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Megan Garber / The Atlantic:
Media outlets using “chaos” to describe protests obscure the violence aimed at protesters by state agents and erase protests' message while ratifying status quo — On Monday evening, in Washington, D.C., a crowd of people protesting the killing of George Floyd were gathered in Lafayette Square …
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New York Times, @froomkin, @clinpsy, @edyong209, @jayrosen_nyu, Slate, Fox News and NPR
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Dan Froomkin / @froomkin: Yes, this is excellent. Trump and the cops are the ones sowing the “chaos”. The protesters are in involved in a collective effort to achieve justice. https://twitter.com/...
@clinpsy: A very good article on how media talk of “chaos” in USA suggests protests are generalised unrest/disorder rather than a clearly expressed, coherent and mostly peaceful message that people are sick of racial injustice. From the consistently outstanding @TheAtlantic https://twitter.com/...
Ed Yong / @edyong209: “Their message is coherent. “Justice for George Floyd.” “Justice Can't Wait.” “Black Lives Matter.” “I Can't Breathe.” That is not chaos. To dismiss the protests in that way, as swirling eddies of inscrutability, is to erase their message.” -@megangarber https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: You are going to want to read @megangarber on this headline in the New York Times https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... and why that term, “chaos” is so insidious, so lazy— and so wrong. https://twitter.com/...
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate: Why This Time Is Different — It's probably not a coincidence …
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Nick Waters / @n_waters89:
[Thread] List of at least 100 separate incidents where journalists experienced violence from law enforcement in the US amid protests after George Floyd's death — We've hit 100 incidents where journalists experienced violence from the police during the #GeorgeFloyd protests. When I started this thread, I thought there would maybe be 7 or 8 examples. Instead what I have seen is a serious disregard for the free press by law enforcement. https://twitter.com/...
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Tyler Blint- Welsh / @tylergabriel_: Lost my glasses and my ankle is in searing pain after NYPD hit me in the face multiple times with riot shields and pushed me to the ground. I was backing away as request, with my hands up. My NYPD-issued press badge was clearly visible. I'm just sitting here crying. This sucks.
Adam Weinstein / New Republic: This Is Fascism — “Ur-Fascism is still around us …
Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times: ‘They came toward us firing pepper spray and rubber bullets,’ photographer says
@thelantern: Our reporters were sprayed by police after identifying themselves as “news media” repeatedly. News media are exempt from the curfew. #columbusprotest https://twitter.com/...
Adolfo Guzman-Lopez / @aguzmanlopez: I just got hit by a rubber bullet near the bottom of my throat. I had just interviewed a man with my phone at 3rd and Pine and a police officer aimed and shot me in the throat, I saw the bullet bounce onto the street @LAist @kpcc OK, that's one way to stop me, for a while https://twitter.com/...
Keith Boykin / @keithboykin: So here's what happened today. The NYPD arrested me at 96th Street and West Side Highway while I was taking photos and video to post to Twitter. I told the police I was with the Press, they walked by me and then turned around and arrested me.
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab: U.S. police have attacked journalists more than 120 times since May 28
Jennifer Maloney / @maloneyfiles: My colleague @tylergabriel_ tweeted about being injured by NYPD during last night's protests. Then a *criminal justice professor* at @WeberStateU posted this. @pressfreedom https://twitter.com/...
Fontaine Carpenter / @_nullifidius: Journalists targeted/attacked by police: @ryanraiche & journalists he was with peppersprayed @MichaelAdams317 held down/peppersprayed @RyanFaircloth car window shot out/injured @mollyhf teargassed/shot w rubber bullets @jcreindl peppersprayed @letsgomathias violently arrested
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal: Reports of Violence Against Journalists Mount as U.S. Protests Intensify
Ted Johnson / Deadline: More Than 100 News Organizations Call On Minnesota To End Police Arrests, Attacks On Journalists Covering Protests
Tom Jones / Poynter: Peaceful protesters were attacked as Trump spoke, and the media — thankfully — was there to shine a light on it
Michael Anthony Adams / @michaeladams317: Police just raided the gas station we were sheltering at. After shouting press multiple times and raising my press card in the air, I was thrown to the ground. Then another cop came up and peppered sprayed me in the face while I was being held down. https://twitter.com/...
John Cusack / @johncusack: Cops didn't like me filming the burning car so they came at me with batons. Hitting my bike. Ahhm herea the audio https://twitter.com/...
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / @mollyhf: That's the PG version of my leg courtesy of @MnDPS_MSP still going to report tonight and tomorrow https://twitter.com/...
Fortune: ‘Simply for doing their jobs’: International monitors condemn attacks on U.S. press freedoms
Washington Post: ‘Carnage,’ ‘radicals,’ ‘overthrow the government’: How Fox and other conservative media cover the protests
@newrepublic: The country has entered a moment in which the frog notices it is getting boiled, writes @AdamWeinstein. https://newrepublic.com/...
Nick Waters / @n_waters89: The third clear example of a news crew being deliberately targeted by law enforcement in the US I've seen. Anybody else seen similar incidents? https://twitter.com/...
Ari Shapiro / @arishapiro: As a journalist, I know that I may be a target of law enforcement when I cover conflicts overseas. I know I may be a target of protesters when I cover domestic conflict. But I never thought I'd see police target the press in the United States like this. https://www.google.com/...
Maggie Haberman / @maggienyt: I've never seen so many incidents with police and reporters simultaneously in different cities. Tension between cops and reporters is nothing new. Aggression on reporters in multiple locations nationally at same time is something different. https://twitter.com/...
Matt Pearce / @mattdpearce: One of our @latimes colleagues, attacked by police in Minneapolis after identifying herself as a journalist. One of many journalists injured, accosted or arrested in the U.S. tonight while trying to do their jobs. https://twitter.com/...
@thedailyshow: (1/2) Trevor on George Floyd, the Minneapolis protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper: “While everyone is facing the battle against coronavirus, black people in America are still facing the battle against racism... and coronavirus.” https://twitter.com/...
Megan McArdle / @asymmetricinfo: There is something different, and deeply disturbing going on with these protests, and not because Journalists are Special. It's disturbing because the police are treating those recording a conflict as if they are parties to it, and fearlessly doing so on camera. https://twitter.com/...
Ken Tremendous / @kentremendous: What will it take? Will they ever speak up? If he orders the military to murder protesters in the street, will they condemn it? If he declares martial law, will they object? If he tries to cancel an election, will they support him? Is there a line? All evidence would say: no. https://twitter.com/...
@pressfreedom: The Committee to Protect Journalists is investigating over 100 reports of violence against journalists from past several days. @BenMullin https://www.wsj.com/...
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker / @uspresstracker: Student journalists in Ohio calmly explain they are exempt from curfew. A few seconds later, a cop comes up and pepper sprays them in the face. https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Stroehlein / @astroehlein: Police in Washington DC assaulted these Australian journalists (part of the violence unleashed so Trump could get his photo op) https://www.sbs.com.au/... https://twitter.com/...
Ted Johnson / @tedstew: US Press Freedom Tracker says that they have so far documented at least 100 different “incidents of aggression” against the media over the weekend, but more from today have yet to be counted. There have been more than 60 assaults of journalists, per the group.
Xeni Jardin / Boing Boing: List: 100+ times law enforcement violently assaulted journalists in US at George Floyd protests
Adam W Gaffney / @awgaffney: Here's another reporter shot by a KIP, in the neck. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review: The police abuse the press. Again.
Molly Jong-Fast / @mollyjongfast: The presidents explosive rhetoric is working https://www.niemanlab.org/...
Dan Gillmor / @dangillmor: If the headlines and TV news coverage don't make this absolutely clear, and relentlessly, journalists will have done the president's dirty propaganda work for him. https://twitter.com/...
Para / @paracelsus: The way— specifically the manner— these policemen are targeting journos has stopped being a coincidence https://twitter.com/...
Esmeralda Bermudez / @bermudezwrites: Reporters are being targeted and attacked nationwide by police simply for documenting and witnessing this historic moment. https://twitter.com/...
Alfons Lpez Tena / @alfonslopeztena: US police have attacked journalists at least 100 times in the past 4 days — In the majority of the cases the journalists were clearly identifiable as press, and it is clear that they are being deliberately targeted https://www.niemanlab.org/...
@cjr: Police officers are sanctioned to commit violence; that means journalists must apply sharp scrutiny to their actions, not grant automatic credulity, @Jon_Allsop writes. https://www.cjr.org/...
Andrew Stroehlein / @astroehlein: 100 incidents of police using violence against journalists at #GeorgeFloyd protests... And that's just the ones compiled in this list. The real figure is likely to be higher. https://twitter.com/...
John Bresnahan / @brespolitico: U.S. police have attacked journalists at least 100 times in the past four days » Nieman Journalism Lab https://www.niemanlab.org/...
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker / @uspresstracker: On the @USPressTracker site, we're publishing stories on all of them. You can see all the #GeorgeFloyd protest stories we've posted so far here. However, there have been so many attacks, and they've been happening so fast, this is just a fraction of them https://pressfreedomtracker.us/ ...
Sean Carroll / @seanmcarroll: The President of the United States routinely refers to the press as “the Enemy of the People.” You can't be surprised when some people actually listen to him. https://twitter.com/...
Ilan Goldenberg / @ilangoldenberg: The President has spent 4 years inciting against the media & signaling to police that there will be no consequences for violent tactics. This is the natural result. https://twitter.com/...
Richard Stengel / @stengel: Well, that's what happens when the press are called the enemy of the people over and over. https://twitter.com/...
Mehdi Hasan / @mehdirhasan: For years we had faux outrage & endless op-eds on the threat to free speech on campus, over ‘PC gone mad’, the Intellectual Dark Web et al. Now we have an actual, real, violent, state-sponsored threat to free speech, to the media, and many of those folks are predictably silent. https://twitter.com/...
Columbia Journalism / @columbiajourn: Reporter for @DMRegister, @andreamsahouri, a 2019 @columbiajourn graduate, was pepper sprayed and arrested while covering protests in Des Moines. She broadcast her arrest from the back of a police van. Glad to hear she's out now and okay! https://twitter.com/...
@niemanlab: As of Monday morning, @bellingcat's Nick Waters had identified 92 incidents of violence against U.S. journalists covering the Black Lives Matter protests over the last week. https://www.niemanlab.org/... https://twitter.com/...
Josie Ensor / @josiensor: This is awful news. @agrayphoto and I have been working together in New York. He was arrested by NYPD despite identifying himself as press. More than 90 journalists have been arrested, attacked or injured, some of whom deliberately, while covering the protests across the US https://twitter.com/...
Mark Berman / @markberman: Trying to keep up with the chaos in city after city, one of the most prominent things that stands out: Police being protested over how they use force are ramping up that force, in some cases taking aim at bystanders + journalists https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Heidi N. Moore / @moorehn: The press has been targeted before in protests but this scale is new. It's in every city. I'll say it again: This looks coordinated. https://www.vox.com/...
Wesley / @wesleylowery: Advancing a “escalating war on the freedom of the press!” narrative requires ignoring that police have been blatantly ignoring the First Amendment rights of protesters — responding to their constitutionally protected speech with state violence — for years
Katelyn Burns / Vox: Police targeted journalists covering the George Floyd protests
Jane C. Hu / @jane_c_hu: a thread of instances where journalists have reported being shot at, injured, arrested, or harassed by police while documenting US protests:
@chillmage: One-off videos of police violence usually lead to endless debate over details with people finding context to justify the abuse. A lot of what we are seeing right now is simply naked violence. You can't invent context for it that makes any sense https://twitter.com/...
David Fahrenthold / @fahrenthold: NEW: Police turned more aggressive against protestors last night — and bystanders, and journalists — with more violent tactics that were meant to restore order. Often, they did the opposite, adding grievance on grievance and chaos on chaos. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Leila Fadel / @leilafadel: “Police all over the country teargassed protestors, drove vehicles through crowds, opened fire with non-lethal rounds on journalists or people on their own property, & in at least one instance, pushed over an elderly man who was walking away with a cane.” https://slate.com/...
F L O R / @flor: listen. understand. and help if you can. sign the petition to fully prosecute the murderers of george floyd: https://www.change.org/... donate: https://secure.actblue.com/... do not stay silent #blacklivesmatter https://twitter.com/...
Barry Malone / @malonebarry: The ground has been firmly laid over the last few years for US security forces to attack journalists. Calling us enemies of the people will be heard by many who will understand it as a green light. As made all too clear in almost 30 examples here. https://twitter.com/...
Richard Schiff / @richard_schiff: Remember the 1st Amendment? bellingcat - US Law Enforcement Are Deliberately Targeting Journalists During George Floyd Protests - bellingcat https://www.bellingcat.com/...
Yasmin Yusuf / @yasminyusuf200: “This selection of incidents demonstrates that law enforcement across multiple cities, but especially in Minneapolis, are knowingly and deliberately targeting journalists with less lethal munitions, arrests and other forms of violence.” https://twitter.com/...
Jamil Smith / @jamilsmith: When the president encourages police violence and also calls the press the “enemy of the people,” this is what happens. https://twitter.com/...
Empress Rocka / @therealbamfhbic: Attacking the Free Press is a sure sign you know what you're doing isn't right. And that means anything from calling it fake news to pepper-spraying reporters to shooting them with rubber bullets. This travesty lies at the feet of @POTUS & The @WhiteHouse https://twitter.com/...
Michael Learmonth / @learmonth: Another view of a @vicenews reporter getting shoved to the ground and pepper sprayed in the face. https://twitter.com/...
Sherrod Brown / @sensherrodbrown: Journalists should not be targeted by the police, period. They are the beating heart of our democracy's free press. Make no mistake - this disrespect towards journalists starts at the top, with a President who has demonized them for years as the “enemy of the people”. https://twitter.com/...
Eliot Higgins / @eliothiggins: Since we wrote about the 29 incidents in this article, published 2 hours ago, a further 21 incidents have been identified by @N_Waters89 https://twitter.com/...
Yamiche Alcindor / @yamiche: Another black man arrested while reporting. This is unacceptable. https://twitter.com/...
Katie Mack / @astrokatie: “The violence appears so widespread and consistent that you could be mistaken for thinking it's coordinated at a national level. To some extent, it is: President Trump has cheered on police violence like a fan at a sports event” https://www.theverge.com/...
Eliot Higgins / @eliothiggins: Bellingcat's @N_Waters89 has been collecting examples of the US police targeting journalists, both domestic and foreign, during the recent protests against the killing of George Floyd. So far, 29 incidents have been identified in the land of the free. https://www.bellingcat.com/...
David Plouffe / @davidplouffe: 1) He is going to cause more reporters to be shot. 2) Transparently afraid there will be Russian and MAGA ties confirmed to the looting and violence. https://twitter.com/...
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: He's moved from instructing supporters to “pre-reject” the news accounts journalist produce... to encouraging police to treat news crews as makers and spreaders of anarchy. Don't @ me with “nothing new,” please. I'm tired of it.
Blair Miller / @blairmillertv: Thank you, Senator. https://twitter.com/...
Nicholas Dawes / @nicdawes: Deliberate, targeted attacks by law enforcement across the US in an atmosphere of licensed hate for the press, hand-in-hand with the licensed racism https://twitter.com/...
Matthew Levitt / @levitt_matt: Read this. It will make you feel uncomfortable. Read it anyway https://twitter.com/...
@freedomofpress: Investigators with Bellingcat have “identified at least 50 separate incidents where journalists have been attacked by law enforcement” during protests over the killing of George Floyd. https://www.bellingcat.com/...
Jonathan Landay / @jonathanlanday: “Bellingcat has identified and collected multiple instances of US law enforcement deliberately targeting journalists during the protests against the killing of George Floyd.” https://twitter.com/...
Matthew Dessem / Slate: Police Erupt in Violence Nationwide
Adam Tinworth / One Man & His Blog: Engaged Reading Digest: the escalation of trolling to the global stage
Peter Beaumont / The Guardian: ‘Rotten racism’: newspapers around the world react to George Floyd protests
Amanda Barrett / Associated Press: AMERICAN DIARY: To be black and a journalist at this moment
Joe Concha / The Hill: More than 60 reporters attacked, arrested or harassed since George Floyd protests began, group says
A.J. Katz / TVNewser: MSNBC's Garrett Haake, Ali Velshi Struck by Rubber Projectiles While Reporting On-Air
Des Moines Register: Register reporter pepper-sprayed, arrested while covering George Floyd protest at Merle Hay Mall
Andrew Heslop / World News Publishing Focus by WAN-IFRA: CPJ Safety Advisory: Covering US protests over police violence
Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
NYT faces criticism for print headline “As Chaos Spreads, Trump Vows to ‘End It Now’”, a credulous framing reminiscent of last year's Unity vs. Racism debacle — New York Times print editor Tom Jolly previewed his paper's front page for Tuesday …
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David Boardman / @dlboardman: I'm not among those who love bashing the @nytimes, which I consider our frontline defense against tyranny. But this headline is stunningly bad, totally missing what may be the most chilling day in the Trump presidency. https://twitter.com/...
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen / @rasmus_kleis: Wild to compare print front page of Tuesday NYTimes with mobile front page this morning. The print headline might as well have been written in the White House, the mobile one, not so much. https://twitter.com/...
Andrew Beatty / @andrewbeatty: This one will be taught in journalism schools. https://twitter.com/...
Noah Shachtman / @noahshachtman: Guys. I respect the hell out of you. Do yourself a favor and clean this up for edition #2. https://twitter.com/...
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart: Left Slams New York Times over Front Page About ‘Chaos’: ‘Full-on Endorsement of Fascism’
@flipping_a_tchr: Analyzing this @nytimes front page could occupy an entire class period, without even reading a single article * what are the photographs showing? * who/what don't we see? * how do the captions identify and describe the pictures? * what do these headlines mean? #sschat https://twitter.com/...
Kainaz Amaria / @kainazamaria: the combination of “as chaos spreads” and that third photo are stunningly bad decisions on a day where the President tear gassed a ~400 person demonstration for a photo op. https://twitter.com/...
Del Quentin Wilber / @delwilber: I feel like I have seen this same tweet like 50 times since January 2017 https://twitter.com/...
Raju Narisetti / @raju: I grew up at @wsj being told focus on the hole in the donut when to comes to finding non-herd perspectives on events. This, from my favorite hometown paper, is not it. The @nytimes can be stunningly, exasperatingly factual. Yet also get it wrong on occasions. This is up there. https://twitter.com/...
Shelby Talcott / The Daily Caller: NYT Caves To Backlash, Changes Headline About Trump's Vow To Deploy US Military Amid Riots
Dan Nguyen / @dancow: There's plenty I respect and like reading in the NYT. But “our frontline defense against tyranny”, are you fucking kidding me https://twitter.com/...
Lindsay Underwood / National Press Club:
18 journalism orgs, including The National Press Club, pen open letter to police to end the use of violence and arrests against journalists covering protests
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@pressclubdc, @ona, @rafaelshimunov, @robertmmahoney, @dandeluce, @jeremylittau, @nppalawyer, @nabtweets, @kujournalism, @jayrosen_nyu, @cjr, @erinbiba, @brianstelter, @froomkin, @lydiabreakfast, @rafaelshimunov, @joelcpj, @trevortimm, @rsf_en, @jamilahlemieux, @lesliemac, @mccarrennews, @pressfreedom, @nabj, @rtdna, @mccarrennews, @lindsaymaude, @baekdal, @ona and WebWire
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@pressclubdc: Today @PressClubDC, @NPCInstitute, and 16 other journalism organizations called for law enforcement nationwide to halt the use of violence against journalists covering protests: https://www.press.org/... https://twitter.com/...
@ona: ONA stands with @rcfp, @NABJ, @NAHJ and other news organizations calling on officials to stop targeting journalists covering protests. “When an officer knows a journalist is a journalist, just one arrest or assault is a profound and clear violation of the First Amendment.” https://twitter.com/...
Rafael Shimunov / @rafaelshimunov: The body that is supposed to be fighting for journalists being targeted by police is asking POLICE to do the work of persuading Governors and Mayors to stop POLICE violence. Incredible that the @RSF_en @pressfreedom @NAHJ signed this without cringing. #ProtectThePress https://twitter.com/...
Robert Mahoney / @robertmmahoney: We've not seen attacks on the media on this scale in modern US history. Governors, mayors and police chiefs need to rein in cops and send a loud public message in defense of reporters. https://cpj.org/...
Dan De Luce / @dandeluce: Committee to Protect Journalists cites reports of at least 125 press freedom violations for reporters covering protests and unrest; calls on local authorities to instruct police to stop targeting journalists, exempt them from curfew restrictions. https://cpj.org/
Jeremy Littau / @jeremylittau: Statement by the NPC denouncing police violence against journalists is important. But it's irritating me because it leaves out the protesters. Journalists play an important role in documenting these events, but these protections should be available to all. https://www.press.org/...
Mickey Osterreicher / @nppalawyer: We at @NPPA are proud to join with @PressClubDC @NPCInstitute @spj_tweets @RTDNA @freepress & other great journalism orgs to support #journalists & #journalism on these challenging times. Stay safe & be careful out there. https://twitter.com/...
NAB / @nabtweets: We join @PressClubDC and other journalism organizations in calling for police nationwide to halt use of violence and arrests against journalists covering protests. https://www.press.org/...
Ku J / @kujournalism: The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications joins the following organizations in calling for an end to the attacks and arrests of journalists informing the public of important news in their communities. https://twitter.com/...
Jay Rosen / @jayrosen_nyu: “The nation's leading journalism and press freedom organizations today called on law enforcement, mayors and governors across the country to halt the unprecedented assault against journalists in the field covering the protests for social justice.” https://www.press.org/...
@cjr: New from @Joelcpj: “The decline in local media, along with the expansion of freelancers and bloggers, has made it more difficult for the police to identify who is a journalist and who is not.” https://www.cjr.org/...
Erin Biba / @erinbiba: This statement is an embarrassment to our profession. The police do not deserve “our utmost respect” after they have targeted, maimed, and literally blinded journalists this week. And they don't deserve it after they have murdered countless black Americans https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/ ...
Brian Stelter / @brianstelter: America's media advocacy groups have a message for law enforcement: “You must persuade your colleagues, commanders and chiefs, and the mayors and governors who direct them, to halt the deliberate and devastating targeting of journalists in the field.” https://www.press.org/...
Dan Froomkin / @froomkin: Did it really have to start by kissing ass? “First, you have our utmost respect.” https://twitter.com/...
Lydia Dishman / @lydiabreakfast: “Over the past 72 hours police have opened fire...and used nightsticks and shields to attack the working press as never before in this nation. This is against all training and best practices of policing.” https://www.press.org/... via @PressClubDC
Rafael Shimunov / @rafaelshimunov: Here is the chicken shit opening statement by @NPCInstitute begging police to be nicer. Instead, they should be targeting governors and mayors and making demands on behalf of the journalists they claim to represent. #ProtectThePress https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/ ... https://twitter.com/...
Joel Simon / @joelcpj: Covering protests in the US has long been dangerous for journalists because of aggressive, militarized policing. Trump's anti-media rhetoric is gasoline on the fire. My take in @CJR https://www.cjr.org/...
Trevor Timm / @trevortimm: This piece by @Joelcpj is really worth reading. He argues that the militarization of police has shown to be an even greater threat to press freedom than Trump's rhetoric. https://www.cjr.org/... https://twitter.com/...
RSF / @rsf_en: Leading #pressfreedom organizations in the United States, including #RSFUSA, called on law enforcement, mayors and governors across the country to halt the unprecedented assault against journalists covering the #GeorgeFloyd protests. https://ow.ly/.... #ProtectJournalists
Jamilah / @jamilahlemieux: Hard to “both sides” violence directed towards yourselves, eh? https://twitter.com/...
Leslie Mac / @lesliemac: Just the journalists huh? https://twitter.com/...
Bill McCarren / @mccarrennews: “When you silence the Press with rubber bullets you silence the voice of the public....do not abandon our Constitution and its First Amendment.” https://twitter.com/...
@pressfreedom: CPJ joins @PressClubDC, @NPCInstitute, and partner organizations in calling for police nationwide to halt the use of violence and arrests against journalists covering protests. @RSF_en @JamesFoleyFund @NABJ @womenjournos @nabtweets @freedomhouse https://www.press.org/...
NABJ Headquarters / @nabj: We are proud to join the @PressClubDC as we call for law enforcement nationwide to stop the use of violence against journalists. #PressFreedom https://twitter.com/...
@rtdna: RTDNA joins the @PressClubDC, @NPCInstitute and 15 other journalism organizations in calling for law enforcement nationwide to halt the use of violence against journalists covering protests. https://www.press.org/...
Bill McCarren / @mccarrennews: After this letter was released we heard from even more Press Freedom organizations wanting to sign on. I think we are now at a total of 21 organizations representing thousands of people. https://twitter.com/...
Lindsay Underwood / @lindsaymaude: “These cities belong to all of us. The people that live in them will learn of your bravery and courage and training through news coverage by journalists. Do not fire upon them. Do not arrest them. The world is watching. Let the Press tell the story.” @PressClubDC @brianstelter https://twitter.com/...
Thomas Baekdal / @baekdal: As a media analyst, I obviously support this. But let's not forget that this protest isn't about us. Attacks on the press are incredibly bad, but it dwarfs in comparison to what is happening to black people. We should call on law enforcement to halt use of violence in general!! https://twitter.com/...
Alex Chapman / 7NEWS.com.au:
Prime Minister Scott Morrison calls for an investigation into the unprovoked assault of an Australian journalist and cameraman by police in DC
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Hadas Gold / @hadas_gold: Australian PM Scott Morrison has demanded an investigation into the assault of an Australian journalist and cameraman at the hands of US Police, that was broadcast live on one of the country's biggest morning shows https://7news.com.au/...
Andrew Chung / @andrew_chung_: “Pathetic political stunt”: Australian network news @7NewsAustralia political editor calls out vicious attack on their crew covering peaceful protest in Washington, “All so President Trump could have his photo taken holding a bible — a pathetic political stunt” https://twitter.com/...
Skeletor / @skelecap: Stralya is a top 2 historic ally. Coalitions for any coordinated international use of force looking thinner and thinner. https://twitter.com/...
Phila Siu / @phila_siu: Dear US news outlets, if you can't get your journos the protective gears they need (helmet; half or full face gas masks; goggles, etc) plz consider not sending them out https://twitter.com/...
Bill Chappell / @publicbill: “Witnessing the social disintegration of our most powerful ally.” Australia's leaders respond to U.S. police attack on the media and protesters in Washington DC. https://twitter.com/...
Emmy Bengtson / @emmya2: I didn't think we could be more of a disgrace on the world stage. We could and we are. https://twitter.com/...
Danica McLellan / @danicamclellan: The ongoing and persistent violence against members of the media is now devolving into an international incident. https://twitter.com/...
Wolf Lawyer / @thewolflawyer: An investigation? Does this guy think American cops are going to be held accountable? Is he not paying attention? https://twitter.com/...
news.com.au: US ambassador Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. releases statement after Sunrise reporter and cameraman attacked …
Chris Ariens / TVNewser: MSNBC's Jo Ling Kent Hit by Firework; Police Assault TV News Crew Outside White House
Kate Ng / The Independent: ‘Wanton thuggery’: Australian reporter knocked down by police live on air as she covered George Floyd protests in DC
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Blockchain journalism startup Civil is shutting down following its failure to find substitute financing after losing its major source of funding, ConsenSys — Civil, the high-profile, blockchain-backed attempt to nurture nascent digital news sites, is shutting down.
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@kristenhare, @marklittlenews, @jarroddicker, @coreyhutchins, @denverpressclub, @mathewi and @maghielse, more at Techmeme »
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Kristen Hare / @kristenhare: Good read from @RickEdmonds on what happened to Civil: “For all its complexity, Civil's fall was straightforward.” https://www.poynter.org/...
@jarroddicker: Many will dunk on it but I'm sad to see @Civil go. The team was top notch & the intentions were right. Some ideas to carry the torch on: 1) immutability/archives 2) licensing & rights management 3) interoperable identity 4) new money, new value https://www.poynter.org/...
Corey Hutchins / @coreyhutchins: “R.I.P. Civil — Lessons from a failed startup: The high-profile, blockchain-backed attempt to nurture nascent digital news sites is shutting down.” https://www.poynter.org/... The company seeded The Colorado Sun w/ a grant. The Sun has been standing on its own for a while
Denver Press Club / @denverpressclub: For @ColoradoSun, Civil's collapse together with the current recession have required a complete redo of the organization's strategic plans. “But we're going to make it,” editor Larry Ryckman told @Poynter https://www.poynter.org/...
Mathew Ingram / @mathewi: I know it was problematic for a bunch of reasons, but I still believe that Civil was a well-intentioned effort to help find a future for independent journalism, and I'm sorry to see it go https://www.poynter.org/... via @Poynter
Ross Maghielse / @maghielse: Hard not to feel like we'd all be better off if all VC and investment money that's continually gone to clearly doomed-from-the-start media startups had gone toward helping improve existing news organizations and/or startups with realistic ambitions. https://twitter.com/...
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Grist, a 20-year-old nonprofit online magazine that focuses on climate and the environment, has taken ownership of the archives and brand of Pacific Standard — Grist, a 20-year-old nonprofit online magazine that focuses on climate and environmental coverage, has taking full ownership …
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Melynda Fuller / MediaPost: Grist Acquires Assets Of Environmental Magazine ‘Pacific Standard’
Yvette Cabrera / @ycabreraoc: “Pacific Standard finds a new home at Grist” So proud to work at a news nonprofit like @grist, which sends a clear message with this acquisition. The award-winning journalism @PacificStand is very much worth preserving for all https://www.axios.com/...
Brady Piñero Walkinshaw / Grist: Grist has acquired Pacific Standard
Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire: Seattle online magazine Grist acquires Pacific Standard assets to keep years of content accessible
@soljourno: Ok well at least a tiny sliver of good news: Long live @PacificStand! https://www.axios.com/...
Adweek:
Adweek has been acquired by Shamrock Capital, an investment firm with ~$1.9 billion of assets in the media, entertainment, and communications sectors — Deal to significantly expand reach of leading media and events company — Shamrock Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment firm …
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Business Wire, Folio, @griner, @rafat, @mediapost, @media_evan, @adweek, Talking Biz News and MediaPost
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Jaimee Pavia / Business Wire: Shamrock Capital Announces Acquisition of Adweek
Caysey Welton / Folio: Adweek Acquired By PE Firm Shamrock Capital
David Griner / @griner: Big day at Adweek: We've been acquired by private equity firm Shamrock Capital (PE firm Beringer Capital has owned us since 2016). Based on the conversations leading to this sale, I'm optimistic about this partnership: https://www.adweek.com/...
@rafat: Heard this deal was in works for more than a year, went through bunch of ups and downs: PE desk in media with heavy reliance on events is an achievement in itself: Adweek Acquired by Shamrock Capital: https://www.altassets.net/...
@mediapost: Adweek Sold, Again: Acquired By Media Investor Shamrock Capital: Venerable ad trade publisher Adweek has a new parent for at least the ninth time in its 41 years of publishing. Los... https://www.mediapost.com/... @mp_joemandese https://twitter.com/...
Evan DeSimone / @media_evan: AdWeek moving on to its second private equity owner in four years. https://www.adweek.com/...
@adweek: Los Angeles-based investment firm Shamrock Capital has reached an agreement with Beringer Capital to acquire Adweek, a move that will allow Adweek to expand its portfolio and international reach. https://www.adweek.com/...
Mariam Ahmed / Talking Biz News: Los Angeles-based investment firm acquires Adweek
Esther Kezia Thorpe / What's New in Publishing:
The Guardian has expanded testing of its registration wall globally to gather first-party data; unlike the NYT's registration wall, readers can dismiss it — News publisher the Guardian has ramped up tests of its registration wall to its global audience, with growing numbers …
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Lucinda Southern / Digiday: In first-party data play, The Guardian rolls out registration wall
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
AT&T says HBO Max will be excused from AT&T's mobile data caps via its “sponsored data” program, while competing services like Netflix and Disney+ will not — Welcome to a world without net neutrality — HBO Max, AT&T's big bet on the future of streaming …
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Multichannel News, Gizmodo, Light Reading, @reckless, @reckless, @mgsiegler, @loudmouthjulia, @adrs, @haroldfeld, @sokane1, Engadget and @patrickmcgee_, more at Techmeme »
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Daniel Frankel / Multichannel News: AT&T Excuses HBO Max from Mobile Data Caps ... but Enforces Them on Netflix and Disney Plus
Joanna Nelius / Gizmodo: What Did We Say About AT&T Being Allowed to Own HBO?
Nilay Patel / @reckless: Also, the Trump FCC's anti-net-neutrality position kneecapped the Trump DOJ's lawsuit against the AT&T / Time Warner merger — it was not able to make the data caps argument, and the judge missed it. https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Nilay Patel / @reckless: Anyway, here's me writing about Sponsored Data in... 2014 https://www.theverge.com/...
M.G. Siegler / @mgsiegler: We're a few steps away from needing to carry around a Disney Phone, a Netflix phone, etc... https://twitter.com/...
Julia Alexander / @loudmouthjulia: Honored to join @reckless for this Vergecast interview with WarnerMedia's Tony Goncalves. Fun and good conversation about HBO Max and the current state of the industry. I also thoroughly enjoyed being able to grill a WM exec a little on the danger of fan entitlement re: The Cut https://twitter.com/...
Arielle Duhaime-Ross / @adrs: This is bad. “Welcome to a world without net neutrality” HBO Max won't hit AT&T data caps, but Netflix and Disney Plus will https://www.theverge.com/... via @Verge
@haroldfeld: I've lost count of the number of things Judge Leon said AT&T would never do once they acquired Time Warner that AT&T went and did. But add zero-rating its own streaming service to the list. https://www.theverge.com/... #NetNeutrality
Sean O'Kane / @sokane1: Thanks @AjitPaiFCC!!1 https://twitter.com/...
Marc DeAngelis / Engadget: AT&T exempts HBO Max from mobile data caps
Sara Fischer / Axios:
WaPo signs all 30 of McClatchy's local news outlets to its Zeus Performance product, which it says gives sites better performance and ad viewability — The Washington Post has signed all 30 of McClatchy's local news outlets to its Zeus Performance product, a software that gives sites better speed …
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@dmarti, @jarroddicker, @jarroddicker, @ischafer, @jeremybowers, @craignewmark, @jarroddicker, @dangrover, @aexm and @arctictony
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Don Marti / @dmarti: Big investment in doing ad-supported media, with audience data, the _hard_ way. But can't pay off as long as cheap ads to the same readers, based on no-consent data, are available elsewhere. What will be the “moat” that protects these news sites? Role of privacy regs+tools? https://twitter.com/...
@jarroddicker: With this framework, there are short & long term opportunities for local— short: universal revenue framework that drives incremental $ with all existing partners + less overhead. long: a shared framework of local to build a new world: targeting, sign on (?), ads, subs (?), etc
@jarroddicker: Local news is more critical than ever & I'm proud that @zeus is able to contribute to its next evolution. I'm excited to announce the latest addition to the network: McClatchy. All 30 of McClatchy's brand will be powered by Zeus. Why that matters— /1 https://www.axios.com/...
Ian Schafer / @ischafer: This is great to see. Congrats @cforman @mediaguy @jarroddicker — this points to a more sustainable future for local news and a time when we need it most. https://twitter.com/...
Jeremy Bowers / @jeremybowers: *nods quietly* Gotta like @jarroddicker shaking up local news. https://www.axios.com/...
Craig Newmark / @craignewmark: (is this the new “paper of record”?) Exclusive: Washington Post makes major move into local news https://www.axios.com/... via @sarafischer
@jarroddicker: By adding more local news outlets, @zeus is creating a new foundation to build a local news ecosystem on top of its tech stack. Like AWS did for cloud, Zeus is doing for open web revenue framework. Means cos can invest in what's most important; their content/talent/coverage /2
Dan Grover / @dangrover: WaPo as tech play is super interesting. It seems like part of decline in local journalism must be due to local papers having incompetent tech/ops/advertising approaches. https://www.axios.com/...
Ana Milicevic / @aexm: In the age of platforms, local journalism can't & shouldn't compete on reach, scale, & attention commercial terms that favor platforms. So what can they do? Choose a monetization platform that favors them, not Facebook. Congrats to the Zeus team - onward! https://twitter.com/...
Owen Thomas / San Francisco Chronicle:
Audrey Cooper, the San Francisco Chronicle's editor in chief, told her staff she is leaving the newspaper June 19 for another position in journalism — Audrey Cooper, The Chronicle's editor in chief, told her staff Monday she would leave the newspaper later this month for a new position in journalism.
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American Press Institute, San Francisco Business Journal, @peterhartlaub, @sduncovered, @owenthomas, @talkopan, @ucbsoj, @con_chron, @joegarofoli, @king_kaufman, @lizziejohnsonnn, @steven_aquino, @jonkauffman, @jilltucker, @jevansryan, @vickynguyentv, @vickilin, @rolandlisf, @em___vee, @mitrakalita, @hknightsf, @sfchronicle, @tatianaysanchez, @mattderienzo, @trishathadani, @ryankost, @sfjkdineen and Family Meal
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Peter Hartlaub / @peterhartlaub: Rough news. A+ editor who brought us into the future, superb podcast guest and legendary badass. Also fun. Built a pillow fort and let @hknightsf & I expense a bagpiper. Off to executive produce “So I Married an Axe Murderer 2,” probably. #Salute👊💯 https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Matthew T. Hall / @sduncovered: Wow, big change in California journalism. Sorry to see @audreyhasnews go. She's made a difference in her city and her state as the best journalists do. Thanks for your service. Can't wait to see what you do next. ✊ https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Owen Thomas / @owenthomas: My boss's Twitter username is @audreyhasnews. She called an @sfchronicle all-hands meeting today and lived up to the handle: https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Berkeley Journalism / @ucbsoj: 😮 Just heard @sfchronicle Editor-in-Chief @AudreyHasNews is leaving the paper. Godspeed to a friend & mentor to @ucbsoj students: https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Connor Letourneau / @con_chron: This is a huge loss for The Chronicle. @audreyhasnews has been the best leader this newsroom could ask for. https://twitter.com/...
Joe Garofoli / @joegarofoli: She buried the lede until the end of our all-staff meeting today. It was stunning. And we are bummed. She turned this battleship around in the toughest of seas. Auguri @audreyhasnews , we will miss you. Next person up has big shoes to fill. https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
King Kaufman / @king_kaufman: If you know me, you know this isn't the kind of thing I've made a habit of saying about my bosses in my career, but: @audreyhasnews has been a hell of a boss. https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Lizzie Johnson / @lizziejohnsonnn: Working for the youngest woman to ever become editor-in-chief at a major newspaper has been so inspiring. What a role model. We'll miss you, @audreyhasnews. (And don't think we didn't notice the “sf” has already disappeared from your handle!) https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Steven Aquino / @steven_aquino: I'm obviously not a Chronicle employee, but can definitely say @audreyhasnews has been extraordinarily gracious to me here on Twitter. The paper's gonna miss her but I'm excited to see where she lands next. https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Jonathan Kauffman / @jonkauffman: This thread is my favorite summing up of @audreyhasnews' accomplishments. To watch her transform a 150+-year-old newsroom was an inspiring (and sometimes infuriating, tbh) lesson in what it takes to make institutional change. https://twitter.com/...
Jill Tucker / @jilltucker: Not sure it's fair to call a 30-something crusty, but man Audrey got sh** done. The newsroom is full of asskicking women who fill the front page on a regular basis. She demanded the hiring of people of color. She did not tolerate mediocrity. https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
@jevansryan: Big loss! @audreyhasnews, you're a change agent. You brought high-quality 21st-century #journalism to the already illustrious @SFGate. Your mark will be felt for years to come. https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Vicky Nguyen / @vickynguyentv: Editor in Chief Audrey Cooper to leave San Francisco Chronicle. Big loss for the @sfchronicle. Look forward to seeing where the talented & hard working @audreyhasnews lands next. Congratulations! Thankfully you're still in journalism. https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Vicki Lin / @vickilin: Lots of reporters are sad @audreyhasnews is leaving SF. But she was my first friend in CA, taught me the best mac n cheese recipe, threw my bridal and baby showers, and never judged my lack of wine taste. An incalculable loss. https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Roland Li / @rolandlisf: We're all going to miss you @audreyhasnews. It's been the most tumultuous year of our lives and I'm so proud of our newsroom, more than ever during this week. Thank you for leading us. https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Michael Villaseor / @em___vee: Speechless. @audreyhasnews is an inspiration to me and my team. She leads as a community member of the newsroom and defends truth and local journalism like no one else. I'm incredibly sad to hear of this news but eager to see her next move. https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
S. Mitra Kalita / @mitrakalita: A great run. Can't wait to see what's next for @audreyhasnews. https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Heather Knight / @hknightsf: Very sad that @audreyhasnews is leaving the Chronicle and the Bay Area. She's taken the newsroom to new heights and has been endlessly creative, hard-charging and fun to work with. We'll miss her a lot. Who wants to co-host Fifth and Mission with me? https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
@sfchronicle: “Leading this newsroom has been the honor of my life,” @AudreyHasNews wrote in an email to the staff. “When I moved to the Bay Area in 1999, the first place I wanted to see was 901 Mission.” https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Tatiana Sanchez / @tatianaysanchez: This is a major loss for our staff. We'll miss you, @audreyhasnews! https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Matt DeRienzo / @mattderienzo: She's been a groundbreaking and transformative leader of the @sfchronicle, but also the spiritual leader of the larger world of Hearst's newspapers. Big loss for that company, but can't wait to see what @audreyhasnews does next. https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Trisha Thadani / @trishathadani: Devastated to lose @audreyhasnews as EIC. She's a fantastic leader that has always been passionate, empathetic and willing to take risks— like hiring 22yo me fresh out of college!! Thank you for making this an amazing place to work, we'll miss you terribly https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Ryan Kost / @ryankost: Around the time @audreyhasnews became EIC, she and David Wiegand decided to hire me — a former politics writer working as social media manager for a dept of public transport — as a features writer. No idea why, but man am I grateful. She will be missed. https://www.sfchronicle.com/ ...
Andrew Neil / Spectator:
UK's The Spectator says it will withdraw from the government furlough plan and return funds it received because it is profitable — In common with thousands of companies up and down the country, The Spectator magazine group availed itself of government funds to furlough some of its staff during the Covid crisis.
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@frasernelson, @the_tpa, @fox_claire, @darrengrimes_, @nadinedorries and @campbellclaret
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Fraser Nelson / @frasernelson: The Spectator is returning furlough money to the government, which turned out not to be needed as subscriptions grew faster than we expected. Our chairman, Andrew Neil, explains:- https://www.spectator.co.uk/ ...
TaxPayers' Alliance / @the_tpa: The @spectator's decision to reimburse taxpayers is commendable and encapsulates the spirit of the furlough scheme. 👍 Funds should only be accessed by those truly in need, and taxpayers will expect other companies who find themselves in stable positions to follow suit. https://twitter.com/...
Claire Fox / @fox_claire: Whatever way you look at it, this is impressive and honourable: @spectator to pay back furlough money. https://twitter.com/...
Darren Grimes / @darrengrimes_: The Spectator is returning to the taxpayer all money it took from the furlough scheme, deciding to boost its sales targets instead. Heroes. https://www.spectator.co.uk/ ...
Sarah Betancourt / CommonWealth Magazine:
During union negotiations, Boston Globe owners push to remove a clause keeping contract terms intact if the paper is sold, prompting worries about their plans — IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS with the Boston Newspaper Guild, Boston Globe owners John and Linda Henry are apparently insisting …
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