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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
The Markup's co-founder Julia Angwin is out as editor in chief of the new nonprofit tech watchdog site; Angwin says she was pushed out by co-founder Sue Gardner — For the past year, the investigative journalist Julia Angwin has been busy building The Markup, a nonprofit news site dedicated …
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@markupreal: The editorial team of @team_markup has signed a statement of unequivocal support for our Editor in Chief, @JuliaAngwin: pic.twitter.com/aTRsmM6oeo
Sapna Maheshwari / @sapna: The Markup, an eagerly anticipated news site dedicated to scrutinizing technology and its effects on society, fired its editor-in-chief @JuliaAngwin via email last night. Big surprise for everyone including staff. We'll be updating our story here: http://www.nytimes.com/...
Leon Yin / @leonyin: I am resigning from my dream job as data science editor at @team_markup! It has been a pleasure to work with such amazing journalists and technologists. Please follow my colleagues at @MarkupReal
Julia Angwin / @juliaangwin: I'm devastated to have been forced out of the organization I conceived to pursue rigorous, evidence-based tech accountability journalism. I will continue to pursue that mission and I hope to find other ways to build the field. http://twitter.com/...
Jon Keegan / @jonkeegan: I just resigned from my position as Investigative Data Journalist at @team_markup. I loved this job, and was so excited about the work we were doing, and the amazing team we were building. Yesterday my boss @JuliaAngwin was fired.
Peter Sterne / Columbia Journalism Review: The Markup ousts editor in chief Julia Angwin, prompting resignations
Adrianne Jeffries / @adrjeffries: Jon was my main reporting partner at The Markup. I have been elated for the past six weeks, working at what I thought was paradise for investigative journalism. I am incredibly sad to leave this team, but I just resigned as well. https://twitter.com/...
Cale Guthrie Weissman / Fast Company: Mayhem at The Markup: Staffers resign en masse at highly anticipated tech news outlet
Aram Zucker-Scharff / @chronotope: This is a good time to remember that not everyone can afford to quit a job on principle. Respect given to those who do, but don't expect it of everyone; not all are in the circumstance where that is possible—even if they want to.
Raju Narisetti / @raju: I am stunned and very sorry to hear of this development in a nascent news organization on which so much hope was resting, in terms of the journalism that it promised to deliver, primarily because of the track record of @JuliaAngwin. http://twitter.com/...
Ashkan Soltani / @ashk4n: .@JuliaAngwin was the originator of the Pulitzer-finalist series @WhatTheyKnow from 2010-2013 https://ashkansoltani.org/... She then led the incredibly important work at @ProPubPrivacy looking into bias in algorithms https://www.propublica.org/... This is a terrible move by @team_markup
Sapna Maheshwari / @sapna: Story updated with more details, including at least four resignations and a comment from @eisingerj, who says: “To fire Angwin is to sign The Markup's death warrant.” http://www.nytimes.com/... http://twitter.com/...
Maya Kosoff / @mekosoff: nothing but respect for the employees at the markup resigning in solidarity with their editor getting fired http://twitter.com/...
James Ball / @jamesrbuk: This is a big shock - and will worry many who were looking to The Markup with hope. @JuliaAngwin a hugely respected figure and surely a big draw to donors and staff alike - something has clearly gone very wrong behind the scenes. http://twitter.com/...
Sarah Ellison / @sarahlellison: I could say many good things about my dear friend @JuliaAngwin but for now, this: she is a visionary who changed the way people report on the power of tech. Her departure from @TheMark_up is a terrible thing — for them. She makes everywhere she is better. https://twitter.com/...
Rachel Goodman / @rachelegoodman1: I'm devastated for all of us. Without Julia, Facebook might still be arguing there was nothing wrong with allowing advertisers to exclude users it labeled “African American” from seeing ads for housing. http://twitter.com/...
Cale G Weissman / @caleweissman: things look pretty bleak at the markup... https://www.fastcompany.com/ ... pic.twitter.com/vxEB9Qkkli
Jeff Larson / @thejefflarson: As I said when we launched, as a news outlet The Markup intends to hold the powerful to account, raise the cost of bad behavior, and spur reforms. That hasn't changed, and we are excited to move forward on this path.
Becky Peterson / Business Insider: A yet-to-launch tech news site backed by Craigslist's founder is facing a staff exodus …
Julia Angwin / @juliaangwin: Jon cannot afford to do this. This is heartbreaking. http://twitter.com/...
Heidi N. Moore / @moorehn: Good luck to The Markup in hiring anyone sensible after this, especially talented women. If it's not safe for someone of Julia's stature and accomplishment, who is it going to be safe for, exactly? What serious woman in journalism is going to see herself being able to rise there?
Selena / @selenalarson: This is awful.."journalism" that mostly values hot takes is not what is going to drive real change and accountability within tech. I was really looking forward to @JuliaAngwin's Markup. http://twitter.com/...
Bram Cohen / @bramcohen: A new unproven news site has raised $23 million and hasn't even launched yet? How does that work? http://www.nytimes.com/...
Adam Davidson / @adamdavidson: Not that she needs it, but I'd also like to express my unequivocal support for @JuliaAngwin I've been friends with her for, gulp, 30 years and she is as great a journalist as there is. http://twitter.com/...
Jim Fenton / @jimfenton: As a donor to @team_markup, I can't imagine why they would ever fire @JuliaAngwin. About the worst thing they could do. http://www.nytimes.com/... via @NYTimes
Amie Stepanovich / @astepanovich: I drafted a statement of support for Julia based on what I've been seeing on Twitter and my own deep respect for her work. If you'd like to sign please comment on the piece, or DM/email me. http://medium.com/...
Julia Angwin / @juliaangwin: Adrianne can't afford to do this. This is heartbreaking. http://twitter.com/...
S. Mitra Kalita / @mitrakalita: I thought nonprofit was going to save journalism though. Seems we are seeing a repeat of poor management, weak revenue models and accountability to no one. Sound familiar? https://twitter.com/...
Mathew Ingram / @mathewi: Whatever the truth of Julia Angwin's ouster might be, it's going to be awfully hard for The Markup to continue if the entire editorial staff supports her rather than current management http://twitter.com/...
Emily Steel / @emilysteel: My first byline at the WSJ 13 years ago was w @JuliaAngwin. She took me under her wing and since then has proven to be one of the fiercest, boldest, fairest and most visionary journalists I have worked with. I respect and admire her immensely. And am so disheartened by this news. http://twitter.com/...
Jie Jenny Zou / @jiejennyzou: Genuine question: Who sits on the board of @team_markup? For those keeping tracking, four staffers have resigned within the past 25 minutes. http://www.nytimes.com/...
Alvaro Bedoya / @alvarombedoya: This is *shocking.* As a young Senate staffer, @JuliaAngwin's series at the Wall Street Journal was my education. I literally printed out stacks of her stories and would highlight them on the metro like a crazy person. Her work is foundational. Huge loss for @team_markup. http://twitter.com/...
Kai Ryssdal / @kairyssdal: We've had @JuliaAngwin @Marketplace a couple of times. She was always super informative and insightful. This @team_markup thing is a mess. http://twitter.com/...
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News: Angwin forced out as editor of The Markup
Julia Carrie Wong / @juliacarriew: This is awful. Have been eagerly anticipating The Markup's launch *because* of Julia's track record of exceptional journalism. http://twitter.com/...
Rafat Ali / @rafat: Well, well. When this launched last year, I publicly criticized it for launching with too much money, vs a small effort to start with a ramp up as it goes along, I also criticized @craignewmark for giving so much, though guessing it was conditional. http://www.nytimes.com/...
Emily Bell / @emilybell: . @JuliaAngwin almost singlehandedly changed the way tech power was reported when no-one else was paying much attention. This is very bad news http://twitter.com/...
Jennifer Valentino-DeVries / @jenvalentino: WTF is going on here? @JuliaAngwin gave me my start in tech reporting and investigations. I have been so looking forward to seeing her vision realized. Now more than ever, we as a society have a pressing need for this work. This news about @team_markup is extremely disconcerting. http://twitter.com/...
Julia Carrie Wong / @juliacarriew: Craig Newmark is at an event for the Center for Humane Tech right now. I just asked him about The Markup. He said, “I can't ethically comment right now.” Wouldn't say anything else.
Julian Sanchez / @normative: What's really shocking here is that Julia has a track record second to none when it comes to holding tech firms accountable through rigorous investigative reporting. I can't imagine someone better suited to lead a project if that's what you actually want to do. http://twitter.com/...
Melissa Lewis / @iff_or: Angwin: “[Gardner] has urged me to run articles with headlines such as ‘Facebook is a dumpster fire.’” I doubt I'm in the minority when I say this is not what I would ever want or expect of The Markup. http://twitter.com/...
Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal: Julia Angwin Ousted as Editor in Chief of News Website She Helped Found
Julia Angwin / @juliaangwin: Leon can't afford to resign. This is heartbreaking. http://twitter.com/...
Aron Pilhofer / @pilhofer: Via email... “But on Monday evening, Ms. Angwin was fired from The Markup via email, just months before the site's planned July start date."http://www.nytimes.com/ ...
Amie Stepanovich / @astepanovich: Julia is unrivaled in the field - I have heard many a tech exec state that they are taking steps to do better as a *direct result* of her work. I'm glad she has the support of the editorial board, and she has mine as well. http://twitter.com/...
Julia Angwin / @juliaangwin: I am so moved and grateful for all the support flooding in. If ever there was a silver lining in having your dream stolen from you, it is all the love that is coming in. Thank you. https://twitter.com/...
Yasha Levine / @yashalevine: This is cryptic. What's amazing about this news outlet is the astounding pile of cash it has: $23 million supporting the work of no more than 15 people. http://twitter.com/...
John Scalzi / @scalzi: What the actual fuck. I've known Julia since college and can't imagine the circumstances in which she is anything other than a material boon to a news organization. http://twitter.com/...
Peter Sterne / @petersterne: One of the things that I found most shocking about this story is the claim that The Markup ranked prospective reporters on the basis of how much animus they felt toward big tech companies. http://www.cjr.org/... http://twitter.com/...
Joshua Benton / @jbenton: The tough thing is there just aren't *that* many ambitious new digital news orgs that you can root for without much complication in 2019. @team_markup was one of them until today. No sketchy ad model, no clickbait churn, no old-world fustiness — just kickass important journalism.
Sheera Frenkel / @sheeraf: Every journalist who covers, or has covered, tech knows the quality of @JuliaAngwin's work. Really hope the Markup can figure out a way to make this right, because we need the kind of stories a site led by Julia would produce. http://twitter.com/...
Rafat Ali / @rafat: And while this current mess may not be a direct consequence of too-much-money, it always, always distorts, especially for media companies that have a different way of building/ramping up, even more so for a non-profit one: http://www.nytimes.com/...
Joshua Benton / @jbenton: One of the most anticipated recent news startups @team_markup is imploding — after abruptly firing rock-star editor-in-chief @JuliaAngwin, at least 4 journalists on its small staff have resigned (@jonkeegan, @lkirchner, @suryamattu, @adrjeffries) http://www.niemanlab.org/...
Lydia Polgreen / @lpolgreen: .@JuliaAngwin is a brilliant and essential journalist, and the apparent demise of The Markup as she envisioned it is a terrible loss for journalism. http://www.nytimes.com/...
Aram Zucker-Scharff / @chronotope: How do you fuck up The Markup, literally the easiest across the home plate pitch for a journalism outlet ever conceived? Like, it's obviously needed, wanted, useful, and now... this mess?! http://twitter.com/...
Amie Stepanovich / @astepanovich: Nearly 50 people - leaders across the tech sector - standing in support of @JuliaAngwin (and more coming!) http://medium.com/...
Danielle Citron / @daniellecitron: I get that the world is topsy turvy but this is too much. THE tech policy and privacy journalist of our time @JuliaAngwin has been ousted as EIC of the outlet she founded? This is unbelievable and unacceptable. Thanks @astepanovich for conveying dismay. http://medium.com/...
Rob Pegoraro / @robpegoraro: As if journalism doesn't have enough problems, we have one of the best privacy reporters in the business, @JuliaAngwin, getting fired by the site she helped found—and the apparent authors of this sudden sacking can't be bothered to explain it. http://twitter.com/...
Casey Newton / @caseynewton: I've really been looking forward to reading @JuliaAngwin's version of The Markup — and hope @CraigNewmark can help make this right https://twitter.com/...
Staci D Kramer / @sdkstl: We don't know all of the circumstances but loyalty to @JuliaAngwin and her vision of @team_markup is unmistakable. Some of these journalists literally can't afford to resign. (That may also be the reason some are staying.) https://twitter.com/...
Meredith Whittaker / @mer__edith: Unwavering support for @JuliaAngwin whose work is visionary and more important now than ever. http://twitter.com/...
Peter Sterne / @petersterne: A note on The Markup story: it's not easy to report a breaking news story as a freelancer. This morning, as soon as I learned about Julia's ouster (before the Times), I emailed @CJR to let them know I had a story, and they worked with me to get it reported out and published.
Eva / @evacide: Solidarity with Julia Angwin, whose research and journalism has been essential in the fight to hold tech companies accountable. http://twitter.com/...
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Firing of The Markup's editor in chief Julia Angwin triggers revolt, as all editorial staff sign a letter of “unequivocal support” and the majority resign — The Markup — the highly anticipated nonprofit news site that planned to explore the societal impacts of big tech and algorithms …
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Surya Mattu / @suryamattu: I have just resigned from @team_markup. I am so proud of the work we all have done and heartbroken that I wont see it to completion. But @JuliaAngwin is the reason I call myself a data journalist and I cant get myself to work for the organization that doesn't see her value
Lauren Kirchner / @lkirchner: I have just resigned from @team_markup. This has been my dream job. I have been so excited about this team, and the work we were doing feels so vitally important. But @JuliaAngwin is the reason I joined, and her ouster is the reason I am leaving.
Reyhan Harmanci / Fast Company: Who cares about liberty? Julia Angwin and Trevor Paglen on our big fat privacy mess
Julia Angwin / @juliaangwin: Lauren cannot afford to do this. This is heartbreaking. http://twitter.com/...
Bill Grueskin / @bgrueskin: @jonkeegan Same goes for @lkirchner, who was the (not ‘a’ but 'the') top grad in her @columbiajourn class http://twitter.com/...
Evan Simko-Bednarski / @simko_bednarski: I am so tremendously proud of my wife, @lkirchner, and the whole team at @MarkupReal who stuck to their guns today. If anyone is looking to hire some world class journalists whose commitment to principled journalism is beyond reproach, look no further. http://twitter.com/...
Jessica Huseman / @jessicahuseman: The work Lauren has done — especially on disputed DNA testing techniques — has always floored me. She would be an amazing addition to any newsroom. http://twitter.com/...
Peter Sterne / @petersterne: It sounds like Julia's co-founders objected to the way she was managing the nonprofit, not the way she managed her employees. They were concerned that she was taking too long to hire employees and get the site up and running.Even if that's true, the solution wasn't to fire her! http://twitter.com/...
Peter Sterne / @petersterne: It's one thing to fire someone for managing employees poorly. But when the employees she managed resign in solidarity with her, that's a pretty strong indicator that she wasn't managing them poorly. http://www.nytimes.com/... http://twitter.com/...
Eric Umansky / @ericuman: Also hire Surya. He took a friggin boat to Mar-a-Lago to test their crappy internet security. http://www.propublica.org/... http://twitter.com/...
Julia Angwin / @juliaangwin: Surya cannot afford to do this. This is heartbreaking. (No journalist can afford to quit on principle these days.) http://twitter.com/...
Jake Swearingen / @jakeswearingen: part of the media cycle in the past ~decade is every 18 months a high-profile, high-minded media startup has to gather a murderer's row of talent and then burst into flames and it sucks http://www.niemanlab.org/...
Tim Marchman / @timmarchman: Surya is as good a journalist and a person as I've ever worked with. If you or someone who works for you did something that made him and his colleagues leave en masse you did the wrong thing and need to fix it immediately. http://twitter.com/...
Christina Xu / @xuhulk: I was so looking forward to the incredible work this team was going to put out. Everyone journalist and developer on this team is a gem. http://twitter.com/...
Dan Diamond / @ddiamond: “Some news” is apt, given that most of the editorial staff quit today. http://www.niemanlab.org/... http://twitter.com/...
Raju Narisetti / @raju: This expanding implosion sadly also makes some of the best data/investigative journalists, including @suryamattu available to grab: http://twitter.com/...?
Ashley Feinberg / @ashleyfeinberg: surya is not only the best data journalist anyone could hope to work with, but he also built me every weird and fucked up thing i asked for better than i could have ever imagined it, whoever gets to work with him next is lucky as hell http://twitter.com/...
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Source: Trump complained in a meeting with Jack Dorsey that Twitter had removed some of his followers; Dorsey stressed even he lost followers with new policies — President Trump on Tuesday met privately with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, a huddle at the White House between one of the site's …
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Donald J. Trump / @realdonaldtrump: Great meeting this afternoon at the @WhiteHouse with @Jack from @Twitter. Lots of subjects discussed regarding their platform, and the world of social media in general. Look forward to keeping an open dialogue! http://twitter.com/...
Motherboard: Jack Dorsey had a closed-door meeting with Trump on Tuesday, which sources say was anticipated to be about “the health of the public conversation on Twitter”
Josh Feldman / Mediaite: Trump Reportedly Complained to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey About Losing Followers
John Eggerton / Multichannel News: Trump Meets with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: Jack Dorsey just met with Trump to talk about the health of Twitter's public discourse
Tina Nguyen / Vanity Fair: Trump Brought Jack Dorsey to the White House to Complain About His Twitter Account
Rhett Jones / Gizmodo: How to Sign In to Twitter
Adam L. Penenberg / @penenberg: “Conversation, not silence,” @jack told Twitter employees, “bridges gaps and drives toward solutions.” Yet Twitter allows trolls and racists to bury users in an avalanche of hate and threats, squelching the targeted users' ability to converse on the platform. https://twitter.com/...
Kim Masters / @kimmasters: I need more. http://twitter.com/...
@jack: Thank you for the time. Twitter is here to serve the entire public conversation, and we intend to make it healthier and more civil. Thanks for the discussion about that.
Philip Bump / @pbump: This isn't just about Twitter followers! It's about the numbers that Trump uses to estimate his popularity and it's about a threat he perceives to his ability to communicate outside the media. https://wapo.st/2UTGbji
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: President Trump met privately with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, reportedly complained about follower count
Paige Leskin / Business Insider: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Trump met behind closed doors to discuss social media ahead of the 2020 election
Ryan Mac / @rmac18: Statement from Twitter on the meeting between Jack Dorsey and President Trump pic.twitter.com/BHT1DIGEhx
Leah Litman / @leahlitman: .@jack i would also like a meeting; i do not think the videos i post of stevie nicks (my puppy) get enough likes. thx. http://twitter.com/...
Cindyvonquednowktla / KTLA: President Trump Meets With Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey After Accusing Company of Bias
Charlie Warzel / @cwarzel: Former engineering manager at Twitter 👇 http://twitter.com/...
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Blocking social networks after terrorist attacks can do more harm than good, especially in places like Sri Lanka where official sources are often unreliable — We should be suspicious when governments crack down on speech in the name of safety — Imagine for a moment that you run …
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Yudhanjaya Wijeratne / @yudhanjaya: Dear #American journalists: For the love of whatever you hold holy, stop twisting this incident to serve your anti-Facebook technovalley politics. Right now, in a country with tight government controls on trad media, social media is a boon for us. #lka
Hannah Ellis-Petersen / The Guardian: Social media shut down in Sri Lanka in bid to stem misinformation
The Guardian: Sri Lanka's social media blackout reflects sense that online dangers outweigh benefits
James Griffiths / CNN: Sri Lanka shows why banning social media is a ‘blunt instrument’
Aman Sethi / HuffPost India: Sri Lanka's Social Media Ban Is Making Facebook Look Like A Victim. It Isn't
@netblocks: Update: Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Viber, Snapchat and Messenger have been blocked in #SriLanka over 24 hours following yesterday's deadly attacks. VPN service Tunnelbear's website is now also restricted #EasterSundayAttacksLK #KeepItOn https://netblocks.org/... pic.twitter.com/9LM5NOjUen
Sara Fischer / Axios: Violence prompts global social media crackdown
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post: She sold the Patriot Act to Congress. Her next job is defending Facebook.
Kara Swisher / @karaswisher: This is the ugly conundrum of the digital age: When you traffic in outrage, you get death. My next: http://www.nytimes.com/... via @NYTOpinion
Patrick Howell O'Neill / Gizmodo: Why Social Media Going Dark in Sri Lanka Isn't as Simple as You Think
Christianna Silva / MTV: What We Know About The Bombings In Sri Lanka — And How To Help
Walt Mossberg / @waltmossberg: Here's @karaswisher on how social media has become irredeemably toxic: “This is the ugly conundrum of the digital age: When you traffic in outrage, you get death.” http://www.nytimes.com/...
Megha Rajagopalan / @meghara: .@CaseyNewton on Sri Lanka: “ If the current US government blocked all access to social networks after a terrorist attack, we would rail against the move as an authoritarian outrage. When other countries do it, we ought to be just as suspicious.” https://www.getrevue.co/...
Megha Rajagopalan / @meghara: For more information, I recommend this primer on disinformation in Sri Lanka in @groundviews http://groundviews.org/... as well as this shorter, even-handed write-up by @Jon_Allsop https://www.cjr.org/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: >> @CaseyNewton: “If the current US government blocked all access to social networks after a terrorist attack, we would rail against the move as an authoritarian outrage. When other countries do it, we ought to be just as suspicious.” http://www.getrevue.co/...
Anna Comas-Quinn / @acomasquinn: The importance of language skills in stemming the tide of disinformation. “American-founded companies often lack the local resources and native language experts to better understand how to censor misinformation in real time” http://www.theguardian.com/... @OUTranslation @OULanguages
Megha Rajagopalan / @meghara: Would Americans cheering internet censorship abroad cheer if our president unilaterally made this decision? I reported on China's Great Firewall for years. It does not curb misinformation. You know what can curb misinformation? A responsible approach to content moderation. pic.twitter.com/boi8puvXnI
Washington Post: Sri Lanka's decision to block social media after the bombings sets an alarming precedent
Rohan Venkat / @rohanv: I'd draw your attention to the work of the Internet Freedom Foundation (@internetfreedom) which has fought against blanket internet shutdowns in India, showing how they don't quite work and suggesting other ways to address this issue. http://internetfreedom.in/ http://twitter.com/...
Greg Epstein / @gregmepstein: Last week I reluctantly confessed to a tech ethics panel @BKCHarvard & @HDSnews I think maybe Facebook & YouTube should be shut down. Here @karaswisher, one of the great minds of tech, says the same in @nytimes. Something profound is shifting. We all need to get ready. http://twitter.com/...
Megha Rajagopalan / @meghara: Many of us take internet access for granted, but shutdowns like this have become normalized all over the world from India to Zimbabwe. Govts are using misinformation as a rationale to cut people off from communicating in times of crisis. This shouldn't be taken at face value.
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen / @rasmus_kleis: Read @Stanford_GDPi paper here: http://papers.ssrn.com/...And thread summarizing main findings http://twitter.com/...Internet shutdowns and the like (1) violate many human rights (2) doesn't work in curtailing rumours and violence.Follow @theGNI @netblocks for more. #keepiton
Megha Rajagopalan / @meghara: News media is controlled in SL and journalists under lots of pressure, so people seeking legitimate information also rely on social media. VPNs are also widely used, so hate groups can get on these platforms anyway. Blocking a site is not the same as moderating content.
Julia Carrie Wong / @juliacarriew: In 2016, a @WIRED cover story declared Facebook “one of the world's most important emergency response institutions”. Today, the Sri Lankan government decided the good of FB - safety check, a platform to coordinate - couldn't outweigh the risk of the bad. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Ankit Panda / @nktpnd: This is super important. All forms of “media” have interacted with political violence everywhere over the decades. (For instance, radio's role in the events leading up to the Rwandan genocide.) http://twitter.com/...
Kenneth Roth / @kenroth: Last year “after viral rumors & calls to violence, circulating largely on Facebook, appeared to provoke...anti-Muslim riots,” Sri Lanka “repeatedly warned Facebook” but “company officials largely failed to respond until the government shut down access.” http://www.nytimes.com/...
Ingrid Burrington / @lifewinning: http://www.theguardian.com/... thinking a lot about the space between “Not shutting down social media could have led to people coordinating attacks and riots against Muslims” and “What's unclear is whether this helps”
Megha Rajagopalan / @meghara: And as @yudhanjaya says in this thread, violence, tensions between ethnic groups and propaganda far predate social media, and misinfo is often spread by traditional media and officials themselves. Blocking social media is not a solution to misinformation. http://twitter.com/...
Charlie Beckett / @charliebeckett: Fascinating research - possibly relevant to #ShriLanka - that suggests that Internet Shutdowns during public disorder crises may make protest more, not less violent . http://twitter.com/...
Donie O'Sullivan / @donie: Sri Lanka's social media block has entered its second day, and they now appear to be blocking VPNs that could help people get around the ban. http://twitter.com/...
Clint Watts / @selectedwisdom: less than a decade, social media apps gone tools for organizing liberation movements Arab Spring, to levers for misinformation & violence during crises “Sri Lankan government blocks social media and imposes curfew following deadly blasts” http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Megha Rajagopalan / @meghara: Perhaps most importantly, as everywhere, people in Sri Lanka rely on social media to communicate with friends and family. Imagine attacks like this happening in your city— and imagine not being able to find out if people you know are OK because Facebook is suddenly blocked.
Nalaka Gunawardene / @nalakag: Fully agree. Most #lka print & broadcast media captured politically or ideologically + mainstream's coverage highly partisan. #SocialMedia is only space left for citizens to express & share. A few may misuse it but wholesale SM blocking is NOT the answer. #EasterSundayAttacksLK http://twitter.com/...
Jan Rydzak / @elcalavero: Thanks so much for this, @yudhanjaya. Extremely important to approach this with nuance & avoid advocating for extreme solutions lest they percolate further. My recent paper shows shutdowns actually exacerbate violence in India. You might find it useful. https://papers.ssrn.com/...
Gerry Shih / @gerryshih: “It pains me as a journalist, and someone who once believed that a worldwide communications medium would herald more tolerance, to admit this — to say that my first instinct was to turn it all off.” @karaswisher http://www.nytimes.com/...
Connla Young / The Irish News:
Paramilitary group the New IRA admits responsibility for the murder of Lyra McKee, says she was killed during the course of “attacking the enemy” — THE paramilitary group blamed for shooting dead Lyra McKee in Derry last night apologised for the murder of the 29-year-old journalist.
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Journalism.co.uk, New York Times, @irish_news, @andywesttv, @antoflynnser, @leifb73, Press Gazette, @declawn, @berlinnaeus, @ruthde, @journostephen, Politico, @mallownews, BBC, ABC News, The Week, The Times & The Sunday Times, Sky News, CNN, Reuters, Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Mail, Financial Times, Derry Now, 9News and BBC
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Marcela Kunova / Journalism.co.uk: Remembering Lyra McKee
@irish_news: The New IRA statement said: “We have instructed our volunteers to take the utmost care in future when engaging the enemy, and put in place measures to help ensure this” http://www.irishnews.com/...
Andy West / @andywesttv: The so-called ‘New IRA’ shoot an innocent woman in the head, then release a statement saying sorry, we'll be more careful in future. The level of shameless self-indulgence is almost as frightening as the anger and violence in our poor world today. #Peace http://www.irishnews.com/...
Vote Anthony / @antoflynnser: How this nonsense actually reads... “We have instructed our volunteers to take the utmost care in future when murdering people” #notinmyname http://twitter.com/...
@leifb73: Replace “enemy” with “public” and it sounds like a festival organiser apologising for casual staff raising their voice at a customer. http://twitter.com/...
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette: UK-wide vigils to be held for murdered journalist Lyra McKee as memorial fundraiser tops £58,000
Declan Lawn / @declawn: Oh to be a fly on the wall at that New IRA health and safety briefing. http://twitter.com/...
Bernie Linnane / @berlinnaeus: Lyra was not in the wrong place at the wrong time. Her killers were. #NotInMyName http://shr.gs/G53ClAE
Ruth Dudley Edwards / @ruthde: Lyra's murder was a tragedy: so too would have been the murder of anyone in the group the gun was pointed at. Sinn Fein eulogises the murderers of police: some people seem to regard them as legitimate targets. They are not & never were. http://www.irishnews.com/...
Stephen Daisley / @journostephen: Their ‘apologies’ are not sincere. They are self-justifying bullshit. The New IRA will always be the cowardly murderers of Lyra McKee and nothing more than that. http://www.irishnews.com/...
Tom McTague / Politico: Brexit adds to Northern Ireland's broken politics
@mallownews: The New IRA have claimed the death of Lyra McKee was ‘accidental’ as they had intended to indiscriminately murder someone else entirely
Sara Canning / BBC: Lyra McKee murder: More than 140 witnesses contact police
Peter Weber / The Week: New IRA offers ‘full and sincere apologies’ for killing journalist Lyra McKee
Nadeem Badshah / The Times & The Sunday Times: New IRA admits it killed journalist Lyra McKee
Sharon Marris / Sky News: New IRA apologises for murder of journalist Lyra McKee
Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Our full and sincere apologies’: New IRA sorry for killing journalist as woman arrested
Daily Mail: The New IRA has admitted responsibility for the murder of journalist Lyra McKee (pictured) …
Laura Hughes / Financial Times: New IRA admits it killed journalist Lyra McKee
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RTÉ:
Journalists and others remember Lyra McKee at a vigil in Dublin organized by the National Union of Journalists
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James Walker / Press Gazette: New IRA admits responsibility for murder of journalist Lyra McKee as police make new arrest under Terrorism Act
Excalibur Press / @excaliburpress: Press Statement: From the family of Lyra McKee | #LyraMcKee https://excaliburpress.co.uk/ ... pic.twitter.com/10wBZUwCZR
Tina Calder / Excalibur Press: Press Statement: From the family of Lyra McKee
Sinéad Gleeson / @sineadgleeson: Very moving vigil for #LyraMcKee outside Hugh Lane Gallery, with readings of her work and @Gloriadlgc singing ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’. #WeStandWithLyra pic.twitter.com/3Csxzzdbr5
Nick Rabbitts / @nick468official: “She stood up for the best in journalism which is standing up for the truth, and always seeking out the truth no matter how difficult”. @NUJIrishSW chair and @Limerick_Leader reporter Norma Prendiville remembers ‘our friend and colleague’ Lyra McKee. #WeStandWithLyra pic.twitter.com/5ZgnnqwfME
Stephen Breen / @stebreen: Moving tribute from @Seamusdo of the @NUJofficial to murdered journalist #LyraMcKee in Dublin this evening. pic.twitter.com/MkYcOdwWpb
Bob / @bobstu2: Karen Bradley, the Secretary of State for #NorthernIreland and her counterpart from Labour, Tony Lloyd give their statements in the House Of Commons on the murder of #LyraMcKee #NotInOurName #NotInMyName #RIPLyraMcKee https://www.youtube.com/...
Dearbhail McDonald / @dearbhaildibs: Incredibly moving @NUJOfficial tribute, in Dublin, to @lyramckee Great to see so many colleagues attend #WeStandWithLyra #Notinourname #LyraMcKee https://twitter.com/...
Nicola Corless / @nicolacorless: “She stood up for the best in journalism which is standing up for the truth, and always seeking out the truth no matter how difficult” - Norma Prendiville of @Limerick_Leader & chair of @NUJIrishSW. Very proud of my @NUJofficial colleagues for their stand today #WeStandWithLyra https://twitter.com/...
Ailbhe Conneely / @ailbheconneely: Vigil for #LyraMcKee opposite Garden of Remembrance. Lots of her NUJ colleagues here & there's beautiful music by the Dublin Gay and Lesbian choir Gloria #WeStandWithLyra pic.twitter.com/5ujmPdUMuW
Cathy Halloran / @hallorancathy: Journalists in Limerick remember their colleague and friend Lyra McKee-an attack on a journalist in any part of the world is an attack on the the truth-Norma Prendiville @NUJofficial @Seamusdooley #WeStandWithLyra @rtenews @Limerick_Leader pic.twitter.com/8Sp6p9x1v4
Limerick Post / @limerickpost: Watch: Mid West media unite with tribute to Lyra #KeepingLimerickPosted #Limerick #WeStandWithLyra https://www.limerickpost.ie/ ... (via @chan_bling)
NUJ / @nujofficial: Vigils & remembrance in Belfast, Dublin, London and Glasgow today & tomorrow #WeStandWithLyra details online here - https://www.nuj.org.uk/... #NUJ #media #journalism #journalists pic.twitter.com/TshYE6CeCG
Whitney Davis / Variety:
Former CBS executive describes the company's “white problem”, says the Moonves misconduct investigation failed to address the totality of discrimination issues — Last year, CBS hired two white-shoe law firms to conduct an independent investigation into alleged misconduct …
Discussion:
Mediaite, The Wrap, @bevysmith, @cindygallop, Vanity Fair, @karaswisher, @nilegirl, Fox News, Jezebel, @iamsadesellers, @melsil, @moryan, @danielletbd, @whitneydavis83, @oliverdarcy, @moryan and Slate
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Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite: Ex-CBS Exec Pens Letter Slamming ‘Systemic Racism, Discrimination and Sexual Harassment’ at Company
Tim Baysinger / The Wrap: Former CBS Executive Whitney Davis Accuses Network of ‘Systemic’ Racial and Sexual Discrimination
Cindy Gallop / @cindygallop: WELL BLOODY DONE for writing this, @whitneydavis83. Everybody, this is a MUST-READ, especially for white women and men. @variety http://variety.com/... #changetheratio #diversity
Kara Swisher / @karaswisher: Read read read: Whitney Davis on Why CBS ‘Has a White Problem’ - Variety http://variety.com/...
Ezinne / @nilegirl: All major networks including cable news have a “White problem.” The landscape is adamant about keeping it that way. http://twitter.com/...
Anna Hopkins / Fox News: Former CBS exec blasts network for culture of ‘systematic racism, discrimination and sexual harassment’
Prachi Gupta / Jezebel: Former CBS Exec Says ‘CBS Has a White Problem’
Sade Sellers / @iamsadesellers: “ 36 creative executives — all upper management roles that deal with content development, casting, current production, daytime and alternative programming — there are only three women of color, none black. There is not one executive of color working in casting at CBS” PHEW http://twitter.com/...
Melissa Silverstein / @melsil: on @cbs “The company has a white problem across the board. Did you know that there's not one black creative executive working at CBS Television Network or CBS Television Studios?” http://variety.com/...
Mo Ryan / @moryan: This piece by Whitney Davis, formerly of CBS, is a MUST READ. It was published TODAY. Problems at CBS are far from over. The culture took time to get this way, but will the same amount of time be spent rooting out biases & toxicity at root of that culture? http://variety.com/...
Danielle Turchiano / @danielletbd: Speaking out takes courage but clearly this is a conversation that we still need to have because not enough has been done. Whitney has taken a crucial step but it's on all of us to make sure she's not ignored. Again. http://twitter.com/...
Whitney Davis / @whitneydavis83: Sharing my experience at @CBS is the hardest thing I've ever done. I'm sure many will read and see me as a black woman complaining about the lack of black people, but this is about #CBS blatant refusal to create an inclusive workplace. This is for EVERYONE. It's a white problem. http://twitter.com/...
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy: “In debating whether or not to speak out about my own story, I have not forgotten the opportunities that were given to me. But it's just not enough to open doors to diverse, talented candidates.” http://twitter.com/...
Mo Ryan / @moryan: Look at thread above. Re CBS, I've reported on matters of toxicity, bias, lack of inclusion & white men being protected at the expense of everyone else for years now. Whitney Davis had to live it. I 10000% understand why she left CBS. Which is not “fixed” http://variety.com/...
Natalia Winkelman / Slate: Former CBS Executive Slams Network's “White Problem” in Open Letter
Reuters:
Myanmar's top court rejects final appeal by jailed Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who are sentenced to seven years in jail — Shoon Naing, Simon Lewis — NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - Myanmar's top court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years …
Discussion:
Poynter, NPR, Committee to Protect …, @pressfreedom, @megankstack, @penamerican, @halbritz, @chelle_yesudas, @reaproy, @ermahdgerd, @davidakaye, @poppymcp and @poppymcp
Discussion:
Matthew S. Schwartz / NPR: Reuters Journalists Jailed In Myanmar Lose Appeal, Will Stay In Prison
@pressfreedom: “Myanmar authorities have committed a grave injustice to Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo and their families, and criminalized independent journalism.” @CPJAsia's Shawn Crispin #Reuters #Myanmar http://cpj.org/...
Megan K. Stack / @megankstack: This is crushing. The final appeal of imprisoned Reuters reporters is rejected by Myanmar's highest court. “Their wives, who had traveled from Yangon to hear the verdict on Tuesday, emerged from the courtroom quietly wiping away tears.” http://www.reuters.com/...
PEN America / @penamerican: “Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, have spent more than 16 months in detention since they were arrested in December 2017 while working on an investigation into the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys.” #JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOohttps://t.co/ jes3L0Pl1A
Haley Britzky / @halbritz: I hate to do the whole “not enough people are talking about this” thing but honestly, the fact that there isn't very visible, palpable outrage on a daily basis over two Reuters journalists being jailed for doing their jobs is insane to me https://www.npr.org/...
Michelle Yesudas / @chelle_yesudas: Double blow for press freedom & human rights in #Myanmar, as the Supreme Court disappointingly rejects the appeal of the 2 Reuters journalists, setting an ominous precedent of imprisoning govt critics as the election year draws closer. http://www.reuters.com/...
Phil Robertson / @reaproy: .@hrw calls for Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo's immediate release, decries failure of both #NLD government of Aung San Suu Kyi & #Tatmadaw to respect media freedom, & freedom of expression http://twitter.com/...
@ermahdgerd: This CANNOT stand. “The investigation that the journalists were working on, which uncovered security forces' involvement in killings, arson and looting, was completed by colleagues and published in 2018. Last week it was awarded the Pulitzer prize for international reporting.” http://twitter.com/...
David Kaye / @davidakaye: court rejects appeal “without elaborating” - a total injustice, for journalism in #Myanmar, for Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, for their families, for the public. http://www.reuters.com/...
Theodore Schleifer / Recode:
Sources: lifestyle website Brit + Co is laying off a majority of staff, which had dwindled to ~50 people based on its team page; the company has raised $50M+ — Another casualty of Facebook and Google's advertising duopoly. — Brit + Co, a buzzy digital media brand for millennial women …
CNN:
Source: White House ordered Trump administration officials to boycott the White House Correspondents' Association dinner — (CNN)The White House has ordered Trump administration officials to boycott the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, according to a senior administration official.
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Newser, Washington Post, Politico, @jaketapper, Variety, @jaketapper, Vanity Fair, @whca, @katebennett_dc, @brianstelter, @elianayjohnson, @abeaujon, Mediaite, Contemptor and The Week
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Evann Gastaldo / Newser: Trump ‘Orders’ White House Officials to Skip Correspondents' Dinner
Erik Wemple / Washington Post: The White House Correspondents' Association has a trivial problem and a real problem
Eliana Johnson / Politico: Furious Trump orders officials to boycott correspondents' dinner
Jake Tapper / @jaketapper: Senior administration official: this morning White House Cabinet Secretary Bill McGinley announced that all Trump administration officials are being ordered to boycott the White House Correspondents Association dinner this weekend. 1/
Stewart Clarke / Variety: President Trump to Make State Visit to the U.K. in June
Jake Tapper / @jaketapper: 2/ Administration official adds that the order came from President Trump personally though staffers have been trying to talk him out of it.
Laura Bradley / Vanity Fair: Trump Reportedly Bans White House Officials from Correspondents' Dinner
@whca: Response to news reports of a Trump-ordered boycott of the Correspondents' Dinner: #We're looking forward to an enjoyable evening of celebrating the First Amendment and great journalists past, present, and future." - Olivier Knox, President of the #WHCA
Kate Bennett / @katebennett_dc: cuts to: staffers furiously searching for the receipt for the new party dress ... http://twitter.com/...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: The W.H. boycott of the @WHCA dinner is another example of a tradition coming to an end — or at least being put on pause. Talking about this now with @BrookeBCNN on CNN... http://www.cnn.com/...
Eliana Johnson / @elianayjohnson: This reverses previous WH guidance that administration officials were free to attend the dinner. http://twitter.com/...
Andrew Beaujon / @abeaujon: I will vote for any presidential candidate who promises to keep doing this http://twitter.com/...
Colby Hall / Mediaite: Trump Ordered Staff to Boycott White House Correspondents Dinner, Senior Official Tells CNN
Shira Ovide / Bloomberg:
Twitter's Q1 results show ad sales up 18% YoY, the fifth consecutive period of healthy gains, and net income of $191M; stock closes up 15%+ — Investors, however, need to stay aware of its shortcomings. — Last year, I wasn't sure that Twitter Inc.'s recovery was real. Now, it looks as if it is.
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TechCrunch, @carnage4life, @twitterir, Axios, @shiraovide, The Week, Forbes, @carnage4life and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Twitter Q1 flies past estimates with sales of $787M and EPS of $0.25, but MAUs drop to 330M
Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life: However MAU to mDAU still tells a story of a service that has stopped growing and is now getting better at monetizing & engaging existing users. Basically same story as Apple & services narrative. I believe if they took abuse more seriously still headroom for user growth
@twitterir: We delivered net income of $191M, net margin of 24%, and diluted EPS of $0.25 and grew our headcount sequentially, ending the quarter with more than 4,100 employees. $TWTR
Shira Ovide / @shiraovide: Some useful context for Twitter: From its 2013 IPO, Twitter shares have climbed 54% while the S&P 500 is up 66%. That's 5+ years of angst for investors to underperform an index fund. pic.twitter.com/xP9AqzX1i7
Kathryn Krawczyk / The Week: Trump met with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to apparently discuss the opioid crisis
Jonathan Berr / Forbes: Twitter Defies Naysayers, Reports Blowout Quarterly Earnings
Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life: Twitter beats expectations with 18% rev growth year over year at $787M & net income of $191M. More impressively they've successfully switched narrative from MAU (declining) to mDAU (daily users of Twitter owned apps which is growing). Nice 1 @boo @jack http://techcrunch.com/...
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: Twitter's final monthly user count shows a company still struggling to grow
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CBS announces it is suspending its search for a new CEO and that acting CEO Joseph Ianniello will remain in the role through the end of the year — CBS Corp. said it would extend the tenure of its acting CEO, Joseph Ianniello, through the end of the year and that it would suspend its search for a new leader for the company.
Discussion:
Mike Farrell / Multichannel News: CBS Suspends Search for Permanent CEO
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable: CBS Suspends CEO Search and Extends Ianniello's Pact
Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Snap reports Q1 revenue of $320M, vs. $307M est., up 39% YoY, DAUs of 190M, up 2% QoQ; Snapchat reaches 90% of 13-24 year-olds in US; stock up 8%+ — - Snap, the maker of Snapchat, posted a loss fo 10 cents per share, vs. expected loss of 12 cents per share.
Discussion:
Variety, The Wrap, VentureBeat, Snap Inc., 9to5Mac, @shiraovide and @shiraovide, more at Techmeme »
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Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Snapchat reports increase in active users for Q1 2019, beats analyst expectations
Shira Ovide / @shiraovide: One example: Two years ago, analysts expected Snap to generate more than $3 billion in revenue in 2019. Now they expect $1.55 billion. https://twitter.com/...
Aditi Sangal / Digiday:
Manoush Zomorodi, whose podcast “Note To Self” is relaunching as a Luminary exclusive, says podcasting needs to experiment with new revenue models — Podcasts have resisted the pivot to paid, but there are signs that things are changing. — On April 23, Luminary …
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Manoush Zomorodi / @manoushz: 'Tis the eve before @NoteToSelf returns, thanks to @hearluminary. Our tech #podcast about being human is nearly back after a year away. Get ready to join us in 3...2... https://bit.ly/2XVPflx
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Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Luminary, the subscription-based podcast app backed by $100M in venture capital, debuts Tuesday without The New York Times' The Daily or shows from Gimlet Media
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Nieman Lab, MediaPost, Forbes, @reckless, @smc90, RAIN News, Discover Pods, @petersterne, FiveThirtyEight, @danbenjamin and @trengriffin
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Nicholas Quah / Nieman Lab: Game of Phones: Podcasts and podcast apps are now treating each other like wary rivals, protecting their turf
Melynda Fuller / MediaPost: Luminary Media Launches, Offers Ad-Free, Subcription-Based Podcast Streaming
Bill Rosenblatt / Forbes: Luminary Is Betting $100 Million That You Will Pay For Podcasts
Nilay Patel / @reckless: Seems increasingly like the future of podcasts looks like the future of TV: dozens of different paid-streaming services with different, fragmented catalogs battling it out for your time.
Sonal Chokshi / @smc90: begun, the Podcast War has http://twitter.com/...
Kevin Goldberg / Discover Pods: Why Luminary is bound to fail
Peter Sterne / @petersterne: So I downloaded the new premium podcast app Luminary and set my interests ("history," “politics,” “comedy,” and “investigative journalism") and the first podcast it recommended for me was...Joe Rogan. http://twitter.com/...
Oliver Roeder / FiveThirtyEight: Significant Digits For Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Tren Griffin / @trengriffin: 4/ Luminary will use a Spotify-style freemium for podcasts. Nonsubscribers access advertising-supported podcasts and there is a free trial option. The relationship between conversion rate and COGS (after ad revenues) is critical to positive unit economics. http://www.theverge.com/...
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