Wednesday, September 13, 2023 |
| “We aren’t, and do not want to be, like the traditional radio stations in Mexico.” By Hanaa' Tameez. |
“This sick beat”: The Tennessean lists job opening for a Taylor Swift reporter What We’re ReadingReuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
How a young sports news site helped bring down Spain’s soccer chief →“From its launch in the spring of 2022, Relevo has covered women’s sports much more extensively than any other news brand in Spain … Relevo has never been so popular as it is right now. In August, its website got more than 13 million pageviews (it got 8,4 million in July) and its social channels reached more than one million followers.”Futurism / Frank Landymore and Jon Christian
The A.V. Club’s AI-generated articles are copying directly from IMDb →“‘A/V Club [sic] licenses content from IMBD [sic],’ a G/O spokesperson said in response to our questions, misspelling the names of both The A.V. Club and IMDb. ‘AI was used to search the massive IMBD [sic] library to cull the list that was used in the story.'”The Verge / David Pierce
Artifact’s new Links feature brings the app closer to original “TikTok for text” vision →“You can share links to your blog, social posts, or newsletter, and Artifact’s crawlers will figure out what’s on those pages and who might be interested … Another is basically as an act of kindness: you see a thing, think “more people should see this!” and throw it into the Artifact pile.”Press Gazette / Charlotte Tobitt
Live blogs are working “better than ever” for The Guardian, BBC News, and Sky News →“Sky News is one of a number of publishers that continues to live blog updates from the Ukraine war every day … ‘Even now, 18 months on, it’s often the most-read article on our website and drives a lot of search traffic as well.'”the Guardian / Alex Rayner
The anti-style magazine sharing profits with staff →“Each magazine will have its own profit and loss statement,” says the British-born, New York-based editor Richard Turley, who is also the editorial and design director of Interview magazine. “Contributors have a stake in their specific edition, which they can earn and learn from.”The Atlantic / Jenisha Watts
Jenisha from Kentucky →“Last year, I started writing what I thought would be an essay about my start in journalism, but I kept getting pulled back and back. I couldn’t write about myself without writing about my family.”Poynter / Angela Fu
After going viral for her 2020 election coverage, this Georgia reporter is closing her one-person news site →“Ultimately, despite the best intentions, too few people in this community were willing or able to support nonprofit news in Clayton County,” owner/reporter Robin Kemp wrote in an editorial announcing the outlet’s closure.Washington Post / Andrea Mitchell
With new “Meet the Press” host, every Sunday public affairs program will be moderated or co-moderated by a woman →“As the 13th moderator in the 75-year history of ‘Meet the Press,’ [Kristen] Welker will be the first Black person in the role … Welker joins Dana Bash, Shannon Bream, Margaret Brennan, Jen Psaki and Martha Raddatz at the helms for their respective networks.”New York Times / Ken Belson and Katherine Rosman
Former NFL reporter files racial discrimination claim against the league →“Jim Trotter, a former reporter at the NFL Network, has sued the NFL and the league-owned cable channel for racial discrimination, claiming that his contract was not renewed this year because he repeatedly spoke out about pro football’s lack of diversity at the league office, among its coaches and within its media arm.”CNN / Oliver Darcy
White House to send letter to news execs urging outlets to “ramp up” scrutiny of GOP’s Biden impeachment inquiry →“The letter, which said an impeachment inquiry with no supporting evidence should ‘set off alarm bells for news organizations,’ will be sent to executives helming the nation’s largest news organizations, including CNN, The New York Times, Fox News, the Associated Press, CBS News, and others, a White House official familiar with the matter said.”the Guardian / Elena Kostyuchenko
“You may have been poisoned”: An independent Russian journalist describes becoming a target →“They’re not planning to hold you. They are going to kill you. It’s been approved.”Media Nation / Dan Kennedy
A nonprofit news outlet will launch in New England’s second largest city in an unusual partnership →The press release issued by the local Chamber of Commerce says that the Worcester-based Guardian will be governed by “an independent board of directors and a community advisory board,” and that the project will seek membership in the Institute for Nonprofit News.Pulitzer Prizes
The Pulitzer Prize Board expands eligibility for books, drama, and music awards beyond U.S. citizens →“The new eligibility language reads as follows: Authors and musicians are eligible to enter their work if they are U.S. citizens, permanent residents of the United States, or if the United States has been their longtime primary home.” (The journalism prizes have long accepted entries from journalists of any nationality as long as the work was published by media based in the U.S. so that requirement remains unchanged.)
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