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After years covering some of the world’s most traumatic stories for ABC News, professor Jesús Ayala eventually discovered the emotional toll of journalism firsthand through his own PTSD diagnosis. In this month’s J-School Profile, E&P’s Tandy Lau explores how Ayala has turned that experience into a mission to reshape journalism education by teaching future reporters the importance of trauma-informed reporting, emotional processing and mental health awareness.
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Tandy Lau | for E&P Magazine
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5/22/26
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FTC alleged the companies falsely claimed service could target ads using conversations from consumers’ smart devices and that consumers had opted in.
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Press Release | Federal Trade Commission
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5/21/26
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Martha Raddatz, ABC News’ chief global affairs correspondent and “This Week” co-anchor, will accept the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Award during a gala in her honor on Nov. 12 in Washington, D.C. Over her decades-long career, Raddatz has covered national security, foreign policy and politics from the State Department, the White House and conflict zones around the world.
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Press Release | The National Press Club
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5/21/26
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The abrupt delay came after leading AI executives had been briefed on the policy and invited to a Thursday signing in the White House.
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Jacob Wendler, Cheyenne Haslett, Cheyanne M. Daniels and John Hewitt Jones | POLITICO
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5/21/26
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CMSWire IMPACT Award for Excellence in DX Analytics, Observability and Intelligence recognizes the BLOX NXT CMS for its “Data Where You Work” philosophy and customer-centric co-creation model, citing measurable impact and AI integration.
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Press Release | BLOX Digital
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5/21/26
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Democrats are trying a new strategy to push back against new restrictions the Pentagon has placed on its longstanding in-house media outlet.
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Max Tani | Semafor
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5/21/26
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A group of six Democratic senators have expressed serious concerns about planned foreign ownership interests, including from Gulf sovereign wealth funds, in the proposed $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger.
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David Shepardson | Reuters
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5/21/26
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CNN is uniting its brand marketing and growth marketing capabilities into a single organization, naming Anna Frost as the new head of marketing for CNN Worldwide, the company announced.
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Press Release | CNN
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5/21/26
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WHRO Public Media’s newsroom is growing. The organization recently added three new reporters, increasing the news team to 18 journalists.
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Staff | WHRO
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5/21/26
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McClatchy, Advance Local, Tribune Publishing and other major newspaper chains are restricting the nonprofit’s archiving bots.
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Andrew Deck and Hanaa' Tameez | Nieman Lab
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5/21/26
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As public trust in journalism continues to erode, the Center for Integrity in News Reporting gathered journalists, editors and media leaders in Washington this week to honor reporting that strives to rebuild that trust through fairness, rigor and impartiality. At its Third Annual National Awards ceremony, CFINR recognized outstanding journalism from news organizations across the country while highlighting what organizers described as a growing commitment inside the profession to objective, fact-based reporting.
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Press Release | Center for Integrity in News Reporting (CFINR)
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5/21/26
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The Federal Communications Commission has unanimously approved several updates to its Disaster Information Reporting System, or DIRS, that are designed to streamline reporting requirements and allow radio stations and others to focus more of their resources on service restoration during the immediate wake of a disaster.
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Staff | Inside Radio
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5/21/26
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MPR News has announced that following a national search, award-winning meteorologist Ben Cathey will serve as the next chief meteorologist. Cathey will take the helm from veteran meteorologist Paul Huttner, who retired earlier this spring.
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Press Release | Minnesota Public Radio
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5/21/26
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This statement was released jointly by the News Media Guild and the National Union of Journalists. Both unions represent workers at the Financial Times in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively.
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Press Release | The NewsGuild-CWA
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5/21/26
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Spectrum News has announced the launch of networks in Sacramento and San Francisco, in addition to a new statewide network, delivering more local news to viewers across California. With the expansion, Spectrum News is now available on all Spectrum TV and Xfinity TV lineups across the state.
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Press Release | Spectrum News
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5/21/26
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Pooja Salhotra, a nimble, creative and aggressive reporter, is the National desk’s new general assignment reporter in New York.
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Nestor Ramos and Steve Merelman | The New York Times
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5/21/26
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The Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post also rejected the idea that he has made changes at his companies to gain favor with the president.
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Katie Robertson | The New York Times
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5/21/26
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After quite literally giving consumers a different way to frame the world, media organizations are now being challenged to find ways to use the format to deliver timely, accurate and vetted updates to viewers, including leveraging these assets across
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Michael P. Hill | NCS
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5/21/26
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Axel Springer said it had a strong start to the year after posting higher first-quarter revenue in its first results since splitting into two businesses in April of last year.
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Najat Kantouar | The Wall Street Journal
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5/21/26
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“The Breakfast Club,” the influential morning radio show co-hosted by Charlamagne tha God, will stream live on Netflix, making it the service’s first daily live program.
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Anne Steele | The Wall Street Journal
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5/21/26
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