Columbia Journalism Review
‘This is unprecedented’: Public colleges limiting journalist access (Columbia Journalism Review)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 12/13/2017 - 11:27MSNBC, Cernovich, and journalism’s struggle with new-media antagonists (Columbia Journalism Review)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 12/08/2017 - 12:22Reddit flexes its muscle over net neutrality
Reddit is often dismissed as the digital version of a noisy bar brawl between nerds and misfits. But when it comes to issues like net neutrality, the site has a way of highlighting not just what’s important about the web but also what average citizens of the internet can do about it, something few mainstream media outlets tend to do.
Journalists denied entry to Honduras say US Embassy told them to ‘figure it out’ (Columbia Journalism Review)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/06/2017 - 12:18Don’t blame the election on fake news. Blame it on the media.
We agree that fake news and misinformation are real problems that deserve serious attention. We also agree that social media and other online technologies have contributed to deep-seated problems in democratic discourse such as increasing polarization and erosion of support for traditional sources of authority.
Civil says the future of media is blockchains and cryptocurrencies (Columbia Journalism Review)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 12/04/2017 - 12:05Lawsuit aims to uncover how government surveils journalists
What, if anything, is constraining the Trump Justice Department in its dangerous war on leakers, whistleblowers, and journalists? The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and Freedom of the Press Foundation are teaming up to find out.