“So this can really give some incentives to both companies and artists just to work together on this thing, right? Rather than just a company taking everything from artists because they can.”
“One of the best parts about using the scientific method as a guide is that it moves us beyond the endless debates about whether journalism is ‘fair’ or ‘objective.’ Rather than focus on fairness, it’s better to focus on what you know and what you don’t know.”
“What we often don’t think about is how tech accountability is also so many other types of coverage. It’s labor coverage, climate change coverage, healthcare coverage, criminal justice coverage, immigration coverage — I could go on and on.”
Facebook pledged to remove race, health conditions, and political affiliation from ad-targeting options, but The Markup found advertisers can still easily target the same people.
The Citizen Browser Project will pay 1,200 Americans to let The Markup monitor the choices that tech company algorithms are making for them. “What are they choosing to amplify? And what are they choosing not to amplify?”
After a false start, the unconventional team of algorithm investigators is ready to dive deep. “I’ve heard that we are tying our hands behind our backs, but there must be a way to engage an audience without subjecting readers to a surveillance ecosystem.”
Angwin is part of a new leadership team: Nabiha Syed, formerly associate general counsel at BuzzFeed, will be president, and Evelyn Larrubia, who was executive editor of Marketplace, will be managing editor.
Owen, Laura Hazard. "The Markup is back, with Julia Angwin reinstated as editor-in-chief, a new leadership team, and the same reporters." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 6 Aug. 2019. Web. 20 Nov. 2023.
APA
Owen, L. (2019, Aug. 6). The Markup is back, with Julia Angwin reinstated as editor-in-chief, a new leadership team, and the same reporters. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved November 20, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/08/the-markup-is-back-with-julia-angwin-reinstated-as-editor-in-chief-and-6-reporters-whod-resigned-on-board/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "The Markup is back, with Julia Angwin reinstated as editor-in-chief, a new leadership team, and the same reporters." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified August 6, 2019. Accessed November 20, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/08/the-markup-is-back-with-julia-angwin-reinstated-as-editor-in-chief-and-6-reporters-whod-resigned-on-board/.
Wikipedia
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