The tweets of the Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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With the midterm elections less than a week away, President Donald Trump and his allies are already raising doubts about election integrity and laying the groundwork to challenge any losses.
Read this and more #media stories: poynter.org/commentary/2026/…
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SPJ welcomes a federal judge’s renewed block on the White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists and condemns the DOJ’s antitrust investigation into five networks over suspended pool coverage after CNN’s credentials were revoked.
➡️ bit.ly/47jB4Ma
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“It’s a pretty damn strong lawsuit. My bigger concern is whether the White House will abide by any ruling. A court can say whatever it wants but are journalists going to push past Secret Service to film at the White House?” Seth Stern told @DomMastrangelo1.thehill.com/homenews/adminis…
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ICYMI - 2 Utah Republicans, @SenJohnCurtis and @RepBlakeMoore, are pushing back against President Trump’s media ban. @RepMaloyUtah declined to comment. Crickets from @BasedMikeLee, @GovCox, @RepBurgessOwens, and @RepMikeKennedy ksl.com/article/51626838/2-u… #utpol @KSL5TV @KSLcom
Teri Finneman: “There is a group of faculty across the country seeing this problem of a need for more local news and knowing something must be done.” news.ku.edu/news/article/new… @UnivOfKansas #TeriFinneman #PamelaWalck #Kansas #Georgia #Iowa #Massachussets #Nevada #Ohio #newspapers
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Journalists must be able to do their jobs safely. Join SPJ’s National Programming Committee for a free virtual conversation on protecting yourself in the field and online.
🗓️ Tuesday, Sept. 22
⏰ 6:30-8 p.m. EDT
➡️ Register now: bit.ly/4Ap081j
ICYMI . . . Leslie Thatcher said in her on-air announcement that she has “enormous gratitude for the people who have trusted me with their stories.” parkrecord.com/2026/09/15/lo… @KPCWRadio #LeslieThatcher
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Trump says he’s banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House nbcnews.com/business/media/t…
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📩 Read in our weekly newsletter:
- @PabloTorre shows why we need the PRESS Act
- Free Florida journalist Luis Galeano
- MAGA lawmakers target journalist over reporting
- NYC wants to cut off public access to police radio
- Plus, what we're reading...
freedom.press/issues/pablo-t…
UtahSPJ retweeted
On Sept. 18, 1851, The New York Times published for the first time. 175 years later, it’s marking the milestone by revisiting nearly two centuries of triumphs, mistakes and change.
poynter.org/commentary/2026/…
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SPJ is pleased a federal judge blocked proposed visa changes that would restrict foreign journalists.
SPJ previously helped organize 30+ journalism groups to pressure Congress to stop the rule, which would limit I visa holders to 240 days in the U.S.
➡️ bit.ly/4yFJLvO
UtahSPJ retweeted
McClatchy layoffs in newsrooms across the country:
-Over 1/3 of Miami Herald newsroom staff
-Nearly entire newsroom at El Nuevo Herald eliminated
-1/3 of unionized workers cut at outlets in northwest
-Most of newsroom of Lexington Herald-Leader cut
nytimes.com/2026/09/10/busin…
UtahSPJ retweeted
Months after billionaire David Hoffmann came to Lee Enterprises bearing a message of renewed investment in the chain, the company began laying off editors and copy editors at papers across the country.
While the scale of the recent layoffs appears to be much smaller than past rounds of mass cuts, they still raise questions:
poynter.org/business-work/20…
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Important update about the @washingtonpost, shared by a Post spokesperson this morning: "The Post is on track to break even, ending 2026 on its closest path to profitability in five years." Also: The publication "has sold more than 300,000 individual subscriptions year to date."
UtahSPJ retweeted
I’m one of at least 28 former Washington Post journalists who have joined the @washingtonsun, which launched this morning. Paul Kane, Jeff Stein, Tom Sietsema and many other names will be familiar to Post readers —and we’ve got the Capital Weather Gang. Join us! washingtonsun.com/perspectiv…
UtahSPJ retweeted
Heartbroken. 27 years. Exactly half my life working for my hometown paper, the one I read with my dad growing up. Dream job. Covering games, sharing stories of our local athletes, documenting history. Thankful for the great people I've met, many now friends. Grateful, hopeful.
BLADE ALERT: Block Communications has announced its intention to explore a sale of The Blade’s assets, which, if unsuccessful, will result in the final edition of the newspaper being published Dec. 31. toledoblade.com/local/city/2…
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The Blocks already threatened to shutter their other big paper, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, earlier this year before a nonprofit that runs the Baltimore Banner swooped in last minute. In both cases family says big financial losses aren't sustainable thebanner.com/economy/banner…
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Big newspaper news: The Block family wants to sell the The Toledo Blade, and if that fails, it plans to close the storied paper -- founded in 1835! -- at the end of the year: toledoblade.com/local/city/2…
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SPJ has joined an @SPLC-led coalition in urging the 11th U.S. Circuit to protect student press freedom.
In Pointer v. Phelps, we’re challenging a ruling that could undermine First Amendment protections for independent student media. 📰
➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/464l4wY
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After being told we were fired for insubordination, my colleagues and I today filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, Sean Parnell and Andrew Brey seeking to protect our First Amendment rights.
Everyone deserves the right to a free and independent press, especially our service members. This lawsuit is about safeguarding the mission of Stars and Stripes journalists so they can continue to do their jobs without fear or retaliation.
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