Attention, Joe Rogan: Spotify now reserves the right to restrict the reach of misinformation
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Monday, April 18, 2022
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Attention, Joe Rogan: Spotify now reserves the right to restrict the reach of misinformation“In instances when content touches on sensitive topics but does not cross the threshold which would require removal under our Platform Rules, we may take steps to restrict and limit its reach,” say the new rules. By Joshua Benton. |
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The news media seems to be heeding the call to limit naming perpetrators in mass shootingsOne researcher’s work has found that, over the past decade, the news media has reduced the number of times the name of a mass shooter is reported. By Thomas J. Hrach. |
What We’re Reading
The Guardian / Zoe Williams
“The lunacy is getting more intense”: How Birds Aren’t Real took on the conspiracy theorists →
“It's a made-up conspiracy theory that is just realistic enough, as conspiracies go, to convince QAnon supporters that birds aren't real, but has just enough satirical flags that generation Z recognises immediately what is going on. It's a conspiracy-within-a-conspiracy, a little aneurysm of reality and mockery in the bloodstream of the mad pizzagate-style theories that animate the ‘alt-right.'”
Financial Times / Ian Johnston
How journalists in Ukraine turned to Patreon to finance their coverage →
“Patreon's more than 3,000 contributors in Ukraine recorded four times more funding growth year on year than those on the rest of the platform in March. The Kyiv Independent makes more than £50,000 a month from almost 7,000 patrons, making it one of the largest Patreon sites in Ukraine.”
Morning Brew / Alyssa Meyers
Spotify’s acquisition of podcast analytics firms has some in the industry concerned →
“Spotify is a major player in podcasting, but advertisers and publishers could be hesitant to accept campaign metrics from a streaming service that not only owns podcasts, but also sells ads on them and owns the measurement platforms used to report metrics.”
Second Rough Draft / Richard J. Tofel
Is it time for local newspapers to go all-local? →
(Hasn’t it been for a decade now, at least for the smallest 90% of papers?) “How many readers who are really interested in it, for instance, are getting their news of the war in Ukraine from a morning local paper rather than cable or broadcast news, national newspapers or by way of phone alerts or social media? My guess is very few.”
The Guardian / Jason Burke
Facebook “lacks willpower” to tackle misinformation in Africa →
“‘Facebook are losing users left, right and centre in the global north, so where are the new users coming from? The global south’…’Africa has a young growing population and so offers opportunities for Facebook to become an entry to the internet, via Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram or whatever. That can be monetised down the line.'”
Reuters / Tom Hals
The New York Times has countersued a dismissed defamation plaintiff under New York’s anti-SLAPP law →
“The company is seeking unspecified fees spent fending off a 2020 lawsuit by Peter Brimelow, according to the company’s lawsuit, which was filed on Tuesday. Brimelow had sued the company over five articles published between January 2019 and May 2020 that described him as being ‘white nationalist’ and his VDARE.com website as being ‘animated by race hatred.'”
Columbia Journalism Review / Alissa Quart
Let’s make journalism work for those not born into an elite class →
“Working toward inclusion can feel Sisyphean. But its outcomes can be rewarding.”
Sprout Social / Mary Keutelian
The best times to post on different social media platforms, by levels of engagement →
Sadly, “never” is not listed as an option.
The Daily Beast / Zachary Petrizzo and Lachlan Cartwright
Tara Palmeri ditches Politico for Puck after a Playbook shake-up →
“The move comes shortly after Politico brass moved her off their marquee product, Playbook, amid reported clashes among the daily newsletter's stars including Palmeri and fellow co-authors like Eugene Daniels.”
The New York Times / Sarah Bahr
The Murdochs, from page to screen →
“‘It can be easy to go off track or speak a little loosely in ways that we wouldn't in an actual written and edited piece,’ said [Jim] Rutenberg. ‘So a lot of the challenge is getting used to sticking to our reporting when we're sitting in a chair riffing.'”
The Daily Beast / Philippe Naughton
Alex Jones’ Infowars has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid Sandy Hook lawsuits →
“Sandy Hook families suing Jones say he has ‘doomsday prepped’ his lucrative business empire by moving millions of dollars into shell companies, in an attempt to stay out of reach of the courts.”
Press Gazette / Bron Maher
News publishers have made at least $12 million selling NFTs →
Though note that $10 million of that is attributed to a single Time statement that it had earned “in excess of eight-figures of revenue” from web3 ventures.
The Guardian
A Siberian journalist has been arrested for being critical of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine →
“Mikhail Afanasyev, chief editor of Novy Fokus in the Russian region of Khakassia, was arrested by security forces on Wednesday over the website's reporting on 11 riot police who allegedly refused deployment to Ukraine…an offence that carries a maximum 10-year jail sentence under a law passed last month.”
The Guardian / Jim Waterson
BBC Three returned from streaming to actual streaming, but the viewers didn’t follow it →
“…the total youth audience for all British television channels has collapsed by 70% over the last decade. The average teenager's consumption of live television has fallen from almost three hours a day to just 50 minutes during this period…The short-lived television ratings boom caused by pandemic-related lockdowns has already gone into reverse, with channels increasingly reliant on older audiences, live sport and soap operas.”
The New York Times / Elizabeth A. Harris
How Barnes & Noble went from villain to hero →
“Today, virtually the entire publishing industry is rooting for Barnes & Noble — including most independent booksellers. Its unique role in the book ecosystem, where it helps readers discover new titles and publishers stay invested in physical stores, makes it an essential anchor in a world upended by online sales and a much larger player: Amazon.”
Gawker / Tarpley Hitt
The Counter has money, so why is it shutting down? →
“The Counter is a non-profit newsroom — a public and donor-supported organization that many have hailed as the future and arguably only sustainable model for independent journalism. That's alarming for anyone who cares about this stuff. It's also slightly confusing — because unlike private companies, 501(c)(3)s are required to release their financial information. And The Counter's financial information looks pretty good.”
Mediapost / Tony Silber
Arizona State University will use a $150,000 grant to study “the evolving concept of journalistic objectivity” →
“The project will examine how the concept of objectivity has evolved and how to reconcile the core principles of fact-based journalism with the values of younger journalists and modern newsrooms. It will produce a research paper to serve as a resource for print, digital and broadcast news organizations, along with a series of workshops tailored to support individual news organizations.”
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