The ABC sacked broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf after a high-level and co-ordinated letter-writing campaign from pro-Israel lobbyists that directly targeted the corporation's chair, Ita Buttrose, and managing director David Anderson....
Hey all, just a heads-up that starting Monday, I am officially a full-time #freelancer. If you need help with content strategy, or you want a writer who knows how to knock two pieces of verbal flint together, reach out. Cheers. #writing#journalism
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Has anyone damaged western, English-speaking democracies over the last 20-odd years worse than Rupert Murdoch?
“the media mogul had created an “anger-tainment ecosystem” that had left the US “angrier and more divided than it’s been at any time since the civil war”.
[…] without Fox and News Corp, Britain probably would not have exited the European Union and Donald Trump would not have been president.”
Every once in awhile you read an article that is like "Wow, that is a kick in the head," and for me today it was this one in the Washington Post on organized groups of people in my home city, the U. S. capital, who take their dogs out rat hunting at night. I was not aware this was a thing.
BBC website (US) just now. Clearly skewed toward reporting on the return of hostages from #Gaza, photos of them, their stories, etc. But just one generic story on the release of Palestinians.
A few years ago, I made a journalism hate mail bingo card and I just looked at it again and realized: Did they stop calling us snowflakes? I feel like I haven't been called a snowflake in FOREVER!
Monday night I was on The Rachel Maddow Show to explain how ‘verification in reverse’ (that's my term for it) powers the conservative media and right wing politics.
I just moved to a new instance, so here's a new #introduction
I'm the host of the Grammar Girl #podcast. You may have hit my website searching for something like "semicolons." I love #writing books, #teaching online courses, and I founded the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network.
In the last 6 days the NY Times has run 4 articles about e-bikes -- all of them negative.
A few other stories the paper might consider:
🔹 E-bikes pollute far less than even electric cars
🔹 Compared to autos, e-bikes pose minimal risk to other people
🔹 Unlike cars, e-bikes provide exercise
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I spend 40 hrs weekly on Assigned, covering trans issues and debunking propaganda.
Support has grown steadily since I started! I'm currently making about $800 monthly from memberships.
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70hr weeks aren't a lot! Become a member to help me quit my side gig. #trans#journalism
Sometimes people take politics too personally, eventually resorting to violence but the question is whether violence is justified during the time of elections?
Nearly half of voters across a group of swing-states said they expect violence around the upcoming presidential election, according to a new poll.
I still try not to post CNN stuff. Depends if they are the only one carrying it, but otherwise there are more reputable, trustworthy outlets that will carry it.
Kara Swisher in “Burn Book”: Travis Kalanick was so evil because he wanted to replace drivers with AI in 2014 — and I didn’t say anything about my objection at the time.
Kara Swisher, March 2024: “People are the problem with driving” and they should all be replaced. 🫠
All media and news outlets that are unsure if it's worth setting up a #Mastodon account because they won't get enough followers: Take a look at Ars Technica (@arstechnica).
Ars established their account fairly recently (Apr 25, 2023) and have quickly gained a large following -- 118K followers!
They actively post
Their account is verified
Their homepage has a link to their Mastodon account
From the Nieman Lab newsletter. The New York Times is growing while The Washington Post is shrinking. Bad news for those of us looking for competition in the top ranks of our national media. #journalism
Secret WhatsApp messages show co-ordinated campaign to oust Antoinette Lattouf from ABC (www.smh.com.au)
The ABC sacked broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf after a high-level and co-ordinated letter-writing campaign from pro-Israel lobbyists that directly targeted the corporation's chair, Ita Buttrose, and managing director David Anderson....