Mediagazer: A 2018 Atlantic story about transgender teenagers misgendered its cover model and, experts say, crossed ethical boundaries; the magazine says it “missed a step” (Sydney Bauer/Poynter)

1:10 PM ET, September 4, 2020

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Sydney Bauer / Poynter:

A 2018 Atlantic story about transgender teenagers misgendered its cover model and, experts say, crossed ethical boundaries; the magazine says it “missed a step” — Mina Brewer was going to work on a summer day in New York City when something caught his eye in a Manhattan subway station.

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Casey Newton / The Verge:
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Steve Kovach / CNBC:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

Facebook says Watch now has over 1.25B monthly viewers, counting everyone who streamed for at least one minute — Facebook Watch, the social giant's two-year-old video streaming platform, has become a massive destination — now attracting over 1.25 billion users each month, the company claims.