On October 3, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear a case, Gonzalez v. Google, concerning Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that provides wide-reaching immunities for online platforms for third-party content on their services.
The First Amendment enshrines fundamental freedoms so core to our democracy that they must be honored. But the First Amendment has limits, and non-government entities that are granted the ability and power to spread speech must not be immune to the repercussions of their actions. The most powerful market actors should not be allowed to censor or silence free speech, or promote false, potentially harmful information with no accountability.
As we head into the new year, we wanted to look back at some of the interesting things we learned in 2018. Over the course of the year, we’ve shared dozens of articles with you, from profiles of our young Rising Stars to columns from CEO David Chavern, from journalism history quizzes to detailed infographics about the strength of the news media during elections and on Black Friday. If you missed any of our most informative or engaging articles, now is your chance to catch up!
News overload isn’t all bad; it has forced our industry to get creative. We have excellent new podcasts coming out regularly, young journalists who are taking risks to tell important stories, and more people are subscribing to news. And we’re all getting more creative in how we tell stories. One of the more entertaining additions to the news landscape recently has been Limericking, a Twitter account that shares important news through — you guessed it — limericks.
The Detroit Free Press has garnered attention for its hip and snarky Twitter account.They strike the perfect balance between lambasting the Lions’ terrible start to the season and somberly covering breaking news.
We are pleased that Twitter’s new political advertising policy recognizes the role of journalism as the “fourth estate” of civic society, rather than as political advocacy.
Every good news organization has some way of reaching its audience when they’re on-the-go. There are tweets and push notifications and app updates. But there are also live social media news shows, streaming videos and daily podcasts. We want to celebrate all the innovation in the digital news space with our third annual streaming awards.
Just as most companies have employee codes of conduct and standards, many are now crafting similar codes for employees’ online behavior. Coming up with the right strategy for your newsroom isn’t easy, however, and there are many factors to consider.
According to Pew Research Center, approximately 67 percent of American adults get at least some of their news from social media. So if you want your news to be what people are looking at, you need to find them where they are. That means, yes, tweeting.
As simple as Twitter may seem, it’s not entirely intuitive how journalists should use it. Should it be used as a self-promotion tool? A way to crowdsource stories? A way to engage with readers? A way to have fun? The journalists who are most successful on Twitter use it for all of those things, and move seamlessly between those modes of engagement. We look at those journalists and what you can learn from their use of the social media platform.
