Notícias

MONDAY NOTE – 19/04/2020

Frederic Filloux

The media outlets that will emerge from the global crisis will be lightweight, decentralized, less reliant on advertising, and will bring more explanations and expertise to the table.

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW – 20/04/2020

Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC is a tragic reminder of just how essential fact-based, outspoken journalism is, especially in times of crisis. Without it, people die. In China, the lack of an independent press made it easier for the government to hide the danger of the virus, putting many more people, especially healthcare workers, at risk. In the United States, Donald Trump likewise downplayed the threat, calling it a “hoax,” but faced pushback from much of the media. By highlighting what science and medical experts say, rather than the fake controversies around it, such reporting is helping to push the US death toll lower than it otherwise would be.

NIEMAN REPORTS – 21/04/2020

Eryn Carlson

This narrative technique can help audiences think about the future in more concrete terms. But critics question if integrating science fiction into journalism is responsible

THE GUARDIAN – 22/04/2020

Mark Sweney

ASA cracks down on three companies marketing vitamin ‘immune boosters’

PEW RESEARCH CENTER – 22/04/2020

MARK JURKOWITZ AND AMY MITCHELL

An overwhelming majority of all U.S. adults (92%) said in late March that they were fairly or very closely following news about the COVID-19 pandemic that has dominated media coverage for weeks. But within that large share, some notable differences emerge by age – particularly among those following news most closely.

PEW RESEARCH CENTER – 20/04/2020

ELIZABETH GRIECO

Newsroom employment in the United States declined 23% between 2008 and 2019Newsroom employment at U.S. newspapers continues to plummet, falling by around half since 2008, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. But a modest increase in jobs after 2014 in other news-producing sectors – especially digital-native organizations – offset some of the losses at newspapers, helping to stabilize the overall number of U.S. newsroom employees in the last five years.

PEW RESEARCH CENTER – 20/04/2020

ELIZABETH GRIECO

Newsroom employment in the United States declined 23% between 2008 and 2019Newsroom employment at U.S. newspapers continues to plummet, falling by around half since 2008, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. But a modest increase in jobs after 2014 in other news-producing sectors – especially digital-native organizations – offset some of the losses at newspapers, helping to stabilize the overall number of U.S. newsroom employees in the last five years.

WHAT’S NEW IN PUBLIOSHING – 21/04/2020

Faisal Kalim

68% of consumers say they’re searching for coronavirus updates on the internet – making it the biggest online activity, according to latest research by GlobalWebIndex.  

POYNTER – 21/04/2020

Barbara Selvin

 “We could not let our communities down. We felt like the band on the Titanic. We must keep on playing.”

THE WASHINGTON POST – 21/04/2020

Erik Wemple

Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night claimed that a column in the New York Times libeled him. A piece by “Big City” columnist Ginia Bellafante, argued Hannity, twisted his words in pursuit of a bogus story. “That is slander. That is libel,” said Hannity.