The Latest: Dying woman calls newsroom; 'Newsroom' speech saved Jeff Daniels; Why is it so hard to delegate?

October 19, 2021

■ Axel Springer completes acquisition of POLITICO (Axel Springer)

■ ‘I'm going to share a secret I've never shared before,’ anchor John King announced on CNN. ‘I have multiple sclerosis ' (CNN)

■ Katie Couric says she has no relationship with Matt Lauer (CNN) / Katie Couric admits she was wrong to ‘protect’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Washington Post) / Katie Couric on move to CBS: 'I'm not sure the country was ready for a female anchor ' (Today)

■ Opinion: The news industry needs to do more to make women feel supported , believed and safe (Poynter)

■ ‘Printing Hate’ details U.S. newspapers' roles in lynchings (Axios) / UMD Howard Center begins publishing 'Printing Hate' project on historic role of newspapers in fueling racial hate, violence (Philip Merrill College of Journalism)

■ How public radio is trying to save newspapers (The Verge)

■ 'Still no email, phones': Sinclair TV stations remain floored two days after ransomware attack (Daily Beast)

■ Dying of COVID-19 , she called the newsroom to share her last words. I answered the phone. (WBIR) / ESPN reporter Allison Williams quits over vaccine mandate, fertility concerns. Many share her fears . (WSJ)

■ ‘Basketball reporting, sports reporting, is part of the larger fabric of reporting in this country,’ Malika Andrews says. ‘And journalism, I believe, is absolutely necessary .’ (New Yorker)

■ Jeff Daniels says iconic ‘Newsroom’ speech saved his career (Hollywood Reporter)

"Stay one step ahead of your editors. Always have a plan. Be fluid and flexible. Read. Focus on theme. Find the universal in the particular . Put in the work. Don't worry about what others are doing."

-- David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post writer

Manager's Minute: Why is it so hard to delegate?

Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago and Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership, on the importance of delegating work.

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