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September 22, 2022

■ Chris Wallace criticizes media for falling into Trump's 'trap': He 'suckered them into becoming antagonists on the field’ (Mediaite)

■ Jake Tapper to take over Chris Cuomo’s former primetime spot at CNN for midterms (The Wrap) / Jake Tapper to anchor CNN's 9 p.m. hour -- Will the move be made permanent? (TVLine) / CNN announces slate of midterm elections programming (CNN)

■ US Senate approves former VOA Chief Amanda Bennett to head US Global Broadcasting (VOA)

■ Klobuchar, Cruz strike deal to advance journalism antitrust bill (The Hill)

■ Opinion: I want the reinvestment in local media to come to my city (Washington Post) / As newspaper circulations plummet, does the not-for-profit model offer a solution to stave off print news deserts ? (WCBU) / Why newspaper advertisers keep buying (Borrell Associates)

■ Journalist says popular play at San Diego's Old Globe Theater stole her life story (CBS8) / Black students say school district is trying to 'steal' their podcast (Washington Post)

■ Nina Totenberg on her life in journalism , from breaking Anita Hill's story to friendship with RBG (WBUR)

■ New York reporter surprised when boyfriend pops the question on live television : 'You did a good job’ (People)

■ Not only is the singer Seal a photographer, he just designed a custom Leica for his new gallery show in L.A. (Artnet News)

■ The West Wing premiered 23 years ago today. Here’s the first review. (Hollywood Reporter)

■ ‘British television channels gave Buckingham Palace a veto on the use of footage from Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral , indicating the complicated relationship around the media’s coverage of the monarchy.’ (The Guardian)

We’re inviting student journalists of all experience levels to join us tomorrow, Sept. 23 at 2 p.m. ET for a virtual question-and-answer session with internship coordinators from C-SPAN, Dow Jones News Fund, and NPR. Participants will learn how to stand out during the application process, and more!

“Physical movement and manual labor counterbalance the agonizing stillness and internal discipline that writing requires . I believe it distracts the conscious, critical part of the mind, so the unconscious — that part that knows how to write — can get the work done.”

-- Kim Cross, author and wood-splitter, “What stacking wood can teach us about structuring stories”

When you want to become an inclusive leader…

...Commit to continuous learning about past and present inequity.

...Do “stakeholder” checks to prevent excluding people from decisions, stories, and events.

...Give oxygen to authenticity; don’t make people feel they can’t be their true selves at work.

Jill Geisler is the Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago and Freedom Forum Fellow.

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