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Why did journalists act as a pack in withholding names of Herman Cain’s accusers?

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Poynter Institute - By Kelly McBride - Nov. 09 (News Analysis) - Until today, media covering allegations of sexual harassment leveled against Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain have universally withheld the identities of the women, who did not voluntarily come forward. Then today, The Daily, Rupert Murdoch’s iPad publication, revealed the identity of one woman, in a flattering article that gives credibility to her claims. That prompted Business Insider and the Daily Caller to follow suit. Shortly after that, NPR confirmed with Karen Kraushaar that she is “woman A,” but she initially declined to say anything more.

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As government shutdown looms, 5 interactives explain the budget battle

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Poynter Institute - By Mallary Jean Tenore - Apr. 07 (News Analysis) - As the possible government shutdown makes headlines this week, news organizations have been creating interactive graphics to illustrate information about the budget in ways that traditional narratives can’t.

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How Gawker’s redesign subverts the scannable culture of the Internet it helped create.

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Poynter Institute - By Latoya Peterson - Feb. 08 (News) - It’s only Tuesday, and already it has been a tough week for Gawker Media. The popular blogging house announced its plans for a brand refresher back in December, part of Nick Denton’s grand vision to move “beyond the blog.” Unfortunately, the unveiling didn’t quite go as planned. After executing the new site design on Monday, commenters widely panned the new design.

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Truthsquad Shows We Can 'Crowdfight' Culture of Misinformation

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Poynter Institute - By Kelly McBride - Aug. 13 (Opinion) - There's a lot of evidence that suggests that people don't care about the facts anymore. For the umpteenth time, PoltiFact pointed out this week that the latest claim that President Barack Obama was born outside the United States is a big fat lie and that the video tape of Obama admitting his Kenyan birth is a doctored falsehood. Last week, a CNN poll pointed out that 27 percent of Americans believe the president was "probably" or "definitely" foreign-born. Politcal science researcher Brendan Nyhan has argued that many American citizens have bad information and -- even in the face of clear proof that they are wrong -- these citizens are unable to correct their misperceptions. The Internet has only made things worse, Nyhan says, because for all the good information out there, there is enough bad information to support any distortion.

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A front-page look at Obama's first 100 days

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Poynter Institute - By David Shedden - Apr. 24 (News Analysis) - Wednesday, April 29, marks President Barack Obama's 100 day in office, a period of time that newspapers nationwide have been documenting on their front pages. To get a visual perspective of Obama's time in office so far, we've pulled some of these front pages, as well as front pages from Obama's inauguration, Election Day and from throughout his career.

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Google News Archive Search Shows Promise for News Organizations

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Poynter Institute - By Amy Gahran - Mar. 11 (Comment) - News is never just about what's happening today — it's also about context, including what led up to this moment in time. That's why lately I've been intrigued by the Google News archive search. This feature, introduced in September 2008, is worth a look — and may be worth considering as a way to make more money off your historical archives, or to augment current coverage.

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Ex-WaPo Editor Jim Brady to News Sites: Experiment More, Now

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Poynter Institute - By Steve Myers - Mar. 09 (Interview) - I think there are lots of sites doing interesting things journalistically, and I think there are certain changes to the media culture that I hope are with us forever — multimedia storytelling, treating our readers as partners, pushing content out versus waiting for people to come to our sites, as a few examples. But I think we could still be more adventurous editorially. Digital journalism is still the Wild West; the rules are still being made.

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Why the Rocky Closed & What its End Says About the Business's Future

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Poynter Institute - By Rick Edmonds - Feb. 28 (Opinion) - It's my job to be a dispassionate analyst of the media industry, but the sudden death of the Rocky Mountain News is hitting me hard. Not unexpected, but it all came down sooner, more abruptly than expected -- with some ominous implications for other ailing metros.

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The New Newstrust: Features, Insight from Community

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Poynter Institute - By Amy Gahran - Oct. 07 (News Report) - Newstrust, the online community that rates the quality of mainstream an independent news stories, just debuted several new features with its site redesign. I'll confess that until now I hadn't explored this site much because it seemed too cluttered and involved too much of a learning curve. But with the redesign, I think it's much more inviting and accessible. ...Which brings up another strength of NewsTrust: They're not just looking at mainstream news orgs, and they're not even limiting their ratings to news orgs at all. Instead, this site recognizes that news comes from many places, including blogs, comedy shows, and advocacy groups. It's interesting to compare how all kinds of news venues inspire trust -- or not.

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Which News Can You Trust Online?

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:07:24 -0700

Poynter Institute - By Amy Gahran - Jul. 17 (Opinion) - Credibility is a key concern in online media, especially to average net users trying to figure out which information they can trust. Yesterday the Sunlight Foundation announced a $10,000 grant to NewsTrust -- an intriguing online news rating service intended to help people identify quality journalism. According to Sunlight's announcement, NewsTrust's site and feed "feature the best and the worst news of the day, picked from hundreds of alternative and mainstream news sources. Sunlight's grant will provide an opportunity for a specific look at the U.S. Congress. Specifically, throughout the coming year, NewsTrust will search for quality journalism about our elected representatives, with a focus on accountability, corruption and transparency in Congress." ...That certainly seems to tie in nicely with Sunlight's cool wiki-based project, OpenCongress. What do you think of NewsTrust? Might a service like this really help people make decisions about credibility, especially when today's choices extend far beyond traditional news organizations?

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