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On Jan 20, 2022
RT @raju: Meet the Ecosystem Builders: A unique group of leaders transforming local news via Local News Lab https://t.co/SPxDx73jyj Lot more really need to be added to this list, starting with @mitrakalita, friends @DemocracyFund
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Meet the Ecosystem Builders: A unique group of leaders transforming local news

Meet the Ecosystem Builders: A unique group of leaders transforming local news

They are the “green shoots” of news ecosystems, willing to experiment in new projects or help introduce collaboration and new ways of working to legacy organizations.

@mediagazer shared
On Jan 20, 2022
Q&A with NBC News president Noah Oppenheim about advocacy journalism, the future of the NBC News NOW streaming service, what makes Dateline addictive, and more (@tomwjones / Poynter) https://t.co/RTdqkNnyOx https://t.co/QohwG8q92a
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A conversation with NBC News president Noah Oppenheim

A conversation with NBC News president Noah Oppenheim

‘We are ferociously defending the traditional approach to journalism … that it’s possible to hold the middle ground and be objective and nonpartisan.’

@jayrosen_nyu shared
On Jan 17, 2022
The forces of reaction are coming for the BBC. It's not a drill. https://t.co/qv2s09kWfb "What wouldn’t other countries give for such soft power? Instead, this global asset is tossed aside in the ideological mayhem created by this strange generation of nation-destroying Tories."
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The BBC must defend itself with all its might against this mortal threat

The BBC must defend itself with all its might against this mortal threat

The culture secretary’s plan to freeze funding and axe the licence fee is pure political vandalism, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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On Jan 17, 2022
A group of Indian pro-government journalists shut down the Kashmir Press Club, after storming the club with the assistance from armed police (@hannahep / The Guardian) https://t.co/q7Jnf01guG https://t.co/SMCgAEgE6Y
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Kashmir independent press club shut down in media crackdown

Kashmir independent press club shut down in media crackdown

Authorities close organisation after pro-government journalists and police storm its premises

@mathewi shared
On Jan 14, 2022
RT @Jon_Allsop: THREAD: For @CJR today, I wanted to write about one of the most extraordinary things I've seen in my five or so years covering media. It happened on French TV on Sunday night and hasn't been much discussed outside of France. I hope you'll bear with me. /1 https://t.co/YCMOGbG2Mn
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In France, an extraordinary musical interview sparks a debate on ‘infotainment’

In France, an extraordinary musical interview sparks a debate on ‘infotainment’

<p>On Sunday night, Stromae—a Belgian-Rwandan singer and rapper who put his career on hiatus in 2015 but is now making a comeback that has long been anticipated across the French-speaking ...

@yelvington shared
On Jan 17, 2022
RT @justinhendrix: In Nature, a team of researchers from the fields of psychology, mass media & communication published a review of available research on the factors that lead people to “form or endorse misinformed views, and the psychological barriers” to changing minds. https://t.co/UXeMVMibE9
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Why people believe misinformation and resist correction

Why people believe misinformation and resist correction

A Nature review of the available empirical research yields best practices for confronting misinformation and suggestions for policymakers.

@Poynter shared
On Jan 19, 2022
Poynter’s @mediawise and @TelemundoNews, with support from @GoogleNewsInit, will provide Spanish speakers over 50 with tools to spot misinformation online alongside news ambassadors @jdbalart and @JulioVaqueiro. https://t.co/QVgRtYf3Uj
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The Poynter Institute’s MediaWise, Noticias Telemundo and Google News Initiative join forces to help Spanish speakers separate fact from fiction online

The Poynter Institute’s MediaWise, Noticias Telemundo and Google News Initiative join forces to help Spanish speakers separate fact from fiction online

MediaWise en Español will provide Spanish speakers over 50 with tools to spot misinformation online alongside news ambassadors José Díaz-Balart and Julio Vaqueiro.

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On Jan 15, 2022
Trial begins for Carole Cadwalladr's libel case brought by Brexit funder Arron Banks, who is suing the journalist over a Ted Talk and one related tweet (@haroon_siddique / The Guardian) https://t.co/zUYrQaBxFI https://t.co/970yoeypZt
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Arron Banks’s lawsuit against reporter a freedom of speech matter, court hears

Arron Banks’s lawsuit against reporter a freedom of speech matter, court hears

Carole Cadwalladr’s team sets out defence in first day of libel trial brought by Leave.EU funder