
Media
Facebook and Twitter remove ‘racist baby’ video posted by Trump
Facebook and Twitter said Friday that a post shared by President Trump about a "racist baby" has been removed from the platforms following a copyright complaint.
5 years ago
AP changes writing style to capitalize ‘b’ in Black
It conveys "an essential and shared sense of history, identity and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African diaspora and within Africa."
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Should cities pay influencers to help stop the spread of COVID-19?
The question is not just about money. It’s also about getting the word out to people who need to hear it and might not get it elsewhere.
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Listen 7:50Johnson's attorney said the newspaper’s actions violated the Civil Rights Act of 1866 for retaliating against someone who opposes or protests race discrimination.
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Philly Mag editor to resign this fall, hopes replacement is not ‘a middle-aged white guy’
During Tom McGrath’s tenure, the magazine withstood multiple controversies over racism.
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Floyd’s death hastens shift in police pop culture portrayals
Protests have already changed television. “Cops,” which for 33 seasons allowed viewers to sympathize and identify with real police, was dropped this week.
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Headline-making missteps put focus on newsroom diversity
A week of reckoning among the media has put a spotlight on the diversity of U.S. newsrooms, and the pace of efforts to make them more reflective of the communities they cover.
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Chasing protests: How TV news helicopters keep from crashing into each other
Aerial program directors have been working overtime.
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Black journalist arrested during Delaware protests, released
A video of the arrest shows protesters lying on the ground with their hand behind their backs as Andre Lamar questions officers about why the arrests are happening.
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NY Times editorial page editor resigns amid fury over op-ed
The paper announced Sunday that James Bennet had resigned, effective immediately.
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Philadelphia Inquirer editor resigns over ‘Buildings Matter’ headline
The Inquirer had apologized for a “horribly wrong” decision to use the headline, “Buildings Matter, Too,” on a column about looting and vandalism amid ongoing protests.
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Inquirer journalists of color refuse to work Thursday, demand newsroom changes
A headline suggested equivalence between property destruction and violence against Black Americans. But staffers’ protest is about more than the headline.
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Race, protest and media coverage
We talk about how the media's coverage of the protests, the images and the language that is used, and how it shapes the narrative and influences public opinion and policy.
Air Date: June 3, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:14WHYY reporter arrested while covering Philadelphia protest
WHYY education reporter Avi Wolfman-Arent said he identified himself to police as a journalist, but was arrested anyway and cited for failure to disperse.
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Twitter points users to fact checks of Trump tweets for the first time
The link was added to a tweet in which the president claims without evidence that mail-in ballots are fraudulent.
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