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Everyone is admitting what they get paid to work in journalism
When journalists want to talk among themselves about something difficult, the anonymous Google Doc seems to have become the mechanism. First there was the "Shitty Media Men" document, which was circulated in 2017, and eventually grew into a long list of alleged sexual harassers, working at some of the leading media outlets in the country....
Our campaign to ban 7 words/phrases abused by journalists
Language is ever-shifting; fights over grammar, however delightful, betray the essential dynamism of the written word. That said, journalists must be stopped. Maybe it’s our assimilation into the absurdities of the internet, the unearned ease with which the industry adopts and wields Black slang in copy, or just the mundane reality that we— journalists, humans—...
‘WIMP,’ and its role in the evolution in technology
No matter how powerful your personal computer is, it’s still a wimp when compared with today’s supercomputers. But—in Associated Press style, at least—it’s probably also a “WIMP.” That all-capital rendering is a clue that “WIMP” is an acronym, a word formed from the first letters of the words in its long form. An acronym is...
How newsroom managers should approach union organizing
In this month’s edition, CJR editor in chief Kyle Pope and resident management guru Jill Geisler discuss whether managers should allow staff to become involved with political campaigns, how to handle discussions about “revenge porn,” and navigating union organizing within newsrooms. Kyle: Let’s talk politics. For years there's been a redline at a lot of...
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Twitter hates me. The Des Moines Register fired me. Here’s what really happened.
During the seven months I worked as a trending-news reporter for the Des Moines Register, it was my job to write about viral news in Iowa and to frame my stories in ways that would increase their viral potential. My...
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— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) November 11, 2019Employees at Hearst Magazines announced on Monday their plans to form a union, setting off a massive effort across 24 media brands that encompass print and digital staffers in editorial, video, photo, design and social https://t.co/KDfGkQPAbE
— Kerry Flynn 🐶 (@kerrymflynn) November 11, 2019Federal prosecutors accused two former Twitter employees of spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. https://t.co/HTmBPso5o8
— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) November 7, 20195. Update: Two sources familiar with the matter tell me that CBS News has fired the staffer in question. This comes after ABC informed CBS that they had determined who accessed the footage of Amy Robach expressing her frustrations about the Epstein story. https://t.co/OHEoyahppY
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) November 7, 2019The Fader says it has fired its head of content Eric Sundermann after an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct (@jemaswad / Variety)https://t.co/S73bEE9xzdhttps://t.co/bH4xfvzmqd
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