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• The Scoop: Pope Leo XIV humanizes himself with introduction

  09-05-2025 17:27
  
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  White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on May 8, signaling the Bishop of Rome had been chosen after just two days of conclave.
  Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope in history, soon greeted a crowd of people eagerly waiting to hear his first words as the new leader of the Catholic church.
  Born Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicagoan, former Bishop of Peru and a Villanova University graduate, he addressed the people
  
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• Jayli Barkley of Riverside County District Attorney’s Office grounds government messaging in real life

  09-05-2025 12:00
  
  For Jayli Barkley, communications work because they come from lived experience.Authenticity is Jayli Barkley’s superpower.
  Barkley is the principal district attorney information specialist for the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, where she oversees division operations, project management, directs internal communications and leads the office’s social media efforts.
  As a public sector communicator, she leads with integrity and humanity—because she’s not ju
  
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• Buffett’s farewell: Reflecting on his simple words and succession surprise at Berkshire

  09-05-2025 12:00
  
  Buffett’s communications style was unmistakable, even as he retires.
  Abby Trexler is managing director at Vested.
  Warren Buffett’s announcement that he will retire at 95 closes a remarkable chapter in American business history. Personally, it was a sad day in our house this week when we heard the news. We are big Buffett fans; we even have a handwritten note from Warren answering a question we wrote him about, asking why a chapter was removed after the 1962 edition of Ben Graham&rsqu
  
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