Culled from CJR’s own stories, plus the frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and other miscellany) on the internet, here are your can’t-miss must-reads of the past week:
Awareness, #Awareness, and Ray Rice (The Classical) – The coverage of Ray Rice’s punch is not translating into offering information on domestic violence. #Awareness does not translate into real awareness when the NFL speaks up against breast cancer and claims to care about women.
Stop using ‘Brooklyn’ to mean hipster neighborhoods (CJR) – In tackling the media’s use of “Brooklyn,” Ben Adler writes: “Many journalists might respond to all this with an eyeroll, noting that the elite readership of these publications knows exactly what the writers mean when they say ‘Brooklyn.’ But there’s a word for that attitude: It’s called elitism.”
Most of the Macworld staff canned right after the Apple product launch (Valleywag) – One day they were covering Apple’s biggest news day, the next day most of them were fired. The publication is going online-only.
How not to report on inflation (CJR) – Outlets love “prices soaring” stories but inflation is not as bad as misleading headlines and charts will have readers think.
The English Gardener’s Slimy Secret: Snail Chucking (WSJ) – “Ms. Vickers admits that her snail-throwing habit is ‘very naughty.’ She justifies it in part with the belief that her neighbors don’t notice or care. ‘Their garden’s a terrible mess,’ she says…”
