Here's a selection of weekend reads on journalism from the last week.
1. How deep listening can make you a better journalist
"We need to open ourselves up to a broader, ground-up set of stories and perspectives", says our Journalist Fellow @djoeclarke
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/ho…
1. How deep listening can make you a better journalist
"We need to open ourselves up to a broader, ground-up set of stories and perspectives", says our Journalist Fellow @djoeclarke
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/ho…
2. @firstdraftnews has published a collection of tools, explainers and resources that can help any journalist working with coronavirus information online.
firstdraftnews.org/long-form-arti…
firstdraftnews.org/long-form-arti…
3. Facebook is clamping down on coronavirus misinformation In English, but hoaxes are going viral In other languages
"A false claim that lemons can kill the coronavirus was shared tens of 1000s of times on Romanian Facebook pages," writes @josephmdurso
buzzfeed.com/joeydurso/face…
"A false claim that lemons can kill the coronavirus was shared tens of 1000s of times on Romanian Facebook pages," writes @josephmdurso
buzzfeed.com/joeydurso/face…
4. Safety advisory from our friends at @pressfreedom.
Things you should do when covering the #COVID19 outbreak
cpj.org/2020/02/cpj-sa…
Things you should do when covering the #COVID19 outbreak
cpj.org/2020/02/cpj-sa…
5. Popular video game #Minecraft has become home to a virtual library where players can read censored news articles from around the world.
The project by @RSF_inter @BlockWorksYT & others covers works from Egypt, Mexico, Russia, S. Arabia and Vietnam.
edition.cnn.com/2020/03/13/tec…
The project by @RSF_inter @BlockWorksYT & others covers works from Egypt, Mexico, Russia, S. Arabia and Vietnam.
edition.cnn.com/2020/03/13/tec…
6. How to talk with your kids about #Covid_19
-Deal with your own anxiety
-Take your cues from your child
-Be reassuring
-Focus on what you’re doing to stay safe
-Stick to a routine
Excellent advise from @ChildMindInst summarized by @Poynter here
poynter.org/reporting-edit…
-Deal with your own anxiety
-Take your cues from your child
-Be reassuring
-Focus on what you’re doing to stay safe
-Stick to a routine
Excellent advise from @ChildMindInst summarized by @Poynter here
poynter.org/reporting-edit…
7. Coronavirus story provides chance to push service journalism, writes D. Bauder from @AP
"The most valuable outlets & the ones seizing an opportunity to make themselves indispensable to its customers have stressed the service aspect of their mission"
apnews.com/07aa21c9e2dc2f…
"The most valuable outlets & the ones seizing an opportunity to make themselves indispensable to its customers have stressed the service aspect of their mission"
apnews.com/07aa21c9e2dc2f…
8. @cnn interviews journalist @ctardaguila, associate director of @factchecknet.
"We first saw misinformation about the source of the virus, then edited and out-of-context videos and photos. Then stories about false cures"
edition.cnn.com/2020/03/12/tec…
"We first saw misinformation about the source of the virus, then edited and out-of-context videos and photos. Then stories about false cures"
edition.cnn.com/2020/03/12/tec…
9. "The internet is doing just what it should do [during this crisis]: connect people with information, people with people, information with information. It enables us to speak, listen, and act from anywhere. It is just what we need," writes @jeffjarvis medium.com/whither-news/i…
10. "Established news outlets are seen as a dependable source of health information. While plenty of outlets have been behaving responsibly, we deserve better than the exaggeration and speculation we’ve seen from some," writes @flashboy from @FullFact theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
