"[M]embers of Hegseth’s staff told colleagues that they did not like the way that the secretary looked. Hegseth’s aides decided to shut out photographers from the two subsequent briefings at the Pentagon..." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Defense Department has barred press photographers from briefings on the ongoing war with Iran after they published photos of Hegseth that his staff deemed "unflattering," @scottnover.bsky.social reports. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
What a scoop from old WaPo colleague @scottnover.bsky.social — and what a perfect photo choice.
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It is unclear whether one particular photo — or the sum total of the shots on March 2 — led to consternation among Hegseth’s staff. When photographers showed up to the Pentagon for the next briefing on March 4 they were not allowed in the building.
Scoop: The Pentagon barred press photographers from briefings on the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military conflict with Iran after they published photos of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that his staff deemed "unflattering."
Inbox: USA Today named Jamie Stockwell as its top editor. Stockwell until recently was the Washington Post's deputy managing editor for news. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
The judge should have everything he needs to make a decision. Now we wait.
Judge Friedman asked both NYT and DOD to submit proposed orders for a summary judgment ruling. The gov't declined, saying the press policy is "constitutional and not arbitrary and capricious." The NYT submitted a proposed order to strike parts of the policy it thinks are illegal.
Voice of America director Michael Abramowitz sent this note to staffers today after a federal judge found that Kari Lake has been unlawfully running USAGM, VOA’s parent agency.
It's been nearly one year since Trump issued an order to dismantle USAGM and Kari Lake placed employees on leave and fired contractors.
Today, a judge found she's been running the agency illegally and found her decisions, including a RIF, null and void.
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>> Breaking: A federal judge just ruled Kari Lake unlawfully ran the U.S. Agency for Global Media, voiding her actions including mass layoffs of hundreds of employees.
Story to come for the @washingtonpost.com.
The New York Times is back in D.C. federal district court tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. in its case against the Defense Department. Both the Times and the government will deliver oral arguments on their respective motions for summary judgment.
Regular reminder: If there's anything going on in your news organization that I should know about, I'm reachable at scottnover.99 on Signal.
“It’s impossible for news outlets to resist playing up the immediacy of an exclusive interview with a president in the midst of battle, no matter how pedestrian his comments may be. This tactic allows Trump to be everywhere all at once..." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
“I think to them it feels legitimately like a betrayal on a fundamental tenet of Trumpism,” said Matthew Dallek, a professor at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management.
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“I was booking my trip to Courchevel,” the French Alps ski resort, he said jokingly to The Washington Post. “Then they changed the rules … and everybody got screwed.” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Trump has been on a media offensive since the Iran strikes, using short "exclusive" calls with mainstream outlets to make his points without cross-examination (Washington Post)
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"Mark Feldstein, a journalism professor at the University of Maryland, said the array of direct interviews offers Trump an opportunity to relay his talking points without being subjected to a cross-examination." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Here's my tally of all the reporters who spoke to Trump by phone since Saturday morning:
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Since the Iran strike, President Donald Trump has taken calls from a long list of reporters — a deliberate media strategy during a consequential moment in his second term.
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NEW: Donald Trump will attend this year's White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, ending a boycott that began at the beginning of his first term in office.
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>> HBO Max and Paramount+ will merge into one streaming service, David Ellison told investors on a Monday morning call.
New from me and @ethanbeck2003.bsky.social:
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Hegseth and Caine will brief the Pentagon’s largely right-wing press corps Monday morning at 8 a.m. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
At the 184-year-old Cleveland Plain Dealer, a top editor’s push to let AI draft news articles is boosting traffic — and spooking staffers.
My latest with @willoremus.com:
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Cleveland's top newspaper is "removing writing from some reporters' workloads" by using AI to draft articles.
We dove into what drove the paper's editor to do that, how it's going and what the paper's human reporters think about it. wapo.st/4aX44e1 w/ @scottnover.bsky.social
At a Cleveland newspaper, reporters assigned to the suburbs “are now expected to file four stories a day with the help of AI.”
Also: one reporter “said they were caught off guard when their annual performance review indicated insufficient AI use.”
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Breaking>>
Netflix is OUT on Warner Bros. Discovery, paving the way for Paramount Skydance to buy the entire company. It's a deal with massive implications for both Hollywood and the news industry.
w/ @liamjscott.bsky.social for @washingtonpost.com
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Voice of America’s recent Iran coverage hardly mentions Reza Pahlavi, the country’s best-known dissident. Some critics are accusing it of censorship.
My latest for @washingtonpost.com:
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