Columbia Journalism Review
Europe tries to fight hate, harassment, and fake news without killing free speech (Columbia Journalism Review)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 01/17/2018 - 10:48Can Trump change the nation’s libel laws? Common questions answered
[Commentary] Recently, President Donald Trump delivered an unexpected outburst about changing the nation’s libel laws. He said, "Our current libel laws are a sham and a disgrace, and do not represent American values or American fairness. So we’re going to take a strong look at that. We want fairness. You can’t say things that are false, knowingly false, and be able to smile as money pours into your bank account … I think what the American people want to see is fairness."
Another independent voice is silenced in Philippines President Duterte’s war on the media (Columbia Journalism Review)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 01/16/2018 - 13:15How WeChat became the primary news source in China (Columbia Journalism Review)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 01/10/2018 - 10:45We can probably measure media bias. But do we want to? (Columbia Journalism Review)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 01/09/2018 - 11:48Journalism schools still behind on cybersecurity training, new survey finds (Columbia Journalism Review)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 01/08/2018 - 13:53The myth of journalistic betrayal (Columbia Journalism Review)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 12:49Study: Competition between TV stations spurs investigative journalism
[Commentary] My research suggests that managers of local television, the most popular news source in the US, recognize the competitive value of investigative reports (I measured competition as the degree of similarity between stations in Nielsen market “shares”).