Mediagazer: Survey: 86% of journalists felt social media contributed to a decline in trust in journalism, half said social media strengthened relationship with audience (Tow Center for Digital Journalism)

6:40 PM ET, June 14, 2018

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Colin Deppen / The Incline:

Longtime Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cartoonist Rob Rogers says he was fired after going public with claims the paper rejected cartoons for political reasons — Update: 4 p.m. (Editor's Note: This is a breaking story and will continue to be updated.) — Rob Rogers said he felt editorial management …

Discussion: @rob_rogers, Washington Post, Poynter, HuffPost, The Hill, Greensburg Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh City Paper, Philly.com, wesa.fm, BostonGlobe.com, WTAE, Splinter, @eleanorstrouser and Common Dreams

The Nib:

Ten of the anti-Trump cartoons by Rob Rogers that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette refused to publish — The paper suddenly won't run the work of veteran cartoonist and former Pulitzer finalist Rob Rogers' work for being too critical of Trump. But we will.

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review, Washington Post and CBS Pittsburgh

Jane Wakefield / BBC:

Reuters Institute study: usage of Facebook for news has declined in a number of countries including the US, as messaging apps like WhatsApp gain popularity — Fewer people are using Facebook to discover and discuss news, as messaging apps such as WhatsApp gain in popularity, a study has suggested.

Discussion: YouTube, Reuters, Statista Infographics, Nieman Lab, What's New in Publishing, Fast Company, Journalism.co.uk, MediaPost, The Guardian, Press Gazette, One Man & His Blog, MediaPost, Reuters Institute …, @rmac18, @shansquared and ABS-CBN News

Nieman Lab:

Reuters Institute report shows broadcasters and newspapers are more trusted worldwide than digital-born outlets or partisan sources — As Facebook moves to privilege “broadly trusted” sources in its News Feed, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism research shows that broadcasters …

Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:

MacArthur Foundation awards $1M to Chicago nonprofit journalism lab City Bureau and $650K each to Free Spirit Media and Chicago Public Media — City Bureau, a 3-year-old nonprofit journalism lab on the South Side, will receive a $1 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation …

Discussion: @city_bureau, Macfound.org site news, City Bureau, @chrbelanger, @sebastian_hwc, @bechang8, @bellwak, Current and Chicago Business

Tow Center for Digital Journalism:

Survey: 86% of journalists felt social media contributed to a decline in trust in journalism, half said social media strengthened relationship with audience — This report is part of an ongoing, multiyear study by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School …

Discussion: Nieman Lab and @mattnavarra

Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:

Thousands of debunking articles by Sean Rice of business2comunity.com deleted after site was contacted with evidence of serial plagiarism and story idea theft — Business2community.com deleted close to 6,000 articles by Shawn Rice after being contacted by BuzzFeed News.

Discussion: @profcarroll, @mat and @craigsilverman

Philip Bump / Washington Post:

News outlets should make sure to qualify and identify Trump's tweets as false in their headlines to avoid acting simply as retweets promoting his viewpoint — Consider this headline. — In one sense, the headline is true. President Trump did indeed say that there is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea.

Discussion: CNN, Chicago Sun-Times, @pbump, The Week, @dannagal, @jayrosen_nyu, The Daily Caller, New York Magazine, @jayrosen_nyu, USA Today, NPR and New York Times

Jacqueline Alemany / CBS News:

Sources: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and deputy press secretary Raj Shah to exit the Trump administration; Sanders to leave at year's end — Two of the most visible members of the Trump administration are planning their departures, the latest sign of upheaval in a White House marked by turmoil.

Jack Sullivan / CommonWealth Magazine:

DFM-owned Boston Herald to outsource ad design and news page layout to Colorado headquarters, eliminating at least half the copy editor and design positions — THE NEW OWNERS of the Boston Herald have told staff they will outsource all the paper's advertising design and news page layout functions …

Discussion: Media Nation

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

Nuzzel launches NuzzelRank, which uses reader data, signals about engagement and authority, and business influencers to rank the authority of top news sources — Everyone from Elon Musk to AdBlock Plus wants to tell you which news sources are worth trusting. Now news aggregator Nuzzel is joining in.

Discussion: Columbia Journalism Review

Jon Levine / The Wrap:

Source: The Young Turks laid off at least five employees this week, including regular on-air talent Nomiki Konst and Hannah Cranston — The Young Turks laid off at least five employees this week, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to TheWrap on Thursday.

Discussion: Nomiki Konst

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