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Monday, June 8, 2020
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After newsroom protests, The New York Times opinion page editor and the top editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer have resignedThe editor of The New York Times opinion section, James Bennet, and the top editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer, Stan Wischnowski, faced crises in their newsrooms over an op-ed and an offensive headline, respectively, last week. By Sarah Scire. |
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Cellphone videos of black people dying should be viewed with as much gravity as lynching photographsPlus: How online and offline journalists are more alike than different, the unrealized promise of immersive journalism, and what influences how journalists debunk disinformation. By Mark Coddington and Seth Lewis. |
What We’re Reading
The California Sunday Magazine
The California Sunday Magazine will discontinue its print edition →
The Society of Publication Designers named the print edition its Magazine of the Year, the publishing industry's highest award for art and design, in 2018 and 2019. But, the editor-in-chief wrote, “a big-circulation print magazine won't be viable for us this year or next year.”
Variety / Todd Spangler
Refinery29 editor-in-chief steps down over lack of diversity and allegations of racial discrimination →
Vice Media Group acquired the digital-only, women-focused media brand last fall. In relinquishing her top editorial role, Christine Barberich wrote, “What's clear from these experiences is that R29 has to change. We have to do better, and that starts with making room."
The Daily Northwestern / Marissa Martinez
Reporting while black: Northwestern faculty and alumni discuss their experiences in journalism →
"Most other jobs, you're free to say what you want to say when you want to say it, how you want to say it, but (journalists) have significant things we have to think about," Medill professor Arionne Nettles said. "How do I say this thing I want to say without feeling like I'm stifling my voice? How do I be a citizen and a journalist because I am both? That is the toughest thing we have to deal with."
The Washington Post / Miriam Berger
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette accused of barring black reporters from covering protests, censoring stories →
“[Michael] Santiago says the paper has barred him and at least one other reporter from covering anti-racism protests in Pittsburgh because they are seen as biased for being black. Journalists are also accusing the newspaper of removing and censoring at least two articles published online Friday that reported on protests over George Floyd's death and police abuses, as well as of penalizing reporters who supported their black colleagues.”
National Geographic / John Edwin Mason
Photos can show protests’ complexity — or they can perpetuate old lies →
“The photo of the black man and the burning police car is unlikely to become an icon of this moment. Americans seem to be increasingly aware that the protests have roots in the long history of police mistreatment of African Americans. Still, images of violence or its aftermath dominate coverage of the protests of the last two weeks.”
WSJ / Sebastian Herrera
Americans looking for details on protests and police movements are turning to Citizen, a local crime app →
The app has jumped from being the 744th most popular—in terms of daily downloads from Apple's store—to the fourth. “Having that level of granularity and information about what the police presence was like made me comfortable enough to participate,” said one protestor. “I felt like I had enough information to make an informed decision."
Washington Post / Ben Strauss
ESPN has “thrown its full capacity” into covering the protests, through a sports lens and beyond →
“Last weekend, athletes such as the Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown joined protests, and normally politics-averse athletes such as Tom Brady put out statements in support of Floyd. Not only was it an important sports story, said Rob King, ESPN's editor at large of content, but also a personal one because of how many ESPN employees are feeling right now. ‘If it feels and looks different and looks personal, it's because it is.'”
WSJ / Nicole Nguyen
Doomscrolling: Why we can’t seem to look away from negative news →
“Distressing news puts us on high alert, and the sheer volume of it on social media keeps us poking at our phone screens for hours on end.”
Washington Post / Margaret Sullivan
The role of journalism in a democratic society is to present information that helps citizens hold their elected officials accountable →
“I am enough of a traditionalist that I don't like to see mainstream reporters acting like partisans — for example, by working on political campaigns. But it's more than acceptable that they should stand up for civil rights — for press rights, for racial justice, for gender equity and against economic inequality.”
Latino Rebels / Ana Lucía Murillo
How Univision and Telemundo are covering the protests →
“Both outlets have a history of issues with race in the past. An on-air Univision host was fired in 2015 for making racist comments about First Lady Michelle Obama. That host, Rodner Figueroa, now works at Telemundo.”