05/11/2022
“In response to a question from Mr. Baron about blocking anti-Semitism and hate speech on Twitter, Mr. Musk said he agreed this type of speech wasn’t acceptable. The crowd applauded his response.
“‘It is not OK to engage in hateful conduct on Twitter,’ he said.”
It took just hours for the “free speech absolutist” to reveal that he isn’t so absolute.
On Twitter’s Layoff Day, Elon Musk Makes the Case for Subscription Fee
At an investor conference in New York, the billionaire spoke about advertising and hate speech and implored people to pay for a verified account.
02/04/2019
"Interest in studying journalism hasn’t waned at the region’s top schools since Donald Trump’s election, and in some ways, criticism of the press may actually be energizing student journalists.”
In the age of ‘enemy of the people’ rhetoric, do young people still want to be journalists?
“Whether the president wants to do this or not, he is elevating the role of journalists in society. He is making them more important.”
10/02/2019
Fact-checkers can reflect bias, as this piece shows.
Who Fact-Checks the Fact-Checkers? – Civic Skunk Works
When the Washington Post’s Fact Check columnist gave three Pinocchios to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, he was revealing an important…
11/11/2018
A reporter unwittingly left a voice mail for a GOP candidate. She was fired for what she said.
A reporter unwittingly left a voice mail for a GOP candidate. She was fired for what she said.
A Michigan reporter left a voice mail for GOP candidate John James's campaign. It did not go well.
04/10/2018
https://www.cjr.org/watchdog/pegasus-israeli-spyware.php
Spyware hijacks smartphones, threatens journalists around the world
In May 2016, the Mexican investigative journalist Sebastián Barragán was working on an explosive story. An anonymous source had sent Aristegui Noticias, the investigative outlet where he worked, a grainy video that appeared to show a scene of brutal torture; in it a group of police officers surrou...
02/08/2018
A good primer on the definition of "off-the-record." It's a term often thrown around with little understanding of what it actually means.
What Does ‘Off the Record’ Really Mean?
A primer on the kinds of conversations journalists have with sources.
28/06/2018
"BuzzFeed News, ProPublica, The Intercept and Univision announced Wednesday that they are partnering to gather vital information about the children in immigration detention facilities and shelters. Joining the effort: a leading Mexican news site, Animal Político, the Guatemalan site Plaza Pública, and El Faro, from El Salvador."
News outlets join forces to track down children separated from their parents by the U.S.
Frustrated at the Trump administration’s limited information about thousands of migrant children separated from their parents, a group of news orga
05/05/2018
https://www.lenfestinstitute.org/solution-set/2018/05/03/pop-newsroom-canada-taking-slow-journalism-approach-local-news/
A pop-up newsroom in Canada is taking a slow journalism approach to local news
Last September, journalist Jeremy Klaszus launched a new online news publication. After one successful month of coverage, he closed the site down. This was the plan from the beginning. Klaszus created the site, The Sprawl, as a pop-up journalism experiment. He wanted to cover Calgary’s municipal e...
28/04/2018
Another comprehensive story by a BER alum.
Amazon Prime prices are going up — here's what you get for $119 a year
Over 100 million items were eligible for Prime two-day shipping in the U.S. by the end of last year.
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