Media Bits and Bytes - October 16, 2018
- #MeToo: Survivors' Stories Still Resonate Online and Off
- Reexamining Coverage of MBS After Khashoggi’s Disappearance
- Brett Kavanaugh and the Information Terrorists Trying to Reshape America
- WaPo Picks a Side in Maryland Race—the Side That’s Offering Billions to Amazon
- The Google+ Bug Is More About The Cover-Up Than The Crime
- Taylor Swift's Instagram Post Has Caused a Massive Spike in Voter Registration
#MeToo: Survivors' Stories Resonate Online and Off
By Adina Bresge
October 14, 2018
The Chronicle Journal
How a hashtag changed feminist activism.
Reexamining Coverage of MBS After Khashoggi’s Disappearance
By Pete Vernon
October 15, 2018
Columbia Journalism Review
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received glowing press coverage for much of the past year, right up until the disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2.
Brett Kavanaugh and the Information Terrorists Trying to Reshape America
By Molly McKew
October 3, 2018
Wired
The network architecture built in Gamergate helped propel Trump to the presidency and fuel conspiracies like Pizzagate and QAnon. Now it’s backing Brett Kavanaugh.
WaPo Picks a Side in Maryland Race—the Side That’s Offering Billions to Amazon
The Google+ Bug Is More About The Cover-Up Than The Crime
The story behind Google’s latest snafu bears a strong resemblance to the design flaw that allowed Cambridge Analytica to harvest millions of users’ private Facebook data.
Taylor Swift's Instagram Post Has Caused A Massive Spike In Voter Registration