Partisan media offers easier-to-read political news than mainstream outlets, study suggests
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Thursday, January 5, 2023
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Partisan media offers easier-to-read political news than mainstream outlets, study suggestsHyperpartisan outlets use words a larger share of the population understands, researchers found. By Denise-Marie Ordway. |
What We’re Reading
CNBC / Kif Leswing
California forces companies to show pay on job listings, revealing big tech salaries →
“Notably, these salary listings do not include any bonuses or equity grants, which many tech companies use to attract and retain employees.”
Washington Post / Elahe Izadi
Why Jan. 6 has been a challenge like no other for documentary filmmakers →
“It's knee-deep in the middle of a national conversation we're having, and it's not one most people want to have, broadly.”
Wall Street Journal / Jeff Horwitz, Keach Hagey, and Emily Glazer
Facebook wanted out of politics. It was messier than anyone expected. →
“Views of content from what Facebook deems ‘high quality news publishers’ such as Fox News and CNN fell more than material from outlets users considered less trustworthy. User complaints about misinformation climbed, and charitable donations via the company's fundraiser product through Facebook fell in the first half of 2022.”
Vanity Fair / Charlotte Klein
What happened to The New York Times’ media column? →
“One person who talked to the Times for the gig told me they got the impression that the Times was still trying to figure out what they were doing with the column — and looking for a columnist to come to them with a clear vision for it.”
The Cut / The Editors at Ms.
Ms. Magazine turns 50 →
“Ms. demonstrated the potential for journalism that centered news and analysis around women and their lives and made a feminist worldview more accessible to the public.”
Washington Post / Lauren Kaori Gurley
U.S. regulators propose banning noncompete clauses for all workers →
“A growing body of research shows that noncompete contracts reduce wages and mobility for workers across various industries by ensuring that employers do not have to compete against one another for workers by raising wages or improving working conditions.” (Noncompete clauses are “fairly common” among TV journalists.)
Semafor / Max Tani
More details about the cyberattack that has shuttered the Guardian’s office for a month →
“The paper's email and digital publishing systems have operated normally. But some of the more antiquated systems, including company expenses and some elements of print production, remain buggy.”
The Verge / Jon Porter
Apple Books launches AI-narrated audiobooks →
“The feature represents a big shift from the current audiobook model, which often involves authors narrating their own books in a process that can take weeks and cost thousands for a publisher.”
Financial Times / Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe and Alistair Gray
U.K. government confirms that Channel 4 will remain publicly owned →
“The sale of Channel 4, spearheaded by former prime minister Boris Johnson and his culture secretary Nadine Dorries, faced opposition from some within the sector and the ruling Conservative party.”
Washington Post / Joseph Menn
Hackers leak email addresses tied to 235 million Twitter accounts →
“While 235 million published records ranks among the largest breaches anywhere, it is only the latest in a stretch of security disasters at Twitter dating back more than a decade.”
Pop Up Magazine
Pop-Up Magazine, acclaimed "live magazine" show, will close →
“The pandemic was devastating to our business. We worked hard, and came up with new things we could create and new ways to generate revenue. Live audiences were starting to return. A profitable, self-sustaining future was in sight. But we don't have enough money in the bank to make it.”
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