A new study of social media about a climate change conference found journalists’ negative tweets gained far more traction with users than positive ones. That’s one of the findings in this new collection of research into climate journalism.
“We want to serve people like our parents: Immigrants, monolingual Spanish speakers who have specific needs and many stories to tell but who are often left out of mainstream media.”
“Speaking to and incorporating more diverse experts and sources can address a lot of the disparities that exist in talking about people, but more than that, it can work to achieve a higher healthcare standard for a lot of people.”
“This community has largely dealt with news organizations that parachute in and write stories on education without speaking to parents, or they write stories about crime without speaking to residents. “
“We’re bombarded these days with judgment and analysis of everything. What we’re trying to do is give the audience a look into cultures or worlds that they don’t have access to, and give some empathy to that story.”
Researchers at Clemson University’s Media Forensics Hub and ProPublica identified more than a dozen videos that purport to debunk apparently nonexistent Ukrainian fakes.
A new study of social media about a climate change conference found journalists’ negative tweets gained far more traction with users than positive ones. That’s one of the findings in this new collection of research into climate journalism.
“We want to serve people like our parents: Immigrants, monolingual Spanish speakers who have specific needs and many stories to tell but who are often left out of mainstream media.”
“Reuters staff have specifically expressed concern about Tass’ uncritical reporting of information from the Russian government, which critics and media experts say is propaganda.”
Anchor Karolina “Ashion only made it to Germany about a week ago herself, following an arduous journey from Kyiv via Moldova and Romania…‘My life has changed completely,’ Ashion said. ‘But I’m Ukrainian, and I want to be like a voice of freedom for people. For all the people suffering from this (war).'”
“Although similar to how many publishers chose to lift their paywalls to provide coverage of the pandemic for free, the handling of their Russia-Ukraine reporting marks a different strategy, where publishers — including Dow Jones, Financial Times, The Economist and The Washington Post — are giving free access to specific countries..it’s an example of news organizations recognizing their mission as a public service in times of crisis.”
“We need to be honest in acknowledging that, even as nonprofit initiatives are expanding at an accelerating pace, a great deal more liquidity will be required before the tide rises high enough everywhere. So there is a scenario — in the medium term perhaps a likelihood — that many of the poorer, more sparsely populated parts of our country face an especially bleak news picture. For them, advertising won’t be enough, readers and local donors lack resources, and help from the national philanthropic cavalry may not arrive, at least yet.”
“The First Amendment’s rightly revered protections of free speech and a free press only hold that the government can’t silence your rights to speak freely. When someone in the wider public conversation puts forth an opinion that’s controversial or even highly unpopular, America’s free speech protections say the answer is not censorship but criticism — which in its not-prettier forms can comprise getting ‘shamed or shunned.’ The nation’s leading journalistic outlet has the First Amendment bass-ackwards.”
“Channel One colleague Zhanna Agalakova quit her job as Europe correspondent while two journalists have left rival NTV. Lilia Gildeyeva had worked for the channel as a presenter since 2006 and Vadim Glusker had been at NTV for almost 30 years.”
The Washington Post / Missy Ryan, Ellen Nakashima, Michael Birnbaum, and David L. Stern
“The Ukrainian leader’s plea to Congress — in which he appeared unshaven and grave-faced, in his trademark military tee — is the latest example of how the one-time TV star has overseen an extraordinarily effective communications campaign that has proven crucial in marshaling global support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia.”
“The trend that we’re seeing is that in moments of crisis, whether it’s the onset of coronavirus or Brexit, you see this shift towards trusted brands…The previous times when we’ve had that type of rate have been more connected with things like flash sales.”
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