Teens, tired of how the news media covers stories that matter to them, take matters into their own hands. This week, a look at several teen-run news and information sources, and what they’re telling us about the Gen Z audience.
Rainesford Stauffer, Teen Vogue: “Why teens are creating their own news outlets”
Jacob Granger, Journalism.co.uk: “What do millennials and Gen Z want from the news? Convenience and hard-hitting content”
Rachel Janfaza, Teen Vogue: “Meet Zev Dickstein Shapiro, the 17-year-old creating ‘Turnout,’ a mobilization app for teen activists”
Jessica Grose, New York Times: “When children use technology, let common sense prevail”
A second week talking about bedbugs
Bret Stephens, New York Times: “World War II and the ingredients of slaughter”
David Karpf, Esquire: “Bret Stephens compared me to a Nazi propagandist in the New York Times. It proved my point.”
Daniel W. Drezner, Washington Post: “This is a critical column about Bret Stephens”
Summer Concepcion, Talking Points Memo: “Bret Stephens keeps scratching his ‘bedbugs’ tweet debacle sore”
Vivian Ho, The Guardian: “Bret Stephens criticized for bedbug reference in second world war column”
Jack Mirkinson, Splinter News: “Bret Stephens compares man who called him a bedbug to Nazis in jaw-dropping column”
Mary Papenfuss, Huffington Post: “Stunned Twitter critics sway Bret Stephens’ bedbug link to Nazis in NYT column”
Quint Forgey, POLITICO: “’Tough guy!’: Trump mocks Bret Stephens over bedbug controversy”
Jeet Heer, The Nation: “The Megyn Kelly syndrome strikes Bret Stephens”
Playboy writer sues for WH access
Josh Gerstein, POLITICO: "Judge tells White House to reinstate reporter's pass"
Bianca Quilantan, POLITICO: “Reporter calls White House ‘unprofessional’ in cutting off his access”
Erik Wemple, Washington Post: “In the Brian Karem case, an argument for small government”
Time to clean up Twitter profiles?
Kenneth P. Vogel & Jeremy W. Peters: “Trump allies target journalists over coverage deemed hostile to White House”
Ren LaForme, Poynter: “Here’s how to filter and delete your old Tweets – and why that’s an OK think to do”
Mike Allen, Axios: “Scoop: Trump allies raise money to target reporters”
Revising Captain America
George Gene Gustines, New York Times: “Marvel revises comic in which Captain America called U.S. ‘deeply flawed’”
Art Spiegelman, The Guardian: “Art Spiegelman: Golden age of superheroes were shaped by the rise of fascism”
Taimur Dar, The Beat: “Marvel pleads for readers to wait until the end of Secret Empire to pass judgement”
Gig economy bill a blow to journalism?
Editorial Board, Sacramento Bee: “This bill could put local newspapers out of business. What you can do to help stop it”
Thomas W. Newton & James W. Ewert, San Francisco Chronicle: “Legislation delivers serious threat to California newspapers”
Margot Roosebelt, Liam Dillon & Johana Bhuiyan, Los Angeles Times: “A bill giving workplace protection to a million Californians moves one step closer to law”
California Legislature Info: “AB-5 Worker Status: Employees and Independent Contractors”
Funders threatened to bail on Facebook research study
Craig Silverman, BuzzFeed: “Exclusive: Funders have given Facebook a deadline to share data with researchers or they’re pulling out”
Craig Silverman, BuzzFeed: “Facebook said it would give detailed data to academics. They’re still waiting.”
Social Science Research Council: “Statement from Social Science Research Council president Alondra Nelson on Social Media and Democracy Research Grants Program”
Why we made the move
Christina Leonard, Poynter: “Care about the future of journalism? Maybe you should teach it”
