The Latest: Washington Post lawsuit fallout; ‘Grandma badass’; Overscheduled? How to say no

September 9, 2021

Top stories

■ Fox News must face lawsuit from producer alleging Ed Henry rape (Hollywood Reporter)

■ Aspiring journalist says R. Kelly raped her after promising her an interview (New York Times) / Courtroom reporting when you’re not quite in court (New York Times)

■ Washington Post Tokyo chief exits paper after allegations surfaced in bombshell lawsuit (Daily Beast) / Simon Denyer out at The Washington Post (Washingtonian)

■ 'Politico executive editor Paul Volpe is leaving the company , he says in an internal memo sent to staff. Comes shortly after company announced sale to Axel Springer and amid a union charge.' (Sara Fischer) / Earlier: How the rise of Politico shifted political journalism off course (Washington Post)

■ 'I'll take your questions now’: Trumps’ comms director, press secretary releasing a tell-all next month (CNN)

■ ‘When [President] Biden gives public remarks, some White House staffers will either mute him or turn off his remarks , according to White House officials.’ (Politico)

■ We tracked media owners' political donations : Here's what we found (USA Today)

■ For 8 years, a 'Wall Street Journal' story haunted his career . Now he wants it fixed (NPR)

■ How Lesley Stahl became the ‘grandma badass’ of ’60 Minutes’ (Variety)

■ ‘In 2004, I joined @NPR as Mexico City correspondent and I have been so lucky to have been given so many opportunities by this amazing organization. ... But it is time to say goodbye . Like much of the US, I need a break!’ (Lulu Garcia-Navarro)

■ 'Not on me to save the media industry ': Confessions of an early-career journalist leaving the industry (Digiday) / ‘I didn’t feel wanted by student media ’: Few Black and Latinx students are editors of top college newspapers (Nieman Lab)

■ ‘I am not doing very well right now ’: Slate science editor on 20 months of covering COVID (Slate)

■ Journalist uncovers never-before-heard 9/11 accounts from NYC students (FOX 11 Los Angeles) / I wrote the lead New York Times article on 9/11 . Here's what still grips me. (New York Times) / Richard Drew on photographing the ‘Falling Man’ on 9/11 (CBS News) / The sports media world reflects on 9/11, 20 years later (The Athletic) / How 9/11 changed Poynter (and journalism) (Poynter) / How a viral video bent reality: A conspiracy film energized the ‘9/11 truther’ movement. It also supplied the template for the current age of disinformation . (New York Times)

■ What more is there to say about 9/11 on its 20th anniversary? TV specials grapple with that very issue. (Washington Post) / Marking 20 years since 9/11: Media outlets plan special coverage to commemorate deadly attacks (CNN) / Reflecting on 9/11: 20 years of archived TV news (Internet Archive Blogs) / Watch: CNN was covering these stories just before the 9/11 attack (CNN)

■ Sept. 11 attacks fuse photographer and survivor in trauma (Reuters) / Acknowledging the impact of 9/11 on journalists' mental health (Journalism.co.uk)

■ For my journalism students, much of 9/11 is a case study of what not to do (WBUR)

Press Freedom

■ Afghanistan war reporters hope for more moderate Taliban, fear return of repression following U.S. withdrawal (NPC) / Taliban accused of torturing journalists for covering protests (Al Jazeera)

■ ‘BIG NEWS: Capitol Police is not subject to #FOIA so in Feb., BuzzFeed News & I with our attorney Jeffrey Light leading the charge, sued the police for docs about Jan. 6 citing the common law right of access and WE WON! This is a significant legal victory.’ (Jason Leopold) / Earlier: With Capitol Police not subject to FOIA , 'basic fundamental questions go unanswered' (NPCJI)

■ Press freedom bill would protect journalists but not Assange (The Intercept)

■ Revealed: LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every civilian they stop (The Guardian) / ‘This is ripe for a legal challenge on grounds that this practice violates the First Amendment rights of civilians, including their right to anonymity & right to association.’ (Nora Benavidez)

■ Mexico's journalists speak truth to power , and lose their lives for it (NPR)

"Be careful about framing that creates a false binary between 'the West' and 'the Muslim World.' There are nearly 3.5 million Muslims in the United States, and Pew has projected that by 2050, 10 percent of all Europeans will be Muslim. Include the broader context of how foreign policies and interventions tie into local events you are currently covering."

-- Excerpt from the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association's "Guidance on coverage of Sept. 11, 20 years later"

Manager's Minute: I’m overscheduled. How do I say no to requests for my time?

Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago and Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership, on how (and when) to say no to meetings.

Manager's Minute: I'm overscheduled, how do I say no to requests for my time?

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