The Latest: BuzzFeed walkout; News orgs join Bannon; How to manage the 'checked out'

December 2, 2021

■ Reporter confronts Psaki after saying Biden would grant more local TV hits: 'He's only done one' (Fox News) / Reporter shouts at Psaki, accuses her of lying about Omicron travel restrictions (New York Post) / 'That's not what's happening:' Biden tries to rebut news coverage about empty store shelves (CNN)

■ Why Chris Cuomo will probably stay at CNN (Slate) / CNN and Chris Cuomo face difficult questions after anchor’s suspension (New York Times) / Loyalty to family, instead of CNN, puts Chris Cuomo at risk (AP) / Chris Cuomo's texts were the final straw for CNN boss Jeff Zucker (New York Post)

■ Elizabeth Holmes testifies she reached out to Rupert Murdoch to try to kill a damning Wall Street Journal story (CNN)

■ BuzzFeed suffers wave of investor withdrawals before going public (WSJ) / BuzzFeed is about to go public — and its employees are walking out in protest (New York Magazine) / 'We've been bargaining our contract for almost 2 years, but BuzzFeed won't budge on critical issues like wages — all while preparing to go public and make executives even richer. So TODAY, we're walking out to send a reminder that there's no BuzzFeed News without us .' (BuzzFeed News Union) / 'Buzzfeed's union announces 100% of its members are walking off the job today , as shareholders vote to take the company public.’ (Elahe Izadi)

■ A journalist, a philosophy major and the mad scramble for video game consoles (New York Times)

■ Why a media executive left his career to help maligned donkeys and save them from slaughter (Washington Post)

Press freedom

■ Missouri officials planned to thank Post-Dispatch before threatening newspaper , emails show (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

■ Georgia election workers sue Gateway Pundit, alleging defamation (The Hill)

■ News organizations join Bannon’s battle to get Jan. 6 prosecution documents (Washington Post)

"One common piece of advice is to keep a "win jar ," or a file on your computer or in your email with compliments about your editing work. Open it up and read them every time you're feeling unsure of yourself."

-- Anna Dobbin, copy editor, conscious language specialist, writer, via #ACESchat on imposter syndrome

Manager's Minute: How do you deal with someone who seems checked out at work?

Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago and Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership, on how to check in with employees who appear to be going through the motions at work.

Watch next: When your team is exhausted, how can managers lift them up?

Get more career advice: Read Jill's columns | Watch Manager's Minute videos

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