Sahan Journal is using voice-notes newsletters to reach Somalis in Minnesota
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Wednesday, January 11, 2023
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Sahan Journal is using voice-notes newsletters to reach Somalis in Minnesota“We wanted the questions and feedback and the insights of Somalis to be at the center.” By Hanaa' Tameez. |
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Good news: Misinformation isn’t as powerful as feared! Bad news: Neither is information.To people who publish facts, it’s appealing to think of them as powerful. But people’s belief systems go a lot deeper than facts. By Joshua Benton. |
What We’re Reading
The New York Times / Ryan Mac and Kate Conger
Twitter said to consider selling user names to boost revenue →
“Engineers have discussed running online auctions where people can bid for the user names.”
The Guardian / Dan Milmo
The Guardian confirms that it was hit by a ransomware attack and that UK staffers’ personal data was accessed →
“We believe this was a criminal ransomware attack, and not the specific targeting of The Guardian as a media organization.”
The GroundTruth Project / Sam Kille
The GroundTruth Project, home to Report for America, names Rob Zeaske as CEO →
Zeaske most recently served as the director of Harvard Business School's Social Enterprise Initiative and “served for more than a decade as CEO of Second Harvest, one of the nation's largest hunger relief and nutrition organizations.”
New York Times / Benjamin Mullin and Michael M. Grynbaum
Rebecca Blumenstein, a senior New York Times editor, will take a top role at NBC News →
Blumenstein is “a highly decorated print and digital journalist, but one with little experience in television.” She’ll oversee household-brand shows like "Meet the Press" and "Dateline."
Mother Jones / Inae Oh
The case against a more cinematic C-SPAN →
“The chance of getting zoomed in on by a C-SPAN camera would also play to some of the worst instincts that animated the very grandstanders responsible for last week's Republican paralysis.”
Washington Post / Dan Zak
The boring journey of Matt Yglesias →
“He is a ‘logic machine’ at the keyboard, according to friends. He is a parody of artificial intelligence, according to haters.”
The Verge / Makena Kelly
Parler’s parent company has laid off a majority of its staff →
“The sudden purge of staff has thrown the future of Parler, one of the first conservative alternatives to mainstream platforms, into question.”
Tedium / Ernie Smith
A look at Ted Turner’s failed 1984 attempt to launch an MTV competitor →
“It lasted five days longer than CNN+ did.”
People / Georgia Slater
What it’s like to be pregnant with your third baby while covering the war from Ukraine →
“It can still be quite challenging with the long drives and severe cold and you have to be vigilant about self-care, but I remind myself that thousands of Ukrainian women are living this experience every day.”
Politico / Garrett M. Graff
In remembrance of Blake Hounshell, a beloved and very online journalist →
Mike Allen: “Blake was a pioneer in a business where there are lots of sheep. He was early to grasp the power of a personal voice and sensibility online, and created a community that any news organization would envy. He was gifted as both an editor and a writer, with crossover talents that are so very, very rare.”
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