“The Mexican journalist left Chihuahua in 2008 after he received death threats from the Mexican military due to stories he wrote about their corruption. He came to the U.S. with his son through a border crossing in Antelope Wells, N.M., and applied for political asylum.”

“Interviews with 14 witnesses to the attack and colleagues of the slain reporters offer the most detailed account yet of the deadly incident. The Post found no indications that either man was operating as anything other than a journalist that day.”

“Over the past two months, Slate spoke to more than 30 Pitchfork writers, editors, and executives, past and present—as well as critics, industry luminaries, and some of the musicians whose careers Pitchfork made and destroyed—to tell the story behind the raves, the pans, the festivals, the fights, the indie spirit, the corporate takeover, and, of course, the scores.”

“Witnesses said the Al Jazeera reporter was dragged away by Israeli forces, who also destroyed the broadcasting vehicles of news crews at the medical facility. He has since been freed after 12 hours in Israeli custody.”

“Three years after Mr. Trump’s posts about rigged voting machines and stuffed ballot boxes went viral, he and his allies have achieved a stunning reversal of online fortune. Social media platforms now provide fewer checks against the intentional spread of lies about elections.”

New CEO Bob Cohn told Axios the Banner has 44,000 paid subscribers. (In January, the Banner said it had 34,000 subscribers.)

“While not strictly nefarious in intent, AI deepfakes are a key part of India’s elections in 2024, a year in which this massive nation of more than 1.43 billion people will vote for the government they want to see for the next five years.”

“The Wall Street Journal laid off five people on its standards and ethics team last week when it named Elena Cherney as the new head of standards and ethics…Editor-in-chief Emma Tucker received questions about the layoffs at a town hall on Friday and said that the layoffs were made to refocus the team as part of a restructuring.”

“It would obviously be helpful for X’s core business to have a bunch of videos to monetize, and so that’s what the company is saying it wants. This is reasonable from the perspective of an executive trying to run a large internet business. So reasonable, in fact, that every other social-media platform made a similar change in priorities nearly a decade ago.”

“Creators making money on the platform will now be paid based in part on how well their content meets what other users are searching for.”

“It is the civic duty of these schools to find and train reporters and news leaders, instill in them an ethical foundation, help develop their critical thinking skills, allow them to try and fail in a safe environment, open doors and provide a support network.”

“The move came amid mounting criticism from privacy activists and consumer groups about Meta’s no-ads subscription service launched in Europe in November which critics say requires users to pay a fee to ensure their privacy.”

“The survey results provide a window into what steps news organizations have actually taken to improve representation and inclusion since the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests shone an unfavourable light on UK media diversity.”

“If Bolloré’s recent spell in the headlines creates the impression that he is eating his way across the French media world, it has also pointed to signs of friction—most notably a ruling by a powerful administrative council ordering a broadcast regulator to investigate the perceived right-wing biases of a Bolloré TV station.”

“This school year, Newsday started to focus on an important group of future news consumers — fifth graders. It launched Newsday in Education, a program that combines field trips with free digital access to all school districts on Long Island.”