An editorial cartoon containing anti-Semitic tropes appeared in Thursday’s international editions of the New York Times. An internal investigation has led to some changes in newsroom policy, but no clear public explanation as to how it wound up in the paper in the first place. Do we deserve one?
New York Times Opinion via Twitter: “We apologize…”
Editorial Board, New York Times: "A rising tide of anti-Semitism"
Brian Stelter, CNN: “Unanswered questions as New York Times conducts review after anti-Semitic editorial cartoon”
Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post: “New York Times internationally prints anti-Semitic cartoon of Trump, Netanyahu”
Paul Farhi, Washington Post: “N.Y. Times apologizes for anti-Semitic cartoon featuring Netanyahu and Trump”
Buffett: Most newpapers are ‘toast’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkwaUtdgzZs
Katherine Chiglinsky & Gerry Smith, Bloomberg: “Warren Buffett sees most newspapers as ‘toast’ after ad decline”
Megan Henney, Fox Business: “Warren Buffett thinks newspapers are ‘toast.’ Here’s why.”
End for ESPN The Magazine
Brian Steinberg, Variety: “ESPN will shut down its flagship magazine”
Sara Jerde, AdWeek: “ESPN The Magazine will shutter after the release of the September 2019 body issue”
Tom Ley, Deadspin: “ESPN The Magazine is shutting down”
Matt Hladik, The Spun: “Major changes coming to ESPN The Magazine”
John Ourand, SBJ Daily: “ESPN The Magazine to cease publishing in September”
Ding dong… news?
Joshua Benton, Nieman Lab: “A doorbell company owned by Amazon wants to start producing ‘crime news’ and it’ll definitely end well”
Melanie Ehrenkranz, Gizmodo: “Why Amazon is hiring an editor for ‘breaking crime news’”
Amazon Jobs: “Managing editor, news”
McClatchy’s background card feature
Dan Gillmor, Arizona State University: “McClatchy launches story-level feature to boost journalistic integrity”
A new correspondents’ dinner
Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post: “Thanks, Mr. President, for making Washington’s glitziest dinner as dull as it should be.”
Steve Holland, Reuters: “Trump orders administration officials not to attend White House correspondents dinner”
Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times: “Perspective, not parody, at a subdued Correspondents’ Dinner”
Paul Farhi, Washington Post: “Trump wasn’t at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner – again – but his presence was felt”
Rachel Frazin, The Hill: “Hamilton biographer gives WHCD speech on history of contentious relationship between press and presidents”
Avengers: Endgame… NO SPOILERS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcMBFSGVi1c
Samit Sarkar, Polygon: “Avengers: Endgame’s $60M Thursday box office bests Infinity War – and everyone else, too”
Nicole LaPorte, Fast Company: “$1 billion or bust: Avengers: Endgame is the highest Thurdsay box office opening of all time”
Todd Spangler, Variety: “How will ‘Avengers: Endgame’ piracy affect box office? It’s an issue, but not a crisis, analysts say”
Dave McNary, Variety: “’Avengers: Endgame’ soars to record-breaking $60 million opening in North America”
Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline: “’Avengers: Endgame’ smashes $305M in 2 days overseas, tops ‘Infinity War’s’ China bow; $1B global opening closer to reality”
Frank Pallotta, CNN: “’Avengers: Endgame; has biggest opening night ever”
Brian Stelter, CNN: “China could help push ‘Avengers: Endgame’ to a billion dollar weekend”
Brooke Barnes, New York Times: “’Avengers: Endgame’ shows movie theaters can still be on top of the world”
Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post: “Robert Downey Jr. and Marvel created a box office streak few thought was possible. Now they are doing something even more surprising.”
Who is James Holzhauer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfe5xQ1M7Jw
Niraj Chokshi, New York Times: “James Holzhauer is dominating ‘Jeopardy!’ but what is life like after the show?”
Andy Nesbitt, USA Today: “’Jeopardy star James Holzhauer barely gets 18th win by just $18 dollars and fans freaked out”
Jaclyn Reiss, Boston Globe: “We talked to the Brandeis employee who came within $18 of ousting James Holzhauer on ‘Jeopardy!’”
Charles Lane, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: “’Jeopardy!’ has stopped being fun because James Holzhauer is a menace”
Emily Yahr, Washington Post: “What it’s like to lose to unstoppable ‘Jeopardy!’ champion James Holzhauer”
