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Wednesday, September 4, 2019
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The journalism industry needs to invest in childcare, especially for conferencesArranging childcare for work-related travel can be an expensive nightmare. There is a better way. By Emily Goligoski and Marisa Mazria Katz. |
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Unprepared for unpublishing? Here’s how some newsrooms are rethinking what lasts foreverEighty percent of news outlets surveyed had established unpublishing policies, but almost half of those policies were not in writing and only two percent were shared beyond the newsroom. By Christine Schmidt. |
What We’re Reading
Phoenix New Times / Steven Hsieh
Amid newsroom tension, Arizona Republic staffers go public with union drive →
“The announcement comes days after the Republic’s top editor sent newsroom employees a bizarre email vaguely accusing union organizers of ‘surveilling colleagues’ and comparing supporters with ‘crackpots and criminals.'”
Data & Society / Joan Donovan and Brian Friedberg
Here are four techniques of “source hacking,” or hiding the source of false information →
“Viral Sloganeering: repackaging reactionary talking points for social media and press amplification. Leak Forgery: prompting a media spectacle by sharing forged documents. Evidence Collages: compiling information from multiple sources into a single, shareable document, usually as an image. Keyword Squatting: the strategic domination of keywords and sockpuppet accounts to misrepresent groups or individuals.”
Committee to Protect Journalists / Lucy Westcott and James W. Foley
“The threats follow us home”: Survey details risks for female journalists in U.S., Canada →
A survey of female and non-gender-conforming journalists found that “more than 70 percent said they had experienced safety issues/threats in the U.S. or Canada, with verbal harassment, followed by online harassment, the most common types.”
NPR / Frank Langfitt
The challenges of being a foreign reporter in China →
“I learned a simple trick for neutralizing cellphone surveillance: Eat a bag of potato chips, wash out the bag and put your cellphone inside. The foil bag blocks electromagnetic fields, preventing GPS updates.”
ProPublica
ProPublica wants pitches for state government investigations. Apply for a spot in its Local Reporting Network →
“ProPublica will pay the salary, plus a benefits allowance, for reporters at seven partner news organizations who will each spend one year tackling an investigative project in their states. Reporters will collaborate with a ProPublica senior editor, and they can receive assistance with data analysis, research, design, audience development and engagement. Applications for these new slots are due Sept. 27. “