NY's top judges made the final decision to post Trump's trial transcripts publicly after a weekend call from Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Law360 learned, after many weeks of internal debate, public calls from New York Daily News (4/9, 4/12, 4/21), private talks, letters & a motion to Justice Merchan.

This is a truly remarkable development. Court stenographers control their work and charge varying rates. The transcript is never dropped into the case file.

It can be *$6.50 per page* a day for these 'daily' transcripts. A day can be 200 pages = $1,300 a day.

NEW: NY Courts will release daily transcripts of Donald Trump's criminal trial.

The Trump campaign has recently denied credentials to reporters from the Washington Post, Axios, and Vanity Fair, Charlotte Klein reports

It's not like 2016—denying entire news orgs—but is “more picky-choosy” in 2024, says one journalist

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New: Trump campaign denies press credentials for several journalists
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No media reporter covers their own organization more scrupulously and aggressively as David Folkenflik, in my opinion.

“I really wanted to be a good painter. What a fucking idiot I was,” Moss tells me.

Charlotte Klein on the art beat

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R.I.P. King Charles (the show)

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Spoke to Adam Moss about his new book and what he's been up to since leaving New York Magazine: vanityfair.com/news/adam-moss…

Inside the negotiations for media access to Trump's New York trial vanityfair.com/news/trump-tri…

The Trump trial starting Monday won’t include cameras in the courtroom, and so media access is crucial.

Charlotte Klein reports on the behind the scenes negotiations to ensure journalists bear witness to this historic event

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Picks up on this Charlotte Klein piece from six weeks ago vanityfair.com/news/new-york-…

“An elaborate system has been built and we will see how this goes...” Frank G. Runyeon said to VANITY FAIR. “What this is really about is getting the most news out to the American voting public as fast as possible.”

(...Is it ok to quote yourself?)

This is not me, but I endorse this message ⁦Charlotte Klein⁩

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Here's a look at how journalists are preparing to cover Trump on trial, and behind-the-scenes negotiations for media access to the camera-free proceedings:
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You all were warned (from a December 2023 article) (also today’s Connections was great and fun)

Spoke to Sarah Koenig and Dana Chivvis about the latest season of Serial, which turns to Guantánamo Bay—a story they’ve been trying to tell for nearly a decade:

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Via the Reliable Sources newsletter: This is the stop-in-your-tracks front page of Friday's Wall Street Journal, marking the one-year anniversary of Evan Gershkovich's detention (cnn.it/3TBLHme)

“Anything that carries a whiff of complacency, it really frightens me,” Politico’s John Harris tells Charlotte Klein in her deep look at the news outlet amid heightened ambitions, increased competition, and staff frustration
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Here's a look at Politico at this moment of heightened ambition and anxiety. With a new owner and global mandate, and increased competition in DC, management is pushing staff to up their game—and rankling some along the way:

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