The Latest: Trump arraignment; Record media job cuts; ‘Everyone is terrified’; How TV stations are collaborating

June 13, 2023

■ Who is Patty Stonesifer, the Washington Post interim CEO ? (Washington Post)

■ Record number of media job cuts so far in 2023 (Axios)

■ Microsoft's media literacy program aims to empower internet users and combat online misinformation (Associated Press)

■ Democratic AGs urge Congress to pass law to help local journalism (MSNBC)

■ Rachel Maddow's 'Deja News' podcast a boon to fans who like her historical tangents (Associated Press)

■ BBC hit with legal writ from filmmaker who suffered brain injury in Ukraine car crash (Deadline)

■ Penske Media launching women's health brand (Axios)

■ Atkinson, Business Insider chief media correspondent, departs (Talking Biz News)

■ Southern California Public Radio to cut more than 10% of staff jobs (David Gura)

■ ‘Fox News has quietly been laying off veteran journalists and longtime staffers in recent months, totaling about 3% of its workforce. This includes Miami-based correspondent Phil Keating, who was let go earlier this year.’ (Justin Baragona)

■ Abby Livingston is now a congressional contributor for Puck . She previously was Washington bureau chief at The Texas Tribune. (POLITICO)

■ For TV station groups, national collaborations increase and improve (TV News Check)

Press Freedom

■ ‘Everyone is terrified’: Guatemalan journalist faces decades in prison (Financial Times)

■ Congress steps up pressure on Russia over jailing of Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan (Wall Street Journal)

■ Journalist sues DA’s office over officer misconduct public records (Boston.com)

"In the face of roadblocks (and there are always going to be roadblocks), find other ways of getting the data . I was correct that a state agency had the records I needed — a massive database documenting every patient case admitted to every ER in Maryland and the length of stay for each. But despite negotiations, it became clear obtaining even one year’s worth of that data would cost thousands of dollars. I needed 10 years, a small fortune’s worth. Through relationship-building and digging, I learned that the state data was forwarded every year to an obscure federal agency. Obtaining data from that federal agency would not only be faster but require a fraction of the cost."

--- William Wan, enterprise reporter at the Washington Post, “How a veteran reporter solved the data puzzle for story on young patients stuck waiting for psychiatric beds”

“Hearing about what you’re not doing well at work can feel bad. That doesn’t make you ‘defensive’ or ‘shut down to feedback.’ It just means you’re human and that you care about your performance — both good things. Even when you receive kind, clear feedback from a manager, peer, or employee, it can still be difficult to learn what you could be doing better. Say to yourself: ‘This is uncomfortable, and that’s okay. My reaction will pass .’ And then do something that allows you to sit with the discomfort for a while. Meditate, take a walk, or journal. Remind yourself that the person is giving you feedback because they care about helping you.”

-- Harvard Business Review, “When your boss gives you bad feedback, badly”

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