Fox News host Tucker Carlson admitted to a podcaster he sometimes lies to audiences, but not the way others do. What’s the basis for his claim that it’s not really deceptive?
Erik Wemple, Washington Post: “Opinion: Tucker Carlson confirms it: ‘I lie’”
David Moye, HuffPost: “Tucker Carlson admits he sometimes lies on his show”
Fox buys TMZ
Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter: “Fox buys TMZ in deal valued at less than $50M”
Kerry Flynn, CNN: “TMZ sold to Fox Entertainment”
Joe Flint, Wall Street Journal: “Fox acquires celebrity news specialist TMZ from AT&T’s WarnerMedia”
Alexandra Steigrad, New York Post: “Fox buys celebrity news and gossip site TMZ from AT&T’s WarnerMedia”
Cynthia Littleton, Variety: “Fox Corp. acquires TMZ in $50 million deal, expanding digital news operations”
Katie Robertson & Edmund Lee, New York Times: “Fox buys TMZ from WarnerMedia, deepening its ties with the gossip brand.”
9/11 and newsroom technology
Associated Press: “On TV, 9/11 was last huge story for ‘Big 3’ network anchors”
Paul Farhi, Washington Post: “The ‘crawl’ fed our need for constant new on 9/11. It never went away.”
Clare Duffy & Kerry Flynn, CNN: “Some of the most iconic 9/11 news coverage is lost. Blame Adobe Flash”
Members of the media as political candidates
Jon Allsop, Columbia Journalism Review: “When members of the media run for office”
Jack Shafer, Slate: “When journalists repackage themselves as politicians” (2010)
Rachel Monahan, Willamette Week: “New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristif is exploring a run for Oregon governor”
Christopher Cadelago & Zach Montellaro, POLITICO: “Nicholas Kristof starts reaching out to staff for Oregon run”
Ross Barkan, Columbia Journalism Review: “Switching sides”
Where the reporting went wrong
Mathew Ingram, Columbia Journalism Review: “How a story about ivermectin and hospital beds went wrong”
Katelyn Ogle, KFOR-TV: “Patients overdosing on ivermectin backing up rural Oklahoma hospitals, ambulances”
Robby Soave, Reason: “The media fell for a viral hoax about ivermectin overdoses straining rural hospitals”
Storme Jones, KOTV-TV: “Oklahoma doctor at center of viral ivermectin story says report is wrong”
Peter Wade, Rolling Stone: “One hospital denies Oklahoma doctor’s story of ivermectin doses causing ER delays for gunshot victims”
Erik Wemple, Washington Post: “Opinion: Bogus Oklahoma ivermectin story was just too good to check”
Remote Jobs Lead to Diverse Hiring
Sara Guaglione, Digiday: “Why publishers say opening up remote hiring has grown and greatly improved the applicant pool”
