The Latest: Journalist hiring spree; Bernstein’s new book; 3 tips for saying no

January 7, 2022

■ Congressman’s memoir corrected to remove reporter criticism (AP via Miami Herald)

■ Iowa Senate won't allow journalists to work in chamber , in shift from longstanding practice (Des Moines Register)

■ We're shifting the focus of our politics coverage from politicians to voters . Here's why. (KPCC) / Opinion: The rise of a pro-democracy media ; '...many outlets are now defining “democracy” as a core coverage area and devoting more space and prominence to the issue. ... many more outlets now have reporters who heavily focus on voting, gerrymandering, state politics, political violence and other subjects.' (Washington Post)

■ National Press Club gives VOA journalists its prestigious press award (Inside VOA)

■ CBS News staffers chafing under new cost-slashing boss (New York Post) / Susan Zirinsky, tied to CBS News’ past, wants to build its streaming future (Variety)

■ LinkedIn is on a hiring spree for journalists as it strives to get more people talking about news on its platform (Insider)

■ These journalism grads chose freelance over full-time work. Here’s why. (Poynter)

■ How Dan Patrick's wife convinced him to leave ESPN (New York Post)

■ Behold the sound of a Boston reporter getting hit by a snowplow’s wave of slush (Boston.com)

■ Carl Bernstein’s new memoir, looking back at his start, conjures the newsrooms of the early 1960s (The New York Times) / Read the prologue (Amazon) / Read the first chapter (Macmillan)

■ ‘Introducing Clued In — a new weekly column that will give you insight into some of the New York Times crossword clues and answers ’: The small town where beloved parmesan cheese got its start (Alexis Benveniste/The New York Times)

Press freedom

■ Two Haitian journalists killed by gang outside Port-au-Prince (Reuters)

■ A French journalist bagged an interview with a jihadist leader in Mali. What got released instead was his own kidnap video , and nobody has seen him since. (Insider)

■ Commentary: Journalist? California law enforcement puts a target on your head (Davis Vanguard)

“Writing is hard work. Write what is hard . Do the work. Claim your voice. Don’t get caught in the performance of it all."

-- Truong Tran, author, via the PEN Ten interview series

When leaders have to say 'no': 3 tips

How do you say “no” to a request that might not be a valuable use of your time, without alienating people or feeling guilty?

Read next: How to push back productively

-- Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago and Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership

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