The Pink Sauce debacle is the logical next step of the “Instagrammable” movement
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Thursday, August 4, 2022
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The Pink Sauce debacle is the logical next step of the “Instagrammable” movementPink Sauce may be a sign that we’ve reached the next phase in an internet culture that has privileged aesthetic over function for years. By Jessica Maddox. |
What We’re Reading
Poynter / Rick Edmonds
Gannett reports disastrous financial results; layoffs are coming →
“With consumers pinched, the company is seeing some customers dropping print because of how high the subscription price has become.”
Global Investigative Journalism Network / Rowan Philp
9 watchdog reporters talk about mistakes they’ve made →
“I've learned to never ever trust a second-hand source for statistics.”
Pew Research Center / Jacob Liedke
About one in six U.S. journalists at news outlets are part of a union →
“Another 41% would join one if it were available to them, according to the survey of nearly 12,000 working U.S.-based journalists, conducted Feb. 16 to March 17, 2022.”
Current / Scott Fybush
Kentucky stations struggle to report on — and recover from — historic flooding →
“The problem with getting out in the field is that eastern Kentucky is so remote and travel is very hazardous right now.”
Poynter / Amaris Castillo
A former journalist’s nonprofit helps survivors of high-profile tragedies →
“For me, the goal is to help a grieving person tell their story in a way that heals more than hurts.”
Bloomberg / Josh Eidelson
Reuters U.S. reporters are striking for the first time in decades →
“Employees began a 24-hour strike at 6 a.m. New York time Thursday after claiming the company didn't fairly negotiate pay increases,” according to NewsGuild.
Gawker / Tarpley Hitt
Gawker’s reporting on what happened with Erin Overbey and The New Yorker →
“Seven sources close to the New Yorker told Gawker that Overbey's version of events excluded critical context — namely, that each of her threads occurred after internal issues related to her conduct with colleagues, and that Overbey's relationship with the union, on which her grievance now relies, has been fraught for the past year over some of the same subjects she claimed to have spoken up about.”
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