Frank Bruni, in a powerful essay for The New York Times, wonders if the media has learned from its mistakes of 2016.
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Did the Networks Get Played by Trump’s Address? Either Way, They Failed.
Jon Allsop, writing for Columbia Journalism Review, takes a close (and critical) look at the networks’ decision to carry President Donald J. Trump’s Oval Office address.
The 32 Percent Project Wants to Rebuild Relationships Between News Organizations and Readers
Evelyn Mateos, writing at Editor & Publisher, profiles the revolutionary work being done by the 32 Percent Project.
Russian Media Regulator to Investigate BBC’s Operations
Andrew Roth and Jim Waterson, writing for Guardian, look at possible retaliatory measures against the BBC after a UK watchdog found RT to have broken impartiality rules.
Conservative Media Turns on Trump for Going Wobbly on the Wall
Jason Schwartz at Politico looks at the turning of the conservative-media tide that may have led to the current shutdown of the federal government.
Newspaper Coverage of Muslims is Negative. And it’s Not Because of Terrorism.
Erik Bleich and A. Maurits van der Veen, writing for the Washington Post, examine media coverage of Muslims. What they found is fascinating.
Craig Newmark’s New Hit List
There was hay here once. Horses, coachmen. Carriages were stored one room over. But that was a long time ago, before this house in lower Manhattan was even on the market, before the construction workers arrived, before the limestone tile for an adjoining hallway was cut, before the hayloft was removed to make room for a spiral staircase and more bookshelves. Before it became the two-story personal library of an unassuming internet mogul. Before Craig.
Maria Ressa, Rappler formally indicted by the Philippines on tax evasion charges
Philippines news website Rappler and its chief executive have been indicted on tax evasion charges, the latest in a case that free speech and civil liberties advocates have warned is part of a wider crackdown on dissent by President Rodrigo Duterte's administration.
Rappler said five cases were formally filed against Ressa and Rappler Holdings in two courts, just weeks after the Philippines Department of Justice announced it had found probable cause to indict the pair.