Steve Daly
Adjunct Professor at Hunter and Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
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News Literacy Matters
Steve Daly edited the blog post Q: Why is there so much coverage of celebrity couples?Q: Why is there so much coverage of celebrity couples?
A: Did you witness the earth-shattering news live? NFL football star Travis Kelce, fresh […] -
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Steve Daly wrote a new blog post Q: Did Kellyanne Conway threaten a reporter over a story she didn't like?A:
Watch out, we’ve entered a tornado-strength spin zone—a place full of what Counselor-to-the-President Conway famously termed “alternative facts.” A Washington Examiner reporter and her editors say Con […]
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Steve Daly edited the blog post Q: Should a journalist use direct quotations with someone whose English is poor, or should they "clean up" the quotes?A:
Two important policies collide in these questions. On the one hand, major print newspapers and news websites have guidelines suggesting that in order not to embarrass or belittle sources when they use […]
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News Literacy Matters
Steve Daly wrote a new blog post Q: Are fact checkers the only credible source for "lateral reading"?A:
No—but they make an excellent starting point, especially when supplemented by other trusted sources. As we’ve seen in course materials, the term “reading laterally” emerged from a 2018 research study d […]
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Steve Daly edited the blog post Q: What happens when a source says they've been misquoted?A:
Fireworks, that’s what! But don’t be fooled when public figures try to malign journalists for accurately conveying things they’ve said. (Politicians, athletes and entertainers do this a lot.) By and lar […]
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News Literacy Matters
Steve Daly edited the blog post Q: If entertainment isn't journalism, how does "entertainment journalism" work?A:
It works like any other kind of journalism. Just because the subject is the entertainment industry doesn’t mean rigorous rules of journalism don’t still apply. Stories in reputable outlets like The Hol […]
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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?A:
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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News Literacy Matters
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?A:
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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Steve Daly edited the blog post Q: How do journalists fix mistakes after spreading fake news?A:
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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