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Tim O'Reilly on ways to put the brakes on "fake news" and rebuild trust on the internet

Tim O’Reilly on ways to put the brakes on “fake news” and rebuild trust on the internet

Inc. magazine dubbed web guru Tim O’Reilly “The Oracle of Silicon Valley.” Wired magazine called the founder and CEO of the O’Reilly Media publishing and conference business “The Trend Spotter.” …
October 10, 2017
Tim O'Reilly
"Corresponsales de guerra en nuestro propio país"

“Corresponsales de guerra en nuestro propio país”

Read in English.-¿Te sorprende que el gobierno mexicano los espía?A la pregunta del corresponsal extranjero sobre el último escándalo del gobierno mexicano mi respuesta no fue exagerada:-No. Eso siempre lo…
October 5, 2017
Marcela Turati
“War Correspondents in Our Own Country”

“War Correspondents in Our Own Country”

Translated from the Spanish by Patrick Timmons of the Mexican Journalism Translation Project. Leer en español.“Is it a surprise that the Mexican government spies on you?”I did not exaggerate when…
October 5, 2017
Marcela Turati
Dead Bodies, Nationality, and the “Newsworthy” Image

Dead Bodies, Nationality, and the “Newsworthy” Image

In “Death Makes the News: How the Media Censor and Display the Dead,” being published November 21 by NYU Press, social scientist Jessica M. Fishman probes a double standard in…
October 4, 2017
Jessica M. Fishman
Advice for Editors and Producers Developing Disaster Coverage Plans

Advice for Editors and Producers Developing Disaster Coverage Plans

On September 19, as Hurricane Maria gathered strength and Puerto Ricans took shelter, bracing for the worst, a team of NBC News reporters whose social media accounts suggest they’re based…
October 3, 2017
Julie Schwietert Collazo
How CALmatters Is Finding Audiences for Statehouse Coverage

How CALmatters Is Finding Audiences for Statehouse Coverage

Two years ago CALmatters, a nonprofit news organization, launched with four reporters and 40 media partners because we saw a pressing need for statewide explanatory journalism as well as commentary…
October 3, 2017
Marcia Parker
“A podcast every day for three weeks straight”: After covering the Tour de France, Tim de Gier, NF ’16, launches a podcasting network in the Netherlands

“A podcast every day for three weeks straight”: After covering the Tour de France, Tim de Gier, NF ’16, launches a podcasting network in the Netherlands

The work of a print journalist can be very unrewarding. When I worked for a magazine, writing a piece could take several weeks. The potential audience was 100,000. Often, this…
September 22, 2017
Tim de Gier
The Trauma of Covering Traumatic Events

The Trauma of Covering Traumatic Events

I had increasingly intense visions of harming my wife.That’s not quite right. I had been having off-and-on images of violent events for years—seeing myself raped in prison or impaled during…
September 11, 2017
Issac J. Bailey
In Mexico, Journalists Are Silenced by Torture

In Mexico, Journalists Are Silenced by Torture

(Translated from the Spanish by Dick Cluster. Leer en español.)In some parts of Mexico, the majority of reporters have been silenced by means of torture. I first learned about this by…
September 8, 2017
Marcela Turati
En México, los periodistas son silenciados por la tortura

En México, los periodistas son silenciados por la tortura

Read in English.Existen zonas de México donde la mayoría de los reporteros han sido silenciados a base de torturas. La primera vez que me enteré de ese dato fue leyendo…
September 8, 2017
Marcela Turati