Committee to Protect Journalists: “CPJ, media organizations, and partners call for release of US journalist Evan Gershkovich”
Michael Crowley, Ivan Nechepurenko & Anton Trioanovski, New York Times: “Espionage charge adds hurdle to freeing a reporter detained in Russia”
Dan Sabbagh, The Guardian: “Antony Blinken urges Russia to release US journalist in call with Sergei Lavrov”
Caroline Linton, CBS News: “Blinken says he spoke to Russia’s top diplomat about arrested American journalist”
Pjotr Sauer, The Guardian: “My friend Evan Gershkovich is no spy. Just a brave reporter jailed in Moscow”
Brad Dress, The Hill: “More than 30 media outlets, press freedom groups call for Russia to release WSJ reporter”
Joe Parkinson & Drew Hinshaw, Wall Street Journal: “Evan Gershkovich loved Russia, the country that turned on him”
Katie Robertson, New York Times: “Journalist detained by Russia was reporting stories that ‘needed to be told’”
Pyotr Kozlov, Moscow Times: “Hostage, signal or revenge? Spotlight on Russia’s reasons for arresting WSJ reporter”
Trump charged on 34 felony counts
Marita Vlachou, HuffPost: “News outlets ask judge to allow cameras into Trump’s arraignment”
Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times: “Welcome back to the Trump Show”
Katie Robertson, New York Times: “Indictment elicits extensive coverage, and some gasps, on TV.”
‘60 Minutes’ interviews MTG
Leslie Stahl, 60 Minutes: “Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene: From the far-right fringe to the Republican Party’s front row”
Martin Pengelly, The Guardian: “CBS faces backlash over 60 Minutes interview with Marjorie Taylor Greene”
Tom Jones, Poynter: “’60 Minutes’ had newsworthy reasons to interview Marjorie Taylor Greene. But she deserved more pushback.”
Drew Taylor, The Wrap: “’60 Minutes’ blasted for Marjorie Taylor Greene sit-down: ‘Informercials for fascists is a bridge too far’”
Kadia Goba, Semafor: “’Fake news’ no more: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s journey to 60 Minutes”
Hanna Panreck, Fox News: “’The View’ fumes at ’60 Minutes’ over Marjorie Taylor Greene interview: “’It was very frustrating’”
Verified Twitter Accounts
Josh Taylor, The Guardian: “Twitter legacy blue ticks remain despite Elon Musk’s subscription threat”
Drew Harwell, New York Times: “Twitter strikes New York Times’ verified badge on Elon Musk’s orders”
Lindsay Kornick, Fox News: “Elon Musk pulls New York Times’ Twitter verified check mark, calling publication ‘propaganda’”
Matt Novak, Forbes: “Elon Musk calls New York Times ‘hypocritical’ for selling subscriptions but refusing to pay for Twitter”
Sara Fischer, Axios: “Scoop: White House won’t pay for Twitter verification”
Math matters… even in baseball
Hed vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UblHwyQX7qg (start at 3:03)
Associated Press: “MLB rule changes: pitch clock, larger bases and more”
R.J. Anderson, CBS: “MLB new rules: Opening Day 2023 sees faster games, more stolen bases and Mets-Marlins confusion”
Nick Slebe, Sports Illustrated: “Data suggests MLB rule changes having big impact on stolen bases”