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Views Preview: Are the Media to Blame for Indiana Religious Freedom Controversy?

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said his state’s new “religious freedom” law could use some clarification, but blames the media for what he considers a misunderstanding of it. Is it misunderstood or is it legalized discrimination, and how did news coverage drive perceptions? Meanwhile, several cities, states, and corporations have issued travel bans and called for boycotts.

Tim Swarens, Indianapolis Star: “Swarens: Gov. Mike Pence to push for clarification of ‘religious freedom’ law

Molly Schau, WNDU-TV: “Gov. Mike Pence pens op-ed in Wall Street Journal on Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Editorial Board, Indianapolis Star: “Editorial: Gov. Pence, fix ‘religious freedom’ law now

Samantha Laine, Christian Science Monitor: “Why Indiana’s religious freedom act could cost $50 million

Indianapolis Star: “Here it is: The text of Indiana’s ‘religious freedom’ law

Brett Pollakoff, NBC Sports: “NBA, Pacers issue statement in response to Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act law

WDRB-TV: “Ind. Gov. Mike Pence signs Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Hunter Schwartz, Washington Post: “19 states that have ‘religious freedom’ laws like Indiana’s that no one is boycotting

Gabriel Arana, Huffington Post: “Hollywood speaks out against Indiana’s Anti-LGBT law

James Gherardi, WXIN-TV: “Why all the opposition? How Indiana’s religious freedom act is different

Terrence McCoy, Washington Post: “How Hobby Lobby paved the way for Indiana’s ‘religious freedom’ bill

Danica Davidson, MTV: “We couldn’t believe Indiana’s religious freedom act was real, so we had a professor of law explain it to us

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney speak; media locked out

A student group welcomed St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Robert McColloch to the MU campus Tuesday night, but only allowed in students and faculty who pre-registered for the event. It was not open to the public and the media was kept out.

Alan Burdziak, Columbia Tribune: "Public locked out of McColloch forum at MU"

Alyssa Salela & Katie Kull, Columbia Missourian: "St. Louis prosecutor lectures on grand jury process amid protests"

Jasmine Dell & Ashley Holt, KOMU-TV: "Ferguson prosecutor's MU law school visit creates controversy"

Garrett Bergquist, KRCG-TV: "McCulloch defends grand jury system during MU visit"

Lucas Geisler, KMIZ-TV: "St. Louis County Prosecutor speaks to law school, but others left out"

Kara Tabor & Michaela Tucker, KBIA-FM: "Ferguson case prosecutor Bob McCulloch speaks at MU Law School"

How cultural norms drive news coverage

In Germany and France, there's outrage that the media named Germanwings co-pilot Andrea Lubitz. Where is the line between the public's right to know and protecting a responsible party's surviving family members?

Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, Vocativ: “Germans furious that media identified Germanwings co-pilot

Mark Memmott, NPR Ethics Handbook: “On the word ‘suicide’

Thomas Barrabi, International Business Times: “Photos of Germanwings flight 9525 crash victims’ grieving friends, families raise journalism ethics questions

Credit via Flickr user Steve Jurvetson

Monica Lewinsky's fight against cyberbullying

She went from White House Intern to "that woman" almost overnight. Monica Lewinsky says she was "patient zero" of the effects of online journalism -- and the cyberbullying that can result.

NPR: “Monica Lewinsky redefines her story in anti-cyberbullying TED talk

Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune: “Monica Lewinsky’s new media moment

Robin Hilmanel, Women’s Health Magazine: “Monica Lewinsky has a beautiful message to anyone who’s ever been shamed

Alanna Vagianos, Huffington Post: “Monica Lewinsky took back her narrative in a powerful TED talk

Erin C.J. Robertson, Washington Post: “Monica Lewinsky’s TED talk: ‘Who didn’t make a mistake at 22?’

Sexism in sportsradio?

A Twitter exchange between two Chicago sports talk radio hosts about the physical attributes of another station's reporter raised questions about the inherent sexism in the sports talk genre.

Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune: “Dan Bernstein catches come flak for sexist tweets

Tribune Staff: “CSN’sAiyana Cristal responds to Dan Bernstein’s sexist remarks

Samer Kalaf, Deadspin: “Chicago sports radio guys take to Twitter to discuss reporter’s breasts

Jake Ciely, SportsGrid: “CBS Chicago’s Dan Bernstein is openly disgusting about his female colleague on Twitter

Chicagoland Radio & Media: “Anger persists over Dan Bernstein’s Twitter comments

Rick Telander, Chicago Sun-Times: “Snarky radio host Dan Bernstein finally goes too far

Dan Bernstein's apology on WSCR-AM

Matt Spiegel's apology on WSCR-AM

Drunk Secret Service agents not drunk?

We'll look at how the narrative changed on this story over the course of the last few weeks -- and how it's happened in other cases, too.

Jack Date, ABC News: “Secret Service officials reported agents did not appear intoxicated, documents show

Carol D. Leonning, Washington Post: “Secret Service agents investigated after car hits White House barricade

Michael Calderone, Huffington Post: “Surveillance video may poke holes in Secret Service drunk driving story

Josh Feldman, Mediaite: “Those ‘drunk’ Secret Service agents might not have actually been drunk

Credit Courtesy Colorado Springs Gazette

Clearing the Haze

The Colorado Springs Gazette published a four-part series looking at the effects of the legalization of marijuana in Colorado. What many didn't know what the piece was produced through the paper's editorial board -- with a point of view.

Colorado Springs Gazette: “Clearing the Haze

Corey Hutchins, Columbia Journalism Review: “Gazette publisher in Colorado defends controversial marijuana series

Bryce Crawford, Colorado Springs Independent: “Is the Gazette’s new marijuana series a joke?

Bryce Crawford, Colorado Springs Independent: “UPDATED: Gazette employees reportedly could be fired for commenting on marijuana stories

Michael Roberts, Westword: “Christine Tatum blasts critics of Gazette’s anti-pot series

AP: Are slaves catching your dinner?

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Robin McDowell, Margie Mason & Martha Mendoza, Associated Press: “AP Investigation: Are slaves catching the fish you buy?

Patsara Jikkham, Bankok Post: “Prayutthreatens to punishjournos

Martha Mendoza, Associated Press: “AP investigation renews US pressure on Thai government to end labor abuses in seafood sector

Jakarta Globe: “Indonesia a hive of modern-day slavery

Credit Via Flickr user James Park

The new 'Daily Show' host

Comedy Central named comedian Trevor Noah the new host of "The Daily Show." Noah is expected to take over for Jon Stewart later this year.

Dave Itzkoff, New York Times: “Trevor Noah to succeed Jon Stewart on ‘The Daily Show’"

Matthew Love, Rolling Stone: “’Daily Show’’s Trevor Noah: Everything you need to know

Linda Holmes, NPR: “5 thoughts on Trevor Noah taking over ‘The Daily Show’

David Itzkoff, New York Times: “Trevor Noah, new ‘Daily Show’ host, comes under scrutiny for tweets

AMY SIMONS teaches news literacy, multimedia journalism and advanced social media strategies.
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