A local newspaper in Oregon punches above its weight. A politician it investigated wants to buy — and change — it.
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Thursday, March 31, 2022
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A local newspaper in Oregon punches above its weight. A politician it investigated wants to buy — and change — it.“I was tired of getting poked in the chest for not doing anything wrong. And it was like, 'You know what? If you want to keep poking me in the chest, let me purchase this paper for what it’s worth.'” By Shraddha Chakradhar. |
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Forming a co-op saved six Canadian newspapers from closing. Here’s how they do business now.“Being so close to bankruptcy made people realize that what we were offering them was a treasure, but it was pretty fragile.” By Hanaa' Tameez. |
What We’re Reading
Factchequeado.com
A new initiative is working to counter mis- and disinformation in Spanish-speaking communities in the U.S. →
“Factchequeado is an initiative created to counter mis and disinformation within the Hispanic and Latino communities in the United States. An innovative project led by Maldita.es, the first Spanish non-profit fact-checking media created to combat disinformation in Spain, and Chequeado, the first fact-checking media organization in Argentina and the Global South.”
The Atlantic / Kaitlyn Tiffany
TikTok’s algorithm spews out viral villains →
“Why is the app so focused on abusive ‘investigations,’ and is there any way to make it stop?”
The New York Times / Anna P. Kambhampaty
Want to see the weirdest of Wikipedia? Look no further. →
“On @depthsofwikipedia, Annie Rauwerda is compiling some of the crowdsourced site's most bizarre pages.”
Poynter / Elizabeth Djinis
Journalists need to rethink their relationship with corrections →
“Corrections are clearly a process breakdown, a sign of something needing to change in the way that we work, but also an indication that we are all simply human.”
Digiday / Sara Guaglione
Why The New Yorker is using more “voice” in its daily newsletter →
“…the newsletter space, in general, is where personality, identity, the voice of the writer and the media entity can really come to life — so it felt like a missed opportunity for The New Yorker. We wanted to just bring that human element that was already there to the forefront rather than have it be behind the scenes.”
Poynter / Sara Bealor
Poynter’s ICFN and Google News Initiative are teaming up to further support the fact-checking community →
“The alliance aims to significantly increase fact-checkers' capacity to deepen their commitment to truth and transparency, scale their efforts, navigate challenges, and spark meaningful public discourse.”
Associated Press / Amanda Seitz, Eric Tucker and Mike Catalini
How China’s TikTok, Facebook influencers push propaganda →
“As China continues to assert its economic might, it is using the global social media ecosystem to expand its already formidable influence. The country has quietly built a network of social media personalities who parrot the government's perspective in posts seen by hundreds of thousands of people, operating in virtual lockstep as they promote China's virtues, deflect international criticism of its human rights abuses and advance Beijing's talking points on world affairs like Russia's war against Ukraine.”
NPR / David Folkenflik
How tensions between the police and media boiled over one chaotic night in LA →
“A year ago this month, as police prepared to sweep Echo Park Lake of homeless encampments, protests broke out. The reporters who descended on the scene to record it were caught in the middle, as police were unable or unwilling to distinguish between reporters and activists.”
The Assembly / Melanie Sill
Is WUNC ready to turn it up? →
“Over the past decade, while newspapers struggled and cut hundreds of local journalism jobs in North Carolina, WUNC has held its course and prospered. Now, the station has the means and opportunity to raise its impact in North Carolina again—but how far does it want to stretch?”
The Boston Globe / Tonya Alanez
Boston-area orthodontist and landlord sues Tufts University student journalists over story →
“A Somerville orthodontist and landlord with a litigious past is suing two Tufts University student journalists over coverage of a renters' protest outside his office, claiming a story in the college newspaper defamed him and caused him emotional harm by suggesting he had lied.”
The Verge / Jon Porter
Google is adding a new “highly cited” label to search results →
“The search giant's hope is that its highly cited label will help highlight original reporting, which can include important context that's stripped out when a story gets picked up more widely.”
The New York Times / The Sway Podcast
What Putin’s propaganda looks like from both sides of the border →
Two journalists — one Ukrainian and one Russian — who have had to flee their homes because of the war share how they have experienced the impacts of Putin's misinformation campaign.
The New York Times / Chris Buckley
Australian journalist who worked for Chinese media stands trial in Beijing →
“Cheng Lei, a former CGTN host, was detained in 2020. The Chinese authorities have accused her of divulging state secrets but offered no specifics.”
Axios / Sara Fischer
The Daily Wire plans to spend “a minimum of $100 million” building kids entertainment content →
The conservative company indicated children's content has been in the works “for months,” but also said the move is in response to Disney’s positioning on Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill, known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
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