CUNY Academic Commons | Steve Daly | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/sdaly0648/activity/ Activity feed for Steve Daly. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 d37372338a993d25581ea96d6d858401 Steve Daly edited the blog post Q: Why is there so much coverage of celebrity couples? in the group News Literacy Matters https://newsliteracymatters.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2024/02/28/q-why-is-there-so-much-coverage-of-celebrity-couples/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:36:03 -0500 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 […]

]]> f5e3aa3ad61d6fa1c4ae9944bf95bdd7 Steve Daly wrote a new blog post Q: Did Kellyanne Conway threaten a reporter over a story she didn't like? in the group News Literacy Matters https://newsliteracymatters.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2019/10/25/q-did-kellyanne-conway-threaten-a-reporter-over-a-story-she-didnt-like/ Fri, 25 Oct 2019 22:02:34 -0400 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 […]

]]> 0db59479ed0574ffb28cecba37ba4c85 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? in the group News Literacy Matters https://newsliteracymatters.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2019/10/23/q-should-a-journalist-use-direct-quotations-with-someone-whose-english-is-poor-or-should-they-clean-up-the-quotes/ Wed, 23 Oct 2019 10:56:54 -0400 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 […]

]]> 455968bcba2dc61c732ad7a70e9050c0 Steve Daly wrote a new blog post Q: Are fact checkers the only credible source for "lateral reading"? in the group News Literacy Matters https://newsliteracymatters.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2019/10/21/q-are-fact-checkers-the-only-credible-source-for-lateral-reading/ Mon, 21 Oct 2019 13:30:02 -0400 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 […]

]]> 4e5823dede12ab31bba4a54b436a7da9 Steve Daly edited the blog post Q: What happens when a source says they've been misquoted? in the group News Literacy Matters https://newsliteracymatters.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2019/10/11/q-what-happens-when-a-source-says-theyve-been-misquoted/ Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:44:03 -0400 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 […]

]]> aa3c0ff53a7b250ec60760562cec4064 Steve Daly edited the blog post Q: If entertainment isn't journalism, how does "entertainment journalism" work? in the group News Literacy Matters https://newsliteracymatters.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2019/10/07/q-if-entertainment-isnt-journalism-how-does-entertainment-journalism-work/ Mon, 07 Oct 2019 14:30:11 -0400 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 […]

]]> fd1f6c310201431d5d21365cc252fe72 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 News Literacy Matters https://newsliteracymatters.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2019/09/19/q-do-journalists-and-editors-ever-disagree-about-whats-newsworthy-or-how-to-frame-a-story/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 06:25:36 -0400 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 […]

]]> 2036333cd866aa6c29a9256d8a33ac8f 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 https://newsliteracymatters.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2019/09/12/q-we-just-wrote-about-48-hour-voluntary-news-blackouts-what-happens-in-countries-where-the-government-can-decree-news-blackouts/ Thu, 12 Sep 2019 18:47:15 -0400 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 […]

]]> 8a28b4b3f4f79798d096c5d2ddcf1b3c Steve Daly edited the blog post Q: How do journalists fix mistakes after spreading fake news? in the group News Literacy Matters https://newsliteracymatters.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2019/09/04/q-how-do-journalists-fix-mistakes-after-spreading-fake-news/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 22:33:09 -0400 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 “ […]

]]> c85385e89522f4bac9a32c38585b92f5 Steve Daly became a registered member https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/590996/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 22:06:40 -0400