Announcement from States Editorial Director Ryan Hutchins and New Jersey Editor Dustin Racioppi: Hi all - We’re pleased to announce that Joey Fox will be joining POLITICO as a reporter on … more

Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) filed a federal Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice to uncover whether the agency is systematically misrepresenting the law and hiding statutory press protections from federal judges so that it can secure search warrants against journalists. more

The resources span everything from an AI-powered election dashboard that one California outlet used to track results across 13 counties on a shoestring budget, to a first-of-its-kind tool that monitors Spanish-language radio stations for disinformation in real time. Most journalists have never heard of them. That’s what this guide is for. more

“Jawboning occurs when the government pressures private companies to censor speech protected by the First Amendment,” said a press release issued by U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and Ron Wydeny. The JAWBONE Act is “legislation to hold the government accountable for censorship and violations of the First Amendment,” it said. more

Lehigh University has entered into an agreement to sell the Federal Communications Commission broadcast license for 91.3 WLVR-FM to its long-standing partner Lehigh Valley Public Media (LVPM). The agreement signals the shift in student learning outcomes related to digital content creation. more

Current and former students at the school newspaper serving Grand Junction High are concerned about the sidelining of a media adviser and are worried about censorship and threats to press freedom. more

The International Fact-Checking Network will honor work from around the world at its annual conference, held this year in Vilnius, Lithuania. more

How are journalism schools preparing students for a media landscape increasingly dominated by video, streaming and visual storytelling? In this month’s E&P J-School profile, reporter Tandy Lau explores how universities are building documentary filmmaking programs that combine cinematic techniques with the reporting, ethics and media law foundations of journalism. From the University of Maryland to CUNY and UC Berkeley, educators say the goal is to equip students with the storytelling skills needed to thrive across emerging platforms while preserving journalism’s commitment to accuracy and accountability. more

POLITICO Magazine is being relaunched as a weekly publication focused on original reporting about the people and ideas that shape power around the world. more

Former Associated Press reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, whose lawsuit against the wire service for race and gender discrimination led to affirmative action plans to spur hiring of female, Black and Hispanic journalists, has died at 89. more

As shrinking newsroom staffs continue leaving major gaps in statehouse and government accountability coverage, publishers across the country are searching for ways to preserve essential journalism without adding significant overhead. Increasingly, many are turning to collaborative reporting models and syndicated newsroom partnerships designed to supplement local coverage while allowing already-stretched staffs to stay focused on their communities. Among the organizations expanding rapidly into that space is The Center Square, a nonprofit newswire that distributes state and national reporting to more than 1,350 media partners nationwide. more

Tiny News Collective is delighted to welcome Diane Sylvester as its acting membership director, bringing to the role more than three decades of experience as a journalist, editor, newsroom leader and consultant. more

Top CNN journalists vowed to uphold founder Ted Turner’s legacy at a Warner Bros. Discovery event honoring the maverick businessman on Wednesday. more

A shortage of local news costs Americans financially — roughly $1.1 billion per year in higher borrowing costs for local governments, according to a new report by Matthew Baker, research director of Rebuild Local News, and Dermot Murphy, a finance professor at the University of Illinois Chicago. more

National Association of Broadcasters President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt urged Congress to reform the Sports Broadcasting Act so that it “applies only to league-wide negotiations with media companies that will distribute games through broadcast television, not lock games behind streaming paywalls.” more

South Dakota Public Broadcasting announced the passing of longtime SDPB Radio personality Karl Gehrke. He was a vibrant presence at SDPB for more than three decades. more

Betsy Blumenthal is the new editor of the 36 Hours column, and Stephen Hiltner has been promoted to deputy editor for travel. more

Digital news publishers in the U.S. have raised “significant legal concerns” over the scraping of their content by Common Crawl Foundation. more

Issaquah has a new online news outlet aiming to fill the void created when its community newspaper, The Issaquah Press, closed nearly a decade ago. The Issaquah Spotlight debuted last week with two part-time journalists and a motivated board that raised more than $70,000 to get started. more