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I’d like to weigh in on NBC news' recent decision to hire Ronna McDaniel.

By giving her a platform, NBC has given legitimacy to the lies she helped the former president spread.

Now we come to the why. Why would NBC News hire someone as controversial? 

Here’s the reason:

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It was a long piece and we journalists are busy people. So here are 11 key quotes from my interview with The New York Times publisher A. G. Sulzberger, with his thoughts on AI, Gaza, the news business, New York Times Opinion and more

🔗Click to read below
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“Time is a wall. Maybe life is too. I walk onward with my Chinese walking partners.” —Paul Salopek

Read Paul’s latest dispatch:
outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/articles/2024-…

Pictured: The walled ruins of a Ming dynasty temple loom over the Yellow River near the village of Mahuaping, central China.

The past few days have been rough. Don’t get me wrong: I am exceedingly proud to stand next to my Tribune colleagues, whose talent, grit, and love for this city convinced me to work at the paper knowing full well who our owners were. Today’s strike was necessary.

Fellow journalists: You should absolutely apply to this. Don't second guess, just do it. Trust me.

It’s been a tough week, journalists. But the Nieman Foundation fellowships remain a bright light and there’s still time for U.S. journalists to apply. Here’s how; applications due 1/31. (I wrote mine on deadline & so can you.) nieman.harvard.edu/fellowships/ho…

What can even be said? I'm sorry Los Angeles Times colleagues, & I'm sorry for California & national & international readers. If you want there to be *any* strong journalistic institutions west of the Mississippi, if you want journalism to survive, Pay. For. Your. News. *People* make it.

If you’re a Michigan/Lions fan this has been the greatest two week period of your life.

🚨Friendly reminder:

Entries for the $20,000 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism and the $10,000 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism are due this Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024! nieman.harvard.edu/awards-2/award…

Our @newshour conversation tonight with Ann Marie Lipinski Ann Marie Lipinski about the latest challenges facing legacy newspapers pbs.org/newshour/show/…

Great tribute to Michael J. Berens and a reminder of the path that newspapers once offered young journalists.

This quote from ⁦Ann Marie Lipinski⁩ is spot on

'Wealth doesn’t insulate an owner from the serious challenges plaguing many media companies, and it turns out being a billionaire isn’t a predictor for solving those problems' nytimes.com/2024/01/18/bus…

“I survived death multiple times, and put [myself] in danger to show you the situation on the ground, and I believe that’s enough for now.”

Palestinian journalists are struggling to continue working amid unprecedented violence and conditions ⤵️
niemanlab.org/2024/01/after-…

Appreciate everyone who was willing to talk with me about a weird, sad week for the Houston Landing, esp Alex Stuckey 🐘.

If you know more about why these decisions were made, DMs are open - this is what I've learned so far:

niemanlab.org/2024/01/the-ho…

“The Champions of the West have become the champions of the rest.” Great coverage by the student journalists at The Michigan Daily. (You can get a replica of the page and support their work here: redbubble.com/i/art-print/Th… ) #GoBlue

Not sure we're prepared for the Michigan alums on journalism Twitter. Pray for our country.