The Latest: WaPo staff cuts; Evan’s detention extended; CNN producer on career advice; Fourth Estate Award Gala livestream

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Be flexible: Career tips from a CNN senior producer

“Take advantage of as many different opportunities as you can. What’s so beautiful about journalism is the diversity of experiences and how that can help inform the work that we do. Some people have strong reporting backgrounds, some are focused more on video, and some have specific beats or areas of coverage. Try to have flexibility in your background. How you leverage your skills is what makes you a better advocate for your audience , and then you’re able to tackle new challenges.”

-- Kendall Trammell, senior producer, global digital programming at CNN, from Inside CNN interview on working behind the scenes to keep CNN’s readers informed

Livestream the NPC Fourth Estate Award Gala starting at 7 p.m. ET

Tonight, we'll celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Press Club's Fourth Estate Award — its highest honor — when it's presented to Meet The Press/NBC News' Kristen Welker!

We'll also honor Kat Stafford, Global Race & Justice Editor at Reuters and former investigative reporter at The Associated Press, with the Neil and Susan Sheehan Award for Investigative Reporting.

And we'll recognize three brave journalists with the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award: Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street Journal, and Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi.

While tonight's event is sold out, join us on our livestream at 7 p.m. ET to help us celebrate these incredible journalists:

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