In state capitols, nonprofit newsrooms are filling gaps left by newspaper cuts
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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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In state capitols, nonprofit newsrooms are filling gaps left by newspaper cutsThe overall number of journalists covering statehouses in the U.S. has risen since 2014, but fewer reporters are covering the capitols full-time, according to a new report. By Sarah Scire. |
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Use of social media for news doesn’t seem to increase false political beliefs among Mexicans, one study finds“Our finding is that there’s no relationship.” By Hanaa' Tameez. |
What We’re Reading
Substack / Richard J. Tofel
A journalistic fail around a film about journalism →
Remember Storm Lake? It’s, uh, not actually a news desert.
Reynolds Journalism Institute / Hannah Wise
A toolkit for newsrooms to better serve the disability community →
“The first half of this toolkit is focused on improving coverage of disability. The second half is focused on making journalism more accessible.”
NPR / Joe Hernandez
Elon Musk will join Twitter’s board after becoming its largest shareholder →
“Musk has become a vocal critic of Twitter’s limits on what users can say, suggesting that they run counter to free speech.”
The Verge / Jacob Kastrenakes
Substack makes a pitch for your podcasts →
“Substack wants you all to know that it isn't just a newsletter platform — it's a podcasting one, too. Or at least, it'd like to be thought of that way.”
Current / Leigh Giangreco
More than a dozen public radio stations pick up Vox’s “Today, Explained” →
“We do something that I think radio especially will benefit from, which is that we spend a lot of time providing context for the major stories that are in the news.”
MLK50 / Wendi Thomas
To the Harvard professor who said MLK50 wasn’t “viable”: Look at us now →
“What I remember most from that class is this: You told me that MLK50 was ‘not viable.’ Today, MLK50 turned 5. I'm delighted to tell you that you were wrong. Remarkably wrong. Stunningly wrong.”
Sky News
UK government expected to sell Channel 4, claiming public ownership is “holding it back” →
UK culture secretary Nadine Dorries said she had concluded “that government ownership is holding Channel 4 back from competing against streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon.”
New York Post / Thomas Barrabi
WNYC’s Jami Floyd accused of plagiarism in 45 articles dating back to 2010 →
“Floyd, 57, was the director of New York Public Radio's Race & Justice Unit and its legal editor until Monday morning, when she abruptly resigned from her post….Floyd has already indicated that she plans to sue WNYC — calling a press conference for Tuesday morning in which she plans to speak out about what she described as ‘alleged racism and discrimination at WNYC.'”
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