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RON MEYERSON Talented cover designer Ron Meyerson, who worked at Newsweek from 1972 to 1992, passed away on March 7 of this year. Meyerson joined Newsweek’s staff as the cover art director, eventually held a senior editor position and over his career designed over 1,000 covers for the magazine. He made incredible contributions to Newsweek’s coverage of the Watergate scandal, and in 2005, the Society of Magazine Editors selected Meyerson’s 1973 “The Nixon Tapes” cover—with the White House depicted as a reel-to-reel tape recorder—as one of the 40 best covers designed in America. 1973 1979 1980 1981…

SINCE THE SUDDEN ONSET OF LOCK DOWNSAND REMOTE WORK A YEAR AGO, reliance on digital platforms has grown exponentially. For example, Zoom Video Communications’ revenue in 2020 was $622.7 million, up 88 percent from the previous year. Despite the myriad benefits from videoconferencing platforms, the psychological effects of “Zoom fatigue” can be detrimental, as discussed in a study published in February by Stanford researchers in the journal Technology, Mind and Behavior, in which four main causes of exhaustion caused by teleconferencing are identified. Communications guru and consultant Susan McPherson shares how to make the most of digital conferencing platforms in the excerpt below from her new book The Lost Art of Connecting (McGraw-Hill, March). At a time when people feel so disconnected from one another, McPherson’s advice for fostering business…

SYFY HASSOMETHING A LITTLE UNUSUAL FOR basic cable, a hit original show. Resident Alien is a comedy/drama/murder mystery starring Alan Tudyk as an extraterrestrial struggling to pass for human in a small Colorado town. It is not only funny, it is also a surprisingly warm-hearted, ensemble show—notwithstanding the fact that it centers on a scaly guy who wants to end all human life on Earth. Show runner Chris Sheridan says, “Ultimately, what I wanted the show to do is sort of help people see that there is hope. As humans, we’re struggling, but we can get better if we learn to work together.” Resident Alien has found an audience in a TV environment where new shows are quick to be killed off if they don’t produce big ratings numbers fast.…

DANIELLE BROOKS WAS PREPARING TO PLAY MAHALIA JACKSON, THE Queen of Gospel, long before she got the part in Lifetime’s Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (April 3). “I was consciously reading, watching clips, just getting inspired. And that was before reading any script. I was like, ‘I want to be ready to get ready.’” Directed by Kenny Leon, who Brooks calls an “actor’s director” because he makes “sure that everybody’s voices are being heard,” Mahalia follows the course of Jackson’s life, from commercial success to her role in the Civil Rights movement with Martin Luther King Jr. at the 1963 March on Washington. “I appreciate the fact that Martin listened to a Black woman,” Brooks says. “I’ve always been enamored of the relationship between Martin and Mahalia because I feel like…

Are your suggestions for how to strengthen business relationships particular to women? Absolutely not. This book, and the method I provide is for everyone. Leading with the idea of “how can we help and best support others,” will strengthen any business relationships. Why is asking “How can I help?” effective to build relationships? First, it enables you to take the focus off of yourself and actually learn something new from someone else. Second, most individuals will respond in a positive way, if you’re actively asking how you might be able to help them, and they will likely provide insight you didn’t previously know. Finally, if you listen carefully, you can then respond in kind with support, connections, introductions and knowledge—which all build up your reputation as dependable and a known…

RESHMA SAUJANI IS ANGRY, TIRED AND DETERmined—angry at the damage the pandemic has done to women, tired from the past year’s struggles to balance work and family life and determined not to let those challenges interrupt her mission to close the gender gap in tech. She’s especially determined that other women not be forced from their life’s work either, setting back the progress that’s been made over the past 30 years. The founder and CEO of the nonprofit Girls Who Code, who is also mother to two children under the age of six, has spent the past year engaged in the same epic juggling act as millions of other moms across the U.S.: trying to work a full-time job while managing remote learning for a child while trying to cook…

WHETHER YOU’RE SHOPPING FOR SPECIAL TREATS OR EVERYDAY ITEMS, YOU WANT TO FEEL GOOD about your choices—and that confidence is more important than ever in a shaky economy. To help our readers, Newsweek has partnered with leading market research firm BrandSpark® International for the second year to highlight the 2021 winners of the BrandSpark® Most Trusted Awards (“BMTA”) for everyday consumer product brands. The winners were selected based on a survey of 17,990 U.S. shoppers who shared their thoughts on which brands they trust the most and the reasons for that trust. Awards were given in 167 consumer product categories. In a year when health care was on everyone’s mind, 17 of the 87 new categories concern over-the-counter health products. ¶ The BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards program helps shoppers make…