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    Archives: January 2021

    The Objective StaffJanuary 29, 2021
    A two-year investigation into racism and sexism at CBS leads to…well, it’s not completely clear what
    Plus: The New Yorker Union work stoppage, media outlets quote anti-immigrant extremist groups, and “it’s highly likely his comments will become public at some point.”
    Daily Nation, the largest newspaper in Kenya, adopts a paywall — and predicts more African-owned publications will, too
    Kaiping ChenJanuary 29, 2021
    Covid-19 misinformation on Chinese social media offers lessons for countering conspiracy theories
    Our research found that posts that came from influencers, as well as women without enormous numbers of followers, and that cited scientists or other scholars, received more likes, comments, retweets and hashtags.
    Joshua BentonJanuary 25, 2021
    Is unpublishing old crime stories Orwellian or empathetic? The Boston Globe is offering past story subjects a “fresh start”
    Should the worst moment of your life also be your top Google search result? Your “permanent record” is sometimes more about old news stories than court records, and newspapers are increasingly rethinking their responsibilities.
    Sarah ScireJanuary 25, 2021
    From “pop-up” to “pilot,” Votebeat hopes to stick around until 2022
    “This blend of local reporting and issue expertise is extremely powerful. We think it’s one that can respond to the local news crisis quickly.”
    The U.S. asks Australia to reconsider a plan to make Google and Facebook pay for news
    Greg Miller, Knowable MagazineJanuary 19, 2021
    The enduring allure of conspiracies
    Conspiracy theories seem to meet psychological needs and can be almost impossible to eradicate. One remedy: Keep them from taking root in the first place.
    Hanaa' TameezJanuary 19, 2021
    With Out-of-Pocket, Nikhil Krishnan wants to make the healthcare industry funnier — and easier to understand
    “It doesn’t lend itself to a lot of different types of jokes but I’m so in the deep Reddit that at this point, the sadboi existential crisis jokes just come naturally.”
    Joshua BentonJanuary 15, 2021
    Yes, deepfakes can make people believe in misinformation — but no more than less-hyped ways of lying
    The reasons we get fooled by political lies are less about the technology behind their production and more about the mental processes that lead us to trust or mistrust, accept or discount, embrace or ignore.
    The Objective StaffJanuary 15, 2021
    Do you know the McMuffin man?
    Capitol coverage, the problem with op-eds, and that Vogue cover.
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