’ about Sinclair’s bid for Tribune”
Edmund Lee, New York Times: “In blow to Sinclair, F.C.C. chief says he has ‘serious concerns’ with Tribune deal”
“Who is America?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkXeMoBPSDk
Charlie Warzel, BuzzFeed: “The MAGA trolls have met their match in Sacha Baron Cohen and ‘Who is America?’”
Kevin Fallon, The Daily Beast: “Shame them: “Everyone who endorsed arming preschoolers on Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Who is America?’”
Erik Wemple, Washington Post: “Sacha Baron Cohen teaches the right what fake news really is”
Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Ed: “The ‘professor’ who duped me”
Un-ringing the bell
Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times: “Judge lifts controversial order requiring L.A. Times to alter article about ex-Glendale cop”
Cindy Chang, Los Angeles Times: “Judge orders L.A. Times to alter story about Glendale cop, sparking protest from newspaper”
Alene Tchekmedyian, L.A. Times: “Glendale police detective pleads guilty to obstruction, lying to feds about ties to organized crime”
Eugene Volokh, Reason: “Judge orders LA Times to alter story about Glendale cop”
Nick Visser, Huffington Post: “Los Angeles Times ordered to change story after publication”
Capital Gazette Reporter’s courtroom assignment
Charles Bethea, The New Yorker: “A Capital Gazette reporter prepares to cover the trial of the suspected killer of his colleagues”
Jenna Amatulli, Huffington Post: “Capital Gazette reporter to cover trial of suspected newsroom shooter”
Raising the curtain on ‘Tomorrow, Inshallah’”
David Beard, Poynter: “Journalists see their work adapted for the stage: Can it help break prejudice?”
Christopher Mathias & Rowaida Abedelaziz, Huffington Post: “Islamophobia”
Jo Confino, Huffington Post: “HuffPost collaborates with StoryWorks on a new documentary theater project, ‘Tomorrow, Inshallah’”
Kristen Hare, Poynter: “With StoryWorks, Center for Investigative Reporting’s stories take center stage”
Be kind, please rewind.
Julia Jacobs, New York Times: “Soon there will be only one Blockbuster left in the United States”
Jessica Campisi and Samira Said, CNN: “America has just one Blockbuster left”
Halle Kiefer, Vulture: “2 of the last 3 Blockbuster Video stores are reportedly set to close”
