WBA NewsroomResults of the latest Reuters poll are here.
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Monthly Archives: October 2017
RTDNA Pushes Back Against Trump Claims Of “Fake News”
RTDNA executive director Dan Shelley minces no words when talking about the hard work being done by journalists covering the devastation of Hurricane Maria, which President Trump called “fake news”.
Read the column here.
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Las Vegas Shootings: “A Misinformation Disaster”
Strong opinion from The Atlantic about the kind of things that appeared on social media immediately following the massacre Sunday night.
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Facebook Says It Will Add Another One Thousand Ad-Checkers
Read the item from Recode here.
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Some Cautions About Using Superlatives In Your Stories
“Worst ever”, “never before seen”, and similar phrases are commonly heard in our broadcasts. Often, these superlatives prove to be false. A few days ago, a FEMA administrator said getting food and water to the people of Puerto Rico was the biggest logistical problem in U.S. history. That, of course, is so false as to be ridiculous. (D-Day, Hoover Dam, Interstate Highway System, Shuttle Launches…..and the list goes on and on.)
Poynter has some thoughts about using superlatives in your copy. Read the article here.
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RTDNA Webinar: Using Data As A Catalyst For Newsroom Culture Change
The webinar is Wednesday, October 18th; registration closes on the 17th. Learn more and register here.
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Twitter Spreads Fake News About The Las Vegas Mass Shooting
This piece from Buzzfeed shows 15 fake news tweets (of the dozens) which appeared shortly after the news broke.
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