Journalism

Editor of Jared Kushner’s Observer Media resigns

The editor of the Observer Media Group — owned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — resigned on Wednesday, a source told The Post.<p>Ken Kurson, …

The Boston Globe Sent Pizza To The Manchester Evening News In A Touching Display Of Solidarity

Two days after a bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England claimed 22 lives, reporters at <i>The Manchester Evening News</i> are working around the clock to provide comprehensive, accurate coverage of the attack and its ongoing investigation. In a touching display of solidarity, <i>The Boston</i> …

Fox News Had The Best Reporting On Journalist Attack, But Its Top Hosts Ignored It

Reporter Alicia Acuna’s widely shared eyewitness account wasn't mentioned during conservative primetime broadcasts.<p>On Wednesday night, Fox News reporter Alicia Acuna described in unflinching detail how Greg Gianforte, a Republican congressional candidate from Montana, violently attacked a …

Thoroughly modern

In 1972, in collaboration with George Botterill, two-times British champion, I published a revolutionary book on 1 … g6 which we named the Modern Defence. At first sight this defence is paradoxical, since it makes no attempt whatsoever to prevent the construction of a gigantic white pawn structure. …

One of the Biggest Media Stories of 2017 Is Something Nobody’s Talking About

The huge gap in Trump coverage isn’t just between the left and the right.<p>(A version of this column originally appeared on Poynter.org.)<p>If you watched cable news Thursday morning, you might have simply assumed the Trump presidency is in peril—unless you turned to local news. That’s the case for most …

Greg Gianforte, aka the Montana Slamma — An EIC for Apple News — No Murdoch pressure on Hannity

<i>With Cristiano Lima and Alex Weprin</i><p><b>THE PRESS FREEDOM INCIDENT TRACKERS MUST REALLY BE WORKING OVERTIME THESE DAYS!</b> We shouldn’t even joke, because there’s nothing funny about this incident. Via POLITICO’s Hadas Gold: “Montana Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte allegedly …

Tokyo journalism conference - Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists is co-sponsoring a series of journalism-focused panels along with Sophia University and Waseda University in …

What People Really Want From News Organizations

Pundits complain that people are satisfied with the echo chambers they’re in, but that’s not quite right.<p>When I told my mother my work focused on improving public trust in the news, she thought the idea was hilarious. “Trust? News?” I was a bit insulted. Her daughter—me, that is—has been a …

J-School Accreditation Debate: A Rigorous, Transparent Process Helped Georgia's Grady School Improve

<i>Editor’s note: This op-ed is part of a series on accreditation. You can read the counter point to this piece by Diane Gayeski, the dean of the Roy H.</i> …

Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep visit Washington Post offices to research Pentagon Papers movie

Okay, everyone, <i>be cool</i>.<p>Washington Post headquarters went on high alert Thursday morning: There were V-VIPs in the house — director Steven Spielberg and actors Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. They were touring the building and meeting with Posties to do research for their upcoming movie, “The Post,” …

Trump's War on the Press Reaches Dangerous Levels as Republican Candidate Charged with Assaulting Reporter

Greg Gianforte, a Republican candidate for Congress in Montana, allegedly assaulted Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs at a rally Wednesday night.

Are journalists prying too far into grief?

Media treatment of tragedies such as the Manchester attack is in the spotlight. The industry must remember its reponsibility to the people whose stories it tells<p>Emma’s mother heard that her daughter had been caught up in a terrorist attack from the Sun newspaper while Emma (not her real name) was …

Study: German media extremely negative about Trump | Americas | DW | 25.05.2017

There are few positive news reports about Donald Trump in the US. The coverage of German public broadcaster ARD is even harsher, according to a new …

New York Times Under Fire for Leaked Photos From Manchester Bombing Investigation

The New York Times has come under fire for publishing preliminary photos from the investigation of Monday’s terrorist bombing in Manchester, England, …

40 Years After 'Star Wars' Error, Newspaper Apologizes To Wookiee Community

Four decades ago Friday, <i>The Dallas Morning News</i> committed an error so grave, so <i>egregious</i>, that it long remained shrouded in silence — out of a deep sense of shame and self-recrimination that one can only imagine.<p>The paper called Chewbacca a "Wookie."<p>On Thursday, the 40th anniversary of the original …

Sources: New York magazine's Lauren Kern is named editor in chief of Apple News

Apple hires New York Magazine executive editor to aid war on fake news

Why it matters to you<p>As tech companies continue to crack down on fake news, users will hopefully find it easier to discern fact from fiction.<p>The …

Apple News hires prominent New York Magazine editor as first-ever editor-in-chief

Apple News is gaining its first-ever editor-in-chief, according to a new report from <i>Politico</i>. Lauren Kern will take on the newly created role at Apple after serving in prominent positions at both <i>The New York Times</i> Magazine and <i>New York</i> Magazine.<p>Apple News first launched back in 2015 on the iPhone …

Manchester bombing: don’t blame the New York Times for printing leaked information

An editor’s first instinct is always to publish. And the news executives at the New York Times will not have had to think too long and hard about the …

The death knock doesn’t scale

We (journalists) need to change the way we respond to tragedy. These are people not stories https://t.co/8vlmi9kSnF<p>— Gareth Davies (@Gareth_Davies09) …

New York Times Defends Running 'Neither Graphic Or Disrespectful' Leaked Manchester Bombing Pictures

'Defies all common sense and decency.'<p>The New York Times has defended its decision to publish crime scene photographs from the Manchester Arena bombing which police said were “distressing” to the victims families.<p>The newspaper on Thursday became the focus of a transatlantic controversy over shared …

The New York Times defends its decision to publish leaked Manchester bombing crime scene pictures and information

The New York Times defended its decision to publish detailed images of the Manchester Arena crime scene following Monday's terror attack.<p>The US newspaper's report on Wednesday contained photos of the backpack Salman Abedi used to house his explosive device, as well as details on how the bomb may …

Trump Paved The Way For Montana Politician's Body Slam

Donald Trump set a hostile precedent for how to treat journalists during his campaign.<p>Journalists have long been the target of attacks, harassment, acts of intimidation, arrests and even death around the world. In this country however, most journalists and most Americans for that matter, have been …

Social media fills vacuum left by China’s ‘hollowed out’ press

Photo via Pixabay.<p><b>In videos shot earlier this month</b>, Chinese human rights lawyer Xie Yang stands before the court, looking thinner than before his …

Tenants Call Trump’s Son-in-Law a Slumlord

• <b>Reporter Examines Kushner’s Md. Properties</b>• <b><br>Trump Budget a ‘Crackdown on the Neediest’</b>• <b><br>. . . Public Broadcasting Funds Would Be Slashed</b>• <b><br>Hannity, Pushing</b> …

Social media credibility and latest trends in news reporting

The AUC kicked off the first-ever virtual session series at the Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism, a conference call with professor …

Fox News rebutted Greg Gianforte’s story about his fight with a reporter. Here’s why that matters.

<i>Last night’s events in Montana involving Republican Congressional candidate Greg Gianforte and Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs</i> <i>was noteworthy for many reasons. First of all, I’m relatively sure it’s the first time a U.S. Congressional candidate has been charged with assault the night before an</i> …

Here's Why Egypt Has Just Banned 21 Websites

“Blocking the news sites is a direct message from the state to the media that they won’t allow any opposition voice leading up to the elections,” Ali told BuzzFeed News. “The state simply wants to have full control over all the media until the elections are over.”<p>Attallah, the editor of Mada Masr, …

Drone Journalist Faces 7 Years in Prison for Filming Dakota Pipeline Protests

Police called his use of the drone "an act of violence."<p><i>Update: Turgeon was found not guilty on all counts Thursday evening.</i><p>A citizen journalist in Morton County, North Dakota is facing up to seven years in jail for flying a drone over the North Dakota Pipeline protests.<p>In October, Aaron Turgeon …

Poll: Majority of Americans Think Mainstream Media Publishes 'Fake News' Insider

Nearly two-thirds of Americans think the mainstream press is full of fake news, according to the latest Harvard-Harris poll.<p>65 percent of voters believe there is a significant amount of fake news in the mainstream media, and the sentiment is held by a majority of voters across the ideological …