The Latest: Fox News investigation; 2021 jealousy list; How to deal with naysayers

December 9, 2021

■ ’EXCLUSIVE: Melissa Francis was pulled off the air last year after she complained about being underpaid compared to her male colleagues. Fox News is now being investigated by the New York State labor department regarding her claims.’ (Daily Beast)

■ Many reporters are covering the Ghislaine Maxwell trial , despite claims otherwise (Poynter)

■ How ‘The New York Times’ and ‘The New Yorker’ have made the Oscars documentary shorts race more competitive (Hollywood Reporter)

■ Bob Iger, soon to leave Disney chairmanship, stood in for the weatherman on KABC, returning to his roots (New York Times)

■ Brian Williams to sign off on MSNBC for the last time tonight before departing from NBC (USA Today)

■ ’This turns out to have been my last story for the WaPo . We couldn't come to terms on a new contract. I have dramatic & spectacular thoughts about this but after 30 years with talented people & an institution I revere, that's what they'll remain: Thoughts. (Gene Weingarten)

■ ' “Just one more article.” Sound familiar? If it does, that might be why the world searched doomscrolling more than ever this year.’ (Google)

■ Bloomberg Businessweek 2021 Jealousy List : What the magazine's editors wish they had published. 'Congratulations to those on this year’s list, we hate/love you.’ (Bloomberg)

Press freedom

■ Number of journalists behind bars reaches global high (CPJ)

■ Senate group recommends free online access to federal court records (Courthouse News) / Earlier: The federal courts are running an online scam (Politico)

■ Opinion: Social media companies want to co-opt the First Amendment . Courts shouldn’t let them. (New York Times)

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Manager's Minute: What’s the best way to deal with naysayers?

Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago and Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership, on dealing with negativity in the workplace.

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