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Journalism's Backseat Drivers. American Journalism
V. Journalism's The ascendant blogosphere has rattled the news media with its tough critiques and nonstop scrutiny of their reporting. But the relationship between the two is nfiore complex than it might seem. In fact, if they stay out of the defensive crouch, the battered Backseat mainstream media may profit from the often vexing encounters. BY BARB PALSER hese are beleaguered times for news organizations. As if their problems "We see you behind the curtain...and we're not impressed by either with rampant ethical lapses and declin- ing readership and viewersbip aren't your bluster or your insults. You aren't higher beings, and everybody out enough, their competence and motives are being challenged by outsiders with here has the right—and ability—to fact-check your asses, and call you tbe gall to call them out before a global audience. on it when you screw up and/or say something stupid. You, and Eason Journalists are in the hot seat, their feet held to tbe flames by citizen bloggers Jordan, and Dan Rather, and anybody else in print or on television who believe mainstream media are no more trustwortby tban tbe politicians don't get free passes because you call yourself journalists.'" and corporations tbey cover, tbat journal- ists tbemselves bave become too lazy, too — Vodkapundit blogger Will Collier responding to CJR cloistered, too self-rigbteous to be tbe watcbdogs tbey once were. Or even to rec- Daily Managing Editor Steve Lovelady's characterization ognize what's news. Some track tbe trend back to late of bloggers as "salivating morons" 2002, wben bloggers latcbed onto U.S. -
Sun Sentinel Legal Notices
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How the U.S. Christian Right Is Transforming Sexual Politics in Africa
Colonizing African Values How the U.S. Christian Right is Transforming Sexual Politics in Africa A PUBLICATION OF POLITICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES BY KAPYA JOHN KAOMA Political Research Associates (PRA) is a progressive think tank devoted to supporting movements that build a more just and inclusive democratic society. We expose movements, institutions, and ideologies that undermine human rights. PRA seeks to advance progressive thinking and action by providing research-based information, analysis, and referrals. Copyright ©2012 Political Research Associates Kaoma, Kapya John. ISBN-10: 0-915987-26-0 ISBN-13: 978-0-915987-26-9 Design by: Mindflash Advertising Photographs by: Religion Dispatches, Michele Siblioni/AFP/Getty Images, Mark Taylor/markn3tel/Flickr This research was made possible by the generous support of the Arcus Foundation and the Wallace Global Fund. Political Research Associates 1310 Broadway, Suite 201 Somerville, MA 02144-1837 www.publiceye.org Colonizing African Values How the U.S. Christian Right is Transforming Sexual Politics in Africa A PUBLICATION OF POLITICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES BY KAPYA KAOMA POLITICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES i Colonizing African Values - How the U.S. Christian Right is Transforming Sexual Politics in Africa Foreword ganda’s infamous 2009 Anti-Homosexuality Bill, onstrates in Colonizing African Values that the Ameri- which would institute the death penalty for a can culture wars in Africa are growing hotter. Tracing U new and surreal category of offenses dubbed conflicts over homosexuality and women’s repro- “aggravated homosexuality,” captured international ductive autonomy back to their sources, Kaoma has headlines for months. The human rights community uncovered the expanding influence of an interde- and the Obama administration responded forcefully, nominational cast of conservative American inter- the bill was tabled, and the story largely receded ests. -
What Is the Green New Deal?
What is the Green New Deal? • The Green New Deal (GND) is a Democratic proposal to address climate change by transitioning the country to 100% renewable electric generation and providing green jobs for unemployed people • Climate-related legislation is unlikely to pass the Republican-held Senate, but supporters argue it will give Democrats legislation to pass if they win the White House and Senate in 2020 • Initial conversations included a proposal to create a Select Committee devoted to fleshing out the plan Infrastructure Green technology • A major policy plank of the Green New Deal relates • The Green New Deal would encourage investment in to investment in sustainable infrastructure green technology, as well as related products, • The plan proposes the construction of infrastructure services, and expertise in coastal communities to mitigate the effects of • The plan’s aspiration is to make green technology a climate change, extreme temperature and natural core part of the American economy disasters • Supporters frame the Green New Deal as a poverty- • It would also repair and improve existing reduction measure that will help resolve transportation infrastructure socioeconomic and racial inequalities Sources: Suzane Gamboa, “Ocasio-Cortez, diverse lawmakers priorities climate change with ‘Green New Deal’,” NBC News, Nov. 30, 2018; Timothy Cama, “Dems rally for Green New Deal,” The Hill, Nov. 30, 2018; Press Release, Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex, “Select Committee for a Green New Deal.” Presentation Center | Slide last updated on: March 22, 2019 1 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) unveiled a Green New Deal (GND) resolution on February 7, 2019 The nonbinding resolution envisions an expanded federal role in cutting emissions and providing economic support Provisions include: Achieving net-zero US greenhouse gas Decarbonizing major segments of the 1. -
Culture Wars' Reloaded: Trump, Anti-Political Correctness and the Right's 'Free Speech' Hypocrisy
The 'Culture Wars' Reloaded: Trump, Anti-Political Correctness and the Right's 'Free Speech' Hypocrisy Dr. Valerie Scatamburlo-D'Annibale University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada Abstract This article explores how Donald Trump capitalized on the right's decades-long, carefully choreographed and well-financed campaign against political correctness in relation to the broader strategy of 'cultural conservatism.' It provides an historical overview of various iterations of this campaign, discusses the mainstream media's complicity in promulgating conservative talking points about higher education at the height of the 1990s 'culture wars,' examines the reconfigured anti- PC/pro-free speech crusade of recent years, its contemporary currency in the Trump era and the implications for academia and educational policy. Keywords: political correctness, culture wars, free speech, cultural conservatism, critical pedagogy Introduction More than two years after Donald Trump's ascendancy to the White House, post-mortems of the 2016 American election continue to explore the factors that propelled him to office. Some have pointed to the spread of right-wing populism in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis that culminated in Brexit in Europe and Trump's victory (Kagarlitsky, 2017; Tufts & Thomas, 2017) while Fuchs (2018) lays bare the deleterious role of social media in facilitating the rise of authoritarianism in the U.S. and elsewhere. Other 69 | P a g e The 'Culture Wars' Reloaded: Trump, Anti-Political Correctness and the Right's 'Free Speech' Hypocrisy explanations refer to deep-rooted misogyny that worked against Hillary Clinton (Wilz, 2016), a backlash against Barack Obama, sedimented racism and the demonization of diversity as a public good (Major, Blodorn and Blascovich, 2016; Shafer, 2017). -
Jere Beasley Report
MAY 2 016 Distributed to over 40,000 subscribers each month BeasleyAllen.com I. well, Parker Miller and David Byrne (who located across the Gulf States and they now works in our Mass Torts Section) obtained very good settlements for CAPITOL spent months away from their families these clients. helping clients hold on through the It is important to note that the primary OBSERVATIONS darkest days of the disaster. lawyers involved in the BP litigation have Before the Multidistrict Litigation been supported by other lawyers and (MDL) was formed in New Orleans, staff in our firm over the course of the THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL LITIGATION Beasley Allen was one of the first firms effort. Ryan Kral, William Sutton, Rick IS IN ITS FINAL STAGES to file a lawsuit against BP. By October of Stratton and Jeff Price have worked, and 2010, our lawyers had filed a number of continue to work. many long hours in Six years ago this month, the American lawsuits on behalf of those damaged by this litigation. They have played a major people bore witness to the most devas- the oil spill. The firm was also hired to role in the recoveries obtained for the tating environmental disaster in United assist then Attorney General Troy King clients. Other lawyers have also played States history. Just off the coast of Louisi- in the filing of Alabama’s lawsuit. important roles on behalf of the firm’s ana on the night of April 20, 2010, the This filing turned out to be extremely private clients, including Jenna Fulk, Deepwater Horizon oil rig was complet- important to the outcome of the entire Will Fagerstrom, Evan Loftis, Bea Sellers, ing drilling operations when a number of litigation. -
Covid-19 Disinformation Briefing No.1 27Th March 2020
Briefing paper Covid-19 Disinformation Briefing No.1 27th March 2020 Covid-19 Disinformation Briefing No.1 This is the first in a series of briefings from ISD’s Digital Research Unit on the information ecosystem around Covid-19. This first briefing compiles research from ISD’s own analysis of online platforms, as well as summarising recent investigations and research on the state of play of disinformation around Covid-19. Briefing paper Covid-19 Disinformation Briefing No.1 27th March 2020 Top Lines • Both state-sponsored media and extremist movements are exploiting the Covid-19 situation to spread harmful and hateful messaging on social media; • Anti-migrant and far-right networks are exploiting the Covid-19 situation to spread disinformation targeting migrants, refugees and other vulnerable populations on- and offline, as well as explicit threats of violence/harm to non-white populations from white supremacist groups online; • Crisis points like Covid-19 are playing into “accelerationism” on the extreme right, which promotes the idea that democracy is a failure and that groups should accelerate its end through mobilising social conflict and violence; • Misinformation about cures or treatments for coronavirus continue to circulate widely on Twitter and Facebook, often amplified by politicians and news media, and has contributed to fatal offline incidents; • Notwithstanding technology platforms’ efforts to address disinformation on Covid-19, we are still seeing platforms both large and small are hosting conspiracy theories that could undermine efforts to deal with the crisis and its growth, including those disputing the reality of the virus and its impacts on health and life, which are particularly prevalent in closed groups and chat channels; • There are some attempts to profiteer off the coronavirus pandemic through online platforms and advertising, despite platforms banning such practices. -
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Page 1 “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” Mark Twain’s quote is more relevant than ever in times of online communication, where information or misinformation, bundled in bits and bytes, streams around the earth within seconds. SUMMARY This UNICEF working paper aims to track and analyse online anti-vaccination sentiment in social media networks by examining conversations across social media in English, Russian, Romanian and Polish. The findings support the assumption that parents actively use social networks and blogs to inform their decisions on vaccinating their children. The paper proposes a research model that detects and clusters commonly-used keywords and intensity of user interaction. The end goal is the development of targeted and efficient engagement strategies for health and communication experts in the field as well as for partner organisations. DISCLAIMER UNICEF working papers aim to facilitate greater exchange of knowledge and stimulate analytical discussion on an issue. This text has not been edited to official publications standards. Extracts from this paper may be freely reproduced with due acknowledgement. For the purposes of this research, no personal data has been extracted and stored for data collection and analysis. Page 2 CONTENT 1. Rationale 4 2. Introduction 5 2.1 Social Media: the conversation shift 5 2.2 Social Media: Fertile ground for anti- 5 vaccination sentiment 2.3 Social Media Monitoring 7 2.4 Influencers 8 3. Research Objectives 9 4. Methodology 11 4.1 Descriptive and Explorative Research Design 11 4.2 Data Collection 12 4.3 Limitations 13 4.4 Ethical Considerations 13 5. -
Restoring the Ideal Marketplace: How Recognizing Bloggers As Journalists Can Save the Press
\\server05\productn\N\NYL\9-2\NYL202.txt unknown Seq: 1 17-OCT-06 15:39 RESTORING THE IDEAL MARKETPLACE: HOW RECOGNIZING BLOGGERS AS JOURNALISTS CAN SAVE THE PRESS Joseph S. Alonzo* INTRODUCTION In May 2006, a California state appeals court became the first court to explicitly recognize that Internet journalists are afforded the same journalist’s privilege granted to traditional print and broadcast journalists. The defendants in O’Grady v. Superior Court maintained individual websites on which they published trade secrets about an unreleased Apple Computer (Apple) product.1 Unanimously overrul- ing the trial court, the appeals court held that the petitioners were pro- tected by California’s reporter’s shield law and the constitutional journalist’s privilege from being forced to testify about the identity of their sources.2 Because they were publishers of websites, and because they had published not news but the fruits of “trade secret misappropriation,” Apple argued petitioners were not “engaged in legitimate journalistic activities” and were not part of the class of persons protected by the California’s shield law.3 The court determined, however, that the peti- * J.D., 2006, New York University School of Law; B.A., B.J., University of Mis- souri, 2003. Many thanks to Professor Diane Zimmerman and to my colleagues on the New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, for their assistance and for putting up with me. 1. O’Grady v. Superior Court, 44 Cal. Rptr. 3d 72 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006). 2. Id. at 76. 3. Id. at 96–97. As the court explained, the California reporter’s shield is com- prised of two substantially similar sources of law: Article I, section 2, subdivision (b), of the California Constitution pro- vides, “A publisher, editor, reporter, or other person connected with or employed upon a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publica- tion . -
If It's Broke, Fix It: Restoring Federal Government Ethics and Rule Of
If it’s Broke, Fix it Restoring Federal Government Ethics and Rule of Law Edited by Norman Eisen The editor and authors of this report are deeply grateful to several indi- viduals who were indispensable in its research and production. Colby Galliher is a Project and Research Assistant in the Governance Studies program of the Brookings Institution. Maya Gros and Kate Tandberg both worked as Interns in the Governance Studies program at Brookings. All three of them conducted essential fact-checking and proofreading of the text, standardized the citations, and managed the report’s production by coordinating with the authors and editor. IF IT’S BROKE, FIX IT 1 Table of Contents Editor’s Note: A New Day Dawns ................................................................................. 3 By Norman Eisen Introduction ........................................................................................................ 7 President Trump’s Profiteering .................................................................................. 10 By Virginia Canter Conflicts of Interest ............................................................................................... 12 By Walter Shaub Mandatory Divestitures ...................................................................................... 12 Blind-Managed Accounts .................................................................................... 12 Notification of Divestitures .................................................................................. 13 Discretionary Trusts -
(A Thousand Points Of) Light on Biased Language
Shedding (a Thousand Points of) Light on Biased Language Tae Yano Philip Resnik School of Computer Science Department of Linguistics and UMIACS Carnegie Mellon University University of Maryland Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA College Park, MD 20742, USA [email protected] [email protected] Noah A. Smith School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA [email protected] Abstract To what extent a sentence or clause is biased (none, • somewhat, very); This paper considers the linguistic indicators of bias in political text. We used Amazon Mechanical Turk The nature of the bias (very liberal, moderately lib- • judgments about sentences from American political eral, moderately conservative, very conservative, bi- blogs, asking annotators to indicate whether a sen- ased but not sure which direction); and tence showed bias, and if so, in which political di- rection and through which word tokens. We also Which words in the sentence give away the author’s asked annotators questions about their own political • views. We conducted a preliminary analysis of the bias, similar to “rationale” annotations in Zaidan et data, exploring how different groups perceive bias in al. (2007). different blogs, and showing some lexical indicators strongly associated with perceived bias. For example, a participant might identify a moderate liberal bias in this sentence, 1 Introduction Without Sestak’s challenge, we would have Bias and framing are central topics in the study of com- Specter, comfortably ensconced as a Democrat munications, media, and political discourse (Scheufele, in name only. 1999; Entman, 2007), but they have received relatively adding checkmarks on the underlined words. -
The Pulitzer Prizes 2020 Winne
WINNERS AND FINALISTS 1917 TO PRESENT TABLE OF CONTENTS Excerpts from the Plan of Award ..............................................................2 PULITZER PRIZES IN JOURNALISM Public Service ...........................................................................................6 Reporting ...............................................................................................24 Local Reporting .....................................................................................27 Local Reporting, Edition Time ..............................................................32 Local General or Spot News Reporting ..................................................33 General News Reporting ........................................................................36 Spot News Reporting ............................................................................38 Breaking News Reporting .....................................................................39 Local Reporting, No Edition Time .......................................................45 Local Investigative or Specialized Reporting .........................................47 Investigative Reporting ..........................................................................50 Explanatory Journalism .........................................................................61 Explanatory Reporting ...........................................................................64 Specialized Reporting .............................................................................70