Video posted of a brutal murder in Cleveland forces Facebook to address the question again: is it a media company? What obligation does it have to monitor for criminal or violent content?
Emily Dreyfuss, Wired: “Facebook streams a murder and now must face itself”
Benjamin Mullin, Poynter: “Is Facebook a publisher? Murder in Cleveland raises the question again”
Catherine Shu, TechCrunch: “Facebook issues statement after murder suspect shares video of shooting in Cleveland”
Brian Stelter, CNN: “Murder raises uncomfortable issues for Facebook, other social networks”
Justin Osofsky, Facebook: “Community standards and reporting”
Mike Isaac & Christopher Mele, New York Times: “A murder posted on Facebook prompts outrage and questions over responsibility”
Outing a ‘Survivor’
Zeke Smith, Hollywood Reporter: “’Survivor’ contestant opens up about being outed as transgender (guest column)”
Patrick Gomez, People: “Survivor’s Zeke Smith: I can’t forgive Jeff Varner for outing me as transgender”
Jennifer Finney Boylan, New York Times: “Outed as transgender on ‘Survivor’ – and in real life”
Nick Bond, Chinchilla News: “’The worst thing anyone has done in 34 seasons of Survivor’”
Aurelie Corinthios, People: “CBS worked with GLAAD for months before airing episode outing Zeke Smith”
Daniel Nussbaum, Breitbart: “’Survivor’ contestant fired from job after outfing fellow player as transgender ontv”
Stephanie Petit, People: “Jeff Varner reacts to being fired after outing fellow Survivor contestant as transgender”
Ditching ‘FOX’
Adam Vaccaro, Boston Globe: “Channel 25 to drop ‘Fox’ from newscast name”
Brandon Carter, The Hill: “Boston station to remove ‘Fox’ from name of newscast”
Andrew Blake, Washington Times: “Fox affiliate in Boston announced name change to separate itself from Fox News cable network”
Derrick Santos, New England 1: “Fox 25 to ditch ‘FOX’ branding”
O'Reilly's Future
Brian Stelter, CNN: "Source: Fox News and Bill O'Reilly talking exit"
Paul Fahri, Washington Post: "Bill O'Reilly's Fox News Future is increasingly in peril"
Gabriel Sherman, New York Magazine: "Sources: The Murdochs are turning against Bill O'Reilly"
A brand so strong…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3I_VIdYnxE
Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times: “A McDonald’s ad that never mentions the name McDonald’s”
Tim Nudd, AdWeek: “Why Mindy Kaling is doing ads for McDonald’s that never mention McDonald’s”
John McCarthy, The Drum: “McDonald’s unveils unbranded ads to drive Google searches for ‘that place where Coke tastes so good’”
The Fight for ‘Fearless Girl’
CBS News Video: "Wall Street's Charging Bull artist takes issue with Fearless Girl"
Nicole Gelinas, New York Post: “’Fearless Girl’ is setting an arbitrary precedent”
David Post, Washington Post: “Have no fear, ‘Fearless Girl’!”
Editorial, Crain’s New York: “Fearless Girl is an advertisement. State Street should pay to show it”
Jeff John Roberts, Fortune: “Charging Bull vs. Fearless Girl: Why the artist has no case”
Christina Cauterucci, Slate: “The Charging Bull sculptor is right. Fearless Girl should go”
Ginia Bellafante, New York Times: “The false feminism of ‘Fearless Girl’”
Isaac Kaplan, Artsy: “Fearless Girl face-off poses a new question: Does the law protect an artist’s message?”
Wayne Everett, Toledo Blade: “Staring down sexism: Fearless Girl should stay”
Amanda Marcotte, Salon: “Fearless Girl must go: It’s a tourist attraction and an appealing fantasy – but a terrible symbol for feminism”
Andrea Peyser, New York Post: “’Fearless Girl is just an excuse for women to sulk”
Keeping visitor logs private
Zeke J. Miller, TIME: “The White House will keep its visitor logs secret”
Steven Nelson, U.S. News and World Report: “Trump won't disclose White House visitor logs, an option sought by Obama and approved by Merrick Garland”
Ali Vitali, NBC News: “White House won’t release visitor logs, cites privacy concerns”
Editorial Board, The Washington Post: “The public deserves to know who is visiting the White House”
Glenn Thrush, New York Times: “Spicer argues that more public disclosure is unnecessary, even harmful”
James Warren, Poynter: “Sean Spicer gives swampy explanation for keeping White House logs secret”
Paid maternal leave policies
Melody Kramer, Poynter: “Comparing parental leave policies in American newsrooms”