Informar sobre la pandemia en América Latina está resultando más riesgoso que hacerlo en cualquier otra región del mundo. Las cifras que registran medios y…
Reporting on the pandemic in Latin America is proving riskier than in any other region of the world. Figures recorded by non-governmental organizations show that…
Serving Underserved Communities
Representation in journalism — both in terms of newsroom personnel and in the breadth of reporting — remains a critical issue that many media organizations are facing. In the Pacific Northwest, participants in our roundtable said their papers often struggle to access, reach and engage with Latino audiences in Oregon; an issue they are all keen to remedy.
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How Solomon’s Inclusive Storytelling Elevated the Voices of Migrants During the Pandemic
Already at risk and now under attack from COVID-19, this Greek media non-profit knew it had to tell the story of refugees during the pandemic by any means necessary.
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Indiegraf Aims to Reimagine the Newspaper Chain for Digital News Outlets
The Canada-based network aims to take the best of newspaper chains for local digital publications — and leave the rest.
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Nothing but the Truth: Technologies That Help to Fight Fake News
During the US presidential election of 2016, an article based on a flawed argument claimed that Donald Trump won the popular vote.
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How to Hold Platforms Accountable Without Heavy Regulation
Daily life is an exercise in trust. I trust that when my doctor tells me I need surgery it’s her best judgment that I do, based on the evidence available to her.
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Big Tech’s Next Challenge: Powerful State Media Networks
Facebook, Google and Twitter face pressure to regulate state-funded media ops seeking to game the Internet. But which ones, and how?
MP Douglas Ross beat off competition to win the Idiot of the Week title. Within hours only of becoming the Scottish Tory leader on August 5th, Mr Ross said that his goal was to build a “strong” Tory party that could provide “scrutiny and opposition” to the Scottish National Party (SNP), the largest political party in Scotland in terms of seats in both the Westminster and Holyrood parliaments.
In short, he basically conceded defeat even before an election was held.
