The Latest: Maddow mulling MSNBC exit; 'The press will destroy her'; Are introverts better leaders?

August 12, 2021

Top stories

■ Rachel Maddow seriously considers leaving MSNBC (Daily Beast) / ‘Nothing has been decided ’ says her agent (The Wrap) / Maddow is MSNBC’s most-watched anchor (Variety) / She’s considering starting her own media venture , Brian Stelter reports (CNN)

■ ‘Like-minded people keep coming’: How one New Jersey town became a magnet for the media elite (Vanity Fair)

■ Should we worry as billionaires buy up newspapers ? LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong says we should — and he’s one of those billionaires. (New York Times)

■ The New York Times is making about a third of its newsletters subscriber-only (Nieman Lab)

■ New York Times lawyers accidentally send private strategy memo to staff union (Daily Beast) / Another group of Gannett employees vote to unionize (New Jersey Globe)

■ At Vox’s New York magazine, ‘the median salary for women is more than $27,000 less than the median salary for men. … The median salary for women of color is $66,900 — roughly $8,000 less than their white female colleagues and $34,000 less than male colleagues of any race or ethnicity.’ (New York Mag Union)

■ A tabloid ally of Trump and Weinstein reboots himself (New York Times)

■ On TV’s best political drama, ‘what’s bad for the world is good for our writers room ’ (L.A. Times)

■ 'The press will destroy her ’: Watch trailer for FX’s ‘Impeachment’ series about Monica Lewinsky, Linda Tripp, and Paula Jones (TVLine) / ‘Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service,’ by Washington Post reporter, to be adapted for TV (Variety) / Quentin Tarantino's mom shrugs off criticism she dissed his ‘little writing career’ (L.A. Times)

■ 'Reporting 9/11 and Why It Still Matters ' documentary features Tom Brokaw, Scott Pelley, Byron Pitts, Dana Bash, Major Garrett, Savannah Guthrie, Linda Wertheimer, Maggie Haberman, Aaron Brown, and many other journalists; 'Women Journalists of 9/11: Their Stories' will debut at the same time (Wondrium/KPVI)

■ Life throughs his lens : Photographer spent a half-century capturing 10 White House administrations, and the Beatles (Alexandria Times)

Press freedom

■ U.S. loses contact with Detroit journalist in Myanmar prison (Detroit News) / State Department unable to contact Danny Fenster, Detroit-area editor held in Myanmar, for 'several weeks’ (Deadline Detroit)

■ Parents of Austin Tice, journalist who disappeared in Syria, speak out on his 40th birthday (NBC News)

■ What the U.S. can do to save the lives of Afghan journalists (Washington Post)

■ Philippine court dismisses libel case against journalist Maria Ressa (Reuters)

■ Polish media bill criticized by Biden administration, seen as attack on press freedom (Washington Post)

"I would say, know what you're passionate about . Know what sparks your curiosity. Don't try and do things because you think other people will like it. Knowing you like it — it's really important."

-- Shereen Marisol Meraji, Co-host and senior producer of NPR's Code Switch, offers advice to emerging journalists of color in "Said Out Loud"

Manager's Minute: Is being an introvert an advantage or disadvantage for leaders?

Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago and Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership, with advice for introverted leaders.

Manager's Minute: Is being an introvert an advantage or disadvantage for leaders?

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