Hello, and welcome to Scoop — the official publication of the San Francisco Press Club!
In days gone by, the Club published a physical publication of the same name. We’ve decided to bring it back, with the intention of being a resource for journalists and media professionals across the San Francisco Bay Area.
Expect a rapid digest of local media news, upcoming events, open job listings, and more — delivered to your email inbox on a monthly basis.
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And now, on with the news…
MEDIA NEWS
The nominees are out for the 2024 Northern California Emmy Awards. Nominees for Overall Excellence include ABC7 KGO, CBS Bay Area KPIX, and NBC Bay Area KNTV, and you can read the full list of nominees on the official site.
There’s a San Francisco press freedom fight brewing. City Attorney David Chiu is subpoenaing U.S. News & World Report over a ranking of best hospitals. Chiu says he’s investigating undisclosed financial ties and “potential unlawful business practices,” while journalism prof J. Israel Balderas warns in the SF Chronicle that Chiu’s actions are a “blatant attempt to undermine the news media’s autonomy and the First Amendment.”
The San Francisco Press Club is building out its board. The non-profit organization has grown its leadership team in recent months — with new directors including TechCrunch’s Matt Rosoff, Bloomberg’s Lizette Chapman, CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa, MarketWatch alum Jon Swartz, broadcast veteran Don Sharp, ABC7 Bay Area’s Stacy Tiffin, and The San Francisco Examiner’s Jessica Wolfrom.
San Francisco tech billionaire Jeff Lawson has bought The Onion. The Twilio cofounder acquired the satirical news site from G/O Media in late April, the Chronicle reported.
The 2024 Pulitzer Prizes were announced. Our neighbor to the south, local outlet Lookout Santa Cruz, won the Breaking News Category for their coverage of the 2023 winter storms.
Oaklandside editor-in-chief Tasneen Raja won the prestigious Gwen Ifill Award. Awarded by the International Women’s Media Foundation, it honored Raja for her “career-long commitment to advancing equitable news spaces and cultivating diverse journalistic talent.”
Mission Local has a new board chair. Frances Dinkelspiel has joined the leadership team of the local outlet, which just raised $50,000 from readers in a fundraising drive.
Veteran KRON4 anchor Ken Wayne is retiring. He has anchored the channel for six years, and been in the Bay Area media industry for 33 years, KRON4 wrote.
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EVENTS
June 15 — 52nd Annual Northern California Area Emmy Awards. The gala is being hosted at the San Francisco Union Square Hilton.
JOBS
Several local outlets currently have open roles: The San Francisco Chronicle is hiring a Data Visualization Editor ($110-125,000), while SFGATE is hiring a Local Editor ($80-90,000). The San Francisco Standard is hiring for an Articles Editor ($110-170,000), a Wealth & Power Culture Reporter ($75-140,000), an Express Desk Reporter ($60-110,000), a News Enterprise Editor ($110-170,000), and a Staff Photographer ($75-110,000).
KGO-TV ABC 7 is hiring an Anchor/Reporter ($154-167,000) and a General Assignment Reporter ($141-155,000). KSTS Telemundo 48 needs a Multiplatform Content Producer ($70-105,000), and KRON4 is hiring a Photographer ($37/hour), a Writer/Producer ($25/hour), and a Multimedia Journalist/Reporter ($48.75/hour). KTVU FOX 2 is hiring a News Producer ($103-106,000).
Among the national publications, The New York Times is recruiting for a part-time Transcript Copy Editor, Opinion ($61/hour), and The Washington Post is hiring a Technology Companies Editor ($122,500-204,100).
And in the business news space, CNBC is looking for a Deputy Technology Editor ($95-145,000), as well as a Field Producer ($90-120,000). The Information is hiring a Youth Tech, Privacy, and Safety Reporter and a Vice and Dark Markets Reporter (both $80-160,000). And Fortune is hiring a Tech Reporter ($75-130,000).
This month’s Scoop was written by Rob Price and edited by Dan Rosenheim. Interested in sponsoring a future edition? Get in touch at board@sfpressclub.org