How Serena Williams forced sports journalists to cover tennis as more than a game
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Thursday, September 1, 2022
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How Serena Williams forced sports journalists to cover tennis as more than a gameEarly coverage sidestepped conversations about the unique kinds of gendered racism that a Black girl from a working-class California neighborhood might face on the professional tour. By Erin Whiteside. |
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Vaccinating people against fake newsResearchers are trying to boost people's immunity to fake news using online games and other strategies. Can these efforts protect the wider population against disinformation? By Elizabeth Svoboda. |
What We’re Reading
Reuters / Jonathan Spicer
Insiders reveal how Erdogan tamed Turkey’s newsrooms →
“The mainstream media in Turkey serves the function of concealing the truth more than reporting the news.”
Press Watch / Dan Froomkin
Anonymous editors are a bigger problem than bylined reporters →
“When I read something awful, I want to know not only who wrote it, but who assigned it? Who decided it was OK to publish it this way? Who wrote that headline? Who decided it merited big play? (When I read something terrific, I have the same questions.)”
Nieman Reports / Stefania D'Ignoti
Newsrooms inside refugee camps: Reporting for migrants, by migrants →
“As more people are displaced from their home countries, newsrooms inside of refugee camps are popping up to give voice to these marginalized communities.”
Twitter
Twitter will let paid users edit tweets soon →
“For this test, Tweets will be able to be edited a few times in the 30 minutes following their publication. Edited Tweets will appear with an icon, timestamp, and label so it's clear to readers that the original Tweet has been modified. Tapping the label will take viewers to the Tweet's Edit History, which includes past versions of the Tweet.”
Better News / Kamaria Roberts
How The Salt Lake Tribune developed Mormon Land to grow its national audience →
“We have extensive, unique reporting on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and know there is an audience that cares about these stories outside of the traditional Tribune audience, including members of the church who live out of state.”
The Objective / Hannah Docter-Loeb
Student journalists just want their credit →
“Local and national reporters have based huge stories off the uncredited work of student publications.”
New York Times / Jon Caramanica
Zach Sang, who hosts a new radio program on Amazon, wants to save the medium →
“Radio that doesn't play the same songs every 42 minutes. There's a version of radio out there that doesn't shove 18 minutes of commercials an hour down your throat.”
Digiday / Sara Guaglione
Podcasters test offering more bonus content and additional features to increase subscriptions →
“For example, QCode's recently-added show ‘Tooth and Claw’ about real wild animal attacks has the ‘Griz Club’ for $9.99 a month, which provides subscribers with bonus episodes, access to a server on the group-chatting platform Discord and early access to merch.”
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