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September 21, 2021

■ ‘More than two-thirds of the guests on top 5 Sunday shows in 2020 were men and most of those guests were White men. 68% of all 1,671 guest appearances were by men in 2020 compared to 32% by women’ (Ali Vitali/Women’s Media Center)

■ ‘The New York Times has more digital subscribers in Dallas–Fort Worth than the Dallas Morning News, more in Seattle than the Seattle Times, more in Calif. than the L.A. Times or San Francisco Chronicle.’ (Columbia Journalism Review)

■ Gannett under fire for staffers working overtime without pay (CNN) / NewsGuild releases report on culture and harassment at Pittsburgh Guild (Poynter)

■ Fortune names first female editor-in-chief (Axios)

■ Cleaning out the attic, journalist discovers two letters written to him by the Unabomber (CNN/Henry Herald)

■ MSNBC’s Joy Reid questions media focus on Gabby Petito case: ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome ’ (The Wrap) / The case of Gabby Petito and how it captivated the internet (New York Times)

■ George Holliday, Rodney King beating videographer , dead from COVID (TMZ)

■ Skeptics or cynics? Age determines how Americans view the news media (Knight Foundation)

■ First look: ‘The Problem With Jon Stewart ’ trailer (Apple TV+)

Press Freedom

■ At the Supreme Court, a plea to reveal secret surveillance rulings (New York Times)

■ ‘Freedom on the Net’ report paints grim picture of online rights (Al Jazeera)

■ Two newspapers suspended over eastern Sudan protest announcement (Radio Dabanga)

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-- David Ng, executive editor of The Providence Journal, writes in Nieman Reports

Manager's Minute: A great team member is leaving, people are bummed, what should I do?

Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago and Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership, on how to help employees say goodbye to departing team members.

Read next: Say goodbye with grace

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