Some resources for following the war in Ukraine
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Thursday, February 24, 2022
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Some resources for following the war in UkraineLists, liveblogs, maps. By Laura Hazard Owen. |
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The old habits of news consumption died with the internet. What’s replacing them?News organizations’ “attempts to keep audiences hooked through apps, newsletters, notification schemes and other things are an adaptation to an infrastructure not under their direct control.” By Joshua Benton. |
What We’re Reading
The Fine Print / Andrew Fedorov
Into the abyss in Ukraine →
“The conflict in Ukraine has taken place on multiple fronts, including cyberattacks on Ukrainian government sites. If those escalate into a full-scale attack on communications infrastructure, including phone and internet service, or if those are knocked out in some other way, the question arises of how reporters will get their work out to the rest of the world.”
Torrent Freak / Andy Maxwell
Reddit banned 2,625 subreddits for excessive copyright infringement in 2021 →
“Reddit’s latest transparency report reveals that during 2021, Reddit removed 665,898 pieces of content following copyright infringement complaints, up 104% on the previous year. Actions against “excessive” copyright infringers also increased significantly, with Reddit permanently banning 2,813 users and 2,625 subreddits.”
WSJ / Alexandra Bruell
Hoping to generate more ad revenue, more digital publishers are moving away from Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages framework →
“Companies including Vox Media LLC, BuzzFeed Inc.'s BZFD -1.72% Complex Networks and Bustle parent BDG said they have started testing or are considering using their own versions of mobile-optimized article pages … The Washington Post has gone a step further, abandoning AMP last summer.”
TechCrunch / Sarah Perez
Reddit adds a Discover Tab to its mobile app for finding communities →
“Specifically, Reddit will take into consideration things like which subscriptions you already have and where you spend the most time, to make its recommendations. For example, if you subscribe to a lot of baseball subreddits and spend time in several football subreddits, the app may recommend other sports communities. If you're a new user, Reddit will make suggestions of popular communities until it gains a little more signal about your interests.”
NBC News / Kat Tenbarge and Ben Collins
On TikTok, Ukraine livestreams show protests — and attract scams →
“Some of the livestreams appear to be authentic, showing crowds gathered in major cities to protest Russian aggression. But other TikTok users are pretending to be in Ukraine, using doctored or dubbed footage of other places in an attempt to solicit followers and monetary donations.”
The Washington Post / Margaret Sullivan
Now is the time to remember what Fox’s own lawyers said about Tucker Carlson →
“But it's important to remember what Carlson is: nothing more than an outrage machine. What he offers is not political commentary. It's Fox-approved nonsense meant to juice ratings — and it works.”
Time / Eliana Dockterman
“You’re Wrong About” host Sarah Marshall was always fascinated by history’s misunderstood woman. Now the rest of us are, too. →
“I'd be like, 'Let's revisit Amy Fisher,' and an editor would be like, ‘Why?'”
The Texas Tribune / Evan Smith
Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune executive editor and co-founder, will retire →
Another co-founder — Evan Smith, who currently serves as CEO — is also stepping down this year.
New York / Sam Adler-Bell
Why are so many people mad at David Leonhardt? →
“Leonhardt, who has described his journalistic colleagues as having a ‘bad-news bias,’ sees his role as being an implicit corrective to some of the more alarmist coverage showing up elsewhere in traditional media and even in the Times itself. This position has enraged some readers — doctors, scientists, and journalists among them — who believe it's absurd to call for a return to normal when, according to the Times, around 2,000 people are dying from Covid each day.”
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