Two mass shootings in two weeks; 18 people gunned down in different corners of the country. This week, we look at how journalists covered these events, and how race and gender played into the coverage. Also, the NFL’s new television deals bring in $100 billion and art traders deal in NFTs.
Al Tompkins, Poytner: “How will America respond to two mass killings in a week?
Tom Jones, Poynter: “How the media covered the mass shooting in Georgia”
Tom Jones, Poynter: “How cable TV news covered the mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado”
Dennis Huspeni, The News Gazette: “Colorado man livestreams Boulder supermarket shooting”
Mitchell Byars, Daily Camera: “’A tragedy and a nightmare’: Ten dead, including officer, after shooting at Boulder King Soopers”
Óscar Contreras, KMGH-TV: “’It was a truly horrifying experience’: Witnesses describe active shooter scene inside Boulder King Soopers”
Erin Powell, KUSA-TV: “First a pandemic, then a shooting: Union president calls King Soopers employees heroes”
Nate Lynn, KUSA-TV: “Police radio traffic gives insight into response to shooting at Boulder King Soopers”
Brian Flood, Fox News: “Liberals blame Trump, Republicans and racism for Atlanta shootings, before police determine motive”
Asian American Journalists Association: “AAJA guidance on Atlanta shootings”
Shinee Kang, Columbia Journalism Review: “Cover the Atlanta massacre from inside the Korean community”
Doris Truong, Poynter: “The rush to report on Atlanta-area shootings amplified bias in news coverage”
Nina Golgowski, HuffPost: “’Meet the Press’ slammed over lack of Asian Americans in anti-Asian violence panel”
Violence targeting those of Asian heritage
Davey Alba, New York Times: “How anti-Asian activity online set the stage for real-world violence”
Nicole Chavez, CNN: “Asian-Americans were already living in fear. The Atlanta-area spa killings feel like a terrifying escalation”
Andrea Salcedo, Paulina Firozi & Antonio Olivo, Washington Post: “Asian Americans in Atlanta stunned by shootings as advocates demand action: ‘Everyone has heard enough words”
Errin Haines, The 19th: “’We need protection’: Georgia official addressed anti-Asian violence two days before shooting”
Christine Fernando & Terry Tang, Associated Press: “Explainer: Why Georgia attack spurs fears in Asian Americans”
David Wildstein, New Jersey Globe: “Gannett photo caption refers to ‘fucking hot nurse’ loading syringe with COVID-19 vaccine”
David Wildstein, New Jersey Globe: “Newspaper declines comment on misogynistic, offensive photo caption”
Paul D’Ambrosio, Asbury Park Press: “From the editor: Our apology for offensive photo caption”
Paul D'Ambrosio, Asbury Park Press: "From the editor: How an offensive caption ended up online and the new checks we put in place"
Alexis Beneveniste, CNN: “Connie Chung: The media is miserably late covering anti-Asian violence”
Julia Barajas, Los Angeles Times: “Meghan McCain apologizes for previously backing Trump’s anti-Asian rhetoric”
Teen Vogue Editor Resigns
Katie Robertson, New York Times: “Teen Vogue editor resigns over racist tweets”
Kerry Flynn, CNN: “Teen Vogue’s new editor out of a job after backlash over old tweets”
Tom Jones, Poynter: “Teen Vogue editor-in-chief leaves job before she even starts”
Alegra Frank, Slate: “What Condé Nast doesn’t understand about Teen Vogue”
Elizabeth Spiers, My New Band Is: “My new band is: Teenage Mistake”
Aleksander Chan, Discourse Blog: “The ‘Teen Vogue’ mess is what happens when bosses don’t listen”
What are NFT's?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpROwouRo_M
Samanth Subramanian & David Yanofsky, Quartz: “This article is on sale as an NFT”
Julia La Roche, Yahoo Finance: “TIME Magazine to auction 3 covers as NFTs; eyes crypto payments for subscriptions”
Staff, TIME Magazine: “TIME releases 3 special edition NFT Magazine covers for auction”
New NFL broadcast contracts
Frank Pallotta, CNN: “NFL signs more than $100 billion in media and gives Amazon exclusive games”
Ben Strauss, Washington Post: “What the NFL’s new TV deal means for the league, and networks”