Friday, May 1, 2015 | View in Browser
You have to hand it to Geraldo Rivera for his ability to take a big, national news story and somehow make it all about "me, me, me …" Here's the rundown: Rivera and his camera crew descend on Baltimore just as the curfew sets in to catch some "thugs" — in case you haven't noticed, it's really important to Fox News people that you use that word — breaking the law. Except, as Maryland state senator Catherine Pugh points out on camera, Fox News is also breaking the law by being there and instigating conflict with protesters, who can be heard in the background saying that Fox News "lies" and should stop "making money off of black pain." Kwame Rose, who had been protesting for two weeks, tells Rivera to "get out of Baltimore city" until he starts reporting "the real story." Rivera pushes Rose out of the way of his camera, calling him and the other protesters who've gathered around the spectacle Fox has created "vandals." Later, Rivera says the whole thing just happened because he's "just the most famous person" around. "What do you want? Do you want me to stay home?" Rivera told WBAL radio after the altercation. Now there's an idea.
— Gabriel Arana (@gabrielarana)
“It's the same thing with race, you know? It's an excuse. Stop making excuses. You know? If there are opportunities, seize them and be prepared for them, and be the best if that's what it takes. If you have to be extraordinary, then be extraordinary.”
— Actress and Fox News contributor Stacy Dash, commenting on the wage gap between men and women on "The Meredith Vieira Show"
The Baltimore resident who challenged Fox News' Geraldo Rivera this week over the networks coverage of the Freddie Gray protests has spoken out. "This issue is bigger than some clip of me, it's about Black Lives," he told Media Matters. Read more.
How The Media Can Stop Embarrassing Themselves At The Hands Of Police
As we enter a new journalistic era in which ubiquitous video allows us to check the assertions of authority figures against footage of the actual event in question, it's worth reconsidering some habits and conventions of traditional reporting that have led to public embarrassments in recent days and weeks. Read more.
Jon Stewart Gives Samantha Bee An Unforgettable 'Daily Show' Sendoff
Break out the tissues because longtime "Daily Show" correspondent Samantha Bee is leaving the show. Read more.
Obama Salutes Journalists Working In Countries With Little Press Freedom
President Barack Obama is saluting journalists working in countries that repress freedom, saying a free press is under attack in many places because governments want to avoid the truth. Obama invited three foreign journalists to the White House Friday to discuss their experiences in observance of Sunday's World Press Freedom Day. Read more.
Vox Media Lets Advertisers Join The Chorus
Vox Media announced some changes to its "magical" content platform, Chorus, at its upfront presentation in New York City on Thursday, Capital New York reported. "Magical," is how Vox co-founder Melissa Bell described Chorus to The New York Times last year, Capital recalled. The content management system has become quite the celebrity among publishers, praised for allowing Vox journalists to essentially do everything in one place -- edit, identify errors, incorporate photo, push out on social media, etc. Read more.
PRI: Pope Francis is making waves on the issue of global climate change
BBC News: New York state to dim lights to save migrating birds
NationSwell: Behind Prison Walls, This Program Demonstrates That It's Never Too Late to Learn
NPR: Why Not Start Addiction Treatment Right In The ER?
Al Jazeera: How one of America's most dangerous cities reduced gun violence
If you know a story you think should be on our Honor Roll, please send an email to our editor Catherine Taibi with the subject line "WHAT'S WORKING."
If you'd like to unsubscribe from The Huffington Post please click here.
(C) 2014 The Huffington Post
PO Box 4668 #22504
New York, NY 10163-4668
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
from Anarchie Blog http://ift.tt/1GQllUf
0 commentaires:
Enregistrer un commentaire