Digest | Week of October 14th, 2024

The Social-Media Influencers Reshaping How Young Americans Get Their Political News

"News influencers bring fresh perspectives and engage younger audiences with news in a way traditional outlets often struggle to match, media and disinformation researchers say. But their rise raises questions about how they adhere to journalistic ethics and standards. It also comes as American trust in mass media is at a record low, according to Gallup."

The visual-journalist crackdown

In the last year, police arrests of visual journalists covering protests, particularly those related to the violence in Gaza, has skyrocketed, according to the US Press Freedom Tracker.

How to Interview Immigrants with Patience and Care

"The ground rules are not really that hard: be honest with the people you cover and honest with the people you report for — and everything gets easy after that."

Nikole Hannah-Jones, Center for Journalism and Democracy Host Third Annual Democracy Summit

“Our ethos must be truth – not a false sense of balance where balance doesn’t exist in an unbalanced political system – but what is the truth?” Hannah-Jones said in her opening remarks.

Poynter Institute to provide journalism ethics training to local news funders

“Poynter has worked for decades to help journalists do their work ethically and honestly and so we are honored to work with Knight Foundation to deliver this relevant training for funders who seek to sustain and grow the local news ecosystem,” said Neil Brown, Poynter president.