If someone shares your politics, you’re less likely to block them when they post misinformation
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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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If someone shares your politics, you’re less likely to block them when they post misinformation“People give a pass to their like-minded friends who share misinformation.” By Shraddha Chakradhar. |
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Ukraine coverage shows gender roles are changing on the battlefield and in the newsroomNew war narratives don't differentiate between fighting and caring as actions of war. By Kristin Skare Orgeret Bruce Mutsvairo. |
What We’re Reading
Twitter / BuzzFeed News Union ✊
BuzzFeed News Union is filing an unfair labor practice case over BuzzFeed management’s buyouts announcement →
“BuzzFeed management and @peretti are still learning a fundamental truth about our newsroom: now that we have a union, the era of them unilaterally making decisions about our work and livelihoods is over. We have a say.”
The New York Times / Alex V. Cipolle
How Native Americans are trying to debug A.I.’s biases →
"’The internet is not representative of the entire population, and when people are represented, it may not be accurate because of stereotypes and hate speech.'”
The Atlantic / Yasmeen Serhan
How Western news is getting around Putin’s digital iron curtain →
“As Vladimir Putin asserts control over his country's media space, many outlets are fighting back.”
Variety / K.J. Yossman
BBC files United Nations complaint against Iran over online violence towards women journalists →
“So extreme is the abuse that many of BBC News Persian's female journalists have removed themselves from social media and other public spaces and have even suffered ‘significant and serious mental and physical health issues.’"
Local News Initiative / Greg Burns
The Baltimore Banner readies for launch →
Target: 100,000 paid subscribers in four years.
Nieman Reports / Julia Craven
In today’s journalism job market, having your own brand is key to survival →
“All the branding doesn't come from natural creative drive. Some of it is really because it feels like that is a requirement to be successful in our field.”
Associated Press / Colleen Long, Amanda Seitz and Nooman Merchant
U.S., Ukraine quietly try to pierce Putin’s propaganda bubble →
“They have tried a series of actions, overt and subtle, to reach ordinary Russians, from encouraging the use of software that circumvents internet blocks to having government briefings for TikTok influencers.”
The Washington Post / Taylor Lorenz
Doomscrolling got you down? Take a break at a digital rest stop. →
“Digital resting points are videos intentionally created to give people a break from social media. They all follow a similar format: a soothing scene on screen, almost no people, a still camera, soft music or natural sounds. Then, voice-over or text appears: ‘Congratulations! You've reached a digital resting point. Stay as long as you like.’"
The New York Times / John McWhorter
Is slang as swell as it used to be? Yas! →
“It can seem as if slang is something that happens when the culture sparks up for some reason, or as a way of expressing some urgently oppositional identity, such as among teenagers. But slang is also just eternal — dirty pup, doc, syndicating.”
The Fine Print / Andrew Fedorov
A bad day for BuzzFeed News →
“After the investigations, politics, science, and inequality teams were offered buyouts, CEO Jonah Peretti says BuzzFeed News going forward will concentrate on ‘the biggest news of the day, culture and entertainment, celebrity, and life on the internet.’"
Wired / Megan Carnegie
The entirely predictable impact of salary transparency →
“Europe is about to decide whether to make everyone’s salaries public, a move that could dramatically narrow the gender pay gap.”
The New York Times / Sheera Frenkel and Stuart A. Thompson
How Russia and right-wing Americans converged on war in Ukraine →
“Some conservatives have echoed the Kremlin's misleading claims about the war and vice versa, giving each other's assertions a sheen of credibility.”
Columbia Journalism Review / Joel Simon
For journalists, Ukraine is a WhatsApp War →
“Ian Phillips, the AP’s international editor and the organization's safety lead, agrees that the use of messaging apps and tracking technology has accelerated during the Ukraine conflict but believes that overall they represent a significant net positive. ‘Technology is helping us here,’ said Phillips. Yes, he regularly wakes up in the middle of the night to check his phone, but being able to see his teams moving down the road or on a train gives him some peace of mind.”
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