This episode is a shining example of how Aaron Sorkin is capable of keeping a multitude of storylines going at one time without letting the individual plots and characters suffer. However, it is still a shame that The Newsroom promoted the episode via Facebook with questions that don't really apply to the episode.
Maggie's return from Africa was rather highly anticipated, as her punky red haircut has been making waves since the season opener. However, posing the question about how her "ordeal" will "affect her performance at work" went largely unanswered, even if viewers and Jim did learn that she has been sleeping around to avoid being alone and is drinking heavily. That said, it is quite clear that her work performance remains unchanged. Similarly, wondering how Jim will "be received back in the office after getting taken off the campaign trail" is nearly a moot point, as few people interact with him and only Maggie seems peeved at his experiences on the Romney tour. Furthermore, Jerry does not even appear in this episode and is barely even mentioned, so how his "pursuit of the Genoa story" has changed is not even addressed. Perhaps these issues will all rise in the future, but promoting them before "The News Night with Will McAvoy" may have been ill-timed.
Mack confronts Jesse, the head of Rutgers gay-straight alliance, who was to be a guest to talk about Tyler, a student whose roommate publicly "outed" him. [terrible situation!] He had intended to use News Night to come out on his own terms, particularly to his parents, but Mack puts the kibosh on that. Though she didn't want the twentysomething exploiting the show, the main reason Mack has to pull Jesse is because of a mistake that Maggie made. [what was with that random IQ test she was taking?] See, the Trevon Martin 911 call was released during the show, and because of a slow download, Maggie hardly had any time to edit it from 4:07 to :25. [that was a frighteningly short time frame, actually!] In doing so, she cut a question that gave context to Zimmerman's comment that Martin was black. [I don't think Neal explained the oversight well.] With this error, Will is forced to air the entire clip, eliminating the time for Jesse's story.