The state of hyperlinking in journalism, a case study

The state of hyperlinking in journalism, a case study

From time to time I like to check in on how news orgs are doing with their online publishing practices. In particular, I like to review how they handle reports and science articles. So when Oxfam published their inequality report this year, I was keen to see how journalists and their editors are doing. Hyperlinking,…

Journalism is the business of influence

Journalism is the business of influence

Good journalists do what they do because they care. They have interests. The organizations that employ journalists also are guided by interests. They have purpose. The Washington Post wears their mission on their sleeve. Their tagline is “Democracy dies in darkness.” This stated vision is shared by many in journalism. If true, journalism has a…

Journalism’s allergy to substantive regulation

Journalism’s allergy to substantive regulation

Misinformation is a big deal. Hate online is a big deal. And as the public catches up to their reach and impact, we’ll see more and more talk about regulation of media. Interestingly, news organizations love talking about regulating Facebook. But journalists, and their overlords, are allergic to talking about regulating news. So allergic are…

Ads versus articles in the Saturday BC Edition of the Globe and Mail, A Section

Ads versus articles in the Saturday BC Edition of the Globe and Mail, A Section

Here’s the A Section of the Globe and Mail. It’s the BC edition for June 2nd, 2018. There are 19 reports and 5 opinion pieces. I counted the weather section on page 22 as a report, and also the Donkey Kong “Moment” on page 2, but nothing on the cover. The cover is arguably editorial…

Some helpful resources for journalism about Islam

Some helpful resources for journalism about Islam

http://about.poynter.org/about-us/press-room/online-course-reporters-covering-islam-launched-wsu%E2%80%99s-murrow-college-and-poynter https://islamforjournalists.wordpress.com/ https://www.rjionline.org/downloads/islam-for-journalists https://pintak.com/ https://www.rjionline.org/downloads/newsbooks Islam for Journalists, Lawrence Pintak, Stephen Franklin (PDF) https://rsf.org/en/news/one-year-charlie-rsf-publishes-jihad-against-journalists https://rsf.org/sites/default/files/rapport_daech_en_web.pdf

So-called Climategate would make an interesting case study in failed journalism

So-called Climategate would make an interesting case study in failed journalism

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cif-green/2010/jul/07/russell-inquiry-i-was-wrong http://www.cbc.ca/news/climate-change-science-or-politics-1.859967 http://www.ombudsman.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/complaint-reviews/2010/rex-murphy-on-climategate/ http://www.ombudsman.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/complaint-reviews/2010/climategate/ http://www.ombudsman.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/complaint-reviews/2010/rex-murphy-on-climategate/ http://abs.sagepub.com/content/57/6/818.short http://ro.uow.edu.au/apme/vol1/iss20/20/ http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08821127.2013.767693?journalCode=uamj20 http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v467/n7312/full/467157a.html