The Latest: ‘Rush to judgment’; Stelter’s new gig; Daniel Pearl’s family rallies for student magazine

September 12, 2022

■ ‘Y’all just coming to get a story’: Local organizers say media neglects Jackson until crisis (Mississippi Today) / Resource: Why should I tell you?: A guide to less-extractive reporting (Center for Journalism Ethics)

■ CNN's John Avlon acknowledges widespread media failure on BYU racist heckling allegations: 'There was a rush to judgment' (Mediaite)

■ New York Times’ Maggie Haberman criticized for saving Trump quote about not leaving White House for her book (The Wrap) / Trump thanks POLITICO publisher for leaked email (Mediaite)

■ ‘Shannon Bream is taking over hosting duties for “Fox News Sunday” this weekend, marking the first time in 26 years that the show has been hosted by a woman.’ (POLITICO) / 'I look back at women in the business like Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters and Lesley Stahl, and they really paved the way. There's nothing controversial about saying "Fox News Sunday" is going to have a female host. There's no meltdown over it, because they laid the groundwork and really made a path for me.' (USA Today) / Axios interview: New 'Fox News Sunday' anchor Shannon Bream (Axios)

■ NPR's Nina Totenberg offers a window into her relationship with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 'Dinners with Ruth' (NPR)

■ Andrea Mitchell and her producer Michelle Perry on why their 17-year partnership has proven so successful (TVNewser)

■ Brian Stelter, former CNN anchor of ‘Reliable Sources,’ joins Shorenstein Center (Shorenstein Center) / Why CNN is booting all the Trump critics who work there (Slate)

■ Jann Wenner wants to reveal it all: The Rolling Stone founder talks about LSD, not reading the magazine anymore and how the Stones now look like ‘Lord of the Rings’ characters onstage (New York Times)

■ Why The New York Times translated its Hasidic yeshiva investigation into Yiddish (Forverts) / Earlier: New York Hasidic community denounces upcoming New York Times report on yeshivas (Forward)

■ Did The New York Times kill Wordle by buying it? ‘For sure there are fewer people playing Wordle today ’ (Slate)

■ Emmy telecast goes big — and nice!: ‘It's not going to be a hatchet job ’ (Hollywood Reporter)

Press freedom

■ Daniel Pearl’s family, journalists rally behind California school magazine adviser facing suspension (Southern California News Group via Mercury News)

■ Former student speaks out on shutdown of school's newspaper (NTV News)

■ Federal judge blocks Arizona law limiting filming of police (AP) / 'Going forward we hope the court makes the injunction permanent and upholds the clearly established right to record police performing their official duties in public' (NPPA)

Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute tomorrow, Tuesday, September 13 at 11:30 a.m. ET for a wide-ranging conversation, held on Zoom, about how women’s voices have been silenced and spotlighted in newsrooms and in the public square, and how we can ensure that journalism raises up a diversity of women’s perspectives in the future.

“For journalists of color and others from underserved groups who can feel a personal and moral obligation to cover stories affecting their communities, the risk of burnout is real . Letting people know if you need to step away is okay and key to your well-being. Be mindful of the emotional toll this work can take and consider ways to make space for yourself as needed.”

-- Language, Please, “Tips for tricky conversations with your colleagues”

If you want to be more organized...

1. Lists (even if you hate them) can be your friend.

2. If something is important, schedule it on your calendar, don’t keep it in your head.

3. End each day with a look ahead to tomorrow; each week with a scan of the week to come.

Watch next: I hate planning, what’s wrong with that?

Jill Geisler is the Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago and Freedom Forum Fellow.

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