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Why we capitalize ‘Black’ (and not ‘white’)
Jun 16, 2020 · At the Columbia Journalism Review, we capitalize Black, and not white, when referring to groups in racial, ethnic, or cultural terms. For many people, Black reflects a shared sense of identity and community. White carries a different set of meanings; capitalizing the word in this context risks following the lead of white supremacists. In deciding […]
Artificial Intelligence in the News: How AI Retools, Rationalizes, …
Feb 6, 2024 · Table 2: Common applications of AI in news organizations. Many of these use cases can bring value to news organizations by, for example, aiding the creation of new products or features.
People trust themselves more than they trust the news. They …
Mar 12, 2024 · Taking a cue from medicine? In another recently published study that two of us co-authored, we found that although people distrust journalism and healthcare, they trust their own doctors. As a result, the “doing your own research” trend we observed in journalism was reversed in medicine: Instead of using the internet to corroborate what their doctor said, people went to their doctor to ...
How ChatGPT Search (Mis)represents Publisher Content
Nov 27, 2024 · ChatGPT search—which is positioned as a competitor to search engines like Google and Bing—launched with a press release from OpenAI touting claims that the company had “collaborated extensively with the news industry” and “carefully listened to feedback” from certain news organizations that have signed content licensing agreements with the company. In contrast to the original […]
Fact-checking, unburdened by what has been
Aug 23, 2024 · This being said, the critics of these individual fact-checks were often right to light into them for missing the mark. The one that chided Biden for his remarks on Trump and the election, in particular, was a mess; semantics about what Trump has said aside, we all saw what Trump did on and in the run-up to January 6, and suggesting that he is primed to do the same thing again this year is—at ...
On anticipatory obedience and the media - Columbia Journalism …
Oct 8, 2024 · Having been prepared by Professor Scheppele’s warnings, on October 16, 2018, Protect Democracy filed suit on behalf of PEN America Center, a nonprofit organization representing writers, journalists, and free speech, against President Donald Trump.
Journalism’s Essential Value - Columbia Journalism Review
May 15, 2023 · The debate around “objectivity”—if that’s even the right word, anymore—has become among the most contested in journalism. In recent years, CJR has served as a forum for that discussion, through numerous pieces, and even a conference, last fall, exploring approaches to the question.This essay, from the publisher of the New York Times, and the chairman of the New York Times company, is ...
Trump Threatens New York Times, Penguin Random House over …
Nov 14, 2024 · On November 5 lawyers representing Trump campaign co-chief Chris LaCivita sent a four-page letter to the Daily Beast demanding a correction and retraction over a series of articles that alleged LaCivita had “raked in” $22 million to help get Trump reelected. The Daily Beast added an editor’s note to its reporting. “Based on a further review of FEC records, the correct total is $19.2 ...
Shield laws and journalist’s privilege: The basics every reporter ...
Aug 22, 2016 · Compelled disclosure is in the air. A federal judge has ordered Glenn Beck to disclose the names of confidential sources he used in his reporting that a Saudi Arabian man was involved in the Boston Marathon bombing. The man sued Beck for defamation after he was cleared of any involvement. Journalist and filmmaker Mark Boal, […]