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Friday, May 29, 2020
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Unicorn Riot, a nonprofit media collective, is covering the Minneapolis protests live and close upUnicorn Riot is just five years old, but this week's unrest isn't its first time covering protests against a police killing in the Twin Cities. By Sarah Scire. |
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Twitter adds a new warning to a Trump tweet: “This tweet violated the Twitter Rules about glorifying violence”It wasn’t the first time Trump has tweeted something vile, but for the first time, Twitter did something about it. By Laura Hazard Owen. |
What We’re Reading
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
At least two journalists struck by projectiles while covering Minneapolis protest →
“One of these projectiles — tipped with blue foam — hit the thigh of Andy Mannix, the federal courts reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune … He said that the police seemed to be firing these projectiles ‘indiscriminately’ and that he did not feel as if he was targeted.”
Google / Ludovic Blecher
Google will give grants ranging from $5,000 to $30,000 to more than 5,300 local news organizations →
“In just two weeks we received more than 12,000 applications from 140 eligible countries, with 90 percent of those applications from newsrooms of less than 26 journalists.”
Slate Magazine / Josephine Wolff
The revised AP Stylebook gets technical. Really technical. →
“That these [digital advertising] practices are sufficiently widely discussed in journalism today to merit discussion in the AP Stylebook seems to be a clear reflection of how much incredible reporting has been done in the past few years on digital advertising and its role in everything from political campaigns to discriminatory housing practices.”
TheWrap / Lindsey Ellefson
Playboy, which pivoted to “digital-first publishing” in March, lays off most of its editorial team →
The long-running publication laid off 25 staffers in total. They plan to reorganize their business model to “build direct relationships with consumers through e-commerce and service offerings.”
Folio: / Greg Dool
NYT Magazine and Bon Appétit were the big winners at this year’s National Magazine Awards →
“The fourth General Excellence award, in the literature, science and politics category, went to Quanta, an eight-year-old digital magazine covering advancements in science and mathematics, which was not only a first-time Ellie winner but also a first-time finalist.”
Folio: / Greg Dool
Skift, the travel-focused media company, will permanently give up its physical office in Manhattan →
Between rent and office expenses, CEO Rafat Ali anticipates that the move will save the company about $600,000 annually. Skift will rent meeting space once or twice a week for employees located in New York City but expects other employees will move elsewhere.
TechCrunch
Video-focused startup Stringr connects news organizations with videographers and fresh footage →
The marketplace has raised $7.25 million from Thomson Reuters and others. “The startup's work with Reuters is also pushing it to recruit videographers globally, starting in western Europe. (It was previously focused on the United States and the United Kingdom.)”
Digiday / Kayleigh Barber
How Pop-Up Magazine pivoted from events to video →
Ticket sales account for up to 40 percent of Pop-Up Magazine’s total revenue and the company is used to packing like New York City's Lincoln Center and Los Angeles' United Artists Theatre, drawing live audiences of up to 7,500.
CNN / Jason Hanna
A CNN crew was arrested while giving a live television report at the Minneapolis protests →
“A CNN reporter and his production team were arrested this morning in Minneapolis for doing their jobs, despite identifying themselves — a clear violation of their First Amendment rights. The authorities in Minnesota, including the Governor, must release the three CNN employees immediately,” CNN said in a statement.
Washington Post
The Washington Post’s Martin Baron emphasizes press freedom and the pursuit of truth in (virtual) Harvard commencement address →
“Facts and truth are matters of life and death. Misinformation, disinformation, delusions and deceit can kill.”
CNN / Oliver Darcy
Conservative voices dominate Facebook and outperform straightforward news organizations →
The president has claimed right-wing voices are censored on social media but the data says otherwise. The top-performing news organization was Fox News followed by the right-wing website Breitbart, according to CrowdTangle, a data-analytics firm owned by Facebook.