FRIDAY DATA DUMP: Journalism's Bloodbaths

Crisis Mismanagement

Journalist deaths spiked in 2023, Committee to Protect Journalists says
https://www.cjr.org/world/journalist-deaths-spiked-in-2023-committee-to-protect-journalists-says.php

Seventy-seven of 99 journalists killed in 2023 lost their lives in Israel-Hamas war: Report
https://www.wionews.com/world/seventy-seven-of-99-journalists-killed-in-2023-lost-their-lives-in-israel-hamas-war-report-691058

Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war
https://cpj.org/2024/02/attacks-arrests-threats-censorship-the-high-risks-of-reporting-the-israel-hamas-war/

This nonprofit is using virtual reality to train Ukrainian journalists to cover the war safely
https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/02/this-nonprofit-is-using-virtual-reality-to-train-ukrainian-journalists-to-cover-the-war-safely/

Cameroonian journalist Bruno Bidjang detained for alleged ‘rebellion’
https://cpj.org/2024/02/cameroonian-journalist-bruno-bidjang-detained-for-alleged-rebellion/

Journalist faces up to 5 years in prison due to report on judicial corruption
https://www.turkishminute.com/2024/02/16/journalist-face-up-to-5-years-in-prison-due-to-report-on-judicial-corruption/

Two Thai journalists arrested for covering anti-monarchist vandalism of temple wall freed on bail
https://apnews.com/article/thailand-media-press-freedom-journalists-arrest-9d40075294b56ab7a57955b8989b5836

French journalist facing notice over ‘malicious reporting’ leaves India: ‘Came 25 years go, call my home’
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/french-journalist-notice-malicious-reporting-leaves-india-9165601/

The investigative media of exiled Russian journalists, Novaya Gazeta Europe, opens an office in Paris with the support of RSF
https://rsf.org/en/investigative-media-exiled-russian-journalists-novaya-gazeta-europe-opens-office-paris-support-rsf

Los Angeles’ latest lawsuit against journalist Ben Camacho is an unconstitutional mess
https://www.ocregister.com/2024/02/13/los-angeles-latest-lawsuit-against-journalist-ben-camacho-is-an-unconstitutional-mess/

Can Legislation Save Journalism in California?
https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/california_news_bill_buffy_wicks.php

More than 100 New York State newspapers form coalition to advocate for local journalism amid turbulent times and increasing closures
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/more-than-100-new-york-state-newspapers-form-coalition-to-advocate-for-local-journalism-amid,248238

Journalists turn to picket lines as the news business ails
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/14/1231313556/media-layoffs-news-guild-union

Grover the Muppet says he's a reporter. Not for long, joke his beleaguered peers
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/13/1231125528/grover-muppet-journalism-layoffs

'A recipe for burnout': The journalism industry grapples with burnout amid a polarizing landscape
https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2024/02/university-journalism-industry-burnout

As layoffs become more common in media, student journalists begin to worry about their future
https://themiamihurricane.com/2024/02/12/as-layoffs-become-more-common-in-media-student-journalists-begin-to-worry-about-their-future/

Is the Media Prepared for an Extinction-Level Event?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-weekend-essay/is-the-media-prepared-for-an-extinction-level-event

News media layoffs are already outpacing last year’s cuts
https://qz.com/news-media-layoffs-2024-1851260550

Paramount Global lays off hundreds in latest round of media job cuts: Reports
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/02/13/paramount-layoffs-february/72587219007/

CBS News bloodbath includes Catherine Herridge; CEO rakes in $32 million
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/14/cbs-news-bloodbath-includes-catherine-herridge/

Liberal Media Bloodbath Continues With More Layoffs At NowThis, The Intercept
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/16/nowthis-intercept-media-layoffs/

The Intercept Lays Off 15 Staffers, Including the Nonprofit Investigative Site’s Editor-in-Chief
https://www.thewrap.com/the-intercept-layoff-15-staffers-editor-in-chief/

Bell’s 4,800 layoffs, largest in nearly 30 years, ‘feel like death by a thousand cuts,’ says Canadian Association of Journalists
https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/02/12/bell-medias-4800-jobs-cuts-feel-like-death-by-a-thousand-cuts-says-canadian-association-of-journalists/411165/

Fearing social media backlash, companies are using all kinds of euphemisms to avoid being straightforward about layoffs. ‘Jargon monoxide’
https://fortune.com/2024/02/10/layoffs-euphemisms-ceo-social-media-backlash/

Crafting empathy: Tips for effective layoff communications
https://www.ragan.com/crafting-empathy-tips-for-effective-layoff-communications/

Is journalism’s loss still PR’s gain?
https://www.prweek.com/article/1861727/journalisms-loss-prs-gain