Doxxed, threatened, and arrested: Russia’s war on Wikipedia editors
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Thursday, September 8, 2022
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Doxxed, threatened, and arrested: Russia's war on Wikipedia editorsWikipedia, which has more than 1,800 Russian-speaking volunteer editors, has long been a thorn in the Russian government's side. By Masha Borak. |
What We’re Reading
Substack / Richard J. Tofel
How to think about “I’m saving it for my book” →
“In the weeks ahead, the questions to ask are why the scoops — and there will be scoops, assuming the publishers are doing their jobs as they seek to recoup big advances — might have made a difference if known sooner.”
Vanity Fair / Allison Schaller
Photographer Lynsey Addario reflects on two decades of covering wars and global crises →
“I think it is important to pause and look at the breadth [of] stories we have witnessed as a population over the last two decades — the wars, the violence against women, the trauma — and to recognize the power of images, and the power of good journalism to help shape opinion and inform people in positions of decision-making power.”
WSJ / Alexandra Bruell, Keach Hagey, and Miles Kruppa
Google’s “News Showcase” is stalled in U.S. as media outlets balk at terms →
“Gannett, which owns USA Today and hundreds of local newspapers, rebuffed an offer of more than $6 million a year as part of a multiyear deal, according to people close to the discussions. Instead, the company asked for payments of around $300 million annually.”
TechCrunch / Sarah Perez
Twitter expands its crowdsourced fact-checking program, “Birdwatch” →
“To become a Birdwatch contributor capable of writing ‘notes,’ or annotations on tweets that provide further context, a person must first prove they're capable of identifying the helpful notes written by others.”
LION Publishers / Chris Krewson
LION Publishers comes out against two legislative proposals to help local news in the U.S. and Canada →
The “stated purpose” of the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act in the United States and the Online News Act in Canada “is to help local news.” “I regret to inform you that, on the whole, they will not.”
New York Times / Tiffany Hsu
When teens find misinformation, these teachers are ready →
“Some methods have become entrenched in schools that almost imply that students should question everything they see with an equal amount of skepticism. This can invite young people to conclude that all sources of information are equally suspect or, even worse, to inflame a kind of nihilism, that all sources of information have some sort of hidden motive or are out to manipulate them in some way.”
Wall Street Journal / Alexandra Bruell
Video-sharing site Rumble is hiring people like Glenn Greenwald to host live news shows →
“Toronto-based Rumble, which started nearly a decade ago as a place to share lighthearted videos, has grown in popularity among right-leaning users in recent years.”
CNN / Veronica Stracqualursi
Bernard Shaw, CNN’s first chief anchor, dies at 82 →
“Shaw was CNN’s first chief anchor when the network launched on June 1, 1980 and was with the network for more than 20 years.”
The New York Times / Katharine Q. Seelye
Anne Garrels, fearless NPR correspondent, dies at 71 →
“She was relentless, just relentless. She took every risk you could take.”
Las Vegas Review-Journal / David Ferrara, Briana Erickson, and Glenn Puit
Clark County public administrator Robert Telles arrested on suspicion of murder in reporter Jeffrey German’s death →
“The breakthrough in the case came after police released an image of a vehicle tied to the homicide suspect: a red or maroon GMC Yukon Denali. Police released the image during a news conference Tuesday afternoon. Later that evening, [Las Vegas] Review-Journal reporters observed Telles in the driveway of his home, standing next to a vehicle matching that description.”
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