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Steve Daly edited the blog post Q: Do journalists and editors ever disagree about what’s newsworthy or how to frame a story? in the group
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All the time. In a healthy news organization, such dissension isn’t buried. It’s publicly acknowledged and discussed. But that can be painful, embarrassing and damaging to the news media’s overall credi […]
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Sissel McCarthy edited the blog post Q: Why are news outlets suddenly targeting the vaping industry? in the group
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It may look like the news outlets are unfairly ganging up on the vaping industry, but in fact, journalists are behaving rationally and responsibly in their sweeping coverage of this story.
The news i […]
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Sissel McCarthy wrote a new blog post Q: How long is news considered “exclusive”? in the group
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“Exclusive” is probably the most overused word in the news business. Journalists love to invoke it and do so liberally because it drives traffic to a story and confers prestige on the reporter and news out […]
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David G Alm edited the blog post Q: Why would a news outlet run a story that is both unimportant and uninteresting? in the group
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One of my personal mantras, as a writer and a teacher of writing, is that there are no boring stories, just boring writers. If a given news item is universally uninteresting, it’s likely that whoever […]
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Steve Daly edited the blog post Q: We just wrote about 48-hour voluntary “news blackouts.” What happens in countries where the government can decree news blackouts? in the group
News Literacy Matters: 6 days, 12 hours agoA:
Two words: Bad. Things.
Imagine if, after writing your News Blackout essay for our class, you began to search for current news again only to discover that dozens of sites you normally visit were now […]
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Coralie Carlson edited the blog post Q: Which countries censor journalists? And what limitations do those journalists face? in the group
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A new report issued Wednesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists says the countries that censor journalists the most are Eritrea, North Korea, and Turkmenistan. It was the first time the CPJ has […]
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Sissel McCarthy commented on the post, Q: How is branded content acceptable and why are credible news organizations doing this?, on the groupblog
News Literacy Matters 1 week, 2 days agoHere’s a good follow-up to this post from the Tow Center that describes the perils of native advertising as research shows that readers consistently mistake native advertisements for news stories. Also, don’t miss […]
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David G Alm edited the blog post Q: How has journalism changed to adapt to the current political climate? in the group
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This is a great question, not least because each of us is part of the answer—simply by participating in this news literacy course. While it’s become routine to hear elected officials — not just Pre […]
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David G Alm edited the blog post Q: If accuracy is most important, why do reporters want to be the fastest to report news, especially if they’ll be seen as the “reporters who provide fake news”? in the group
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The reason lies largely in the question itself: speed and accuracy are critical in the news business. Unfortunately, they are often in conflict with one another, and accuracy is sometimes sacrificed in the […]
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Sissel McCarthy commented on the post, Q: What is Telegram and why doesn’t it censor hate speech?, on the groupblog
News Literacy Matters 1 week, 3 days agoGood points Steve. There are a lot of reasons to be skeptical that anything is truly private when it comes to digital data.
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Sissel McCarthy wrote a new blog post Q: Why are so many journalists killed every year, and how can they stay safe while doing their job? in the group
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These are dangerous times to be a journalist. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 15 journalists have been killed so far this year while 56 were murdered last year. Even more disturbing, the […]
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Steve Daly commented on the post, Q: What is Telegram and why doesn’t it censor hate speech?, on the groupblog
News Literacy Matters 1 week, 4 days agoGreat account of the app. I wonder, though, how many Silicon Valley experts really believe Durov’s assurances that the content isn’t being somehow stored in identifiable ways? Didn’t Snapchat make similar promises […]
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Sissel McCarthy edited the blog post Q: What is Telegram and why doesn’t it censor hate speech? in the group
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Telegram describes itself as a cloud-based messaging app with a focus on security and speed, but it’s also been called a platform for white nationalists, right-wing extremists and activists. So which is i […]
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Steve Daly edited the blog post Q: How do journalists fix mistakes after spreading fake news? in the group
News Literacy Matters: 2 weeks agoA:
There’s a false premise lurking in the second half of the question as worded. The suggestion that professional journalists are somehow knowingly, willingly cranking out misinformation, thereby “ […]
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Coralie Carlson joined the group
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