It has been another depressing week in the journalism world. Last weekend, the White House Correspondents Association dinner — already a topic of awkward conversations because of various ethical concerns — was scrapped because a gunman tried to enter the event. Then on Monday, President Donald Trump and first lady Melania both called for ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to be fired because they didn’t like a joke he told. And now the Federal Communications Commission, seemingly spurred on by the Trumps’ social media complaints, is reviewing ABC’s licenses. Thursday produced even more depressing news about press freedoms in the U.S. So let’s start today’s newsletter by talking about that. I turn it over to my Poynter colleague Angela Fu. Here’s Angela’s report: The United States hit a new low in the World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders, the organization announced Thursday. It is now ranked 64th out of 180 countries, down seven places from last year.…