Megyn Kelly is under attack for an interview with Infowars' Alex Jones set to air Sunday evening on NBC. Will the interview expose a conspiracy theorist or just give him a platform to spread his beliefs?
Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post: “Exposing the evil of Alex Jones is crucial. A Megyn Kelly one-on-one is not the way to do it.”
Kristine Phillips, Washington Post: “Sandy Hook mother’s outrage at Megyn Kelly: Giving Alex Jones a platform ‘is especially cruel’”
Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press: “Newtown families angered by Megyn Kelly, NBC featuring ‘Infowars’ conspiracy theorist”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXdEtqvhM8E
Geoff Herbert, Syracuse.com: “Megyn Kelly under fire for Alex Jones interview on Sandy Hook conspiracy theories”
Suzanne Vranica, Wall Street Journal: “J.P. Morgan removes NBC News ads over Megyn Kelly interview with Alex Jones”
Christine Hauser, New York Times: “Sandy Hook families criticize Megyn Kelly for planned Alex Jones interview”
Charlie Warzel, BuzzFeed: “The case for interviewing Alex Jones”
Matt Gertz, Media Matters for America: “Megyn Kelly turned to Alex Jones because her struggling show needs a viral moment”
Dylan Byers, CNN Money: “NBC Exec defends Megyn Kelly’s Alex Jones interview”
Comey, Sessions hearings
Paul Farhi, Washington Post: “How Comey’s testimony managed to unite our fragmented media for one day”
Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post: “’Like feeding seagulls at the beach’: Comey’s unflattering view of news media”
Erik Wemple, Washington Post: “’In the main, it was not true’: Comey denounces New York Times story”
Benjamin Mullin, Poynter: “Contradicted by Comey, the New York Times stands by its reporting”
Meghan Keneally & Lauren Pearle, ABC News: “Questions raised by Comey admitting he leaked contents of his memo on Trump”
Hadas Gold, POLITICO: “More than 19 million saw Comey testimony on TV”
Carla Herreria, Huffington Post: “CNN called Comey’s dad, but Comey picked up the phone instead”
Mary Papenfuss, Huffington Post: “Olbermann: Comey testimony most damning of any president ever”
Dan Evans-Nakamura, Huffington Post: “Breitbart and the right are using Comey’s testimony to mislead America”
Jeff Poor, Breitbart News: “Hannity: ‘James Comey humiliated the mainstream press’ with his testimony”
Erik Wemple, Washington Post: “Comey: You can’t fool the media!”
Louis Nelson, POLITICO: “Trump son calls Russia probe a ‘hoax’ and ‘witch hunt’”
‘The Americans’ covert advertising
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AFR6utx2Ho
Michael O’Connell, The Hollywood Reporter: “FX pushes cryptic ‘Americans’ Emmy pitch with ‘The Russians Are Here” ads”
Cynthia Littleton, Variety: “FX launches covert Emmy promotional campaign for ‘The Americans’”
Natalie Boyd, PowerPost: “FX is brilliantly promoting The Americans by buying ads around stories about Trump’s alleged Russian connections”
Joe Berkowitz, Fast Company: “’The Americans’ just made the savviest ad buy in newspaper history”
NPR Reporters Killed
Robert Little: “Not a random attack: New details emerge from investigation of slain NPR journalists”
Benjamin Mullin, Poynter: “New reporting raises questions about killing of NPR journalists”
Jerrel Floyd & Yang Sun, Investigative Reporting Workshop: “’Their sacrifices will not be forgotten”
Reporting on athlete’s criminal history
Danny Moran, The Oregonian: “Luke Heimlich sex crime surfaces as Oregon State baseball nears College World Series”
John Canzano, The Oregonian: “Canzano: A deep dive on Luke Heimlich; a sex offense should not split the public”
Anne M. Peterson, Associated Press: “Oregon State pitcher Luke Heimlich, a sex offender, asks to be excused from playing for team”
Marc Lancaster, The Sporting News: “Oregon State ace Luke Heimlich is registered sex offender, report says”
Mark Katches, The Oregonian: “Why we published Oregon State pitcher Luke Heimlich’s felony conviction (Editor’s notebook)”
Gianforte sentenced in reporter assault
Sam Levin & Julia Carrie Wong, The Guardian: “Greg Gianforte sentenced to community service for assaulting Guardian reporter”
Ben Jacobs, The Guardian: “’This needs to stop’: Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs’ statement to court”
Lydia O’Connor, Huffington Post: “Reporter punched by GOP candidate gives fiery defense of free speech”
Holly K. Michels, The Missoulian: “Greg Gianforte pleads guilty to misdemeanor assault”
Rachel Bade, POLITICO: “Gianforte sentenced to 40 hours of community service for assaulting reporter”
Hadas Gold, POLITICO: “Gianforte to give $50,000 to press freedom group after assaulting reporter”
Callum Borchers, Washington Post: “Media groups call on Congress to investigate Greg Gianforte’s ‘body slam’”
Lauren Gambino & Julia Carrie Wong, The Guardian: “Press groups as Congress to investigate Greg Gianforte over body-slamming reporter”
Erik Wemple, Washington Post: “Guardian US sees contribution spike following Jacobs-Gianforte incident”
Vince Mancini, Uproxx: “Democrats should stop trying to fact check their way into success”
Public as the public editor?
Benjamin Mullin, Poynter: “The New York Times has changed the headline on its Katy Tur profile (again)”
Luisita Lopez Torregrosa, New York Times: “’You can’t rattle her’: Katy Tur on the rise”
Benjamin Mullin, Poynter: “Without a public editor, the New York Times’ new Reader Center aims to connect with its audience”
