December 4, 2020

Top stories ■ What's next for The New York Times’ ‘The Daily’ podcast? ‘This show is on a mission’ (CNN) / Michael Barbaro & Terry Gross on the art & craft of interviewing (NPCJI) ■ Fox News co-host Juan Williams tests positive for COVID-19 / CNN reporter on losing mom and broadcasting legend Phyllis George: 'It felt like I never had a bigger enemy to fight' (CNN) / COVID disinformation sites often use tools from Google, Facebook and Apple, report finds (Washington Post) / Facebook will kick out anti-vaccine misinformation. Is it too late? (Columbia Journalism Review) ■ Fox News reporter debunks Georgia election fraud claims made by Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity (Newsweek)  ■ 'We journalists should have been tougher on Mr. Trump' (New York Times)  ■ Propaganda and injustice are a ‘very potent, toxic mix,’ says Dan Rather (Washington Post) ■ US newsrooms are very white. So are the critics and the journalists that cover them (The Objective) ■ Tribune closing down Hartford Courant newsroom (New York Times) / How the death of local news has made political divisions far worse (LA Times) / At Gannett’s Journal News in suburban New York, the local in local news went missing from the Sunday’s front page (Poynter) ■ Why I'm retiring after 38 years on the beat in New York (amNewYork) / For more than three decades, she was one of the best things about The News-Press (News-Press) ■ House Passes bipartisan resolution expressing concern over the detention of Austin Tice (Rep. Al Green) / Watch: Rep. Al Green’s floor speech about Tice (Rep. Al Green) ■ Journalism exposing hidden injuries from faulty products to foul balls honored at NPC awards event (National Press Club) ■ After covering a homicide, Mexican reporter becomes victim (LA Times) ■ Betsy Wade, first woman to edit news at The Times, dies at 91 (New York Times) ■ ‘Above The Fold,’ A book of newsroom photos from around the world, is the perfect tribute to journalism in 2020 (Forbes) / What will future generations see when they look at images of 2020?Nine photographers capture a pandemic, an uprising and a country divided (Washington Post) ■ Journalism history from the year you were born (Daily Clarion)

As president-elect Joe Biden prepares to lead a deeply divided country, what’s next for White House coverage? What can past coverage and recent experiences teach us about envisioning a better future for how journalists cover the president, and how Americans understand the United States? Register now for this program, a partnership between the National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, which will address these topics. Date: Friday, December 18, 2020 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST / 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PST Joining us with lessons from their firsthand experiences with the White House press corps are current Politico White House Correspondent Anita Kumar, former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers, and longtime CBS White House Correspondent Bill Plante. The program will be moderated by Subbu Vincent, director of Journalism and Media Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

Delivering feedback? Anticipate pushback — and proceed with care Think back to a time you got feedback you didn’t expect – or weren’t ready to hear. Your first reaction might have been defensive, and that would have been pretty normal. It’s natural to have our armor on when it comes to our work, especially when we love it. Great leaders know their employees well enough to anticipate how they’ll react to critique, then handle delivering the roses and the thorns with care. And remember: It’s easier to anticipate resistance when you know your team’s motivations and work together with them regularly. Being intentional with delivery – from start to finish — is key. Advice from Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity, Loyola University Chicago, Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership Click here to read Jill’s previous posts.

Self-care: How to break through burnout The end of the year is in sight. A COVID-19 vaccine is on the horizon. We’re all ready for a fresh start (and change of scenery). So how are you staying motivated to finish the year strong? Mental fatigue and burnout are common feelings during the pandemic, which is depleting energy at work and at home. If those feelings are familiar, you are not alone. The World Health Organization classifies burnout as “a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” It is characterized by three dimensions: feeling depletion or exhausted; feeling negative or cynical about your work; and decreased effectiveness. A few tips to help prevent burnout include: Keep your work hours separate from your personal time. That may seem challenging if you are working from home. Create boundaries, take your earned time off, and set a daily out-of-office message when the workday ends.  Practice early-morning mindfulness using a free app. Incorporate self-care activities throughout your day. A mid-shift walk, stopping to steep a cup of tea, or doing a mini-crossword can help pull you out of a stress spiral and help you focus when you return to work. Revisit your job description and workload with your supervisor. They may not know the invisible work you’re doing from home, and you could explore tasks that better suit your talents. Read on for more self-care tips, or share how you are taking care of yourself right now.

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