According to The Guardian — who stands to benefit from the scheme — Facebook will contract news editors from the news aggregator Upday to work in tandem with the tech company’s curation team to select which news stories will appear on the news feed. Some stories will still be able to reach a user’s feed through a more organic algorithmic selection process, the company claimed. … [Read more...] about Facebook to Handout Millions to Prop Up British Mainstream Media Outlets
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Why news distrust needs more sophisticated analysis to solve
Viewed through a much wider prism that reflects our actual news consumption, it’s apparent that we know little about media trust writ large. The focus on domestic political news as a category is important to help assess the quality of our civic life, so that achieving a high level of trust always should be an aspirational benchmark. But we also must keep this category of news in perspective. To the extent that Americans find it deficient to their informational needs, media organizations should aim to elevate their trust levels through adaptation by seeing how and why they are so well accepted in a range of other news categories, but less so where reporting about government activities is at issue. … [Read more...] about Why news distrust needs more sophisticated analysis to solve
Spicer: Media doesn’t treat Trump with respect, cheers on Democrats
The 45-year-old Spicer said he has spoken to former White House press secretaries from both parties, including Jay Carney and Robert Gibbs, who worked for President Obama; Ari Fleischer and Dana Perino, who worked for President George W. Bush; Mike McCurry, who worked for President Clinton; and Marlin Fitzwater, who worked for President Ronald Reagan and President George H.W. Bush. … [Read more...] about Spicer: Media doesn’t treat Trump with respect, cheers on Democrats
Tensions among Democrats are about progressive ends, not violent means
In addressing tensions between insurrectionist and nonviolent post-American progressives, the Post inadvertently stumbles on the left’s real problem. “Portland is going to continue to be a microcosm of the political divides, especially among the left, that we’re seeing across the country,” the paper quotes James Osfink, a progressive activist, as opining. “The idea that middle-of-the-road Democrats can say with a straight face that we need to take things slowly or do things in a very deliberate way rubs a lot of people the wrong way.” … [Read more...] about Tensions among Democrats are about progressive ends, not violent means
Marjorie Taylor Greene expressed support on Facebook for violence against Democrats
In a post from January 2019, Greene liked a comment saying that “a bullet to the head would be quicker” to remove House Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiOklahoma man who videotaped himself with his feet on desk in Pelosi's office during Capitol riot released on bond House formally sends impeachment to Senate, putting Trump on trial for Capitol riot With another caravan heading North, a closer look at our asylum law MORE (D-Calif.). … [Read more...] about Marjorie Taylor Greene expressed support on Facebook for violence against Democrats
