Photographer apologizes for changing an actress’s hair style in a magazine cover photo, calling it “an unbelievably damaging and hurtful act.” Actress Lupito Nyong’o complained it was an attempt to make her fit “Eurocentric” beauty norms.
Media Trauma at Mass Shootings
Media melees at mass shootings seen as a second trauma to grief-stricken communities. Jon Allsop offers five ideas for more respectful media coverage, like good manners.
Journalism Endowment Fund
Fixing journalism with a multibillion dollar endowment fund: Emily Bell writes tech giants could donate billions for a new type of engine for independent journalism. “Now is a good time to abandon the fantasy that the health of journalism is tied to free-market economics.”
Fashion Industry Ethics Policy
Free stuff: Britt Aboutaleb writes about an ethics policy adopted by Racked, in the fashion industry, and its “Swag Project.”
Why Believe Polls?
Why believe polls? asks Margaret Sullivan, who quotes a source saying: “Pollsters and prognosticators — and I would include the media — need to do a better job presenting the uncertainty.”
New ESPN Social Media Guidelines
New ESPN social media guidelines tell staff to “think before you tweet,” writes Sydney Smith. Leave politics and social issues out, especially in hard news reporting.
Anti-Doxxing
Anti-doxxing strategies: Decca Muldowney tells how to avoid online weapons that attack people.
Saving Local Newsrooms
Saving local newsrooms: Focus on original reporting, write Christopher Ali and Damian Radcliffe. Avoid saying newspapers are a dying industry.
Misinformation about Texas Shooting
News breaks and the hyperspeed news cycle bring misinformation, reports Columbia Journalism Review. BuzzFeedNews lists examples about the Texas church shooting.
Visual Forensics
Visual forensics distinguished the New York Times from its competitors, writes Pete Vernon, about the Las Vegas shooting.
Millions of posts to social media are “acts of journalism” if accurate.
