There are many books on writing in general. But I want to give a little shout out to a truly useful book that talks about how to write a persuasive Slack message or email and much more. βs Writing on the Job should be on your shelf.
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Great new article about 's new book about the Ukrainian famine, The Lost Year. "The story is about all the ways people can change," Marsh said. "Itβs never too late to confront the past and to do so with grace."
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The majority of reporters in the Washington Bureau know that the focus by the Guild's Bargaining Committee is on the core economic issues and the deeply flawed evaluation system. Anne is correct. I have confidence in the BC.
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NYT union has insisted thru 20 mos of talks that wages & economic issues are by far our top priority. 1-day walkout by 80% of our @nyguild, incl most of DC buro, specifically over bread-and-butter economics, so this storyβs emphasis is puzzling. twitter.com/semafor/statusβ¦
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A news alert with my name on it just went out. It was a pre-written story ahead of an expected vote.
I stand with the guild.
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The great is honoring the guild strike. She has not crossed the line. Any work she did on the story posted today was done in days prior.
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The Times has published a story from . To be clear he worked on this before the strike. Mike is honoring the line. Please read tomorrow.
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To make clear for any confused: has not crossed the line and is honoring the one day strike. She is in solidarity with her colleagues.
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Today, I'm joining nearly 1200 of my colleagues in walking off the job. It is one of the saddest days of my years working at this wonderful place. But in 20 *months* of contract bargaining, our friends in management simply refuse to get serious about wages.
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Today we were ready to work for as long as it took to reach a fair deal, but management walked away from the table with five hours to go. Itβs official: @NYTimesGuild members are walking out for 24 hours on Thursday. We know what weβre worth.
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A news alert with my name on it just went out. It was a pre- written story ahead of an expected vote.
I stand with the guild!
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The great has had a story publish in the Times. Just to be clear this story was written ahead of todayβs job action. Alan is observing the strike. Please click tomorrow.
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There are other issues that the guild is fighting for that are important to me: preserving the retirement plan at current funding levels, resisting cuts to health care, overhauling an employee evaluation system that the Guild has shown has racially disparate impacts.
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By journalist standards, I am a well-paid reporter. I also appreciate that. But the lowest paid NYT employees--comment moderators, news clerksβmake only $55K. The Times has improved its offer, but these employees. deserve the full $65K the Guild is asking for.
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The company has begun to move in meaningful ways in recent days. I appreciate that. But the wage offer is far below inflation. The union is not asking for crazy amounts of money. The guild demand would give us a pay raise that is higher, but likely still below inflation.
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I am proud to work at The New York Times. I am participating in the one-day strike organized by The News Guild to help get a better deal for Times employees and, long term, make a stronger paper.
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Late in October, I flew to #Dubai to search out the Madame Gu, a sanctioned Russian superyacht moored at the Mina Rashid Marina. I found it in resplendent shape.
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I sat next to at during the years, before he became the great speechwriter of the post 9/11 period. He was a glorious writer and a kind person.
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New: CIA Director Burns visited Kyiv on Tuesday, a day after his talks with Russian officials in Turkey.
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Excited by the Silver Line Phase 2 opening? Now (through December 9) is the time to get The Great Society Subway at 40 percent off! press.jhu.edu/books?utm_sour
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A look at the next phase of the Ukraine war: continuing attacks on infrastructure by Russia, a possibility of stepped up covert campaign by Ukraine.
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ICYMI: Diana Toebbe tried to secretly send letters to her husband urging him to plead guilty. Judge said that was obstruction and added 10 years to the sentence. The result: Diana gets longer term than her husband, who stole the secrets.
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Both sides think they can win. Every theory of how it might end has big problems. The difficult search for an endgame, with and
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Sub spy. Typos!
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Why did the judge give Sun spy Diana Toebbe a longer sentence than her husband who actually stole the secrets? Read here:
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The likelihood that Putin will use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine remains exceedingly low. But the prospect of even a small nuclear device going off is so terrible that officials in the U.S. and elsewhere are concerned. w/,
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NEW: That top Russian military leaders were even having discussions about using a nuclear weapon in Ukraine alarmed top Biden aides because it revealed how frustrated Russian generals were about their battlefield failures w/,
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Senior Russian military leaders recently discussed when and how Moscow might use a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine, senior U.S. officials said. But they had still seen no evidence that the Russians were preparing for a nuclear strike. nyti.ms/3FxmZxT
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New: Senior Russian leaders discussed the scenarios in which they might use a nuclear weapon. Intelligence about the conversations, along with the Kremlinβs public statements, helped lead to rising concerns in Washington.
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The UFO, er UAP, reports from the Pentagon? Not space aliens. But many are efforts to spy on the US. Just not with anything spooky or hypersonic.
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Russia has been pushing a new line of disinformation: the war in Ukraine is a fight against terrorism.
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Russia is losing but has not lost the war and Ukraine has a window of opportunity to capitalize on that weakness. Some American officials see Kherson and critical eastern supply routes being retaken soon.
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CIA sends congress an IG report on how they handled Havana syndrome. Report is critical of agencyβs office of medical services.
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New: U.S. briefing on export controls outlines impact sanctions are having on a weakening Russian Army.
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NEW: U.S. believes parts of Ukraine government authorized car bomb attack that killed Dugina. Covert op lead to admonishment by the U.S. W/
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βThe story of [Porter] Gossβs ties to now devastated Sanibel is a bit of a beach blanket-and-dagger saga.β
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At 10 ET , will discuss plans for intelligence oversight if GOP takes the house. Background here:
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If the GOP takes Congress, is going to attempt to bring the Intel Committee back to bipartisan roots. Will his caucus let him?
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