Journalists in Australia covered the sex abuse trial of Cardinal George Pell for months, not sharing word of this December conviction until this week. Why the gag order? And, why are more than 100 journalists facing potential jail time for contempt or their work?
Livia Albeck-Ripka, New York Times: “George Pell sex abuse conviction unsealed in Australia”
A. Odysseus Patrick & Chico Harlan, Washington Post: “Australian Cardinal George Pell convicted of sexually assaulting two choirboys”
Brian Stelter, CNN: “Why George Pell’s conviction is only being reported now, two months later”
Rick Noack, Washington Post: “A top official in the Catholic Church was convicted of sex abuse last year. Why did Australia ban reporting on it until now?”
Amanda Meade, The Guardian: “Up to 100 journalists accused of breaking Pell suppression order face possible jail terms”
Univision crew detained in Venezuela
Carlos Garcia Rawlins & Sarah Marsh, Reuters: “Venezuela to deport Univision team after Maduro shown ‘garbage eating’ video”
Chuck Strouse, Miami New Times: “Jorge Ramos infuriated both Trump and Maduro – and elicited the same response”
Salvador Hernandez, BuzzFeed: “Jorge Ramos and a Univision news crew were detained after interviewing Venezuela’s embattled president”
Rafael Bernal, The Hill: “Univision reporter Jorge Ramos briefly ‘detained’ by Venezuelan authorities”
Ariz. cop threatens to arrest 12-year-old reporter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AQpst6WdOI
Hilde Kaye Lysiak, Orange Street News: “Patagonia Marshal threatens to arrest OSN publisher SEE THE VIDEO”
Uriel J. Garcia, Arizona Republic: “Kid reporter confronts officer who threatened to arrest her near Arizona-Mexico border”
Antonia Noori Farzan, Washington Post: “An Arizona cop threatened to arrest a 12-year-old journalist. She wasn’t backing down.”
Morgan Gstalter, The Hill: “Arizona marshal disciplined after he threatened to arrest a 12-year-old journalist”
Singer threatens Maine newspaper
Bob Keyes, Press Herald: “Singer Don McLean threatens Maine weekly for writing about ex-wife’s exhibit on abuse”
Alice McFadden, Sun Journal: “Don McLean seeks to silence local press coverage of ex-wife’s art”
Bill Nemitz, Press Herald: “Bill Nemitz: Don McLean’s protests about his ex-wife’s exhibit is a lesson about amplification”
SCOTUS to review libel ruling?
Aimee Edmondson, USA Today: “Don’t gut libel ruling that gave us brave civil rights, Vietnam and Watergate coverage”
Tammy Kupperman & Sophie Tatum, CNN: “Justice Clarence Thomas calls for reconsideration of landmark libel case”
Artificial intelligence… and libel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=GAfiATTQufk
Peter Georgiev, Reynolds Journalism Institute: “A robot commits libel. Who is responsible?”
MU employees forced out after speaking to Tribune
Lexi Churchill, Columbia Tribune: “MU sexual assault advocates speak up, get pushed out”
Lexi Churchill & Waverly Coville, Columbia Tribune: “Title IX appeals can unwind punishments – and catch victims unaware”
Lexi Churchill & Waverly Coville, Columbia Tribune: “Title IX process is sensitive, complicated and sometimes messy”
Smollett, Kelly charged with separate crimes
Elizabeth A. Harris & Robert Chiarito, New York Times: “R. Kelly pleads not guilty to sexual abuse charges”
Jeff Karoub & Sara Burnett, Associated Press: “Writer tenacious in R. Kelly coverage that has spanned years”
Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune: “Chicago top cop: Police have ‘a lot more evidence’ against Jussie Smollett than has been disclosed so far”
Joe Concha, The Hill: “Chicago media teaches master class with careful coverage of Smollett story”
Sharon Cohen & Allen G. Breed, Washington Post: “Social media provides fuel for Jussie Smollett story”
Update: Alabama editor resigns
Democrat-Reporter: “Press release”
Mary Papenfuss, HuffPost: “Unapologetic Alabama editor who urged KKK to ‘ride again’ finally resigns”
Anna Beahm, Al.com: “Alabama newspaper that ran KKK editorial now led by African-American woman”
Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post: “A newspaper editor urged the Klan to ‘ride again.’ A black woman is taking his place.”
Improving diversity & inclusion goes beyond hiring
Brandi Griffin, Poynter: “Media outlets routinely present a distorted picture of communities of color. It’s time for a change.”
Laura Hazard Owen, Nieman Lab: “The state of women in U.S. media in 2019: “Still f’ing abysmal – especially at Reuters and the AP”
Jacob Granger, journalism.co.uk: “’Breaking into news’ competition aims to address lack of diversity in UK broadcast journalism”
Zouhir Al-Shimale & Jacob Granger, journalism.co.uk: “Gender Gap Tracker shows inequality in quoting male and female experts