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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.  (timofeev/ Big Stock Photo)
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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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Federal lawsuit alleges Pittsburgh Post-Gazette violated civil rights laws in treatment of Black reporter

Johnson's attorney said the newspaper’s actions violated the Civil Rights Act of 1866 for retaliating against someone who opposes or protests race discrimination.

6 years ago

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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.

6 years ago

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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.

6 years ago

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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.

6 years ago

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Chasing protests: How TV news helicopters keep from crashing into each other

Aerial program directors have been working overtime.

6 years ago

A closeup of a Delaware State Police vehicle
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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.

6 years ago

New York Times building
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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.

6 years ago

Buildings Matter, Too column in the Philadelphia Inquirer
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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.

6 years ago

The Philadelphia Inquirer newsroom at 801 Market St. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
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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.

6 years ago

Protesters march down Interstate 676 in Philadelphia, Monday, June 1, 2020 in the aftermath of protest and unrest in reaction to the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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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

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WHYY 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.

6 years ago

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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.

6 years ago

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Facebook just gave Philly media $465k to focus on what’ll really save local news: you

This relief money isn’t a bailout. It’s a bet on sustainable futures.

6 years ago

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Deaf Philly teen’s TikTok dance challenge goes viral, posted by Lil’ Kim

Justina Miles signed the whole video in ASL.

6 years ago

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