Media Have Every Right to Cancel Trump
So, President Donald Trump has been booted off Twitter, as of now forever. Facebook also gave him the heave-ho. Apple
Journalists targeted as Capitol stormed
January 7, 2021 This story, plus Twitter to restore Trump’s account after being suspended temporarily, The Tampa Bay Times
How Fox News, Newsmax vote-rigging coverage squares with defamation law
After weeks of sharing baseless allegations that the voting system firms Smartmatic and Dominion Systems had manipulated the outcome of
Why It’s Worth Listening to People Outside Your Political Bubble
One of the prevailing themes of the last decade has been the rise of social and political polarization. From the
Number of journalists killed for their reporting doubled in 2020
December 22, 2020 This story, plus Congress expands payroll assistance to local news outlets, Newsmax issues a clarification about claims that a voting software company manipulated election results, and more, all in today’s media headlines. Top StoriesMedia BusinessPress &
Africa and coronavirus: Why did we think the continent would be brought to its knees?
How have so many African nations managed to contain the coronavirus and … Sources: ITN, Al Jazeera, CBC News, France 24, KTN News Kenya, …
Only the world wars have rivalled covid-19 for news coverage
Given how much the world has changed in 2020, it is hard to fathom that the year was just one leap-day longer than 2019. On January 16th The Economist published its first article about a novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China,
Twitter will start removing coronavirus vaccine misinformation
December 17, 2020 This story, plus 10 states file antitrust lawsuit against Google for online ad practices, a look at how anti-vaccination groups have gotten coverage in local press, and more, all in today’s media headlines. Top Stories Media
Why Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict Is Dominating Africa Headline News
Tensions in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have gone from talking about the potential for conflict into what is now the aftermath of a war between the country’s federal government in Addis Ababa and the regional government in Tigray. An estimated six million people live in the Tigray region. Since fighting began on November 4,…
Letter: There’s a word absent from today’s free speech debate
From Peter Gartside, Royston, Hertfordshire, UK