Do browser extensions keep anyone away from fake news sites? Maybe a tiny bit
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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Do browser extensions keep anyone away from fake news sites? Maybe a tiny bitA new study finds that NewsGuard’s credibility ratings for news sites helped steer the most frequent consumers of misinformation towards more reliable outlets. By Shraddha Chakradhar. |
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What might reverse late-night TV’s decline?“If someone's already watching something on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, why would they set their DVRs for 1:30 a.m.?” By Jon Rineman. |
What We’re Reading
New York Times / Katie Robertson
Slate has named ex-HuffPost editor Hillary Frey as its new editor-in-chief →
“Slate, one of few surviving original digital media outlets, has struggled in recent years to find its way in the new media landscape and figure out a sustainable business model. It has been without an editor in chief since early January, when Jared Hohlt stepped down.”
The Wall Street Journal / Kim Mackrael and Rhiannon Hoyle
Social media regulations expand globally as Elon Musk plans Twitter takeover →
“Regulators from Australia to the European Union, India, Canada and the U.K. have recently introduced or are considering new rules for policing online content. They include a coming EU requirement for major platforms to conduct annual risk assessments and a new obligation in Australia to swiftly remove content—whether illegal or not—upon notice from the country's eSafety commissioner.”
The New York Times / Alexandra Jacobs
The magazine business, from the coolest place to the coldest one →
“A new book about Anna Wintour and another by a longtime editor at Vanity Fair arrive amid the accelerating erosion of an industry.”
TechCrunch / Aisha Malik
Twitter’s new policy highlights its efforts to combat spam and duplicative tweets →
“If Twitter finds a violation, it will make the tweet ineligible to be featured in Top Search and Trends results. It also won't recommend the tweet in timelines of users who don't follow the account that sent the tweet. The tweet may also be down-ranked in replies and excluded in email recommendations.”
Reuters / Foo Yun Chee
Google is paying more than 300 European publishers for news →
“‘So far, we have agreements which cover more than 300 national, local and specialist news publications in Germany, Hungary, France, Austria, the Netherlands and Ireland, with many more discussions ongoing,’ Sulina Connal, director for news and publishing partnerships, said in blogpost seen by Reuters and expected to be published later on Wednesday. The blog did not say how much publishers were being paid.”
The Guardian / Isobel Koshiw
“I had to act”: How Ukrainian journalists became war correspondents overnight →
“…initially, writing stories and making television reports was secondary for the reporters, editors, and producers who heard explosions around them and scrambled for safety. For more than a month many Ukrainian journalists focused on survival. Some have since returned to work, but often they lack protective equipment and hostile environment training.”
The Washington Post / WashPostPR
The Washington Post is setting up a new bureau in Kyiv →
“The Washington Post will establish a new bureau in Kyiv, with Isabelle Khurshudyan leading coverage as Ukraine bureau chief, and Max Bearak serving as chief Ukraine correspondent. The move signals The Post's long-term commitment to covering Russia's war in Ukraine and the people affected.”
OpenMind Magazine / Josiah Osgood
How to stop a conspiracy →
“To stop a conspiracy, you have to recognize that conspiracies do exist, while also distinguishing real ones from false ones.”
Associated Press / Matt O
Running Twitter may be much harder than Elon Musk thinks →
“‘He certainly wouldn't be the first person to say, “I'm going to do this” and then realize that either they don't really want to do it or their users don't want them to do it,’ said David Greene, civil liberties director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.”
Vox / Terry Nguyen
What is a trend anymore? →
“This doesn't just concern the fashion world: The effects of trend-induced brain rot have trickled into online discourse. The topics and figures deemed most important on the internet are based on where they fall along this spectrum of trendiness, depending on the scale of attention they command.”
Nieman Foundation
The Nieman Foundation announces the 85th class of fellows →
“The Nieman class of 2023 includes the foundation's first Cambodian journalist, as well as others who report on Ukraine, Russia, Afghanistan, Turkey, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Mexico, Nigeria and Hong Kong — places where press freedom is tightly restricted or under attack and in dire need of external support.”
Al Jazeera
Veteran Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israeli forces →
“Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, was covering an Israeli army raid on the Jenin refugee camp when she was shot in the face.”
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