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September 16, 2022

■ Benjamin Hall surprises Fox News colleagues with moving words six months after deadly Ukraine attack (Fox News)

■ As court considers freeing ‘Serial’ subject Adnan Syed, Baltimore Police to reinvestigate Hae Min Lee’s killing (The Baltimore Banner) / The tabloid that launched America's obsession with true crime (Time)

■ Slain Las Vegas reporter to be inducted into Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

■ Journalist sues NBC San Diego , his old employer, in fallout of 'Footnote 15' case (Times of San Diego)

■ Across the West, news deserts spread (High Country News)

■ Q&A: Craig Newmark aims to defend democracy via philanthropy (AP)

■ TV news live coverage for funeral of Queen Elizabeth II (Hollywood Reporter) / Revealed: British broadcasters in stand-off with newspapers over Queen Elizabeth II funeral coverage (Deadline)

Upcoming program on Covering Food Insecurity: Access, hunger, and empathetic reporting about a basic need. Click for more details.

Most people know what it is to get hungry. But persistent hunger and a lack of access to convenient and affordable healthy foods is something much more, disproportionately affecting communities already underrepresented in news coverage. Food insecurity can be difficult for journalists to cover consistently because of its seeming invisibility.

Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute at 11:30 a.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 21 for a discussion via Zoom about what journalists can cover at the intersection of food access, community impact, and systemic racism.

“Check what stories people are sharing within their trusted networks — especially people directly impacted by what the story is about. Note the terminology and framing used in the pieces endorsed by individuals and groups you admire from within the identities/communities you’re covering. Include local, independent, issue-specific, and community-based sources in your scan.”

-- Language, Please, “Tips for tricky conversations with your colleagues (and yourself)"

Manager's Minute: What’s one leadership lesson you’ve changed over the years?

Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership & Media Integrity at Loyola University Chicago and Freedom Forum Fellow in Women’s Leadership, on one leadership lesson that has changed over time.

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