Hello, and welcome to the April edition of Scoop, the newsletter from the San Francisco Press Club.

This month, we’re thinking about our colleagues covering politics and economics, amid an extraordinarily tumultuous period for the economy and civic life.

Here at the Press Club, we’re hosting an event with Manny’s in the Mission about press freedom, independent journalism, and the future of the industry on Wednesday, April 16. You can sign up to attend here!

Questions, feedback, or want to flag an item for our next edition? Reach the editors at scoop@sfpressclub.org.

And now, on with the news…

MEDIA NEWS

A new local media group is bidding for The Press Democrat. According to Poynter, the new group is bidding against Hearst for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Santa Rosa newspaper.

Oakland mayoral candidate Loren Taylor is trying to distance himself from campaign ads containing “fake news.” The ads featured fake headlines that appeared to be from Oaklandside, KQED reports.

K.W. Lee, the “godfather of Asian American journalism,” has died. He was “the first Korean immigrant in the continental U.S. to work at a major mainstream newspaper,” the Los Angeles Times reports, and later went on to write for the Sacramento Union, and later his own media startup.

San Francisco radio station KZAC 560 AM has gone offline after 100 years on air. Owner Cumulus Media is deciding whether to restructure or sell the station, Insider Radio reports.

A new press-themed restaurant has opened in San Jose. Silicon Valley Business Journal reports that The Pressroom is based in the Lyndon Building, the Times-Mercury’s former headquarters.

Mother Jones cofounder Jeffrey Bruce Klein, who died in March, was originally the magazine’s literary editor. Klein, 77, a Menlo Park resident, later served as editor-in-chief, according to the New York Times.

Got news you’d like included in next month’s newsletter? Email scoop@sfpressclub.org

EVENTS

April 16 — Protecting Bay Area Journalism During Trump 2.0. The San Francisco Press Club is hosting a panel with Manny’s on press freedom.

April 16 — Making News With Data. The Computer History Museum in Palo Alto is hosting a series of talks with journalists about data journalism.

JOBS

Oaklandside is hiring a Deputy Editor ($90-120,000). Richmondside is hiring an Education Reporter ($78-110,000). The San Francisco Chronicle is hiring a Deputy Editorial Page Director ($105-125,000) and an Enterprise Editor ($110-145,000). The San Francisco Standard is hiring a Data Graphics Reporter ($90-135,000), an Evening Deputy Breaking News Editor ($1,700-2,400/week), a Social Media Editor ($75-110,000), and a Deputy Politics Editor and Enterprise Reporter (both $90-140,000).

KGO-TV ABC7 is hiring a President & General Manager ($412-522,000), a NABET Daily Hire Newswriter/Producer ($24-59/hour), and a Producer ($85-114,000). KRON4 is hiring a Weekend Executive Producer ($90,000).

Bloomberg is hiring a Breaking News Editor ($90-125,000). Forbes is hiring several temporary reporters, including covering Wealth ($24/hour), Breaking News ($28/hour), and Next Billion Dollar Startups ($35-50). Business Insider is hiring a Tech Correspondent ($125-160,000).

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