The Latest: CNN firing; Washington Post changes return-to-office plan; Lie of the Year

December 15, 2021

■ Journalist on Blinken trip to Asia tests positive for COVID (AP) / The journalist will ‘remain in Kuala Lumpur for mandatory isolation’ as the rest of the entourage returns early to the U.S. (New York Times)

■ 'Washington Post staff just told there will be a phased return to office , with some people on Jan 31 and the rest on Feb 15. The Post will be mandating boosters and requiring weekly testing at the office.' (Katie Robertson)

■ Sen. Manchin yells at reporter : 'You're bull----' (TheHill)

■ A behind-the-scenes look at PolitiFact's 2021 'Lie of the Year ' (Poynter) / A look back at PolitiFact's Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2020 (PolitiFact)

■ Is the news media setting Trump up for another win? (New York Times)

■ How a local radio station is helping a tornado-battered Kentucky community put itself back together (Poynter)

■ Nancy Meyer, Miami Herald president, named first female publisher of the Houston Chronicle (Houston Chronicle)

■ How Americans tweet about the news (Pew Research Center)

■ The Year in Pictures 2021 (New York Times) / 21 photos that defined 2021 on Capitol Hill (Roll Call)

Press freedom

■ 'Per the NYT's request, the judge amended his order today, saying the Times can still report on Project Veritas and still publish attorney-client information, depending on how it's obtained.' (Bill Grueskin) / A judge is restraining the New York Times from reporting on Project Veritas. That sets a dangerous precedent . (Washington Post)

■ Freelance journalist accredited to AP detained in Ethiopia (AP)

■ 'The Taliban say they'll kill me if they find me': a female reporter still on the run speaks out (The Guardian)

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