Rest of World / Martin K.N Siele
Word In Black / Anissa Durham
What happened to journalism’s racial reckoning? →“I think a lot of my time is spent scraping by. It feels like the further we get away from the summer of 2020, the harder it is to raise money to do that, [and] to be taken seriously in the idea that criticism from Black journalists about their experiences is important.”
The Rebooting / Brian Morrissey
B2B’s moment →“There will always be a need for specialist information, and creating marketplaces for buyers and sellers to meet, so long as capitalism is around.”
American Journalism Project / Loretta Chao
Rest of World / Kanika Gupta
Pakistani YouTubers are exposing the dangers of illegal migration to Europe →“Dunki is a local term for the practice of illegal migration from Pakistan to European countries. Ali is among a clutch of young Pakistani YouTubers who understand the pitfalls of dunki, and are intervening to stop the trend. They create and post videos that shed light on the risks and implications of illegal migration, and help dispel misinformation spread by dunki agents and human smugglers online.”
Washington Post / Perry Bacon Jr.
7 news outlets reinvigorating political journalism in smart ways →“Several new or expanding outlets are addressing some of political journalism’s long-standing shortcomings: insufficient coverage of state and local government and of people who aren’t white and upper-income; an over-prioritization of elections over policy; a failure to recognize that the courts are a central front in today’s political conflicts.”
The Guardian / Christopher Knaus
Press Gazette / Charlotte Tobitt
The Washington Post / Paul Farhi
The looming existential crisis for cable news →“A Washington Post calculation suggests that at $6 a month, Fox Nation’s subscribers (said to be 1.5 million strong two years ago) generate far less than 10% of the $3 billion Fox News collected from the cable industry last year.”
The Daily Beast / Confider
New York Times / Benjamin Mullin