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As reports from the
#Manchester
arena come in, keep in mind that in the immediate aftermath news outlets will get it wrong. More here:
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Until last weekend, a major Sunday TV talk show had not invited a scientist to discuss climate change in nearly three years, says
@lisahymas
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As news of shootings and explosions come out from
#Paris
, bear in mind that early reports are not always accurate:
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As news come in from
#BatonRouge
, remember early reports are often wrong. Here's the handbook:
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Early reports about an explosion in
#Chelsea
in NYC. Remember early reports are often wrong. Be cautious.
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Reports of a shooting at Alexandria VA, at a congressional baseball practice. As news breaks, keep these in mind:
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On conditions for detained kids: “You’re really going to stand up and tell us that being able to sleep isn’t a question of safe and sanitary conditions?'” U.S. Circuit Judge Marsha Berzon asked the Justice Department’s Sarah Fabian Tuesday.
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“The situation is so bad on X right now that even seasoned OSINT researchers are being duped by fake accounts, including one that shared a false claim about Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu being hospitalized over the weekend.”
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How Obama’s White House photographer
@petesouza
evolved from fly-on-the-wall to Trump troller:
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Print it out. Keep it next to your computer. Share it with your family and friends. Whatever you have to do:
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News consumers (and fellow journalists!): Here's a resource for separating fact from fiction when learning about the conflict in Ukraine. (w/
@JaneLytv
)
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Elon Musk took over Twitter as a free speech absolutist. But under his tenure as CEO, Twitter employees have been fired for criticizing the boss, says
@ZoeSchiffer
.
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As we all try to make sense of what's unfolding in DC right now think carefully about the media you consume and share
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Huge day in media history:
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Why are people like Rick Santorum still paid by CNN to lie to the public? (w/
@lisahymas
)
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If nothing else, Trump has inspired cable news to get creative with their chyrons...
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Drawing a distinction between fake and real news is going to be hard for FB. But it shouldn't be so hard for you:
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WHYY reporter in Philadelphia attacked by white, bat-wielding men:
I got called out for recording them and they beat the shit out of me and pushed my girlfriend
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We're watching for media normalizations/distortions. Help us track phrases that obscure the truth, tweet us what you see/hear:
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Flight
#MS804
from Paris to Cairo is missing and little is known about its whereabouts. Beware speculation/guesses:
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Bob interviewed far-right conspiracy theorist Mike Cernovich. It went just about as well as you'd expect.
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We’re all in the early stages of this breaking news. As always, resist the urge to retweet reflexively about the strike on US troops in Iraq and be skeptical of unconfirmed reports. There will be a lot of misleading information and rumors and things that are outright false.
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As news develops in Charleston, remember that some outlets will get things wrong.
http://t.co/Jx6pQzAoYA
http://t.co/pxxUko2PuB
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Bleach in a Shake Shack milkshake. Meth in a Subway soda cup. Profanity on a McDonalds coffee cup. Cops keep making up stories. Journalists keep printing them. (w/
@EricBoehlert
):
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Useful tips and tricks for navigating your newsfeed in wartime, with help from the experts
@uwcip
’s Michael Caulfield,
@AricToler
, &
@Shayan86
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The wait is over! Enjoy this episode: it’s a good one:
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This story... has receipts ad literal nauseam.
NEW: Tucker Carlson called into a shock jock radio program on a regular basis for nearly a decade. Turns out he has a lot to say about underage girls.
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The math? Confusing. The headlines? Frightening. And the science? Well, complicated. So we decided it was time for a Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook: Vaccine Edition. w/
@kakape
and
@MoNscience
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On this week’s podcast
@DavidBegnaud
tells that it’s getting worse - not better, in Puerto Rico
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Jill Biden tweeted, "My hearts and prayers are with the fact checkers."
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“After over half a decade of debunking this hoax every time there was a flood or hurricane, I can’t believe I’m looking at an honest-to-god street shark,” wrote Jane Lytvynenko, a freelance reporter. “Good to finally meet you, pal.”
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For the next time it comes up, here's a Breaking News Handbook for military coups (sorry guys, it's a week late)
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THREAD: TONS of history to learn in this conversation with
@dimmerwahr
about the history of US empire. Here’s a little taste: 1/
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As news of an active shooter come out from
#SanBernadino
, remember that initial reports aren't always right.
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“Trump signs exec order stopping HIS family separation practice” <— the right chyron, from
@CNN
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In light of breaking news reports from Azusa, California, please keep the BNCH in mind. Early reports are often wrong. Be cautious:
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As you may have heard: Bob is no longer co-host of On the Media, for a pattern of behavior violating NYPR’s policy on bullying. We support the decision. Thanks to everyone who's reached out.
The OTM team
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We don't quite know how this happened, but this spoof of an entire issue of the New Yorker is a thing of wonder:
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Dreading the thought of that usual election night TV coverage? Turn it off!
Watch On the Media's November 3rd livestream instead. Bob and Brooke will deliver the results with help from journalists and comedians. RSVP here:
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Yet another reminder: don't use "officer-involved shooting"
#AltonSterling
#PhilandoCastile
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As reports come in from Sydney, remember that news outlets will get things things wrong.
http://t.co/d5Mq0NkswF
http://t.co/9QaOK3UksY
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Rapidly evolving news about Ukraine can be tricky to navigate. That's why we made the latest Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook. Read it here ⬇️
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Conservatives have often inveighed against pure democracy whenever they found themselves in the political minority, according to
@pastpunditry
.
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A newly released tape of a Nixon–Reagan phone call highlights the comfortable place that white supremacist thought has often had in the Oval Office. w/
@AdamSerwer
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You asked, we delivered. Presenting a new Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook: Israel and Gaza Edition. Ft.
@uwcip
’s Michael Caulfield,
@AricToler
, &
@Shayan86
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Many listeners have asked to hear the full-length recordings featured in our piece about Zello, the walkie-talkie app used by Oath Keeper Jessica Watkins on January 6th. The audio is now available here:
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.
@SunFoundation
is gathering a public count of how your reps voted on the Ethics Office rule change last night:
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We won a Peabody for The Divided Dial! Congrats to OTM Executive Producer Katya Rogers, Sound Designer
@jaredjaredpaul
, Technical Director
@munsonmuth
, Producer Max Balton, and host Katie Thornton who reported and pitched the series.
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This obit provides a comprehensive litany of Limbaugh’s racism and misogyny.
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"The entire ordeal is a near perfect example of a scenario disinformation experts have predicted and warned of, where the very threat of video manipulation can lead to a blurring of reality."
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OTM reporter
@MicahLoewinger
FOIA'ed the US Navy for records related to its controversial
@Twitch
channel. Here are some slides from a pdf titled "eSports Training 7.29 Final":
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Bobi Wine, a Ugandan opposition politician, is the subject of a documentary nominated for this year’s Oscars. Brooke speaks with
@HEBobiwine
and
@bwayomoses
about the immense trials they faced making this film:
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On the Media Breaking News Handbook: Oscars Edition
1) There's almost never a second winner.
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My god — it's like the next generation is going to inherit the planet or something.
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Here's a
#MayDay
photo from 1912 in Union Square, NY
"The workers fight the wars, the bosses reap the profits."
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Our new guide for navigating the Mueller madness (w/
@ericuman
of
@propublica
and the Trump, Inc. podcast).
Listen:
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Everyone take a moment to cherish this. Hold it close to your heart.
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“If the headline does not convey the fact that Trump's claim is in question or open to doubt, based on the known facts, then it is insufficiently informative.” Memo to the media: Stop giving Trump the headlines he wants
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This week, we take a look at RFK Jr.’s history of spreading misinformation, and how he and other conspiracy-minded candidates should be covered. Check out our guide below (w/ recs from disinformation reporters Anna Merlan and
@BrandyZadrozny
):
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Is Twitter a warzone, or a town square? Elon Musk doesn’t seem to see the difference.
@MicahLoewinger
speaks with
@contrapoints
about the billionaire’s likely purchase of the social media giant.
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The Britney Spears saga is just one of the many stories of women in the '90s that the first draft of history got wrong. And
@RottenInDenmark
and
@Remember_Sarah
are helping set the record straight.
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Big news! As seen in
@Variety
, NYPR’s annual gala this fall will be hosted by comedian and writer
@iamsambee
, and honor our own
@OTMBrooke
! The night will also feature a performance by Grammy-winning
@kronosquartet
.
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As news comes out about a shooting at UCLA, bear in mind that early reports are often inaccurate:
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“Arguing about whether last night’s speech was political would have been silly and pedantic at the best of times. At this fraught moment, it’s akin to watching your house catch fire and shouting, “Wait a minute! Is this a house?”
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No.
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As news comes in from Istanbul, remember to keep the Breaking News Consumer's Handbook in mind.
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Do we have a show to finish? Yes.
Are we watching and re-watching this? Also yes.
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The DOJ has lost the incentive, the PR Battle and simply the will to prosecute white-collar crime, says
@eisingerj
.
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The alt-right is doing its best to co-opt medieval history.
@Lollardfish
says historians have to stop them.
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Keep advice from the Breaking News Consumers' Handbook in mind as coverage of Ottawa continues
http://t.co/xHPjZVYxrJ
http://t.co/TOW6ji8NG7
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In August of 2020, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned on a flight from Siberia to Moscow.
@christogrozev
, of Bellingcat, uncovered the identities of his would-be killers in the documentary “Navalny.”
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@AlanaLlama
"the whole hysteria is reminiscent of the "smartphone pinky" scare that bubbled up a few years ago, which proclaimed that people's fingers were being "deformed" by the way they hold their electronic gadgets and smartphones"
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.
@rcbregman
and
@Bobosphere
delve into the myths around wealth and who creates it in America:
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We recorded our editorial meeting today. Here it is, on our role and what happens going forward:
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the aforementioned off-the-rails Tucker Carlson interview:
Watch Fox News host Tucker Carlson call one of his guests a 'tiny brain...moron' during an interview. NowThis has obtained the full segment with historian Rutger Bregman that Fox News is refusing to air.
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This is most important story in the world. Period.
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Anna Nicole Smith. Amy Fisher. Princess Diana. Terry Schiavo. What do they all have in common? w/
@yourewrongabout
’s
@RottenInDenmark
and
@Remember_Sarah
:
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Turns out that this radio show/podcast of ours has a deep back catalogue of episodes that could double as lessons for remote classes! We’ve got history segments, social studies segments, even some material for English lit... So, teachers & parents: gather ‘round for a *thread*
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There's so much polling coverage out there, we needed TWO guides to help you sort through it. (w/
@FiveThirtyEight
)
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