The Latest: ‘Build Back Better’ without journalism; Blunder that boosted Politico union; Why shouldn’t people ‘pay their dues’?

November 2, 2021

■ Money flows to D.C. media (Axios) / Axios is now valued at $430 million (Edmund Lee)

■ The Local Journalism Sustainability Act has been removed from the House version of the ‘Build Back Better’ reconciliation bill (America's Newspapers) / Prospects have dramatically dimmed for federal legislation to help local journalism (Poynter)

■ Profane remarks about journalist removed from video of Kansas legislative hearing (Kansas City Star)

■ ‘They want it to be a hit’: What happened to the New York Times’ grand podcast ambitions ? (Vanity Fair)

■ The Atlantic adds 9 writers to new newsletter platform (Axios) / ‘I’m worth more to a publication as part of a package of writers/reporters/thinkers than I am on my own.’ (Charlie Warzel)

■ Fox News surprise: ‘The Five’ usurps Tucker Carlson as most-watched show (Variety) / Rick Santorum joins Newsmax as senior political analyst 5 months after CNN ouster (The Wrap)

■ Adobe and news orgs are working on a new tool that could identify a photo’s origin — and combat misinformation (Nieman Lab)

■ To cover World War II, these women journalists fought sexism at home (New York Times)

■ Washington Post's Katharine Graham will appear on US postage stamp (Washington Post)

Press freedom

■ Ex-US diplomat's Myanmar trip raises hopes for release of jailed journalist Danny Fenster (Detroit Free Press)

■ Howard University student journalists say administrators are interfering with protest coverage (The Hilltop)

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Manager's Minute: What’s wrong with saying people ought to pay their dues?

Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago and Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership, on the problem with this popular expression.

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