The ripple effects of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein widen, as the head of the revered head of the M.I.T. Media Lab resigns after accepting a donation from Epstein. What did he know at the time of the gift?
Tiffany Hsu, Marc Tracy & Erin Griffith, New York Times: “Jeffery Epstein’s donations crease a schism at M.I.T.’s revered media lab”
Marc Tracy & Tiffany Hsu, New York Times: “Director of M.I.T.’s Media Lab resigns after taking money from Jeffrey Epstein”
Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker: “How an Élite university research center concealed its relationship with Jeffrey Epstein”
Evgeny Morozov, The Guardian: “The Epstein scandal at MIT shows the moral bankruptcy of techno-elites”
Vandana Rabaran, Fox News: “MIT Media Lab director resigns after report on financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein”
Russ Choma, Mother Jones: “MIT tried to cover up donations from Jeffery Epstein”
Justin Peters, Slate: “The moral rot of the MIT Media Lab”
David Yajje-Bellany, New York Times: “Brown University puts official tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s M.I.T. gifts on leave”
Evgeny Morozov, The New Republic: “Jeffrey Epstein’s intellectual enabler”
Coming forward
Alexandra Alter, New York Times: “Previously unknown sources come forward in a new book about Harvey Weinstein”
Carlos Lozada, Washington Post: “How the New York Times broke Harvey Weinstein”
Elizabeth Blair, NPR: “When the ‘Whisper network’ goes public: The ‘S****Y Media Men’ list, 2 years on”
Michael Balter, Columbia Journalism Review: “I now publish #MeToo stories on my blog, for free. Here’s why.”
Rae Alexandra, KQED: “How Emily Doe’s book ‘Know My Name’ could help reverse the MeToo backlash”
Protection from harassment
Lucy Wescott, Committee to Protect Journalists: “’The threats follow us home’: Survey details risks for female journalists in U.S., Canada”
David Bauder, Associated Press: “Steps outlined for journalists to protect against harassment”
Clare Duffy, CNN: “Online harassment is the largest safety concern for female journalists, new study finds”
Don Corrigan, Gateway Journalism Review: “News analysis: Missouri legislature is exhibit A for toxic masculinity”
Forbes forgets the women
Randall Lane, Forbes: “Opportunity missed: Reflecting on the lack of women on our Most Innovative Leaders list”
Ruth Umoh, Forbes: “For(bes) The Culture: A growing community of diverse leaders”
Lydia O’Connor, Huffington Post: “Forbes editor offers non-apology for leaving women off innovators list”
Race Coverage at NPR
Richard Prince, Journal-Isms: “Uproar over race at NPR”
Benjamin Mullin, Wall Street Journal: “NPR’s news chief’s criticism of race sparks coverage sparks internal backlash
Ben Sisaro, New York Times: “NPR selects Voice of America boss as its new leader”
The Twin Towers on film
Tom Mashberg, New York Times: “The Twin Towers in film and TV: A tribute or a painful reminder?”
Binge culture takes root
Maya Salam, New York Times: “No, Netflix is not abandoning its binge format”
Mary Acklin, Civic Science: “Over half of Americans prefer all-at-once TV show releases”
Why we made the move
Christina Leonard, Poynter: “Care about the future of journalism? Maybe you should teach it”
