“A bigger focus on the human impact of technology”: Sisi Wei is The Markup’s new editor-in-chief
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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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“A bigger focus on the human impact of technology”: Sisi Wei is The Markup’s new editor-in-chief“What we often don't think about is how tech accountability is also so many other types of coverage. It's labor coverage, climate change coverage, healthcare coverage, criminal justice coverage, immigration coverage — I could go on and on.” By Hanaa' Tameez. |
What We’re Reading
Columbia Journalism Review / Jon Allsop
Kari Lake, and the danger of local news anchors jumping into politics →
“Local TV news often passes below the radar of nationally minded media critics, but it is a medium that can confer a significant platform on its stars within their community, as well as high levels of trust. The potential for that trust to be abused poses a danger that is particular to the form.”
The New York Times / Benjamin Mullin
Forbes is supposedly exploring a sale after its SPAC deal collapsed →
“In recent weeks, an offering document describing Forbes's financials compiled by Citi has been circulated to companies in the media sector, including Yahoo, said three of the people, who would speak only anonymously because the outreach was private. According to the document, Forbes generated more than $200 million in revenue and more than $40 million in profit in 2021, two of the people said.”
The Verge / Nicole Wetsman
Two class-action lawsuits allege that Meta violated patient privacy laws with one of its data tracking tools →
“An investigation by The Markup in early June found that 33 of the top 100 hospitals in the United States use the Meta Pixel on their websites. At seven hospitals, it was installed on password-protected patient portals. The investigation found that the tool was sending information about patient health conditions, doctor appointments, and medication allergies to Facebook.”
Digiday / Kayleigh Barber
How The Daily Beast’s chief revenue officer Mia Libby is bracing for an economic slowdown →
“One of the things that we really have to think about because we have streams of consumer revenue, is ensuring that the user experience is really strong and that we're constantly building engagement and loyalty.”
The New York Times / Benjamin Mullin
Profits slump at CNN as ratings plummet →
“However the numbers are crunched, inside CNN the hunt is on for new revenue.”
Reuters / Jack Queen
Alex Jones is expected to testify in a defamation case over the Sandy Hook shooting →
“Jones, founder of the Infowars radio show and webcast, is on trial in a Texas court to determine how much he must pay for spreading falsehoods about the killing of 20 children and six staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on Dec. 14, 2012.”
The Verge / James Vincent
“An engine for the imagination”: The rise of AI image generators →
“This week, though, Midjourney is expanding access to its model, allowing anyone to create their own Discord server with their own AI image generator. ‘We're going from a Midjourney universe to a Midjourney multiverse,’ as Holz puts it. And he thinks the results will be incredible: an outpouring of AI-augmented creativity that's still only the tip of the iceberg.”
Digiday / Tim Peterson
Instagram is paying media companies to post Reels →
“Instagram's expansion of Reels payments to media companies has taken some media executives by surprise, with payment amounts varying and the platform not making clear to media companies how the amounts are being calculated.”
Financial Times / Anna Nicolaou
New media venture Semafor takes shape as economic backdrop darkens →
“‘There are just these blindingly obvious consumer discontents with the news business,’ said Ben Smith. He said Semafor would focus on landing scoops.”
CNN / Brian Stelter
Major news organizations sue Texas Department of Public Safety for public records on Uvalde shooting →
Participating news organizations: CNN, the Texas Tribune, ABC, CBS, NBC, The New York Times, Dow Jones, The Washington Post, ProPublica, Gannett, Graham Media, Scripps and TEGNA.
Vogue / Taylor Antrim
Maria Ressa on the fight for facts — and her own freedom →
“I am not a content creator. I am a journalist. I don't want to live in a world of popularity. It's forever high school.”
Poynter / Angela Fu
How Outside Magazine failed to unionize →
“It was a much more aggressive anti-union campaign put on by Outside than the regular newspaper chains that we've been unionizing.”
The Daily Yonder / Yasmeen Saadi
A Texas family newspaper with a storied past seeks to create a more certain future →
“We've reinvested everything in the newspaper with the idea that it would just get better and better and we'll be in great shape someday when someone else wanted to own it. It never occurred to me that there would come a time when nobody wanted to own a community newspaper that was in great shape.”
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